²saying to them, “Go into the village before you, and right away you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie them^* and^* bring them^* to me. ³And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, ‘The Lord needs them,’^a and he will send them at once.”

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Footnotes

*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“untie”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
aLiterally “has need of them”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

telling them, “Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied there with her colt. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them at once.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will immediately let you take them.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

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