眾靜默不答一言、因王命曰、勿答之、

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。」

民眾默不作聲，一言不發，因為希西迦曾吩咐他們不要答話。

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。

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.”

愚人言癡、爾勿應之、恐爾亦癡、與彼無異、

我嘗云、我必謹慎行為、免舌犯罪、當惡人在前、我必封閉我口、

斯時不善、有智者當緘默、或作故當時之智者必緘默因斯時不善也

勿以聖物予犬、勿以珍珠投豕、恐其踐之、轉以噬爾、○

我如耳聾不聞、如瘖者不啟口、我如耳不能聽者、又如口不能辯者、主歟、我惟仰望主、主我之天主必應允我、

希勒家子以利雅敬、與舍伯那、約亞、告拉伯沙基曰、求爾用亞蘭言與我語、蓋我儕識之、勿用猶大言與我語、恐城上之民聞之、

譴責侮慢者、反受凌辱、規勸惡人者、反被詬詈、勿規勸侮慢者、恐彼憾爾、若規勸智慧者、則必愛爾、

家宰希勒家子以利雅敬、繕寫舍伯那、史官亞薩子約亞、自裂其衣、至希西家前、以拉伯沙基之言告之、