Genesis 42:21
New International Version
They said to one another, "Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that's why this distress has come on us."

New Living Translation
Speaking among themselves, they said, "Clearly we are being punished because of what we did to Joseph long ago. We saw his anguish when he pleaded for his life, but we wouldn't listen. That's why we're in this trouble."

English Standard Version
Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

Berean Study Bible
Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

New American Standard Bible
Then they said to one another, "Truly we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, yet we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us."

King James Bible
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they said to each other, "Obviously, we are being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw his deep distress when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this trouble has come to us."

International Standard Version
"We're all guilty because of what we did to our brother!" they told each other. "We kept on watching his suffering while he pleaded with us! We're in this mess because we wouldn't listen!"

NET Bible
They said to one other, "Surely we're being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They said to each other, "We're surely being punished for what we did to our brother. We saw how troubled he was when he pleaded with us for mercy, but we wouldn't listen. That's why we're in trouble now."

Jubilee Bible 2000
And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

King James 2000 Bible
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

American King James Version
And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he sought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come on us.

American Standard Version
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they talked one to another: We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguished of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this affliction come upon us.

Darby Bible Translation
Then they said one to another, We are indeed guilty concerning our brother, whose anguish of soul we saw when he besought us, and we did not hearken; therefore this distress is come upon us.

English Revised Version
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

World English Bible
They said one to another, "We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us."

Young's Literal Translation
And they say one unto another, 'Verily we are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the distress of his soul, in his making supplication unto us, and we did not hearken: therefore hath this distress come upon us.'

Genesis 42:21 Afrikaans PWL
Hulle sê vir mekaar: “Ons is waarlik skuldig vanweë ons broer omdat ons die benoudheid van sy wil, emosie, verstand en lewe gesien het toe hy ons gesmeek het en ons wou nie luister nie; daarom het sy benoudheid oor ons gekom.”

Zanafilla 42:21 Albanian
Atëherë i thonin njëri-tjetrit: "Ne jemi me të vërtetë fajtorë ndaj vëllait tonë, sepse e pamë ankthin e shpirtit të tij kur ai na lutej, por nuk ia vumë veshin! Ja pse na ra kjo fatkeqësi".

ﺗﻜﻮﻳﻦ 42:21 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
وقالوا بعضهم لبعض حقّا اننا مذنبون الى اخينا الذي رأينا ضيقة نفسه لما استرحمنا ولم نسمع. لذلك جاءت علينا هذه الضيقة.

De Bschaffung 42:21 Bavarian
Sö gsagnd zoaynand: "Dös habn myr ietz dyrvon! Mir seind an ünsern Bruedern schuldig wordn. Zuegschaugt habn myr, wie yr si um sein Löbn gängstt. Wie yr üns um Dyrbarmen angfleeht, taatn myr nit auf iem hoern. Dösswögn haat s üns ietz yso dyrwischt."

Битие 42:21 Bulgarian
И рекоха си един на друг: Наистина сме виновни за нашия брат, гдето видяхме мъката на душата му, когато ни се молеше и ние не го послушахме; затова ни постигна туй бедствие.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
他們彼此說:「我們在兄弟身上實在有罪。他哀求我們的時候,我們見他心裡的愁苦,卻不肯聽,所以這場苦難臨到我們身上。」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
他们彼此说:“我们在兄弟身上实在有罪。他哀求我们的时候,我们见他心里的愁苦,却不肯听,所以这场苦难临到我们身上。”

創 世 記 42:21 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
他 們 彼 此 說 : 我 們 在 兄 弟 身 上 實 在 有 罪 。 他 哀 求 我 們 的 時 候 , 我 們 見 他 心 裡 的 愁 苦 , 卻 不 肯 聽 , 所 以 這 場 苦 難 臨 到 我 們 身 上 。

創 世 記 42:21 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
他 们 彼 此 说 : 我 们 在 兄 弟 身 上 实 在 有 罪 。 他 哀 求 我 们 的 时 候 , 我 们 见 他 心 里 的 愁 苦 , 却 不 肯 听 , 所 以 这 场 苦 难 临 到 我 们 身 上 。

Genesis 42:21 Croatian Bible
Zatim je jedan drugom govorio : "Jao nama! Stiže nas kazna zbog našega brata; gledali smo njegovu muku dok nas je molio za milost, ali ga nismo uslišali. Stoga nas je ova nevolja snašla."

