But Micaiah said,“ You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that I can only tell the king what my God says.”

米该雅说：“我指着永生的耶和华起誓，我的神说什么，我就说什么。”

米该雅说：“我指着永生的耶和华起誓，我的上帝说什么，我就说什么。”

米该雅说：“我指着永生的耶和华起誓，我的神说什么，我就说什么。”

米该雅回答说：“我凭永活的耶和华起誓，我的上帝对我说什么，我就说什么。”

米该雅说：“我指着永活的耶和华起誓，我的神说什么，我就说什么。”

米該雅說：「我指着永生的耶和華起誓，我的神說甚麼，我就說甚麼。」

米該雅說：「我指着永生的耶和華起誓，我的上帝說甚麼，我就說甚麼。」

米該雅說：「我指着永生的耶和華起誓，我的神說甚麼，我就說甚麼。」

米該雅回答說：「我憑永活的耶和華起誓，我的上帝對我說什麼，我就說什麼。」

米該雅說：“我指著永活的耶和華起誓，我的神說甚麼，我就說甚麼。”

米該雅說：『我指着永活的永恆主來起誓，我的上帝說甚麼，我就說甚麼。』

米該雅曰、我指維生之耶和華而誓、我上帝所諭者、我必言之、

米該亞曰、我指耶和華以誓、必循上帝命而言。

米該雅曰、我指永生主而誓、我天主所諭我者、我必言之、

But Micaiah said,“ As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what my God says.”

But Micaiah said,“ As the Lord lives, what my God says, that I will speak.”

But Micaiah replied,“ As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what my God says.”

But Micaiah said,“ As the LORD lives, I will say whatever my God says.”

But Micaiah said,“ As the Lord lives, whatever my God says, I will speak it.”

And Micaiah said,“ As the Lord lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak.”

And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what my God saith, that will I speak.

But Micaiah said,“ As the Lord lives, I will say whatever my God says.”

And Micaiah said,[ As] the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.

But Micaiah said,“ As certainly as the LORD lives, I will say what my God tells me to say!”

Micaiah said,“ As Yahweh lives, I will say what my God says.”

The angel of the Lord said to Balaam,“ Go with the men. But say only what I tell you to say.” So Balaam went with Balak’s officials.

I said,‘ Balak could give me all the silver and gold in his palace. Even if I wanted to, I still couldn’t do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord commands. I must say only what the Lord tells me to say.’

But Balaam gave them his answer. He said,“ Balak could give me all the silver and gold in his palace. Even then, I still couldn’t do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord my God commands.Now spend the night here so that I can find out what else the Lord will tell me.”That night God came to Balaam. He said,“ These men have come to get you. So go with them. But do only what I tell you to do.”

Balaam answered,“ Didn’t I tell you that I must do only what the Lord says?”

Unlike many people, we aren’t selling God’s word to make money. In fact, it is just the opposite. Because of Christ we speak honestly before God. We speak like people God has sent.

You must give them my message. They might listen, or they might not. After all, they refuse to obey me.

I passed on to you what I received from the Lord. On the night the Lord Jesus was handed over to his enemies, he took bread.

“ Don’t prophesy,” the people’s prophets say.“ Don’t prophesy about bad things. Nothing shameful is going to happen to us.”People of Jacob, should anyone say,“ The Lord is patient, so he wouldn’t do things like that”? The Lord replies,“ What I promise brings good things to those who lead honest lives.

He answered,“ I have to speak only the words the Lord puts in my mouth.”

I haven’t let anyone keep me from telling you everything God wants you to do.

But Micaiah said,“ You can be sure that the Lord lives. And here is something you can be just as sure of. I can only tell the king what the Lord tells me to say.”

Let the prophet who has a dream describe the dream. But let the one who has my message speak it faithfully. Your prophets have given you straw to eat instead of grain,” announces the Lord.

In fact, it is just the opposite. God has approved us to preach. He has trusted us with the good news. We aren’t trying to please people. We want to please God. He tests our hearts.

Am I now trying to get people to think well of me? Or do I want God to think well of me? Am I trying to please people? If I were, I would not be serving Christ.

“ I’ve heard you,” Jeremiah the prophet replied.“ I’ll certainly pray to the Lord your God. I’ll do what you have asked me to do. In fact, I’ll tell you everything the Lord says. I won’t keep anything back from you.”