2 Esdras 7:75 - Revised Standard Version CI

⁷⁵ I answered and said, “If I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, show this also to thy servant: whether after death, as soon as every one of us yields up his soul, we shall be kept in rest until those times come when thou wilt renew the creation, or whether we shall be tormented at once?”

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Common English Bible

⁷⁵ I replied: “If I have found favor with you, Lord, show this also to your servant: After death, as soon as each person gives up his or her soul, will we be kept asleep until the time comes for you to begin to renew creation, or will we be tormented right away?”

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁷⁵ Then I said, “Sir, may I ask you, please, to explain to me what happens when we die, when each of us must give back our soul? Will we be kept at rest until the time when you begin to make your new creation, or will our torment begin immediately?”

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁷⁵ I answered, “If I have found grace in your sight, O Lord, show this also to your servant, whether after death, even now when every one of us gives up his soul, we will be kept in rest until those times come, in which you renew the creation, or whether we will be tormented immediately.”

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

⁷⁵ Then I said, “Sir, may I ask you, please, to explain to me what happens when we die, when we must give back our soul? Will we be kept at rest until the time when you begin to make your new creation, or will our torment begin immediately?”

World English Bible British Edition

⁷⁵ I answered, “If I have found grace in your sight, O Lord, show this also to your servant, whether after death, even now when every one of us gives up his soul, we will be kept in rest until those times come, in which you renew the creation, or whether we will be tormented immediately.”

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