“ Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts.

“人子啊，你要拿一把快刀，当作剃头刀，用这刀剃你的头发和你的胡须，用天平将须发平分。

“你，人子啊，拿一把快刀当作剃刀，用这刀剃你的头发和胡须，然后用天平将须发分成几份。

“你，人子啊，拿一把快刀当作剃刀，用这刀剃你的头发和胡须，然后用天平将须发分成几份。

“人子啊，去拿一把快刀当作剃头刀，剃掉你的头发和胡须，然后用天平把须发平均分成三份。

“人子啊！你要拿一把利剑，当作理发匠的剃刀，剃你的头和刮你的胡子，把须发放在天平上称，然后把它们分成几份。

「人子啊，你要拿一把快刀，當作剃頭刀，用這刀剃你的頭髮和你的鬍鬚，用天平將鬚髮平分。

「你，人子啊，拿一把快刀當作剃刀，用這刀剃你的頭髮和鬍鬚，然後用天平將鬚髮分成幾份。

「你，人子啊，拿一把快刀當作剃刀，用這刀剃你的頭髮和鬍鬚，然後用天平將鬚髮分成幾份。

「人子啊，去拿一把快刀當作剃頭刀，剃掉你的頭髮和鬍鬚，然後用天平把鬚髮平均分成三份。

“人子啊！你要拿一把利劍，當作理髮匠的剃刀，剃你的頭和刮你的鬍子，把鬚髮放在天平上稱，然後把它們分成幾份。

『人子啊，你要拿一把快刀，把它當做理髮匠的剃刀，去剃過你的頭髮跟鬍鬚，拿天平稱，將鬚髮平分。

惟爾人子、當取利刃、用作薙刀、薙爾鬚髮、權輕重而分之、

惟爾人子、必取利刃、薙其鬚髮、權衡輕重而分之、

惟爾人子、當取利刀、用為薙刀、用為薙刀或作即薙髮者所用之薙刀以之薙去首髮與鬚、以權權其輕重而分之、

“ Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair.

“ Son of man, get a sharp sword. Use it as a barber’s razor. Shave your head and beard with it. Then get a set of scales and weigh the hair. Separate it into three piles.

“ And you, O son of man, take a sharp sword. Use it as a barber’s razor and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair.

“ Now you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as you would a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.

“ As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword; take and use it as a barber’s razor on your head and beard. Then take scales for weighing and divide the hair.

“ And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, take it as a barber’s razor, and pass it over your head and your beard; then take scales to weigh and divide the hair.

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword; as a barber’s razor shalt thou take it unto thee, and shalt cause it to pass upon thy head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

“ Now you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as you would a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause[ it] to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the[ hair].

“ As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor. Shave off some of the hair from your head and your beard. Then take scales and divide up the hair you cut off.

“ You, son of man, take a sharp sword. You shall take it as a barber’s razor to yourself, and shall cause it to pass over your head and over your beard. Then take balances to weigh and divide the hair.

“ They must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow too long. Instead, they must trim it regularly.

In that day the Lord will hire a“ razor” from beyond the Euphrates River— the king of Assyria— and use it to shave off everything: your land, your crops, and your people.

“ The priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or cut their bodies.

Tekel means‘ weighed’— you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up.