你為甚麼坐在羊圈之間、聽口哨聲呼喚畜羣呢？在如便族系中有內心之大檢討。

你为何坐在羊圈内听群中吹笛的声音呢？在流便的溪水旁有心中设大谋的。

你为何坐在羊圈内，听羊群中吹笛的声音呢？吕便支派具心有大谋的人。

你为何坐在羊圈内，听羊群中吹笛的声音呢？吕便支派具心有大谋的人。

吕便人为什么坐在羊圈中听悠悠笛声？他们举棋不定。

你为什么坐在羊圈之中，听呼唤群畜的笛声呢？在流本的众溪旁，有心怀大志的。

你為何坐在羊圈內聽羣中吹笛的聲音呢？在呂便的溪水旁有心中設大謀的。

你為何坐在羊圈內，聽羊羣中吹笛的聲音呢？呂便支派具心有大謀的人。

你為何坐在羊圈內，聽羊羣中吹笛的聲音呢？呂便支派具心有大謀的人。

呂便人為什麼坐在羊圈中聽悠悠笛聲？他們舉棋不定。

你為甚麼坐在羊圈之中，聽呼喚群畜的笛聲呢？在流本的眾溪旁，有心懷大志的。

爾何坐於牢中、聽牧者之笛乎、流便在其溪濱、深自揣度、

爾何處於藩間、豈欲聽牧羊者吹笛乎、流便族深自圖維、居於溪濱。

爾何坐牢中聽群畜之聲、聽群畜之聲或作聽牧人吹笛之聲在流便溪濱、大有躊躇斟酌、

Why did you stay among the sheep pens to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the districts of Reuben there was much searching of heart.

Why did they stay among the sheep pens? Why did they stay to hear shepherds whistling for the flocks? In the territories of Reuben, men looked deeply into their hearts.

Why did you sit still among the sheepfolds, to hear the whistling for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

Why did you sit at home among the sheepfolds— to hear the shepherds whistle for their flocks? Yes, in the tribe of Reuben there was great indecision.

Why did you sit among the sheep pens listening to the playing of pipes for the flocks? There was great searching of heart among the clans of Reuben.

Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the piping for the flocks? Among the divisions of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.

Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? The divisions of Reuben have great searchings of heart.

Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.

Why did you sit among the sheepfolds listening to the playing of pipes for the flocks? There was great searching of heart among the clans of Reuben.

Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben[ there were] great searchings of heart.

Why do you remain among the sheepfolds, listening to the shepherds playing their pipes for their flocks? As for the clans of Reuben– there was intense searching of heart.

Why did you sit among the sheepfolds? To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben, there were great searchings of heart.

如今你們只管照你們口中所說出的話去行，給你們的婦女小孩造城，給你們的羊羣壘圈。』

你們儘管激動戰抖，可別犯罪；在床上時、要心中說話，靜默無聲。（細拉）

我夜間捫心沉思；默默思想，心裏反覆探問：

如便子孫和迦得子孫的牲畜又多又極盛；他們看雅謝地和基列地，見那地方是可牧放牲畜的地方。迦得子孫和如便子孫就來，對摩西和祭司以利亞撒跟會眾的首領們說：『亞大錄、底本、雅謝、寧拉、希實本、以利亞利、示班、尼波、比穩、是永恆主在以色列會眾面前所攻取之地，是可牧放牲畜之地；你僕人也有牲畜。』他們說：『我們若在你面前蒙恩，求你把這地給你僕人為產業；不要領我們過約但河。』

因為眾人都謀求着自己的事，不謀求基督耶穌的事。

還有以薩迦的首領同底波拉在一起；以薩迦是忠於巴拉的；他被推動跟着巴拉下山谷。在如便族系中有內心之大檢討。

我們來檢討考查行徑，回歸永恆主吧。我們來獻心舉手向天上的上帝禱告吧：

他們的結局是滅亡；他們所事奉的神就是自己的肚子；他們所誇耀的是在於他們的羞恥；他們是意念着地上之事的人。