谁知道神也许会回心转意，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡。”

或者神转意后悔，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡，也未可知。”

谁知道上帝也许会回心转意，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡。”

上帝或许会施怜悯，收回烈怒，使我们不致灭亡，也未可知。”

或者神回心转意，不发烈怒，使我们不致灭亡。’”

或许神会转回、施怜悯，从他猛烈的怒气中转回，使我们不致灭亡。’”

或者神轉意後悔，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡，也未可知。」

誰知道上帝也許會回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。」

誰知道神也許會回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。」

上帝或許會施憐憫，收回烈怒，使我們不致滅亡，也未可知。」

或者神回心轉意，不發烈怒，使我們不致滅亡。’”

或者上帝改變初衷，回心轉意、不發烈怒，使我們不至於滅亡，也未可知。』

或許神會轉回、施憐憫，從他猛烈的怒氣中轉回，使我們不致滅亡。』」

上帝或回心轉意、息其烈怒、俾我不亡、亦未可知、

庶幾上帝或回厥志、而息其怒、使我不亡。

或天主回厥志、息其盛怒、使我不亡、亦未可知、

Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”

Who knows? God might take pity on us. He might not be angry with us anymore. Then we won’t die.”

Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”

Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”

Who knows? God may turn and relent; he may turn from his burning anger so that we will not perish.

Who knows, God may turn and relent, and turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.”

Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?

Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His burning anger so that we will not perish.

Who can tell[ if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Who knows? Perhaps God might be willing to change his mind and relent and turn from his fierce anger so that we might not die.”

Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”

大卫说：“孩子还活着，我禁食哭泣，因为我想，或许耶和华怜悯我，会让孩子活下来。

为了他们，他记念自己的约，照他丰盛的慈爱改变心意，

要恨恶邪恶，喜爱良善，在城门口秉公行义；或者耶和华—万军之神会施恩给约瑟的余民。

我要起来，到我父亲那里去，对他说：父亲！我得罪了天，又得罪了你，从今以后，我不配称为你的儿子，把我当作一个雇工吧。’于是他起来，往他父亲那里去。相离还远，他父亲看见，就动了慈心，跑去拥抱着他，连连亲他。

船长到他那里，对他说：“你怎么还在沉睡呢？起来，求告你的神明，或者神明顾念我们，使我们不致灭亡。”

你们要撕裂心肠，不要撕裂衣服。归向耶和华—你们的神，因为他有恩惠，有怜悯，不轻易发怒，有丰盛的慈爱，并且会改变心意，不降那灾难。谁知道他也许会回心转意，留下余福，就是献给耶和华—你们神的素祭和浇酒祭。