当晚，伯利恒郊外有一群牧羊人正在看守羊群。

在伯利恒之野地里有牧羊的人，夜间按着更次看守羊群。

在伯利恒的野外有牧羊人，夜间值班看守羊群。

在伯利恒的野外有牧羊人，夜间值班看守羊群。

在伯利恒的郊外，有一些牧人在夜间看守羊群。

当时在同一个地区，有些牧人露宿在野地里，夜间守更看守羊群。

在伯利恆之野地裏有牧羊的人，夜間按着更次看守羊羣。

在伯利恆的野外有牧羊人，夜間值班看守羊羣。

在伯利恆的野外有牧羊人，夜間值班看守羊羣。

當晚，伯利恆郊外有一群牧羊人正在看守羊群。

在伯利恆的郊外，有一些牧人在夜間看守羊群。

在同一個地區，有牧人露宿在野地裏，夜間守更，看顧羊羣。

當時在同一個地區，有些牧人露宿在野地裡，夜間守更看守羊群。

其地有牧者、居於原野、夜守羣羊、

野有牧者、於夜迭守群羊、

斯地有牧者、居郊野、夜守群羊、

時郊外牧童未眠、守夜護羊。

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby. It was night, and they were taking care of their sheep.

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.

In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.

In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock at night.

Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

我没有把被野兽撕裂的羊带来给你，而是自己赔上。无论在白昼或黑夜被偷去的，你都要我赔偿。我白天受尽烈日煎熬，晚上饱尝夜露寒霜，不得好睡。

主耶和华说，我凭我的永恒起誓，我必惩罚你们。因为我的羊没有牧人，以致沦为所有野兽的食物。我的牧人不去寻找我的羊，他们只喂养自己，不喂养我的羊。

大卫说：“我一直替父亲放羊，有时候狮子或熊会从羊群中叼走羊，我会去追打它，把羊从它口中救出来。如果它起来攻击我，我就揪着它的胡子把它打死。

在我以前来的，都是贼，是强盗，羊不听从他们。我就是门，从我进来的必定得救，并且会安然出入，找到草吃。盗贼来，无非是要偷窃、杀害、毁坏。但我来是要羊得生命，并且得到丰盛的生命。“我是好牧人，好牧人为羊舍命。如果是雇工，不是牧人，羊也不是他的，狼一来，他必撇下羊逃命。狼就会抓住羊，把羊群驱散。

祂拣选了祂的仆人大卫，把他从羊圈中召来，让他离开牧羊的生活，去牧养祂的子民雅各的后裔，牧养祂的产业以色列。

摩西为岳父米甸祭司叶忒罗放羊。一天他领着羊群穿越旷野，来到上帝的山——何烈山。忽然有耶和华的天使在荆棘里的火焰中向他显现。摩西看见荆棘虽然在燃烧，却没有被烧毁。