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。

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、

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.

以色列族支派、咸至希伯崙、見大闢曰、我儕與爾誼屬同宗。

拜偶像、用巫術、結仇、爭鬥、媢嫉、憤怒、朋黨、釁隙、異端、

勿結朋黨、勿尚虛榮、自卑以尊人、

吾眾數蹈於愆、言語無愆者、是為德備之人、能自範其身、我置勒馬口、使馬馴服、駕馭無不如志、雖有巨舟、為狂風動盪、而小舵得以運轉、隨舟子指揮、舌雖小而能誇大、薪甚多、微火可燃、舌如火、在百體中、能玷一身、不義孰甚、賦畀之性亦為所爇、是其焰由地獄起、禽獸昆蟲鱗介、皆受制於人、惟舌無可制、誠為兇悍、舌猶酖毒、足必殺人、父上帝、我以舌祝之、世人被造、與上帝彷佛、我以舌詛之、祝與詛、均由口出、兄弟乎勿如是、

弟犯兄長、欲復修和、較勝鞏固之城、折宮門之楗、猶為難也。

人恃驕泰、多啟爭端、惟聽訓言、可有智慧。

於是猶大人咸懷一心、遣使告王曰、請王與臣僕偕歸。

以法蓮人咸集、往北、謂耶弗大曰、爾往攻亞捫族、不招我偕往、曷故、我必燬爾、及爾家室。耶弗大曰、我與我民、與亞捫族有釁、曾來招爾、爾不我救。我見無援、故冒死不顧、往攻其族、而耶和華以之付於我手、迄於今日、爾反來攻、是誠何與。以法蓮人嘗曰、基列人自以法蓮族逋逃於外、處以法蓮馬拿西族間、故耶弗大集基列人與以法蓮人戰、攻擊其眾。以法蓮相對之所、有約但津、基列人據之、以法蓮人遁逃欲濟、基列人問曰、汝為以法蓮人否、有言否者、則曰、試言呩㗞咧、如音不相符而言呩㗞咧者、則津旁執而殺之。時以法蓮族死者四萬二千人。

設也、爾相吞噬、恐淪胥以亡、

以色列族眾知王不聽、則告王曰、我與耶西之子大闢何與、我族當各歸故土、大闢之家爾自治之。於是以色列族各歸故土。

以法蓮人謂其田曰、爾初往攻米田人、曷不招我、何待我如是。遂切責之。

戰鬥爭競、何自而來、非欲戰於中而生乎、爾欲而不得、爾忿怒殺戮、而終無所獲、爾戰鬥爭競、而無所得者、因爾不知求、爾求而不得、妄求從欲故也、淫亂之男女乎、豈不知狗世之情欲者、則逆上帝、凡狗世之情欲、則其違逆上帝也明矣、經豈空言無補哉、在我之神、詎懷媢嫉哉、

亞希雅取耶羅破暗所衣之新服、裂成十有二方、告之曰、爾必取十方、蓋以色列族上帝耶和華曰、我將分裂以色列國、奪於所羅門手、畀爾十支派、

勿尚虛榮、勿相激怒嫉妒、

後上帝以生釁之心置於亞庇米力及示劍人之衷、於是示劍人欺亞庇米力。

勿使惡勝善、宜以善勝惡、

以色列諸支派相爭、曰、王拯我於敵手、又救我於非利士人、今乃為押沙龍故、出亡於外。

釁隙之開、若江河之潰、故爭競將起、必弭之。

其言也溫、可以息怒、其辭也厲、足以激變。

便雅憫族、庇革哩子示巴、兇暴人也。吹角告眾、曰、我與耶西之子大闢無與、以色列族各歸故幕可也。

如心懷嫉狠忿戾、則勿自矜、冒稱真理、此智非由上來、乃屬斯世、血氣所激、魔鬼所迷、有媢嫉、爭鬥、則必作亂、行惡貫盈、

大闢告亞庇篩曰、庇革哩子示巴必將貽害、尤甚於押沙龍、爾率爾兄之僕從、追襲其後、恐其入鞏固之城、我不能獲。

蓋人忿怒、無益於上帝道、故當去邪穢、遠諸惡、