NLT
KJV
20. 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.
ASV
20. 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.
ESV
20. 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.
ERVEN
20. 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.
WEB
20. 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.
NET
20. 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.
NLV
20. 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.
HCSB
20. You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result-- the survival of many people.
YLT
20. 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;
LITV
20. And you, you intended evil against me, but God meant it for good, in order to make it as it is this day, to keep a great many people alive.
RV
20. 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.
NCV
20. You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good to save the lives of many people, which is being done.
MKJV
20. But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save a great many people alive.
AKJV
20. 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.
LXXEN
20. Ye took counsel against me for evil, but God took counsel for me for good, that the matter might be as it is to-day, and much people might be fed.
KJV
20. 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.
AMP
20. 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.
KJVP
20. But as for you H859 W-PPRO-2MP , ye thought H2803 evil H7451 AFS against H5921 PREP-1MS me ; [ but ] God H430 EDP meant H2803 it unto good H2896 , to H4616 L-CONJ bring to pass H6213 , as [ it ] [ is ] this H2088 D-PMS day H3117 , to save much people alive H2421 L-VHFC .
YLT
20. 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;
ASV
20. 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.
WEB
20. 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.
NASB
20. Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good, to achieve his present end, the survival of many people.
ESV
20. 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.
RV
20. 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.
RSV
20. 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.
NKJV
20. "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.
MKJV
20. But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save a great many people alive.
AKJV
20. 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.
NRSV
20. 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.
NIV
20. You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
NIRV
20. 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.
NLT
20. 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.
MSG
20. 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.
GNB
20. 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.
NET
20. 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.
ERVEN
20. 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.