NIV: Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD?
AYT: Puasa seperti itukah yang Kukehendaki, suatu hari bagi seseorang untuk merendahkan diri? Apakah puasa itu untuk menundukkan kepala seperti buluh, membentang kain berkabung dan menebarkan abu sebagai alas tidur? Akankah kamu menyebut hal itu sebagai puasa, sebuah hari yang dikenan TUHAN?
Assamese: মই বিচৰা লঘোণ সঁচাই এইয়ে নে? প্রতিজনে নিজকে নম্র কৰিবলৈ এদিন, নলখাগড়াৰ দৰে তেওঁৰ মূৰ দোঁওৱা, আৰু চটকাপোৰ বিস্তাৰ কৰা আৰু ছাঁইত বহা, তুমি সঁচাই ইয়াকে লঘোন বোলা নে আৰু যিহোৱাৰ গ্রহণীয় দিন বোলা নে?
Bengali: আমার মনোনীত উপবাস কি এই রকম? মানুষের নিজের প্রাণকে দুঃখ দেবার দিন কি এই রকম? কারণ নল-খাগড়ার মত মাথা নত করে ও চট ও ছাইয়ের ওপর বসা। এটাকেই কি তুমি উপবাস আর সদাপ্রভুর দয়া দেখাবার দিন বল?
Gujarati: ખરેખર આ પ્રકારના ઉપવાસ હું ઇચ્છું છું: તે દિવસે દરેક માણસ પોતાની જાતને નમ્ર કરે, પોતાનું માથું બરુની જેમ નમાવે અને પોતાની બેઠક નીચે ટાટ તથા રાખનું પાથરણું કરે? શું ખરેખર તમે આને ઉપવાસ, યહોવાહનો માન્ય દિવસ કહો છો?
Hindi: जिस उपवास से मैं प्रसन्न होता हूँ अर्थात् जिसमें मनुष्य स्वयं को दीन करे, क्या तुम इस प्रकार करते हो? क्या सिर को झाऊ के समान झुकाना, अपने नीचे टाट बिछाना, और राख फैलाने ही को तुम उपवास और यहोवा को प्रसन्न करने का दिन कहते हो?
Kannada: ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ತನ್ನ ಆತ್ಮವನ್ನು ಕುಂದಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಾನು ನೇಮಿಸಿದ ಉಪವಾಸದಿನವು ಇಂಥದ್ದೋ,? ಒಬ್ಬನು ಜೊಂಡಿನಂತೆ ತಲೆಯನ್ನು ಬೊಗ್ಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಗೋಣಿತಟ್ಟನ್ನೂ ಮತ್ತು ಬೂದಿಯನ್ನೂ ಆಸನಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಯೆಹೋವನಿಗೆ ಸಮರ್ಪಕವಾದ ಉಪವಾಸ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತೀರೋ?
Marathi: ह्या अशा प्रकारचा उपास मला हवा आहे काय, ज्यात मनुष्याच्या जीवास पीडा व्हावी? आपले डोके लव्हाळ्यासारखे खाली लववणे आणि आपल्या खाली गोणताट व राख पसरवणे, तु खरच याला उपास म्हणतोस, तो दिवस जो परमेश्वराला आनंदीत करेल?
Odiya: ଏହି ପ୍ରକାର ଉପବାସ, ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଆପଣା ପ୍ରାଣକୁ କ୍ଲେଶ ଦେବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ଏହି ପ୍ରକାର ଦିନ, ଆମ୍ଭେ କ'ଣ ମନୋନୀତ କରିଅଛୁ ? ନଳବୃକ୍ଷ ପରି ମସ୍ତକ ନୁଆଁଇବାର, ପୁଣି ଚଟବସ୍ତ୍ର ଓ ଭସ୍ମ ଆପଣା ତଳେ ବିଛାଇବାର, ଏହାକୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଉପବାସ ଓ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟରେ କି ଗ୍ରାହ୍ୟ ଦିନ ବୋଲି କହିବ ?
Punjabi: ਭਲਾ, ਇਹ ਇਹੋ ਜਿਹਾ ਵਰਤ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਚੁਣਿਆ, ਅਰਥਾਤ ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਆਪਣੇ-ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਦੀਨ ਕਰੇ ? ਭਲਾ, ਸਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਨੇ ਵਾਂਗੂੰ ਝੁਕਾਉਣਾ, ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਥੱਲੇ ਤੱਪੜ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਆਹ ਵਿਛਾਉਣਾ, ਭਲਾ, ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਵਰਤ ਆਖੋਗੇ, ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਵੇ ?
