今爾居尊位、意者將使爾保全我族、未可知也、如爾竟無一言、必有他人援手、恐爾與全家、卒見剿滅耳。

此时你若闭口不言，犹大人必从别处得解脱，蒙拯救；你和你父家必致灭亡。焉知你得了王后的位分不是为现今的机会吗？”

此时你若闭口不言，犹太人必从别处得解脱，蒙拯救；你和你父家必致灭亡。焉知你得了王后的位分不是为现今的机会吗？”

此时你若闭口不言，犹太人必从别处得解脱，蒙拯救；你和你父家必致灭亡。焉知你得了王后的位分不是为现今的机会吗？”

如果此时你闭口不语，犹太人必从别处得解脱，蒙拯救，但你和你父亲一家必灭亡。谁知道你得了王后之位不是为了今日之时呢？”

这时你若是缄默不言，犹大人必会从别的地方得着解救，那时你和你的父家就必灭亡。谁知你得了王后的位分，不是为了挽救现今的危机吗？”

如果你在这个时候沉默不语，帮助和解救就会从别的地方为犹太人兴起，而你和你的父家将会灭亡。谁知道，你得了王后之位，或许就是为了这样一个时候！”

此時你若閉口不言，猶大人必從別處得解脫，蒙拯救；你和你父家必致滅亡。焉知你得了王后的位分不是為現今的機會嗎？」

此時你若閉口不言，猶太人必從別處得解脫，蒙拯救；你和你父家必致滅亡。焉知你得了王后的位分不是為現今的機會嗎？」

此時你若閉口不言，猶太人必從別處得解脫，蒙拯救；你和你父家必致滅亡。焉知你得了王后的位分不是為現今的機會嗎？」

如果此時你閉口不語，猶太人必從別處得解脫，蒙拯救，但你和你父親一家必滅亡。誰知道你得了王后之位不是為了今日之時呢？」

這時你若是緘默不言，猶大人必會從別的地方得著解救，那時你和你的父家就必滅亡。誰知你得了王后的位分，不是為了挽救現今的危機嗎？”

這時你若硬不作聲，那麼給予猶大人的濟助和援救總會從別處應時而起的，那麼你和你父的家就會滅亡了。你怎麼知道你之得了王后位分、不是為了此次這機會而得的呢？』

如果你在這個時候沉默不語，幫助和解救就會從別的地方為猶太人興起，而你和你的父家將會滅亡。誰知道，你得了王后之位，或許就是為了這樣一個時候！」

今爾得居后位、焉知非為此會、如爾斯時緘默無言、則猶大人必從他方、得解脫、蒙拯救、惟爾與父家、將見剿滅耳、

此時、爾若緘默不言、猶大人或自他處得解脫救援、爾與爾父家必皆滅亡、其時難保爾仍居后位、或作爾居后位正為欲爾救我族今日之難亦未可知爾若緘默不言猶大人或自他處得解脫救援爾與父家必皆滅亡

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

What if you don’t say anything at this time? Then help for the Jews will come from another place. But you and your family will die. Who knows? It’s possible that you became queen for a time just like this.”

For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”

If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s family will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.”

For if you keep silent at this time, liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?”

For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father’s house will perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

If you keep silent at this time, liberation and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s house will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.”

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time,[ then] shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for[ such] a time as this?

“ Don’t imagine that because you are part of the king’s household you will be the one Jew who will escape. If you keep quiet at this time, liberation and protection for the Jews will appear from another source, while you and your father’s household perish. It may very well be that you have achieved royal status for such a time as this!”

For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

約瑟曰、爾來前、則皆前、曰、吾乃爾弟約瑟、昔爾鬻於埃及者。勿緣此自憂自恨、蓋上帝遣我、先爾而至、以保爾命。今在境內、已饑二年、更有五載、必無稼穡。上帝遣我、先爾而至、存爾後嗣、大援其手、以保爾命。我之至此、非爾所遣、上帝所遣、使我於法老尊同其父、兼司宗室、治理通國。

