NIV: The best of them is like a brier, the most upright worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen has come, the day God visits you. Now is the time of their confusion.
AYT: Yang terbaik di antara mereka seperti duri, yang paling jujur di antara mereka seperti pagar duri; hari bagi pengintai-pengintaimu, hari penghukumanmu sudah datang. Kegemparan akan terjadi di antara mereka!
Assamese: সিহঁতৰ মাজৰ উত্তম জন চোৰাতৰ নিচিনা, অতি সৰল জন কাঁইটীয়া জেওৰাতকৈয়ো বেয়া ; তোমাৰ প্ৰহৰীবিলাকৰ দিন, তোমাৰ দণ্ডৰ দিনেই উপস্থিত ; এতিয়া সিহঁত ব্যাকুল হব ।
Bengali: তাদের মধ্যে সব থেকে ভাল যে সে কাঁটা ঝোপের মত, সব থেকে ন্যায়পরায়ণ লোকও কাঁটার বেড়ার মতন। তোমাদের প্রহরীদের মাধ্যমে এই দিনের কথা আগেই বলা হয়েছিল, তোমাদের শাস্তির দিন। এখন তাদের বিভ্রান্তি এসে উপস্থিত।
Gujarati: તેઓમાંનો જે શ્રેષ્ઠ છે તે કાંટા ઝાંખરા જેવો છે; જે સૌથી વધારે પ્રામાણિક છે તે કાંટાની વાડ જેવો છે, તારા ચોકીદારે જણાવેલો એટલે, તારી શિક્ષાનો દિવસ આવી ગયો છે. હવે તેઓની ગૂંચવણનો દિવસ આવી પહોંચ્યો છે.
Hindi: उन में से जो सब से उत्तम है, वह कटीली झाड़ी के समान दुःखदाई है, जो सब से सीधा है, वह काँटेवाले बाड़े से भी बुरा है। तेरे पहरूओं का कहा हुआ दिन, अर्थात् तेरे दण्ड का दिन आ गया है। अब वे शीघ्र चौंधियां जाएँगे।
Kannada: ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತಮನೂ ಮುಳ್ಳಿನ ಪೊದೆಗೆ ಸಮಾನ, ಸತ್ಯವಂತನೂ ಕೂಡ ಮುಳ್ಳುಬೇಲಿಗಿಂತ ಕಡೆ. ನಿನ್ನ ಕಾವಲುಗಾರರು ಮುಂತಿಳಿಸಿದ ದಿನ ನಿನ್ನ ದಂಡನೆಯ ದಿನ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಈಗ ನಿನ್ನ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಭ್ರಾಂತಿ ಹಿಡಿಯುವುದು.
Marathi: त्यांच्यातील अतिशय चांगलाही काटेरी झुडुपाप्रमाणे आहे. त्यातला अति सरळ तो कोटेरी कुंपणापेक्षा वाईट आहे. हा दिवस तुझ्या पाहारेकऱ्यांचा दिवस येतो, आता त्यांचा गोधंळ उडेल.
Odiya: ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସବୁଠାରୁ ଉତ୍ତମ ଲୋକ କାନକୋଳି ବୃକ୍ଷ ତୁଲ୍ୟ; ସବୁଠାରୁ ସରଳ ଲୋକ କଣ୍ଟାବାଡ଼ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ମନ୍ଦ; ତୁମ୍ଭ ପ୍ରହରୀଗଣର ଦିନ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଦଣ୍ଡ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ; ଏବେ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ବ୍ୟାକୁଳତା ଜନ୍ମିବ ।
Punjabi: ਉਹਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਤਮ ਪੁਰਖ ਕੰਡਿਆਲੀ ਝਾੜੀ ਵਰਗਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਕੰਡੇਦਾਰ ਬਾੜੇ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਭੈੜਾ ਹੈ, ਤੇਰੇ ਰਾਖਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਦਿਨ, ਸਗੋਂ ਤੇਰੀ ਖ਼ਬਰ ਲੈਣ ਦਾ ਦਿਨ ਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ, ਹੁਣ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਹੈਰਾਨਗੀ ਦਾ ਵੇਲਾ ਹੈ !
Tamil: அவர்களில் நல்லவன் முட்செடியைப்போன்றவன், செம்மையானவன் நெரிஞ்சிலைவிட மிகவும் கூர்மையானவன்; உன் காவற்காரர்கள் அறிவித்த உன் தண்டனையின் நாள் வருகிறது; இப்பொழுதே அவர்களுக்குக் கலக்கம் உண்டு.
Telugu: వారిలోని మంచివారు ముళ్ళచెట్టులాంటి వారు. వారిలోని నిజాయితీ పరులు ముళ్ళకంచెలాంటి వారు. అది నీ కాపలాదారులు ముందే చెప్పిన రోజు, మీరు శిక్ష అనుభవించే రోజు. ఇప్పుడే వారికి కలవరం వచ్చేసింది.
NETBible: The best of them is like a thorn; the most godly among them are more dangerous than a row of thorn bushes. The day you try to avoid by posting watchmen – your appointed time of punishment – is on the way, and then you will experience confusion.
NASB: The best of them is like a briar, The most upright like a thorn hedge. The day when you post your watchmen, Your punishment will come. Then their confusion will occur.
HCSB: The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns. The day of your watchmen, the day of your punishment, is coming; at this time their panic is here.
LEB: The best of them is like a briar. The most decent person is sharper than thornbushes. The day you thought you would be punished has come. Now is the time you will be confused.
ESV: The best of them is like a brier, the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand.
NRSV: The best of them is like a brier, the most upright of them a thorn hedge. The day of their sentinels, of their punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand.
REB: Their goodness is twisted like rank weeds and their honesty like briars. The day of their punishment has come; now confusion seizes them.
NKJV: The best of them is like a brier; The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge; The day of your watchman and your punishment comes; Now shall be their perplexity.
KJV: The best of them [is] as a brier: the most upright [is sharper] than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen [and] thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
NLT: Even the best of them is like a brier; the straightest is more crooked than a hedge of thorns. But your judgment day is coming swiftly now. Your time of punishment is here.
GNB: Even the best and most honest of them are as worthless as weeds. The day has come when God will punish the people, as he warned them through their watchmen, the prophets. Now they are in confusion.
ERV: Even the best of them is as crooked as a tangled thornbush.Your prophets said this day would come, and the day of your watchmen has come. Now you will be punished. Now you will be confused!
BBE: The best of them is like a waste plant, and their upright ones are like a wall of thorns. Sorrow! the day of their fate has come; now will trouble come on them.
MSG: The best and brightest are thistles. The top of the line is crabgrass. But no longer: It's exam time. Look at them slinking away in disgrace!
CEV: The most honest of them is worse than a thorn patch. Your doom has come! Lookouts sound the warning, and everyone panics.
CEVUK: The most honest of them is worse than a thorn patch. Your doom has come! Lookouts sound the warning, and everyone panics.
GWV: The best of them is like a briar. The most decent person is sharper than thornbushes. The day you thought you would be punished has come. Now is the time you will be confused.
NET [draft] ITL: The best <02896> of them is like a thorn <02312>; the most godly <03477> among them are more dangerous than a row of thorn bushes <04534>. The day <03117> you try to avoid by posting watchmen <06822>– your appointed time of punishment <06486>– is on the way <0935>, and then <06258> you will experience <01961> confusion <03998>.
