1 Maccabees 5:40 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Now as Judas and his army drew near to the stream of water, Timothy said to the officers of his forces, “If he crosses over to us first, we will not be able to resist him, for he will surely defeat us. More versionsCommon English Bible As Judas and his army were drawing near to the stream of water, Timothy told the officers of his forces, “If Judas crosses the water first, we won’t be able to resist him, and he’ll surely defeat us. Catholic Public Domain Version And Timothy said to the leaders of his army: "When Judas and his army approach, close to the torrent of water, if he crosses over to us first, we will not be able to withstand him. For he will be able to prevail against us. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Timotheus said to the captains of his army: When Judas and his army come near the torrent of water, if he pass over unto us first, we shall not be able to withstand him: for he will certainly prevail over us. Good News Translation (US Version) As Judas and his army came closer to the water, Timothy said to his officers, “If he keeps on coming and crosses the river, we won't be able to turn back his attack, and he will defeat us. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Timotheus said to the captains of his army when Judas and his army drew near to the brook of water, “If he crosses over to us first, we won’t be able to withstand him, for he will certainly defeat us; Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition and they took up their positions near the stream. When Timothy saw them, he said to his officers: If Judas crosses the stream to attack, we won't have a chance, and he will destroy us. |