He said to them,“ Do not touch my anointed ones. Do not harm my prophets.”

说：‘不可难为我受膏的人，也不可恶待我的先知。’

“不可伤害我的受膏者，也不可恶待我的先知。”

“不可伤害我的受膏者，也不可恶待我的先知。”

说，‘不可难为我膏立的人，也不可伤害我的先知。’

说：‘不可伤害我所膏的人，不可恶待我的先知。’

說：不可難為我受膏的人，也不可惡待我的先知！

「不可傷害我的受膏者，也不可惡待我的先知。」

「不可傷害我的受膏者，也不可惡待我的先知。」

說，『不可難為我膏立的人，也不可傷害我的先知。』

說：‘不可傷害我所膏的人，不可惡待我的先知。’

說：『不可觸害着我所膏立的，不可加害於我的神言人。』

曰、我受膏者勿犯之、我之先知勿傷之、

其沐以膏者、不許干犯、其立為先知者、不許惡待。

曰、爾不可淩犯我沐以膏之人、不可惡待我所立之先知、

“ Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”

saying,“ Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!”

“ Do not touch my chosen people, and do not hurt my prophets.”

“ Do not touch my anointed ones or harm my prophets.”

“ Do not touch My anointed ones, And do not harm My prophets.”

Saying,“ Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.”

Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm.

“ Do not touch My anointed ones or harm My prophets.”

[ Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

saying,“ Don’t touch my anointed ones! Don’t harm my prophets!”

“ Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

Now return the man’s wife to him. He is a prophet. So he will pray for you, and you will live. But what if you do not return her? Then you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”

“ Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your enemies will be brought under your control. Your father’s sons will bow down to you.Judah, you are like a lion’s cub. You return from hunting, my son. Like a lion, you lie down and sleep. You are like a mother lion. Who dares to wake you up?The right to rule will not leave Judah. The ruler’s scepter will not be taken from between his feet. It will be his until the king it belongs to will come. The nations will obey that king.

But you have received the Holy Spirit from God. He continues to live in you. So you don’t need anyone to teach you. God’s Spirit teaches you about everything. What he says is true. He doesn’t lie. Remain joined to Christ, just as you have been taught by the Spirit.

He said to them,“ Do not touch my anointed ones. Do not harm my prophets.”

But his father wouldn’t do it. He said,“ I know, my son. I know. He too will become a nation. He too will become great. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. His children after him will become a group of nations.”On that day, Jacob gave them his blessing. He said,“ The people of Israel will bless others in your name. They will say,‘ May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ ” So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

Also anoint Jehu as king over Israel. He is the son of Nimshi. And anoint Elisha from Abel Meholah as the next prophet after you. He is the son of Shaphat.

His father Isaac answered him,“ You will live far away from the fruit of the earth. You will live far away from the dew of heaven above.You will live by using the sword. And you will serve your brother. But you will grow restless. Then you will throw off the heavy load he has caused you to carry.”