2 Maccabees 9:10
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CEB
The one who had formerly thought that he could touch the stars of heaven couldn’t be transported by anyone because of the intense, unbearable stench.
DRA
And the man that thought a little before he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry, for the intolerable stench.
GNT
and no one was able to come close enough to carry him around. Yet only a short while before, he thought he could take hold of the stars.
NABRE
Shortly before, he had thought that he could reach the stars of heaven, and now, no one could endure to transport the man because of this intolerable stench.
NCB
Only a short time before, he had thought that he could touch the stars of heaven. Now no one could even bring himself to transport the man because of his intolerable stench.
NRSVA
Because of his intolerable stench no one was able to carry the man who a little while before had thought that he could touch the stars of heaven.
NRSVACE
Because of his intolerable stench no one was able to carry the man who a little while before had thought that he could touch the stars of heaven.
NRSVCE
Because of his intolerable stench no one was able to carry the man who a little while before had thought that he could touch the stars of heaven.
NRSVUE
Because of his intolerable stench no one was able to carry the man who a little while before had thought that he could touch the stars of heaven.
RSV
Because of his intolerable stench no one was able to carry the man who a little while before had thought that he could touch the stars of heaven.
RSVCE
Because of his intolerable stench no one was able to carry the man who a little while before had thought that he could touch the stars of heaven.
WYC
and (now) no man might bear him, for unsuffering of stink (or and now no one could carry him, because of his insufferable smell), that a little before (had) deemed him(self) for to touch the stars of heaven. [and he, that a little before deemed him(self) to touch the stars of heaven, (now) no man might bear him, for (the) unsuffering of (his) stink.]
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