(BHS) Nehemiah 5 : 15 וְהַפַּחֹות הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַי הִכְבִּידוּ עַל־הָעָם וַיִּקְחוּ מֵהֶם בְּלֶחֶם וָיַיִן אַחַר כֶּסֶף־שְׁקָלִים אַרְבָּעִים גַּם נַעֲרֵיהֶם שָׁלְטוּ עַל־הָעָם וַאֲנִי לֹא־עָשִׂיתִי כֵן מִפְּנֵי יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים׃
(BHSCO) Nehemiah 5 : 15 והפחות הראשנים אשר־לפני הכבידו על־העם ויקחו מהם בלחם ויין אחר כסף־שקלים ארבעים גם נעריהם שלטו על־העם ואני לא־עשיתי כן מפני יראת אלהים׃
(IS) Nehemiah 5 : 15 Prijašnji namjesnici, moji prethodnici, bili su narodu težak teret. Uzimali su od njih za jelo i vino svaki dan četrdeset šekela srebra. I područni činovnici njihovi tlačili su narod. Ja tako nijesam činio iz straha pred Bogom.
(JB) Nehemiah 5 : 15 Ali prijašnji upravitelji, moji prethodnici, ugnjetavahu narod: svakoga su dana od njega uzimali četrdeset šekela srebra za kruh; i njihove su sluge ugnjetavale narod. A ja nisam nikada tako činio, zbog straha Božjega.
(GSA) Nehemiah 5 : 15 και τας βιας τας πρωτας ας προ εμου εβαρυναν επ' αυτους και ελαβοσαν παρ' αυτων εν αρτοις και εν οινω εσχατον αργυριον διδραχμα τεσσαρακοντα και οι εκτετιναγμενοι αυτων εξουσιαζονται επι τον λαον και εγω ουκ εποιησα ουτως απο προσωπου φοβου θεου
(WLC) Nehemiah 5 : 15 וְהַפַּחֹות֩ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַ֜י הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ עַל־הָעָ֗ם וַיִּקְח֨וּ מֵהֶ֜ם בְּלֶ֤חֶם וָיַ֙יִן֙ אַחַר֙ כֶּֽסֶף־שְׁקָלִ֣ים אַרְבָּעִ֔ים גַּ֥ם נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם שָׁלְט֣וּ עַל־הָעָ֑ם וַאֲנִי֙ לֹא־עָשִׂ֣יתִי כֵ֔ן מִפְּנֵ֖י יִרְאַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃
(DK) Nehemiah 5 : 15 A pređašnji upravitelji koji bijahu prije mene bijahu teški narodu uzimajući od njega hljeba i vina osim četrdeset sikala srebra, i sluge njihove zapovijedahu po narodu; ali ja tako ne činih bojeći se Boga.
(TD) Nehemiah 5 : 15 Prije mene, prvi upravitelji slomili su narod i uzimali im kruha i vina i, osim toga, 40 sikala srebra . Njihove sluga također vršiše svoju prevlast nad narodom. Ali, ja osobno, ja nisam postupao tako, iz straha od Boga.
(dkc) Nehemiah 5 : 15 А пређашњи управитељи који бијаху прије мене бијаху тешки народу узимајући од њега хљеба и вина осим четрдесет сикала сребра, и слуге њихове заповиједаху по народу. Али ја тако не чиних бојећи се Бога.
(AKJV) Nehemiah 5 : 15 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
(ASV) Nehemiah 5 : 15 But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
(DB) Nehemiah 5 : 15 But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver: even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God.
(DRB) Nehemiah 5 : 15 But the former governors that had been before me, were chargeable to the people, and took of them in bread, and wine, and in money every day forty sides: and their officers also oppressed the people. But I did not so for the fear of God.
(ERV) Nehemiah 5 : 15 But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
(ESV) Nehemiah 5 : 15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
(GWT) Nehemiah 5 : 15 Those who were governors before me had made life difficult for the people by taking from them food and wine plus one pound of silver. Even the governors' servants took advantage of their power over the people. But I didn't do that, because I feared God.
(KJV) Nehemiah 5 : 15 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
(NLT) Nehemiah 5 : 15 The former governors, in contrast, had laid heavy burdens on the people, demanding a daily ration of food and wine, besides forty pieces of silver. Even their assistants took advantage of the people. But because I feared God, I did not act that way.
(WEB) Nehemiah 5 : 15 But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.
(YLT) Nehemiah 5 : 15 the former governors who are before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people -- and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.