使者絡繹而來、告巴比倫王曰、

跑报的要彼此相遇，送信的要互相迎接，报告巴比伦王说：“城的四方被攻取了，

通报的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，报告巴比伦王，城的四方都被攻下了，

通报的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，报告巴比伦王，城的四方都被攻下了，

报信的人接踵而来，向巴比伦王禀告，‘整座城已失守，

驿卒一个接一个跑来，报信的也相继而至，向巴比伦王报告，他的京城已经完全被攻取了。

跑報的要彼此相遇，送信的要互相迎接，報告巴比倫王說：城的四方被攻取了，

通報的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，報告巴比倫王，城的四方都被攻下了，

通報的彼此相遇，送信的彼此相遇，報告巴比倫王，城的四方都被攻下了，

報信的人接踵而來，向巴比倫王稟告，『整座城已失守，

驛卒一個接一個跑來，報信的也相繼而至，向巴比倫王報告，他的京城已經完全被攻取了。

跑急訊的跑到碰見跑急訊的，報信息的碰到報信息的，去報告巴比倫王知道；他京城已四面被攻取了；

郵人遞傳、使者相遇、報告巴比倫王、其邑四周被取、

驛與驛相繼而至、使與使接踵而來、告巴比倫王、其邑已陷、四周攻取、

One courier follows another and messenger follows messenger to announce to the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured,

One messenger after another comes to the king of Babylon. All of them announce that his entire city is captured.

One runner runs to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every side;

The news is passed from one runner to the next as the messengers hurry to tell the king that his city has been captured.

Messenger races to meet messenger, and herald to meet herald, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.

One courier runs to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To tell the king of Babylon That his city has been captured from end to end;

One runner will run to meet another, And one messenger to meet another, To show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on all sides;

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:

Messenger races to meet messenger, and herald to meet herald, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at[ one] end,

One runner after another will come to the king of Babylon. One messenger after another will come bringing news. They will bring news to the king of Babylon that his whole city has been captured.

One runner will run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter.

王與群伯、使趨承者致書、遍以色列猶大二族、曰、以色列族、當歸亞伯拉罕、以撒、以色列之上帝、凡不見害於亞述列王之遺民者、必蒙耶和華祐、

撒督子亞希馬斯請約押曰、容我疾趨、以耶和華報仇之事、告之於王。約押曰、王子既死、爾今日勿報信音、當俟他日。約押告古示曰、爾往以所見者告王。古示揖約押而趨。撒督子亞希馬斯亦請曰、容我接踵於古示之後。約押曰、吾子欲報信音而不獲賞、爾趨何為。曰雖然、請容我趨。曰、可。亞希馬斯乃趨、道由平原、較古示愈疾。大闢坐邑之月城間、戍卒登邑門之樓、遙見一人獨趨、呼告於王、王曰、如惟一人、必報信音。其人疾走漸近。戍卒又見一人趨至、告閽者曰、我又觀一人獨趨。王曰、彼亦報信者也。戍卒曰、我視首趨者之步履、與撒督子亞希馬斯無異。王曰、彼善人也、必報嘉音。亞希馬斯呼告於王、曰、捷矣、俯伏於王前、曰、當頌美爾之上帝耶和華、已將所犯我主我王者、付於爾手。王曰、少者押沙龍安否。亞希馬斯曰、約押遣王之臣僕及我時、我見眾喧嘩、不知何故。王曰、汝暫退、侍於側。遂遵其命。古示至、曰、我主我王歟、我獲信音、今日耶和華已伸爾冤、報犯上之人。

故必遭患難、昧於所從、不能自脫、災害忽臨、難以逆料。自昔迄今、爾惑左道、信巫覡、試使立於此、能小補乎、能勝敵乎、爾謀夫孔多、有人仰觀天象、占察星辰、每值月朔、以卜未來、以定吉凶、使其咸興、庶可救爾。

巴比倫人曰、我罹患難、憂心戚戚、劬勞如臨產之婦、恐懼觳觫、不忍見聞、我心昏迷、戰栗特甚、深宵宴樂、忽變駭懼、設席宴享、爰遣邏卒巡更、呼曰、群伯速興、備爾干戈、主謂我曰、遣戍稽察、有所見即呼告。適見驍騎、齊驅並駕、駝驢成群、於是傾耳諦聽、大聲呼曰、彼來若獅、我主與、余巡守已永朝矣、屹立已永夕矣、今見驍騎、齊驅並駕。曰、巴比倫城其傾圮乎、其傾圮乎、偶像遭毀、顛躓於地。

巴比倫人逆我耶和華、故我設坎阱、乘彼不覺、陷於其中。

進酒時、命取金銀器皿、乃王之祖尼布甲尼撒得之於耶路撒冷上帝殿者、遂取之至、王公后妃以之飲酒、

是日有便雅憫人自裂其衣、以塵蒙首、自行伍間、遁於示羅、入城以告、邑眾號呼。以利坐路旁以待、蓋慮上帝之匱見虜、中心戰慄。既聞號呼之聲、則曰、眾呼何故、其人趨至、而告以利。以利年九十有八、目眊不明。其人曰、我今日自行伍間遁逃而至、曰吾子與、可知其詳乎。曰、以色列族遁於非利士人前、眾被殺戮、爾二子何弗尼、非尼哈亦死、上帝之匱見虜。以利年老體胖、一聞上帝之匱為敵所虜、則自座下墜、隕於門旁、頸折而死、以利在以色列族曾為士師、歷四十年。

城邑破於陸續、帷帳毀於俄傾、遍地荒蕪。

是夕迦勒底王伯沙撒、為敵所殺、

日月逝矣、速於郵傳、流光已邁、我未見福之至也。

王詔自出書山城、郵乘馬騾、奔告四方。

遣郵頒詔各州使於十二月、即亞達月、十三日、殺戮猶大人、取其貨財、凡旄倪妻子、毋俾遺種。詔行各州、布告億兆、屆期舉事。在書山城降詔、王命孔急、郵行迅速、王與哈曼飲宴、書山之民不樂。

巴比倫王聞聲喪膽、憂心戚戚、若婦將產。