You know how hard I have worked for your father,

你们也知道，我尽了我的力量服侍你们的父亲。

你们也知道，我尽了全力服事你们的父亲。

你们也知道，我尽了全力服事你们的父亲。

你们知道我是怎样尽心尽力地替你们父亲工作，

我尽了我的力量来服事你们的父亲，这是你们知道的；

你们知道：我尽了我的全力服事你们的父亲。

你們也知道，我盡了我的力量服事你們的父親。

你們也知道，我盡了全力服事你們的父親。

你們也知道，我盡了全力服事你們的父親。

你們知道我是怎樣盡心盡力地替你們父親工作，

我盡了我的力量來服事你們的父親，這是你們知道的；

就是你們自己也知道：我怎樣盡我的力量服事你們父親；

你們知道：我盡了我的全力服事你們的父親。

我竭力事汝父、汝所知也、

我竭力事爾父、爾所素知。

我竭力服事爾父、為爾所知、

You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength,

You know that I’ve worked for your father with all my strength.

You know that I have served your father with all my strength,

You know that with all my strength I have served your father

You know that I have served your father with all my strength.

And you know that with all my might I have served your father.

And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

You know that I’ve worked hard for your father

And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

You know that I’ve worked for your father as hard as I could,

You know that I have served your father with all of my strength.

Jacob replied,“ You know how hard I’ve worked for you, and how your flocks and herds have grown under my care.

You who are slaves must submit to your masters with all respect. Do what they tell you— not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel.

“ For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food.If any were attacked and killed by wild animals, I never showed you the carcass and asked you to reduce the count of your flock. No, I took the loss myself! You made me pay for every stolen animal, whether it was taken in broad daylight or in the dark of night.“ I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.Yes, for twenty years I slaved in your house! I worked for fourteen years earning your two daughters, and then six more years for your flock. And you changed my wages ten times!In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side— the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac— you would have sent me away empty handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”

Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk backor steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ.Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord.Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites.