“ Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来，离家不远，听见作乐跳舞的声音，

“那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来，离家不远时，听见奏乐跳舞的声音，

“那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来，离家不远时，听见奏乐跳舞的声音，

“那时，大儿子正在田间。当他回来还没到门口，就听见家里传出奏乐跳舞的声音。

“那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来离家不远的时候，听见音乐跳舞的声音，

“那时，大儿子正在田里。当他往回走，快到家的时候，听见音乐和跳舞的声音，

那時，大兒子正在田裏。他回來，離家不遠，聽見作樂跳舞的聲音，

「那時，大兒子正在田裏。他回來，離家不遠時，聽見奏樂跳舞的聲音，

「那時，大兒子正在田裏。他回來，離家不遠時，聽見奏樂跳舞的聲音，

「那時，大兒子正在田間。當他回來還沒到門口，就聽見家裡傳出奏樂跳舞的聲音。

“那時，大兒子正在田裡。他回來離家不遠的時候，聽見音樂跳舞的聲音，

那時大兒子正在田地裏。他來，走近了家的時候，聽見音樂和舞蹈的聲音；

「那時，大兒子正在田裡。當他往回走，快到家的時候，聽見音樂和跳舞的聲音，

適長子自田歸、將及室、聞樂舞、

適長子自田歸、將及門、聞樂舞、

時長子在田、歸、將及家、聞樂與跳舞聲、

方宴、長子自田間歸、將及門、聞歌舞聲、

“ Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ The older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house,

“ Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

“ Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:‘ We played the flute for you, And you did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did not weep.’

Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod.

Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.

Then He said:“ A certain man had two sons.And the younger of them said to his father,‘ Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood.

You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!

When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream.

A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;

Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You shall again be adorned with your tambourines, And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.