[和合本] 耶和华却因他仆人大卫的缘故，仍不肯灭绝犹大，照他所应许大卫的话，永远赐灯光与他的子孙。
[新标点] 耶和华却因他仆人大卫的缘故，仍不肯灭绝犹大，照他所应许大卫的话，永远赐灯光与他的子孙。
[和合修] 耶和华却因他仆人大卫的缘故，不肯灭绝犹大，要照他所应许的，永远赐灯光给大卫和他的子孙。
[新译本] 但耶和华因他仆人大卫的缘故不愿毁灭犹大，却要照他应许大卫的，赐给他和他的后裔永远有香灯延续。
[当代修] 但耶和华因祂仆人大卫的缘故而不愿毁灭犹大，因为祂曾应许让大卫的子孙永远做王。
[现代修] 但上主不愿毁灭犹大；因为他曾应许他的仆人大卫，要使大卫的后代永远有人作王。
[吕振中] 但永恒主却因他仆人大卫的缘故仍不情愿灭绝犹大，乃是照他对大卫所应许过的、要使他和他子孙日日不断地有灯光。
[思高本] 但是，上主为了他仆人达味的缘故，不愿消灭犹大，因为他曾向达味应许过，他的子孙中，要永远给他留下一盏明灯。
[文理本] 然耶和华以其仆大卫故、不灭犹大、依其所许、永锡灯光于大卫、爰及子孙、
[GNT] but the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, because he had promised his servant David that his descendants would always continue to rule.
[BBE] But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on Judah, because of David his servant, to whom he had given his word that he would have a light for ever.
[KJV] Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
[NKJV] Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah, for the sake of his servant David, as He promised him to give a lamp to him [and] his sons forever.
[KJ21] Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David His servant's sake, as He promised him to give him always a light, and to his children.
[NASB] However, the Lord did not want to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, since He had (Lit said to him)promised him to give him a (I.e., descendant on the throne)lamp through his sons always.
[NRSV] Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah, for the sake of his servant David, since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his descendants forever.
[WEB] However Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.
[ESV] Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, since he promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
[NIV] Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah. He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
[NIrV] But the Lord didn't want to destroy Judah. That's because the Lord had made a covenant with his servant David. He had promised to keep the lamp of David's kingdom burning brightly for him and his children after him forever.
[HCSB] The LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah because of His servant David, since He had promised to give a lamp to David and to his sons forever.
[CSB] The LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah because of His servant David, since He had promised to give a lamp to David and to his sons forever.
[AMP] Yet, for David His servant's sake, the Lord would not destroy Judah, for He promised to give him and his sons a lamp forever.
[NLT] But the LORD did not want to destroy Judah, for he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.
[YLT] and Jehovah was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, as He said to him, to give to him a lamp -- to his sons all the days.