當晚，伯利恆郊外有一群牧羊人正在看守羊群。

在伯利恒之野地里有牧羊的人，夜间按着更次看守羊群。

在伯利恒的野外有牧羊人，夜间值班看守羊群。

在伯利恒的野外有牧羊人，夜间值班看守羊群。

当晚，伯利恒郊外有一群牧羊人正在看守羊群。

在伯利恒的郊外，有一些牧人在夜间看守羊群。

当时在同一个地区，有些牧人露宿在野地里，夜间守更看守羊群。

在伯利恆之野地裏有牧羊的人，夜間按着更次看守羊羣。

在伯利恆的野外有牧羊人，夜間值班看守羊羣。

在伯利恆的野外有牧羊人，夜間值班看守羊羣。

在伯利恆的郊外，有一些牧人在夜間看守羊群。

在同一個地區，有牧人露宿在野地裏，夜間守更，看顧羊羣。

當時在同一個地區，有些牧人露宿在野地裡，夜間守更看守羊群。

其地有牧者、居於原野、夜守羣羊、

野有牧者、於夜迭守群羊、

斯地有牧者、居郊野、夜守群羊、

時郊外牧童未眠、守夜護羊。

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby. It was night, and they were taking care of their sheep.

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.

In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.

In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock at night.

Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

我沒有把被野獸撕裂的羊帶來給你，而是自己賠上。無論在白晝或黑夜被偷去的，你都要我賠償。我白天受盡烈日煎熬，晚上飽嚐夜露寒霜，不得好睡。

主耶和華說，我憑我的永恆起誓，我必懲罰你們。因為我的羊沒有牧人，以致淪為所有野獸的食物。我的牧人不去尋找我的羊，他們只餵養自己，不餵養我的羊。

大衛說：「我一直替父親放羊，有時候獅子或熊會從羊群中叼走羊，我會去追打牠，把羊從牠口中救出來。如果牠起來攻擊我，我就揪著牠的鬍子把牠打死。

在我以前來的，都是賊，是強盜，羊不聽從他們。我就是門，從我進來的必定得救，並且會安然出入，找到草吃。盜賊來，無非是要偷竊、殺害、毀壞。但我來是要羊得生命，並且得到豐盛的生命。「我是好牧人，好牧人為羊捨命。如果是僱工，不是牧人，羊也不是他的，狼一來，他必撇下羊逃命。狼就會抓住羊，把羊群驅散。

祂揀選了祂的僕人大衛，把他從羊圈中召來，讓他離開牧羊的生活，去牧養祂的子民雅各的後裔，牧養祂的產業以色列。

摩西為岳父米甸祭司葉忒羅放羊。一天他領著羊群穿越曠野，來到上帝的山——何烈山。忽然有耶和華的天使在荊棘裡的火焰中向他顯現。摩西看見荊棘雖然在燃燒，卻沒有被燒毀。