Assamese: ইমান দিনে আপোনালোক শিক্ষক হৈ উঠিব লাগিছিল, কিন্তু তাৰ পৰিৱর্তে এতিয়াও কোনোৱে যেন পুনৰাই আপোনালোকক ঈশ্বৰৰ বচন সমূহৰ আদিকথাৰূপ বৰ্ণমালা শিকায়, আপোনালোকৰ এনে প্ৰয়োজন হৈ পৰিছে। আপোনালোক এনেকুৱা মানুহ হ’ল যে, টান আহাৰ নহয়, গাখীৰহে আপোনালোকৰ প্ৰয়োজন হৈ আছে।
AYT: Sebab, sekalipun saat ini kamu seharusnya sudah menjadi pengajar, tetapi ternyata kamu masih membutuhkan seseorang untuk mengajarimu lagi tentang prinsip-prinsip dasar mengenai firman Allah. Kamu masih membutuhkan susu, bukan makanan yang padat.
Bengali: ফলে এত সময়ের মধ্যে তোমাদের শিক্ষক হওয়া উচিত ছিল, কিন্তু কেউ যেন তোমাদেরকে ঈশ্বরীয় বাক্যের প্রাথমিক বিষয়গুলি শেখায়, এটাই তোমাদের জন্য প্রয়োজন; এবং তোমাদের দুধের প্রয়োজন, শক্ত খাবারে নয়|
Gujarati: કેમ કે આટલા સમયમાં તો તમારે ઉપદેશકો થવું જોઈતું હતું, પણ અત્યારે તો ઈશ્વરનાં વચનનાં પાયાના સિદ્ધાંત શાં છે, એ કોઇ તમને ફરી શીખવે એવી જરૂર ઊભી થઇ છે; અને તેમ એવા બાળક જેવા થયા છો કે જેને દૂધની અગત્ય છે અને જે ભારે ખોરાક પચાવી શકે તેમ નથી.
Hindi: समय के विचार से तो तुम्हें गुरु हो जाना चाहिए था, तो भी यह आवश्यक है, कि कोई तुम्हें परमेश्वर के वचनों की आदि शिक्षा फिर से सिखाए? तुम तो ऐसे हो गए हो, कि तुम्हें अन्न के बदले अब तक दूध ही चाहिए।
Kannada: ನೀವು ಇಷ್ಟರೊಳಗೆ ಬೋಧಕರಾಗಿರಬೇಕಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ, ದೇವರ ವಾಕ್ಯಗಳ ಮೂಲಪಾಠಗಳನ್ನು ಒಬ್ಬನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಪುನಃ ಕಲಿಸಿಕೊಡಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ. ನಿಮಗೆ ಇನ್ನೂ ಹಾಲಿನ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆಯಿದೆಯೇ ಹೊರತು ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಆಹಾರವಲ್ಲ.
Malayalam: കാലം കണക്കാക്കി നോക്കിയാൽ ഇപ്പോൾ ഉപദേഷ്ടാക്കന്മാർ ആയിരിക്കേണ്ടവരാണു നിങ്ങൾ, എങ്കിലും ദൈവത്തിന്റെ അരുളപ്പാടുകളുടെ ആദ്യപാഠങ്ങളെ തന്നേ നിങ്ങൾക്ക് വീണ്ടും ഉപദേശിച്ചു തരേണ്ടിവന്നിരിക്കുന്നു; കട്ടിയായുള്ള ആഹാരമല്ല, പാലത്രേ നിങ്ങൾക്കു ആവശ്യമെന്നു വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.
Marathi: आतापर्यंत तुम्ही शिक्षक व्हायला हवे होते, तरी देवाच्या शिक्षणाचे प्राथमिक धडे पुन्हा तुम्हाला कोणीतरी शिकविण्याची गरज आहे. तुम्हाला दुधाची गरज आहे, जड अन्नाची नाही असे तुम्ही झाला आहा.
