Assamese: যি জনে কাঠক সাৰ পোৱা বুলি কয়, বা শিলক উঠা বুলি কয়, তেওঁৰ সন্তাপ হব! সেইবোৰে জানো শিক্ষা দিব? চোৱা, এইবোৰত সোণ আৰু ৰূপ খটোৱা হৈছে, কিন্তু সেইবোৰৰ ভিতৰত কিঞ্চিতো প্রাণবায়ু নাই।
AYT: Celakalah orang yang berkata kepada sepotong kayu: "Bangunlah!" Dan, kepada sebuah batu bisu: "Berjagalah!" Itukah pengajarmu? Memang, ia bersalutkan emas dan perak, tetapi sama sekali tidak ada roh di dalamnya.
Bengali: ধিক্ তাকে! যে কাঠ কে বলে জেগে ওঠ, আর প্রাণহীন পাথরকে বলে ওঠ, এই সব কি শিক্ষা দেবে? দেখ, সে তো সোনা ও রূপা দিয়ে মোড়ানো, কিন্তু তার মধ্যে শ্বাসবায়ু নেই।
Gujarati: જે મનુષ્ય લાકડાને કહે છે જાગ. તથા પથ્થરને કહે છે ઊઠ.' તેને અફસોસ! શું તે આ શીખવી શકે? જુઓ, તે તો સોનાચાંદીથી મઢેલી છે, પણ તેની અંદર બિલકુલ શ્વાસ નથી.
Hindi: हाय उस पर जो काठ से कहता है, जाग, या अबोल पत्थर से, उठ! क्या वह सिखाएगा? देखो, वह सोने चाँदी में मढ़ा हुआ है, परन्तु उस में आत्मा नहीं है।।(1 कुरि 12:2)
Kannada: <ವಿಗ್ರಹಗಳಿಗೆ <ಎಚ್ಚತ್ತುಕೋ,> ಜಡವಾದ ಕಲ್ಲಿಗೆ <ಎದ್ದೇಳು> ಎಂದು ಅಪ್ಪಣೆಕೊಡುವವನು ಬುದ್ಧಿಹೀನನು. ಇಂಥ ಬೊಂಬೆಯು ಬೋಧಿಸೀತೇ? ಇಗೋ, ಆ ವಿಗ್ರಹಗಳಿಗೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿಬಂಗಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊದಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಆದರೂ ಅದರೊಳಗೆ ಜೀವವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.
Marathi: जो लाकडास म्हणतो जागा हो! किंवा दगडाला असे म्हणतो उठ! त्याला हाय हाय! ह्या वस्तु शिकवतील काय? पाहा! ते सोन्या आणि चांदीने मढवले अाहेत, पण त्यात मुळीच श्वास नाही.
Odiya: ଯେଉଁ ଜନ କାଷ୍ଠକୁ କହେ, ଜାଗ୍ରତ ହୁଅ; ମୂକ ପ୍ରସ୍ତରକୁ କହେ ଉଠ, ସେ ସନ୍ତାପର ପାତ୍ର ! ସେ କି ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦେବ ? ଦେଖ, ତାହା ସୁନା ଓ ରୂପାରେ ମଣ୍ଡିତ, ତହିଁ ମଧ୍ୟରେ କିଛି ହିଁ ଶ୍ୱାସବାୟୁ ନାହିଁ ।
Punjabi: ਹਾਇ ਉਹ ਨੂੰ ਜੋ ਲੱਕੜੀ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਾਗ ! ਗੁੰਗੇ ਪੱਥਰ ਨੂੰ, ਉੱਠ ! ਭਲਾ, ਇਹ ਸਲਾਹ ਦੇ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ? ਵੇਖੋ, ਉਹ ਸੋਨੇ ਚਾਂਦੀ ਨਾਲ ਮੜ੍ਹਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਸਾਹ ਨਹੀਂ ।
Tamil: மரத்தைப்பார்த்து விழியென்றும், ஊமையான கல்லைப்பார்த்து எழும்பு என்றும் சொல்லுகிறவனுக்கு ஐயோ! அது போதிக்குமோ? இதோ, அது பொன்னும் வெள்ளியுமான தகட்டால் மூடப்பட்டிருக்கிறது; அதற்குள்ளே சுவாசம் இல்லையே?
