You would even send an orphan into slavery or sell a friend.

你们想为孤儿拈阄，以朋友当货物。

你们甚至为孤儿抽签，把朋友当货物。

你们甚至为孤儿抽签，把朋友当货物。

你们甚至抽签得孤儿，把朋友当货物卖掉。

你们竟抽签得孤儿，拿朋友当货物。

你們想為孤兒拈鬮，以朋友當貨物。

你們甚至為孤兒抽籤，把朋友當貨物。

你們甚至為孤兒抽籤，把朋友當貨物。

你們甚至抽籤得孤兒，把朋友當貨物賣掉。

你們竟抽籤得孤兒，拿朋友當貨物。

你們竟要拈鬮得孤兒，竟要拿朋友當貨物啊！

爾欲為孤子而探鬮、以友朋為貿易、

爾撻煢獨、坑友朋。

爾竟撒網以絆孤兒、或作爾欺壓孤兒掘坎以陷友朋、

You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend.

You would even cast lots for those whose fathers have died. You would even trade away your closest friend.

You would even cast lots over the fatherless, and bargain over your friend.

No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child and negotiate a price to sell your friend.

You would even cast lots for the orphans, And barter over your friend.

Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, And you undermine your friend.

Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.

No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child and negotiate a price to sell your friend.

Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig[ a pit] for your friend.

Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.

They threw dice to decide which of my people would be their slaves. They traded boys to obtain prostitutes and sold girls for enough wine to get drunk.

They take the orphan’s donkey and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan.

You must have sent widows away empty handed and crushed the hopes of orphans.

Yet Thebes fell, and her people were led away as captives. Her babies were dashed to death against the stones of the streets. Soldiers threw dice to get Egyptian officers as servants. All their leaders were bound in chains.

In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.

“ The wicked snatch a widow’s child from her breast, taking the baby as security for a loan.

They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves.

Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

Let screaming be heard from their homes as warriors come suddenly upon them. For they have dug a pit for me and have hidden traps along my path.

Have I been stingy with my food and refused to share it with orphans?

“ At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

“ If I raised my hand against an orphan, knowing the judges would take my side,

Should they repay evil for good? They have dug a pit to kill me, though I pleaded for them and tried to protect them from your anger.

“ Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed among you.

“ You must not exploit a widow or an orphan.If you exploit them in any way and they cry out to me, then I will certainly hear their cry.My anger will blaze against you, and I will kill you with the sword. Then your wives will be widows and your children fatherless.

For I assisted the poor in their need and the orphans who required help.

My enemies have set a trap for me. I am weary from distress. They have dug a deep pit in my path, but they themselves have fallen into it. Interlude

Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers; don’t take the land of defenseless orphans.For their Redeemer is strong; he himself will bring their charges against you.