Nehemiah 5:8
New International Version
and said: "As far as possible, we have bought back our fellow Jews who were sold to the Gentiles. Now you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!" They kept quiet, because they could find nothing to say.

New Living Translation
At the meeting I said to them, "We are doing all we can to redeem our Jewish relatives who have had to sell themselves to pagan foreigners, but you are selling them back into slavery again. How often must we redeem them?" And they had nothing to say in their defense.

English Standard Version
and said to them, “We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say.

Berean Study Bible
and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.

New American Standard Bible
I said to them, "We according to our ability have redeemed our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?" Then they were silent and could not find a word to say.

King James Bible
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and said, "We have done our best to buy back our Jewish countrymen who were sold to foreigners, but now you sell your own countrymen, and we have to buy them back." They remained silent and could not say a word.

International Standard Version
I accused them, "To the best of our ability, we've been buying back our fellow Jews who had been sold to foreigners. Even now you're selling your fellow countrymen, only for them to be sold back to us!" They kept quiet and never spoke a word.

NET Bible
I said to them, "To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen, so that we can then buy them back!" They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then I told them, "We have done our best to buy back our Jewish relatives who had been sold to other nations. Now you are selling your Jewish relatives so that we have to buy them back again!" They were unable to say anything.

Jubilee Bible 2000
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren, the Jews who had been sold unto the Gentiles; and will ye even sell your brethren? And shall they be sold unto us? Then they remained silent, for they had nothing to answer.

King James 2000 Bible
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold unto the nations; and will you even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.

American King James Version
And I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brothers the Jews, which were sold to the heathen; and will you even sell your brothers? or shall they be sold to us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.

American Standard Version
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I said to them: We, as you know, have redeemed according to our ability our brethren the Jews, that were sold to the Gentiles: and will you then sell your brethren, for us to redeem them ? And they held their peace, and found not what to answer.

Darby Bible Translation
And I said to them, We, according to our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the nations; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? And they were silent and found no answer.

English Revised Version
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold to us? Then they held their peace, and found nothing to answer.

World English Bible
I said to them, "We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?" Then they held their peace, and found never a word.

Young's Literal Translation
and say to them, 'We have acquired our brethren the Jews, those sold to the nations, according to the ability that is in us, and ye also sell your brethren, and they have been sold to us!' and they are silent, and have not found a word.

Nehemia 5:8 Afrikaans PWL
“Ons koop ons broers van Y’hudah vry wat aan die nasies verkoop was, beide hulle en hulle kinders en sal julle selfs ’n man vat as waarborg vir sy broer?” Ek het daarom op hulle geskree en vir hulle gesê: “Sal julle ook julle broers verkoop?” Toe was hulle stil en het my nie geantwoord nie.

Nehemia 5:8 Albanian
dhe u thashë: "Simbas mundësive tona ne kemi shpenguar vëllezërit tanë Judej që u ishin shitur kombeve; por tani a do t'i shisnit vëllezërit tuaj, apo duhet që ata të na shiten neve?". Atëherë ata heshtën me qenë se nuk gjenin fjalë për të thënë.

ﻧﺤﻤﻴﺎ 5:8 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
وقلت لهم نحن اشترينا اخوتنا اليهود الذين بيعوا للامم حسب طاقتنا. وانتم ايضا تبيعون اخوتكم فيباعون لنا. فسكتوا ولم يجدوا جوابا.

Dyr Nehymies 5:8 Bavarian
und gröd s an: "Mir tuend üns abhin, däß myr von ünserne jüdischn Stammsbrüeder umbb de Haidn so vil wie müglich freikaauffend. Ös aber verkaaufftß eiskalt enkerne aignen Stammsbrüeder, däß s mir aft wider freikaauffen derffend?!" Daa wurdnd s ganz staet; daa fiel ien +nix meer ein.

Неемия 5:8 Bulgarian
Ние според силата си изкупихме братята си юдеите, които бяха продадени на народите; а сами вие ще продадете ли братята си? трябва ли да се продадат нам? А те мълчаха и не намериха какво [да отговорят].

