爾以香柏之工競美、豈得因此為王乎、爾父式飲式食、秉公行義、而獲福祉、

难道你作王是在乎造香柏木楼房争胜吗？你的父亲岂不是也吃也喝、也施行公平和公义吗？那时他得了福乐。

难道你作王就是要盖香柏木楼房争胜的吗？你的父亲岂不是也吃也喝，也施行公平和公义吗？那时他得了福乐。

难道你作王就是要盖香柏木楼房争胜的吗？你的父亲岂不是也吃也喝，也施行公平和公义吗？那时他得了福乐。

难道你大肆使用香柏木就能显出你做王的气派吗？你父亲也吃也喝，但他秉公行义，所以他凡事顺利；

难道你是用香柏木争胜来表明王的身分吗？你父亲不是也吃也喝，也施行公正和公义吗？那时他得享福乐。

難道你作王是在乎造香柏木樓房爭勝嗎？你的父親豈不是也吃也喝、也施行公平和公義嗎？那時他得了福樂。

難道你作王就是要蓋香柏木樓房爭勝的嗎？你的父親豈不是也吃也喝，也施行公平和公義嗎？那時他得了福樂。

難道你作王就是要蓋香柏木樓房爭勝的嗎？你的父親豈不是也吃也喝，也施行公平和公義嗎？那時他得了福樂。

難道你大肆使用香柏木就能顯出你做王的氣派嗎？你父親也吃也喝，但他秉公行義，所以他凡事順利；

難道你是用香柏木爭勝來表明王的身分嗎？你父親不是也吃也喝，也施行公正和公義嗎？那時他得享福樂。

難道你熱心於香柏木之建築以爭勝，就可以顯王者的派頭麼？你父親不是也喫也喝，也秉公行義麼？那時他真享福啊！

耶和華曰、爾雖以柏香木為板、以示華美、豈得恆居王位。爾父日用飲食、躬行仁義、而享福祉、彼為貧乏伸冤、既識我道、遂得亨通、

爾以柏香木竭力建造宮室、豈因此能為王乎、爾父雖飲雖食、仍秉公行義而享福祉、

“ Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He did what was right and just, so all went well with him.

“ Jehoiakim, does having more and more cedar boards make you a king? Your father Josiah had enough to eat and drink. He did what was right and fair. So everything went well with him.

Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king! Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink. But he was just and right in all his dealings. That is why God blessed him.

Are you a king because you excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink and administer justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him.

Do you become a king because you are competing in cedar? Did your father not eat and drink And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well for him.

“ Shall you reign because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, And do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.

Are you a king because you excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink and administer justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him.

Shalt thou reign, because thou closest[ thyself] in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice,[ and] then[ it was] well with him?

Does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar? Just think about your father. He was content that he had food and drink. He did what was just and right. So things went well with him.

“ Should you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

在約西亞以前、無王如彼盡心盡意盡力、歸向耶和華、遵行摩西一切法律、其後亦無如之者、

宜語義者福矣、必食其行之果、

王秉公義、使國堅立、索賄者傾覆之、

去王前之惡人、其位乃以義而立、

王出世胄、牧伯飲食以時、以補精力、不致沉湎、斯邦福矣、

凡寅畏耶和華、行其道者、其有福兮、必食爾手勤勞所得、獲福而亨通兮、

約西亞行耶和華所悅、循其祖大衛之道、不偏於左、不偏於右、○

行義秉公、耶和華所悅納、愈於獻祭、

今我請爾詣我上帝耶和華、彼之所言、或禍或福、我必從之、我從我上帝耶和華之言、則必獲益、○

爾上帝耶和華悅爾、使居以色列國位、宜頌美焉、蓋耶和華恆愛以色列、故立爾為王、施行公義、

大衛為以色列全族之王、為其民眾施行公義、

耶和華曰、大衛家歟、當朝行公義、拯被刧者於暴者之手、恐我因爾惡行、發怒若火炎炎、莫能撲滅、

啟口秉公判斷、為貧苦者辨屈、○

耶和華曰、爾宜秉公行義、拯被刧者於暴者之手、勿枉賓旅孤寡、勿虐待之、勿流無辜之血於斯土、

我今以其典章誡命諭爾、爾當遵守、則爾與子孫、皆可得福、亦可延年、於爾上帝耶和華所賜之地、○

如是、爾或食或飲、凡所為者、皆以榮上帝而為之、

耶和華曰、時日將至、我必為大衛興一義者、乃其條肄、彼將秉權為王、以智處事、秉公行義於斯土、

其政治與和平、有加無已、在於大衛之位、治理其國、以公以義建立之、保定之、自今迄於永遠、萬軍耶和華之熱中、將成此焉、○

人式食式飲、享福於操作、無善於此、依我觀之、亦由上帝手也、

其人必居崇高、磐石之固、為其保障、其糧不絕、其水不乏、○

約西亞子如左、長子約哈難、次子約雅敬、三子西底家、四子沙龍、

仁慈誠實保王身、其位亦因仁慈而堅立、

故耶和華論猶大王約西亞子約雅敬云、民不悼之曰、哀哉我昆弟、哀哉我姊妹、亦不悼之曰、哀哉我主、哀哉我主之榮、

所獻燔祭、循其宗族班列、以頒於民、俾獻於耶和華、循摩西書所載、頒牛亦如是、循其常例、火炙逾越節羔、其餘聖祭、烹於釜鼎鑊、速頒於民、厥後、為己及祭司備之、蓋祭司即亞倫子孫、獻燔祭與脂至夕、故利未人為己及祭司備之、謳歌者亞薩裔、立於其所、循大衛亞薩希幔、及王之先見耶杜頓所命、閽人在各門、無庸離其職守、因其昆弟利未人為之備也、是日供役於耶和華、其事俱備、即守逾越節、獻燔祭於耶和華壇、循約西亞王所命、維時、在彼之以色列人守逾越節、及除酵節七日、自先知撒母耳以來、在以色列、未嘗守如是之逾越節、以色列列王守逾越節、未有若約西亞、與祭司利未人、及同在之猶大與以色列眾、並耶路撒冷居民所守者、

猶大與以色列人、多如海濱之沙、飲食歡樂、所羅門轄諸國、自大河至非利士地、延及埃及境、皆納貢服事所羅門、至其畢生、所羅門食物、日需細麵三十歌珥、粗麵六十歌珥、肥牛十、草場之牛二十、羊一百、又有鹿麞赤鹿、及肥禽、

日一厥心恆在於殿、又在家擘餅、以欣以誠而食、

約西亞賜在彼之民、綿羊羔山羊羔三萬、牡牛三千、以為逾越節之祭品、悉自王產取之、王之牧伯亦樂輸祭品、予民及祭司利未人、司上帝室者、希勒家、撒迦利亞、耶歇、予祭司羔羊二千六百、牡牛三百、以為逾越節之祭品、

惟以在內者施濟、則於爾無不潔矣、○

行耶和華所悅、循其祖大衛之道、不偏左右、

其往樂意以食餅、懽心以飲酒、蓋上帝悅爾所為也、爾衣當恆潔白、爾首勿缺香膏、上帝所畀爾於日下生存之期、咸屬虛空、當與所愛之妻、歡然度日、此為爾於日下畢生操作、所得之值也、爾手可為者、當盡力為之、緣爾將至之陰府、無工作、無籌畫、無知識、無智慧、○