Assamese: আমি যদি কওঁ যে, নগৰলৈকে সোমাই যাওঁ, তেন্তে তাতো আকাল হৈছে আৰু আমি সেই ঠাইতো মৰিম। এতিয়া ইয়াতো যদি বহি থাকোঁ, তেন্তে ইয়াতো মৰিম। এই হেতুকে আহাঁ, আমি অৰামীয়াসকলৰ ছাউনিলৈকে যাওঁ; তেওঁলোকে যদি আমাক জীয়াই ৰাখে, তেন্তে জী থাকিম আৰু যদি মাৰে, তেন্তে মৰিম।”
AYT: Jika kita berkata, 'Kita akan masuk ke kota, sementara ada kelaparan di kota, kita akan mati di sana. Namun, jika kita tinggal di sini, kita juga akan mati. Sekarang, mari kita menyeberang ke perkemahan tentara Aram. Jika mereka membiarkan kita hidup, kita akan hidup, tetapi jika mereka membunuh kita, maka kita akan mati.
Bengali: যদি বলি, নগরে যাব, তবে নগরের মধ্যে দুর্ভিক্ষ আছে, সেখানে মরব; আর যদি এখানে বসে থাকি তবুও মরব। এখন এস, আমরা অরামীয়দের শিবিরে যাই, যদি তারা আমাদের বাঁচায় তো বাঁচব, মেরে ফেলে তো মরব।”
Gujarati: જો આપણે નગરમાં જવાનું કરીએ તો નગરમાં દુકાળ છે, આપણે ત્યાં મરી જઈશું. જો આપણે અહીં રહીએ તોપણ આપણે મરી જઈશું. તો હવે ચાલો, આપણે અરામીઓની છાવણીમાં ચાલ્યા જઈએ. જો તેઓ આપણને જીવતા રહેવા દેશે, તો આપણે જીવતા રહીશું, જો તેઓ આપણને મારી નાખશે, તો આપણે મરી જઈશું."
Hindi: यदि हम कहें, ‘नगर में जाएँ,’ तो वहाँ मर जाएँगे; क्योंकि वहाँ अकाल पड़ा है, और यदि हम यहीं बैठे रहें, तौभी मर ही जाएँगे। तो आओ हम अराम की सेना में पकड़े जाएँ; यदि वे हम को जिलाए रखें तो हम जीवित रहेंगे, और यदि वे हम को मार डालें, तौभी हम को मरना ही है।”
Kannada: ಪಟ್ಟಣದೊಳಗೆ ಬರವಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋದರೂ ಸಾಯಬೇಕು, ಇಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಕುಳಿತಿದ್ದರೂ ಸಾಯಬೇಕು. ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಹೊರಟುಹೋಗಿ ಅರಾಮ್ಯರ ಪಾಳೆಯವನ್ನು ಸೇರೋಣ. ಅವರು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸುವುದಾದರೆ ಉಳಿಸಲಿ, ಕೊಲ್ಲುವುದಾದರೆ ಕೊಲ್ಲಲಿ>> ಎಂದು ಮಾತನಾಡಿಕೊಂಡರು.
Marathi: शोमरोनमध्ये अन्नाचा दुष्काळ आहे. आपण तिथे गेलो तरी मरणारच आहोत. इथे थांबलो तरी मरणार आहोत. तेव्हा आपण अरामी छावणीवरच जावे. त्यांनी जीवदान दिले तर जगू. त्यांनी मारले तर मरुन जाऊ.’
Odiya: ଯେବେ କହୁ, ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ନଗରରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରିବା, ତେବେ ନଗରରେ ଦୁର୍ଭିକ୍ଷ ଅଛି, ପୁଣି ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ସେଠାରେ ମରିବା; ଆଉ ଯେବେ ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଏଠାରେ ବସି ରହିବା, ତେବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ମରିବା । ଏହେତୁ ଆସ, ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଅରାମୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ସୈନ୍ୟର ପକ୍ଷକୁ ଯାଉ; ଯେବେ ସେମାନେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ବଞ୍ଚାଇ ରଖିବେ, ତେବେ ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ବଞ୍ଚିବା; ଆଉ ଯେବେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ମାରି ପକାଇବେ, ତେବେ ମରିବା ।”
Punjabi: ਜੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਆਖੀਏ ਕਿ ਚੱਲੋ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਲੀਏ ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਉੱਥੇ ਮਰਾਂਗੇ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਉੱਥੇ ਕਾਲ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਹੀ ਬੈਠੇ ਰਹੀਏ ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਅਸੀਂ ਮਰਾਂਗੇ । ਇਸ ਲਈ ਹੁਣ ਅਸੀਂ ਅਰਾਮੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਡੇਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਈਏ, ਜੇ ਉਹ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਜੀਉਂਦਾ ਛੱਡਣ ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਜੀਵਾਂਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਜੇ ਉਹ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਮਾਰ ਸੁੱਟਣ ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਮਰਨਾ ਹੀ ਹੈ ।
Tamil: பட்டணத்திற்குள் போவோமென்றாலும் பட்டணத்தில் பஞ்சம் உண்டாயிருக்கிறதால் அங்கே சாவோம்; நாம் இங்கே இருந்தாலும் சாவோம்; ஆகையால் இப்பொழுது சீரியருடைய இராணுவத்திற்குப் போவோம் வாருங்கள்; அவர்கள் நம்மை உயிரோடே வைத்தால் பிழைக்கிறோம்; நம்மைக் கொன்றால் சாகிறோம் என்று சொல்லி,
Telugu: మనం ఊళ్ళోకి వెళ్తే కరువు వల్ల చచ్చిపోతాం. ఇక్కడ ఇలానే కూర్చుని ఉన్నా చావు తప్పదు. అందుకని లేవండి. సిరియా సైన్యం దగ్గరకు వెళ్దాం పదండి. వాళ్ళు మనల్ని బతకనిస్తే ఉందాం, చంపితే చద్దాం>> అని తమలో తాము చెప్పుకున్నారు.