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
我對他們說:「我們盡力贖回我們弟兄,就是賣於外邦的猶大人,你們還要賣弟兄,使我們贖回來嗎?」他們就靜默不語,無話可答。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
我对他们说:“我们尽力赎回我们弟兄,就是卖于外邦的犹大人,你们还要卖弟兄,使我们赎回来吗?”他们就静默不语,无话可答。

尼 希 米 記 5:8 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
我 對 他 們 說 : 我 們 盡 力 贖 回 我 們 弟 兄 , 就 是 賣 與 外 邦 的 猶 大 人 ; 你 們 還 要 賣 弟 兄 , 使 我 們 贖 回 來 麼 ? 他 們 就 靜 默 不 語 , 無 話 可 答 。

尼 希 米 記 5:8 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
我 对 他 们 说 : 我 们 尽 力 赎 回 我 们 弟 兄 , 就 是 卖 与 外 邦 的 犹 大 人 ; 你 们 还 要 卖 弟 兄 , 使 我 们 赎 回 来 麽 ? 他 们 就 静 默 不 语 , 无 话 可 答 。

Nehemiah 5:8 Croatian Bible
I rekao sam: "Mi smo, koliko smo mogli, otkupili svoju židovsku braću koja bijahu prodana poganima. A sada vi prodajete svoju braću da bismo ih otkupili!" Svi su šutjeli i nitko nije odgovorio.

Kinha Nehemiášova 5:8 Czech BKR
A řekl jsem jim: My vyplacujeme bratří své Židy, kteříž prodáni byli pohanům, podlé možnosti naší. Což vy zase prodávati máte bratří vaše, anobrž což je sobě prodávati budete? Kteřížto umlkli a nenalezli odpovědi.

Nehemias 5:8 Danish
og sagde til dem: Saa vidt vi var i Stand dertil, har vi frikøbt vore jødiske Brødre, der maatte sælge sig til Hedningerne; og I sælger eders Brødre, saa de maa sælge sig til os! Da tav de og fandt intet at svare.

Nehemia 5:8 Dutch Staten Vertaling
En ik zeide tot hen: Wij hebben onze broederen, de Joden, die aan de heidenen verkocht waren, naar ons vermogen wedergekocht; en zoudt gijlieden ook uw broederen verkopen, of zouden zij aan ons verkocht worden? Toen zwegen zij, en vonden geen antwoord.

Swete's Septuagint
καὶ εἶπα αὐτοῖς Ἡμεῖς κεκτήμεθα τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἡμῶν τοὺς Ἰουδαίους τοὺς πωλουμένους τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἐν ἑκουσίῳ ἡμῶν· καὶ ὑμεῖς πωλεῖτε τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἡμῶν; καὶ ἡσύχασαν καὶ οὐχ εὕροσαν λόγον.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וָאֹמְרָ֣ה לָהֶ֗ם אֲנַ֣חְנוּ קָ֠נִינוּ אֶת־אַחֵ֨ינוּ הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים הַנִּמְכָּרִ֤ים לַגֹּויִם֙ כְּדֵ֣י בָ֔נוּ וְגַם־אַתֶּ֛ם תִּמְכְּר֥וּ אֶת־אֲחֵיכֶ֖ם וְנִמְכְּרוּ־לָ֑נוּ וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְלֹ֥א מָצְא֖וּ דָּבָֽר׃ ס

WLC (Consonants Only)
ואמרה להם אנחנו קנינו את־אחינו היהודים הנמכרים לגוים כדי בנו וגם־אתם תמכרו את־אחיכם ונמכרו־לנו ויחרישו ולא מצאו דבר׃ ס

Aleppo Codex
ח ואמרה להם אנחנו קנינו את אחינו היהודים הנמכרים לגוים כדי בנו וגם אתם תמכרו את אחיכם ונמכרו לנו ויחרישו ולא מצאו דבר  {ס}

Nehemiás 5:8 Hungarian: Karoli
És mondám nékik: Mi megváltottuk a mi atyánkfiait, a zsidókat, a kik a pogányoknak eladattak vala, a mi tehetségünk szerint; és ti is meg akarjátok venni a ti atyátokfiait, s õk nékünk adják el magokat?! És hallgatának és nem tudának felelni semmit.

Neĥemja 5:8 Esperanto
Kaj mi diris al ili:Ni elacxetis niajn fratojn, la Judojn, kiuj estis venditaj al la nacioj, kiom ni povis; dume vi volas vendi viajn fratojn, kaj ili estas vendataj al ni! Ili silentis kaj trovis nenion por respondi.

NEHEMIA 5:8 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Ja sanoin heille: me olemme ostaneet veljemme Juudalaiset jälleen, jotka olivat myydyt pakanoille, varamme jälkeen; ja te vielä nyt tahdotte myydä veljenne, jotka meille myydyt ovat; niin he vaikenivat ja ei taitaneet vastata.

Néhémie 5:8 French: Darby
et je leur dis: Nous avons rachete, selon notre pouvoir, nos freres, les Juifs, qui avaient ete vendus aux nations; et vous voulez vous-memes vendre vos freres? Et c'est à nous qu'ils se vendraient? Et ils se turent et ne trouverent rien à dire.

