But then an old man passed by, returning at the end of the day from his work in the field. The man was from the Ephraimite hill country; he was living temporarily in Gibeah.( The residents of the town were Benjaminites.)

晚上，有一个老年人从田间做工回来。他原是以法莲山地的人，住在基比亚；那地方的人却是便雅悯人。

看哪，晚上有一个老人从田间做工回来。他是以法莲山区的人，寄居在基比亚；那地方的人是便雅悯人。

看哪，晚上有一个老人从田间做工回来。他是以法莲山区的人，寄居在基比亚；那地方的人是便雅悯人。

那时，有一个老人从田间工作回来，经过那里。他本来是以法莲山区的人，现在住在便雅悯境内的基比亚。

到晚上，有一个老年人从田间工作回来；那人原是以法莲山地的人，寄居在基比亚；那地方的人却是便雅悯人。

晚上，有一個老年人從田間做工回來。他原是以法蓮山地的人，住在基比亞；那地方的人卻是便雅憫人。

看哪，晚上有一個老人從田間做工回來。他是以法蓮山區的人，寄居在基比亞；那地方的人是便雅憫人。

看哪，晚上有一個老人從田間做工回來。他是以法蓮山區的人，寄居在基比亞；那地方的人是便雅憫人。

那時，有一個老人從田間工作回來，經過那裡。他本來是以法蓮山區的人，現在住在便雅憫境內的基比亞。

到晚上，有一個老年人從田間工作回來；那人原是以法蓮山地的人，寄居在基比亞；那地方的人卻是便雅憫人。

忽有一個老年人野外作工晚上回來；那人原是屬於以法蓮山地的；他寄居在基比亞；而那地方的人卻是便雅憫人。

既暮、有老者自田工作而歸、彼乃以法蓮山地人、旅於基比亞、此地之人、屬便雅憫族、

既夕、有老者自田耕作而歸、彼生於以法蓮山、旅於其庇亞、邑中之民則盡屬便雅憫族。

既暮、有老者自田耕作而歸、彼原以法蓮山之人、寄居於基比亞、邑之居民、悉屬便雅憫支派、

That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was living in Gibeah( the inhabitants of the place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the fields.

That evening an old man came into the city. He had been working in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim. But he was living in Gibeah. The people who lived there were from the tribe of Benjamin.

And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was sojourning in Gibeah. The men of the place were Benjaminites.

That evening an old man came home from his work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but he was living in Gibeah, where the people were from the tribe of Benjamin.

In the evening, an old man came in from his work in the field. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but he was residing in Gibeah where the people were Benjaminites.

Then behold, an old man was coming out of the field from his work at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was staying in Gibeah, but the men of the place were Benjaminites.

Just then an old man came in from his work in the field at evening, who also was from the mountains of Ephraim; he was staying in Gibeah, whereas the men of the place were Benjamites.

And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill- country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

In the evening, an old man came in from his work in the field. He was from the hill country of Ephraim but was residing in Gibeah, and the men of that place were Benjaminites.

And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which[ was] also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place[ were] Benjamites.

Behold, an old man came from his work out of the field at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

Men then go out to do their work, and labor away until evening.

The sleep of the laborer is pleasant– whether he eats little or much– but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

So they traveled on, and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.

In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command:“ If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”

to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.In this way you will live a decent life before outsiders and not be in need.

By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return.”

I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.

Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.