NIV: For the king of Babylon will stop at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He will cast lots with arrows, he will consult his idols, he will examine the liver.
AYT: Sebab, raja Babel berdiri di persimpangan jalan, di hulu kedua jalan itu, untuk melakukan ramalan. Dia mengocok anak-anak panah, dia meminta petunjuk pada patung-patung, ia menilik ke hati."
Assamese: কিয়নো বাবিলৰ ৰজাই দুই বাটৰ জোৰাত, দুই বাটৰ মূৰত মঙ্গল চাবলৈ থিয় হৈছে, তেওঁ কাঁড় দুডাল ইফালে সিফালে জোকাৰিলে, গৃহ দেৱতাবোৰক সুধিলে, আৰু আগ মঙহ চালে।
Bengali: কারণ বাবিল-রাজ রাস্তার সংযোগস্থলে থামবে ভবিষ্যদ্বানী অনুমান করার জন্য, সে কিছু তীর সঞ্চালন করবে, ঠাকুরদের কাছে নির্দেশ চাইবে। সে যকৃৎ পরীক্ষা করবে।
Gujarati: કેમ કે બાબિલનો રાજા જ્યાં રસ્તો ફંટાય છે ત્યાં બે માર્ગના મથક આગળ શકુન જાણવા ઊભો છે. તે આમતેમ તીર હલાવે છે અને મૂર્તિઓની સલાહ લે છે. તે ઘરમૂર્તિઓનું અવલોકન કરે છે.
Hindi: क्योंकि बाबुल का राजा तिर्मुहाने अर्थात् दोनों मार्गों के निकलने के स्थान पर भावी बूझने को खड़ा हुआ है, उसने तीरों को हिला दिया, और गृहदेवताओं से प्रश्न किया, और कलेजे को भी देखा।
Kannada: <<ಮಾರ್ಗವು ಕವಲೊಡೆಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ, ಎರಡು ದಾರಿಗಳ ಮೊದಲಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಬೆಲಿನ ಅರಸನು ಶಕುನ ನೋಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಂತಿದ್ದಾನೆ; ಬಾಣಗಳನ್ನು ಕಲಕಿ, ವಿಗ್ರಹಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಕೇಳಿ, ಕಾಳಿಜವನ್ನು ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ.
Marathi: वाडीत बाबेलचा राजा रस्ता ओलांडण्यासाठी थांबेल, भविष्यकथन मिळवून घेण्यासाठी तो काही बाण हलवून मूर्ती पासून मार्गदर्शन मागेल, काळीजा वरुन तो तपासणी करेल.
Odiya: କାରଣ ବାବିଲ ରାଜା ମନ୍ତ୍ର ପାଠ କରିବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ଦୁଇ ପଥର ସଙ୍ଗମ ସ୍ଥାନରେ, ଅର୍ଥାତ୍, ଦୁଇ ପଥର ମୁଣ୍ଡରେ ଠିଆ ହେଲା; ସେ ତୀରସବୁ ଏଣେତେଣେ ହଲାଇଲା, ସେ ଠାକୁରମାନଙ୍କୁ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣା ପଚାରିଲା, ସେ ଯକୃତ ନିରୀକ୍ଷଣ କଲା ।
Punjabi: ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਬਾਬਲ ਦਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਦੋ ਰਾਹੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਉਪਾਅ ਪੁੱਛਣ ਲਈ ਖਲੋਤਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਤੀਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਿਲਾ ਕੇ ਤਰਾਫੀਮ ਤੋਂ ਪੁੱਛਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਲਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਵਿੰਨ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ ।
Tamil: பாபிலோன் ராஜா இரண்டு வழிகளின் முனையாகிய வழிப்பிரிவிலே குறிபார்க்கிறதற்காக நிற்பான்; அம்புகளைத் தீட்டி, சிலைகளை ஆட்டி, ஈரலால் குறிபார்ப்பான்.
Telugu: రహదారులు చీలే చోట రెండు దారులు చీలే కూడలిలో శకునం చూడడానికి బబులోను రాజు ఆగాడు. అతడు బాణాలు ఇటు అటు ఆడిస్తూ, విగ్రహాలను అడుగుతున్నాడు. అతడు కాలేయం శకునం పరీక్షించి చూస్తున్నాడు!
NETBible: For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road at the head of the two routes. He looks for omens: He shakes arrows, he consults idols, he examines animal livers.
NASB: "For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he shakes the arrows, he consults the household idols, he looks at the liver.
HCSB: For the king of Babylon stands at the split in the road, at the fork of the two roads, to practice divination: he shakes the arrows, consults the idols, and observes the liver.
LEB: The king of Babylon will stop where the roads branch off, where there is a fork in the road. Then he will look for omens. He will shake some arrows, ask his household gods for help, and examine animal livers.
ESV: For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination. He shakes the arrows; he consults the teraphim; he looks at the liver.
NRSV: For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the fork in the two roads, to use divination; he shakes the arrows, he consults the teraphim, he inspects the liver.
REB: At the parting of the ways where the road divides, the king of Babylon will halt to take the omens. He will cast lots with arrows, consult household gods, and inspect the livers of beasts.
NKJV: "For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at the liver.
KJV: For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made [his] arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
NLT: The king of Babylon now stands at the fork, uncertain whether to attack Jerusalem or Rabbah. He will call his magicians to use divination. They will cast lots by shaking arrows from the quiver. They will inspect the livers of their animal sacrifices.
GNB: The king of Babylonia stands by the signpost at the fork of the road. To discover which way to go, he shakes the arrows; he consults his idols; he examines the liver of a sacrificed animal.
ERV: The king of Babylon will come to where the two roads separate. He will decide which way to go by using different kinds of magic—shaking his arrows, asking his family idols, and looking at the liver from an animal he has killed.
BBE: For the king of Babylon took his place at the parting of the ways, at the top of the two roads, to make use of secret arts: shaking the arrows this way and that, he put questions to the images of his gods, he took note of the inner parts of dead beasts.
MSG: The king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road and he decides by divination which of the two roads to take. He draws straws, he throws god-dice, he examines a goat liver.
CEV: When the Babylonian king stands at that signpost, he will decide which way to go by shaking his arrows, by asking his idols, and by carefully looking at the liver of a sacrificed animal.
CEVUK: When the Babylonian king stands at that signpost, he will decide which way to go by shaking his arrows, by asking his idols, and by carefully looking at the liver of a sacrificed animal.
GWV: The king of Babylon will stop where the roads branch off, where there is a fork in the road. Then he will look for omens. He will shake some arrows, ask his household gods for help, and examine animal livers.
NET [draft] ITL: For <03588> the king <04428> of Babylon <0894> stands <05975> at <0413> the fork <0517> in the road <01870> at the head <07218> of the two <08147> routes <01870>. He looks for <07080> omens <07081>: He shakes <07043> arrows <02671>, he consults <07592> idols <08655>, he examines <07200> animal livers <03516>.