昔我儕告王曰、凡求我天主者、必蒙其施恩保護、棄之者必干其盛怒、今若求王賜我步卒馬卒、防備途間之敵、則甚覺羞愧、

我求王拨步兵马兵帮助我们抵挡路上的仇敌，本以为羞耻；因我曾对王说：“我们神施恩的手必帮助一切寻求他的；但他的能力和忿怒必攻击一切离弃他的。”

我以求王拨步兵骑兵帮助我们抵挡路上的仇敌为羞愧，因我们曾对王说：“我们上帝施恩的手必帮助凡寻求他的，但他的能力和愤怒必攻击凡离弃他的。”

我以求王拨步兵骑兵帮助我们抵挡路上的仇敌为羞愧，因我们曾对王说：“我们神施恩的手必帮助凡寻求他的，但他的能力和愤怒必攻击凡离弃他的。”

我羞于求王派步兵和骑兵沿途帮助我们御敌，因为我们曾经告诉王：“我们的上帝会施恩帮助寻求祂的人，但会向背弃祂的人发烈怒。”

我羞于请求王派遣步兵和马兵帮助我们抵御路上的仇敌，因为我们曾告诉王说：‘我们神的手必帮助所有寻求他的人，赐福给他们，但他的能力和忿怒必攻击所有离弃他的人。’

我求王撥步兵馬兵幫助我們抵擋路上的仇敵，本以為羞恥；因我曾對王說：「我們神施恩的手必幫助一切尋求他的；但他的能力和忿怒必攻擊一切離棄他的。」

我以求王撥步兵騎兵幫助我們抵擋路上的仇敵為羞愧，因我們曾對王說：「我們上帝施恩的手必幫助凡尋求他的，但他的能力和憤怒必攻擊凡離棄他的。」

我以求王撥步兵騎兵幫助我們抵擋路上的仇敵為羞愧，因我們曾對王說：「我們神施恩的手必幫助凡尋求他的，但他的能力和憤怒必攻擊凡離棄他的。」

我羞於求王派步兵和騎兵沿途幫助我們禦敵，因為我們曾經告訴王：「我們的上帝會施恩幫助尋求祂的人，但會向背棄祂的人發烈怒。」

我羞於請求王派遣步兵和馬兵幫助我們抵禦路上的仇敵，因為我們曾告訴王說：‘我們神的手必幫助所有尋求他的人，賜福給他們，但他的能力和忿怒必攻擊所有離棄他的人。’

我要求王撥步兵馬兵來幫助我們抵擋路上的仇敵，原覺得慚愧，因為我們曾告訴王說：『我們的上帝的手一定會幫助一切尋求他的得福利，而他的能力和忿怒也一定會攻擊一切離棄他的。』

昔我告王曰、凡尋求我上帝者、必蒙其祐、棄之者必犯其權、干其怒、今求王遣步卒騎兵、助我禦敵於路、我以為恥、

昔我告王曰、凡宗事我上帝者、必蒙其祐、棄之者必干其怒、今若求王、以騎兵步卒賜我禦敵、則我必深以為恥。

I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king,“ The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.”

I was ashamed to ask King Artaxerxes for soldiers and horsemen. They could have kept us safe from enemies on the road. But we had told the king that our God would keep us safe. We had said,“ Our God is gracious and helps everyone who looks to him. But he becomes very angry with anyone who deserts him.”

For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king,“ The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.”

For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to accompany us and protect us from enemies along the way. After all, we had told the king,“ Our God’s hand of protection is on all who worship him, but his fierce anger rages against those who abandon him.”

I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him,“ The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek him, but his fierce anger is against all who abandon him.”

For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king,“ The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who abandon Him.”

For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying,“ The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.”

For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him,“ The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who abandon Him.”

For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God[ is] upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath[ is] against all them that forsake him.

I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had said to the king,“ The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger is against everyone who forsakes him.”

For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying,“ The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”

蓋主目眷顧義人、傾耳聽其祈禱、惟行惡之人、主則以怒容向之、○

出迎亞撒謂之曰、亞撒、及猶大人、便雅憫人、須聽我言、如爾從主、主必祐爾、如爾尋求主、主必為爾所得、如爾棄主、主必棄爾、

此以斯拉自巴比倫而上、乃敏捷之文士、摩西之律法、即主以色列之天主所賜者、彼能通其意、因蒙主其天主之祐、故所求於王者、王無不賜之、

我子所羅門歟、爾當知爾父之天主、誠心樂意以事之、蓋主鑒察人心、人心原文作諸心知悉一切意念、爾若求之、必惠臨爾、若遺之、必永棄爾、

主目眷顧善人、側耳聽其呼籲、主之怒容向行惡之人、必從世間除滅其名號、

主目遍鑒天下、凡誠心向主者、主力助之、爾於此事、所行愚昧、此後爾必有戰事、

凡瞻望主、尋求主者、主施之以恩、

敬畏主仰望主恩者、主目眷顧之、救其生命、脫於死亡、在饑荒時、保存其身、

經云、義人必以信得生、若退後、我心不悅之、

我儕知萬事有益於愛天主者、即循其旨而蒙召也、

俾我在王與議士及王之有權勢牧伯前得恩、我蒙主我天主之祐、奮勉奮勉或作強心集以色列之族長、與我偕上、

主必救贖其僕之生命、凡倚賴主者終不見罪、

正月朔、以斯拉由巴比倫啟程、蒙其天主之祐、五月朔乃至耶路撒冷、

如爾背主爾天主所命之約、事奉叩拜異邦之神、異邦之神或作他神則主必向爾震怒、使爾速亡於所賜爾之美地、

曰、我於斯地、必除滅萬類、必除人與畜、除空中鳥、海中魚、除凡陷人於罪之事、及諸惡人、我必翦滅人於斯地、此乃主所言、我必舉手降罰於猶大人、及耶路撒冷居民、我於斯處、必翦滅所餘之巴力、必翦滅祭偶像之祭司、與他祭司之名、凡在樓巔崇拜天象、又崇拜耶和華、指耶和華而誓、又指瑪勒堪瑪勒堪即摩洛又名米勒公亞捫族之神名而誓、背逆耶和華、不尋求耶和華、不祈禱耶和華者、我悉必翦滅、

我曾於提多前為爾而誇、今無愧矣、我素告爾之言皆真、於提多前所誇者亦真、

爾之一切仇敵、為爾手所擒、憾爾之人、被爾右手所獲、爾發忿時、必使之如在火爐、主震怒而毀滅之、皆被火焚燒、

爾宜語義者、必蒙福、必享己行之果報、禍哉惡人、必遭災害、必循其手所作而受報、

然此諸權、我悉未用、且我書此、非欲爾如是以待我、我寧死、不可使我所誇者歸於虛、

何人能識主怒之威嚴、誰能依敬畏主之道、明曉主之盛怒、