Tamil: மனிதன் தன் ஆத்துமாவை ஒடுக்குகிறதும், தலைவணங்கி நாணலைப்போல் சணல்ஆடையிலும் சாம்பலிலும் படுத்துக்கொள்ளுகிறதும், எனக்குப் பிரியமான உபவாச நாளாயிருக்குமோ? இதையா உபவாசமென்றும் கர்த்தருக்குப் பிரியமான நாளென்றும் சொல்வாய்?
Telugu: నేను కోరేది అలాంటి ఉపవాసమా? ప్రతివాడు తనను తాను అణుచుకుంటే సరిపోతుందా? ఒకడు రెల్లులాగా తలవంచుకుని గోనెపట్ట కట్టుకుని బూడిద పరచుకుని కూర్చోవడం ఉపవాసమా? అలాంటి ఉపవాసం యెహోవాకు ఇష్టమని మీరనుకుంటారా?
NETBible: Is this really the kind of fasting I want? Do I want a day when people merely humble themselves, bowing their heads like a reed and stretching out on sackcloth and ashes? Is this really what you call a fast, a day that is pleasing to the
NASB: "Is it a fast like this which I choose, a day for a man to humble himself? Is it for bowing one’s head like a reed And for spreading out sackcloth and ashes as a bed? Will you call this a fast, even an acceptable day to the LORD?
HCSB: Will the fast I choose be like this: A day for a person to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?
LEB: Is this the kind of fasting I have chosen? Should people humble themselves for only a day? Is fasting just bowing your head like a cattail and making your bed from sackcloth and ashes? Is this what you call fasting? Is this an acceptable day to the LORD?
ESV: Is such the fast that I choose, a day for a person to humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the LORD?
NRSV: Is such the fast that I choose, a day to humble oneself? Is it to bow down the head like a bulrush, and to lie in sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD?
REB: Is this the kind of fast that I require, a day of mortification such as this: that a person should bow his head like a bulrush and use sackcloth and ashes for a bed? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD?
NKJV: Is it a fast that I have chosen, A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush, And to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Would you call this a fast, And an acceptable day to the LORD?
KJV: Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? [is it] to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes [under him]? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
NLT: You humble yourselves by going through the motions of penance, bowing your heads like a blade of grass in the wind. You dress in sackcloth and cover yourselves with ashes. Is this what you call fasting? Do you really think this will please the LORD?
GNB: When you fast, you make yourselves suffer; you bow your heads low like a blade of grass and spread out sackcloth and ashes to lie on. Is that what you call fasting? Do you think I will be pleased with that?
ERV: Do you think I want to see people punish their bodies on those days of fasting? Do you think I want people to look sad and bow their heads like dead plants? Do you think I want people to wear mourning clothes and sit in ashes to show their sadness? That is what you do on your days of fasting. Do you think that is what the LORD wants?
BBE: Have I given orders for such a day as this? a day for keeping yourselves from pleasure? is it only a question of the bent head, of putting on haircloth, and being seated in the dust? is this what seems to you a holy day, well-pleasing to the Lord?
MSG: Do you think this is the kind of fast day I'm after: a day to show off humility? To put on a pious long face and parade around solemnly in black? Do you call that fasting, a fast day that I, GOD, would like?
CEV: Do you think the LORD wants you to give up eating and to act as humble as a bent-over bush? Or to dress in sackcloth and sit in ashes? Is this really what he wants on a day of worship?
CEVUK: Do you think the Lord wants you to give up eating and to act as humble as a bent-over bush? Or to dress in sackcloth and sit in ashes? Is this really what he wants on a day of worship?
GWV: Is this the kind of fasting I have chosen? Should people humble themselves for only a day? Is fasting just bowing your head like a cattail and making your bed from sackcloth and ashes? Is this what you call fasting? Is this an acceptable day to the LORD?
NET [draft] ITL: Is <01961> this <02088> really the kind of fasting <06685> I want <0977>? Do I want a day <03117> when people <0120> merely humble <06031> themselves <05315>, bowing <03721> their heads <07218> like a reed <0100> and stretching out <03331> on sackcloth <08242> and ashes <0665>? Is this <02088> really what you call <07121> a fast <06685>, a day <03117> that is pleasing <07522> to the Lord <03068>?