TOV
21. அவர்கள் நீதியின் மார்க்கத்தை அறிந்தபின்பு தங்களுக்கு ஒப்புவிக்கப்பட்ட பரிசுத்த கற்பனையை விட்டு விலகுவதைப்பார்க்கிலும் அதை அறியாதிருந்தார்களானால் அவர்களுக்கு நலமாயிருக்கும்.

ERVTA
21. ஆம், தமக்குக் கொடுக்கப்பட்ட பரிசுத்த கட்டளையைப்பற்றி அறிந்து, அதன் பிறகு அதிலிருந்து பிறழ்வதைக் காட்டிலும் இத்தகைய மக்கள் சரியான வழியைப்பற்றித் தெரிந்துகொள்ளாமலேயே இருப்பது நல்லதாகும்.

IRVTA
21. அவர்கள் நீதியின் பாதையை அறிந்தபின்பு தங்களுக்கு ஒப்புவிக்கப்பட்ட பரிசுத்த கட்டளையைவிட்டுவிலகுவதைவிட, அதை அறியாமல் இருந்தார்களானால் அவர்களுக்கு நலமாக இருக்கும்.

ECTA
21. அவர்கள் நீதிநெறியை அறிந்தபின் தங்களுக்கு அருளப்பட்ட தூய கட்டளையைக் கடைப்பிடியாமல் விட்டு விலகுவதைவிட, அதை அறியாமலே இருந்திருந்தால், நலமாயிருக்கும்.

RCTA
21. நீதி நெறியை அறிந்தபின், தங்களுக்கு அளிக்கப்பட்ட பரிசுத்த கட்டளையை விட்டு விலகுவதைவிட, அதை அறியாதிருப்பதே இவர்களுக்கு நன்மையாக இருந்திருக்கும்.

OCVTA
21. இவர்கள் நீதி வாழ்வின் வழியை அறியாதிருந்திருந்தால், அது இவர்களுக்கு அதிக நலமாயிருந்திருக்கும். ஏனெனில், இவர்கள் நீதி வாழ்வின் வழியை அறிந்த பின்பும், தங்களுக்குக் கொடுக்கப்பட்ட பரிசுத்த கட்டளைகளைவிட்டுத் திரும்பிப் போனார்களே.



KJV
21. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known [it,] to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

AMP
21. For never to have obtained a [full, personal] knowledge of the way of righteousness would have been better for them than, having obtained [such knowledge], to turn back from the holy commandment which was [verbally] delivered to them.

KJVP
21. For G1063 CONJ it had been G2258 V-IXI-3S better G2909 A-NSN for them G846 P-DPM not G3361 PRT-N to have known G1921 V-RAN the G3588 T-ASF way G3598 N-ASF of righteousness G1343 N-GSF , than G2228 PRT , after they have known G1921 V-2AAP-DPM [ it , ] to turn G1994 V-AAN from G1537 PREP the G3588 T-GSF holy G40 A-GSF commandment G1785 N-GSF delivered G3860 V-APP-GSF unto them G846 P-DPM .

YLT
21. for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged [it], to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,

ASV
21. For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

WEB
21. For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

NASB
21. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment handed down to them.

ESV
21. For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

RV
21. For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

RSV
21. For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

NKJV
21. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known [it,] to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

MKJV
21. For it would have been better for them not to have fully known the way of righteousness, than fully knowing it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

AKJV
21. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

NRSV
21. For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment that was passed on to them.

NIV
21. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.

NIRV
21. What if they had not known the way of godliness? That would have been better than to have known it and then to have turned their backs on it. The way of godliness is the sacred command that was passed on to them.

NLT
21. It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life.

MSG
21. Better not to have started out on the straight road to God than to start out and then turn back, repudiating the experience and the holy command.

GNB
21. It would have been much better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than to know it and then turn away from the sacred command that was given them.

NET
21. For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.

ERVEN
21. Yes, it would be better for them to have never known the right way. That would be better than to know the right way and then to turn away from the holy teaching that was given to them.