But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.

这都是灾难的起头。

这都是灾难的起头。

这都是灾难的起头。

这些只是灾难的开始。

这一切不过是痛苦的开始。

这些都像临产阵痛的开始。

這都是災難的起頭。

這都是災難的起頭。

這都是災難的起頭。

這些只是災難的開始。

這一切不過是痛苦的開始。

這一切事卻只是災難的起頭。

這些都像臨產陣痛的開始。

此劬勞之始也、

此菑害之始也、

凡此乃災禍之始、

然此猶為憂患之濫觴

All these are the beginning of birth pains.

All these are the beginning of birth pains.

All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.

But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

All these events are the beginning of labor pains.

But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

But all these things are the beginning of travail.

All these events are the beginning of birth pains.

All these[ are] the beginning of sorrows.

All these things are the beginning of birth pains.

For when they are saying,“ Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.

For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don’t obey the Good News of God?“ If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?”

then Yahweh will make your plagues and the plagues of your offspring fearful, even great plagues, and of long duration, and severe sicknesses, and of long duration.

Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

“‘ If you in spite of these things will not listen to me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like bronze.Your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won’t yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.“‘ If you walk contrary to me, and won’t listen to me, then I will bring seven times more plagues on you according to your sins.I will send the wild animals among you, which will rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and make you few in number. Your roads will become desolate.“‘ If by these things you won’t be turned back to me, but will walk contrary to me,then I will also walk contrary to you; and I will strike you, even I, seven times for your sins.I will bring a sword upon you that will execute the vengeance of the covenant. You will be gathered together within your cities, and I will send the pestilence among you. You will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight. You shall eat, and not be satisfied.“‘ If you in spite of this won’t listen to me, but walk contrary to me,then I will walk contrary to you in wrath. I will also chastise you seven times for your sins.You will eat the flesh of your sons, and you will eat the flesh of your daughters.

They will only bow down under the prisoners, and will fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

The Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.