以色列人語猶大人曰、我於王有十分之關繫、我於大衛較爾情誼尤深、爾何藐視我、不使我先請我王歸耶、爾何藐視我不使我先請我王歸耶或作爾導王歸何藐視我不先與我言也又作爾何藐視我請我王歸豈非我先言之耶然猶大人之言、較以色列人之言尤厲、

以色列人回答犹大人说：“按支派，我们与王有十分的情分；在大卫身上，我们也比你们更有情分。你们为何藐视我们，请王回来不先与我们商量呢？”但犹大人的话比以色列人的话更硬。

以色列人回答犹大人说：“我们与王有十倍的关系，就是在大卫身上，我们也比你们更有权利。你们为何藐视我们呢？我们不是最先提议请王回来的吗？”但犹大人的话比以色列人的话更强硬。

以色列人回答犹大人说：“我们与王有十倍的关系，就是在大卫身上，我们也比你们更有权利。你们为何藐视我们呢？我们不是最先提议请王回来的吗？”但犹大人的话比以色列人的话更强硬。

以色列人说：“但我们以色列人十个支派和王有十份的情分，你们为什么轻视我们？难道不是我们首先提出要请王回来的吗？”但犹大人的态度比以色列人还要强硬。

以色列人回答犹大人说：“在王的事上，我们有十分的投入。在大卫身上，我们也与大卫比你们更有情分。你们为什么轻视我们呢？先说要请我们的王回来的，不是我们吗？”但是犹大人的话比以色列人的话更强硬。

以色列人回答猶大人說：「按支派，我們與王有十分的情分；在大衛身上，我們也比你們更有情分。你們為何藐視我們，請王回來不先與我們商量呢？」但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更硬。

以色列人回答猶大人說：「我們與王有十倍的關係，就是在大衛身上，我們也比你們更有權利。你們為何藐視我們呢？我們不是最先提議請王回來的嗎？」但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更強硬。

以色列人回答猶大人說：「我們與王有十倍的關係，就是在大衛身上，我們也比你們更有權利。你們為何藐視我們呢？我們不是最先提議請王回來的嗎？」但猶大人的話比以色列人的話更強硬。

以色列人說：「但我們以色列人十個支派和王有十份的情分，你們為什麼輕視我們？難道不是我們首先提出要請王回來的嗎？」但猶大人的態度比以色列人還要強硬。

以色列人回答猶大人說：“在王的事上，我們有十分的投入。在大衛身上，我們也與大衛比你們更有情分。你們為甚麼輕視我們呢？先說要請我們的王回來的，不是我們嗎？”但是猶大人的話比以色列人的話更強硬。

以色列人回答猶大人說：『在王身上我們有十分的情分；在大衛身上我們也比你們更有分；你們為甚麼輕看我們，接我們的王回來、也不先和我們說一聲呢？』但是猶大人的話比以色列人的話更硬。

以色列人回應猶大人，說：「在王的一切事上，我們占有十份，所以我們比你們與大衛更有份。你們為什麼藐視我們呢？不是我們先說要我們的王回來的嗎？」但是猶大人的話比以色列人的話更強硬。

以色列人曰、我儕於王、分有其十、與大衛之情誼、較爾尤深、爾導我王歸、曷藐視我、不先與我議乎、然猶大人之言、較以色列人尤厲、

以色列族曰、立王十二支派、我有其十、故我得王較爾應多、爾欲導王歸、曷藐視我、不先與我議乎。然猶大人之言、較以色列族尤厲。

Then the men of Israel answered the men of Judah,“ We have ten shares in the king; so we have a greater claim on David than you have. Why then do you treat us with contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the men of Judah pressed their claims even more forcefully than the men of Israel.

Then the men of Israel answered the men of Judah. They said,“ We have ten of the 12 tribes in the kingdom. So we have a stronger claim on David than you have. Why then are you acting as if you hate us? Weren’t we the first ones to talk about bringing back our king?” But the men of Judah argued their side even more forcefully than the men of Israel.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah,“ We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

“ But there are ten tribes in Israel,” the others replied.“ So we have ten times as much right to the king as you do. What right do you have to treat us with such contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing him back to be our king again?” The argument continued back and forth, and the men of Judah spoke even more harshly than the men of Israel.

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah,“ We have ten shares in the king, so we have a greater claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.

But the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said,“ We have ten parts in the king, therefore we also have more claim on David than you. Why then did you treat us with contempt? Was it not our advice first to bring back our king?” Yet the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said,“ We have ten shares in the king; therefore we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us— were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?” Yet the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah:“ We have 10 shares in the king, so we have a greater claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more[ right] in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

The men of Israel replied to the men of Judah,“ We have ten shares in the king, and we have a greater claim on David than you do! Why do you want to curse us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the comments of the men of Judah were more severe than those of the men of Israel.

