বিচারকচরিত 18:19

পাঁচ জন লোক বলল, “চুপ করো! একটি কথাও বলবে না| আমাদের সঙ্গে এস| তুমি আমাদের পিতা ও যাজক হও| এখন স্থির কর তুমি কি করবে| ভেবে দেখ, একজনের যাজক হওয়া ভাল, না সমগ্র ইস্রায়েলীয় পরিবারগোষ্ঠীর যাজক হওয়া ভাল|”

KJV

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

KJVP

And they said H559 unto him , Hold thy peace, H2790 lay H7760 thine hand H3027 upon H5921 thy mouth, H6310 and go H1980 with H5973 us , and be H1961 to us a father H1 and a priest: H3548 is it better H2896 for thee to be H1961 a priest H3548 unto the house H1004 of one H259 man, H376 or H176 that thou be H1961 a priest H3548 unto a tribe H7626 and a family H4940 in Israel H3478 ?

YLT

and they say to him, `Keep silent, lay thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for a father and for a priest: is it better thy being a priest to the house of one man, or thy being priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?`

ASV

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

WEB

They said to him, Hold your peace, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

ESV

And they said to him, "Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?"

RV

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

RSV

And they said to him, "Keep quiet, put your hand upon your mouth, and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and family in Israel?"

NLT

"Be quiet and come with us," they said. "Be a father and priest to all of us. Isn't it better to be a priest for an entire tribe and clan of Israel than for the household of just one man?"

NET

They said to him, "Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser and priest. Wouldn't it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man's family?"

ERVEN

The five men answered, "Be quiet! Don't say a word. Come with us. Be our father and our priest. You must choose. Is it better for you to be a priest for just one man or for a whole tribe of Israelites with many family groups?"