“人们因饱受压迫而呼求，因强权者的压制而求救。

“人因多受欺压就哀求，因受能者的辖制便求救，

“人因多受欺压就哀求，因强权者的膀臂而求救。

“人因多受欺压就哀求，因强权者的膀臂而求救。

他们因多受欺压而呼叫，因受强权者的压制而呼求。

人因多受欺壓就哀求，因受能者的轄制便求救，

「人因多受欺壓就哀求，因強權者的膀臂而求救。

「人因多受欺壓就哀求，因強權者的膀臂而求救。

「人們因飽受壓迫而呼求，因強權者的壓制而求救。

他們因多受欺壓而呼叫，因受強權者的壓制而呼求。

『人因多受欺壓就哀呼：因受強者膀臂的轄制便呼救：

人因多虐而呼號、緣強者之臂而呼救、

人受困苦則嘆息、遭橫逆則呼號。

有人因多遭虐待而歎息、緣被有勢者欺壓而呼號、

“ People cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.

“ People cry out when they are treated badly. They beg to be set free from the power of those who are over them.

“ Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty.

“ People cry out when they are oppressed. They groan beneath the power of the mighty.

People cry out because of severe oppression; they shout for help because of the power of the mighty.

“ Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.

“ Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

People cry out because of severe oppression; they shout for help because of the arm of the mighty.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make[ the oppressed] to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

“ People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.

“ By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

过了多年，埃及王死了。以色列人受尽奴役，就哀叹呼求，声音传到上帝那里。

以致穷人的呼求传到祂那里，祂也听见了困苦者的呼求。

你有上帝那样的臂膀吗？你能像祂那样发出雷鸣吗？

求你打断恶人的臂膀，彻底追究他们的罪恶。

耶和华说：“我要保护受欺压的困苦人和哀叹的贫穷人，使他们如愿以偿。”

你是保护我的上帝，你为何丢弃我？为何让我受仇敌的攻击，使我哀伤不已呢？

上帝啊，求你怜悯我，因为仇敌攻击我，整日迫害我。我的仇敌整日攻击我，许多人狂妄地迫害我。

那时，民众和他们的妻子都抱怨他们的犹太同胞。有的说：“我们和我们的儿女人口众多，需要粮食来活命。”有的说：“因为饥荒的缘故，我们要将田地、葡萄园和房屋作抵押来获取粮食。”有的说：“我们要借钱才能缴纳王对我们的田地和葡萄园征收的税。我们和他们是同胞，我们的孩子就像他们的孩子。但现在我们的儿女要被迫成为仆婢，甚至我们的女儿有些已经沦为奴婢。我们却无能为力，因为我们的田地和葡萄园已经归别人了。”

那城里有一位寡妇常常来哀求这位审判官，说，‘求你为我申冤，惩办我的对头。’审判官总是充耳不闻，但后来心里想，‘虽然我不怕上帝，也不在乎人，可是这寡妇一直来烦我，还是替她申冤好了，免得她再来烦我！’”主接着说：“你们听，这不义的审判官尚且这么说，难道上帝听到祂拣选的人昼夜呼求，不替他们申冤吗？难道祂会一直耽延不理吗？

城中传来垂死之人的呻吟，受伤者不断呼救，上帝却置之不理。

祂使祭司赤身被掳，祂推翻久握大权者。

求你垂听、应允我的呼求。我思绪烦乱，坐立不安。仇敌向我咆哮，恶人迫害我。他们带给我苦难，怒气冲冲地辱骂我。

现在，以色列人的呼求传到我耳中，我也看到了埃及人怎样压迫他们。

耶和华说：“我已经看见我子民在埃及所受的苦难，听见了他们因监工的压迫而发出的呼求。我知道他们的痛苦。