所以从一个如同已经死了的人，就生出了许多人，像天空的星那样众多，像海边的沙那样无法数算。

所以从一个仿佛已死的人就生出子孙，如同天上的星那样众多，海边的沙那样无数。

所以，从一个仿佛已死的人竟生出子孙，如同天上的星那样众多，海边的沙那样无数。

所以，从一个仿佛已死的人竟生出子孙，如同天上的星那样众多，海边的沙那样无数。

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。

所以从一个好像已死的人，竟然生出许多子孙来，仿佛天上的星那么众多，海边的沙那么无数。

所以從一個彷彿已死的人就生出子孫，如同天上的星那樣眾多，海邊的沙那樣無數。

所以，從一個彷彿已死的人竟生出子孫，如同天上的星那樣眾多，海邊的沙那樣無數。

所以，從一個彷彿已死的人竟生出子孫，如同天上的星那樣眾多，海邊的沙那樣無數。

所以，從一個垂暮之年的人生出許多子孫，好像天上的星、海邊的沙那麼多。

所以從一個好像已死的人，竟然生出許多子孫來，仿佛天上的星那麼眾多，海邊的沙那麼無數。

故此竟從一個人、又是彷彿死了的、生出子孫來，像天上的星辰那麼眾多，像海濱的沙那麼無數。

所以從一個如同已經死了的人，就生出了許多人，像天空的星那樣眾多，像海邊的沙那樣無法數算。

故自一人猶已死者、生育如天星之繁多、海沙之無數、○

是以一人血氣雖衰、生育蕃衍、如眾星之在天、猶海沙之無量、

故由一人、身若已死者、生育蕃衍、如天星之眾、如海沙之無數、

因此之故、以一衰邁瀕死之人、其所出子孫、如天上之星、海濱之沙、有不可勝數者焉。

And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

Abraham was past the time when he could have children. But many children came from that one man. They were as many as the stars in the sky. They were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one could count them.

Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead— a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.

Therefore, from one man— in fact, from one as good as dead— came offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and as innumerable as the grains of sand along the seashore.

Therefore even from one man, and one who was as good as dead at that, there were born descendants who were just as the stars of heaven in number, and as the innumerable grains of sand along the seashore.

Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude— innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea- shore, innumerable.

Therefore from one man— in fact, from one as good as dead— came offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as innumerable as the grains of sand by the seashore.

Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead,[ so many] as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

So in fact children were fathered by one man– and this one as good as dead– like the number of stars in the sky and like the innumerable grains of sand on the seashore.

Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.

我必定大大祝福你，使你的后裔大大增多，如同天上的星辰、海边的沙粒；你的后裔必占有仇敌的城门。

但你说过：‘我必定厚待你，使你的后裔如同海边的沙粒，多得无法数清。’”

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。”

以色列啊，虽然你的子民多如海边的沙粒，却只有其中的余剩者将回归。灭绝已经注定，公义必如水漫溢，

我必使你的后裔增多，如同天上的星辰，我必把所有这些地都赐给你的后裔；地上万国都必因你的后裔而蒙福，

正如经上所记：“我已经指派你为众多民族的父。”亚伯拉罕所信的那一位，就是叫死人得生命、使无变为有的神。亚伯拉罕在没有盼望的时候，仍然怀着盼望去相信，因而成为众多民族的父，正如先前所说：“你的后裔将要如此众多。”他快到一百岁的时候，想到自己的身体如同已经死了，又想到撒拉也已经不能生育，但是他的信仰却没有软弱。

它将出去迷惑在大地四角中的列国，就是歌革和玛各，召集他们参与战争；他们的人数多如海沙。

撒母耳对他们说：“今天，耶和华在你们中间作见证，他的受膏者也作见证：你们在我的手中没有找到什么。”他们说：“愿他作见证！”

你的后裔也会多如沙粒，你腹中所生的会多如细沙；他们的名号在我面前不会被剪除，也不会被除灭。”

以赛亚论到以色列人，呼喊说：“以色列子民的人数虽然多如海沙，将要得救的却是剩余的少数。