弟犯兄長、欲復修和、較勝鞏固之城、折宮門之楗、猶為難也。

弟兄结怨，劝他和好，比取坚固城还难；这样的争竞如同坚寨的门闩。

被冒犯的弟兄强如难以攻下的坚城；纷争如同城堡的门闩。

被冒犯的弟兄强如难以攻下的坚城；纷争如同城堡的门闩。

与结怨的兄弟和解比攻城还难，争端难破，如坚城的门闩。

触怒兄弟，要劝他和解，比取坚城还难；这样的纷争，如同堡垒的门闩。

被冒犯的兄弟比坚固的城更难对付；而争执就如城堡的门闩。

弟兄結怨，勸他和好，比取堅固城還難；這樣的爭競如同堅寨的門閂。

被冒犯的弟兄強如難以攻下的堅城；紛爭如同城堡的門閂。

被冒犯的弟兄強如難以攻下的堅城；紛爭如同城堡的門閂。

與結怨的兄弟和解比攻城還難，爭端難破，如堅城的門閂。

觸怒兄弟，要勸他和解，比取堅城還難；這樣的紛爭，如同堡壘的門閂。

弟兄蒙救助、就像堅固之城；但是紛爭卻像閂緊的衛所。

被冒犯的兄弟比堅固的城更難對付；而爭執就如城堡的門閂。

兄弟結怨而媾和、難於破堅城、其相爭也、如保障之門楗、

弟犯兄長、欲復和好、較取鞏固之城尤為不易、解息兄弟之爭端、較折高樓之門楗更難、

A brother wronged is more unyielding than a fortified city; disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

A broken friendship is harder to handle than a city with high walls around it. And arguing is like the locked gates of a mighty city.

A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city. Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.

An offended brother is harder to reach than a fortified city, and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city, And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.

A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.

An offended brother is harder to reach than a fortified city, and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

A brother offended[ is harder to be won] than a strong city: and[ their] contentions[ are] like the bars of a castle.

A relative offended is harder to reach than a strong city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a fortified citadel.

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

怒不遽發者、愈於武夫、能服其心者、愈於取城。

作妄証以誣人民、搆釁隙以間兄弟。

二人爭競、彼此離別、巴拿巴攜馬可、航海往居比路、

以色列之生約瑟也、年已邁矣、故愛之過於諸子、為製彩衣。諸兄見父愛約瑟過於己、故憾之、不以善言相加。○約瑟有夢、述於諸兄、由此諸兄銜憾益深。

未至、諸兄遙見、共謀殺之。相語曰、作夢者來矣。莫若殺之、棄於井、流言為惡獸所食、後觀其夢果驗否。流便聞之、欲救約瑟、曰、莫傷其命。流便欲援之歸父、故曰、勿流其血、勿害其身、曠野有井、投之於中可也。○約瑟至、兄褫其彩衣、投諸眢井、遂坐食餅、遙見以實馬利人、成隊以至、驅群駝負香料乳香沒藥、自基列來、欲往埃及。猶大謂諸兄曰、殺弟而匿其血、何益之有、此乃我手足之親、毋戕其生。莫若鬻與以實馬利人。兄弟允之。

父誌其事、兄嫉約瑟。○

押沙龍銜憾暗嫩、因辱其妹、不與之交一語、以辨曲直。

不顧該隱、不歆其祭、該隱盛怒變色。耶和華曰、爾怒伊何、變色曷故。苟爾行善、豈不興起乎、苟行不善、孽伏於門、惟彼必繫戀於爾、汝為之督。嗣後該隱與弟晤談、及至田間、攻而殺之。○

押沙龍預囑其僕曰、待暗嫩飲酒已酣、我曰擊暗嫩、則殺之無畏、我既令爾、當強乃志、毋忝英武。

其人反告曰、吾儕至彼、見爾兄以掃、將率四百人來迎爾。雅各悚懼不勝、以從者及牛羊駝分為二隊、曰、若以掃來擊前隊、則後隊可逃。○遂禱曰吾祖亞伯拉罕之上帝、吾父以撒之上帝耶和華、昔命我回故土、故族、許以恩待、爾所施之恩寵、真實無妄、我不堪得、昔我惟執一杖濟約但河、今我群從已成二隊。我畏兄以掃、恐其至擊我、並擊妻拏、故求爾拯我。

以掃因父為雅各祝嘏、懷恨雅各、竊言父喪伊邇、我必殺弟、人以長子言告利百加。故召季子曰、爾兄將殺爾、以雪其恨。今吾子從我言、且奔哈蘭、見舅氏拉班、偕居數日、待爾兄怒息。若其氣已平、忘爾所為、我則遣人召爾、豈可一日喪二子乎。

以色列族眾知王不聽、則告王曰、我與耶西之子大闢何與、我族當各歸故土、大闢之家爾自治之。於是以色列族各歸故土。

遂指耶和華而誓、曰、因亞多尼雅言此、必喪其命、不然願上帝罰我。耶和華既踐其前言、使我繼父大闢之位、以國祚賜我、我指之而誓、亞多尼雅見戮、必於今日。遂使耶何耶大子庇拿雅擊之、以斃其命。

亞庇雅率民大戮以色列族壯士五十萬。