NIV: "You of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: "Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to you no more’?
AYT: Hai generasi, perhatikanlah perkataan TUHAN. "Apakah Aku telah menjadi padang belantara bagi orang Israel, atau tanah yang gelap gulita? Lalu, mengapa umat-Ku berkata, 'Kami bebas, kami takkan datang lagi kepada-Mu'?
Assamese: তেন্তে হে বৰ্ত্তমান কালৰ লোকসকল, তোমালোকে যিহোৱাৰ বাক্য আলোচনা কৰা। ইস্ৰায়েলৰ পক্ষে মই জানো অৰণ্য বা অন্ধকাৰময় দেশস্বৰূপ? তেন্তে মোৰ প্ৰজাসকলে কিয় কয় যে, আমি মুকলি হ’লোঁ, আমি তোমাৰ ওচৰলৈ আৰু নাযাওঁ?’
Bengali: তোমরা যারা এই যুগের, আমি- সদাপ্রভুর বাক্যে মনোযোগ দাও! ইস্রায়েলের কাছে কি আমি মরুভূমি হয়েছি? অথবা ঘন অন্ধকারের দেশ হয়েছি? আমার প্রজারা কেন বলে, ‘আমরা স্বাধীনভাবে ঘুরি। আমরা তোমার কাছে আর আসব না?’
Gujarati: હે મારા વંશજ, તમે યહોવાહનું વચન જુઓ, શું હું ઇઝરાયલ માટે વેરાન વગડા જેવો કે ઘોર અંધકારની ભૂમિરૂપ હતો? મારા લોકો શા માટે કહે છે કે, "અમે સ્વતંત્ર થયા છીએ, ફરી તારી પાસે આવીશું નહિ?"
Hindi: हे लोगो, यहोवा के वचन पर ध्यान दो ! क्या मैं इस्राएल के लिये जंगल या घोर अन्धकार का देश बना? तब मेरी प्रजा क्यों कहती है कि हम तो आजाद हो गए हैं इसलिये तेरे पास फिर न आएँगे?
Kannada: ನೀವು ಎಂತಹ ದುಷ್ಟ ವಂಶದವರು! ಯೆಹೋವನ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿರಿ, <<ನಾನು ಇಸ್ರಾಯೇಲಿಗೆ ಅರಣ್ಯವಾಗಿಯೂ, ಗಾಢಾಂಧಕಾರದ ಪ್ರದೇಶವಾಗಿಯೂ ಏಕೆ ಪರಿಣಮಿಸಿದವು? <ನಾವು ಮನಬಂದಂತೆ ತಿರುಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ, ನಿನ್ನ ಹತೋಟಿಗೆ ಇನ್ನು ಬಾರೆವು> >> ಎಂದು ನನ್ನ ಜನರು ಹೇಳುವುದು ಏಕೆ?
Marathi: जे तुम्ही ह्या पिढीतले आहा, परमेश्वराच्या वचनाकडे लक्ष द्या. “इस्राएलाच्या लोकांना मी वाळवंटासारखा आहे का? किंवा काळोख प्रदेशासारखा त्यांना आहे काय? ‘आम्ही सभोवती भटकंती करू. आम्ही तुझ्याकडे येणार नाही.’ ते असे का म्हणतात?
Odiya: ହେ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ କାଳର ଲୋକମାନେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ବାକ୍ୟ ଆଲୋଚନା କର, ଆମ୍ଭେ କି ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ରାନ୍ତର ସ୍ୱରୂପ, ଅବା ନିବିଡ଼ ଅନ୍ଧକାରମୟ ଦେଶ ସ୍ୱରୂପ ହୋଇଅଛୁ ? ଆମ୍ଭର ଲୋକମାନେ କାହିଁକି କହୁଅଛନ୍ତି, "ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ବନ୍ଧନଛିଣ୍ଡା ହୋଇଅଛୁ; ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଆଉ ତୁମ୍ଭ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସିବୁ ନାହିଁ ?
