有始而幽囚、後治國家者、有始為君王、後作窮民者。

这人是从监牢中出来作王，在他国中，生来原是贫穷的。

那人从监牢里出来作王，在国中原是出身贫寒。

那人从监牢里出来作王，在国中原是出身贫寒。

虽然这青年在本国出身贫寒，却能从囚犯成为君王。

虽然他是从监狱出来，在自己的国中，又是出身贫寒，却起来作王。

虽然这年轻人在自己的国中出身贫寒，他从监牢中出来却作了王。

這人是從監牢中出來作王，在他國中，生來原是貧窮的。

那人從監牢裏出來作王，在國中原是出身貧寒。

那人從監牢裏出來作王，在國中原是出身貧寒。

雖然這青年在本國出身貧寒，卻能從囚犯成為君王。

雖然他是從監獄出來，在自己的國中，又是出身貧寒，卻起來作王。

雖然這年輕人在自己的國中出身貧寒，他從監牢中出來卻作了王。

蓋少者在其國生而貧乏、出獄而為王焉、

蓋彼出獄而為王、今雖得國、生時則貧也、或作彼出自獄中為王此雖生時為王後反為貧民

The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.

The young man might have come from prison to become king. Or he might have been born poor within the kingdom but still became king.

For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor.

Such a youth could rise from poverty and succeed. He might even become king, though he has been in prison.

For he came from prison to be king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

for he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

For he comes out of prison to be king, Although he was born poor in his kingdom.

For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

For he came from prison to be king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also[ he that is] born in his kingdom becometh poor.

For he came out of prison to become king, even though he had been born poor in what would become his kingdom.

For out of prison he came out to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

法老召約瑟、速之出獄、薙髮易衣、以覲法老。

卑者升之、憂者恤之、

貧乏者流、處於塵埃、居於糞攘、主舉而升之兮、使與民牧、爰居爰處兮、

是時巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒征猶大、約雅金臣服三年、後復謀叛、耶和華遂使迦勒底軍、亞蘭軍、摩押軍、亞捫軍、滅猶大、應耶和華命厥僕諸先知之言、

乃殺西底家諸子、使其目睹之、然後瞽其目、繫以銅索、解至巴比倫。

猶大王約雅斤被擄之三十七年、十二月、二十七日、巴比倫王、以未米羅達即位、乃出猶大王於獄、使其易衣、待之以恩、賜座高出於同在巴比倫列王之右、每食與共、以畢其生、

約雅金既薨、子約雅斤繼位、

可擇智慧之士、治理埃及。亦立群督於國、使七豐年中、田所出者、五分取一。斂豐年之粟、積之於廩、守之於城、存此粟為將來埃及地七凶年之用、庶幾其國免於喪敗。法老與群臣善其言。法老謂臣曰、如此之人、蒙上帝之神賦之、豈易得乎。又謂約瑟曰、上帝既以此示汝、故爾智慧、無人可與比儗。爾可治我家、我民必遵爾命、獨於國君之位、則我為尊。又曰、我舉爾統轄埃及。遂脫指環、授約瑟手、衣以棉衣、復以金索垂其項、乘以次輅、前驅者呼曰、跪、自是立為通國之宰。法老謂約瑟曰、我乃法老、遍國中無敢擅作、惟爾命是聽。○

言未竟、自天有聲曰、上帝有命、爾將失國、

耶和華所沐以膏、我所賴以得生、至異邦中、望其庇蔭者、今陷於坎阱兮。

約哈斯乃立拿人耶利米女哈母達所出、年二十有三、即位於耶路撒冷、僅歷三月、行惡於耶和華前、惟列祖所為是效、法老尼哥幽之於哈末之立拉、不許在耶路撒冷為王、厥後放之、至埃及而薨。法老尼哥徵猶大民銀十五萬、金千有五百、使約西亞子以利亞金代父為王、易名約雅金。

巴比倫王八年、猶大王約雅斤同其母、爰及臣工、僕隸、官豎、俱出、降巴比倫王、巴比倫王、執之、

耶和華殿及王宮之寶、盡刧以去、又刧所羅門所作之金干。羅波暗王作銅干以代、趨承之人環守宮門、王以銅干付於其長。