[和合本] 他本国的人却恨他，打发使者随后去，说：‘我们不愿意这个人作我们的王。’
[新标点] 他本国的人却恨他，打发使者随后去，说：‘我们不愿意这个人作我们的王。’
[和合修] 他本国的百姓却恨他，打发使者随后去，说：‘我们不愿意这个人作我们的王。’
[新译本] 他本国的人却恨他，就派使者跟着去说：‘我们不愿意这个人作王统治我们。’
[当代修] “可是他的人民却憎恨他，他们随后派一个代表团去请愿说，‘我们不要这人做我们的王。’
[现代修] 他本国的人一向恨他，打发代表随后去说：‘我们不要这个人作我们的王。’
[吕振中] 他的公民素常恨他，便差遣使者跟他后边去说：‘我们不愿意这个人做王管理我们。’
[思高本] 他本国的人，一向怀恨他，遂在他后面派代表去说：我们不愿意这人为王统治我们。
[文理本] 其民憾之、遣使于其后曰、我侪不欲斯人君我也、
[GNT] Now, his own people hated him, and so they sent messengers after him to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'
[BBE] But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.
[KJV] But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
[NKJV] "But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We will not have this [man] to reign over us.'
[KJ21] But his citizens hated him and sent a message after him, saying, `We will not have this man to reign over us.'
[NASB] But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
[NRSV] But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to rule over us.'
[WEB] But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, 'We don't want this man to reign over us.'
[ESV] But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
[NIV] "But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'
[NIrV] "But those he ruled over hated him. They sent some messengers after him. They were sent to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'
[HCSB] "But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We don't want this man to rule over us!'
[CSB] "But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We don't want this man to rule over us!'
[AMP] But his citizens detested him and sent an embassy after him to say, We do not want this man to become ruler over us.
[NLT] But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want him to be our king.'
[YLT] and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.