以斯拉歟、我命爾循爾天主所賦爾之智慧、選擇識爾天主律法者、立為刑官、刑官或作有司士師、以鞫河西之民、其未識者、爾則誨之、

“以斯拉啊，要照着你神赐你的智慧，将所有明白你神律法的人立为士师、审判官，治理河西的百姓，使他们教训一切不明白神律法的人。

“你，以斯拉啊，要照着你上帝赐你的智慧，指派所有明白你上帝律法的人作官长、审判官，治理河西所有的百姓，教导不明白上帝律法的人。

“你，以斯拉啊，要照着你神赐你的智慧，指派所有明白你神律法的人作官长、审判官，治理河西所有的百姓，教导不明白神律法的人。

“你以斯拉要运用上帝赐给你的智慧委派官员和审判官，让他们治理河西省的人民，就是明白你上帝律法的人。你要教导那些不明白你上帝律法的人。

至于你以斯拉，你要照着你手中神的智慧书，委任法官和官吏，治理在河西那边所有明白你神的律法的人民，那些不晓得律法的人，你要教导他们。

「以斯拉啊，要照着你神賜你的智慧，將所有明白你神律法的人立為士師、審判官，治理河西的百姓，使他們教訓一切不明白神律法的人。

「你，以斯拉啊，要照着你上帝賜你的智慧，指派所有明白你上帝律法的人作官長、審判官，治理河西所有的百姓，教導不明白上帝律法的人。

「你，以斯拉啊，要照着你神賜你的智慧，指派所有明白你神律法的人作官長、審判官，治理河西所有的百姓，教導不明白神律法的人。

「你以斯拉要運用上帝賜給你的智慧委派官員和審判官，讓他們治理河西省的人民，就是明白你上帝律法的人。你要教導那些不明白你上帝律法的人。

至於你以斯拉，你要照著你手中神的智慧書，委任法官和官吏，治理在河西那邊所有明白你神的律法的人民，那些不曉得律法的人，你要教導他們。

『你呢、以斯拉啊，你要照你的上帝的智慧、就是你手中所有的、去分派審判官、司法員、就是可以為大河以西那邊的人民、為一切明白你的上帝之律法的人、司理法案，使不明白上帝律法的人得以明白。

命爾以斯拉、憑爾上帝所賦之智、設立有司士師、以治河西之民、悉爾上帝律者、其未悉者、則訓迪之、

命爾以士喇、憑上帝所賦之智、凡洞悉上帝律例者、簡為士師、鞫河西之民、其未悉者、爾訓迪之。

And you, Ezra, in accordance with the wisdom of your God, which you possess, appoint magistrates and judges to administer justice to all the people of Trans-Euphrates— all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach any who do not know them.

Ezra, appoint judges and other court officials. When you do it, use the wisdom your God gives you. Those you appoint should do what is right and fair when they judge people. They should do it for everyone who lives west of the Euphrates River. They should do it for everyone who knows the laws of your God. And I want you to teach the people who don’t know those laws.

“ And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God. And those who do not know them, you shall teach.

“ And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God has given you to appoint magistrates and judges who know your God’s laws to govern all the people in the province west of the Euphrates River. Teach the law to anyone who does not know it.

And you, Ezra, according to God’s wisdom that you possess, appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people in the region west of the Euphrates who know the laws of your God and to teach anyone who does not know them.

“ And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges so that they may judge all the people who are in the province beyond the Euphrates River, that is, all those who know the laws of your God; and you may teach anyone who is ignorant of them.

And you, Ezra, according to your God-given wisdom, set magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are in the region beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach those who do not know them.

And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God that is in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye him that knoweth them not.

And you, Ezra, according to God’s wisdom that you possess, appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people in the region west of the Euphrates who know the laws of your God and to teach anyone who does not know them.

And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that[ is] in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that[ are] beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know[ them] not.

“ Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess, appoint judges and court officials who can arbitrate cases on behalf of all the people who are in Trans-Euphrates who know the laws of your God. Those who do not know this law should be taught.

You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, who all know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn’t know them.

