大衛說：「孩子還活着，我禁食哭泣，因為我想，或許耶和華憐憫我，會讓孩子活下來。

大卫说：“孩子还活着，我禁食哭泣；因为我想，或者耶和华怜恤我，使孩子不死也未可知。

大卫说：“孩子还活着，我禁食哭泣，因为我想，或许耶和华怜悯我，会让孩子活下来。

大卫说：“孩子还活着，我禁食哭泣，因为我想，或许耶和华怜悯我，会让孩子活下来。

大卫说：“不错，孩子活着的时候我禁食、哀哭，因为我想也许耶和华会向我开恩，让他活命。

他回答：“孩子还活着的时候，我禁食哭泣，因为我想：‘谁知道呢？也许耶和华怜悯我，让孩子可以活着。’

大衛說：「孩子還活着，我禁食哭泣；因為我想，或者耶和華憐恤我，使孩子不死也未可知。

大衛說：「孩子還活着，我禁食哭泣，因為我想，或許耶和華憐憫我，會讓孩子活下來。

大衛說：「不錯，孩子活著的時候我禁食、哀哭，因為我想也許耶和華會向我開恩，讓他活命。

他回答：“孩子還活著的時候，我禁食哭泣，因為我想：‘誰知道呢？也許耶和華憐憫我，讓孩子可以活著。’

大衛說：『孩子還活着時、我禁食哭泣，因為我心裏說：「誰知道永恆主不恩待我、使孩子活着呢？」

他說：「孩子還活著的時候，我禁食、哭泣，是因為我想：『誰知道呢，或許耶和華會恩待我，讓孩子得以存活。』

曰、子尚生時、我之禁食哭泣、蓋曰、耶和華或施恩於我、俾子生存、未可知也、

曰子生存之日、我禁食哭泣者、蓋望上帝施恩、使子得保其生耳。

曰、子尚生時、我禁食哭泣、我自忖之、或者主施恩於我、使子不死、亦未可知、

He answered,“ While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought,‘ Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.’

He answered,“ While the child was still alive, I didn’t eat anything. And I cried a lot. I thought,‘ Who knows? The Lord might have mercy on me. He might let the child live.’

He said,“ While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said,‘ Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’

David replied,“ I fasted and wept while the child was alive, for I said,‘ Perhaps the Lord will be gracious to me and let the child live.’

He answered,“ While the baby was alive, I fasted and wept because I thought,‘ Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’

And he said,“ While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said,‘ Who knows, the Lord may be gracious to me, and the child may live.’

And he said,“ While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said,‘ Who can tell whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?

He answered,“ While the baby was alive, I fasted and wept because I thought,‘ Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let him live.’

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell[ whether] GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

He replied,“ While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept because I thought,‘ Perhaps the LORD will show pity and the child will live.

He said,“ While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said,‘ Who knows whether Yahweh will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’

那些日子，希西家病得要死，亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知來見他，對他說：「耶和華如此說：『你當留遺囑給你的家，因為你必死，不能活了。』」希西家就轉臉朝牆，向耶和華禱告，說：「耶和華啊，求你記念我在你面前怎樣存完全的心，按誠實行事，又做你眼中看為善的事。」希西家就痛哭。

「你去告訴希西家說，耶和華－你祖先大衛的神如此說：『我聽見了你的禱告，看見了你的眼淚。看哪，我必加添你十五年的壽數；

你們要愁苦，悲哀，哭泣；要將歡笑變為悲哀，歡樂變為愁悶。要在主面前謙卑，他就使你們高升。

你們要使禁食的日子分別為聖，宣告嚴肅會，召集長老和這地所有的居民來到耶和華－你們神的殿，向耶和華哀求。

誰知道神也許會回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。」神察看他們的行為，見他們離開惡道，神就改變心意，原先所說要降與他們的災難，他不降了。

誰知道他也許會回心轉意，留下餘福，就是獻給耶和華－你們神的素祭和澆酒祭。

要恨惡邪惡，喜愛良善，在城門口秉公行義；或者耶和華－萬軍之神會施恩給約瑟的餘民。

船長到他那裏，對他說：「你怎麼還在沉睡呢？起來，求告你的神明，或者神明顧念我們，使我們不致滅亡。」