郵人遞傳、使者相遇、報告巴比倫王、其邑四周被取、

跑报的要彼此相遇，送信的要互相迎接，报告巴比伦王说：“城的四方被攻取了，

通报的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，报告巴比伦王，城的四方都被攻下了，

通报的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，报告巴比伦王，城的四方都被攻下了，

报信的人接踵而来，向巴比伦王禀告，‘整座城已失守，

驿卒一个接一个跑来，报信的也相继而至，向巴比伦王报告，他的京城已经完全被攻取了。

跑報的要彼此相遇，送信的要互相迎接，報告巴比倫王說：城的四方被攻取了，

通報的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，報告巴比倫王，城的四方都被攻下了，

通報的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，報告巴比倫王，城的四方都被攻下了，

報信的人接踵而來，向巴比倫王稟告，『整座城已失守，

驛卒一個接一個跑來，報信的也相繼而至，向巴比倫王報告，他的京城已經完全被攻取了。

跑急訊的跑到碰見跑急訊的，報信息的碰到報信息的，去報告巴比倫王知道；他京城已四面被攻取了；

使者絡繹而來、告巴比倫王曰、

驛與驛相繼而至、使與使接踵而來、告巴比倫王、其邑已陷、四周攻取、

One courier follows another and messenger follows messenger to announce to the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured,

One messenger after another comes to the king of Babylon. All of them announce that his entire city is captured.

One runner runs to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every side;

The news is passed from one runner to the next as the messengers hurry to tell the king that his city has been captured.

Messenger races to meet messenger, and herald to meet herald, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.

One courier runs to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To tell the king of Babylon That his city has been captured from end to end;

One runner will run to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on all sides;

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

Messenger races to meet messenger, and herald to meet herald, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at[ one] end,

One runner after another will come to the king of Babylon. One messenger after another will come bringing news. They will bring news to the king of Babylon that his whole city has been captured.

One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter.

於是郵傳者遵王命、傳王與牧伯之書於以色列、及猶大地、曰、以色列人歟、爾當復歸亞伯拉罕以撒以色列之上帝耶和華、俾其轉向爾曹、脫於亞述王手之遺民、

撒督子亞希瑪斯曰、請容我趨、以耶和華伸冤之音信報王、約押曰、今日勿報音信、他日可也、王子既死、今日不可報音信也、約押謂古示人曰、爾往、以所見者告王、古示人跪拜約押而趨、撒督子亞希瑪斯復請曰、無論如何、容我隨古示人後、約押曰、我子歟、爾報音信、必不獲賞、疾趨何為、曰、無論如何、我必趨之、曰、趨哉、亞希瑪斯乃趨、道經平原、越古示人、○大衛坐城兩門之間、守望者登樓巔、舉目望見一人獨趨、呼而告王、王曰、若惟一人來、必報音信、其人趨而漸近、守望者又見一人趨、告閽者曰、又有一人獨趨、王曰、彼亦報音信者也、守望者曰、我視在前者、其趨之勢、如撒督子亞希瑪斯然、王曰、彼善人也、必報嘉音、亞希瑪斯至、呼王曰安、伏地而拜、曰、爾之上帝耶和華、宜頌美焉、以舉手攻我主我王者付與矣、王曰、少者押沙龍安否、亞希瑪斯曰、約押遣王之僕時、我見眾大喧譁、不知何故、王曰、且退、侍於側、乃退而立、古示人至、曰、有音信報於我主我王、今日耶和華已伸爾冤於凡攻爾者、

是故禍患必臨爾、不知所由、災難必及爾、無以禳之、殄滅突來、難以逆料、爾今起立、施爾符呪、及諸邪術、即爾自幼所勤習者、試觀其效、或能獲益、或能懾敵、爾因多謀、而致疲憊、維彼觀天象、察星辰、每月預告將來之事者、今其起立、庶可救爾、免罹後患、

我腰痛甚、劬勞若臨產之婦、痛苦而耳無聞、驚懼而目無見、我心震驚、威烈使我恐怖、黃昏之望、變為戰慄、設筵席、置守望、式飲式食、牧伯乎、起而膏盾、主諭我曰、往置守望、有所見、則以告、若見軍旅乘馬耦行、並有驢駝成羣、則諦聽之、其人呼聲若獅、曰、主歟、我旦晝常立於戍樓、永夜見置於巡地、適有軍旅、乘馬耦行而來、語曰、巴比倫傾圮矣、傾圮矣、其神之雕像、悉毀於地矣、

巴比倫歟、我為爾設機檻、爾不覺而陷之、為人所遇、為人所擒、以爾與耶和華爭也、

伯沙撒暢飲之際、命取其父尼布甲尼撒自耶路撒冷殿中、所取之金銀器皿、王及大臣后妃、以之而飲、遂取自耶路撒冷上帝殿中、所取之金器至、王及大臣后妃、以之而飲、彼眾飲酒、頌讚金銀銅鐵木石之神、維時、有人手之指顯見、書文於王宮粉壁、燈臺相對之處、王見書文之手、

是日有一便雅憫人、自裂其衣、以塵蒙首、由陳奔於示羅、至時、以利在路旁、坐於座以待、為上帝匱中心戰慄、其人入城以告、邑眾號呼、以利聞號呼之聲、則曰、如此喧譁、何意、其人趨至、而告以利、以利年九十有八、目眊不明、其人曰、我乃自陳而來、今日自陳而逃、曰、吾子、其事若何、曰、以色列族遁於非利士人前、殺戮甚鉅、爾之二子、何弗尼非尼哈皆死、上帝之匱見奪、以利年老體重、聞言及上帝匱、則自座仰跌、隕於門側、折頸而死、以利為以色列士師、歷四十年、

繕以亞哈隨魯王名、鈐以王之指環、遣郵乘御廄所產快馬傳之、

毀滅復加毀滅、呼報不絕、全國荒蕪、我之帳幕壞於倏然、帷幄毀於俄頃、

是夕迦勒底王伯沙撒見殺、

我日速於郵傳、趨而不見福祉、

郵乘御馬之快者、奉王命而疾馳、此詔出自書珊宮、

遣郵傳詔各州、使於十二月、即亞達月十三日、一日之間、將猶大人、無論老幼、嬰孩婦女、盡行殺戮翦滅、俾其隕亡、取其貨財、以為己有、所錄之詔、頒行各州、宣告各族、使之預備、以待是日、在書珊宮降詔、郵驛遵命、其行甚速、王與哈曼坐而飲、惟書珊邑、則紛擾焉、

巴比倫王聞聲而手弱、悽楚迫之、痛苦若臨產之婦、