He stops the evil plans of those who are clever. The work of their hands doesn’t succeed.

破坏狡猾人的计谋，使他们所谋的不得成就。

他破坏通达人的计谋，使他们手所做的不得成就。

他破坏通达人的计谋，使他们手所做的不得成就。

祂挫败狡猾人的阴谋，使他们无法得逞。

又挫败狡猾人的计谋，使他们的手所作的无法成全；

破壞狡猾人的計謀，使他們所謀的不得成就。

他破壞通達人的計謀，使他們手所做的不得成就。

他破壞通達人的計謀，使他們手所做的不得成就。

祂挫敗狡猾人的陰謀，使他們無法得逞。

又挫敗狡猾人的計謀，使他們的手所作的無法成全；

他破壞狡猾人的計策，使他們的手展不出成功的謀略。

敗狡者之計、俾其所謀不得成、

狡者敗其謀、使事不遂、

狡者敗其計、使其所謀使其所謀原文作使其手所作不得成、

He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.

He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.

He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.

He frustrates the schemes of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.

He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.

He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.

He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform[ their] enterprise.

He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!

He frustrates the plans of the crafty, So that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.

Make your battle plans! But you won’t succeed. Give your orders! But they won’t be carried out. That’s because God is with us.

Your enemies make evil plans against you. They think up evil things to do. But they can’t succeed.

The Lord blocks the sinful plans of the nations. He keeps them from doing what they want to do.But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever. What he wants to do will last for all time.

The power of those who are evil will be broken. But the Lord takes good care of those who do what is right.

No wisdom, wise saying or plan can succeed against the Lord.

The next morning some Jews gathered secretly to make plans against Paul. They made a promise to themselves. They promised that they would not eat or drink anything until they killed him.More than 40 men took part in this plan.They went to the chief priests and the elders. They said,“ We have made a special promise to God. We will not eat anything until we have killed Paul.Now then, you and the Sanhedrin must make an appeal to the commanding officer. Ask him to bring Paul to you. Pretend you want more facts about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”But Paul’s nephew heard about this plan. So he went into the fort and told Paul.Then Paul called one of the commanders. He said to him,“ Take this young man to the commanding officer. He has something to tell him.”So the commander took Paul’s nephew to the officer. The commander said,“ Paul, the prisoner, sent for me. He asked me to bring this young man to you. The young man has something to tell you.”The commanding officer took the young man by the hand. He spoke to him in private.“ What do you want to tell me?” the officer asked.He said,“ Some Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow. They will pretend they want more facts about him.Don’t give in to them. More than 40 of them are waiting in hiding to attack him. They have promised that they will not eat or drink anything until they have killed him. They are ready now. All they need is for you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin.”The commanding officer let the young man go. But he gave him a warning.“ Don’t tell anyone you have reported this to me,” he said.

Our enemies heard that we knew what they were trying to do. They heard that God had blocked their evil plans. So all of us returned to the wall. Each of us did our own work.

Strength and understanding belong to him. Those who tell lies and those who believe them also belong to him.He removes the wisdom of rulers and leads them away. He makes judges look foolish.

The people of Egypt will lose hope. I will keep them from doing what they plan to do. They will ask their gods for advice. They will turn to the spirits of dead people for help. They will go to people who get messages from those who have died. They will ask for advice from people who talk to the spirits of the dead.

Then the angel of the Lord went into the camp of the Assyrians. He put to death 185,000 soldiers there. The people of Jerusalem got up the next morning. They looked out and saw all the dead bodies.

Then Peter realized what had happened. He said,“ Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent his angel. He set me free from Herod’s power. He saved me from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”