John 21:18 in Ixil
18 As jik chit tuk val see, tan tul uvaꞌ txulnalik axh, as kat achabꞌa ajikꞌat xeꞌ avuul taꞌn vakꞌalbꞌaleꞌ. As kꞌuxh katil kuxh kat aalkat abꞌeneꞌ as aꞌ kat bꞌenkat axh tzitziꞌ. Pet tul la qꞌesbꞌu veꞌt axh, as la oon veꞌt umaꞌl u qꞌii uvaꞌ la aaqꞌ veꞌt el aqꞌabꞌ. As vaꞌlen la kꞌalon veꞌt xeꞌ avuul. As la eqꞌol veꞌt bꞌen axh katil uvaꞌ yeꞌ la asaꞌkat abꞌeneꞌ,— tiꞌk Aak tal te u Luꞌeꞌ.
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Truly I say to you, When you were young, you made yourself ready and went wherever you had a desire to go: but when you are old, you will put out your hands and another will make you ready, and you will be taken where you have no desire to go.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst where thou desiredst; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and bring thee where thou dost not desire.
World English Bible (WEB)
Most assuredly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself, and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you, and carry you where you don't want to go."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast younger, thou wast girding thyself and wast walking whither thou didst will, but when thou mayest be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another will gird thee, and shall carry `thee' whither thou dost not will;'