Néhémie 5:8 French: Louis Segond (1910)
et je leur dis: Nous avons racheté selon notre pouvoir nos frères les Juifs vendus aux nations; et vous vendriez vous-mêmes vos frères, et c'est à nous qu'ils seraient vendus! Ils se turent, ne trouvant rien à répondre.

Néhémie 5:8 French: Martin (1744)
Et je leur dis : Nous avons racheté selon notre pouvoir nos frères Juifs, qui avaient été vendus aux nations, et vous vendriez vous-mêmes vos frères, ou nous seraient-ils vendus? Alors ils se turent, et ne surent que dire.

Nehemia 5:8 German: Modernized
und sprach zu ihnen: Wir haben unsere Brüder, die Juden, erkauft, die den Heiden verkauft waren, nach unserm Vermögen; und ihr wollt auch eure Brüder verkaufen, die wir zu uns gekauft haben? Da schwiegen sie und fanden nichts zu antworten.

Nehemia 5:8 German: Luther (1912)
und sprach zu ihnen: Wir haben unsre Brüder, die Juden, erkauft die den Heiden verkauft waren, nach unserm Vermögen; und ihr wollt auch eure Brüder verkaufen und sie sollen uns verkauft werden? Da schwiegen sie und fanden nichts zu antworten.

Nehemia 5:8 German: Textbibel (1899)
und sprach zu ihnen: Wir haben unsere jüdischen Brüder, die an die Heiden verkauft waren, losgekauft, so oft es uns möglich war. Ihr aber wollt gar eure Brüder verkaufen, daß sie an uns verkauft werden? Da schwiegen sie still und wußten nichts zu antworten.

Neemia 5:8 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
e dissi loro: "Noi, secondo la nostra possibilità, abbiamo riscattato i nostri fratelli Giudei che s’eran venduti ai pagani; e voi stessi vendereste i vostri fratelli, ed essi si venderebbero a noi!" Allora quelli si tacquero, e non seppero che rispondere.

Neemia 5:8 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
E dissi loro: Noi abbiamo, in quanto è stato in noi, riscattati i nostri fratelli Giudei che erano stati venduti alle genti; e voi vendereste ancora i vostri fratelli; o essi si venderebbero a noi! Allora essi si tacquero, e non sepper che dire.

NEHEMIA 5:8 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Maka kataku kepadanya: Bahwa segala saudara kami orang Yahudi yang telah dijual kepada orang kafir itu, ia itu sudah kami tebus sekadar kuat kami, manakan boleh kamu menjual saudaramu, melainkan tak akan jangan mereka itu dijual kepada kami juga. Maka diamlah mereka itu, tiada terkata-kata lagi.

느헤미아 5:8 Korean
이르기를 `우리는 이방인의 손에 팔린 우리 형제 유다 사람들을 우리의 힘을 다하여 속량하였거늘 너희는 너희 형제를 팔고자 하느냐 ? 더구나 우리의 손에 팔리게 하겠느냐 ?' 하매 저희가 잠잠하여 말이 없기로

Nehemiae 5:8 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
et dixi eis : Nos, ut scitis, redemimus fratres nostros Judæos, qui venditi fuerant gentibus secundum possibilitatem nostram : et vos igitur vendetis fratres vestros, et redimemus eos ? Et siluerunt, nec invenerunt quid responderent.

Nehemijo knyga 5:8 Lithuanian
kalbėjau: “Kiek leido mūsų išgalės, mes išpirkome savo brolius žydus, kurie buvo parduoti pagonims, o jūs verčiate savo brolius parsiduoti jums!” Jie tylėjo ir nieko neatsakė.

Nehemiah 5:8 Maori
I mea ano ahau ki a ratou, Kua poto ta matou hei whakahoki mai i o tatou teina, i nga Hurai, kua oti nei te hoko ki nga tauiwi, a ka hokona atu ano ranei e koutou o koutou tuakana, teina? ka hokona ranei ratou ki a tatou? Katahi ka whakarongo kau ratou, kihai hoki i kitea he kupu ma ratou.

Nehemias 5:8 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
Og jeg sa til dem: Vi har, så vidt vi kunde, løskjøpt våre jødiske brødre som var solgt til hedningene, og så vil I selge eders brødre, og de må selge sig til oss! Da tidde de og fant ikke et ord til svar.

Nehemías 5:8 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Y les dije: Nosotros, conforme a nuestras posibilidades, hemos redimido a nuestros hermanos judíos que fueron vendidos a las naciones; y ahora, ¿venderéis a vuestros hermanos para que sean vendidos a nosotros? Entonces se quedaron callados y no hallaron respuesta.

