Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 25
For better [it is] that it be said unto youi, Come up here; than that youi should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom youi eyes have seen.Luk 14:9
Ordspråksboken 25:7 i olika översättningar
Engelska
KJV (66 books)
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
ASV
For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.
BSB
for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
DRA
For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.
FBV
for it's better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humiliated before a nobleman. Even though you've seen something with your own eyes,
GNV
For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.
LSV
For better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,” || Than [that] he humbles you before a noble, || Whom your eyes have seen.
NIV (US)
it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes
OJB
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up here, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the noble whom thine eynayim have seen.
T4T
it is better if someone tells you to sit closer to the king than for someone to tell you, while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important may sit closer to the king.
WEB (US)
for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.
Svenska
SRB26
För det är bättre att man säger till dig: Kom hit upp, än att du skulle flyttas ner för någon mer ansedd, som dina ögon har sett.
SKB
Det är bättre att bli ombedd: ”Kom upp här”, än att bli nedflyttad i ädlingens (en mer generös/villig och ädlare mans – hebr. nadiv) närvaro, som dina ögon har sett. [Jesu använder samma lärdom i en liknelse, se Luk 14:10.]