GUV
3. તેથી મેં તેઓની પાસે સંદેશાવાહક મોકલીને આ જવાબ આપ્યો કે, “હું એક મોટું ચણતર કામ કરવામાં રોકાયેલો છું. માટે મારાથી આવી શકાય તેમ નથી. હું જો તમને મળવા આવું તો કામ અટકી પડે. હું એવું શું કામ કરું?”
ERVGU
IRVGU
3. મેં તેઓની પાસે સંદેશવાહકો મોકલીને જણાવ્યું, “હું એક મોટું કામ કરવામાં રોકાયેલો છું, માટે મારાથી આવી શકાય તેમ નથી. હું તે પડતું મૂકીને તમારી પાસે આવીને શા માટે કામ પડતું મૂકું?”
KJV
3. And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I [am] doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
AMP
3. And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave to come down to you?
KJVP
3. And I sent H7971 messengers H4397 unto H5921 PREP-3MP them , saying H559 L-VQFC , I H589 PPRO-1MS [ am ] doing H6213 VQPMS a great H1419 AFS work H4399 , so that I cannot H3808 W-NPAR come down H3381 : why H4100 L-IPRO should the work H4399 cease H7673 , whilst H834 K-RPRO I leave H7503 VHY1MS-3FS it , and come down H3381 to H413 you ?
YLT
3. And I send unto them messengers, saying, `A great work I am doing, and I am not able to come down; why doth the work cease when I let it alone, and have come down unto you?`
ASV
3. And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
WEB
3. I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I can't come down: why should the work cease, while I leave it, and come down to you?
NASB
3. However, I sent messengers to them with this reply: "I am engaged in a great enterprise and am unable to come down; why should the work stop, while I leave it to come down to you?"
ESV
3. And I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?"
RV
3. And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
RSV
3. And I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?"
NKJV
3. So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I [am] doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?"
MKJV
3. And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and come down to you?
AKJV
3. And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
NRSV
3. So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to come down to you?"
NIV
3. so I sent messengers to them with this reply: "I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?"
NIRV
3. So I sent messengers to them with my answer. I replied, "I'm working on a huge project. So I can't get away. Why should the work stop while I leave it? Why should I go down and talk with you?"
NLT
3. so I replied by sending this message to them: "I am engaged in a great work, so I can't come. Why should I stop working to come and meet with you?"
MSG
3. so I sent messengers back with this: "I'm doing a great work; I can't come down. Why should the work come to a standstill just so I can come down to see you?"
GNB
3. I sent messengers to say to them, "I am doing important work and can't go down there. I am not going to let the work stop just to go and see you."
NET
3. So I sent messengers to them saying, "I am engaged in an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?"
ERVEN
3. So I sent messengers to them with this answer: "I am doing important work, so I cannot come down. I don't want the work to stop just so I can come down and meet with you."