Genesis 42:21 Czech BKR
I mluvil jeden k druhému: Jistě provinili jsme proti bratru svému. Nebo viděli jsme ssoužení duše jeho, když nás pokorně prosil, a nevyslyšeli jsme ho; protož přišlo na nás ssoužení toto.

1 Mosebog 42:21 Danish
Da sagde de til hverandre: »Sandelig, nu maa vi bøde for, hvad vi forbrød mod vor Broder, da vi saa hans Sjælevaande, medens han bønfaldt os, og dog ikke hørte ham; derfor stedes vi nu i denne Vaande!«

Genesis 42:21 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Toen zeiden zij de een tot den ander: Voorwaar, wij zijn schuldig aan onzen broeder, wiens benauwdheid der ziele wij zagen, toen hij ons om genade bad; maar wij hoorden niet! daarom komt deze benauwdheid over ons.

Swete's Septuagint
καὶ εἶπεν ἕκαστος πρὸς τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ Ναί, ἐν ἁμαρτίᾳ γάρ ἐσμεν περὶ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ ἡμῶν, ὅτι ὑπερίδομεν τὴν θλίψιν τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ὅτε κατεδέετο ἡμῶν καὶ οὐκ εἰσηκούσαμεν αὐτοῦ· ⸆ ἕνεκεν τούτου ἐπῆλθεν ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς ἡ θλίψις αὕτη.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֗יו אֲבָל֮ אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים ׀ אֲנַחְנוּ֮ עַל־אָחִינוּ֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר רָאִ֜ינוּ צָרַ֥ת נַפְשֹׁ֛ו בְּהִתְחַֽנְנֹ֥ו אֵלֵ֖ינוּ וְלֹ֣א שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ עַל־כֵּן֙ בָּ֣אָה אֵלֵ֔ינוּ הַצָּרָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמרו איש אל־אחיו אבל אשמים ׀ אנחנו על־אחינו אשר ראינו צרת נפשו בהתחננו אלינו ולא שמענו על־כן באה אלינו הצרה הזאת׃

Aleppo Codex
כא ויאמרו איש אל אחיו אבל אשמים אנחנו על אחינו אשר ראינו צרת נפשו בהתחננו אלינו ולא שמענו על כן באה אלינו הצרה הזאת

1 Mózes 42:21 Hungarian: Karoli
És mondának egymásnak: Bizony vétkeztünk mi a mi atyánkfia ellen, a kinek láttuk lelki szorongását, mikor nékünk könyörög vala, de nem hallgattunk reá; azért következett reánk ez a nyomorúság.

Moseo 1: Genezo 42:21 Esperanto
Kaj ili diris unu al alia: Vere ni estas kulpaj pro nia frato; cxar ni vidis la suferadon de lia animo, kiam li petegis nin, sed ni ne auxskultis; por tio venis sur nin cxi tiu sufero.

ENSIMMÄINEN MOOSEKSEN 42:21 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Mutta he sanoivat toinen toisellensa: me olemme totisesti vianalaiset meidän veljemme tähden; sillä me näimme hänen sielunsa ahdistuksen, koska hän meiltä armoa rukoili, ja emme kuulleet häntä; sentähden on tämä ahdistus meidän päällemme tullut.

Genèse 42:21 French: Darby
Et ils se dirent l'un à l'autre: Certainement nous sommes coupables à l'egard de notre frere; car nous avons vu la detresse de son ame quand il nous demandait grace, et nous ne l'avons pas ecoute; c'est pourquoi cette detresse est venue sur nous.

Genèse 42:21 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Ils se dirent alors l'un à l'autre: Oui, nous avons été coupables envers notre frère, car nous avons vu l'angoisse de son âme, quand il nous demandait grâce, et nous ne l'avons point écouté! C'est pour cela que cette affliction nous arrive.

