We hope you are pleased with us,” they continued.“ If you are, please give us this land. Then it will belong to us. But don’t make us go across the Jordan River.”

又说：“我们若在你眼前蒙恩，求你把这地给我们为业，不要领我们过约旦河。”

又说：“我们若在你眼前蒙恩，求你把这地给我们为业；不要领我们过约旦河。”

又说：“我们若在你眼前蒙恩，求你把这地给我们为业；不要领我们过约旦河。”

如果你们恩待我们，请将这些地方赐给我们作产业，别让我们过约旦河了。”

他们又说：“如果我们在你眼前蒙恩，求你把这地给你的仆人作产业，不要叫我们过约旦河。”

又說：「我們若在你眼前蒙恩，求你把這地給我們為業，不要領我們過約旦河。」

又說：「我們若在你眼前蒙恩，求你把這地給我們為業；不要領我們過約旦河。」

又說：「我們若在你眼前蒙恩，求你把這地給我們為業；不要領我們過約旦河。」

如果你們恩待我們，請將這些地方賜給我們作產業，別讓我們過約旦河了。」

他們又說：“如果我們在你眼前蒙恩，求你把這地給你的僕人作產業，不要叫我們過約旦河。”

他們說：『我們若在你面前蒙恩，求你把這地給你僕人為產業；不要領我們過約但河。』

如沾爾恩、請以斯地錫我為業、毋庸攜我渡約但、

倘得沾恩、請以斯地錫我為業、毋庸我渡約但。

如於爾前蒙恩、求以此地賜我為業、莫使我渡約但、

If we have found favor in your eyes,” they said,“ let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”

And they said,“ If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan.”

If we have found favor with you, please let us have this land as our property instead of giving us land across the Jordan River.”

They said,“ If we have found favor with you, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Don’t make us cross the Jordan.”

And they said,“ If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as our property; do not take us across the Jordan.”

Therefore they said,“ If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan.”

And they said, If we have found favor in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan.

They said,“ If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Don’t make us cross the Jordan.”

Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession,[ and] bring us not over Jordan.

So they said,“ If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for our inheritance. Do not have us cross the Jordan River.”

They said,“ If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Don’t bring us over the Jordan.”

Joshua said,“ Lord and King, why did you ever bring these people across the Jordan River? Did you want to hand us over to the Amorites? Did you want them to destroy us? I wish we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

But David strongly disagreed. He said,“ Your father knows very well that you are pleased with me. He has said to himself,‘ I don’t want Jonathan to know I’m planning to kill David. If he finds out, he’ll be very sad.’ But I’m very close to being killed. And that’s just as sure as the Lord and you are alive.”

Let me go across the Jordan River. Let me see the good land beyond it. I want to see that fine hill country and Lebanon.”But the Lord was angry with me because of what you did. He wouldn’t listen to me.“ That is enough!” the Lord said.“ Do not speak to me anymore about this matter.

Joab bowed down with his face toward the ground. He did it to honor the king. And he asked God to bless the king. He said,“ You are my king and master. Today I know that you are pleased with me. You have given me what I asked for.”

When Ruth heard that, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She asked him,“ Why are you being so kind to me? In fact, why are you even noticing me? I’m from another country.”

You have done me a big favor. You have been very kind to me by sparing my life. But I can’t run to the mountains. I won’t be able to escape this horrible thing that’s going to happen. And then I’ll die.

He saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard. He was pleased with her. So he reached out toward her the gold scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther approached him. She touched the tip of the scepter.

The Lord says,“ Some of my people will live through everything their enemies do to them. They will find help in the desert. I will come to give peace and rest to Israel.”

Because of you, the Lord became angry with me also. He said,“ You will not enter the land either.