Telugu: కర్రను చూసి మేలుకో అనీ, మూగరాతిని చూసి లే అనీ చెప్పేవాడికి బాధ. అవి ఏమైనా బోధించగలవా? దానికి బంగారంతో, వెండితో పూత పూశారు గానీ దానిలో శ్వాస ఎంత మాత్రం లేదు.
NETBible: The one who says to wood, ‘Wake up!’ is as good as dead – he who says to speechless stone, ‘Awake!’ Can it give reliable guidance? It is overlaid with gold and silver; it has no life’s breath inside it.
NASB: "Woe to him who says to a piece of wood, ‘Awake!’ To a mute stone, ‘Arise!’ And that is your teacher? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, And there is no breath at all inside it.
HCSB: Woe to him who says to wood: Wake up! or to mute stone: Come alive! Can it teach? Look! It may be plated with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.
LEB: How horrible it will be for the one who says to a piece of wood, "Wake up!" and to a stone that cannot talk, "Get up!"’ Can that thing teach anyone? Just look at it! It’s covered with gold and silver, but there’s absolutely no life in it."
NIV: Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it.
ESV: Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake; to a silent stone, Arise! Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in it.
NRSV: Alas for you who say to the wood, "Wake up!" to silent stone, "Rouse yourself!" Can it teach? See, it is gold and silver plated, and there is no breath in it at all.
REB: Woe betide the person who says to a block of wood, “Wake up,” to a lifeless stone, “Bestir yourself”! Overlaid with gold and silver it may be, but there is no breath in it.
NKJV: Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ To silent stone, ‘Arise! It shall teach!’ Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, Yet in it there is no breath at all.
KJV: Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it [is] laid over with gold and silver, and [there is] no breath at all in the midst of it.
NLT: How terrible it will be for you who beg lifeless wooden idols to save you. You ask speechless stone images to tell you what to do. Can an idol speak for God? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, but they are lifeless inside.
GNB: You are doomed! You say to a piece of wood, “Wake up!” or to a block of stone, “Get up!” Can an idol reveal anything to you? It may be covered with silver and gold, but there is no life in it.
ERV: Look at them! They speak to a wooden statue and tell it, “Get up! Rescue me.” They talk to a stone that cannot speak and say, “Wake up!” Don’t you know those things cannot help you? That statue may be covered with gold and silver, but there is no life in it.
BBE: A curse on him who says to the wood, Awake! to the unbreathing stone, Up! let it be a teacher! See, it is plated with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all inside it.
MSG: Who do you think you are--saying to a stick of wood, 'Wake up,' Or to a dumb stone, 'Get up'? Can they teach you anything about anything? There's nothing to them but surface. There's nothing on the inside.
CEV: What can you learn from idols covered with silver or gold? They can't even breathe. Pity anyone who says to an idol of wood or stone, "Get up and do something!"
CEVUK: What can you learn from idols covered with silver or gold? They can't even breathe. Pity anyone who says to an idol of wood or stone, “Get up and do something!”
GWV: How horrible it will be for the one who says to a piece of wood, "Wake up!" and to a stone that cannot talk, "Get up!"’ Can that thing teach anyone? Just look at it! It’s covered with gold and silver, but there’s absolutely no life in it."
NET [draft] ITL: The one who says <0559> to wood <06086>, ‘Wake up <06974>!’ is as good as dead– he who says to speechless <01748> stone <068>, ‘Awake <05782>!’ Can it <01931> give reliable guidance <03384>? It is overlaid <08610> with gold <02091> and silver <03701>; it has no <0369> life’s breath <07307> inside <07130> it.