American Standard Version
"but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man’s voice and stayed the madness of the prophet. "
— 2 Peter 2:16, American Standard Version
“But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.”
“but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man's voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.”
“yet was rebuked for his own transgression(a dumb donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness).”
“But had a check of his madness, the dumb beast used to the yoke, which, speaking with man's voice, forbade the folly of the prophet.”
“But his wrongdoing was pointed out to him: an ass, talking with a man's voice, put a stop to the error of the prophet.”
“But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.”
suffering wrong as the hire of wrong-doing; men that count it pleasure to revel in the day-time, spots and blemishes, revelling in their deceivings while they feast with you;
having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstedfast souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of cursing;
forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;
but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man’s voice and stayed the madness of the prophet.
These are springs without water, and mists driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved.
For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;
promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.