23 Yet if there is an angel at their side,

a messenger, one out of a thousand,

sent to tell them how to be upright,

24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God,

‘Spare them from going down to the pit;

I have found a ransom for them—

23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter,

One among a thousand,

To shew unto man his uprightness:

24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith,

Deliver him from going down to the pit:

I have found a ransom.

23 “But if an angel from heaven appears—

a special messenger to intercede for a person

and declare that he is upright—

24 he will be gracious and say,

‘Rescue him from the grave,

for I have found a ransom for his life.’

23 “If there is a messenger for him,

A mediator, one among a thousand,

To show man His uprightness,

24 Then He is gracious to him, and says,

‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit;

I have found a ransom’;

23 “But there may be an angel to speak for him,

one out of a thousand, who will tell him what to do.

24 The angel will beg for mercy and say:

‘Save him from death.

I have found a way to pay for his life.’

23 If there be with him an angel,

An interpreter, one among a thousand,

To show unto man what is right for him;

24 Then God is gracious unto him, and saith,

Deliver him from going down to the pit,

I have found a ransom.

23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty; 24 Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

23 “If they have a messenger for them, 

a spokesman, one in a thousand, 

to tell people what is right for them, 

24 then he will have pity on them and say, 

‘Free them from going into the pit. 

I have found a ransom.’ 

23 If there is an angel on his side,

one mediator out of a thousand,

to tell a person what is right for him

24 and to be gracious to him and say,

“Spare him from going down to the Pit;

I have found a ransom,”

23 Then, if there should be for one of them an angel,

a mediator, one of a thousand,

one who declares a person upright,

24 and he is gracious to that person, and says,

‘Deliver him from going down into the Pit;

I have found a ransom;

23 “If there is a messenger beside him, a mediator, one of a thousand,

to declare to a human being his uprightness

24 so that he is gracious to him, and he says,

‘Deliver him from descending into the pit;

I have found a ransom.’

23 “But suppose there is an angel who will speak up for him.

The angel is very special. He’s one out of a thousand.

He will tell that person what is right for him.

24 He’ll be gracious to him. He’ll say to God,

‘Spare him from going down into the grave.

I know a way that can set him free.’

23 “If there is an angel as mediator for him,

One out of a thousand,

To remind a man what is right for him,

24 Then let him be gracious to him, and say,

‘Deliver him from going down to the pit,

I have found a ransom’;