For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the grief that would overwhelm my father.”

若童子不和我同去，我怎能上去见我父亲呢？恐怕我看见灾祸临到我父亲身上。”

若这年轻人不和我一起，我怎能上到我父亲那里呢？恐怕我要看到灾祸临到我父亲了。”

若这年轻人不和我一起，我怎能上到我父亲那里呢？恐怕我要看到灾祸临到我父亲了。”

这孩子不和我一同回去，我如何见我父亲呢？我不愿看到灾难临到我父亲。”

因为如果孩子没有与我同去，我怎能上去见我的父亲呢？恐怕我会看见灾祸临到我父亲身上。”

因为如果那少年没有与我在一起，我怎能上到我父亲那里去呢？恐怕我看见祸患临到我父亲。”

若童子不和我同去，我怎能上去見我父親呢？恐怕我看見災禍臨到我父親身上。」

若這年輕人不和我一起，我怎能上到我父親那裏呢？恐怕我要看到災禍臨到我父親了。」

若這年輕人不和我一起，我怎能上到我父親那裏呢？恐怕我要看到災禍臨到我父親了。」

這孩子不和我一同回去，我如何見我父親呢？我不願看到災難臨到我父親。」

因為如果孩子沒有與我同去，我怎能上去見我的父親呢？恐怕我會看見災禍臨到我父親身上。”

因為若沒有兒童和我一同去，我怎能上去見我父親呢？恐怕我會看見那要找到我父親身上來的禍患呢。』

因為如果那少年沒有與我在一起，我怎能上到我父親那裡去呢？恐怕我看見禍患臨到我父親。」

若孺子不與我同返、父之悲慘、何忍見乎、

如我歸而季弟不歸、見父遭禍、吾何忍乎、

若童子不與我同歸、何忍往見父、恐睹父之遭禍也、

How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come on my father.”

How can I go back to my father if the boy isn’t with me? No! Don’t let me see the pain and suffering that would come to my father.”

For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear to see the evil that would find my father.”

For how can I return to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see the anguish this would cause my father!”

For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the grief that would overwhelm my father.”

For how shall I go up to my father if the boy is not with me? I fear that I may see the evil that would overtake my father.”

For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would come upon my father?”

For how shall I go up to my father, if the lad be not with me? lest I see the evil that shall come on my father.

For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad[ be] not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.

For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see my father’s pain.”

For how will I go up to my father, if the boy isn’t with me?— lest I see the evil that will come on my father.”

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?”

The ropes of death were wrapped around me, and the torments of Sheol overcame me; I encountered trouble and sorrow.

At Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes and also slaughtered the Judean commanders.Then he blinded Zedekiah and bound him with bronze chains. The king of Babylon brought Zedekiah to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.

Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships that confronted them on the way, and how the Lord delivered them.

Any man from your family I do not cut off from My altar will bring grief and sadness to you. All your descendants will die violently.This will be the sign that will come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: both of them will die on the same day.

Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but Your commands are my delight.

Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress, or become excited when trouble came his way?

‘ I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the disaster that I am bringing on this place and on its inhabitants.’” Then they reported to the king.