民眾默不作聲，一言不發，因為希西迦曾吩咐他們不要答話。

百姓静默不言，并不回答一句，因为王曾吩咐说：“不要回答他。”

百姓静默不言，一句不答，因为希西家王曾吩咐说：“不要回答他。”

百姓静默不言，一句不答，因为希西家王曾吩咐说：“不要回答他。”

民众默不作声，一言不发，因为希西迦曾吩咐他们不要答话。

众人都默不作声，一句话也没有回答他，因为王的吩咐说：“不要回答他。”

众人都默不作声，一句也不回应，因为希西加王有令说：“不许回应他。”

百姓靜默不言，並不回答一句，因為王曾吩咐說：「不要回答他。」

百姓靜默不言，一句不答，因為希西家王曾吩咐說：「不要回答他。」

百姓靜默不言，一句不答，因為希西家王曾吩咐說：「不要回答他。」

眾人都默不作聲，一句話也沒有回答他，因為王的吩咐說：“不要回答他。”

眾民都不作聲，一句話也沒有回答他，因為王是吩咐說：『不要回答他。』

眾人都默不作聲，一句也不回應，因為希西加王有令說：「不許回應他。」

眾默然、不答一詞、蓋王命勿答之、

民聞是言、不措一詞、蓋王有命、勿應之。

眾靜默不答一言、因王命曰、勿答之、

But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded,“ Do not answer him.”

But the people remained silent. They didn’t say anything. That’s because King Hezekiah had commanded,“ Don’t answer him.”

But they were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was,“ Do not answer him.”

But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them,“ Do not answer him.”

But they kept silent; they didn’t say anything, for the king’s command was,“ Don’t answer him.”

But they were silent and did not answer him so much as a word; for the king’s command was,“ Do not answer him.”

But they held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was,“ Do not answer him.”

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

But they kept silent; they didn’t say anything, for the king’s command was,“ Don’t answer him.”

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered,“ Don’t respond to him.”

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was,“ Don’t answer him.”

別照愚人的愚昧回答他，免得你像他一樣。

我說：「我要謹言慎行，免犯口舌之罪。只要身邊有惡人，我就用嚼環勒住自己的口。」

這是邪惡的時代，所以明智者靜默不言。

「不要把聖物給狗，免得狗轉過頭來咬你們，也不要把珍珠丟在豬前，免得豬踐踏了珍珠。

但我像聽不見的聾子，無法說話的啞巴。我就像一個不能聽、不能辯的人。耶和華啊，我等候你；主，我的上帝啊，你必應允我。

以利亞敬、舍伯那和約亞對亞述的將軍說：「求你用亞蘭語跟僕人們說話，我們都聽得懂。求你不要用希伯來語跟我們說話，免得城牆上的人聽見。」

糾正嘲諷者，必自招羞辱；責備惡人，必自招傷害。不要責備嘲諷者，免得他恨你；要責備智者，他必愛你。

總管以利亞敬、書記舍伯那和史官約亞都撕裂衣服，去向希西迦稟告亞述的將軍說的話。