Genèse 42:21 French: Martin (1744)
Et ils se disaient l'un à l'autre : Vraiment nous sommes coupables à l'égard de notre frère; car nous avons vu l'angoisse de son âme quand il nous demandait grâce, et nous ne l'avons point exaucé; c'est pour cela que cette angoisse nous est arrivée.

1 Mose 42:21 German: Modernized
Sie aber sprachen untereinander: Das haben wir an unserm Bruder verschuldet, daß wir sahen die Angst seiner Seele, da er uns flehete, und wir wollten ihn nicht erhören; darum kommt nun diese Trübsal über uns.

1 Mose 42:21 German: Luther (1912)
Sie aber sprachen untereinander: Das haben wir uns an unserm Bruder verschuldet, daß wir sahen die Angst seiner Seele, da er uns anflehte, und wir wollten ihn nicht erhören; darum kommt nun diese Trübsal über uns. {~}

1 Mose 42:21 German: Textbibel (1899)
Da sprachen sie einer zum andern: Wahrlich, das haben wir an unserem Bruder verschuldet; denn wir sahen seine Angst, wie er uns anflehte; aber wir blieben taub! Darum sind nun diese Ängste über uns gekommen.

Genesi 42:21 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
E si dicevano l’uno all’altro: "Sì, noi fummo colpevoli verso il nostro fratello, giacché vedemmo l’angoscia dell’anima sua quando egli ci supplicava, e noi non gli demmo ascolto! Ecco perché ci viene addosso quest’angoscia".

Genesi 42:21 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
E dicevano l’uno all’altro: Certamente noi siamo colpevoli intorno al nostro fratello; perciocchè noi vedemmo l’angoscia dell’anima sua, quando egli ci supplicava, e non l’esaudimmo; perciò è avvenuta questa angoscia a noi.

KEJADIAN 42:21 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Maka pada masa itu kata mereka itu seorang kepada seorang: Bahwa sesungguhnya kita sekalian ini bersalah akan adik kita, yang telah kita lihat kepicikan hatinya tatkala ia minta dikasihankan oleh kita, tetapi tiada kita mau dengar, maka sebab itulah kepicikan ini telah datang atas kita!

창세기 42:21 Korean
그들이 서로 말하되 `우리가 아우의 일로 인하여 범죄하였도다 그가 우리에게 애걸할때에 그 마음의 괴로움을 보고도 듣지 아니하였으므로 이 괴로움이 우리에게 임하도다'

Genesis 42:21 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
et locuti sunt ad invicem : Merito hæc patimur, quia peccavimus in fratrem nostrum, videntes angustiam animæ illius, dum deprecaretur nos, et non audivimus : idcirco venit super nos ista tribulatio.

Pradþios knyga 42:21 Lithuanian
Jie kalbėjosi: “Iš tikrųjų esame nusikaltę savo broliui: mes matėme jo sielvartą, kai jis mus maldavo, bet neklausėme. Todėl šita bėda užklupo mus”.

Genesis 42:21 Maori
A ka mea ratou tetahi ki tetahi, He pono kua whai hara tatou i to tatou teina; i kite hoki tatou i te mamae o tona wairua, i a ia i inoi ai ki a tatou, a kihai tatou i whakarongo atu; na reira hoki i puta mai ai tenei he ki a tatou.

1 Mosebok 42:21 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
Og de sa sig imellem: Sannelig, vi har skyld på oss for vår bror. Vi så hans sjeleangst da han bønnfalt oss, og vi vilde ikke høre; derfor er denne nød kommet over oss.

Génesis 42:21 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Entonces se dijeron el uno al otro: Verdaderamente somos culpables en cuanto a nuestro hermano, porque vimos la angustia de su alma cuando nos rogaba, y no lo escuchamos, por eso ha venido sobre nosotros esta angustia.

