Although I am innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my judge for mercy.

我虽有义，也不回答他，只要向那审判我的恳求。

我虽有义，也不能回答，我要向那审判我的恳求。

我虽有义，也不能回答，我要向那审判我的恳求。

我纵然无辜，也无法申诉，只能乞求我的审判者施恩。

即使我有理，也不敢回答，只向那审判我的求怜悯；

我雖有義，也不回答他，只要向那審判我的懇求。

我雖有義，也不能回答，我要向那審判我的懇求。

我雖有義，也不能回答，我要向那審判我的懇求。

我縱然無辜，也無法申訴，只能乞求我的審判者施恩。

即使我有理，也不敢回答，只向那審判我的求憐憫；

我雖理直，也不能回答他，我只能向那控訴我的懇求。

我雖為義、亦不敢答、惟祈於鞫我者而已、

上帝鞫我、我不敢自以為義、當求沾其恩。

我雖有義、亦不敢答之、祗哀求鞫我之主、

Though I were innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my Judge for mercy.

Even if I hadn’t done anything wrong, I couldn’t answer him. I could only beg my Judge to have mercy on me.

Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him; I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.

Even if I were right, I would have no defense. I could only plead for mercy.

Even if I were in the right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my Judge.

For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge.

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.

Even if I were in the right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

Whom, though I were righteous,[ yet] would I not answer,[ but] I would make supplication to my judge.

Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn’t answer him. I would make supplication to my judge.

If I am guilty, woe to me, and if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head; I am full of shame, and satiated with my affliction.

But if you will look to God, and make your supplication to the Almighty,

“ But as for me, I would seek God, and to God I would set forth my case.

I will say to God,‘ Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.’

You will pray to him and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows to him.

Listen attentively, my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins and the city called by your name. For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, but because your compassion is abundant.

When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.

When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, as they acknowledge their pain and spread out their hands toward this temple,then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives.( Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.)

“ Has anyone said to God,‘ I have endured chastisement, but I will not act wrongly any more.Teach me what I cannot see. If I have done evil, I will do so no more.’

When he prayed to the LORD, the LORD responded to him and answered favorably his cry for mercy. The LORD brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the LORD is the true God.

There an upright person could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

They will come back shedding tears of contrition. I will bring them back praying prayers of repentance. I will lead them besides streams of water, along smooth paths where they will never stumble. I will do this because I am Israel’s father; Ephraim is my firstborn son.’”