NIV: Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh. Give us seed so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate."
AYT: Mengapa kami harus mati di hadapanmu, baik kami dan ladang kami? Belilah kami dan ladang kami dengan makanan, dan kami akan menjadi hamba bagi Firaun. Berilah kami benih untuk ditanam supaya kami hidup dan ladang kami tidak menjadi gersang.
Assamese: মাটিৰে সৈতে আমি সকলোবোৰ আপোনাৰ চকুৰ সন্মুখতে বিনষ্ট হ’ম কিয়? সেয়ে আপুনি আমাক আৰু আমাৰ মাটিকো কিনি লওক আৰু তাৰ সলনি আমাক আহাৰ দিয়ক। মাটিয়ে সৈতে আমি সকলো ফৰৌণৰ দাস হৈ থাকিম। তাৰ পাছত আমি যেন নমৰি জীয়াই থাকিব পাৰো, সেই কাৰণে আমাক কিছুমান বীজও দিয়ক; তাতে আমাৰ মাটি ছন পৰি নাথাকিব।”
Bengali: আমরা নিজের নিজের ভূমির সঙ্গে নিজেদের চোখের সামনে কেন মারা যাব? আপনি খাবার দিয়ে আমাদেরকে ও আমাদের ভূমি কিনে নিন; আমরা নিজের নিজের ভূমির সঙ্গে ফরৌণের দাস হব; আর আমাদেরকে বীজ দিন, তা হলে আমরা বাঁচব, মারা যাব না, ভূমিও নষ্ট হবে না।
Gujarati: તારા દેખતાં અમે, અમારા ખેતરો સહિત શા માટે મરણ પામીએ? અનાજને બદલે અમને તથા અમારી જમીનને વેચાતાં લે અને અમે તથા અમારા ખેતર ફારુનને હવાલે કરીશું. અમને અનાજ આપ કે અમે જીવતા રહીએ, મરીએ નહિ. અમે મજૂરી કરીશું અને જમીન પડતર નહિ રહે."
Hindi: हम तेरे देखते क्यों मरें, और हमारी भूमि क्यों उजड़ जाए? हमको और हमारी भूमि को भोजन वस्तु के बदले मोल ले, कि हम अपनी भूमि समेत फिरौन के दास हों: और हमको बीज दे, कि हम मरने न पाएँ, वरन् जीवित रहें, और भूमि न उजड़े।”
Kannada: <<ನಿನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣೆದುರಿಗೆ ನಾವು ಏಕೆ ಸಾಯಬೇಕು; ನಮ್ಮ ಭೂಮಿಯು ಏಕೆ ಹಾಳಾಗಬೇಕು; ನಮ್ಮನ್ನೂ ನಮ್ಮ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನೂ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಧಾನ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕೊಡು; ನಾವು ನಮ್ಮ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಫರೋಹನಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟುಬಿಟ್ಟು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಗುಲಾಮರಾಗುವೆವು. ನಾವು ಸಾಯದೆ ಬದುಕ ಬೇಕಾದರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಭೂಮಿಯು ಹಾಳಾಗದ ಹಾಗೆ ನೀನು ನಮಗೆ ಬಿತ್ತನೆ ಬೀಜವನ್ನು ಕೊಡಬೇಕು>> ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.
Marathi: तुमच्या डोळ्यांसमोर आम्ही का मरावे? आमचा व आमच्या जमिनीचाही नाश का व्हावा? परंतु जर आपण आम्हांला अन्नधान्य द्याल तर मग आम्ही आमच्या जमिनी फारोला देऊ आणि आम्ही त्याचे गुलाम होऊ. आम्हाला बियाणे द्या म्हणजे आम्ही जगू, मरणार नाही आणि जमिनी ओस पडणार नाहीत.”
Odiya: ଏଣୁକରି ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଓ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଭୂମି ଦୁହେଁ କିହେତୁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିଗୋଚରରେ ମରିବୁ ? ଆପଣ ଭକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ଦେଇ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଓ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଭୂମି କିଣି ନେଉନ୍ତୁ, ତହିଁରେ ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଓ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଭୂମି ଫାରୋଙ୍କର ଦାସ ହେବୁ; ଏଉତ୍ତାରୁ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ବିହନ ଦେଉନ୍ତୁ, ତହିଁରେ ବଞ୍ଚିବୁ; ନୋହିଲେ ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ମରିଯିବୁ, ପୁଣି, ଭୂମି ମଧ୍ୟ ବିନଷ୍ଟ ହେବ ।"
Punjabi: ਅਸੀਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਕਿਉਂ ਨਾਸ਼ ਹੋਈਏ ਅਸੀਂ ਵੀ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਵੀ । ਸਾਨੂੰ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਟੀ ਦੇ ਬਦਲੇ ਮੁੱਲ ਲੈ ਲਓ । ਅਸੀਂ ਆਪਣੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਸਮੇਤ ਫ਼ਿਰਊਨ ਦੇ ਦਾਸ ਹੋਵਾਂਗੇ, ਪਰ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਬੀਜ ਦਿਓ ਜੋ ਅਸੀਂ ਜੀਵੀਏ ਅਤੇ ਮਰੀਏ ਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਉੱਜੜ ਨਾ ਜਾਵੇ ।
Tamil: நாங்களும் எங்களுடைய நிலங்களும் உம்முடைய கண்களுக்கு முன்பாக அழிந்து போகலாமா? நீர் எங்களையும் எங்களுடைய நிலங்களையும் வாங்கிக்கொண்டு, ஆகாரம் கொடுக்கவேண்டும்; நாங்களும் எங்களுடைய நிலங்களும் பார்வோனுக்கு உடைமைகளாயிருப்போம்; நாங்கள் சாகாமல் உயிரோடிருக்கவும், நிலங்கள் பாழாகப் போகாமலிருக்கவும், எங்களுக்கு விதைத்தானியத்தைத் தாரும் என்றார்கள்.
