就連沒有生命的簫和琴，如果發出的聲音雜亂無章，誰能知道所吹所彈的是什麼曲子呢？

就是那有声无气的物，或箫，或琴，若发出来的声音没有分别，怎能知道所吹所弹的是什么呢？

就连那有声而没有生命的东西，如箫，如琴，发出来的音若没有分别，怎能知道所吹所弹的是什么呢？

就连那有声而没有生命的东西，如箫，如琴，发出来的音若没有分别，怎能知道所吹所弹的是什么呢？

就连没有生命的箫和琴，如果发出的声音杂乱无章，谁能知道所吹所弹的是什么曲子呢？

甚至那些没有生命却能发声的东西，例如箫或琴，如果音调不分，怎能使人知道所弹所奏的是什么呢？

甚至是那些没有生命却能发出声音的东西，例如笛子或竖琴，如果发出的音调没有分别，怎么能使人知道所吹所弹的是什么呢？

就是那有聲無氣的物，或簫，或琴，若發出來的聲音沒有分別，怎能知道所吹所彈的是甚麼呢？

就連那有聲而沒有生命的東西，如簫，如琴，發出來的音若沒有分別，怎能知道所吹所彈的是甚麼呢？

就連那有聲而沒有生命的東西，如簫，如琴，發出來的音若沒有分別，怎能知道所吹所彈的是甚麼呢？

甚至那些沒有生命卻能發聲的東西，例如簫或琴，如果音調不分，怎能使人知道所彈所奏的是甚麼呢？

就是那些無生氣之物、或簫笛或絃琴、也能發出聲音呀；但若在音響中不表出音程的區別來，所吹所彈的怎能使人明白呢？

甚至是那些沒有生命卻能發出聲音的東西，例如笛子或豎琴，如果發出的音調沒有分別，怎麼能使人知道所吹所彈的是什麼呢？

夫有聲無氣之物、如簫如琴、使不正其音、焉知所鼓吹者何歟、

夫有聲無氣之物、如簫如琴、不正其音、焉知鼓吹者何與、

夫有聲無氣之物、如簫如琴、發音不別、焉知所吹所鼓者何也、

今夫簫與琴者、無生之物也；其聲律猶須釐然而不相混、不然將無以成音調。

Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes?

Here are some examples. Certain objects make sounds. Take a flute or a harp. No one will know what the tune is unless different notes are played.

If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played?

Even lifeless instruments like the flute or the harp must play the notes clearly, or no one will recognize the melody.

Even lifeless instruments that produce sounds— whether flute or harp— if they don’t make a distinction in the notes, how will what is played on the flute or harp be recognized?

Yet even lifeless instruments, whether flute or harp, in producing a sound, if they do not produce a distinction in the tones, how will it be known what is played on the flute or on the harp?

Even things without life, whether flute or harp, when they make a sound, unless they make a distinction in the sounds, how will it be known what is piped or played?

Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

Even inanimate things that produce sounds— whether flute or harp— if they don’t make a distinction in the notes, how will what is played on the flute or harp be recognized?

And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

It is similar for lifeless things that make a sound, like a flute or harp. Unless they make a distinction in the notes, how can what is played on the flute or harp be understood?

Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?

「你要用銀子打造兩支號，用來招聚會眾和發出拔營的號令。吹響兩支號時，全體會眾要聚集到你那裡，即會幕門口。如果只吹響一支號，擔任首領的以色列各族長要聚集到你那裡。如果吹響拔營的號令，在東面紮營的就要啟行；第二次吹響拔營號令時，在南面紮營的就要啟行。拔營號令是啟行的信號。但吹號招聚會眾時，不要用拔營號令。做祭司的亞倫子孫要負責吹號，這是世代不變的律例。當你們在自己的土地上跟敵人作戰時，要吹號，你們的上帝耶和華必眷顧你們，救你們脫離敵人。在節期和朔日這些歡樂的日子獻燔祭和平安祭的時候，你們要吹號，好在你們的上帝面前蒙眷顧。我是你們的上帝耶和華。」

他們就如街頭上戲耍的孩童——彼此呼叫，『我們吹娶親的樂曲，你們不跳舞；我們唱送葬的哀歌，你們不哭泣。』

『我們吹娶親的樂曲，你們不跳舞；我們唱送葬的哀歌，你們不悲傷。』

如果號聲不清楚，誰會預備打仗呢？

即使我能說人類和天使的各種語言，如果沒有愛，我不過像咣咣作響的鑼和鈸。