Génesis 42:21 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Entonces se dijeron el uno al otro: "Verdaderamente somos culpables en cuanto a nuestro hermano, porque vimos la angustia de su alma cuando nos rogaba, y no lo escuchamos, por eso ha venido sobre nosotros esta angustia."

Génesis 42:21 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Y decían el uno al otro: Verdaderamente hemos pecado contra nuestro hermano, que vimos la angustia de su alma cuando nos rogaba, y no le oímos: por eso ha venido sobre nosotros esta angustia.

Génesis 42:21 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Y decían el uno al otro: Verdaderamente hemos pecado contra nuestro hermano, que vimos la angustia de su alma cuando nos rogaba, y no le oímos: por eso ha venido sobre nosotros esta angustia.

Génesis 42:21 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Y decían el uno al otro: Verdaderamente hemos pecado contra nuestro hermano, que vimos la angustia de su alma cuando nos rogaba, y no le oímos; por eso ha venido sobre nosotros esta angustia.

Gênesis 42:21 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Antes, porém, comentaram uns com os outros: “Na verdade, somos culpados, e estamos sofrendo por conta do que fizemos com o nosso irmão. Nós vimos a sua aflição quando suplicava que tivéssemos misericórdia dele, contudo não nos importamos. Portanto, eis que chegou a nossa hora de passarmos por angústia!”

Gênesis 42:21 Portugese Bible
Então disseram uns aos outros: Nós, na verdade, somos culpados no tocante a nosso irmão, porquanto vimos a angústia da sua alma, quando nos rogava, e não o quisemos atender; é por isso que vem sobre nós esta angústia.   

Geneza 42:21 Romanian: Cornilescu
Ei au zis atunci unul către altul: ,,Da; am fost vinovaţi faţă de fratele nostru; căci am văzut neliniştea sufletului lui, cînd ne ruga, şi nu l-am ascultat! Pentru aceea vine peste noi necazul acesta.``

Бытие 42:21 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
И говорили они друг другу: точно мы наказываемся за грех против брата нашего; мы видели страдание души его, когда он умолял нас, но не послушали; за то и постигло нас горе сие.

Бытие 42:21 Russian koi8r
И говорили они друг другу: точно мы наказываемся за грех против брата нашего; мы видели страдание души его, когда он умолял нас, но не послушали; за то и постигло нас горе сие.

1 Mosebok 42:21 Swedish (1917)
Men de sade till varandra: »Förvisso hava vi dragit skuld över oss genom det som vi gjorde mot vår broder; ty vi sågo hans själs ångest, när han bad oss om misskund, och vi ville dock icke lyssna till honom. Därför hava vi själva kommit i denna ångest.»

Genesis 42:21 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
At sila'y nagsabisabihan, Katotohanang tayo'y salarin tungkol sa ating kapatid, sapagka't nakita natin ang kahapisan ng kaniyang kaluluwa, nang namamanhik sa atin, at hindi natin siya dininig; kaya't dumarating sa atin ang kahapisang ito.

ปฐมกาล 42:21 Thai: from KJV
พวกพี่ชายจึงพูดกันว่า "ที่จริงเรามีความผิดเรื่องน้องชายเรา เพราะเราได้เห็นความทุกข์ใจของน้องเมื่อเขาอ้อนวอนเราแต่แล้วมิได้ฟัง เพราะฉะนั้นความทุกข์ใจทั้งนี้จึงบังเกิดแก่เรา"

Yaratılış 42:21 Turkish
Birbirlerine, ‹‹Besbelli kardeşimize yaptığımızın cezasını çekiyoruz›› dediler, ‹‹Bize yalvardığında nasıl sıkıntı çektiğini gördük, ama dinlemedik. Bu sıkıntı onun için başımıza geldi.››

Saùng-theá Kyù 42:21 Vietnamese (1934)
Họ bèn nói với nhau rằng: Quả thật chúng ta cam tội cùng em ta ra; vì lúc trước ta thấy tâm hồn nó buồn thảm khi nó xin nhờ ơn, nhưng ta không khứng cho; vậy nên tai vạ nầy mới xảy đến cho chúng ta.

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