Telugu: మీ కళ్ళముందు మేమూ మా పొలాలు ఎందుకు నశించాలి? ఆహారమిచ్చి మమ్మల్నీ మా పొలాల్నీ కొనండి. మా పొలాలతో పాటు మేము ఫరోకు దాసులమవుతాం. మేము చావకుండా బతికేలా, పొలాలు పాడైపోకుండా మాకు విత్తనాలివ్వండి>> అని అడిగారు.
Urdu: पस ऐसा क्यूँ हो के तेरे देखते-देखते हम भी मरें और हमारी ज़मीन भी उजड़ जाए? सो तू हम को और हमारी ज़मीन को अनाज के बदले खरीद ले के हम फ़िर'औन के गुलाम बन जाएँ, और हमारी ज़मीन का मालिक भी वुही हो जाए और हम को बीज दे ताके हम हलाक न हों बल्के ज़िन्दा रहें और मुल्क भी वीरान न हो।*"
NETBible: Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed that we may live and not die. Then the land will not become desolate.”
NASB: "Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh. So give us seed, that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate."
HCSB: Why should we perish here in front of you--both us and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food. Then we with our land will become Pharaoh's slaves. Give us seed so that we can live and not die, and so that the land won't become desolate."
LEB: Do you want us to die right in front of you? Do you want the land to be ruined? Take us and our land in exchange for food. Then we will be Pharaoh’s slaves and our land will be his property. But give us seed so that we won’t starve to death and the ground won’t become a desert."
ESV: Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be servants to Pharaoh. And give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not be desolate."
NRSV: Shall we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food. We with our land will become slaves to Pharaoh; just give us seed, so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate."
REB: Why should we perish before your eyes, we and our land as well? Take us and our land in payment for food, and we and our land alike will be in bondage to Pharaoh. Give us seed-corn to keep us alive, or we shall die and our land will become desert.”
NKJV: "Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may live and not die, that the land may not be desolate."
KJV: Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give [us] seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
NLT: Why should we die before your very eyes? Buy us and our land in exchange for food; we will then become servants to Pharaoh. Just give us grain so that our lives may be saved and so the land will not become empty and desolate."
GNB: Don't let us die. Do something! Don't let our fields be deserted. Buy us and our land in exchange for food. We will be the king's slaves, and he will own our land. Give us grain to keep us alive and seed so that we can plant our fields.”
ERV: Surely we will die while you are watching. But if you give us food, we will give Pharaoh our land, and we will be his slaves. Give us seed so that we can plant. Then we will live and not die, and the land will grow food for us again.”
BBE: Are we to come to destruction before your eyes, we and our land? take us and our land and give us bread; and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh; and give us seed so that we may have life and the land may not become waste.
MSG: What use are our bodies and our land if we stand here and starve to death right in front of you? Trade us food for our bodies and our land. We'll be slaves to Pharaoh and give up our land--all we ask is seed for survival, just enough to live on and keep the farms alive."
CEV: Don't let us starve and our land be ruined. If you'll give us grain to eat and seed to plant, we'll sell ourselves and our land to the king. We'll become his slaves.
CEVUK: Don't let us starve and our land be ruined. If you'll give us grain to eat and seed to plant, we'll sell ourselves and our land to the king. We'll become his slaves.
GWV: Do you want us to die right in front of you? Do you want the land to be ruined? Take us and our land in exchange for food. Then we will be Pharaoh’s slaves and our land will be his property. But give us seed so that we won’t starve to death and the ground won’t become a desert."
NET [draft] ITL: Why <04100> should we die <04191> before your very eyes <05869>, both <01571> we <0587> and <01571> our land <0127>? Buy <07069> us and our land <0127> in exchange for food <03899>, and we <0587>, with our land <0127>, will become <01961> Pharaoh’s <06547> slaves <05650>. Give <05414> us seed <02233> that we may live <02421> and not <03808> die <04191>. Then the land <0127> will not <03808> become desolate <03456>.”