誰能領我到那堅固城呢？誰能引導我到以東呢？

谁能领我进坚固城？谁能引我到以东地？

谁能领我进坚固城？谁能引我到以东地？

谁能领我进坚固城？谁能引我到以东地？

谁能带我进入坚固的城池？谁能领我到以东？

谁能带我进坚固城？谁能领我到以东地去呢？

谁能领我到那坚固之城呢？谁能引导我到以东呢？

誰能領我進堅固城？誰能引我到以東地？

誰能領我進堅固城？誰能引我到以東地？

誰能領我進堅固城？誰能引我到以東地？

誰能帶我進入堅固的城池？誰能領我到以東？

誰能帶我進堅固城？誰能領我到以東地去呢？

誰能帶我進堡障城？誰能領我到以東地呢？

誰導我入堅城、誰引我至以東兮、

鞏固之城、誰導余入兮、以東之邑、誰使予得兮、

誰能導我入鞏固之城、誰能引我至以東境、

基列西蒙。莫匪我屬。法蓮為屏。樹德為牧。

Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Who will bring me to the city that has high walls around it? Who will lead me to the land of Edom?

Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom?

Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Who will bring me into the besieged city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who hath led me unto Edom?

Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

Who will bring me[ into] the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom?

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?

約押攻打亞捫人的拉巴，攻取了水城。約押派遣使者去見大衛，說：「我攻打拉巴，已經攻取了水城。現在你要聚集其餘的軍隊，紮營攻擊這城，攻取它，免得我攻取了這城，它就會以我的名字命名。」於是大衛聚集全軍去攻打拉巴，並攻取了它。大衛奪取了亞捫王頭上的王冠，其金子的重量是一他連得，其上有寶石；這王冠就戴在大衛的頭上。大衛從那城帶走了極多的戰利品，並且把城中的居民帶出來，讓他們用鋸子、鐵鎬、鐵斧做工，或者在磚窯裡勞動；他對待亞捫人的各城都是這樣。然後大衛和全軍回耶路撒冷去了。

年初，正是諸王出戰的時候，大衛派出約押，帶領他的臣僕和以色列全軍。他們毀滅了亞捫人，然後圍困拉巴。大衛卻一直留在耶路撒冷。