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。

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.

我就必定大大地賜福與你，必定使你的後裔大大增多，如同天上的星，如同海邊的沙；你的後裔必佔領仇敵的城。

你曾說：「我必定好待你，使你的後裔像海沙、多得不可勝數。」』

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。』

『然而以色列的人數必如同海沙，不可量，不可數；從前在甚麼地方有話對他們說：「你們不是我的子民」，將來在那裏也必有話對他們說：「你們乃是永活上帝的兒子。」

天上的萬象怎樣不能數算，海邊的沙怎樣不能斗量；我也必怎樣使我僕人大衛的後裔和伺候我的利未人增多繁殖。』

你的人民以色列雖多如海沙，惟有其餘民必回；滅絕之事已經命定，滿有公義瀰漫着。

我必使你的後裔增多、如同天上的星；我必將這一切地都賜給你的後裔；地上萬國都必用你後裔的名來給自己祝福。

在亞伯拉罕所信的上帝面前，就是在那能叫死人活、能呼叫不存在的成為存在者、面前，亞伯拉罕是我眾人的父；正如經上所記：『我立了你做許多邦國的父』。他在無可指望時、仍然存着指望而信，就按所說『你的後裔將要如此』的話做了許多邦國的父。他看透了自己的身體像已死了的（那時他已將近百歲），又看透了撒拉胎孕機能之死絕，卻沒有在信心上顯着衰弱，

這些王同他們的眾軍兵一齊出來，其人之多，就像海邊的沙那麼多；並有極多馬匹和車輛。

永恆主你們的上帝使你們多起來了；看哪，你們今日已像天上的星那麼多了。

你使他們的子孫眾多、像天上的星；你將他們帶到這地、就是你曾對他們列祖所說到他們要進來取得以為業的。

求你懷念你的僕人亞伯拉罕、以撒、以色列；你曾指着自己向他們起誓，說：「我必使你們的後裔增多、像天上的星；我必將我所說到的這全地給你們的後裔；他們必永遠承受為產業。」』

他必出來，迷惑全地四角的列國、就是歌革和瑪各，聚集他們去赴戰；他們的數目像海沙。

撒母耳對他們說：『你們在我手裏沒有找着甚麼；有永恆主在你們中間作證，也有他所膏立者今天作證。』他們說：『有他作證。』

那時米甸人、亞瑪力人、和東方人散布在山谷中，像蝗蟲那麼多；他們的駱駝無數，就像海邊的沙那麼多。

你的後裔就會多如海沙，你腹中出的子孫就會多如沙粒；你們的名在我面前就不被剪除，不被消滅了。』

以色列人二十歲和以下的、大衛沒有記起他們的數目來，因為永恆主曾經說過要增加以色列人如同天上的星那麼多。

你們先前雖像天上的星那麼多，現在剩下的、人數稀少了，因為你不聽永恆主你的上帝的聲音。

依我的計謀，不如將以色列眾人、從但直到別是巴、如同海邊的沙那麼多、全都聚集到你這裏來；你就親自在他們中間行軍。

以賽亞也指着以色列喊着說：『以色列子孫的數目雖如海沙，將要得救的還只是剩下之餘數；

猶大人和以色列人很多，就像海邊的沙那麼多；他們都有的喫，有的喝，也都很快樂。

他們都為了行強暴而來；未到之先、人就懼怕他們。他們聚集被擄的人、多如塵沙。