KNV
3. ಆದ ಕಾರಣ ನಾನು ಅವರ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಸೇವಕರನ್ನೂ ಕಳು ಹಿಸಿ--ನಾನು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೇನೆ; ಬರಲಾರೆನು; ನಾನು ಅದನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬರುವಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಕೆಲಸ ಯಾಕೆ ನಿಂತು ಹೋಗ ಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದೆನು.

ERVKN
3. ನಾನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಸೇವಕರ ಮುಖಾಂತರ ಈ ಉತ್ತರವನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದೆನು: “ನಾನು ಬಹಳ ವಿಶೇಷವಾದ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನನಗೆ ಬರಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ನನ್ನ ಬರುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ಈ ಕೆಲಸವು ನಿಂತು ಹೋಗಬಾರದು.”

IRVKN
3. ಆಗ ನಾನು ದೂತರ ಮುಖಾಂತರವಾಗಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ, “ನನಗೆ ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕೆಲಸವುಂಟು; ಅದನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದರೆ ಆ ಕೆಲಸವು ನಿಂತು ಹೋಗುವುದು; ನಾನು ಬರಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ” ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದೆನು.

OCVKN



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."