就施詭計，假冒使者而來，把舊的布袋和破裂又修補過的舊皮酒袋馱在驢上，

就设诡计，假充使者，拿旧口袋和破裂缝补的旧皮酒袋驮在驴上，

就设诡计，假扮使者出去。他们拿旧布袋和破裂补过的旧皮酒袋驮在驴上，

就设诡计，假扮使者出去。他们拿旧布袋和破裂补过的旧皮酒袋驮在驴上，

便想出一个诡计来。他们装作特使，把旧皮袋和缝补过的酒囊驮在驴背上，

就施诡计，假冒使者而来，把旧的布袋和破裂又修补过的旧皮酒袋驮在驴上，

就設詭計，假充使者，拿舊口袋和破裂縫補的舊皮酒袋馱在驢上，

就設詭計，假扮使者出去。他們拿舊布袋和破裂補過的舊皮酒袋馱在驢上，

就設詭計，假扮使者出去。他們拿舊布袋和破裂補過的舊皮酒袋馱在驢上，

便想出一個詭計來。他們裝作特使，把舊皮袋和縫補過的酒囊馱在驢背上，

他們也就設了詭計，自備乾糧，拿舊口袋和破裂修補的舊皮酒袋給驢馱着，

乃行詭譎、佯為使者、以驢負舊囊、與既裂復縫之酒革囊、

乃設詭計、自裹餱糧、負敝囊於驢、其酒囊乃舊革、裂而復彌縫者、

乃設詭計、佯為使者、佯為使者又作自裹餱糧取敝舊行囊、與敝舊裂而補之酒革囊負於驢、

they resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.

So they decided to trick the Israelites. They packed supplies as if they were going on a long trip. They loaded their donkeys with old sacks and old wineskins. The wineskins were cracked but had been mended.

they on their part acted with cunning and went and made ready provisions and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended,

they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins.

they acted deceptively. They gathered provisions and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys and old wineskins, cracked and mended.

but they on their part acted craftily and went and took provisions for a journey, and took worn out sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins that were worn out, split open, and patched,

they worked craftily, and went and pretended to be ambassadors. And they took old sacks on their donkeys, old wineskins torn and mended,

they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine- skins, old and rent and bound up,

they acted deceptively. They gathered provisions and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys and old wineskins, cracked and mended.

They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;

they did something clever. They collected some provisions and put worn-out sacks on their donkeys, along with worn-out wineskins that were ripped and patched.

they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and old, torn- up and bound up wine skins,

主人就誇獎這不義的管家作事機警；因為在應付自己的世事上，今世之子比光明之子更精明。

也沒有人會把新酒裝在舊皮袋裡；如果這樣，新酒就會把皮袋脹破，不但酒漏掉，皮袋也損壞了；人總是把新酒裝在新皮袋裡。

也沒有人會把新酒裝在舊皮袋裡，如果這樣，酒就會把皮袋脹破，酒和皮袋都損壞了；新酒總該裝在新皮袋裡。”

也沒有人會把新酒裝在舊皮袋裡，如果這樣，皮袋就會脹破，酒就漏出來，皮袋也損壞了。人總是把新酒裝在新皮袋裡，這樣，兩樣都可以保全。”

“現在，我差派你們出去，好像羊進到狼群中間；所以你們要像蛇一樣機警，像鴿子一樣純潔。

我雖然好像煙薰的皮袋，我卻沒有忘記你的律例。

雅各的眾子，因為示劍姦污了他們的妹妹底拿，就用欺詐的話回答示劍和他父親哈抹，

他的臣僕對他說：“我們聽說以色列家的王都是仁慈的王；我們不如腰束麻布，頭套繩索，出去投降以色列王，或許他會使你的性命存活。”於是他們腰束麻布，頭套繩索，來見以色列王，對他說：“你的僕人便．哈達說：‘求你使我的性命存活！’”亞哈說：“他還活著嗎？他是我的兄弟！”那些人認為這些話是個吉兆，急忙抓住他的話，說：“便．哈達是王的兄弟！”亞哈說：“你們去請他來。”便．哈達出來見王，亞哈就去請他上車。