你們都知道，家主若曉得竊賊晚上甚麼時候會來，就會提高警覺，不讓他摸進屋裡。

家主若知道几更天有贼来，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋；这是你们所知道的。

你们要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上什么时候有贼来，就必警醒，不让贼挖穿房屋。

你们要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上什么时候有贼来，就必警醒，不让贼挖穿房屋。

你们都知道，如果一家的主人知道贼会在半夜几点来，就必警醒，不让贼入屋偷窃。

你们都知道，家主若晓得窃贼晚上什么时候会来，就会提高警觉，不让他摸进屋里。

不过你们应当知道这一点：一家的主人如果知道贼什么时刻来，他就会警醒，不让他的房子被人钻进。

家主若知道幾更天有賊來，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋；這是你們所知道的。

你們要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上甚麼時候有賊來，就必警醒，不讓賊挖穿房屋。

你們要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上甚麼時候有賊來，就必警醒，不讓賊挖穿房屋。

你們都知道，如果一家的主人知道賊會在半夜幾點來，就必警醒，不讓賊入屋偷竊。

但這一點你們卻要曉得：家主若知道賊甚麼更次要來，他就要儆醒，不容他的房屋被挖透。

不過你們應當知道這一點：一家的主人如果知道賊什麼時刻來，他就會警醒，不讓他的房子被人鑽進。

若家主知盜何更至、則必儆醒、不容穴其屋、此爾所知也、

若家主知盜何更至、則必儆醒、不致穴其室、此爾所知也、

若家主知何更盜至、則必警醒、不致盜穴其室、此爾所知也、

若家主知盜何時將至、則必儆醒守備、不令穴室。

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

You must understand something. Suppose the owner of the house knew what time of night the robber was coming. Then he would have kept watch. He would not have let his house be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into.

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

你們都知道，家主若曉得竊賊甚麼時候來，就不會讓他摸進屋裡。

所以，你們也要準備妥當，因為在想不到的時候，人子就來了。

因為你們自己清楚知道，主的日子來到，就像夜間的賊來到一樣。人正在說平安穩妥的時候，毀滅性的災禍就突然臨到他們，好像生產的痛苦臨到懷胎的婦人一樣，他們絕不能逃脫。但是弟兄們，你們不在黑暗裡，以致那日子會臨到你們像賊來到一樣。你們都是光明之子、白晝之子；我們不是屬於黑夜的，也不是屬於黑暗的。所以，我們不要沉睡像別人一樣，總要警醒謹慎。

“竊賊挖窟窿入屋的時候，如果被人發現，把他打了，以致打死，打死人的就沒有流人血的罪。（本節在《馬索拉文本》為22:1）如果太陽出來了，他就有流人血的罪。竊賊必須賠償，如果他一無所有，就要賣身，還他所偷之物。

因為我丈夫不在家，遠行去了。

但主的日子必要像賊一樣來到。在那日，天必轟然一聲地消失，所有元素都因烈火而融化；地和地上所有的，都要被燒毀（“被燒毀”有不少古抄本作“被發現”）。這一切既然都要這樣融化，你們應當怎樣為人，過著聖潔和敬虔的生活，

他們領到之後，就埋怨家主，說：