Modern Translations New International VersionHe asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us'?" New Living Translation “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?” English Standard Version And he said to them, “What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us’?” Berean Study Bible He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?” New American Standard Bible He said to them, “What advice do you give, so that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?” NASB 1995 So he said to them, "What counsel do you give that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?" NASB 1977 So he said to them, “What counsel do you give that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?” Amplified Bible He said to them, “What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke (burden) which your father put on us’?” Christian Standard Bible He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to this people who said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible He asked them, "What message do you advise that we send back to these people who said to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father put on us?" Contemporary English Version He asked, "What do you think I should say to these people who asked me to make their work easier?" Good News Translation "What do you advise me to do?" he asked. "What shall I say to the people who are asking me to make their burdens lighter?" GOD'S WORD® Translation He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we respond to these people who are asking me to lighten the burden my father put on them?" International Standard Version As a result, he asked them, "What's your advice so that we can give an answer to these people who have asked me, 'Please lighten the burden that your father put on us.'?" NET Bible He asked them, "How do you advise me to respond to these people who said to me, 'Lessen the demands your father placed on us'?" Classic Translations King James BibleAnd he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? New King James Version And he said to them, “What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?” King James 2000 Bible And he said unto them, What counsel give you that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which your father did put upon us lighter? New Heart English Bible He said to them, "What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, 'Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?'" World English Bible He said to them, "What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, 'Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?'" American King James Version And he said to them, What counsel give you that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which your father did put on us lighter? American Standard Version And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter? A Faithful Version And he said to them, "What advice do you give that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put upon us?' " Darby Bible Translation And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us? English Revised Version And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter? Webster's Bible Translation And he said to them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587And he said vnto them, What counsell giue ye, that we may answere this people, which haue spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke, which thy father did put vpon vs, lighter? Bishops' Bible of 1568 And he sayde vnto them: What counsell geue ye, that we may aunswere this people? for they haue communed with me, saying: Make the yocke whiche thy father did put vpon vs, lighter. Coverdale Bible of 1535 And he sayde vnto them: What is youre councell that we maye answere this people which haue sayde vnto me: Make the yock lighter, that thy father hath layed vpo vs. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he says to them, “What are you counseling, and we answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Lighten [some] of the yoke that your father put on us?” Young's Literal Translation and he saith unto them, 'What are ye counselling, and we answer this people, who have spoken unto me, saying, Lighten somewhat of the yoke that thy father put upon us?' Smith's Literal Translation And he will say to them, What do ye advise? and we will turn back word to this people who spake to me, saying, Lighten from the yoke which thy father gave upon us. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said to them: What counsel do you give me, that I may answer this people, who have said to me: Make the yoke which thy father put upon us lighter? Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them: “What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people, who have said to me: ‘Make light the yoke that your father imposed on us?’ ” Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd he said to them: “What do you counsel me that I shall give as an answer to the people who say to me,”Take away our yoke that your father put upon us?” Lamsa Bible And he said to them, What counsel do you give, that we may answer the people who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which your father did put upon us lighter? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he said unto them: 'What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying: Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?' Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said to them, What counsel do ye give? And what shall I answer to this people who speak to me, saying, Lighten somewhat of the yoke which thy father has put upon us?     |