Assamese: “দয়া কৰি চিখিমৰ সকলো নেতাকে আপোনালোকে এই কথা সোধক: ‘আপোনালোকৰ কাৰণে কোনটো ভাল? যিৰুব্বালৰ সত্তৰজন পুত্র আপোনালোকৰ শাসনকর্তা হ’ব নে এজনে শাসন কৰা ভাল?’ পাহৰি নাযাব, মই আপোনালোকৰে হাড় আৰু মঙহ।”
AYT: "Tolong katakan dan nyatakan kepada seluruh warga Sikhem: Manakah yang lebih baik bagimu, tujuh puluh orang memerintah kamu, yaitu seluruh anak Yerubaal, atau seorang saja? Ingatlah, bahwa darah dagingmu adalah aku.
Bengali: তোমরা শিখিমে সব বাড়ির লোকেদের এই কথা বল, তোমাদের পক্ষে ভাল কি? তোমাদের ওপরে যিরুব্বালের সব ছেলের অর্থাৎ সত্তর জনের কর্ত্তৃত্ব ভাল, না এক জনের কর্ত্তৃত্ব ভাল? আর এটাও মনে কর, আমি তোমাদের অস্থি ও তোমাদের মাংস।
Gujarati: "કૃપા કરીને શખેમના સર્વ આગેવાનો સાંભળે તે રીતે કહો 'યરુબાલના સર્વ સિત્તેર દીકરા, તમારા પર રાજ કરે અથવા એક જણ તમારા પર રાજ કરે, એ બેમાંથી તમારે માટે વધારે સારું શું છે? યાદ રાખો કે હું તમારાં હાડકાંનો તથા તમારાં માંસનો છું."
Hindi: “शकेम के सब मनुष्यों से यह पूछो, ‘तुम्हारे लिये क्या भला है? क्या यह कि यरूब्बाल के सत्तर पुत्र तुम पर प्रभुता करें?’ या कि एक ही पुरूष तुम पर प्रभुता करे? और यह भी स्मरण रखो कि मैं तुम्हारा हाड़ मांस हूँ।”
Kannada: <<ನೀವು ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಶೆಕೆಮಿನ ಹಿರಿಯರನ್ನು ಮಾತನಾಡಿಸಿ, <ಯೆರುಬ್ಬಾಳನ ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತು ಮಂದಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದೋ ಅಥವಾ ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ಆಳುವುದು ಮೇಲೋ?> ಎಂದು ಅವರನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ, ನಾನು ಅವರ ರಕ್ತಸಂಬಂಧಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿರಿ>> ಅಂದನು.
Marathi: तुम्ही कृपाकरून शखेमांतल्या सर्व माणसास सांगा म्हणजे ते ऐकतील, यरूब्बालाच्या सर्व सत्तर मुलांनी तुम्हावर राज्य करावे किंवा एका मुलाने तुम्हावर राज्य करावे? यांतून तुम्हाला कोणते चांगले वाटते? मी तुमच्या हाडाचा व मांसाचा आहे. याची आठवण करा
Odiya: ବିନୟ କରୁଅଛି, ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଶିଖିମ ନିବାସୀ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ କର୍ଣ୍ଣଗୋଚରରେ କୁହ, ଯିରୁବ୍ବାଲ୍ର ସତୁରି ପୁତ୍ରଯାକ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କର୍ତ୍ତୃତ୍ୱ କରିବେ, ନା ଜଣେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ କର୍ତ୍ତୃତ୍ୱ କରିବ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପକ୍ଷରେ କି ଭଲ ? ଏହା ମଧ୍ୟ ମନେ କର ଯେ, ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଅସ୍ଥି ଓ ମାଂସ ଅଟେ ।
Punjabi: "ਸ਼ਕਮ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਕੰਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਗੱਲ ਪਾਓ, ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਕੀ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹ ਕਿ ਯਰੁੱਬਆਲ ਦੇ ਸੱਤਰ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਰਾਜ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਇਹ ਕਿ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਇੱਕ ਹੀ ਰਾਜ ਕਰੇ ? ਨਾਲੇ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਯਾਦ ਰੱਖੋ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਹੀ ਘਰਾਣੇ ਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਹਾਂ ।"
Tamil: யெருபாகாலின் மகன்கள் எழுபதுபேரான எல்லோரும் உங்களை ஆளுவது உங்களுக்கு நல்லதோ, ஒருவன் மட்டும் உங்களை ஆளுவது உங்களுக்கு நல்லதோ என்று நீங்கள் சீகேமிலிருக்கிற எல்லா பெரிய மனிதர்களின் காதுகளும் கேட்கப்பேசுங்கள்; நான் உங்கள் எலும்பும் உங்கள் சரீரமுமானவன் என்று நினைத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள் என்றான்.
