The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree,‘ Reign over us.’

有一时，树木要膏一树为王，管理他们，就去对橄榄树说：‘请你作我们的王。’

有一次，树木要膏一王治理他们，就去对橄榄树说：‘请你来作王治理我们！’

有一次，树木要膏一王治理他们，就去对橄榄树说：‘请你来作王治理我们！’

从前，树木要选一个王，它们对橄榄树说，‘你来做我们的王。’

有一次，众树要去膏立一个王统治它们，就对橄榄树说：‘请你作王统治我们吧。’

有一時，樹木要膏一樹為王，管理他們，就去對橄欖樹說：『請你作我們的王。』

有一次，樹木要膏一王治理他們，就去對橄欖樹說：『請你來作王治理我們！』

有一次，樹木要膏一王治理他們，就去對橄欖樹說：『請你來作王治理我們！』

從前，樹木要選一個王，它們對橄欖樹說，『你來做我們的王。』

有一次，眾樹要去膏立一個王統治它們，就對橄欖樹說：‘請你作王統治我們吧。’

有一次、樹木走來走去要膏立一個王來統治他們；就去對橄欖樹說：「請作王來統治我們。」

昔諸樹欲膏一樹為其王、謂橄欖樹曰、請爾治我、

昔諸樹欲膏一樹、立之為王、謂橄欖曰、汝其轄我。

一日諸樹欲為己立立原文作膏王、謂油果樹曰、請爾為我之王、

One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree,‘ Be our king.’

One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to an olive tree,‘ Be our king.’

The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree,‘ Reign over us.’

Once upon a time the trees decided to choose a king. First they said to the olive tree,‘ Be our king!’

The trees decided to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree,“ Reign over us.”

Once the trees went to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree,‘ Reign over us!’

“ The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree,‘ Reign over us!’

The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive- tree, Reign thou over us.

The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree,“ Reign over us.”

The trees went forth[ on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

“ The trees were determined to go out and choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree,‘ Be our king!’

Then the men of Israel said to Gideon,“ Rule over us, both you, your son, and your son’s son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.”Gideon said to them,“ I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”

Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying,“ The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying,‘ Give your daughter to my son as wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.

Thus were the visions of my head on my bed: I saw, and behold, a tree in the middle of the earth; and its height was great.The tree grew, and was strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its sight to the end of all the earth.The leaves of it were beautiful, and it had much fruit, and in it was food for all. The animals of the field had shade under it, and the birds of the sky lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.“ I saw in the visions of my head on my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from the sky.He cried aloud, and said this,‘ Cut down the tree, and cut off its branches! Shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit! Let the animals get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of the sky. Let his portion be with the animals in the grass of the earth.Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let an animal’s heart be given to him. Then let seven times pass over him.“‘ The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.’“ This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

and say,‘ The Lord Yahweh says:“ A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar.He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.“‘“ He also took some of the seed of the land, and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow tree.It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out sprigs.“‘“ There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. Behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot out its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might produce branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a good vine.”’“ Say,‘ The Lord Yahweh says:“ Will it prosper? Won’t he pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? It can’t be raised from its roots by a strong arm or many people.Yes, behold, being planted, will it prosper? Won’t it utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the beds where it grew.”’”