Assamese: “হে মালিক, আমাৰ কথা শুনক; আপুনি আমাৰ মাজত ঈশ্বৰৰ এজন নিযুক্ত ৰজা স্বৰূপ; আমাৰ কবৰবোৰৰ আটাইতকৈ উত্তমটো নির্বাচন কৰি তাতেই আপোনাৰ মৃতকক কবৰ দিয়ক। আপোনাৰ মৃতকক কবৰ দিবৰ কাৰণে আমাৰ মাজৰ কোনেও নিজৰ কবৰস্থান এৰি দিবলৈ আপত্তি নকৰিব।”
AYT: "Dengarlah kami, ya tuan. Engkau adalah seorang pemimpin besar di tengah-tengah kami. Kuburkanlah istrimu di pekuburan terbaik di tempat kami sebab tidak ada satu pun dari kami yang akan menolak engkau untuk menguburkan istrimu di pekuburan mereka.
Bengali: "হে প্রভু, আমাদের কথা শুনুন; আপনি আমাদের মধ্যে ঈশ্বর নিযুক্ত রাজাস্বরূপ; আপনার মৃত স্ত্রীকে আমাদের কবরস্থানের মধ্যে আপনার পছন্দের কবরে রাখুন, আপনার মৃত স্ত্রীকে কবর দেবার জন্য আমাদের কেউ নিজ কবর অস্বীকার করবে না"
Gujarati: "મારા માલિક, અમારું સાંભળ. અમારી મધ્યે તો તું ઈશ્વરના રાજકુમાર જેવો છે. જે જગ્યા તને પસંદ પડે ત્યાં અમારી કોઈપણ કબરમાં તારી મૃત પત્નીને દફનાવ. તેને દફનાવવાને માટે અમારામાંથી કોઈપણ પોતાની કબર આપવાની ના નહિ પાડે."
Hindi: “हे हमारे प्रभु, हमारी सुन; तू तो हमारे बीच में बड़ा प्रधान है। हमारी कब्रों में से जिसको तू चाहे उसमें अपने मुर्दे को गाड़; हम में से कोई तुझे अपनी कब्र के लेने से न रोकेगा, कि तू अपने मुर्दे को उसमें गाड़ने न पाए।”
Kannada: <<ಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ನಮ್ಮ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಕೇಳು. ನೀನು ನಮಗೆ ಮಹಾ ಪ್ರಭುವಾಗಿದ್ದೀಯಷ್ಟೆ. ಮರಣಹೊಂದಿರುವ ನಿನ್ನ ಪತ್ನಿಯ ದೇಹವನ್ನು ನಮಗಿರುವ ಸಮಾಧಿಯೊಳಗೆ ಶೇಷ್ಠವಾದದ್ದರಲ್ಲಿ ಇಡಬಹುದು. ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯ ಶವವನ್ನು ಇಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ನಮ್ಮೊಳಗೆ ಯಾರೂ ಸ್ಮಶಾನ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಕೊಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿಂದೆಗೆಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ>> ಎಂದು ಉತ್ತರ ಕೊಡಲು
Marathi: “माझ्या स्वामी, आमचे ऐका. तुम्ही आमच्यामध्ये देवाचे सरदार आहात. आमच्याकडे असलेल्या उत्तम थडग्यात तुमच्या मयताला पुरा. आमच्यातील कोणीही आपले थडगे तुम्हांला द्यायला मना करणार नाही.”
