NIV: A large force of men assembled, and they blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?" they said.
AYT: Banyak orang yang datang dan membendung semua sumber mata air dan sungai kecil mengalir ke tengah-tengah negeri itu. Mereka berkata, "Mengapa Raja Asyur datang kemari dan mendapat banyak air?
Assamese: তেতিয়া অনেক মানুহ গোট খাই সকলো ভুমুক আৰু দেশৰ মাজেদি বৈ যোৱা জুৰিবোৰ বন্ধ কৰি দিলে। তেওঁলোকে ক’লে, “আচূৰৰ ৰজাসকলে আহি কিয় অধিক পৰিমাণে পানী পাব?”
Bengali: সুতরাং অনেক লোক জড়ো হয়ে সমস্ত ফোয়ারা ও দেশের মধ্য দিয়ে বয়ে যাওয়া জলের স্রোত বন্ধ করে দিল। তারা বলল, “অশুর রাজারা এসে কেন এত জল পাবে?”
Gujarati: ઘણા લોકો ભેગા થયા અને તેઓએ સર્વ ઝરાઓને તથા દેશમાં થઈને વહેતાં નાળાંને પૂરી દીધાં. તેઓએ કહ્યું, "શા માટે આશૂરના રાજાઓને ઘણું પાણી મળવું જોઈએ?"
Hindi: इस पर बहुत से लोग इकट्ठे हुए, और यह कहकर कि, “अश्शूर के राजा क्यों यहाँ आएँ, और आकर बहुत पानी पाएँ,” उन्होंने सब सोतों को रोक दिया और उस नदी को सुखा दिया जो देश के मध्य होकर बहती थी।
Kannada: ಆಗ ಅನೇಕರು ಸೇರಿ, <<ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಬರುವ ಅಶ್ಯೂರದ ರಾಜರು ಬೇಕಾದಷ್ಟು ನೀರನ್ನು ನೋಡುವುದೇತಕ್ಕೆ?>> ಎಂದುಕೊಂಡು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಒರತೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ದೇಶದ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಯುವ ಹೊಳೆಯನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚಿಬಿಟ್ಟರು.
Marathi: झरे आणि आपल्या प्रांतामधून वाहणारी नदी लोकांनी एकत्र येऊन अडवली. ते म्हणाले, अश्शूरच्या राजाला आत्ता इथवर आल्यावर त्याला मुबलक पाणी का मिळावे?
Odiya: ଏଣୁ ଅଶୂର-ରାଜଗଣ ଆସି କାହିଁକି ଅନେକ ଜଳ ପାଇବେ ? ଏହା କହି ଅସଂଖ୍ୟ ଲୋକ ଏକତ୍ରିତ ହୋଇ ସମସ୍ତ ଝର ଓ ଦେଶମଧ୍ୟବାହୀ ସ୍ରୋତ ବନ୍ଦ କଲେ ।
Punjabi: ਅਤੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਹੋਏ ਅਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਸੋਮਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਨਦੀ ਨੂੰ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਦੀ ਵਗਦੀ ਸੀ ਬੰਦ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਆਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਅੱਸ਼ੂਰ ਦੇ ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਆ ਕੇ ਬਹੁਤਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਕਿਉਂ ਲੈਣ ?
Tamil: அசீரியா ராஜாக்கள் வந்து, அதிக தண்ணீரை ஏன் கண்டுபிடிக்க வேண்டும் என்று சொல்லி, அநேகம் மக்கள் கூடி, அனைத்து ஊற்றுகளையும் நாட்டின் நடுவில் பாயும் ஓடையையும் அடைத்துப்போட்டார்கள்.
Telugu: చాలామంది ప్రజలు పోగై <<అష్షూరు రాజులు వచ్చినపుడు వారికి విస్తారమైన నీళ్ళు ఎందుకు దొరకాలి?>> అనుకొని ఊటలన్నిటినీ ఆ ప్రాంతంలో పారే కాలువలనూ కట్టేశారు.
Urdu: बहुत लोग जमा' हुए और सब चश्मों को और उस नदी को जो उस सरज़मीन के बीच बहती थी, ये कह कर बन्द कर दिया, "असूर के बादशाह आकर बहुत सा पानी क्यूँ पाएँ?"
NETBible: A large number of people gathered together and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the district. They reasoned, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?”
NASB: So many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream which flowed through the region, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find abundant water?"
HCSB: Many people gathered and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land; they said, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?"
LEB: A large crowd gathered as they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land. They said, "Why should the kings of Assyria find plenty of water?"
ESV: A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?"
NRSV: A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and the wadi that flowed through the land, saying, "Why should the Assyrian kings come and find water in abundance?"
REB: They brought together a large number of people to block up all the springs and the stream which flowed through the land. “Why should Assyrian kings come here and find plenty of water?” they said.
NKJV: Thus many people gathered together who stopped all the springs and the brook that ran through the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?"
KJV: So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
NLT: They organized a huge work crew to stop the flow of the springs, cutting off the brook that ran through the fields. For they said, "Why should the kings of Assyria come here and find plenty of water?"
GNB: (32:3)
ERV: Many people came together and stopped all the springs and the stream that flowed through the middle of the country. They said, “The king of Assyria will not find much water when he comes here!”
BBE: So they got together a great number of people, and had all the water-springs and the stream flowing through the land stopped up, saying, Why let the kings of Assyria come and have much water?
MSG: There was a great turnout of people to plug the springs and tear down the aqueduct. They said, "Why should the kings of Assyria march in and be furnished with running water?"
CEV: (32:3)
CEVUK: (32:3)
GWV: A large crowd gathered as they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land. They said, "Why should the kings of Assyria find plenty of water?"
NET [draft] ITL: A large number <07227> of people <05971> gathered together <06908> and stopped up <05640> all <03605> the springs <04599> and the stream <05158> that flowed <07857> through <08432> the district <0776>. They reasoned <0559>, “Why <04100> should the kings <04428> of Assyria <0804> come <0935> and find <04672> plenty <07227> of water <04325>?”