維彼城邑、以正直者之祝而振興、因邪惡者之口而傾覆、

城因正直人祝福便高举，却因邪恶人的口就倾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城必升高；因邪恶人的口，它必倾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城必升高；因邪恶人的口，它必倾覆。

城因正直人的祝福而兴盛，因恶人的口舌而倾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城的地位就提高；因恶人的口，城就倾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城就被高举；因恶人的口，城就被倾覆。

城因正直人祝福便高舉，卻因邪惡人的口就傾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城必升高；因邪惡人的口，它必傾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城必升高；因邪惡人的口，它必傾覆。

城因正直人的祝福而興盛，因惡人的口舌而傾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城的地位就提高；因惡人的口，城就傾覆。

因正直人的祝福、城就被捧得很高；因惡人的口所說的、城便傾覆。

因正直人的祝福，城就被高舉；因惡人的口，城就被傾覆。

惟彼城邑、義者頌祝則鞏固、惡者謗讟則傾圮。

城因正直人祝福則高堅、因惡者妄言則傾圮、

Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

The blessing of honest people builds up a city. But the words of sinners destroy it.

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.

Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.

A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted; But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

侮慢者鼓煽城邑、智慧者止息忿怒、

公義興國、罪惡辱民、

希西家王與亞摩斯子先知以賽亞、因此祈禱、向天呼籲、耶和華遣使於亞述王營、滅其勇土、軍長將帥、亞述王蒙羞、返其故土、入其神廟、為其親生之子所弒、如是、耶和華救希西家、及耶路撒冷居民、脫於亞述王西拿基立、及諸敵之手、四周護之、

邑有貧而智者、用智以拯其城、而無人記憶之、

舌乃火、於百體中為不義之寰區、玷污一身、爇畢生之行動、其火乃由地獄也、

即有罪之人、上帝亦拯之、彼因爾手之潔、必蒙救濟、

我之至此、非爾所使、乃上帝也、使我為法老父、兼司宗室、治理埃及通國、

哈曼奏王曰、有一族、散處爾國諸州、其律異乎萬民、不遵王律、容之於王無益、如王悅之、可頒明詔、翦滅斯族、我將以銀一萬他連得、付於掌國帑者、以儲王庫、王脫指環、給亞甲族人、哈米大他子哈曼、即猶大人之敵、曰、此銀賜爾、斯民亦付爾、隨意待之、正月十三日、遂召王之繕寫、從哈曼所命書詔、依各州文字、各族方言、繕以御名、鈐以王之指環、普告王臣、各州方伯、各族民長、遣郵傳詔各州、使於十二月、即亞達月十三日、一日之間、將猶大人、無論老幼、嬰孩婦女、盡行殺戮翦滅、俾其隕亡、取其貨財、以為己有、所錄之詔、頒行各州、宣告各族、使之預備、以待是日、在書珊宮降詔、郵驛遵命、其行甚速、王與哈曼坐而飲、惟書珊邑、則紛擾焉、

在彼適有匪徒、便雅憫人比基利子示巴、吹角、曰、我與大衛無與、於耶西子無業、以色列族、各歸故幕可也、

法老謂羣臣曰、如此之人、感於上帝之神、豈易得乎、又謂約瑟曰、上帝既以此示汝、爾之才智、莫與比擬、爾可治我家、我民舉止、咸遵爾命、我尊於爾、只在國位、又曰、我立爾統轄埃及、遂脫指環、授約瑟手、衣以枲衣、復以金鏈垂其項、

十二月即亞達月、十三日、猶大人之仇、將行王之前詔、冀制猶大人、而反為猶大人所制、是日猶大人、集於亞哈隨魯王各州諸邑、殺戮欲害己者、莫能禦之、以諸族咸畏之也、州牧、大臣、方伯、暨從王事之百寮、畏末底改、助猶大人、蓋末底改尊於朝廷、名揚諸州、爵位日隆、猶大人以刃擊諸敵、殺戮之、翦滅之、凡憾之者、任意而待、在書珊城、猶大人殺五百人、又殺巴珊大他、達分、亞斯帕他、破拉他、亞大利雅、亞利大他、帕瑪斯他、亞利賽、亞利代、瓦耶撒他、此十人、乃哈米大他之孫、猶大人敵哈曼之子、惟不取其貨財、當日在書珊城、核被殺者之數、呈於王前、王以告后以斯帖曰、猶大人在書珊城中、既殺五百人、並戮哈曼十子、則在王之諸州、其所為者可知矣、今爾何求、我必予爾、尚有所欲、我必為之、以斯帖曰、如王悅之、則請允居書珊之猶大人、明日仍行今日之詔、並以哈曼十子、懸之於木、王命依此而行、頒詔於書珊、遂取哈曼十子懸之、亞達月十四日、居書珊之猶大人復集、殺三百人、惟不取其貨財、在王諸州之猶大人亦集、自相扞衛、以保其生、免敵之擾、殺憾己者、七萬五千人、惟不取其貨財、