在伯利恒的郊外，有一些牧人在夜间看守羊群。

在伯利恒之野地里有牧羊的人，夜间按着更次看守羊群。

在伯利恒的野外有牧羊人，夜间值班看守羊群。

在伯利恒的野外有牧羊人，夜间值班看守羊群。

当晚，伯利恒郊外有一群牧羊人正在看守羊群。

当时在同一个地区，有些牧人露宿在野地里，夜间守更看守羊群。

在伯利恆之野地裏有牧羊的人，夜間按着更次看守羊羣。

在伯利恆的野外有牧羊人，夜間值班看守羊羣。

在伯利恆的野外有牧羊人，夜間值班看守羊羣。

當晚，伯利恆郊外有一群牧羊人正在看守羊群。

在伯利恆的郊外，有一些牧人在夜間看守羊群。

在同一個地區，有牧人露宿在野地裏，夜間守更，看顧羊羣。

當時在同一個地區，有些牧人露宿在野地裡，夜間守更看守羊群。

其地有牧者、居於原野、夜守羣羊、

野有牧者、於夜迭守群羊、

斯地有牧者、居郊野、夜守群羊、

時郊外牧童未眠、守夜護羊。

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby. It was night, and they were taking care of their sheep.

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.

In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.

In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock at night.

Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

被野兽撕裂的，我没有给你带回来，都是由我自己赔偿；无论白天偷去的，或是黑夜偷的，你都要我负责。我白天受尽炎热，黑夜受尽寒霜，不能入睡；我经常是这样。

我指着我的永生起誓，我的羊因没有牧人，就成了猎物，作了田野一切走兽的食物。我的众牧者不寻找我的羊；他们只顾牧养自己，却不牧养我的羊。这是主耶和华的宣告。

大卫对扫罗说：“你仆人是为父亲放羊的，有时狮子或熊来了，从羊群中抓去一只小羊，我就出去追赶它，击打它，从它的嘴里把小羊救出来。如果它起来攻击我，我就揪住它的胡须，击打它，把它杀死。

所有在我以先来的，都是贼和强盗；羊却不听从他们。我就是门，如果有人藉着我进来，就必定得救，并且可以出、可以入，也可以找到草场。贼来了，不过是要偷窃、杀害、毁坏；我来了，是要使羊得生命，并且得的更丰盛。我是好牧人，好牧人为羊舍命。那作雇工不是牧人的，羊也不是自己的，他一见狼来，就把羊撇下逃跑，狼就抓住羊群，把他们驱散了；

他拣选了自己的仆人大卫，把他从羊圈中召出来；他领他出来，使他不再跟着那些母羊，却要牧养他的子民雅各，和他的产业以色列。

那时，摩西正在牧放他岳父米甸祭司叶忒罗的羊群。有一次，他把羊群领到旷野的尽头去，到了神的山，就是何烈山。耶和华的使者从荆棘丛里的火焰中向摩西显现。摩西观看，看见荆棘被火烧着，却没有烧毁。