當於各邑主爾天主所賜爾者、循爾諸支派設立士師有司、使其秉公鞫民、

以斯拉盡心考究主之律法而遵行之、又以律例法度誨以色列人、

知識宜在祭司之口、原文作祭司之唇當守知識既為萬有之主之使者、人當由其口求律法、

蓋命令乃燈、訓迪乃光、警教督責乃生命之道、

當日、人誦摩西書、俾民俱聞、遇書中所載云、亞捫人、摩押人、永不得入天主之會、因昔日不以餅以水迎餽以色列人、乃賄巴蘭來而詛之、惟我天主變詛為祝、民聞律法、則使一切異族之人、離以色列民、

今爾河西方伯達乃、示他波斯乃、與爾同僚居河西之亞法薩迦人等、當遠離其人、

若爾中有人智慧不足、當求天主、天主乃厚賜人而不責人者、必賜所求、

約沙法由利未人祭司及以色列人族長中選人、使之在耶路撒冷為主審鞫聽訟、於是歸耶路撒冷、命之曰、爾行此事、當敬畏主、盡忠義、有誠心、爾之同族居於各邑者、如有訟事就正、或為流血、或為犯律例、誡命、禮儀、法度、則爾當訓之勿獲罪於主、恐主怒爾及爾同族、爾如是行、則可以無過、

因天主賜人智慧、知識明哲、皆由天主之口而出、

惟由上之智慧、先廉潔、後和平、溫良、柔順、充滿矜恤、多結善果、不偏視、不偽善、善義之果、必被行和平之人以和平而種、

耶書亞、巴尼、示利比、雅民、亞谷、沙比太、何第雅、瑪西雅、基利他、亞撒利雅、約撒拔、哈難、毘萊雅、與利未人皆訓民、使明律法之意、民咸立於其所、朗誦天主律法之書、解說其義、使民洞悉所誦者、

然未信之、何能籲之、未聞之、何能信之、無傳者、何能聞乎、未奉遣、何能傳乎、如經載云、傳和平告嘉音者、其足跡何其美哉、但此福音、非皆聽受、以賽亞云、主、我所傳聞、信之者誰、由是觀之、信由聞而來、聞由天主之道而來、

七月將至、以色列人已居故邑、民眾乃同心如一人、集於水門前之衢、請文士以斯拉攜摩西之律法書、即載主所命以色列人之律法者、七月朔日、祭司以斯拉攜律法書、至諸男女凡聽而能知之者會眾前、在水門前之衢、自朝至於日中、誦讀於諸男女凡能知之者前、誦讀於諸男女凡能知之者前或作誦讀於諸男女及能知之孩提前眾民側耳細聽律法之書、

經士與法利賽人、坐摩西位、故彼凡命爾守者、當守而行之、但勿效其所為、以其言而不行也、

爾於眾民中選才德兼備、敬畏天主、真實無妄、不貪財利者、立之為千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長、以治理斯民、又隨時審鞫民、凡有大事則陳於爾前、小事則彼自鞫之、如是、彼等與爾分任、則爾事簡易矣、爾若行是事、天主亦如是命爾、則爾可勝任、斯民亦可安然得所、摩西聽外舅之言、悉遵所語而行、在以色列人中、選有才德者、立為民之首、為千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長、

在位之三年、遣其臣便亥益、俄巴底、撒迦利雅、拿坦業、米該雅、往猶大諸邑教誨民、又遣利未人示瑪雅、尼他尼、西巴第、亞撒黑、示米拉末、約拿單、亞多尼雅、多比雅、奪亞多尼雅、又有祭司以利沙瑪、約蘭偕之、攜主律法書、遍行猶大諸邑、教誨其民、

願主賦爾聰明智慧、使爾治以色列、謹守主爾天主之律法、

主之律法純全、可以蘇醒人心、主之法度真實、可以使愚人有智慧、

耶穌出、見眾憫之、因其猶羊無牧、遂以多端教之、

以色列人眾聞王判斷若是、則俱畏王、因見王心有天主之智慧、能以折獄也、

我與七謀士議定、遣爾往、循爾所有爾天主之律法、監察猶大及耶路撒冷、

其中二萬四千、掌建主殿之工者、六千為有司與士師、

是日書四分之一立於其所、誦主其天主律法之書、晝四分之一認罪、崇拜主其天主、

耶穌曰、是以凡經士、為天國而學道者、如一家主、由其庫中出新舊之物、○

主之誡命、我常謹守、因此我之智慧勝於敵人、我之通達勝於諸師、因我思念主之法度、我有知識、逾於老成人、因我遵守主之命令、