以色列人选择新神，争战的事就临到城门。那时，以色列四万人中岂能见盾牌枪矛呢？

以色列人选择新的诸神，战争就临到城门。以色列四万人中，看得见盾牌枪矛吗？

以色列人选择新的诸神，战争就临到城门。以色列四万人中，看得见盾牌枪矛吗？

以色列人选择新的神明，便战祸临门，四万以色列人中找不到一矛一盾。

以色列人选择了新的神，战争就临近城门；那时四万以色列人中，竟不见有一面盾牌、一枝长矛。

以色列人選擇新神，爭戰的事就臨到城門。那時，以色列四萬人中豈能見盾牌槍矛呢？

以色列人選擇新的諸神，戰爭就臨到城門。以色列四萬人中，看得見盾牌槍矛嗎？

以色列人選擇新的諸神，戰爭就臨到城門。以色列四萬人中，看得見盾牌槍矛嗎？

以色列人選擇新的神明，便戰禍臨門，四萬以色列人中找不到一矛一盾。

以色列人選擇了新的神，戰爭就臨近城門；那時四萬以色列人中，竟不見有一面盾牌、一枝長矛。

以色列選擇了新士師，戰爭就迫到城門口；在以色列四萬人中、竟不見有一面盾牌、一桿槍矛？

民簡新神、戰及邑門、以色列族四萬人中、干戈無存、

在昔斯民、特簡素所未識之上帝、於是戰鬥及於門內、當此之時以色列族四萬人中、欲求一干戈而不得。

斯民選擇新神、戰遂及於邑門、以色列四萬人中、不見干與戈、

God chose new leaders when war came to the city gates, but not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.

War came to the city gates. Then God chose new leaders. But no shields or spears were seen anywhere. There weren’t any among 40,000 men in Israel.

When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?

When Israel chose new gods, war erupted at the city gates. Yet not a shield or spear could be seen among forty thousand warriors in Israel!

Israel chose new gods, then there was war in the city gates. Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.

New gods were chosen; Then war was in the gates. Not a shield or a spear was seen Among forty thousand in Israel.

They chose new gods; Then there was war in the gates; Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.

They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?

Israel chose new gods, then war was in the gates. Not a shield or spear was seen among 40,000 in Israel.

They chose new gods; then[ was] war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

God chose new leaders, then fighters appeared in the city gates; but, I swear, not a shield or spear could be found, among forty military units in Israel.

They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

當時在以色列全地找不到一個鐵匠，因為非利士人說：「恐怕希伯來人製造刀劍或長矛。」所以，以色列人都下到非利士人那裡去，磨利他們的鋤頭、犁頭、斧頭和鏟子。磨鋤頭、犁頭的價錢是三分之二謝克爾，磨草叉、斧頭或磨尖刺棒的價錢是三分之一謝克爾。所以到了爭戰的日子，隨同掃羅和約拿單的所有軍兵手中都沒有刀劍或長矛，只有掃羅和他兒子約拿單有刀槍。