(BHS) 1 Kings 20 : 31 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו עֲבָדָיו הִנֵּה־נָא שָׁמַעְנוּ כִּי מַלְכֵי בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי־מַלְכֵי חֶסֶד הֵם נָשִׂימָה נָּא שַׂקִּים בְּמָתְנֵינוּ וַחֲבָלִים בְּרֹאשֵׁנוּ וְנֵצֵא אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אוּלַי יְחַיֶּה אֶת־נַפְשֶׁךָ׃
(BHSCO) 1 Kings 20 : 31 ויאמרו אליו עבדיו הנה־נא שמענו כי מלכי בית ישראל כי־מלכי חסד הם נשימה נא שקים במתנינו וחבלים בראשנו ונצא אל־מלך ישראל אולי יחיה את־נפשך׃
(IS) 1 Kings 20 : 31 Sluge njegove rekoše mu: "Evo, čuli smo često, da su kraljevi kuće Izraelove velikodušni kraljevi. Pa demo žalosne haljine staviti oko svojih bedara i konopce oko svojih glava i izaći pred kralja Izraelova. Možda ti daruje život."
(JB) 1 Kings 20 : 31 Njegove su mu sluge rekle: "Gle! Mi smo čuli da su izraelski kraljevi milosrdni. Stavimo kostrijet oko bokova svojih i konope oko svojih glava, pa izađimo pred kralja izraelskog: možda će ti poštedjeti život."
(GSA) 1 Kings 20 : 31 (21:31) και ειπεν τοις παισιν αυτου οιδα οτι βασιλεις ισραηλ βασιλεις ελεους εισιν επιθωμεθα δη σακκους επι τας οσφυας ημων και σχοινια επι τας κεφαλας ημων και εξελθωμεν προς βασιλεα ισραηλ ει πως ζωογονησει τας ψυχας ημων
(WLC) 1 Kings 20 : 31 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָיו֮ עֲבָדָיו֒ הִנֵּֽה־נָ֣א שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ כִּ֗י מַלְכֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־מַלְכֵ֥י חֶ֖סֶד הֵ֑ם נָשִׂ֣ימָה נָּא֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵ֜ינוּ וַחֲבָלִ֣ים בְּרֹאשֵׁ֗נוּ וְנֵצֵא֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אוּלַ֖י יְחַיֶּ֥ה אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
(DK) 1 Kings 20 : 31 A sluge mu rekoše: evo čuli smo da su carevi doma Izrailjeva milostivi carevi; da vežemo kostrijet oko sebe i da metnemo uzice sebi oko vratova, pa da izidemo pred cara Izrailjeva, da ako ostavi u životu dušu tvoju.
(TD) 1 Kings 20 : 31 Njegove mu sluge rekoše: ”Mi smo čuli govoriti da kraljevi kuće Izraelove bijahu milosrdni kraljevi. Ogrnimo naša pleća *torbama, zakačimo naše laktove iznad glave i iziđimo u susret kralju Izraela. Možda će nam ostaviti život.“
(dkc) 1 Kings 20 : 31 А слуге му рекоше: ево чули смо да су цареви дома Израиљева милостиви цареви; да вежемо костријет око себе и да метнемо узице себи око вратова, па да изидемо пред цара Израиљева, да ако остави у животу душу твоју.
(AKJV) 1 Kings 20 : 31 And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray you, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save your life.
(ASV) 1 Kings 20 : 31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
(DB) 1 Kings 20 : 31 And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save thy life.
(DRB) 1 Kings 20 : 31 And his servants said to him: Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful: so let us put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: perhaps he will save our lives.
(ERV) 1 Kings 20 : 31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
(ESV) 1 Kings 20 : 31 And his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
(GWT) 1 Kings 20 : 31 His officers told him, "We have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. Allow us to dress in sackcloth, put ropes around our necks, and go to the king of Israel. Maybe he'll let you live."
(KJV) 1 Kings 20 : 31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
(NLT) 1 Kings 20 : 31 Ben-hadad's officers said to him, "Sir, we have heard that the kings of Israel are merciful. So let's humble ourselves by wearing burlap around our waists and putting ropes on our heads, and surrender to the king of Israel. Then perhaps he will let you live."
(WEB) 1 Kings 20 : 31 His servants said to him, "See now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Please let us put sackcloth on our bodies, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he will save your life."
(YLT) 1 Kings 20 : 31 And his servants say unto him, 'Lo, we pray thee, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel -- that they are kind kings; let us put, we pray thee, sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and we go out unto the king of Israel; it may be he doth keep thee alive.'