Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.

你要如勇士束腰；我问你，你可以指示我。

你要如勇士束腰；我问你，你可以让我知道。

你要如勇士束腰；我问你，你可以让我知道。

你要像勇士一样束腰备战，我来提问，你来回答。

现在你要如勇士束腰，我要问你，你要告诉我。

你要如勇士束腰；我問你，你可以指示我。

你要如勇士束腰；我問你，你可以讓我知道。

你要如勇士束腰；我問你，你可以讓我知道。

你要像勇士一樣束腰備戰，我來提問，你來回答。

現在你要如勇士束腰，我要問你，你要告訴我。

你要束腰如勇士；我問你，你要讓我知道。

束爾腰、如丈夫、我問爾、其答我、

當鼓爾氣、勿愧丈夫、我問爾答可乎。

爾且束腰如勇士、我問爾、爾答我、

Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.

Get ready to stand up for yourself. I will ask you some questions. Then I want you to answer me.

Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me.

Get ready to answer me like a man; when I question you, you will inform me.

Now tighten the belt on your waist like a man, And I shall ask you, and you inform Me!

Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.

Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Get ready to answer Me like a man; when I question you, you will inform Me.

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me!

Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!

“ Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.

So prepare your minds for action and exercise self control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.

“ Get up and prepare for action. Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say. Do not be afraid of them, or I will make you look foolish in front of them.

“ These are your instructions for eating this meal: Be fully dressed, wear your sandals, and carry your walking stick in your hand. Eat the meal with urgency, for this is the Lord’s Passover.

Then the Lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.

Now summon me, and I will answer! Or let me speak to you, and you reply.

If only I knew where to find God, I would go to his court.I would lay out my case and present my arguments.Then I would listen to his reply and understand what he says to me.Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would give me a fair hearing.Honest people can reason with him, so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.

“ If only someone would listen to me! Look, I will sign my name to my defense. Let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write out the charges against me.I would face the accusation proudly. I would wear it like a crown.For I would tell him exactly what I have done. I would come before him like a prince.

God might kill me, but I have no other hope. I am going to argue my case with him.