Punjabi: ਓਏ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਇਸ ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀ ਦੇ ਹੋ, ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦੇ ਬਚਨ ਦਾ ਧਿਆਨ ਕਰੋ । ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਇਸਰਾਏਲ ਲਈ ਉਜਾੜ, ਜਾਂ ਗੂੜ੍ਹੇ ਅਨ੍ਹੇਰ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਹੋਇਆ ਹਾਂ ? ਤਦ ਮੇਰੀ ਪਰਜਾ ਕਿਉਂ ਆਖਦੀ ਹੈ, ਅਸੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਅਜ਼ਾਦ ਹਾਂ, ਅਸੀਂ ਫਿਰ ਤੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਨਾ ਆਵਾਂਗੇ ?
Tamil: சந்ததியாரே, நீங்கள் கர்த்தருடைய வார்த்தையைச் சிந்தித்துப்பாருங்கள்: நான் இஸ்ரவேலுக்கு வனாந்திரமும், காரிருளான பூமியுமாக இருந்தேனோ? பின் ஏன் என் மக்கள்; நாங்களே எஜமான்கள், இனி உம்மிடத்தில் நாங்கள் வருவதில்லையென்று சொல்லுகிறார்கள்.
Telugu: ఇప్పటి తరం ప్రజలు యెహోవా చెప్పే మాట వినండి, నేను ఇశ్రాయేలుకు ఒక అరణ్యం లాగా అయ్యానా? గాఢాంధకారంతో నిండిన దేశంలా అయ్యానా? <<మాకు స్వేచ్ఛ లభించింది, ఇంక నీ దగ్గరికి రాము>> అని నా ప్రజలెందుకు చెబుతున్నారు?
NETBible: You people of this generation, listen to what the
NASB: "O generation, heed the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; We will no longer come to You’?
HCSB: Evil generation, pay attention to the word of the LORD! Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people claim: We will go where we want; we will no longer come to You?
LEB: "Consider the word of the LORD, people of this generation. Haven’t I been a desert, a land of thick darkness, for Israel? Why do my people say that they are free to wander around and no longer come to me?
ESV: And you, O generation, behold the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why then do my people say, 'We are free, we will come no more to you'?
NRSV: And you, O generation, behold the word of the LORD! Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why then do my people say, "We are free, we will come to you no more"?
REB: Have I shown myself to Israel as some wilderness or waterless land? Why do my people say, “We have broken away; we shall come to you no more”?
NKJV: "O generation, see the word of the LORD! Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are lords; We will come no more to You’?
KJV: O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
NLT: "O my people, listen to the words of the LORD! Have I been like a desert to Israel? Have I been to them a land of darkness? Why then do my people say, ‘At last we are free from God! We won’t have anything to do with him anymore!’
GNB: People of Israel, listen to what I am saying. Have I been like a desert to you, like a dark and dangerous land? Why, then, do you say that you will do as you please, that you will never come back to me?
ERV: People of this generation, pay attention to the LORD'S message: “Have I been like a desert to the people of Israel? Have I been like a dark and dangerous land to them? My people say, ‘We are free to go our own way. We will not come back to you!’ Why do they say these things?
BBE: O generation, see the word of the Lord. Have I been a waste land to Israel? or a land of dark night? why do my people say, We have got loose, we will not come to you again?
MSG: "What a generation you turned out to be! Didn't I tell you? Didn't I warn you? Have I let you down, Israel? Am I nothing but a dead-end street? Why do my people say, 'Good riddance! From now on we're on our own'?
CEV: Now listen to what I say! Did I abandon you in the desert or surround you with darkness? You are my people, yet you have told me, "We'll do what we want, and we refuse to worship you!"
CEVUK: Now listen to what I say! Did I abandon you in the desert or surround you with darkness? You are my people, yet you have told me, “We'll do what we want, and we refuse to worship you!”
GWV: "Consider the word of the LORD, people of this generation. Haven’t I been a desert, a land of thick darkness, for Israel? Why do my people say that they are free to wander around and no longer come to me?
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