Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let the young men now arise and compete before us.” And Joab said,“ Let them arise.”

押尼珥对约押说：“让少年人起来，在我们面前戏耍吧！”约押说：“可以。”

押尼珥对约押说：“让年轻人起来，在我们面前较量一下吧！”约押说：“让他们起来吧。”

押尼珥对约押说：“让年轻人起来，在我们面前较量一下吧！”约押说：“让他们起来吧。”

押尼珥对约押说：“让双方的青年起来在我们面前较量一下吧。”约押说：“好啊。”

押尼珥对约押说：“让年轻人起来，在我们面前比比武。”约押说：“好！叫他们起来。”

押尼珥對約押說：「讓少年人起來，在我們面前戲耍吧！」約押說：「可以。」

押尼珥對約押說：「讓年輕人起來，在我們面前較量一下吧！」約押說：「讓他們起來吧。」

押尼珥對約押說：「讓年輕人起來，在我們面前較量一下吧！」約押說：「讓他們起來吧。」

押尼珥對約押說：「讓雙方的青年起來在我們面前較量一下吧。」約押說：「好啊。」

押尼珥對約押說：“讓年輕人起來，在我們面前比比武。”約押說：“好！叫他們起來。”

押尼珥對約押說：『讓青年人起來、在我們面前耍耍武藝吧。』約押說：『就讓他們起來吧。』

押尼珥對約押說：「讓年輕人起來，在我們面前較量一下吧！」約押說：「那就讓他們起來吧。」

押尼珥謂約押曰、任少者起而戲於我前、約押曰、可、

押尼耳謂約押曰、任兩軍之少者戲、我將寓目焉。約押曰、可。

押尼珥謂約押曰、不如使者起、戲於我前、約押曰、可、

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”“ All right, let them do it,” Joab said.

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight. Let’s tell them to fight hand to hand in front of us.”“ All right. Let them do it,” Joab said.

And Abner said to Joab,“ Let the young men arise and compete before us.” And Joab said,“ Let them arise.”

Then Abner suggested to Joab,“ Let’s have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us.”“ All right,” Joab agreed.

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let’s have the young men get up and compete in front of us.”“ Let them get up,” Joab replied.

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Now have the young men arise and hold a martial skills match in our presence.” And Joab said,“ Have them arise!”

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let’s have the young men get up and compete in front of us.”“ Let them get up,” Joab replied.

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Abner said to Joab,“ Let the soldiers get up and fight before us.” Joab said,“ So be it!”

Abner said to Joab,“ Please let the young men arise and play before us!” Joab said,“ Let them arise!”

So there was a very fierce battle that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

Do not go hastily to court; For what will you do in the end, When your neighbor has put you to shame?

To do evil is like sport to a fool, But a man of understanding has wisdom.

The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.

Plans are established by counsel; By wise counsel wage war.

Then Abner called to Joab and said,“ Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the latter end? How long will it be then until you tell the people to return from pursuing their brethren?”And Joab said,“ As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then by morning all the people would have given up pursuing their brethren.”

Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,Is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says,“ I was only joking!”