Genesis 49:6 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional May I never come into their council; may I not be joined to their company— for in their anger they killed men, and at their whim they hamstrung oxen. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; Unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: For in their anger they slew a man, And in their selfwill they digged down a wall. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O my soul, come not into their secret council; unto their assembly let not my honor be united [for I knew nothing of their plot], because in their anger they slew men [an honored man, Shechem, and the Shechemites], and in their self-will they disabled oxen. American Standard Version (1901) O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hocked an ox. Common English Bible May I myself never enter their council. May my honor never be linked to their group; for when they were angry, they killed men, and whenever they wished, they maimed oxen. Catholic Public Domain Version Let not my soul go by their counsel, nor my glory be within their meeting. For in their fury they killed a man, and in their self-will they undermined a wall. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let not my soul go into their counsel, nor my glory be in their assembly: because in their fury they slew a man, and in their selfwill they undermined a wall. |
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites; my numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.”
David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for a hundred chariots.
David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand cavalry, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left one hundred of them.
Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers;
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
O that you would kill the wicked, O God, and that the bloodthirsty would depart from me—
Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure.
Do not sweep me away with sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who are workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors, while mischief is in their hearts.
so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.
Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.
Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers,
If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us wantonly ambush the innocent;
The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
I did not sit in the company of merrymakers, nor did I rejoice; under the weight of your hand I sat alone, for you had filled me with indignation.
My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent; for I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
And I will say to my soul, “‘Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.” ’
Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship is there between light and darkness?
“Cursed be anyone who strikes down a neighbor in secret.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”
And Joshua did to them as the Lord commanded him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire.
The torrent Kishon swept them away, the onrushing torrent, the torrent Kishon. March on, my soul, with might!