“ Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house,

那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来，离家不远，听见作乐跳舞的声音，

“那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来，离家不远时，听见奏乐跳舞的声音，

“那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来，离家不远时，听见奏乐跳舞的声音，

“那时，大儿子正在田间。当他回来还没到门口，就听见家里传出奏乐跳舞的声音。

“那时，大儿子正在田里。他回来离家不远的时候，听见音乐跳舞的声音，

“那时，大儿子正在田里。当他往回走，快到家的时候，听见音乐和跳舞的声音，

那時，大兒子正在田裏。他回來，離家不遠，聽見作樂跳舞的聲音，

「那時，大兒子正在田裏。他回來，離家不遠時，聽見奏樂跳舞的聲音，

「那時，大兒子正在田裏。他回來，離家不遠時，聽見奏樂跳舞的聲音，

「那時，大兒子正在田間。當他回來還沒到門口，就聽見家裡傳出奏樂跳舞的聲音。

“那時，大兒子正在田裡。他回來離家不遠的時候，聽見音樂跳舞的聲音，

那時大兒子正在田地裏。他來，走近了家的時候，聽見音樂和舞蹈的聲音；

「那時，大兒子正在田裡。當他往回走，快到家的時候，聽見音樂和跳舞的聲音，

適長子自田歸、將及室、聞樂舞、

適長子自田歸、將及門、聞樂舞、

時長子在田、歸、將及家、聞樂與跳舞聲、

方宴、長子自田間歸、將及門、聞歌舞聲、

“ Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ The older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

“ Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

“ Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.

They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,‘ We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t weep.’

And David danced before the Lord with all his might, wearing a priestly garment.

Praise his name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp.

To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story:“ A man had two sons.The younger son told his father,‘ I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.

You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,

Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flutes!

When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!

A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.

I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. You will again be happy and dance merrily with your tambourines.