1 Maccabees 6:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 I said to myself, ‘To what distress I have come! And into what a great flood I now am plunged! For I was kind and beloved in my power.’ More versionsCommon English Bible I say to myself, What distress I’ve come to! What a great flood I’ve now been plunged into! Once I was kind and was loved in my power. Catholic Public Domain Version And I said in my heart: How much trouble has come to me, and what floods of sorrow there are, where I am now! I used to be cheerful and beloved in my power! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I said in my heart: Into how much tribulation am I come, and into what floods of sorrow, wherein now I am: I that was pleasant and beloved in my power! Good News Translation (US Version) At first I asked myself why these great waves of trouble were sweeping over me, since I have been kind and well-liked during my reign. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers I said in my heart, ‘To what suffering I have come! How great a flood it is that I’m in, now! For I was gracious and loved in my power.’ Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition and keep saying to myself, “How did you ever get into such a mess? Why are you up to your neck in troubles? After all, you're a kind ruler, and everyone likes you.” |