1 Samuel 12:2 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they [are] with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.

English ASV

And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day.

English Amplified

And now, behold, the king walks before you. And I am old and gray, and behold, my sons are with you. And I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And now, behold, the king walks before you. And I am old and gray, and behold, my sons are with you. And I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Now you can see that the king is leading you. As for me, I’m old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have led you from my youth until now.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And now behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and grey-headed; and behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth up to this day.

English EASY 2024

Listen! You now have a king to be your leader, instead of me. I am old and my hair is grey. My sons are here with you. I have been your leader from the time when I was young until now.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Now you have a king to lead you. I am old and gray, but my sons are here with you. I have been your leader since I was young.

And now, behold, the king walks before you, and I am old and gray; and behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

and now you have him to lead you. As for me, I am old and gray, and my sons are with you. I have been your leader from my youth until now.

English God's Word - GW 1995

And now, here is the king who will lead you. I am old and gray, but my sons are with you. I have led you from my youth until this day.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But now, you can see that the king is leading you. As for me, I'm old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have led you from my youth until today.

English KJV 1611

And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.

English LSB

So now, here is the king walking before you, but I am old and gray, and behold, my sons are with you. And I have walked before you from my youth even to this day.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And now, behold, the king walks before you, but I am old and gray-headed. As for my sons, they are with you. But I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Now, here is the king walking before you, but I am old and gray, and behold my sons are with you. And I have walked before you from my youth even to this day.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and now the king is your leader. As for me, I am old and gray, and have sons among you. I have lived with you from my youth to the present day.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Now you have a king as your leader. But I'm old. My hair is gray. My sons are here with you. I've been your leader from the time I was young until this very day.

English NIV

Now you have a king as your leader. As for me, I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have been your leader from my youth until this day.

English NKJ 1982

And now here is the king, walking before you; and I am old and grayheaded, and look, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.

English NLT

I have selected him ahead of my own sons, and I stand here, an old, gray-haired man. I have served as your leader since I was a boy.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

See, it is the king who leads you now; I am old and gray, but my sons are with you. I have led you from my youth until this day.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray, and behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I have selected him ahead of my own sons and now I stand here, an old, gray-haired man who has been in public service from the time he was a lad.

English Tyndale 1537

And see your king walketh before you. But I am old and gray headed: and behold my sons are with you and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.