20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

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.

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.

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.

20 You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good to save the lives of many people, which is being done.

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.

20 Ye indeed meant evil against me: God meant it for good, in order that he might do as it is this day, to save a great people alive.

20 Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it. This was to keep many people alive, as he is doing now.

20 You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.

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.

20 As for you, you planned evil against me, but God planned it for good, in order to do this—to keep many people alive—as it is today.

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.

20 “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.