彼與爾今或暫相離、後必恆相聚、

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，

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,

勿緣此自憂自恨、蓋上帝遣我、先爾而至、以保爾命。今在境內、已饑二年、更有五載、必無稼穡。上帝遣我、先爾而至、存爾後嗣、大援其手、以保爾命。我之至此、非爾所遣、上帝所遣、使我於法老尊同其父、兼司宗室、治理通國。

爾之待我、雖懷惡念、而上帝反使我有善遇、保兆人之命、至於今日。

以成爾權、爾旨預定之事、

敵人銜憾、上帝因之顯榮、惟彼上帝、息敵人之餘怒兮、