So you go on ahead of me. I’ll move along only as fast as the flocks and herds and the children can go. I’ll go slowly until I come to you in Seir.”

求我主在仆人前头走，我要量着在我面前群畜和孩子的力量慢慢地前行，直走到西珥我主那里。”

请我主在仆人前面先走，我要按着在我面前的牲畜和孩子的步伐慢慢前进，直走到西珥我主那里。”

请我主在仆人前面先走，我要按着在我面前的牲畜和孩子的步伐慢慢前进，直走到西珥我主那里。”

倒不如请我主先走，我迁就牲畜和孩子慢慢走，我在西珥与我主会合。”

请我主在仆人前头先行；我要照着在我面前群畜和孩子们的速度，慢慢前行，直走到西珥我主那里去。”

请我主在仆人前面先过去；我要按着面前牲畜的速度和孩子们的速度，慢慢领他们走，一直走到西珥我主那里。”

求我主在僕人前頭走，我要量着在我面前羣畜和孩子的力量慢慢地前行，直走到西珥我主那裏。」

請我主在僕人前面先走，我要按着在我面前的牲畜和孩子的步伐慢慢前進，直走到西珥我主那裏。」

請我主在僕人前面先走，我要按着在我面前的牲畜和孩子的步伐慢慢前進，直走到西珥我主那裏。」

倒不如請我主先走，我遷就牲畜和孩子慢慢走，我在西珥與我主會合。」

請我主在僕人前頭先行；我要照著在我面前群畜和孩子們的速度，慢慢前行，直走到西珥我主那裡去。”

我主請在僕人前面過去吧；我呢、要量着我前面的羣畜的腳力、和孩子們的腳力，輕步地一站一站前行，直走到西珥我主那裏。』

請我主在僕人前面先過去；我要按著面前牲畜的速度和孩子們的速度，慢慢領他們走，一直走到西珥我主那裡。」

請我主前往、僕率子女牲畜、依其步履、徐徐而進、詣我主於西珥、

請主前往、僕率子女牲畜、依其所能、迤邐而進、至主所處西耳地。

請主先僕而往、僕且量牲畜及幼子之力、徐徐而進、待僕至我主之所西珥地、

So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”

Let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”

Please, my lord, go ahead of your servant. We will follow slowly, at a pace that is comfortable for the livestock and the children. I will meet you at Seir.”

Let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a pace suited to the livestock and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

Please let my lord pass on ahead of his servant, and I will proceed at my leisure, at the pace of the cattle that are ahead of me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

Please let my Lord go on ahead before his servant. I will lead on slowly at a pace which the livestock that go before me, and the children, are able to endure, until I come to my Lord in Seir.”

Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

Let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a pace suited to the livestock and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

Let my lord go on ahead of his servant. I will travel more slowly, at the pace of the herds and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

Please let my lord pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the livestock that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.”

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau. Esau lived in the land of Seir. It was also called the country of Edom.

We who have strong faith should help the weak with their problems. We should not please only ourselves.

The words I spoke to you were like milk, not like solid food. You weren’t ready for solid food yet. And you still aren’t ready for it.

“ Son of man, turn your attention to Mount Seir. Prophesy against it.Tell it,‘ The Lord and King says,“ Mount Seir, I am against you. I will reach out my powerful hand against you. I will turn you into a dry and empty desert.

I am free and don’t belong to anyone. But I have made myself a slave to everyone. I do it to win as many as I can to Christ.To the Jews I became like a Jew. That was to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one who was under the law. I did this even though I myself am not under the law. That was to win those under the law.To those who don’t have the law I became like one who doesn’t have the law. I did this even though I am not free from God’s law. I am under Christ’s law. Now I can win those who don’t have the law.To those who are weak I became weak. That was to win the weak. I have become all things to all people. I have done this so that in all possible ways I might save some.

“ Lord, you went out from Seir. You marched out from the land of Edom. The earth shook. The heavens poured. The clouds poured down their water.

He takes care of his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have little ones.

Using many stories like these, Jesus spoke the word to them. He told them as much as they could understand.

We turned back and started out toward the desert. We went along the road that leads to the Red Sea. That’s how the Lord had directed me. For a long time we made our way around the hill country of Seir.

The Lord and King says,“ Moab and Edom said,‘ Look! Judah has become like all the other nations.’

“ But here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir. You wouldn’t allow Israel to march in and attack their territory when the Israelites came from Egypt. So Israel turned away from them. They didn’t destroy them.