‘ Let Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the Lord.‘ Let bitter curses fall on its people. They did not come to help the Lord. They did not come to help him against our powerful enemies.’

耶和华的使者说：‘应当咒诅米罗斯，大大咒诅其中的居民；因为他们不来帮助耶和华，不来帮助耶和华攻击勇士。’

“耶和华的使者说：‘要诅咒米罗斯，重重诅咒其中的居民，因为他们不来帮助耶和华，不来帮助耶和华攻击壮士。’

“耶和华的使者说：‘要诅咒米罗斯，重重诅咒其中的居民，因为他们不来帮助耶和华，不来帮助耶和华攻击壮士。’

“耶和华的天使说，‘要咒诅米罗斯，要重重地咒诅米罗斯的居民，因为他们没有帮助耶和华，没有帮助耶和华攻击强敌。’

耶和华的使者说：‘你们要咒诅米罗斯，大大咒诅其中的居民；因为他们不来帮助耶和华，不带领勇士帮助耶和华。’

耶和華的使者說：應當咒詛米羅斯，大大咒詛其中的居民；因為他們不來幫助耶和華，不來幫助耶和華攻擊勇士。

「耶和華的使者說：『要詛咒米羅斯，重重詛咒其中的居民，因為他們不來幫助耶和華，不來幫助耶和華攻擊壯士。』

「耶和華的使者說：『要詛咒米羅斯，重重詛咒其中的居民，因為他們不來幫助耶和華，不來幫助耶和華攻擊壯士。』

「耶和華的天使說，『要咒詛米羅斯，要重重地咒詛米羅斯的居民，因為他們沒有幫助耶和華，沒有幫助耶和華攻擊強敵。』

耶和華的使者說：‘你們要咒詛米羅斯，大大咒詛其中的居民；因為他們不來幫助耶和華，不帶領勇士幫助耶和華。’

永恆主的使者說：『你要咒詛米羅斯；大大咒詛其居民；因為他們不來幫助永恆主，不率領勇士幫助永恆主。』

耶和華之使者曰、爾其詛米羅斯、嚴詛其居民、以其不來助耶和華、不助耶和華攻勇士、

米羅斯民不從有能者、以助耶和華、故耶和華之使者曰、必詛米羅斯、詈以厲詞。

主之使者曰、當詛米羅斯、以厲言詛其居民、以其不來以助主之民、不從英雄以助主之民、

‘ Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord.‘ Curse its people bitterly, because they did not come to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the mighty.’

“ Curse Meroz, says the angel of the Lord, curse its inhabitants thoroughly, because they did not come to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.

‘ Let the people of Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the Lord.‘ Let them be utterly cursed, because they did not come to help the Lord— to help the Lord against the mighty warriors.’

“ Curse Meroz,” says the angel of the LORD,“ Bitterly curse her inhabitants, for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD with the warriors.”

‘ Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord,‘ Utterly curse its inhabitants, Because they did not come to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the warriors.’

‘ Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord,‘ Curse its inhabitants bitterly, Because they did not come to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the mighty.’

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of Jehovah. Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof, Because they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah against the mighty.

“ Curse Meroz,” says the Angel of the Lord,“ Bitterly curse her inhabitants, for they did not come to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the mighty warriors.”

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

‘ Call judgment down on Meroz,’ says the LORD’s angelic messenger;‘ Be sure to call judgment down on those who live there, because they did not come to help in the LORD’s battle, to help in the LORD’s battle against the warriors.’

‘ Curse Meroz,’ said Yahweh’s angel.‘ Curse bitterly its inhabitants, because they didn’t come to help Yahweh, to help Yahweh against the mighty.’

They counted the people. They found that none of the people of Jabesh Gilead had come to Mizpah.So the community sent 12,000 fighting men to Jabesh Gilead. They directed them to take their swords and kill those living there. That included the women and children.

King Saul, please listen to what I’m saying. Was it the Lord who made you angry with me? If it was, may he accept my offering. Was it people who made you angry at me? If it was, may the Lord see them cursed. They have driven me today from my share of the Lord’ s land. By doing that, they might as well have said,‘ Go and serve other gods.’

I will speak about what Christ has done through me. I won’t try to speak about anything else. He has been leading the Gentiles to obey God. He has been doing this by what I have said and done.

We work together to serve God. You are like God’s field. You are like his building.

“ Please forgive me if I shouldn’t have done that. The Lord your God will certainly give you and your family line a kingdom that will last. That’s because you fight the Lord’ s battles. You won’t do anything wrong as long as you live.

We work together with God. So we are asking you not to receive God’s grace and then do nothing with it.

“ May anyone who is lazy when they do the Lord’ s work be under my curse! May anyone who keeps their sword from killing be under my curse!

The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim. There he said to the Israelites,“ I brought you up out of Egypt. I led you into this land. It is the land I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. At that time I said,‘ I will never break the covenant I made with you.

“ Then he will say to those on his left,‘ You are cursed! Go away from me into the fire that burns forever. It has been prepared for the devil and his angels.

The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah’s wife. He said,“ You are not able to have children. But you are going to become pregnant. You will have a baby boy.

Some men from Tekoa repaired the next part of the wall. But their nobles refused to do any work at all. They didn’t pay any attention to the people who were in charge of the work.

The angel of the Lord came. He sat down under an oak tree in Ophrah. The tree belonged to Joash. He was from the family line of Abiezer. Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress at Ophrah. He was the son of Joash. Gideon was threshing in a winepress to hide the wheat from the Midianites.

The Lord doesn’t rescue people by using a sword or a spear. And everyone here will know it. The battle belongs to the Lord. He will hand all of you over to us.”

Saul said to David,“ Here is my older daughter Merab. I’ll give her to you to be your wife. Just serve me bravely and fight the Lord’ s battles.” Saul said to himself,“ I won’t have to lift my hand to strike him down. The Philistines will do that!”

Deborah sent for Barak. He was the son of Abinoam. Barak was from Kedesh in the land of Naphtali. Deborah said to Barak,“ The Lord, the God of Israel, is giving you a command. He says,‘ Go! Take 10,000 men from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun with you. Then lead them up to Mount Tabor.

If anyone does not love the Lord, let a curse be on that person! Come, Lord!