他的一位臣僕回答，說：“請叫人拉五匹剩下的馬來；看哪，牠們像所有剩下在這裡的以色列人，都要像所有死去的以色列人一樣；讓我們打發人去看看吧。”

有一个臣仆对王说：“我们不如用城里剩下之马中的五匹马（马和城里剩下的以色列人都是一样，快要灭绝），打发人去窥探。”

王的一个臣仆回答说：“不如叫人从城里剩下的马中取五匹，看哪，这些马像以色列大众一样，快要灭亡了；我们派人去窥探吧！”

王的一个臣仆回答说：“不如叫人从城里剩下的马中取五匹，看哪，这些马像以色列大众一样，快要灭亡了；我们派人去窥探吧！”

一个臣仆说：“不如派人骑着城中仅存的五匹马出去打探一下。反正他们和城中剩下的以色列人一样快要死了。”

他的一位臣仆回答，说：“请叫人拉五匹剩下的马来；看哪，它们像所有剩下在这里的以色列人，都要像所有死去的以色列人一样；让我们打发人去看看吧。”

有一個臣僕對王說：「我們不如用城裏剩下之馬中的五匹馬（馬和城裏剩下的以色列人都是一樣，快要滅絕），打發人去窺探。」

王的一個臣僕回答說：「不如叫人從城裏剩下的馬中取五匹，看哪，這些馬像以色列大眾一樣，快要滅亡了；我們派人去窺探吧！」

王的一個臣僕回答說：「不如叫人從城裏剩下的馬中取五匹，看哪，這些馬像以色列大眾一樣，快要滅亡了；我們派人去窺探吧！」

一個臣僕說：「不如派人騎著城中僅存的五匹馬出去打探一下。反正他們和城中剩下的以色列人一樣快要死了。」

臣僕中、有一個人回答王說：『從剩下的馬、在城裏所剩下的之中、叫人去牽五匹來吧。反正所有在城裏剩下來的以色列大眾也必像所有死去的以色列大眾早晚都死去啊。我們打發人去看看吧。』

一臣對曰、請於邑中所遺之馬、遣人取其五匹、而往窺之、以色列人幾至滅絕、此馬之數、如遺民焉、

一臣對曰、我以色列族中、人馬殆盡、邑中惟遺五馬、可取之、遣人往觀。

有一臣對王曰、城中以色列眾幾乎滅盡、馬亦若是、所遺無幾、莫若取馬五匹、遣人往探之、

One of his officers answered,“ Have some men take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their plight will be like that of all the Israelites left here— yes, they will only be like all these Israelites who are doomed. So let us send them to find out what happened.”

One of the king’s officers said,“ A few horses are still left in the city. Have some men get five of them. Those men won’t be any worse off than all the other Israelites who are left here. In fact, all of us will soon be dead anyway. So let’s send the men to find out what happened.”

And one of his servants said,“ Let some men take five of the remaining horses, seeing that those who are left here will fare like the whole multitude of Israel who have already perished. Let us send and see.”

One of his officers replied,“ We had better send out scouts to check into this. Let them take five of the remaining horses. If something happens to them, it will be no worse than if they stay here and die with the rest of us.”

But one of his servants responded,“ Please, let messengers take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their fate is like the entire Israelite community who will die, so let’s send them and see.”

One of his servants responded and said,“ Please, have some men take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city. Behold, they will be in any case like all the multitude of Israel who are left in it; behold, they will be like all the multitude of Israel who have already perished, so let us send them and see.”

And one of his servants answered and said,“ Please, let several men take five of the remaining horses which are left in the city. Look, they may either become like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; or indeed, I say, they may become like all the multitude of Israel left from those who are consumed; so let us send them and see.”

And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city( behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

But one of his servants responded,“ Please, let messengers take five of the horses that are left in the city. Their fate is like the entire Israelite community who will die, so let’s send them and see.”

And one of his servants answered and said, Let[ some] take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city,( behold, they[ are] as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold,[ I say], they[ are] even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.

One of his advisers replied,“ Pick some men and have them take five of the horses that are left in the city.( Even if they are killed, their fate will be no different than that of all the Israelite people– we’re all going to die!) Let’s send them out so we can know for sure what’s going on.”

One of his servants answered,“ Please let some people take five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city. Behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel who are left in it. Behold, they are like all the multitude of Israel who are consumed. Let’s send and see.”

如果我出到田間，就看見那些被刀劍所殺的人；如果我走進城裡，就看見因饑荒而來的各種疾病。連先知和祭司也流亡到他們素不認識的地方。’”

我們如果說：‘我們進城去吧！’城裡正有饑荒，我們就要死在那裡。我們如果坐在這裡，也是要死。現在，讓我們去投降亞蘭人的軍隊吧；如果他們饒我們一命，我們就可以活著；如果他們要殺死我們，我們就死吧。”

那些死於刀下的比餓死的還好；餓死的因缺乏田間的出產，就日漸消瘦而死亡。

他的僕人上前，對他說：“我父啊，先知如果吩咐你作一件大事，你不是照著行嗎？何況他只是說：‘你去沐浴就得潔淨’呢？”

他和眾長老還在說話的時候，看哪，王（“王”原文作“使者”）就下到他那裡，說：“看哪，這災禍是從耶和華來的，我為甚麼還仰望耶和華呢？”