But Samuel said,“ How can I go? Suppose Saul hears about it. Then he’ll kill me.” The Lord said,“ Take a young cow with you. Tell the elders of Bethlehem,‘ I’ve come to offer a sacrifice to the Lord.’

撒母耳说：“我怎能去呢？扫罗若听见，必要杀我。”耶和华说：“你可以带一只牛犊去，就说：‘我来是要向耶和华献祭。’

撒母耳说：“我怎么能去呢？扫罗一听见，就会杀我。”耶和华说：“你可以手里牵一头小母牛去，说：‘我来是要向耶和华献祭。’

撒母耳说：“我怎么能去呢？扫罗一听见，就会杀我。”耶和华说：“你可以手里牵一头小母牛去，说：‘我来是要向耶和华献祭。’

撒母耳说：“我怎么可以去呢？扫罗知道了，一定会杀掉我。”耶和华说：“你带一头牛犊去，就说，‘我是来向耶和华献祭的。’

撒母耳说：“我怎能去呢？扫罗听见了，必定杀我。”耶和华说：“你可以带一头母牛犊去，就说：‘我来是要向耶和华献祭。’

撒母耳说：“我怎么能去呢？扫罗听到了，就会杀我。”耶和华说：“你可以手里牵一头小母牛去，就说：‘我是来向耶和华献祭的。’

撒母耳說：「我怎能去呢？掃羅若聽見，必要殺我。」耶和華說：「你可以帶一隻牛犢去，就說：『我來是要向耶和華獻祭。』

撒母耳說：「我怎麼能去呢？掃羅一聽見，就會殺我。」耶和華說：「你可以手裏牽一頭小母牛去，說：『我來是要向耶和華獻祭。』

撒母耳說：「我怎麼能去呢？掃羅一聽見，就會殺我。」耶和華說：「你可以手裏牽一頭小母牛去，說：『我來是要向耶和華獻祭。』

撒母耳說：「我怎麼可以去呢？掃羅知道了，一定會殺掉我。」耶和華說：「你帶一頭牛犢去，就說，『我是來向耶和華獻祭的。』

撒母耳說：“我怎能去呢？掃羅聽見了，必定殺我。”耶和華說：“你可以帶一頭母牛犢去，就說：‘我來是要向耶和華獻祭。’

撒母耳說：『我怎能去呢？掃羅聽見、必定殺害我的。』永恆主說：『你手裏可以牽着一隻母牛犢，就說：「我是為給永恆主獻祭來的。」

撒母耳說：「我怎麼能去呢？掃羅聽到了，就會殺我。」耶和華說：「你可以手裡牽一頭小母牛去，就說：『我是來向耶和華獻祭的。』

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撒母耳曰、掃羅聞之必殺我、若何可往。耶和華曰、爾可備犢、言欲獻於我、

撒母耳曰、我如何可往、倘掃羅聞之必殺我、主曰、可攜一犢、言我來欲獻祭於主、

But Samuel said,“ How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” The Lord said,“ Take a heifer with you and say,‘ I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

And Samuel said,“ How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said,“ Take a heifer with you and say,‘ I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

But Samuel asked,“ How can I do that? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.”“ Take a heifer with you,” the Lord replied,“ and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord.

Samuel asked,“ How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!” The LORD answered,“ Take a young cow with you and say,‘ I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

But Samuel said,“ How can I go? When Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” But the Lord said,“ Take a heifer with you and say,‘ I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

And Samuel said,“ How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” But the Lord said,“ Take a heifer with you, and say,‘ I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.

Samuel asked,“ How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!” The Lord answered,“ Take a young cow with you and say,‘ I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear[ it], he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

Samuel replied,“ How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!” But the LORD said,“ Take a heifer with you and say,‘ I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

Samuel said,“ How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” Yahweh said,“ Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.

“ Yes, he is,” they answered.“ In fact, he’s just up ahead of you. So hurry along. He has just come to our town today. The people are going to offer a sacrifice at the high place where they worship.

He said,‘ Let me go. Our family is offering a sacrifice in the town. My brother has ordered me to be there. Are you pleased with me? If you are, let me go and see my brothers.’ That’s why he hasn’t come to eat at your table.”

“ What have I done wrong?” asked Obadiah.“ Why are you handing me over to Ahab to be put to death?My master has sent people to look for you everywhere. There isn’t a nation or kingdom where he hasn’t sent someone to look for you. Suppose a nation or kingdom would claim you weren’t there. Then Ahab would make them give their word that they couldn’t find you. And that’s just as sure as the Lord your God is alive.But now you are telling me to go to my master. You want me to say,‘ Elijah is here.’But the Spirit of the Lord might carry you away when I leave you. Then I won’t know where you are. If I go and tell Ahab and he doesn’t find you, he’ll kill me. But I’ve worshiped the Lord ever since I was young.My master, haven’t you heard what I did? Jezebel was killing the Lord’ s prophets. But I hid 100 of them in two caves. I put 50 in each cave. I supplied them with food and water.And now you are telling me to go to my master Ahab. You want me to say to him,‘ Elijah is here.’ Ahab will kill me!”

Then tell them,‘ I was begging the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house. I don’t want to die there.’ ”All the officials came to Jeremiah. And they questioned him. He told them everything the king had ordered him to say. None of them had heard what he told the king. So they didn’t say anything else to him.

“ I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves.

“ How can this happen?” Mary asked the angel.“ I am a virgin.”

But Moses spoke to God.“ Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?” he said.“ Who am I that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”