When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the public square,

我出到城门，在街上设立座位；

我出到城门，在广场安排座位，

我出到城门，在广场安排座位，

“那时，我去城门口，到广场就坐，

我出到城门那里去，在广场上预备我的座位。

我出到城門，在街上設立座位；

我出到城門，在廣場安排座位，

我出到城門，在廣場安排座位，

「那時，我去城門口，到廣場就坐，

我出到城門那裡去，在廣場上預備我的座位。

我出門上街去，在廣場上豫備我的座位；

我出、至於邑門、設位街衢、

我出入邑門、備位公庭、

我至城門、設位於衢、

“ When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public square,

“ In those days I went to the city gate. I took my seat as a member of the council.

When I went out to the gate of the city, when I prepared my seat in the square,

“ Those were the days when I went to the city gate and took my place among the honored leaders.

When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,

“ When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square,

When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,

When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,

When I went out to the gate through the city,[ when] I prepared my seat in the street!

When I went out to the city gate and secured my seat in the public square,

when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.

These are the things which you shall do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace at your gates.

“ You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, the redeemer of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said,“ Come over here, friend, sit down here.” And he came over and sat down.Then he took ten men of the elders of the city and said,“ Sit down here.” So they sat down.

And all the people who were in the court, and the elders, said,“ We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and may you achieve wealth in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.

If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,

then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his hometown.