They moved on from Bethel. Ephrath wasn’t very far away when Rachel began to have a baby. She was having a very hard time of it.

他们从伯特利起行，离以法他还有一段路程，拉结临产甚是艰难。

他们从伯特利起行，到以法他还有一段路程，拉结生产，生得十分艰难。

他们从伯特利起行，到以法他还有一段路程，拉结生产，生得十分艰难。

他们从伯特利继续前行，离以法他还有一段路时，拉结难产。

他们从伯特利起程，离以法他还有一段路程的时候，拉结产期到了；但她遇到难产。

他们从伯特利起程，离以法他还有一段路程的时候，瑞秋临产了，而且是难产。

他們從伯特利起行，離以法他還有一段路程，拉結臨產甚是艱難。

他們從伯特利起行，到以法他還有一段路程，拉結生產，生得十分艱難。

他們從伯特利起行，到以法他還有一段路程，拉結生產，生得十分艱難。

他們從伯特利繼續前行，離以法他還有一段路時，拉結難產。

他們從伯特利起程，離以法他還有一段路程的時候，拉結產期到了；但她遇到難產。

他們從伯特利起行。這裏要到以法他，還有幾里地；拉結將要生產了；生產的時候很難過。

他們從伯特利起程，離以法他還有一段路程的時候，拉結臨產了，而且是難產。

由伯特利而徙、去以法他無幾、拉結臨產甚艱、

由伯特利徙、去以法大無幾、拉結臨產艱危。

由伯特利而徙、去以法他無幾、拉結臨產艱難、

Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty.

Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor.

Leaving Bethel, Jacob and his clan moved on toward Ephrath. But Rachel went into labor while they were still some distance away. Her labor pains were intense.

They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.

Then they journeyed on from Bethel; but when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe difficulties in her labor.

Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor.

And they journeyed from Beth- el; and there was still some distance to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.

They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.

And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor– and her labor was hard.

They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.

The Lord says,“ Bethlehem Ephrathah, you might not be an important town in the nation of Judah. But out of you will come for me a ruler over Israel. His family line goes back to the early years of your nation. It goes all the way back to days of long ago.”

“ A voice is heard in Ramah. It’s the sound of crying and deep sadness. Rachel is crying over her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are gone.”( Jeremiah 31:15)

As I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died. It made me very sad. She died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way. We weren’t very far away from Ephrath. So I buried her body there beside the road to Ephrath.” Ephrath was also called Bethlehem.

Here are the words we heard in Ephrathah. We heard them again in the fields of Kiriath Jearim.

Herod realized that the Wise Men had tricked him. So he became very angry. He gave orders about Bethlehem and the area around it. He ordered all the boys two years old and under to be killed. This agreed with the time when the Wise Men had seen the star.

“ Go in peace,” Elisha said. Naaman started out on his way.

So Rachel died. She was buried beside the road to Ephrath. Ephrath was also called Bethlehem.

The man’s name was Elimelek. His wife’s name was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites whose home had been in Bethlehem in Judah. They went to Moab and lived there.

When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. She had Hur by him.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea. This happened while Herod was king of Judea. After Jesus’ birth, Wise Men from the east came to Jerusalem.

Will women be saved by having children? Only if they keep on believing, loving, and leading a holy life in a proper way.

The Lord God said to the woman,“ I will increase your pain when you give birth. You will be in great pain when you have children. You will long for your husband. And he will rule over you.”