Nehemías 5:8 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Y les dije: "Nosotros, conforme a nuestras posibilidades, hemos redimido a nuestros hermanos Judíos que fueron vendidos a las naciones; y ahora, ¿venderían ustedes aun a sus hermanos para que sean vendidos a nosotros?" Ellos se quedaron callados y no hallaron respuesta que dar.

Nehemías 5:8 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Y les dije: Nosotros conforme a nuestras posibilidades rescatamos a nuestros hermanos judíos que habían sido vendidos a las naciones; ¿y vosotros venderéis aun a vuestros hermanos, o serán vendidos a nosotros? Y callaron, pues no tuvieron qué responder.

Nehemías 5:8 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Y díjeles: Nosotros rescatamos á nuestros hermanos Judíos que habían sido vendidos á las gentes, conforme á la facultad que había en nosotros: ¿y vosotros aun vendéis á vuestros hermanos, y serán vendidos á nosotros? Y callaron, que no tuvieron qué respon

Nehemías 5:8 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Y les dije: Nosotros rescatamos a nuestros hermanos judíos que habían sido vendidos a los gentiles, conforme a la facultad que había en nosotros, ¿y vosotros aun vendéis a vuestros hermanos, y serán vendidos a nosotros? Y callaron, pues no tuvieron qué responder.

Neemias 5:8 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
E afirmei-lhes: “Nós, segundo as nossas posses, compramos de volta os nossos irmãos judeus que tinham sido vendidos aos outros povos. E agora vendestes os vossos próprios irmãos? Assim eles teriam que ser vendidos a nós outra vez?” Eles, diante desta confrontação, não tiveram como responder, e ficaram em silêncio.

Neemias 5:8 Portugese Bible
E disse-lhes: Nós, segundo as nossas posses, temos resgatado os judeus, nossos irmãos, que foram vendidos às nações; e vós venderíeis os vossos irmãos, ou seriam vendidos a nós? Então se calaram, e não acharam o que responder.   

Neemia 5:8 Romanian: Cornilescu
şi le-am zis: ,,Noi am răscumpărat, după puterea noastră, pe fraţii noştri Iudei, vînduţi neamurilor; şi voi să vindeţi pe fraţii voştri? Şi încă nouă să ne fie vînduţi?`` Ei au tăcut, ne avînd ce să răspundă.

Неемия 5:8 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
и сказал им: мы выкупали братьев своих, Иудеев, проданных народам, сколько было сил у нас, а вы продаете братьев своих, иони продаются нам? Они молчали и не находили ответа.

Неемия 5:8 Russian koi8r
и сказал им: мы выкупали братьев своих, Иудеев, проданных народам, сколько было сил у нас, а вы продаете братьев своих, и они продаются нам? Они молчали и не находили ответа.

Nehemja 5:8 Swedish (1917)
Och jag sade till dem: »Vi hava efter förmåga friköpt våra judiska bröder som voro sålda åt hedningarna. Skolen nu I sälja edra bröder? Skola de behöva sälja sig åt oss?» Då tego de och hade intet att svara.

Nehemiah 5:8 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
At sinabi ko sa kanila, Kami ayon sa aming kaya ay aming tinubos ang aming mga kapatid na mga Judio, na mga naipagbili sa mga bansa; at inyo ba ring ipagbibili ang inyong mga kapatid, at sila'y maipagbibili sa amin? Nang magkagayo'y nagsitahimik sila, at hindi nakasumpong kailan man ng salita.

เนหะมีย์ 5:8 Thai: from KJV
และข้าพเจ้ากล่าวแก่เขาว่า "เราได้ไถ่พวกยิวพี่น้องของเราผู้ถูกขายไปยังคนต่างประเทศคืนมา ตามแต่เราจะสามารถทำได้ แต่ท่านกลับขายพี่น้องของท่าน เพื่อเขาจะได้ถูกขายให้แก่พวกเรา" คนทั้งหลายก็นิ่งอยู่ พูดไม่ออก

Nehemya 5:8 Turkish
‹‹Biz yabancılara satılan Yahudi kardeşlerimizi elimizden geldiğince geri almaya çalışırken siz kardeşlerinizi satıyorsunuz. Yine bize satılsınlar diye mi?›› Sustular, söyleyecek söz bulamadılar.

Neâ-heâ-mi 5:8 Vietnamese (1934)
mà nói rằng: Cứ theo quyền chúng ta có chuộc lại anh em chúng ta, là người Giu-đa, mà đã bị bán cho các dân tộc, và các ngươi lại muốn bán anh em mình sao? Chớ thì họ sẽ bị bán cho chúng ta sao? Chúng bèn làm thinh chẳng biết nói chi nữa.

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