在牧伯貴介中、欲簡一人為王、實難其選、

以东人要召贵胄来治国；那里却无一个，首领也都归于无有。

人必宣称那里没有王国，它的贵族和所有领袖都归于无有。

人必宣称那里没有王国，它的贵族和所有领袖都归于无有。

以东没有一个显贵可以做王，那里所有的首领全都消失。

它的显贵一个也没有了，以致不能称为一国，所有的领袖也没有了。

那里没有贵族来宣称王权，所有的首领也都归于无有。

以東人要召貴冑來治國；那裏卻無一個，首領也都歸於無有。

人必宣稱那裏沒有王國，它的貴族和所有領袖都歸於無有。

人必宣稱那裏沒有王國，它的貴族和所有領袖都歸於無有。

以東沒有一個顯貴可以做王，那裡所有的首領全都消失。

它的顯貴一個也沒有了，以致不能稱為一國，所有的領袖也沒有了。

人必宣稱「那裏無王位」；其一切官長都沒有了。

那裡沒有貴族來宣稱王權，所有的首領也都歸於無有。

召其顯者嗣國、而乏其人、牧伯歸於無有、

以東再無貴顯者、宣示立國、彼之侯伯、盡歸無有、

Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom, all her princes will vanish away.

Edom’s nobles won’t have anything left there that can be called a kingdom. All its princes will vanish.

Its nobles— there is no one there to call it a kingdom, and all its princes shall be nothing.

It will be called the Land of Nothing, and all its nobles will soon be gone.

No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.

Its nobles— there is no one there Whom they may proclaim king— And all its officials will be nothing.

They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, But none shall be there, and all its princes shall be nothing.

They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing.

No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.

They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none[ shall be] there, and all her princes shall be nothing.

Her nobles will have nothing left to call a kingdom and all her officials will disappear.

They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing.

雖能先知、探奧、識理、且篤信得以移山、而無仁、則無益、

憾爾者皆愧怍、敵爾者俱死亡、凡與爾戰、必歸烏有、欲見無從。

諭食祭偶像之物、吾知宇宙間、無有主偶像者、亦知上帝獨一無他、

吾誇誠狂、緣爾不得已、爾當許我、我雖無才、不亞於至大使徒、

巴比倫王在立拉、殺西底家之世子、使之目睹、猶大之家亦遭誅殛。

器小者為王、則群臣以飲食為先、而邦必危矣。器大者為王、則群臣飲食以時、惟補其力、不敢沉湎、而邦必安矣。

有隱而不仕者、或攬手告之曰、爾多藏幣帛、奚不為政、拯予於患難乎。其人大聲辭曰、子也廩無餘粟、笥無餘衣、安能濟困、不敢為政。蓋耶路撒冷猶大之民、所信所行、背乎耶和華、犯天顏、干震怒、顛蹶而亡、

偶像虛妄、作偶像者亦虛妄、崇奉偶像者、深可疾也。