耶和华把亚伯兰带到外面，对他说：“你抬头看看天空，数数繁星，你能数得尽吗？你的后裔必这么多。”

于是领他走到外边，说：“你向天观看，数算众星，能数得过来吗？”又对他说：“你的后裔将要如此。”

于是耶和华带他到外面，说：“你向天观看，去数星星，你能数得清吗？”又对他说：“你的后裔将要如此。”

于是耶和华带他到外面，说：“你向天观看，去数星星，你能数得清吗？”又对他说：“你的后裔将要如此。”

于是领他到外面去，说：“你向天观看，数点众星，看你能不能把它们数得清楚。”又对他说：“你的后裔将要这样众多。”

耶和华把他带到外面，说：“你向天观看，如果你能数清星辰，就去数吧！”又对他说：“你的后裔也必如此众多。”

於是領他走到外邊，說：「你向天觀看，數算眾星，能數得過來嗎？」又對他說：「你的後裔將要如此。」

於是耶和華帶他到外面，說：「你向天觀看，去數星星，你能數得清嗎？」又對他說：「你的後裔將要如此。」

於是耶和華帶他到外面，說：「你向天觀看，去數星星，你能數得清嗎？」又對他說：「你的後裔將要如此。」

耶和華把亞伯蘭帶到外面，對他說：「你抬頭看看天空，數數繁星，你能數得盡嗎？你的後裔必這麼多。」

於是領他到外面去，說：“你向天觀看，數點眾星，看你能不能把它們數得清楚。”又對他說：“你的後裔將要這樣眾多。”

就領他出去到外邊，說：『你望着天，數數眾星，看能數得過來不能。』又對他說：『你的後裔就要這樣。』

耶和華把他帶到外面，說：「你向天觀看，如果你能數清星辰，就去數吧！」又對他說：「你的後裔也必如此眾多。」

遂攜之出、曰、仰觀於天、眾星可核數乎、又曰、汝苗裔必如是、

遂攜之門外曰、仰觀乎天、眾星可悉數與。又曰、汝苗裔必如是。

遂攜之出外曰、仰觀天、試數眾星能勝數呼、又曰、爾之後裔必如是、

He took him outside and said,“ Look up at the sky and count the stars— if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him,“ So shall your offspring be.”

The Lord took Abram outside and said,“ Look up at the sky. Count the stars, if you can.” Then he said to him,“ That’s how many children will be born into your family.”

And he brought him outside and said,“ Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him,“ So shall your offspring be.”

Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him,“ Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!”

He took him outside and said,“ Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him,“ Your offspring will be that numerous.”

And He took him outside and said,“ Now look toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him,“ So shall your descendants be.”

Then He brought him outside and said,“ Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him,“ So shall your descendants be.”

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

He took him outside and said,“ Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him,“ Your offspring will be that numerous.”

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

The LORD took him outside and said,“ Gaze into the sky and count the stars– if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him,“ So will your descendants be.”

Yahweh brought him outside, and said,“ Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He said to Abram,“ So your offspring will be.”

所以，从一个垂暮之年的人生出许多子孙，好像天上的星、海边的沙那么多。

因为你们的上帝耶和华使你们人丁兴旺，以致今天人数多如天上的星星。

求你顾念你的仆人亚伯拉罕、以撒和以色列，你曾凭自己向他们起誓说，‘我必使你们的后代像天上的星星那么多。我应许给你们后代的这整片土地，我必赐给他们作永远的产业。’”

他在毫无指望的情况下仍然满怀盼望地相信上帝的应许，因而成为“万族之父”，正如上帝的应许：“你的后裔必这么多”。

我必赐福给你，使你的后裔多如天上的星和海边的沙。你的后裔必占领仇敌的城池，

祂决定众星的数目，给它们一一命名。

当年你们祖先下埃及时，只有七十人，现在你们的上帝耶和华使你们多如天上的星辰。

我必使你成为大国，我必赐福给你，使你声名远播。你必成为别人的祝福。

大卫没有统计二十岁以下的以色列人，因为耶和华曾经应许要使以色列的人数像天上的星那样多。

亚伯拉罕的后裔不一定都是亚伯拉罕的儿女，圣经上说：“以撒生的才可算为你的后裔。”这话的意思是：亚伯拉罕凭血气所生的儿女并不是上帝的儿女，只有凭应许所生的才算是他的后裔。

我要使我仆人大卫的后裔和事奉我的利未人像天上的星和海边的沙一样不可胜数。’”

你的后代必多如地上的尘沙，遍布四方，地上万族必因你和你的后代而蒙福。

我必使你的后代多如繁星，将这些土地都赐给他们，天下万国必因你的后裔而蒙福。

又说：“我必使你的后代多得不可胜数。”

我要使你的后代多如地上的尘土，人若能数算地上的尘土，才能数算你的后代。