我自問曰、我何以視爾為子、何以賜爾美地、列國之民所視為美業者、曰、爾惟稱我為父、勿離棄我、或作我曾應許曰我必使爾在諸子中極為昌大將萬國所珍愛之美地賜爾為業我曰但欲爾稱我為父勿離棄我

“我说：‘我怎样将你安置在儿女之中，赐给你美地，就是万国中肥美的产业。我又说：你们必称我为父，也不再转去不跟从我。

“我说，我多么乐意把你列在儿女之中，赐给你美地，就是万国中最美的产业。我说，你会以‘我父啊’称呼我，不再转离而跟从我。

“我说，我多么乐意把你列在儿女之中，赐给你美地，就是万国中最美的产业。我说，你会以‘我父啊’称呼我，不再转离而跟从我。

“我曾想，我多么愿意把你们当成我的儿女，赐给你们万国中最肥美的土地。我原以为你们会叫我‘父亲’，再不离弃我。

“我说：‘我待你，像待儿女一样，赐给你佳美之地，就是列国中最美好的产业；我以为你会称我为父，不再离去不跟从我了。

我說：我怎樣將你安置在兒女之中，賜給你美地，就是萬國中肥美的產業。我又說：你們必稱我為父，也不再轉去不跟從我。

「我說，我多麼樂意把你列在兒女之中，賜給你美地，就是萬國中最美的產業。我說，你會以『我父啊』稱呼我，不再轉離而

「我說，我多麼樂意把你列在兒女之中，賜給你美地，就是萬國中最美的產業。我說，你會以『我父啊』稱呼我，不再轉離而跟從我。

我曾想，我多麼願意把你們當成我的兒女，賜給你們萬國中最肥美的土地。我原以為你們會叫我『父親』，再不離棄我。

“我說：‘我待你，像待兒女一樣，賜給你佳美之地，就是列國中最美好的產業；我以為你會稱我為父，不再離去不跟從我了。

『「我心裏說：我必怎樣將你安置在兒女之中，賜給你可喜愛之地、列國中美上美的產業。我心裏又說：你必會以「我父啊」稱呼我，你必不會再轉去而不隨從我了。

我曾曰、我置爾於諸子中、錫爾樂土、列國中極美之業、又曰、爾必稱我為父、不轉而不從我、

予竊自思、能安以為爾赤子、斯土膏腴、列國之民以為佳業、焉能予爾。轉念曰、爾稱予為父、無違逆予、則可。

“ I myself said,“‘ How gladly would I treat you like my children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.’ I thought you would call me‘ Father’ and not turn away from following me.

“ I myself said,“‘ I would gladly treat you like my children. I would give you a pleasant land. It is the most beautiful land any nation could have.’ I thought you would call me‘ Father.’ I hoped you would always obey me.

“‘ I said, How I would set you among my sons, and give you a pleasant land, a heritage most beautiful of all nations. And I thought you would call me, My Father, and would not turn from following me.

“ I thought to myself,‘ I would love to treat you as my own children!’ I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land— the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling me‘ Father,’ and I wanted you never to turn from me.

I thought,“ How I long to make you my sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.” I thought,“ You will call me‘ My Father’ and never turn away from me.”

“ Then I said,‘ How I would set you among My sons And give you a pleasant land, The most beautiful inheritance of the nations!’ And I said,‘ You shall call Me, My Father, And not turn away from following Me.’

“ But I said:‘ How can I put you among the children And give you a pleasant land, A beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations?’“ And I said:‘ You shall call Me,“ My Father,” And not turn away from Me.’

But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.

I thought: How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations. I thought: You will call Me, my Father, and never turn away from Me.

But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

“ I thought to myself,‘ Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!’ I thought you would call me,‘ Father’ and would never cease being loyal to me.

“ But I said,‘ How I desire to put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the armies of the nations!’ and I said,‘ You shall call me“ My Father”, and shall not turn away from following me.’

