Catholic Public Domain Version
"the leader over fifty and the honorable in appearance; and the counselor, and the wise among builders, and the skillful in mystical speech. "
— Isaiah 3:3, Catholic Public Domain Version
“The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.”
“the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter. ”
“the captain of fifty, the honorable man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.”
“captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts, and those who know incantations.”
“The captain over fifty, and the honourable in countenance, and the counsellor, and the architect, and the skilful in eloquent speech.”
“The captain of fifty, and the man of high position, and the wise guide, and the wonder-worker, and he who makes use of secret powers.”
“The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.”
For behold, the sovereign Lord of hosts will take away, from Jerusalem and from Judah, the powerful and the strong: all the strength from bread, and all the strength from water;
the strong man, and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the seer and the elder;
the leader over fifty and the honorable in appearance; and the counselor, and the wise among builders, and the skillful in mystical speech.
And I will provide children as their leaders, and the effeminate will rule over them.
And the people will rush, man against man, and each one against his neighbor. The child shall rebel against the elder, and the ignoble against the noble.
For a man will apprehend his brother, from the household of his own father, saying: “The vestment is yours. Be our leader, but let this ruin be under your hand.”