New International Version
"Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you."

New Living Translation
"Your father was a hard master," they said. "Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects."

English Standard Version
“Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.”

Berean Study Bible
“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

New American Standard Bible
"Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you."

King James Bible
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your father made our yoke difficult. You, therefore, lighten your father's harsh service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you."

International Standard Version
"Your father made our burdens unbearable. Therefore lighten your father's requirements and his heavy burdens that he placed on us, and we'll serve you."

NET Bible
"Your father made us work too hard. Now if you lighten the demands he made and don't make us work as hard, we will serve you."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Your father made us carry a heavy burden. Reduce the hard work and lighten the heavy burden he put on us, and we will serve you."

Jubilee Bible 2000
Thy father made our yoke grievous; now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

King James 2000 Bible
Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve you.

American King James Version
Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.

American Standard Version
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thy father laid a grievous yoke upon us: now therefore do thou take off a little of the grievous service of thy father, and of his most heavy yoke, which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

Darby Bible Translation
Thy father made our yoke grievous; and now lighten thou the grievous servitude of thy father and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

English Revised Version
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

World English Bible
"Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you."

Young's Literal Translation
Thy father made hard our yoke, and thou, now, make light some of the hard service of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.'

1 Konings 12:4 Afrikaans PWL
“U vader het ons juk hard gemaak; daarom, maak die harde diens van u vader ligter en sy swaar juk wat hy op ons gesit het en ons sal u dien.”

1 i Mbretërve 12:4 Albanian
Yt atë e ka bërë zgjedhën tonë të rënde; tani ti lehtëso skllavërinë e ashpër të atit tënd dhe zgjedhën e rëndë që na ka imponuar dhe ne do të të shërbejmë.

ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻮﻙ ﺍﻷﻭ 12:4 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
ان اباك قسّى نيرنا واما انت فخفف الآن من عبودية ابيك القاسية ومن نيره الثقيل الذي جعله علينا فنخدمك.

De Künig A 12:4 Bavarian
"Dein Vater haat üns fein ganz schoen einhinlaassn! Also, wennst ys üns ietz leichter machst, däß s niemer gar so arg ist, naacherd wolln myr dyr aau dienen."

3 Царе 12:4 Bulgarian
Баща ти направи непоносим хомота ни; сега, прочее, ти олекчи жестокото ни работене на баща ти и тежкия хомот, който наложи върху нас, и ще ти работим.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
「你父親使我們負重軛做苦工，現在求你使我們做的苦工、負的重軛輕鬆些，我們就侍奉你。」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
“你父亲使我们负重轭做苦工，现在求你使我们做的苦工、负的重轭轻松些，我们就侍奉你。”

列 王 紀 上 12:4 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
你 父 親 使 我 們 負 重 軛 ， 做 苦 工 ， 現 在 求 你 使 我 們 做 的 苦 工 、 負 的 重 軛 輕 鬆 些 ， 我 們 就 事 奉 你 。

列 王 紀 上 12:4 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
你 父 亲 使 我 们 负 重 轭 ， 做 苦 工 ， 现 在 求 你 使 我 们 做 的 苦 工 、 负 的 重 轭 轻 松 些 ， 我 们 就 事 奉 你 。

1 Kings 12:4 Croatian Bible
Tvoj nam je otac nametnuo teški jaram. Ti nam sada olakšaj tešku službu svoga oca, teški jaram koji metnu na nas, pa ćemo ti služiti!

První Královská 12:4 Czech BKR
Otec tvůj ztížil jho naše; protož nyní polehč služby otce svého tvrdé a břemena jeho těžkého, kteréž vzložil na nás, a budeme tobě sloužiti.

Første Kongebog 12:4 Danish
»Din Fader lagde et haardt Aag paa os, men let du nu det haarde Arbejde, din Fader krævede, og det tunge Aag han lagde paa os, saa vil vi tjene dig!«

1 Koningen 12:4 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Uw vader heeft ons juk hard gemaakt; gij dan nu, maak uws vaders harden dienst, en zijn zwaar juk, dat hij ons opgelegd heeft, lichter, en wij zullen u dienen.