2 Maccabees 7:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition But one of them that spake first said thus, What wouldest thou ask or learn of us? we are ready to die, rather than to transgress the laws of our fathers. More versionsCommon English Bible One of them, speaking on behalf of the others, said, “What do you hope to ask and learn from us? We are prepared to die rather than sin against our ancestral laws.” Catholic Public Domain Version But one of them, who was first, spoke in this way: "What would you ask, or what would you want to learn from us? We are ready to die, rather than to betray the laws that our fathers received from God." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But one of them, who was the eldest, said thus: What wouldst thou ask, or learn of us? we are ready to die rather than to transgress the laws of God, received from our fathers. Good News Translation (US Version) Then one of the young men said, “What do you hope to gain by doing this? We would rather die than abandon the traditions of our ancestors.” World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers One of them made himself the spokesman and said, “What would you ask and learn from us? For we are ready to die rather than transgress the laws of our ancestors.” Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition But one of the brothers spoke up and said, “Why are you torturing us like this? We will die before we disobey the laws of our ancestors!” |