你们要看看：车若直行以色列的境界到伯示麦去，这大灾就是耶和华降在我们身上的；若不然，便可以知道不是他的手击打我们，是我们偶然遇见的。”

你们要观察：车若直行过以色列的边界，上到伯‧示麦去，这大灾祸就是耶和华降在我们身上的；若不然，我们就知道，这不是他的手击打我们，而是我们偶然遭遇的。”

你们要观察：车若直行过以色列的边界，上到伯‧示麦去，这大灾祸就是耶和华降在我们身上的；若不然，我们就知道，这不是他的手击打我们，而是我们偶然遭遇的。”

你们要留意观察，如果车朝以色列边境的伯·示麦去，这大灾难就是耶和华降给我们的。如果不朝那方向走，我们就知道不是祂惩罚我们，是偶然发生的。”

你们要留意看，如果它是走向自己的境界，往伯．示麦去，那么就是耶和华降这大灾给我们；如果不是这样，我们就知道，不是他的手攻击我们，我们遭遇的不过是偶然的事。”

你们要观察：如果约柜往自己的地界伯示麦方向去，那么就是耶和华对我们降下了这大灾祸；如果不是这样，我们就知道：不是耶和华的手击打我们，而是偶然发生在我们身上的。”

你們要看看：車若直行以色列的境界到伯‧示麥去，這大災就是耶和華降在我們身上的；若不然，便可以知道不是他的手擊打我們，是我們偶然遇見的。」

你們要觀察：車若直行過以色列的邊界，上到伯‧示麥去，這大災禍就是耶和華降在我們身上的；若不然，我們就知道，這不是他的手擊打我們，而是我們偶然遭遇的。」

你們要觀察：車若直行過以色列的邊界，上到伯‧示麥去，這大災禍就是耶和華降在我們身上的；若不然，我們就知道，這不是他的手擊打我們，而是我們偶然遭遇的。」

你們要留意觀察，如果車朝以色列邊境的伯·示麥去，這大災難就是耶和華降給我們的。如果不朝那方向走，我們就知道不是祂懲罰我們，是偶然發生的。」

你們要留意看，如果它是走向自己的境界，往伯．示麥去，那麼就是耶和華降這大災給我們；如果不是這樣，我們就知道，不是他的手攻擊我們，我們遭遇的不過是偶然的事。”

然後看看；它如果按到它境界的路向上伯示麥去，那就是永恆主將這大災禍降在我們身上的；若不然，我們便可以知道不是他的手在擊打我們；那是我們偶然遇見的。』

你們要觀察：如果約櫃往自己的地界伯示麥方向去，那麼就是耶和華對我們降下了這大災禍；如果不是這樣，我們就知道：不是耶和華的手擊打我們，而是偶然發生在我們身上的。」

觀其匱若由其境之道而行、至伯示麥、則知加重禍於我者、乃耶和華、不然、則知擊我者非其手、乃我偶遇之、

請試觀之、如車由伯示麥道、向其境而遄征、則降大災者、實由耶和華、否則可知擊我眾者、非出其手、乃偶爾相遇。

爾當試觀、如車直往其境、向伯示麥而上、降此大災於我者乃彼也、否則可知災非彼降於我、原文作擊我者非彼之手乃我偶然遇之、

but keep watching it. If it goes up to its own territory, toward Beth Shemesh, then the Lord has brought this great disaster on us. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not his hand that struck us but that it happened to us by chance.”

But keep an eye on the cart. See if it goes up toward Beth Shemesh to its own territory. If it does, then it’s the Lord who has brought this horrible trouble on us. But if it doesn’t, then we’ll know it wasn’t his hand that struck us. We’ll know it happened to us by chance.”

and watch. If it goes up on the way to its own land, to Beth-shemesh, then it is he who has done us this great harm, but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it happened to us by coincidence.”

If they cross the border of our land and go to Beth shemesh, we will know it was the Lord who brought this great disaster upon us. If they don’t, we will know it was not his hand that caused the plague. It came simply by chance.”

Then watch: If it goes up the road to its homeland toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has made this terrible trouble for us. However, if it doesn’t, we will know that it was not his hand that punished us— it was just something that happened to us by chance.”

But watch: if it goes up by the way of its own territory to Beth shemesh, then He has done this great evil to us. But if not, then we will know that it was not His hand that struck us; it happened to us by chance.”

And watch: if it goes up the road to its own territory, to Beth Shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. But if not, then we shall know that it is not His hand that struck us— it happened to us by chance.”

And see; if it goeth up by the way of its own border to Beth- shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.

Then watch: If it goes up the road to its homeland toward Beth-shemesh, it is the Lord who has made this terrible trouble for us. However, if it doesn’t, we will know that it was not His hand that punished us— it was just something that happened to us by chance.”

And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh,[ then] he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that[ it is] not his hand[ that] smote us: it[ was] a chance[ that] happened to us.

But keep an eye on it. If it should go up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has brought this great calamity on us. But if that is not the case, then we will know that it was not his hand that struck us; rather, it just happened to us by accident.”

Behold, if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us. It was a chance that happened to us.”

Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim( that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah. (niv)

Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands— nine towns from these two tribes. (niv)

Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them. (niv)

They answered,“ If you return the ark of the god of Israel, do not send it back to him without a gift; by all means send a guilt offering to him. Then you will be healed, and you will know why his hand has not been lifted from you.” (niv)

I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all. (niv)

When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it? (niv)

A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. (niv)

“ I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” the young man said,“ and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and their drivers in hot pursuit. (niv)