God catches even wise people\par in their own traps.\par So those clever plans are not successful.\par
Exodus 1:10 - Easy To Read Version We must make plans to stop the Israelites from growing stronger. If there is a war, the people of Israel might join our enemies. Then they might defeat us and escape from us.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply more and, should war befall us, they join our enemies, fight against us, and escape out of the land. American Standard Version (1901) come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land. Common English Bible Come on, let’s be smart and deal with them. Otherwise, they will only grow in number. And if war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and then escape from the land.” Catholic Public Domain Version Come, let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply; and if any war should advance against us, they may be added to our enemies, and having fought against us, they might depart from the land." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Come, let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply: and if any war shall rise against us, join with our enemies, and having overcome us, depart out of the land. |
God catches even wise people\par in their own traps.\par So those clever plans are not successful.\par
Proud and wicked people make evil plans.\par And they hurt poor people.\par
So the Egyptians began to hate\par Jacob’s family.\par They made plans against their slaves.\par
Those bad people might say, “Come with us! We are going to hide and wait for someone to kill. We will attack some innocent person.
There is a way that seems right to people. But that way leads only to death.
There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.
Come and help me. These people are too powerful for me. I know that you have great power. If you bless a person, then good things happen to him. And if you speak against a person, then bad things happen to him. So come and speak against these people. Maybe then I will be able to defeat them. Then I can force them to leave my country.”
The next morning some of the Jews made a plan. They wanted to kill Paul. The Jews made a promise (vow) to themselves that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
This king tricked (deceived) our people. He was bad to our ancestors. The king made them put their children outside to die.
But the Philistine captains were angry with Achish. They said, “Send David back! David must go back to the city you gave him. He can’t go with us into battle. {If he is here} we will have an enemy in our own camp. He would make his king happy by killing our men.