所有立了約的領袖和眾民都同意釋放各人自己的奴婢，誰也不再使他們作奴僕。他們都同意了，並且把奴婢釋放了。

所有立约的首领和众民就任他的仆人婢女自由出去，谁也不再叫他们作奴仆。大家都顺从，将他们释放了；

所有前来立约的领袖和众百姓都顺从，各人释放自己的仆人和婢女，使他们得自由，不再叫他们作奴仆。大家都顺从，将仆婢释放了。

所有前来立约的领袖和众百姓都顺从，各人释放自己的仆人和婢女，使他们得自由，不再叫他们作奴仆。大家都顺从，将仆婢释放了。

所有立约的首领和人民都答应守约，并释放了自己的奴隶，

所有立了约的领袖和众民都同意释放各人自己的奴婢，谁也不再使他们作奴仆。他们都同意了，并且把奴婢释放了。

所有立約的首領和眾民就任他的僕人婢女自由出去，誰也不再叫他們作奴僕。大家都順從，將他們釋放了；

所有前來立約的領袖和眾百姓都順從，各人釋放自己的僕人和婢女，使他們得自由，不再叫他們作奴僕。大家都順從，將僕婢釋放了。

所有前來立約的領袖和眾百姓都順從，各人釋放自己的僕人和婢女，使他們得自由，不再叫他們作奴僕。大家都順從，將僕婢釋放了。

所有立約的首領和人民都答應守約，並釋放了自己的奴隸，

所有入了約的首領和眾民都聽從了，各送他的奴僕和婢女自由出去，誰也不再叫他們做奴僕；他們都聽從，而送僕婢出去了。

牧伯庶民既與此約、悉遵行之、各釋其僕婢、使之自由、不復以為隸役、

方伯庶民、既立當釋僕婢毋使供役之約、皆從之、

奉約之諸侯伯及民眾、聞人各當釋其奴婢、任其自由、毋復使供役、皆遵言釋之、

So all the officials and people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their male and female slaves and no longer hold them in bondage. They agreed, and set them free.

So all the officials and people entered into this covenant. They agreed to set their male and female slaves free. They agreed not to hold them as slaves anymore. Instead, they set them free.

And they obeyed, all the officials and all the people who had entered into the covenant that everyone would set free his slave, male or female, so that they would not be enslaved again. They obeyed and set them free.

The officials and all the people had obeyed the king’s command,

All the officials and people who entered into covenant to let their male and female slaves go free— in order not to enslave them any longer— obeyed and let them go free.

And all the officials and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant that each person was to set his male servant free and each his female servant, so that no one would keep them in bondage any longer; they obeyed, and set them free.

Now when all the princes and all the people, who had entered into the covenant, heard that everyone should set free his male and female slaves, that no one should keep them in bondage anymore, they obeyed and let them go.

And all the princes and all the people obeyed, that had entered into the covenant, that every one should let his man- servant, and every one his maid- servant, go free, that none should make bondmen of them any more; they obeyed, and let them go:

All the officials and people who entered into covenant to free their male and female slaves— in order not to enslave them any longer— obeyed and freed them.

Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let[ them] go.

All the people and their leaders had agreed to this. They had agreed to free their male and female slaves and not keep them enslaved any longer. They originally complied with the covenant and freed them.

All the princes and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant, that everyone should let his male servant, and everyone his female servant go free, that no one should make bondservants of them any more. They obeyed and let them go;

於是眾領袖和眾民對祭司和先知說：“這人不應該處死，因為他奉耶和華我們神的名對我們說話。”

猶大的領袖聽見了這些事，就從王宮上到耶和華的殿，坐在耶和華殿裡新門的入口。

就下到王宮，進入書記的房間裡；所有領袖都在那裡坐著，他們是書記以利沙瑪、示瑪雅的兒子第萊雅、亞革波的兒子以利拿單、沙番的兒子基瑪利雅、哈拿尼雅的兒子西底家和所有其餘的領袖。

王和他所有聽見這一切話的臣僕，都不驚懼，也不撕裂衣服。雖然以利拿單、第萊雅和基瑪利雅懇求王不要燒這書卷，王卻不聽他們，

雖然這樣，她詭詐的妹妹猶大還沒有全心歸向我，只是假意地歸我。”這是耶和華的宣告。耶和華對我說：“背道的以色列，比詭詐的猶大還顯得正義。

因為希律懼怕約翰，知道他是公義聖潔的人，就保護他。希律聽了約翰的話，就非常困擾，卻仍然喜歡聽他。

於是眾領袖對王說：“這人應該處死，因為他向這城裡剩下的軍兵和眾民說了這樣的話，使他們的手都軟弱無力。這人不是為這人民求平安，卻是惹來災禍的。”

主說：“因為這子民只用言語來親近我，用嘴唇尊崇我，他們的心卻遠離我。他們對我的敬畏，只是遵從傳統的吩咐。