但是亞捫人的首領對哈嫩說：大衛差遣慰問者到你這裏來、你看他是敬重你父親麼？他的臣僕到你這裏來、豈不是要窺察、傾覆、偵探這地麼？』

但亚扪人的首领对哈嫩说：“大卫差人来安慰你，你想他是尊敬你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你不是为详察窥探、倾覆这地吗？”

但亚扪人的领袖对哈嫩说：“大卫派人来安慰你，你看他是要尊敬你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你，不是为了要窥探侦察，而倾覆这地吗？”

但亚扪人的领袖对哈嫩说：“大卫派人来安慰你，你看他是要尊敬你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你，不是为了要窥探侦察，而倾覆这地吗？”

亚扪的官长却对哈嫩说：“大卫派人来安慰你，你以为他是来吊唁你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你不过是来探听虚实，想征服这地方。”

但亚扪人的众领袖对哈嫩说：“大卫差派这些慰问的人到你这里来，你以为他是尊敬你父亲吗？他的臣仆来见你，不是为了窥探、倾覆、侦察这地吗？”

但亞捫人的首領對哈嫩說：「大衛差人來安慰你，你想他是尊敬你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你不是為詳察窺探、傾覆這地嗎？」

但亞捫人的領袖對哈嫩說：「大衛派人來安慰你，你看他是要尊敬你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你，不是為了要窺探偵察，而傾覆這地嗎？」

但亞捫人的領袖對哈嫩說：「大衛派人來安慰你，你看他是要尊敬你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你，不是為了要窺探偵察，而傾覆這地嗎？」

亞捫的官長卻對哈嫩說：「大衛派人來安慰你，你以為他是來弔唁你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你不過是來探聽虛實，想征服這地方。」

但亞捫人的眾領袖對哈嫩說：“大衛差派這些慰問的人到你這裡來，你以為他是尊敬你父親嗎？他的臣僕來見你，不是為了窺探、傾覆、偵察這地嗎？”

亞捫族之牧伯謂哈嫩曰、大衛遣唁者詣爾、爾意大衛果敬爾父乎、其僕詣爾、詎非窺察此地、而滅之耶、

亞捫族諸伯告哈嫩曰、爾謂大闢唁爾父喪、其意豈在尊崇乎。蓋遣其臣、詳察我地、使我敗亡耳。

亞捫之侯伯謂哈嫩曰、大衛遣使來唁王、王以為大衛果敬王父乎、其臣僕來見王、乃欲窺探斯地以傾滅之、

the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun,“ Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out the country and overthrow it?”

The Ammonite commanders spoke to Hanun. They said,“ David has sent messengers to tell you he is sad. They say he wants to honor your father. But the real reason they’ve come is to look the land over. They want to destroy it.”

But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun,“ Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun,“ Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the land so they can come in and conquer it!”

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun,“ Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, haven’t his emissaries come in order to scout out, overthrow, and spy on the land?”

But the commanders among the sons of Ammon said to Hanun,“ Do you think that David is honoring your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Have his servants not come to you to search, to demolish, and to spy out the land?”

And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun,“ Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Did his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun,“ Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out, overthrow, and spy on the land?”

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

the Ammonite officials said to Hanun,“ Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? No, his servants have come to you so they can get information and spy out the land!”

But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun,“ Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven’t his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”

不作不合禮的事，不逕求自己的。不輕易激怒，不計算人的惡，不喜歡不義，只贊許真實；凡事忍受，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事堅忍。

王卻棄絕了老年人給他出的主意，反而和那些跟他一齊長大、侍立在他面前的少年人商議，問他們說：『這眾民對我說：「你使你父親所加在我們身上的軛輕鬆些吧」；你們給我出個甚麼主意，我好有話回答他們呢？』那些跟他一齊長大的少年人對他說：『這人民對王說：「你父親使我們負的軛很重，你呢，你使我們輕鬆些吧」：王要對他們這麼說：「我的小拇指比我父親的腰還粗呢。我父親將負的軛給你們馱上，現在呢、我要加重你們的軛呢；我父親用鞭子責打你們，我卻要用蠍子鞭責打你們呢。」』

約瑟家打發了人去窺探伯特利。那城從前名叫路斯。偵探看見一個人從城裏出來，就對他說：『請把進城的路指示我們，我們就恩待你。』

非利士人的統領惱怒亞吉，說：『你要叫這人回你所分派他的地方去，不可叫他同我們下戰場，免得他在戰場上變為敵擋我們的。這傢伙要用甚麼去討他主上的喜悅呢？豈不是用我們這些人的腦袋麼？

亞吉回答大衛說：『我知道你在我面前很好，如同神的使者一般；只是非利士人的統領卻說：「這人不可同我們上戰場」；

五人來到瑣拉和以實陶見他們的族弟兄；族弟兄問他們說：『你們怎麼啦？』他們說：『起來，我們上去攻擊他們；因為我們已經看了那地；啊，好極啦。你們竟靜坐不動呢。可別懶着走，懶着進去取得那地呀。你們去、是到一族安心無慮的人那裏去的；那地兩面寬闊；上帝已把那地交在你們手中；是個一無所缺的地方；地上百物它全都有。』

約瑟記起從前所作關於他們的夢，就對他們說：『你們是探子，來看這地不設防之情形的。』他們對他說：『不是的，我主；僕人是買糧食來的。我們都是一個人的兒子；我們是老實人；僕人不是探子。』約瑟對他們說：『不是；你們一定是來看這地不設防之情形的。』他們說：『僕人們弟兄十二個；是迦南地一個人的兒子；頂小的現今和我們的父親在一起，還有一個不在了。』約瑟對他們說：『我剛才對你們說「你們是探子」，這話正對呀。我指着法老的性命來起誓，若是你們頂小的弟弟不到這裏來，你們就不能出這地方：由這一件事就可以把你們試驗出來了。你們要打發你們中間一個人去，把你們的兄弟帶來；至於你們呢、都必須被囚，好試驗你們的話真不真；若不真，我指着法老的性命來起誓，你們一定是探子。』於是約瑟把他們都擠在一間看守所裏三天。第三天，約瑟對他們說：『我是敬畏上帝的；你們照以下這樣行，就可以活着：

於是但人從瑣拉和以實陶打發他們家族中全體範圍內五個人、都是有力氣的人去偵探窺察那地，對他們說：『你們去窺察那地』；他們到了以法蓮山地，來到米迦的住宅，便在那裏住宿。

於是嫩的兒子約書亞從什亭暗暗打發兩個人做偵探，說：『你們去察看那地、尤其是耶利哥。』二人就去，來到一個廟妓女、名叫喇合的、家裏，就在那裏住宿。有人告訴耶利哥王說：『注意吧，今天夜裏有以色列人來到這裏，要偵察這地呢。』耶利哥王打發人去找喇合說：『把那些來找你、進了你家的人交出來，因為他們是來偵察全境的。