1 Maccabees 3:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas, “How can we, few as we are, fight against so great and so strong a multitude? And we are faint, for we have eaten nothing today.” More versionsCommon English Bible When they saw Seron’s army that was coming against them, they said to Judas, “How can we, who are so few, fight against so large and strong a multitude? What’s more, we feel faint because we haven’t eaten today.” Catholic Public Domain Version But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas, "How will we few be able to fight against so great and so strong a multitude, even though we are weakened by fasting today?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas: How shall we, being few, be able to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, and we are ready to faint with fasting to day? Good News Translation (US Version) When Judas' men saw the army coming against them, they asked, “How can our little group of men fight an army as big as that? Besides, we have not eaten all day, and we are tired!” World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said to Judas, “What? Shall we be able, being a small company, to fight against so great and strong a multitude? We for our part are faint, having tasted no food this day.” Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition But when they saw the enemy closing in, they said, “There are only a few of us. How can we fight against such a strong army? And besides, we feel weak, because we haven't had anything to eat all day long.” |