工匠鼓励银匠，打磨的勉励打砧的，说，‘打得好！’他们用钉子把偶像钉牢，免得摇晃。

木匠勉励银匠，用锤打光的勉励打砧的，论焊工说：“焊得好”；又用钉子钉稳，免得偶像动摇。

木匠鼓励银匠，用锤子打光的鼓励打砧的，对焊工说：“焊得好！”又用钉子钉稳，免得它倒下。

木匠鼓励银匠，用锤子打光的鼓励打砧的，对焊工说：“焊得好！”又用钉子钉稳，免得它倒下。

木匠坚固金匠，用锤打光金属的，鼓励打砧的；论銲工说：“銲得好！”又用钉子钉稳了。使偶像不致动摇。

匠人鼓励工匠，用锤子打平金属的鼓励用锤子打砧的，论到焊接的说：“焊得好！”他们又用钉子把偶像钉稳，使它不会摇动。

木匠勉勵銀匠，用鎚打光的勉勵打砧的，論銲工說，銲得好；又用釘子釘穩，免得偶像動搖。

木匠鼓勵銀匠，用鎚子打光的鼓勵打砧的，對銲工說：「銲得好！」又用釘子釘穩，免得它倒下。

木匠鼓勵銀匠，用鎚子打光的鼓勵打砧的，對銲工說：「銲得好！」又用釘子釘穩，免得它倒下。

工匠鼓勵銀匠，打磨的勉勵打砧的，說，『打得好！』他們用釘子把偶像釘牢，免得搖晃。

木匠堅固金匠，用鎚打光金屬的，鼓勵打砧的；論銲工說：“銲得好！”又用釘子釘穩了。使偶像不致動搖。

木匠鼓勵銀匠，用鎚打光滑的、鼓勵用鎚打砧的，論銲工說：『銲得好』；他們使用釘子釘穩，使偶像不動搖。

匠人鼓勵工匠，用錘子打平金屬的鼓勵用錘子打砧的，論到焊接的說：「焊得好！」他們又用釘子把偶像釘穩，使它不會搖動。

木工勉金工、司錘磨光者、勉擊砧者、論銲工曰、銲則善矣、遂釘之以釘、使不動搖、○

木工、金工、細工、粗工、無不相助為理、使金互相銜接、釘之以釘、不能搖撼。

木工勉金工、以鎚治光者勉擊碪者、亦必言、莫若釬為善、以釘釘堅、使不搖撼、

The metalworker encourages the goldsmith, and the one who smooths with the hammer spurs on the one who strikes the anvil. One says of the welding,“ It is good.” The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.

One skilled worker makes a statue of a god. Another covers it with gold. The first worker says to the second,“ You have done a good job.” Another worker smooths out the metal with a hammer. Still another gives the statue its final shape. The one who hammers says to the one who shapes,“ You have done a good job.” Then they nail the statue down so it won’t fall over.

The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering,“ It is good”; and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved.

The carver encourages the goldsmith, and the molder helps at the anvil.“ Good,” they say.“ It’s coming along fine.” Carefully they join the parts together, then fasten the thing in place so it won’t fall over.

The craftsman encourages the metalworker; the one who flattens with the hammer encourages the one who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering,“ It is good.” He fastens it with nails so that it will not fall over.

So the craftsman encourages the smelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering,“ It is good”; And he fastens it with nails, So that it will not totter.

So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith; He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil, Saying,“ It is ready for the soldering”; Then he fastened it with pegs, That it might not totter.

So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that it should not be moved.

The craftsman encourages the metalworker; the one who flattens with the hammer supports the one who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering,“ It is good.” He fastens it with nails so that it will not fall over.

So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith,[ and] he that smootheth[ with] the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It[ is] ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails,[ that] it should not be moved.

The craftsman encourages the metalsmith, the one who wields the hammer encourages the one who pounds on the anvil. He approves the quality of the welding, and nails it down so it won’t fall over.”

So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith. He who smoothes with the hammer encourages him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering,“ It is good;” and he fastens it with nails, that it might not totter.

偶像是工匠制造的，银匠替它包上金子、打造银链。买不起这种偶像的人就选一块耐用的木头，找个精巧的工匠，雕出一个可以站立不倒的偶像。

当时祭司也和那六百个全副武装的人站在门口。那五个人进去拿走了雕刻的偶像、以弗得、家庭神像及金属铸像。祭司见那五人进入米迦家拿走雕刻的偶像、以弗得、家庭神像及金属铸像，就问他们：“你们在做什么？”

偶像上的银片来自他施，金片来自乌法，都是匠人的制品，这些偶像穿的蓝色和紫色衣服是巧匠制作的。

他们信奉的毫无价值，他们从林中砍一棵树，工匠用木头雕刻偶像，以金银作装饰，用钉子和锤子钉牢，以免晃动。它们像瓜园中的稻草人，不能说话，不能行走，需要人搬运。你们不要怕它们，它们既不能害人，也不能助人。”

有些人从囊中取金子，又用天平称银子，雇银匠制造神像，然后向它俯伏叩拜。他们把神像抬起来扛在肩上，找个地方把它安置好，它就在那里呆立不动。人向它呼求，它不能回应，也不能救人脱离困境。

米迦说：“你们带走了我的神像和祭司，把我洗劫一空，还问我想做什么！”

铁匠把铁块放在炭火里烧，用他强壮的臂膀挥动铁锤把它打成偶像。他饥饿时就会无力，口渴时就会疲乏。木匠拉线测量木料，用笔勾出形状，用圆规画出模样，仿照人的样子用凿子做成逼真的神像，放在庙宇里。他砍伐香柏木，或从林中选取柏木和橡木。他栽种松树，雨水使它长大。这树可以用来作燃料，他取一些木料生火取暖、烤饼，又制成神像来祭拜，雕成偶像来叩拜。

尼布甲尼撒王造了一尊高二十七米、宽二点七米的金像，立在巴比伦省的杜拉平原。他派人召集总督、行政官、省长、谋士、库房官、审判官、司法官及各省的所有官员，前来参加他所立之像的奉献礼。于是总督、行政官、省长、谋士、库房官、审判官、司法官及各省的官员齐来参加尼布甲尼撒王所立之像的奉献礼，站在那像面前。传令官大声宣布说：“各族、各邦、各语种的人啊，王有令，‘你们一听见角、笛、弦琴、竖琴、瑟、笙等各种乐器奏响，就要叩拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像。不叩拜的人必立刻被抛进烈焰熊熊的火窑。’”于是，各族、各邦、各语种的人一听见角、笛、弦琴、竖琴、瑟等各种乐器的声音，就都叩拜尼布甲尼撒王所立的金像。