IRVML
3. എന്നാൽ ജനം: “നീ വരണ്ടാ; ഞങ്ങൾ തോറ്റോടിയാൽ ഞങ്ങളുടെ കാര്യം ആരും ഗണ്യമാക്കുകയില്ല; ഞങ്ങളിൽ പകുതിപേർ കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടു എന്നുവന്നാലും അതാരും ഗണ്യമാക്കുകയില്ല; നീയോ ഞങ്ങളിൽ പതിനായിരം പേർക്ക് തുല്യൻ. ആകയാൽ നീ പട്ടണത്തിൽ ഇരുന്നുകൊണ്ട് ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് സഹായം ചെയ്യുന്നത് നല്ലത് ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

MOV
3. എന്നാൽ ജനം: നീ വരേണ്ടാ; ഞങ്ങൾ തോറ്റോടി എന്നു വരികിൽ ഞങ്ങളുടെ കാര്യം ആരും ഗണ്യമാക്കുകയില്ല; ഞങ്ങളിൽ പാതിപേർ പട്ടുപോയി എന്നുവരികിലും അതാരും ഗണ്യമാക്കുകയില്ല; നീയോ ഞങ്ങളിൽ പതിനായിരം പേർക്കു തുല്യൻ. ആകയാൽ നീ പട്ടണത്തിൽ ഇരുന്നുകൊണ്ടു ഞങ്ങൾക്കു സഹായം ചെയ്യുന്നതു നല്ലതു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

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KJV
3. But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now [thou art] worth ten thousand of us: therefore now [it is] better that thou succour us out of the city.

AMP
3. But the men said, You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us; if half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth 10,000 such as we are. So now it is better that you be able to help us from the city.

KJVP
3. But the people H5971 answered H559 W-VQY3MS , Thou shalt not H3808 NADV go forth H3318 : for H3588 CONJ if H518 PART we flee away H5127 , they will not H3808 NADV care H7760 VQY3MP for H413 us ; neither H3808 ADV if H518 PART half H2677 of us die H4191 VQY3MP , will they care H7760 VQY3MP for H413 us : but H3588 CONJ now H6258 ADV [ thou ] [ art ] worth H3644 ten H6235 thousand H505 MMP of us : therefore now H6258 W-ADV [ it ] [ is ] better H2896 AMS that H3588 CONJ thou succor H5826 us out of the city H5892 M-NFS .

YLT
3. And the people say, `Thou dost not go out, for if we utterly flee, they do not set [their] heart upon us; and if half of us die, they do not set [their] heart unto us -- for now like us [are] ten thousand; and now, better that thou be to us from the city for an helper.`

ASV
3. But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city.

WEB
3. But the people said, You shall not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but you are worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city.

NASB
3. But they replied: "You must not come out with us. For if we should flee, we shall not count; even if half of us should die, we shall not count. You are equal to ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that we have you to help us from the city."

ESV
3. But the men said, "You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city."

RV
3. But the people said, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou be ready to succour us out of the city.

RSV
3. But the men said, "You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us; therefore it is better that you send us help from the city."

NKJV
3. But the people answered, "You shall not go out! For if we flee away, they will not care about us; nor if half of us die, will they care about us. But [you are] worth ten thousand of us now. For you are now more help to us in the city."

MKJV
3. But the people answered, You shall not go forth. For if we run away, they will not set their heart on us, even if half of us die. For now you are worth ten thousand of us. And now it is better that you remain to help us from the city.

AKJV
3. But the people answered, You shall not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now you are worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that you succor us out of the city.

NRSV
3. But the men said, "You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us; therefore it is better that you send us help from the city."

NIV
3. But the men said, "You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It would be better now for you to give us support from the city."

NIRV
3. But the men said, "You must not march out. If we are forced to run away, our enemies won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care. But you are worth 10,000 of us. So it would be better for you to stay here in the city. Then you can send us help if we need it."

NLT
3. But his men objected strongly. "You must not go," they urged. "If we have to turn and run-- and even if half of us die-- it will make no difference to Absalom's troops; they will be looking only for you. You are worth 10,000 of us, and it is better that you stay here in the town and send help if we need it."

MSG
3. They said, "No, you mustn't march with us. If we're forced to retreat, the enemy won't give it a second thought. And if half of us die, they won't do so either. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It will be better for us if you stay in the city and help from there."

GNB
3. "You mustn't go with us," they answered. "It won't make any difference to the enemy if the rest of us turn and run, or even if half of us are killed; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It will be better if you stay here in the city and send us help."

NET
3. But the soldiers replied, "You should not do this! For if we should have to make a rapid retreat, they won't be too concerned about us. Even if half of us should die, they won't be too concerned about us. But you are like ten thousand of us! So it is better if you remain in the city for support."

ERVEN
3. But they said, "No! You must not go with us. If we run away in the battle, Absalom's men will not care. No, even if only half of us are killed, Absalom's men will not care. But you are worth 10,000 of us! It is better for you to stay in the city. Then, if we need help, you can come help us."