“现在你们立亚比米勒为王，若按诚实正直善待耶路巴力和他的全家，这就是酬他的劳。

“现在你们若以诚实正直立亚比米勒为王，若善待耶路巴力和他的家，若照他手所做的回报他—

“现在你们若以诚实正直立亚比米勒为王，若善待耶路巴力和他的家，若照他手所做的回报他—

“现在你们立亚比米勒为王，光明正大吗？你们有没有善待耶路·巴力和他一家？有没有按他的功绩对待他？

“现在你们立亚比米勒为王，你们若是诚实和正直，如果你们善待耶路．巴力和他的家，照着他手所作的待他；

「現在你們立亞比米勒為王，若按誠實正直善待耶路‧巴力和他的全家，這就是酬他的勞。

「現在你們若以誠實正直立亞比米勒為王，若善待耶路巴力和他的家，若照他手所做的回報他－

「現在你們若以誠實正直立亞比米勒為王，若善待耶路巴力和他的家，若照他手所做的回報他－

「現在你們立亞比米勒為王，光明正大嗎？你們有沒有善待耶路·巴力和他一家？有沒有按他的功績對待他？

“現在你們立亞比米勒為王，你們若是誠實和正直，如果你們善待耶路．巴力和他的家，照著他手所作的待他；

『現在你們立亞比米勒為王、若按忠誠正直而行，好待耶路巴力和他的家，若按他的手應得的酬報待他——

今爾立亞比米勒為王、如爾所為、果誠且義、善待耶路巴力及其家、酬其夙恩、則可喜悅、

今爾立亞庇米力為王、如爾作為真實無妄、善待耶路巴力與其家眾、酬其夙恩、則可喜悅。

今爾立亞比米勒為王、爾之所為、果誠且義乎、是善待耶路巴力與其家乎、是循其所行以報答之乎、

“ Have you acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelek king? Have you been fair to Jerub- Baal and his family? Have you treated him as he deserves?

“ Did you act in an honest way when you made Abimelek your king? Did you really do the right thing? Have you been fair to Jerub- Baal and his family? Have you given him the honor he’s worthy of?

“ Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have done to him as his deeds deserved—

Jotham continued,“ Now make sure you have acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelech your king, and that you have done right by Gideon and all of his descendants. Have you treated him with the honor he deserves for all he accomplished?

“ Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have rewarded him appropriately for what he did—

“ Now then, if you have acted with honesty and integrity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have dealt with him as he deserved—

“ Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him as he deserves—

Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands

“ Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have rewarded him appropriately for what he did—

Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

“ Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, if you have properly repaid him–

“ Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands

They also failed to show any loyalty to the family of Jerub- Baal( that is, Gideon) in spite of all the good things he had done for them. (niv)