[和合本] 约拿达说：“你不如躺在床上装病，你父亲来看你，就对他说：‘求父叫我妹子他玛来，在我眼前预备食物，递给我吃，使我看见，好从她手里接过来吃。’”
[新标点] 约拿达说：“你不如躺在床上装病；你父亲来看你，就对他说：‘求父叫我妹子她玛来，在我眼前预备食物，递给我吃，使我看见，好从她手里接过来吃。’”
[和合修] 约拿达对他说：“你躺在床上装病，等你父亲来看你，就对他说：‘请让我妹妹她玛来，给我东西吃，在我眼前预备食物，使我可以看见，好从她手里接过来吃。’”
[新译本] 约拿达对他说：“你可以躺在床上装病。你父亲来看你的时候，你就对他说：‘求你叫我的妹妹他玛来，把食物递给我吃；叫她在我眼前预备食物，好使我可以看见，也可以从她的手中取食。’”
[当代修] 约拿达说：“你回去躺在床上装病，你父亲来探望你的时候，你就请求他叫你妹妹她玛来，在你面前预备食物，请她亲手递给你吃。”
[现代修] 约拿达对他说：“你可以假装生病，躺在床上。你父亲来看你的时候，就要求他：‘请叫我妹妹塔玛来照顾我；我要她在这里，在我看得到的地方替我烤几个饼，亲自拿给我吃。’”
[吕振中] 约拿答对他说：“你躺在床上装病；你父亲来看你，你就对他说：‘求父亲叫我妹妹他玛到我这里来，将食物递给我吃，在我眼前豫备食品，给我看，我好从她手里接过来吃。””
[思高本] 约纳达布向他说：“你躺在床上装病，你父亲来看你时，你就对他说：我很希望我的妹妹塔玛尔来，给我准备食物，她要在我眼前准备，叫我看着，并由她手中取食。”
[文理本] 约拿达曰、可卧于床、佯为遘疾、父来视尔、则谓之曰、请容我妹他玛至此、以食与我、备于我前、使我见之、我由其手受而食之、
[GNT] Jonadab said to him, "Pretend that you are sick and go to bed. When your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Please ask my sister Tamar to come and feed me. I want her to fix the food here where I can see her, and then serve it to me herself.'"
[BBE] Then Jonadab said to him, Go to your bed, and let it seem that you are ill: and when your father comes to see you, say to him, Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread, and get the food ready before my eyes, so that I may see it and take it from her ha
[KJV] And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at h
[NKJV] So Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and give me food, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see [it] and eat it from her hand.' "
[KJ21] And Jonadab said unto him, "Lay thee down on thy bed and make thyself sick; and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, `I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it and eat it at her
[NASB] Jonadab then said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill; when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Please have my sister Tamar come and give me food to eat, and have her prepare the (I.e., food for the sick)food in my sight, so that I may see it and eat from her hand.'"
[NRSV] Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed, and pretend to be ill; and when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, so that I may see it and eat it from her hand.
[WEB] Jonadab said to him, "Lay down on your bed, and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.'"
[ESV] Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.'"
[NIV] "Go to bed and pretend to be ill," Jonadab said. "When your father comes to see you, say to him, 'I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I may watch her and then eat it from her hand.'"
[NIrV] "Go to bed," Jonadab said. "Pretend to be sick. Your father will come to see you. When he does, tell him, 'I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food right here in front of me where I can watch her. Then she can feed it to me.' "
[HCSB] Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend you're sick. When your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and give me [something] to eat. Let her prepare food in my presence so I can watch and eat from her hand.'"
[CSB] Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend you're sick. When your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and give me [something] to eat. Let her prepare food in my presence so I can watch and eat from her hand.'"
[AMP] Jonadab said to him, Go to bed and pretend you are sick; and when your father David comes to see you, say to him, Let my sister Tamar come and give me food and prepare it in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.
[NLT] "Well," Jonadab said, "I'll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you'll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands."
[YLT] And Jonadab saith to him, 'Lie down on thy couch, and feign thyself sick, and thy father hath come in to see thee, and thou hast said unto him, 'Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come in and give me bread to eat; and she hath made the food before mine eyes so that I see [it], and have eaten from her hand.'