他暫時離開你，也許是要讓你永遠得着他，

他暂时离开你，或者是叫你永远得着他，

他暂时离开你，也许是要让你永远得着他，

他暂时离开你，也许是要让你永远得着他，

或许他暂时离开你是为了让你以后永远得到他。

也许他暂时离开你，正是为了使你永远得着他，

其实，他暂时离开你，或许正是为了使你可以永远得着他——

他暫時離開你，或者是叫你永遠得着他，

他暫時離開你，也許是要讓你永遠得着他，

或許他暫時離開你是為了讓你以後永遠得到他。

也許他暫時離開你，正是為了使你永遠得著他，

他暫時和你分離，或者是要讓你永遠收着他：

其實，他暫時離開你，或許正是為了使你可以永遠得著他——

彼暫離爾、或俾爾永有之、

彼與爾今或暫相離、後必恆相聚、

彼暫時與爾相離、焉知非使爾永遠得之乎、

以今思之、彼昔日之與爾暫離、或正所以促成爾等今後之永合耳。

Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever—

Onesimus was separated from you for a little while. Maybe that was so you could have him back forever.

For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever,

It seems you lost Onesimus for a little while so that you could have him back forever.

For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,

For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,

For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever,

For perhaps he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;

For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,

For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,

For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,

現在，不要因為把我賣到這裏而憂傷，對自己生氣，因為上帝差我在你們以先來，為要保全性命。現在這地的饑荒已經二年了，還有五年不能耕種，沒有收成。上帝差我在你們以先來，為要給你們在世上存留餘種，大施拯救，保全你們的性命。這樣看來，差我到這裏來的不是你們，而是上帝。他又使我如同法老之父，作他全家之主，和埃及全地掌權的人。

從前你們的意思是要害我，但上帝的意思原是好的，要使許多百姓得以存活，成就今日的光景。

做了你手和你旨意所預定必成就的事。

「那時，沿海一帶的居民必說：『看哪，我們素來所仰望的，就是為躲避亞述王所逃往求救的，不過如此！我們怎能逃脫呢？』」

人的憤怒終必稱謝你，你要以人的餘怒束腰。