Don’t tell the people of Gath about it. Don’t let them see you weep. People in Beth Ophrah, roll in the dust.

不要在迦特报告这事，总不要哭泣；我在伯亚弗拉滚于灰尘之中。

不要在迦特宣扬这事，千万不要哭泣；却要在伯‧亚弗拉翻滚于灰尘中。

不要在迦特宣扬这事，千万不要哭泣；却要在伯‧亚弗拉翻滚于灰尘中。

不要在迦特宣扬，也不要哭泣，要在伯·亚弗拉的灰尘中打滚。

不要在迦特报信，不要在巴歌哭泣；却要在伯．亚弗拉打滚于尘土中。

不要在迦特報告這事，總不要哭泣；我在伯‧亞弗拉滾於灰塵之中。

不要在迦特宣揚這事，千萬不要哭泣；卻要在伯‧亞弗拉翻滾於灰塵中。

不要在迦特宣揚這事，千萬不要哭泣；卻要在伯‧亞弗拉翻滾於灰塵中。

不要在迦特宣揚，也不要哭泣，要在伯·亞弗拉的灰塵中打滾。

不要在迦特報信，不要在巴歌哭泣；卻要在伯．亞弗拉打滾於塵土中。

不要在迦特報信，不要在亞柯哭泣；要在伯亞弗拉打滾於塵土中。

勿告於迦特、勿哭於亞柯、我在伯亞弗拉、輾轉於灰塵、

毋播言於迦特、毋哭泣於亞哥、惟在伯押拉、坐於塗炭、

勿告之於迦特、勿哭泣在彼、勿哭泣在彼或作勿哭於亞哥在伯亞弗拉身蒙灰塵、

Tell it not in Gath; weep not at all. In Beth Ophrah roll in the dust.

Tell it not in Gath; weep not at all; in Beth-le-aphrah roll yourselves in the dust.

Don’t tell our enemies in Gath; don’t weep at all. You people in Beth leaphrah, roll in the dust to show your despair.

Don’t announce it in Gath, don’t weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.

Do not tell it in Gath, Do not weep at all. At Beth le aphrah roll yourself in the dust in mourning.

Tell it not in Gath, Weep not at all; In Beth Aphrah Roll yourself in the dust.

Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all: at Beth- le- aphrah have I rolled myself in the dust.

Don’t announce it in Gath, don’t weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.

Declare ye[ it] not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.

Don’t spread the news in Gath! Don’t shed even a single tear! In Beth Leaphrah sit in the dust!

Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust.

“ Don’t announce it in Gath. Don’t tell it in the streets of Ashkelon. If you do, the daughters of the Philistines will be glad. The daughters of men who haven’t been circumcised will be joyful.

My people, put on the clothes of sadness. Roll among the ashes. Mourn with bitter weeping just as you would mourn for an only son. The one who is going to destroy us will come suddenly.

He got part of a broken pot. He used it to scrape his skin. He did it while he was sitting in ashes.

Let him bury his face in the dust. There might still be hope for him.

So those who are wise keep quiet in times like these. That’s because the times are evil.

Relatives might come to burn the dead bodies. If they do, they’ll have to carry them out of the house first. They might ask someone still hiding there,“ Is anyone else here with you?” If the answer is no, the relatives will go on to say,“ Be quiet! We must not pray in the Lord’ s name.”

Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,