子尚未生、未行善惡、而語利伯加云、長子必事幼子、以示天主選人之旨、非由行事、乃由召者、

双子还没有生下来，善恶还没有做出来，只因要显明神拣选人的旨意，不在乎人的行为，乃在乎召人的主。）

双胞胎还没有生下来，善恶还没有行出来，为要贯彻上帝拣选人的旨意，

双胞胎还没有生下来，善恶还没有行出来，为要贯彻神拣选人的旨意，

在这对孩子还未出生，还没有显出谁善谁恶之前，上帝为了显明自己拣选人并不是按人的行为，而是按祂自己的旨意，

双生子还没有生下来，善恶也没有行出来（为要坚定神拣选人的旨意，不是由于行为，而是由于那呼召者），

实际上，双子还没有出生，也没有行善或作恶以前——为了要显明神的拣选心意不是本于人的行为，而是出于召唤人的那一位——

雙子還沒有生下來，善惡還沒有做出來，只因要顯明神揀選人的旨意，不在乎人的行為，乃在乎召人的主。）

雙胞胎還沒有生下來，善惡還沒有行出來，為要貫徹上帝揀選人的旨意，

雙胞胎還沒有生下來，善惡還沒有行出來，為要貫徹神揀選人的旨意，

在這對孩子還未出生，還沒有顯出誰善誰惡之前，上帝為了顯明自己揀選人並不是按人的行為，而是按祂自己的旨意，

雙生子還沒有生下來，善惡也沒有行出來（為要堅定神揀選人的旨意，不是由於行為，而是由於那呼召者），

在雙子還沒生下來、好壞還沒作出來時（為要使上帝按揀選的定旨得以堅立，不是由於人的行為，乃是由於上帝的呼召），

實際上，雙子還沒有出生，也沒有行善或作惡以前——為了要顯明神的揀選心意不是本於人的行為，而是出於召喚人的那一位——

二子未生、善惡未形、俾上帝選人之旨不移、非由乎行、乃由乎召之者、

子未生善惡未形、而上帝選人之旨不移、其選之也、非由所行、乃由所召、

當時二子尚未出生、善惡未形、而天主欲明示簡選之不憑人力、惟憑恩旨也、

Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad— in order that God’s purpose in election might stand:

Here is what happened. Rebekah’s twins had not even been born. They hadn’t done anything good or bad yet. So they show that God’s purpose is based firmly on his free choice.

though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad— in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls—

But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God.( This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes;

For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand—

for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls,

( for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls),

for the children being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,

For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand—

( For[ the children] being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

even before they were born or had done anything good or bad( so that God’s purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling)–

For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,

亦自創世之先、因基督選我儕、使我儕以愛在其前為聖潔無玷者、又按其旨、預定我儕由耶穌基督得為其子、

且示我以其旨之奧妙、循其所定之美意、欲在期滿時、使萬物或在天或在地者、悉歸於一首、即基督、惟隨己意行萬事之主、循其旨預定我儕因基督而得嗣業、

施恩之天主、曾因耶穌基督召我儕享其永榮、願彼在爾暫受苦之後、成全爾、堅固爾、使爾力強、且得立穩有基、

彼遂與羔戰、羔必勝之、因羔乃萬主之主、萬王之王、從之者、皆見召蒙選忠信之人、

拯救我、非由我行義之功、乃由其矜恤、使我受洗重生、賜我聖神以復新、原文作拯救我非由我行義之功乃由重生之洗與聖神之復新而救我儕

故兄弟更當殷勤、使爾蒙召蒙選之恩、堅定不移、爾若行此、則永不躓蹶、

昔我眾亦在其內、逞肉體之慾、隨身心所欲而行、本為天主所怒、與他人無異、

亦非由功、免人自誇、

我儕知萬事有益於愛天主者、即循其旨而蒙召也、天主所預知者、則預定肖其子之狀、使彼為眾子中之長子、其所預定者、亦召之、所召者、亦稱之為義、所稱義者、亦榮之、○

主所愛之兄弟、我儕當為爾恆謝天主、因天主自始選爾、得聖神以成聖、及信真道而得救、為此天主亦以我所傳之福音召爾、欲爾得我主耶穌基督之榮、

今時亦然、猶有遺留之人、乃由恩寵蒙選者、若由恩則非由功、否則恩不復為恩、若由功則非由恩、否則功不復為功、是則何也、以色列人所求者未得、惟蒙選者得之、其餘則剛愎其心矣、

天主救我儕召我儕為聖、非按我之工、乃按其旨其恩、此恩即在萬古之先、因基督耶穌賜我儕者、

乃循天主為我主耶穌基督自古永定之旨、

萬有之主誓曰、我所立之旨必成、我所定之謀謀或作命下同必效、

此乃我於天下所定之謀、於列國所行之罰、萬有之主既定其謀、誰能廢之、既行其罰、孰能禦之、○

萬有之主命此、以辱一切榮華、降卑世之貴顯、

地必震撼、蓋主為巴比倫所定之旨已成、使巴比倫地荒蕪、無人居處、

諄囑爾行事當合乎天主、即召爾入其國、得其榮者也、○

我方生於世、即有過惡、孕於母胎、已有罪孽、

天主所愛之兄弟、我知爾為天主所選者、

我自始而示終、在昔時預言未成之事、我言我之謀必立、凡我所悅者、我必成之、召彼鷙鳥、至自東土、召我所命定之人、來自遠方、我言既出必成之、我謀既定必行之、