驛與驛相繼而至、使與使接踵而來、告巴比倫王、其邑已陷、四周攻取、

跑报的要彼此相遇，送信的要互相迎接，报告巴比伦王说：“城的四方被攻取了，

通报的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，报告巴比伦王，城的四方都被攻下了，

通报的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，报告巴比伦王，城的四方都被攻下了，

报信的人接踵而来，向巴比伦王禀告，‘整座城已失守，

驿卒一个接一个跑来，报信的也相继而至，向巴比伦王报告，他的京城已经完全被攻取了。

跑報的要彼此相遇，送信的要互相迎接，報告巴比倫王說：城的四方被攻取了，

通報的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，報告巴比倫王，城的四方都被攻下了，

通報的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，報告巴比倫王，城的四方都被攻下了，

報信的人接踵而來，向巴比倫王稟告，『整座城已失守，

驛卒一個接一個跑來，報信的也相繼而至，向巴比倫王報告，他的京城已經完全被攻取了。

跑急訊的跑到碰見跑急訊的，報信息的碰到報信息的，去報告巴比倫王知道；他京城已四面被攻取了；

郵人遞傳、使者相遇、報告巴比倫王、其邑四周被取、

使者絡繹而來、告巴比倫王曰、

One courier follows another and messenger follows messenger to announce to the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured,

One messenger after another comes to the king of Babylon. All of them announce that his entire city is captured.

One runner runs to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every side;

The news is passed from one runner to the next as the messengers hurry to tell the king that his city has been captured.

Messenger races to meet messenger, and herald to meet herald, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.

One courier runs to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To tell the king of Babylon That his city has been captured from end to end;

One runner will run to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on all sides;

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

Messenger races to meet messenger, and herald to meet herald, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at[ one] end,

One runner after another will come to the king of Babylon. One messenger after another will come bringing news. They will bring news to the king of Babylon that his whole city has been captured.

One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter.

趨承者遵王命、將王與牧伯之書、傳遍以色列及猶大、書曰、以色列人、爾當歸主亞伯拉罕以撒雅各之天主、若是、則主必復眷顧復眷顧原文作歸爾曹所餘、脫於亞述列王之手者、

撒督子亞希瑪斯曰、我且趨、以主伸王冤、報施王諸敵之消息、告於王、約押謂之曰、爾今日無庸報消息、他日報消息可也、今日王子死、勿報消息、約押謂古示曰、爾往、以所見者告王、古示拜於約押前而趨、撒督子亞希瑪斯又謂約押曰、無論若何、求容我亦趨於古示後、約押曰、我子報此消息、未必得賞、爾趨何為、曰、雖然、求容我趨、曰、可趨、亞希瑪斯由平原之道而趨、趨而越古示、趨而越古示或作較古示愈疾大衛適坐於邑之月城間、遼望者遼望者或作戍卒下同登城門樓頂、舉目而觀、見一人獨趨、遼望者呼告於王、王曰、如獨來、必報消息、其人趨而漸近、遼望者又見一人趨而來、告門吏曰、又有一人獨趨、王曰、彼亦報消息者也、遼望者曰、我觀前趨者、其趨似撒督子亞希瑪斯之趨、王曰、彼乃善人、必報佳消息、亞希瑪斯呼告王曰、捷捷原文作安矣、遂在王前伏地而拜、曰、當頌美主王之天主、已將叛逆我主我王者付於王、王曰、少者押沙龍安否、亞希瑪斯曰、約押遣王之僕及我時、我見眾大諠譁、或作我見眾大集不知何故、王曰、爾可退、侍於側、遂退、侍於側、古示至、曰、我主我王歟、有佳消息矣、今日主伸王冤、報施一切叛王之人、

故禍患臨爾、不知何以除之、不知何以除之或作不知其由患難臨爾、爾不能禳之、災忽臨爾、不能逆料、爾自幼勤於符咒、多行巫術、今試立於此、今試立於此或作今任爾仍如此行或可得益、或可勝敵、勝敵或作恐喝敵人爾設多謀、徒自困乏、惟彼觀天象者、占察星辰者、在月朔宣告爾所將遇者、今可興起以拯救爾、

巴比倫人必曰、我腰痛甚、劬勞如臨產之婦、我因畏縮而耳不能聞、因驚惶而目不能視、我心昏迷、極為悚惶、我宴樂之夜、變為驚駭之夜、適設席肆筵、又遣守望者守望、又遣守望者守望或作又鋪華毯式飲式食、忽有聲曰、將帥咸起、執爾器械、執爾器械原文作以油膏盾主如是諭我曰、往設守望者、有所見即報告、適見車乘、乘馬者雙雙而來、又見騎驢者、騎駝者、於是傾耳細聽、呼曰、彼來若獅、彼來若獅或作有獅來矣我主歟、我白晝常立於望樓、終夜立於我守望之所、有人乘車而至、有乘馬者雙雙而來、大聲呼曰、巴比倫傾覆矣、傾覆矣、其諸神之偶像、擊碎而擲之於地、

巴比倫歟、我為爾設機械、爾不覺陷於其中、爾被人尋得、被人擒獲、皆因爾抗逆主、

伯沙撒王飲至半酣、命人將其父父或作祖尼布甲尼撒、自耶路撒冷之殿中、所取取或作掠出下同之金銀器皿、攜之至、使王與大臣妃嬪、以之飲酒、於是以其金銀器皿、自耶路撒冷天主之殿中所取者、攜之至、王與大臣及妃嬪、遂以之飲酒、眾飲酒、讚美金銀銅鐵木石所造諸神、惟時忽有人手之指顯現、書文字於王宮粉壁、燈臺相向之所、王見其書文字之手、

是日有便雅憫人自陣而逃、其衣撕裂、其首蒙塵、遁至示羅、至時、以利適於路旁、坐於座以待、蓋其心為天主匱戰慄也、蓋其心為天主匱戰慄也或作蓋以利為天主匱中心不安其人入邑以告、舉邑號乎、以利聞號呼之聲、則曰、此諠譁何故、其人疾至告以利、以利年九十有八歲、其目矇眛、不能見、其人謂以利曰、我自陣而來、今日自陣逃遁而至、以利曰、我子、其事若何、報者曰、以色列人遁於非利士人前、民中被殺者甚多、爾二子何弗尼非尼哈亦死、天主之匱見擄、言及天主之匱、以利自座仰墜於後、隕於門旁、折頸而死、蓋以利年邁體胖、體胖原文作體重彼為以色列人士師、歷四十年、

悉託亞哈隨魯王名而書、印以王之印環、以交驛卒、或乘疾馬、或乘疾騾、或乘疾駝、傳至各處、

災患之凶報、絡繹不絕、通國已敗、我幕突毀、我帷傾於俄頃、

是夜迦勒底王伯沙撒被殺、

我日速逝、較驛卒而尤速、趨而不見福祉、

王命孔急、驛卒或乘疾馬、或乘疾騾、或稱疾駝、匆促啟行、此詔亦宣示於書珊城、

以詔付驛卒、傳於各州、命將猶大人、無論老少、嬰孩、婦女、在一日內、在十二月、即亞達月十三日、盡翦除、殺戮、剿滅、並取其貨財、鈔錄此詔、頒行各州、宣告各族、使之預備、以待是日、王命孔急、驛卒勿促啟行、此詔亦宣示於書珊城、王與哈曼坐而飲、書珊城之民、無不惶恐、

巴比倫王聞其風聲喪膽、憂戚惶恐、若婦臨產、