If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend[ against] the generation of thy children.

我若说，“我要这样讲”，这就是以奸诈待你的众子。

我若说“我要这样讲”，就是愧对这世代的众儿女了。

我若说“我要这样讲”，就是愧对这世代的众儿女了。

要是我这样说，我就是背叛了你的子民。

如果我心里说：“我要说这样的话”，我就是对你这一代的众儿女不忠了。

如果我这样说话，就是对你这一代的儿女背信了。

我若說，我要這樣講，這就是以奸詐待你的眾子。

我若說「我要這樣講」，就是愧對這世代的眾兒女了。

我若說「我要這樣講」，就是愧對這世代的眾兒女了。

要是我這樣說，我就是背叛了你的子民。

如果我心裡說：“我要說這樣的話”，我就是對你這一代的眾兒女不忠了。

我若心裏說：『我要持這言論』，那我就對主你子孫的族類不住了。

如果我這樣說話，就是對你這一代的兒女背信了。

我若自謂必為是言、乃行詐於爾眾子兮、

予言若此、逆上帝眾子兮、

我若如此言論、恐待主之子民不誠實、

我若隨聲和。將遺子孫毒。

If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children.

What if I had talked like that? Then I wouldn’t have been faithful to God’s children.

If I had said,“ I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

If I had really spoken this way to others, I would have been a traitor to your people.

If I had decided to say these things aloud, I would have betrayed your people.

If I had said,“ I will speak this way,” Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.

If I had said,“ I will speak thus,” Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.

If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.

If I had decided to say these things aloud, I would have betrayed Your people.

If I had publicized these thoughts, I would have betrayed your loyal followers.

If I had said,“ I will speak thus”; behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and[ that] he were drowned in the depth of the sea.Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

This[ is] the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

[ It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor[ any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

But ye[ are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

There were they in great fear: for God[ is] in the generation of the righteous.

Nay, my sons; for[ it is] no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’S people to transgress.

But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

But if thy brother be grieved with[ thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.