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

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。

在伯利恒的郊外，有一些牧人在夜间看守羊群。

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.

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.

If any were attacked and killed by wild animals, I never showed you the carcass and asked you to reduce the count of your flock. No, I took the loss myself! You made me pay for every stolen animal, whether it was taken in broad daylight or in the dark of night.“ I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.

As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, you abandoned my flock and left them to be attacked by every wild animal. And though you were my shepherds, you didn’t search for my sheep when they were lost. You took care of yourselves and left the sheep to starve.

But David persisted.“ I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said.“ When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock,I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death.

All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them.Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.“ I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.

He chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens.He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants— God’s own people, Israel.

One day Moses was tending the flock of his father in law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God.There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up.