29 If only they were wise and would understand this

and discern what their end will be!

30 How could one man chase a thousand,

or two put ten thousand to flight,

unless their Rock had sold them,

unless the Lord had given them up?

29 O that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would consider their latter end!

30 How should one chase a thousand,

And two put ten thousand to flight,

Except their Rock had sold them,

And the Lord had shut them up?

29 Oh, that they were wise and could understand this!

Oh, that they might know their fate!

30 How could one person chase a thousand of them,

and two people put ten thousand to flight,

unless their Rock had sold them,

unless the Lord had given them up?

29 Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would consider their latter end!

30 How could one chase a thousand,

And two put ten thousand to flight,

Unless their Rock had sold them,

And the Lord had surrendered them?

29 I wish they were wise and understood this;

I wish they could see what will happen to them.

30 One person cannot chase a thousand people,

and two people cannot fight ten thousand

unless their Rock has sold them,

unless the Lord has given them up.

29 Oh that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would consider their latter end!

30 How should one chase a thousand,

And two put ten thousand to flight,

Except their Rock had sold them,

And Jehovah had delivered them up?

29 Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end! 30 How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?

29 If only they were wise enough to understand this 

and realize what will happen to them! 

30 How could one person chase a thousand 

or two people make ten thousand flee? 

Their rock used these people to defeat them 

and the Lord gave them no help. 

29 If only they were wise, they would figure it out;

they would understand their fate.

30 How could one man pursue a thousand,

or two put ten thousand to flight,

unless their Rock had sold them,

unless the Lord had given them up?

29 If they were wise, they would understand this;

they would discern what the end would be.

30 How could one have routed a thousand,

and two put a myriad to flight,

unless their Rock had sold them,

the Lord had given them up?

29 If only they were wise, they would understand this;

they would discern for themselves their end.

30 How could one chase a thousand

and two could cause a myriad to flee,

if their Rock had not sold them,

and Yahweh had not given them up?

29 I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what’s coming.

They’d realize what would happen to them in the end.

30 How could one person chase a thousand?

How could two make ten thousand run away?

It couldn’t happen unless their Rock had deserted them.

It couldn’t take place unless the Lord had given them up.

29 “Would that they were wise, that they understood this,

That they would discern their future!

30 “How could one chase a thousand,

And two put ten thousand to flight,

Unless their Rock had sold them,

And the Lord had given them up?