For there were those who said,“ We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”

有的说：“我们和儿女人口众多，要去得粮食度命”；

有的说：“我们和儿女人口众多，必须得粮食吃，才能活下去。”

有的说：“我们和儿女人口众多，必须得粮食吃，才能活下去。”

有的说：“我们和我们的儿女人口众多，需要粮食来活命。”

有些人说：“我们和儿女人口众多，给我们五谷餬口，可以存活。”

有的說：「我們和兒女人口眾多，要去得糧食度命」；

有的說：「我們和兒女人口眾多，必須得糧食吃，才能活下去。」

有的說：「我們和兒女人口眾多，必須得糧食吃，才能活下去。」

有的說：「我們和我們的兒女人口眾多，需要糧食來活命。」

有些人說：“我們和兒女人口眾多，給我們五穀餬口，可以存活。”

有的說：『我們已拿我們的兒女為質當去得五穀喫、來度活了。』

或曰、我及子女人多、當得穀食之以生存、

或曰、我已頻鬻子女、易穀養生。

或曰、我與子女人數甚多、當鬻子女以糴榖、食而得生、

Some were saying,“ We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”

Some of them were saying,“ There are now many of us. We have many sons and daughters. We have to get some grain so we can eat and stay alive.”

For there were those who said,“ With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.”

They were saying,“ We have such large families. We need more food to survive.”

Some were saying,“ We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live.”

For there were those who said,“ We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore let’s get grain so that we may eat and live.”

For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.

Some were saying,“ We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live.”

For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters,[ are] many: therefore we take up corn[ for them], that we may eat, and live.

There were those who said,“ With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

For there were some who said,“ We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”

If you will not hear, And if you will not take it to heart, To give glory to My name,” Says the Lord of hosts,“ I will send a curse upon you, And I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have cursed them already, Because you do not take it to heart.

Then Judah said to Israel his father,“ Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones.

So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.

And he said,“ Indeed I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down to that place and buy for us there, that we may live and not die.”

When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table.Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord.

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.