Other translations
American Standard Version
Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
Darby Bible Translation
And now, Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And now, O Lord, I beseech thee take my life from me: for it is better for me to die than to live.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
God's Word
So now, LORD, take my life. I'd rather be dead than alive."
Holman Christian Standard Bible
And now, LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live."
International Standard Version
Therefore, LORD, please kill me, because it's better for me to die than to live!"
NET Bible
So now, LORD, kill me instead, because I would rather die than live!"
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life."
New International Version
Now, LORD, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live."
New Living Translation
Just kill me now, LORD! I'd rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen."
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
The World English Bible
Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."
EasyEnglish Bible
Lord, please kill me now! I would rather die than continue to live.’
Young‘s Literal Translation
And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better [is] my death than my life.'
New Life Version
So now, O Lord, take my life from me. For death is better to me than life.”
The Voice Bible
Eternal One, since You didn’t kill them, please take my life away from me. For my death now is so much better than my life tomorrow.
Living Bible
“Please kill me, Lord; I’d rather be dead than alive when nothing that I told them happens.”
New Catholic Bible
Therefore, Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
Legacy Standard Bible
So now, O Yahweh, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life.”
Jubilee Bible 2000
Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me, for I would rather die than live.
Christian Standard Bible
And now, Lord, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
Amplified Bible © 1954
Therefore now, O Lord, I beseech You, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.
New Century Version
So now I ask you, Lord, please kill me. It is better for me to die than to live.”
The Message
“So, God, if you won’t kill them, kill me! I’m better off dead!”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
So now, Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
Good News Translation®
Now then, Lord, let me die. I am better off dead than alive.”
Wycliffe Bible
And now, Lord, I pray, take my life from me; for death is better to me than life.
Contemporary English Version
Now let me die! I'd be better off dead.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Therefore now, O Lord, take my life from me, I beseech thee, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.’
Common English Bible © 2011
At this point, Lord, you may as well take my life from me, because it would be better for me to die than to live.”
Amplified Bible © 2015
Therefore now, O Lord, just take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
English Standard Version Anglicised
Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
So now, Lord, please take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”
New American Standard Bible
So now, Lord, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life.”
The Expanded Bible
So now I ask you, Lord, please ·kill me [take my life]. It is better for me to die than to live.”
Tree of Life Version
So please, Adonai, take my soul from me—because better is my death than my life.”
Revised Standard Version
Therefore now, O Lord, take my life from me, I beseech thee, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
New International Reader's Version
Lord, take away my life. I’d rather die than live.”
BRG Bible
Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
Complete Jewish Bible
Therefore, Adonai, please, just take my life away from me; it’s better for me to be dead than alive!”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Therefore now, Hashem, take, I beseech Thee, my nefesh from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
Names of God Bible
So now, Yahweh, take my life. I’d rather be dead than alive.”
Modern English Version
Therefore, Lord, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
Easy-to-Read Version
So now, Lord, just kill me. It is better for me to die than to live.”
International Children’s Bible
So now I ask you, Lord, please kill me. It is better for me to die than to live.”
Lexham English Bible
And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because for me death is better than life!”
New International Version - UK
Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.’