Odiya: ଆପଣ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପରାକ୍ରାନ୍ତ ରାଜା ଅଟନ୍ତି; ଏବେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଉତ୍ତମ କବର ସ୍ଥାନ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଆପଣା ମୃତା ଭାର୍ଯ୍ୟାକୁ କବର ଦେଉନ୍ତୁ; ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେହି ନିଜ କବରରେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ମୃତା ଭାର୍ଯ୍ୟାକୁ ରଖିବା ପାଇଁ ନିଷେଧ କରିବ ନାହିଁ ।"
Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਜੀ, ਸਾਡੀ ਸੁਣੋ । ਸਾਡੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਜਾਦੇ ਹੋ । ਆਪਣੇ ਮੁਰਦੇ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਡੀਆਂ ਕਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਚੰਗੀ ਕਬਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਬ ਦਿਓ । ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਮੁਰਦੇ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਬਣ ਲਈ ਸਾਡੇ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਕਬਰ ਲੈਣ ਤੋਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਰੋਕੇਗਾ ।
Tamil: எங்கள் ஆண்டவனே, நாங்கள் சொல்லுகிறதைக் கேளும்; எங்களுக்குள்ளே நீர் மகா பிரபு; எங்களுடைய கல்லறைகளில் முக்கியமானதில் உடலை அடக்கம்செய்யும்; நீர் உடலை அடக்கம்செய்ய எங்களில் ஒருவனும் தன் கல்லறையை உமக்குத் தடைசெய்வதில்லை என்றார்கள்.
Telugu: మా శ్మశాన భూముల్లో అతి శ్రేష్టమైన దాంట్లో చనిపోయిన నీ వాళ్ళను పాతి పెట్టు. చనిపోయిన నీ భార్యను పాతి పెట్టడానికి మాలో ఎవరూ తమ భూమిని నీకివ్వడానికి నిరాకరించరు. >>
Urdu: "ऐ खुदावन्द, हमारी सुनः तू हमारे दर्मियान ज़बरदस्त सरदार है। हमारी कब्रों में जो सबसे अच्छी हो उसमें तू अपने मुर्दे को दफ़्न कर; हम में ऐसा कोई नहीं जो तुझ से अपनी क़ब्र का इन्कार करे, ताके तू अपना मुर्दा दफ़न न कर सके।"
NETBible: “Listen, sir, you are a mighty prince among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you from burying your dead.”
NASB: "Hear us, my lord, you are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves; none of us will refuse you his grave for burying your dead."
HCSB: "Listen to us, lord. You are God's chosen one among us. Bury your dead in our finest burial place. None of us will withhold from you his burial place for burying your dead."
LEB: "Listen to us, sir. You are a mighty leader among us. Bury your dead in one of our best tombs. Not one of us will withhold from you his tomb for burying your dead."
NIV: "Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."
ESV: "Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead."
NRSV: "Hear us, my lord; you are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places; none of us will withhold from you any burial ground for burying your dead."
REB: “Listen to us, sir: you are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the best grave we have. There is not one of us who would deny you his grave or hinder you from burying your dead.”
NKJV: "Hear us, my lord: You are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead."
KJV: Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
NLT: "Certainly, for you are an honored prince among us. It will be a privilege to have you choose the finest of our tombs so you can bury her there."
GNB: “Listen to us, sir. We look upon you as a mighty leader; bury your wife in the best grave that we have. Any of us would be glad to give you a grave, so that you can bury her.”
ERV: “Sir, you are a great leader among us. You can have the best place we have to bury your dead. You can have any of our burying places that you want. None of us will stop you from burying your wife there.”
BBE: My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.
MSG: "Why, you're no mere outsider here with us, you're a prince of God! Bury your dead wife in the best of our burial sites. None of us will refuse you a place for burial."
CEV: (23:5)
CEVUK: (23:5)
GWV: "Listen to us, sir. You are a mighty leader among us. Bury your dead in one of our best tombs. Not one of us will withhold from you his tomb for burying your dead."
NET [draft] ITL: “Listen <08085>, sir <0113>, you <0859> are a mighty <0430> prince <05387> among <08432> us! You may bury <06912> your dead <04191> in the choicest <04005> of our tombs <06913>. None <03808> of us will refuse <03607> you his tomb <06913> to prevent you from <04480> burying <06912> your dead <04191>.”