在士師執政的時代，猶大發生了饑荒。有一個人帶著妻子和兩個兒子從猶大的伯利恆遷到摩押境內寄居。

当士师秉政的时候，国中遭遇饥荒。在犹大的伯利恒，有一个人带着妻子和两个儿子往摩押地去寄居。

士师统治的时候，国中有饥荒。在犹大的伯利恒，有一个人带着妻子和两个儿子往摩押地去寄居。

士师统治的时候，国中有饥荒。在犹大的伯利恒，有一个人带着妻子和两个儿子往摩押地去寄居。

在士师执政的时代，犹大发生了饥荒。有一个人带着妻子和两个儿子从犹大的伯利恒迁到摩押境内寄居。

在士师统治期间，国内发生了饥荒。有一个人带着妻子和两个儿子，从犹大的伯利恒前往摩押地去，寄居在那里。

在士师们治理的日子里，犹大地有了饥荒。犹大的伯利恒有一个人，带着他的妻子和两个儿子，去摩押地寄居。

當士師秉政的時候，國中遭遇饑荒。在猶大的伯利恆，有一個人帶着妻子和兩個兒子往摩押地去寄居。

士師統治的時候，國中有饑荒。在猶大的伯利恆，有一個人帶着妻子和兩個兒子往摩押地去寄居。

士師統治的時候，國中有饑荒。在猶大的伯利恆，有一個人帶着妻子和兩個兒子往摩押地去寄居。

在士師統治期間，國內發生了饑荒。有一個人帶著妻子和兩個兒子，從猶大的伯利恆前往摩押地去，寄居在那裡。

當士師執政的日子、猶大地鬧饑荒；有一個人從猶大、伯利恆往摩押鄉間去寄居；他和他妻子跟兩個兒子一同去。

在士師們治理的日子裡，猶大地有了饑荒。猶大的伯利恆有一個人，帶著他的妻子和兩個兒子，去摩押地寄居。

當士師主治時、斯土薦饑、有猶大伯利恆人、與妻及二子、往旅於摩押地、

當士師治以色列族時、歲饑、猶大之伯利恆人、攜妻及二子、往摩押地居焉。

當士師秉政時、國值歲饑、有猶大之伯利恆人、攜妻及二子、往摩押地寄居、

In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab.

There was a time when Israel didn’t have kings to rule over them. But they had leaders to help them. This is a story about some things that happened during that time. There wasn’t enough food in the land of Judah. So a man went to live for a while in the country of Moab. He was from Bethlehem in Judah. His wife and two sons went with him.

In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.

In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live in the country of Moab, taking his wife and two sons with him.

During the time of the judges, there was a famine in the land. A man left Bethlehem in Judah with his wife and two sons to stay in the territory of Moab for a while.

Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to reside in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons.

Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.

And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth- lehem- judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

During the time of the judges, there was a famine in the land. A man left Bethlehem in Judah with his wife and two sons to live in the land of Moab for a while.

Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.

In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons.

當時，那地方鬧饑荒，災情非常嚴重，亞伯蘭便下到埃及暫住。

亞伯拉罕在世的時候，那地方鬧過一次饑荒，這時又鬧饑荒。以撒就遷到基拉耳的非利士王亞比米勒那裡。

「人子啊，若有國家犯罪背叛我，我必伸手斷絕他們的糧源，使饑荒遍地，毀滅人和牲畜。

祂在那裡降下饑荒，斷絕一切食物的供應。

以利沙曾經救活了一位書念婦人的兒子。他對那婦人說：「你和家人要離開這裡去別處寄居，因為耶和華已決定使這裡遭受七年饑荒。」那婦人遵照上帝僕人的話，舉家遷往非利士，在那裡寄居了七年。

那地方的饑荒仍然非常嚴重，

他離開伯利恆想到別的地方居住，一路走到以法蓮山區米迦的家。

在大衛執政期間，連續有三年饑荒，大衛就求問耶和華。耶和華說：「發生這饑荒是因為掃羅一家人的血債，他們殺害了基遍人。」

以利亞就去見亞哈。當時，撒瑪利亞正遭受嚴重的饑荒。

「祂要使你們頭頂的天如銅，腳下的地如鐵。「祂要使雨水變為塵土，降在你們身上，直到你們滅亡。

後來，耶和華使士師興起，從掠奪者手中拯救他們。但他們不聽從士師的話，與其他神明苟合，祭拜它們，很快偏離他們祖先的道路，沒有效法他們的祖先順從耶和華的命令。耶和華見他們因敵人的壓迫和苦待而哀號，就憐憫他們，使士師陸續興起，並與每位士師同在。士師在世之日，耶和華從仇敵手中拯救他們。

我們的糧食斷絕了，我們上帝殿中的歡樂消失了。種子在土裡腐爛，五穀乾死，倉庫荒廢，穀倉被拆毀。牲畜哀鳴，牛群因找不到草場而四處亂竄，羊群也受苦。耶和華啊，我向你呼求，因為火焰吞滅了曠野的草場，烈火燒光了田野的樹木。田野的走獸向你呼求，因為溪水已經枯乾，火也燒盡了曠野的草場。

田園荒廢，遍地淒涼，五穀盡毀，再也沒有新酒和油了。農夫啊，你們要憂傷！照料葡萄園的人啊，你們要哀號！因為田間的大麥和小麥全毀了。

「你們種的多，卻收的少，因為莊稼必被蝗蟲吃掉。

「我在各城降下饑荒，使你們遍地缺糧。儘管如此，你們仍不歸向我。這是耶和華說的。

耶弗他死後，伯利恆人以比贊做以色列的士師。

有一位先知名叫以利亞，是基列的提斯比人。他對亞哈說：「我憑我事奉的以色列的上帝——永活的耶和華起誓，如果我不禱告，這幾年必沒有雨水和甘露。」耶和華對以利亞說：「你離開這裡，往東去，到約旦河以東的基立溪旁躲起來。你可以喝基立溪的水，我已吩咐烏鴉在那裡供應你食物。」以利亞遵從耶和華的話，到約旦河東的基立溪旁住下來。烏鴉每天早晚為他叼來餅和肉，他喝溪裡的水。因為天旱無雨，過了些日子，溪水乾了。耶和華對他說：「你去西頓的撒勒法，我已吩咐那裡的一個寡婦供養你。」他來到撒勒法的城門口，看見一個寡婦在撿柴，就對她說：「請給我一點水喝。」那婦人去拿水的時候，以利亞又說：「請給我拿一點餅。」她說：「我憑你的上帝——永活的耶和華起誓，我沒有餅，我罈裡只有一把麵，瓶裡只有一點油。我來撿柴就是要回去做餅，與兒子吃完後，就只能等死了。」

那時候，以色列沒有王。有一個利未人住在以法蓮山區的偏遠地帶，他娶了猶大伯利恆的一個女子為妾。那女子不忠，離開丈夫回到猶大伯利恆的父親家，住了四個月。

「主耶和華說，『我要把戰禍、饑荒、猛獸和瘟疫這四大刑罰降在耶路撒冷，毀滅人和牲畜。

叫沃土變成荒涼的鹽鹼地，因為那裡的居民邪惡。

我要重挫你們的傲氣，使你們頭上的天如鐵，腳下的地如銅。

耶和華告訴耶利米有關旱災的事：