NETBible: If we go into the city, we’ll die of starvation, and if we stay here we’ll die! So come on, let’s defect to the Syrian camp! If they spare us, we’ll live; if they kill us – well, we were going to die anyway.”
NASB: "If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ then the famine is in the city and we will die there; and if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they spare us, we will live; and if they kill us, we will but die."
HCSB: If we say, 'Let's go into the city,' we will die there because the famine is in the city, but if we sit here, we will also die. So now, come on. Let's go to the Arameans' camp. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die."
LEB: If we go into the city, the famine is also there, and we’ll still die. But if we stay here, we’ll die. So let’s go to the Aramean camp. If they give us something to keep us alive, we’ll live. But if they kill us, we’ll die anyway."
NIV: If we say, ‘We’ll go into the city’—the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, we will die. So let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans and surrender. If they spare us, we live; if they kill us, then we die."
ESV: If we say, 'Let us enter the city,' the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. So now come, let us go over to the camp of the Syrians. If they spare our lives we shall live, and if they kill us we shall but die."
NRSV: If we say, ‘Let us enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; but if we sit here, we shall also die. Therefore, let us desert to the Aramean camp; if they spare our lives, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die."
REB: If we say we will go into the city, the famine is there, and we shall die; if we stay here, we shall die. Well then, let us go to the camp of the Aramaeans and give ourselves up: if they spare us, we shall live; if they put us to death, we can but die.”
NKJV: "If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die."
KJV: If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine [is] in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
NLT: "We will starve if we stay here, and we will starve if we go back into the city. So we might as well go out and surrender to the Aramean army. If they let us live, so much the better. But if they kill us, we would have died anyway."
GNB: It's no use going into the city, because we would starve to death in there; but if we stay here, we'll die also. So let's go to the Syrian camp; the worst they can do is kill us, but maybe they will spare our lives.”
ERV: There is no food in Samaria. If we go into the city, we will die there. If we stay here, we will also die. So let’s go to the Aramean camp. If they let us live, we will live. If they kill us, we will just die.”
BBE: If we say, We will go into the town, there is no food in the town, and we will come to our end there; and if we go on waiting here, death will come to us. Come then, let us give ourselves up to the army of Aram: if they let us go on living, then life will be ours; and if they put us to death, then death will be ours.
MSG: If we enter the famine-struck city we'll die; if we stay here we'll die. So let's take our chances in the camp of Aram and throw ourselves on their mercy. If they receive us we'll live, if they kill us we'll die. We've got nothing to lose."
CEV: There's nothing to eat in the city, so we would starve if we went inside. But if we stay out here, we will die for sure. Let's sneak over to the Syrian army camp and surrender. They might kill us, but they might not."
CEVUK: There's nothing to eat in the city, so we would starve if we went inside. But if we stay out here, we will die for certain. Let's sneak over to the Syrian army camp and surrender. They might kill us, but they might not.”
GWV: If we go into the city, the famine is also there, and we’ll still die. But if we stay here, we’ll die. So let’s go to the Aramean camp. If they give us something to keep us alive, we’ll live. But if they kill us, we’ll die anyway."
NET [draft] ITL: If <0518> we go <0935> into the city <05892>, we’ll die <04191> of starvation <07458>, and if <0518> we stay <03427> here <06311> we’ll die <04191>! So come on <01980>, let’s defect <05307> to <0413> the Syrian <0758> camp <04264>! If <0518> they spare <02421> us, we’ll live <02421>; if <0518> they kill <04191> us– well, we were going to die <04191> anyway.”