Odiya: କାରଣ ଯଦ୍ୟପି ଏତେ ସମୟ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଶିକ୍ଷକ ହେବା ଉଚିତ୍ ଥିଲା, ତଥାପି ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ୟର ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ମୌଳିକ ସୂତ୍ରଗୁଡ଼ିକ କେହି ଯେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦିଏ, ଏହା ପୁନର୍ବାର ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ପ୍ରୟୋଜନ ଅଛି; ଗୁରୁପାକ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ପ୍ରୟୋଜନ ନ ହୋଇ ଦୁଗ୍ଧ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ପ୍ରୟୋଜନ ।
Punjabi: ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤ ਚਿਰ ਹੋਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ਕ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਸੀ ਪਰ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੋਈ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੇ ਬਚਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਢਲੇ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਫਿਰ ਸਿਖਾਵੇ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਬਣ ਗਏ ਹੋ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਅੰਨ ਦੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਗੋਂ ਦੁੱਧ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਪਈ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ !
Tamil: காலத்தைப் பார்த்தால், போதகர்களாக இருக்கவேண்டிய உங்களுக்கு தேவனுடைய வார்த்தைகளின் அடிப்படை உபதேசங்களை மீண்டும் உபதேசிக்கவேண்டியதாக இருக்கிறது; நீங்கள் திடமான உணவைச் சாப்பிடுகிறவர்களாக இல்லை, பாலைக் குடிக்கிறவர்களானீர்கள்.
Telugu: ఈపాటికల్లా మీరు బోధకులుగా ఉండవలసింది కానీ దేవుని మాటల్లోని ప్రాథమిక సూత్రాలను మరొకడు ఇంకా మీకు బోధించాల్సి వస్తున్నది. మీరింకా పాలు తాగే దశలోనే ఉన్నారు కానీ బలమైన ఆహారం తినే శక్తి మీకు లేదు.
Urdu: असल में इतना वक़्त गुज़र गया है कि अब आप को ख़ुद उस्ताद होना चाहिए। अफ़्सोस कि ऐसा नहीं है बल्कि आप को इस की ज़रूरत है कि कोई आप के पास आ कर आप को खुदा के कलाम की बुन्यादी सच्चाइयाँ दुबारा सिखाए। आप अब तक सख्त गिज़ा नहीं खा सकते बल्कि आप को दूध की ज़रूरत है।
NETBible: For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food.
NASB: For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.
HCSB: For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of God's revelation. You need milk, not solid food.
LEB: For indeed, [although you] ought to be teachers _by this time_ , you have need of someone to teach you again the beginning elements of the oracles of God, and _you have need of_ milk and not solid food.
NIV: In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
ESV: For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,
NRSV: For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food;
REB: By this time you ought to be teachers, but instead you need someone to teach you the ABC of God's oracles over again. It comes to this: you need milk instead of solid food.
NKJV: For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.
KJV: For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
NLT: You have been Christians a long time now, and you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things a beginner must learn about the Scriptures. You are like babies who drink only milk and cannot eat solid food.
GNB: There has been enough time for you to be teachers -- yet you still need someone to teach you the first lessons of God's message. Instead of eating solid food, you still have to drink milk.
ERV: You have had enough time that by now you should be teachers. But you need someone to teach you again the first lessons of God’s teaching. You still need the teaching that is like milk. You are not ready for solid food.
EVD: You have had enough time that by now you should be teachers. But you need some person to teach you again the first lessons of God’s teaching. You still need the teaching that is like milk. You are not ready for solid food.
BBE: And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God’s revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.
MSG: By this time you ought to be teachers yourselves, yet here I find you need someone to sit down with you and go over the basics on God again, starting from square one--baby's milk, when you should have been on solid food long ago!
Phillips NT: At a time when you should be teaching others, you need teachers yourselves to repeat to you the ABC of God's revelation to men. You have become people who need a milk diet and cannot face solid food!
CEV: By now you should have been teachers, but once again you need to be taught the simplest things about what God has said. You need milk instead of solid food.
CEVUK: By now you should have been teachers, but once again you need to be taught the simplest things about what God has said. You need milk instead of solid food.
GWV: By now you should be teachers. Instead, you still need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food.
NET [draft] ITL: For <1063> though <2532> you should <3784> in fact be <1510> teachers <1320> by <1223> this time <5550>, you need <2192> need <5532> someone to teach <1321> you <5209> the beginning <746> elements <4747> of God’s <2316> utterances <3051>. You have gone back <1096> to needing <5532> <2192> milk <1051>, not <3756> solid <4731> food <5160>.