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Source language
Original Greek   
ἐὰν οὖν μὴ εἰδῶ τὴν δύναμιν τῆς φωνῆς, ἔσομαι τῷ λαλοῦντι βάρβαρος καὶ ὁ λαλῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ βάρβαρος.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
ean oun me eido ten dunamin tes phones, esomai to lalounti barbaros kai o lalon en emoi barbaros.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
si ergo nesciero virtutem vocis ero ei cui loquor barbarus et qui loquitur mihi barbarus

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks shall be a barbarian to me.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaks a foreigner, and he that speaks shall be a foreigner unto me.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And if I do not know the import of the sound, I am a foreigner to him who speaks, and also he who speaks is a foreigner to me.
Darby Bible Translation   
If therefore I do not know the power of the sound, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks a barbarian for me.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
If then I know not the power of the voice, I shall be to him to whom I speak a barbarian; and he that speaketh, a barbarian to me.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
but if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.
God's Word   
If I don't know what a language means, I will be a foreigner to the person who speaks it and that person will be a foreigner to me.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker will be a foreigner to me.
International Standard Version   
If I don't know the meaning of the language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker will be a foreigner to me.
NET Bible   
If then I do not know the meaning of a language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker a foreigner to me.
New American Standard Bible   
If then I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be to the one who speaks a barbarian, and the one who speaks will be a barbarian to me.
New International Version   
If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me.
New Living Translation   
But if I don't understand a language, I will be a foreigner to someone who speaks it, and the one who speaks it will be a foreigner to me.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Therefore, if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian to me.
Weymouth New Testament   
If, however, I do not know the meaning of the particular language, I shall seem to the speaker of it, and he to me, to be merely talking some foreign tongue.
The World English Bible   
If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.