Telugu: <<మీరు దయచేసి షెకెము నాయకులందరూ వినేలా వాళ్ళతో మాట్లాడండి, మీకేది మంచిది? యెరుబ్బయలు కొడుకులు డెబ్భైమంది మిమ్మల్ని ఏలుబడి చేయడం మంచిదా? ఒక్కడు మిమ్మల్ని ఏలుబడి చేయడం మంచిదా? నేను మీ రక్తసంబంధినని జ్ఞాపకం చేసుకోండి>> అని అన్నాడు.
Urdu: के सब आदमियों से पूछ देखो के तुम्हारे लिए क्या बेहतर है, के यरुब्बाल के सब बेटे जो सतर आदमी हैं वो तुम पर सल्तनत ये कि एक ही की तुम पर हुकूमत ये भी याद रखो, मैं तुम्हारी ही हड्डी और तुम्हारा ही गोश्त हूँ।
NETBible: “Tell all the leaders of Shechem this: ‘Why would you want to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal’s sons, ruling over you, when you can have just one ruler? Recall that I am your own flesh and blood.’”
NASB: "Speak, now, in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am your bone and your flesh."
HCSB: "Please speak in the presence of all the lords of Shechem, 'Is it better for you that 70 men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you or that one man rule over you?' Remember that I am your own flesh and blood."
LEB: He said, "Please ask all citizens of Shechem, ‘What seems best to you? Do you really want all of Jerubbaal’s 70 sons to rule you or just one man? Remember, I’m your own flesh and blood.’"
NIV: "Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood."
ESV: "Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh."
NRSV: "Say in the hearing of all the lords of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh."
REB: “I beg you,” he said, “whisper a word in the ears of all the people of Shechem. Ask them which is better for them: that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, should rule over them, or one man. Tell them to remember that I am their own flesh and blood.”
NKJV: "Please speak in the hearing of all the men of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal reign over you, or that one reign over you?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and bone."
KJV: Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I [am] your bone and your flesh.
NLT: "Ask the people of Shechem whether they want to be ruled by all seventy of Gideon’s sons or by one man. And remember, I am your own flesh and blood!"
GNB: to ask the men of Shechem, “Which would you prefer? To have all seventy of Gideon's sons govern you or to have just one man? Remember that Abimelech is your own flesh and blood.”
ERV: “Ask the leaders of the city of Shechem this question: ‘Is it better for you to be ruled by the 70 sons of Jerub Baal or to be ruled by only one man? Remember, I am your relative.’”
BBE: Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.
MSG: "Ask all the leading men of Shechem, 'What do you think is best, that seventy men rule you--all those sons of Jerub-Baal--or that one man rule? You'll remember that I am your own flesh and blood.'"
CEV: and told them to say to the leaders of Shechem, "Do you think it would be good to have all seventy of Gideon's sons ruling us? Wouldn't you rather have just one man be king? Abimelech would make a good king, and he's related to us."
CEVUK: and told them to say to the leaders of Shechem, “Do you think it would be good to have all seventy of Gideon's sons ruling us? Wouldn't you rather have just one man as king? Abimelech would make a good king, and he's related to us.”
GWV: He said, "Please ask all citizens of Shechem, ‘What seems best to you? Do you really want all of Jerubbaal’s 70 sons to rule you or just one man? Remember, I’m your own flesh and blood.’"
NET [draft] ITL: “Tell <0241> <01696> all <03605> the leaders <01167> of Shechem <07927> this: ‘Why <04100> would you want to have seventy <07657> men <0376>, all <03605> Jerub-Baal’s <03378> sons <01121>, ruling over <04910> you, when <0518> you can have just one <0259> ruler <0376> <04910>? Recall <02142> that <03588> I <0589> am your own flesh <01320> and blood <06106>.’”