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said,“ We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more claim to David than you. Why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?” The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

以色列諸支派、至希伯崙見大衛、曰、我為爾骨肉、

拜偶像、巫術、結仇、爭鬥、媢嫉、忿怒、釁隙、朋黨、異端、

凡事勿分爭、勿分爭或作勿結黨勿求虛榮、各當謙遜、視他人勝於己、

我儕各人屢陷於過、言語無過者、即為完人、能約束全身、我儕置勒馬口、使之順服、則能御其全身、舟雖大、且為狂風飄蕩、而小舵得以運轉、隨舵師所欲、如是舌為小體、而能誇大、薪甚多、薪甚多或作林甚茂微火可燃、舌即火、其惡大於世界、舌於我百體中玷污全身、能燃造化之輪、其火由革狠拿而起、各類之禽獸昆蟲水族皆可制、且已為人所制、惟舌人莫能制、為難約束之惡物、充滿殺人之毒者、我儕以舌祝讚父天主、又以舌咒詛天主按己像所造之人、祝讚與咒詛、自一口出、兄弟乎、此非所宜也、

弟犯兄長、欲復和好、較取鞏固之城尤為不易、解息兄弟之爭端、較折高樓之門楗更難、

人恃驕泰、常啟爭端、聽勸言者、則為有智、

於是使猶大人悉懷一心、遣使見王曰、請王與臣僕偕歸、

以法蓮人咸集、往北、謂耶弗他曰、爾往攻亞捫人、不招我偕往何故、我必以火焚爾及爾家室、耶弗他謂之曰、我及我民、與亞捫人大爭將戰、我招爾來、爾竟不來救我脫於其手、我見爾不來救援、遂冒死不顧、前往攻亞捫人、主以之付於我手、今日爾何為來攻我、耶弗他集基列人、與以法蓮人戰、因以法蓮人嘗對基列人曰、爾基列人在以法蓮瑪拿西中、原為以法蓮逃亡之人、或作因以法蓮人嘗對基列人言爾曹原為以法蓮逃亡之人基列在以法蓮瑪拿西間故基列人攻擊以法蓮人、基列人於以法蓮人前、據約但津、以法蓮人逃遁者、若言求容我濟河、基列人問曰、爾以法蓮人否、若言否、則曰、試言示播列、以法蓮人不能確出真音、乃云西播列、基列人即執而殺之於約但津、當時以法蓮被殺者四萬二千、○

爾若互相吞噬、恐彼此滅亡、爾其慎之、○

以色列民眾見王不聽其言、則告王曰、我儕與大衛何與、何與原文作有何分與耶西子無涉、以色列人歟、各歸己家、家原文作幕下同大衛家歟、爾自顧之、原文作大衛歟爾自顧爾家於是以色列人各歸己家、

以法蓮人謂基甸曰、爾往攻米甸人、不招我同往、何待我如是、遂與之大爭、

爾中戰鬥爭競、何自而來、非自戰於爾百體中之慾乎、爾貪欲而無所得、爾殘殺嫉妒而無所獲、爾戰鬥爭競而亦無所獲、皆因爾不祈求、爾求而不得、因爾妄求、欲以所求者、縱爾之慾、淫亂之男女乎、豈不知愛世即惡天主、凡欲與世為友者、即與天主為敵也、爾以為聖經所言徒然乎、居於我內之神、居於我內之神或作天主所賜居於我內之神乃使人懷慾以致嫉妒乎、或作經載云居於我內之神甚欲我熱中服之爾意是言徒然乎

亞希雅取耶羅波安所衣之新衣、裂為十二片、謂之曰、爾取其十片、蓋主以色列之天主如是云、我必以國奪於所羅門手、賜爾十支派、

勿慕虛榮、勿相激怒、勿相嫉妒、

後天主使怨氣生於亞比米勒與示劍人間、於是示劍人背叛亞比米勒、

勿為惡所勝、乃以善勝惡、

以色列諸支派之民眾相爭曰、王救我於敵手、拯我於非利士人手、今因押沙龍故、自國而遁、

爭端之起、如水之破隙、故爭競未發之先、當止之、

答言溫和則息怒、語言暴戾則激怒、

在彼適有一匪徒名示巴、乃便雅憫人比基利子、吹角告眾曰、我儕與大衛無與、與耶西子無涉、以色列人歟、各歸爾家、家原文作幕

爾心若懷嫉很、紛爭、則勿矜誇、勿誑妄、以敵真理、如此智慧、非由上而來、乃屬地、屬血氣、屬鬼魔、蓋嫉妒紛爭所在、必有亂行及諸惡事、

大衛謂亞比篩曰、今比基利子示巴、必加害於我、較押沙龍尤甚、爾率爾主王之戰士戰士原文作臣僕追之、恐其入鞏固之城而避我、

蓋人怒則不能成天主之義、