或是君王所派罚恶赏善的臣宰。

或是君王所派惩恶赏善的官员。

或是君王所派惩恶赏善的官员。

还是被君王派来赏善罚恶的官员。

或是君王所派赏善罚恶的官员；

或是他所委派来惩恶赏善的那些官员；

或是君王所派罰惡賞善的臣宰。

或是君王所派懲惡賞善的官員。

或是君王所派懲惡賞善的官員。

還是被君王派來賞善罰惡的官員。

或是君王所派賞善罰惡的官員；

或是統治官由君王所差派、以刑罰作惡的、讚許行善的。

或是他所委派來懲惡賞善的那些官員；

或王所遣罰惡彰善之方伯、

或王所命彰善癉惡之方伯、

或臣宰、即王所遣罰惡獎善者、

即其所派之督撫、亦無非為懲惡勸善而設也。

or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.

Obey the governors. The emperor sends them to punish those who do wrong. He also sends them to praise those who do right.

or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.

or the officials he has appointed. For the king has sent them to punish those who do wrong and to honor those who do right.

or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do what is evil and to praise those who do what is good.

or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right.

or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.

or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil- doers and for praise to them that do well.

or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do what is evil and to praise those who do what is good.

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

or to governors as those he commissions to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do good.

or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended.For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. (niv)