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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ואתם חשבתם עלי רעה אלהים חשבה לטבה למען עשה כיום הזה להחית עם רב
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vAtm KHSHbtm `ly r`h Alhym KHSHbh ltbh lm`n `SHh kyvm hzh lhKHyt `m rb

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
vos cogitastis de me malum et Deus vertit illud in bonum ut exaltaret me sicut inpraesentiarum cernitis et salvos faceret multos populos

King James Variants
American King James Version   
But as for you, you thought evil against me; but God meant it to good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
But as for you, you thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Authorized (King James) Version   
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
New King James Version   
But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.
21st Century King James Version   
But as for you, ye thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good to bring to pass as it is this day, to save many people alive.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Darby Bible Translation   
Ye indeed meant evil against me: God meant it for good, in order that he might do as it is this day, to save a great people alive.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
You thought evil against me: but God turned it into good, that he might exalt me, as at present you see, and might save many people.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
God's Word   
Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it. This was to keep many people alive, as he is doing now.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result--the survival of many people.
International Standard Version   
As far as you're concerned, you were planning evil against me, but God intended it for good, planning to bring about the present result so that many people would be preserved alive.
NET Bible   
As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.
New American Standard Bible   
"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.
New International Version   
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
New Living Translation   
You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.
Webster's Bible Translation   
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.
The World English Bible   
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.
EasyEnglish Bible   
You decided to hurt me. But God caused a good thing to happen because of that. God brought me here to save the lives of many people. You can see how that has really happened!
Young‘s Literal Translation   
As for you, ye devised against me evil -- God devised it for good, in order to do as [at] this day, to keep alive a numerous people;
New Life Version   
You planned to do a bad thing to me. But God planned it for good, to make it happen that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
The Voice Bible   
Even though you intended to harm me, God intended it only for good, and through me, He preserved the lives of countless people, as He is still doing today.
Living Bible   
As far as I am concerned, God turned into good what you meant for evil, for he brought me to this high position I have today so that I could save the lives of many people.
New Catholic Bible   
You intended to do evil to me, but God decided to make it serve a good, to fulfill that which today has come true: to keep alive a numerous people.
Legacy Standard Bible   
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to do what has happened on this day, to keep many people alive.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God thought it out unto good, to bring to pass that which we see this day, to give life to many people.
Christian Standard Bible   
You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
As for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive, as they are this day.
New Century Version   
You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good to save the lives of many people, which is being done.
The Message   
Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid. Do I act for God? Don’t you see, you planned evil against me but God used those same plans for my good, as you see all around you right now—life for many people. Easy now, you have nothing to fear; I’ll take care of you and your children.” He reassured them, speaking with them heart-to-heart.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring this to pass and to keep many people alive, as it is this day.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.
Good News Translation®   
You plotted evil against me, but God turned it into good, in order to preserve the lives of many people who are alive today because of what happened.
Wycliffe Bible   
Ye thought evil of me, and God turned it into good, that he should enhance me, as ye see in this present time, and that he should make safe many peoples; (Ye thought to do evil to me, but God turned it into good, and he used what you did to me to advance me, as ye see at this present time, and by doing so he hath saved many people;)
Contemporary English Version   
You tried to harm me, but God made it turn out for the best, so that he could save all these people, as he is now doing.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.
Common English Bible © 2011   
You planned something bad for me, but God produced something good from it, in order to save the lives of many people, just as he’s doing today.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present outcome, that many people would be kept alive [as they are this day].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good, to achieve this present end, the survival of many people.
New American Standard Bible   
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to keep many people alive.
The Expanded Bible   
You meant ·to hurt [to harm; or evil against] me, but God ·turned your evil into [L meant it for] good to save the lives of many people, which is being done.
Tree of Life Version   
Yes, you yourselves planned evil against me. God planned it for good, in order to bring about what it is this day—to preserve the lives of many people.
Revised Standard Version   
As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
New International Reader's Version   
You planned to harm me. But God planned it for good. He planned to do what is now being done. He wanted to save many lives.
BRG Bible   
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Complete Jewish Bible   
You meant to do me harm, but God meant it for good — so that it would come about as it is today, with many people’s lives being saved.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
But as for you, ye intended ra’ah against me; but Elohim intended it for tovah, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save Am Rav (much people) alive.
Names of God Bible   
Even though you planned evil against me, Elohim planned good to come out of it. This was to keep many people alive, as he is doing now.
Modern English Version   
But as for you, you intended to harm me, but God intended it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many lives.
Easy-to-Read Version   
It is true that you planned to do something bad to me. But really, God was planning good things. God’s plan was to use me to save the lives of many people. And that is what happened.
International Children’s Bible   
You meant to hurt me. But God turned your evil into good. It was to save the lives of many people. And it is being done.
Lexham English Bible   
As for you, you planned evil against me, but God planned it for good, in order to do this—to keep many people alive—as it is today.
New International Version - UK   
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.