[和合本] 他们却说：“我们不喝酒。因为我们先祖利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：‘你们与你们的子孙永不可喝酒，
[新标点] 他们却说：“我们不喝酒；因为我们先祖利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：‘你们与你们的子孙永不可喝酒，
[和合修] 他们却说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们祖先利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：‘你们与你们的子孙永不可喝酒，
[新译本] 但他们说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们的祖先利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：‘你们和你们的子孙永远都不可喝酒。
[当代修] 他们却说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们的祖先利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们和我们的子孙永远不可喝酒、
[现代修] 但是他们说：“我们不喝酒。我们的祖先利甲的儿子约拿达命令我们和我们的后代不可喝酒，
[吕振中] 他们却说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们先祖利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：‘不可喝酒，你们和你们的子孙、直到永远都不可喝；
[思高本] 他们答说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们的祖先勒加布的儿子约纳达布曾吩咐我们说：你们和你们的儿子永不可喝酒；
[文理本] 彼曰、我侪不饮酒、缘我祖利甲子约拿达命我曰、尔及子孙、永勿饮酒、
[GNT] But they answered, "We do not drink wine. Our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab told us that neither we nor our descendants were ever to drink any wine.
[BBE] But they said, We will take no wine: for Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father, gave us orders, saying, You are to take no wine, you or your sons, for ever:
[KJV] But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
[NKJV] But they said, "We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, 'You shall drink no wine, you nor your sons, forever.
[KJ21] But they said, "We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, `Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever.
[NASB] But they said, "We will not drink wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, 'You shall not drink wine, you or your sons, forever.
[NRSV] But they answered, "We will drink no wine, for our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, 'You shall never drink wine, neither you nor your children;
[WEB] But they said, "We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, 'You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons, forever.
[ESV] But they answered, "We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, 'You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons forever.
[NIV] But they replied, "We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jonadab son of Recab gave us this command: 'Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine.
[NIrV] But they replied, "We don't drink wine. That's because Jonadab gave us a command. He was the son of Recab. He was also one of our own people from long ago. He commanded, 'You and your children after you must never drink wine.
[HCSB] But they replied, "We do not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded: 'You and your sons must never drink wine.
[CSB] But they replied, "We do not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded: 'You and your sons must never drink wine.
[AMP] But they said, We will drink no wine, for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, commanded us: You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons, forever.
[NLT] but they refused. "No," they said, "we don't drink wine, because our ancestor Jehonadab son of Recab gave us this command: 'You and your descendants must never drink wine.
[YLT] And they say, 'We do not drink wine: for Jonadab son of Rechab, our father, charged us, saying, Ye do not drink wine, ye and your sons -- unto the age;