爾方稱我為父、爾又曰、我在爾幼時、向爾施愛、

主乃我父、亞伯拉罕不知我、以色列不識我、惟主乃我父、自古為我救贖之主、此主之名也、自古為我救贖之主此主之名也或作自古以來主為主之名恆救贖我

以贖律法下之人、使我眾得為子、爾既得為子、天主則遣其子之神於爾心、呼阿巴、父也、如此、爾不復為奴、乃為子、既為子、則賴基督而為天主嗣子、○

又按其旨、預定我儕由耶穌基督得為其子、

我必使之同心合轍、常敬畏我、致彼與其子孫、皆可蒙福、我與之必立永約、不復棄之、施以恩惠、使彼存敬畏我之心、不復背逆我、

主曰、爾當出於其中、而自區別、勿蒙污穢、我則納爾、又載云、全能之主曰、我將為爾父、爾為我子女、

彼為我所導、必哭泣禱告而來、我使之行於溪畔、履平直之途、其間不遇窒礙、其間不遇窒礙或作無人顛蹶其中我為以色列之父、以法蓮為我長子、

亦入美地、傾仆者甚多、傾仆者甚多或作倒斃者眾惟以東摩押及亞捫之貴顯者、得脫於其手、

試觀父賜我儕何等之愛、使我儕得稱為天主之子、世不識我儕、因不識父也、可愛者乎、我儕今為天主之子、將來如何、尚未顯明、惟知彼顯現之時、我儕必似彼、蓋必見其真體也、凡懷此望者、必自潔如彼潔然、

來攻南方王者、必任意而行、莫之能禦、莫之能禦原文作無人能立於其前彼亦來居美地、美地盡歸其手下、

設其帷殿、在海與聖且美之山間、後必至其終、援救援救或作助之者無人、

以法蓮豈非我之愛子、我所悅之赤子乎、我一言之、即顧念之、我心腸為之發矜恤、復加憐憫、此乃主所言、○

主歟、主仍為我父、我儕為泥、主為陶人、皆為主手所造、

智者得榮、愚者受辱、

當頌美我主耶穌基督之父天主、緣彼按其鴻慈、使我儕因耶穌基督由死復活得重生、有永生之望、得不壞不玷不衰之業、即為我儕有原文抄本我儕作爾曹藏於天者、

其中一角、生一小角、遂成強大、在南方東方以及美地、大逞強暴、

蓋爾曹由信基督耶穌、皆為天主之子、

爾勿效之、蓋未祈之先、爾所需者、爾父已知之、是以爾祈禱、當如是云、在天吾父、願爾名聖、

眾牧人毀我葡萄園、蹂躪我業、使我可悅之業、變為荒蕪曠野、

爾曹所受之神、非使爾自視為奴、致仍畏懼、爾曹所受之神、乃使爾自視為子、我儕由之而呼阿巴、父也、此神與我心、或作此神與我神同證我儕為天主之子、既為子則為嗣、即天主之嗣、與基督同為嗣、我儕若與之同苦、亦必與之同榮、○

民又藐視美地、不信服主言、

當日我為之發誓、必導之出伊及地、至我為彼所選之地、即流乳與蜜之地、其地在列國中最佳美、

以法蓮乎、我奚能舍爾、以色列乎、我奚能付爾於敵、奚能使爾如押瑪、奚能使爾如洗扁、我已回志、慈心孔發、

彼臨屬己者、而屬己之民不受之、凡受之者、即信其名者、賜之以權、為天主之子、或作凡受之者賜之以權為天主之子即信其名者也若是者、非由血氣、非由情慾、非由人意而生、乃由天主而生、○

然我儕不屬退後而淪亡者、乃屬信主而靈魂得救者也、

我豈能宥爾、爾子棄我、指虛神而誓、我雖使之發誓行正、我雖使之發誓行正或作我雖使之果腹彼仍行淫、群集於妓室、