耶和華既歡然、以爾為民、必不汝遐棄、以尊崇己名。

兵革攻爾者、必不利、與爾舌戰者、必不勝、我使我臣僕、稱義納福、無不若是、我耶和華已言之矣。

蓋耶和華必代其民而伸冤、為其臣而回志、鑒觀於下、知民力已廢、或主或僕、靡有孑遺。

時摩西生而岐嶷、育於家三月、棄之、埃及王之女育為己子、摩西盡得埃及人學術、言行兼優、念以色列人、兄弟也、行年四十、欲往視之、見一人冤抑、則保護為受屈者伸雪、而殺埃及人、意兄弟必悟、上帝將以己救之、而兄弟不悟也、

耶和華又曰、我僕雅各家毋畏、予左右爾、我昔散爾於列邦、列邦雖滅、而爾不滅、乃我降災、責爾獨寛。

耶和華又曰、我左右爾、拯救爾、我昔散爾於列邦、盡滅列邦、而爾不盡滅、乃我降災、責爾獨寛、

昔我為人服役、蒙上帝不棄、使巴西王矜憫我、賜復振興、能建上帝殿、見其傾圯、重加修葺、築垣於猶大及耶路撒冷。

木底改叔亞庇孩也、其女以士帖、木底改撫育、視若己女、屆期、進御、除內豎希其所賜而外、一無所索、見者盡悅其美。

王為父、后為母、撫育爾子、俯伏拜跪爾前、舐爾足塵、使爾知我乃耶和華、凡恃我者、永不愧怍。

上帝導民出埃及、其行之捷、可儗於兕、欲攻雅各家、卜之不利、欲擊以色列、占之不祥、於斯時也、人有言矣、上帝之待雅各以色列、何其奇與、斯民之興也如牝獅、其動也如牡獅、不食斷傷之肉、不飲被殺之血、則不偃卧。○

我又語爾、爾乃彼得、我將建我會於此磐、而陰府不能勝、

耶和華又曰斯民犯罪、我耶和華所目睹、必加翦滅、雅各之家、我滅之猶有孑遺、我必使以色列族散於列邦、若簸揚於篩、一粒之穀、不使隕落、

我曰、豈有我而逃遁者乎、豈有我而入殿、倖保己命者乎、是謀我不為也。

其叔之女哈大沙、又名以士帖、有殊色、父母既沒、木底改養之、視若己女。

爾聞人言、昔耶和華所選之二族、今遐棄之、於是人藐視我民、不以為邦國、惟我曰、我與晝夜立約、必不爽之、我定天地之例、必不廢之、則雅各家及我僕大闢、豈可棄之如遺、必簡其子孫、使治亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各後裔、蓋我必矜恤之、返其俘囚。

我曰、必使之散處四方、而人忘其所自、然我慮敵驕肆、佯不知我所作為、反自伐其大能、謂非耶和華所行。

斯時不稍減其日、則無得救者、蓋為所選之民、此日可稍減耳、

越至七日、謂參孫妻曰、可餂爾夫、使詳隱語、不然、我必燬爾及父家室。爾來邀我、非欲得我所有乎。參孫妻哭於參孫前曰、汝惟憾我、絕不戀愛、爾以隱語試我同族、而不告我。曰、我未告父母、豈告爾乎。妻哭於前、歷宴之七日、既屆其期、因妻相迫、乃以隱語告妻、妻以告同族。七日、日未入時、邑人告之曰、孰甜於蜜、孰強於獅。參孫曰、如不用我犢而耕、則我之隱語曷由知乎。

大闢曰、我何所為、我豈非奉命而來乎。

耶和華告受膏古列曰、我左右爾、使列國賓服、使諸王荏弱、大啟邑門、不能閉拒。我備爾道、使曲為直、毀敵銅門、斷敵鐵楗、貨財藏於密室、我以之錫爾、俾爾知命爾名者、乃我耶和華以色列族之上帝。爾雖不知予、我命爾名、畀以尊號、俾爾救我所選之臣僕、雅各家以色列族。爾雖不知予、我賜爾力、我耶和華獨為上帝、其外無他、

曰、希西家云、今日我遘患難、有譴責我、欺蔑我者、若婦當產而無力、

不使我得片刻之安、備嘗艱苦。

非利士人問曰、行此者誰。有曰、亭訥人之壻、參孫行此、因亭訥人以其妻歸於同儔故也。非利士人遂焚亭訥人與其女。

稱其地曰、耶和華必預備。越至於今、人常云、在耶和華山、必預備也。○