TOV
12. நாங்கள் எகிப்திலே இருக்கும்போது, நாங்கள் எகிப்தியருக்கு வேலைசெய்ய எங்களைச் சும்மா விட்டுவிடும் என்று சொன்னோம் அல்லவா? நாங்கள் வனாந்தரத்திலே சாகிறதைப்பார்க்கிலும் எகிப்தியருக்கு வேலைசெய்கிறது எங்களுக்கு நலமாயிருக்குமே என்றார்கள்.
ERVTA
12. இவ்வாறு நடக்குமென நாங்கள் உங்களிடம் கூறினோம். எகிப்தில் இருந்தபோது நாங்கள், ‘எங்களைத் தொல்லைப்படுத்தாதீர்கள். நாங்கள் தங்கியிருந்து எகிப்தியருக்கு அடிமை வேலை செய்வோம்’ என்றோம். அங்கிருந்து வெளியேறி பாலைவனத்தில் இங்கு மடிவதைக் காட்டிலும் அங்கு தங்கி அடிமைகளாக இருப்பதே நலமாக இருந்திருக்கும்” என்றனர்.
IRVTA
12. நாங்கள் எகிப்திலே இருக்கும்போது, எகிப்தியர்களுக்கு வேலை செய்ய எங்களைச் சும்மா விட்டுவிடும் என்று சொன்னோம் அல்லவா? நாங்கள் வனாந்திரத்திலே சாவதைவிட எகிப்தியர்களுக்கு வேலைசெய்கிறது எங்களுக்கு நலமாக இருக்குமே” என்றார்கள்.
ECTA
12. "எங்களை விட்டுவிடும்; நாங்கள் எகிப்தியர்களுக்கு ஊழியம் செய்வோம்" என்பதுதானே எகிப்தில் நாங்கள் உம்மிடம் கூறிய வார்த்தை! ஏனெனில் பாலைநிலத்தில் செத்தொழிவதைவிட, எகிப்தியருக்கு ஊழியம் செய்வதே எங்களுக்கு நலம்" என்றனர்.
RCTA
12. நாங்கள் எகிப்திலே உமக்குச் சொன்ன சொல் இதுவே அன்றோ? எகிப்தியருக்கு வேலை செய்ய எங்களைச் சும்மா விட்டுப்போம் என்று சொன்னோம் அல்லவா? பாலைநிலத்தில் சாவதைக் காட்டிலும் அவர்களுக்கு வேலை செய்வது எங்களுக்கு நலமாய் இருக்குமே என்றார்கள்.
OCVTA
12. ‘எங்களைச் சும்மாவிடும்; நாங்கள் எகிப்தியருக்கு வேலைசெய்வோம்’ என்று, நாங்கள் எகிப்திலிருக்கும்போதே உமக்குச் சொல்லவில்லையா? பாலைவனத்தில் நாங்கள் சாகிறதைவிட, எகிப்தியருக்கு வேலை செய்வது நலமாயிருந்திருக்குமே!” என்றார்கள்.
KJV
12. [Is] not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For [it had been] better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
AMP
12. Did we not tell you in Egypt, Let us alone; let us serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.
KJVP
12. [ Is ] not H3808 I-NADV this H2088 DPRO the word H1697 D-NMS that H834 RPRO we did tell H1696 thee in Egypt H4714 , saying H559 L-VQFC , Let us alone H2308 VQI2MS , that we may serve H5647 the Egyptians H4714 ? For H3588 CONJ [ it ] [ had ] [ been ] better H2896 AMS for us to serve H5647 the Egyptians H4714 , than that we should die H4191 in the wilderness H4057 .
YLT
12. Is not this the word which we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Cease from us, and we serve the Egyptians; for better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in a wilderness?`
ASV
12. Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
WEB
12. Isn't this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?' For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."
NASB
12. Did we not tell you this in Egypt, when we said, 'Leave us alone. Let us serve the Egyptians'? Far better for us to be the slaves of the Egyptians than to die in the desert."
ESV
12. Is not this what we said to you in Egypt, 'Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."
RV
12. Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
RSV
12. Is not this what we said to you in Egypt, `Let us alone and let us serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."
NKJV
12. "[Is] this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians?' For [it would have been] better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness."
MKJV
12. Did we not tell you this word in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, so that we may serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
AKJV
12. Is not this the word that we did tell you in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
NRSV
12. Is this not the very thing we told you in Egypt, 'Let us alone and let us serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."
NIV
12. Didn't we say to you in Egypt,`Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!"
NIRV
12. We told you in Egypt, 'Leave us alone. Let us serve the Egyptians.' It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die here in the desert!"
NLT
12. Didn't we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, 'Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It's better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!'"
MSG
12. Back in Egypt didn't we tell you this would happen? Didn't we tell you, 'Leave us alone here in Egypt--we're better off as slaves in Egypt than as corpses in the wilderness.'"
GNB
12. Didn't we tell you before we left that this would happen? We told you to leave us alone and let us go on being slaves of the Egyptians. It would be better to be slaves there than to die here in the desert."
NET
12. Isn't this what we told you in Egypt, 'Leave us alone so that we can serve the Egyptians, because it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!'"
ERVEN
12. We told you this would happen! In Egypt we said, 'Please don't bother us. Let us stay and serve the Egyptians.' It would have been better for us to stay and be slaves than to come out here and die in the desert."