But I said to the king,“ May you live forever! Why shouldn’t I look sad? The city where my people of long ago are buried has been destroyed. And fire has burned up its gates.”

我对王说：“愿王万岁！我列祖坟墓所在的那城荒凉，城门被火焚烧，我岂能面无愁容吗？”

我对王说：“愿王万岁！我祖先坟墓所在的那城荒凉，城门被火焚烧，我岂能面无愁容呢？”

我对王说：“愿王万岁！我祖先坟墓所在的那城荒凉，城门被火焚烧，我岂能面无愁容呢？”

我对王说：“愿王万岁！我祖坟所在的城邑已成废墟，城门也被烧毁，我怎能不面带愁容？”

对王说：“愿王万岁，我列祖坟墓所在的城成了荒芜之地，城门被火焚毁，我怎能不面带愁容呢？”

我對王說：「願王萬歲！我列祖墳墓所在的那城荒涼，城門被火焚燒，我豈能面無愁容嗎？」

我對王說：「願王萬歲！我祖先墳墓所在的那城荒涼，城門被火焚燒，我豈能面無愁容呢？」

我對王說：「願王萬歲！我祖先墳墓所在的那城荒涼，城門被火焚燒，我豈能面無愁容呢？」

我對王說：「願王萬歲！我祖墳所在的城邑已成廢墟，城門也被燒毀，我怎能不面帶愁容？」

對王說：“願王萬歲，我列祖墳墓所在的城成了荒蕪之地，城門被火焚毀，我怎能不面帶愁容呢？”

我對王說：『願王萬歲！我列祖廬墓所在的京城荒廢，它的城門被火燒燬，我哪能不面帶愁容呢？』

奏王曰、願王萬歲、我之故邑、祖墓所在、歷久荒墟、邑門焚燬、焉得無憂色、

奏王曰、願王千歲、我之故城、先人之兆在焉、迄今土地荒蕪、邑門已燬、焉得不憂。

奏王曰、願王萬歲、我列祖墳墓所在之邑、迄今荒蕪、邑門被燬、臣能面無憂色乎、

but I said to the king,“ May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

I said to the king,“ Let the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ graves, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

but I replied,“ Long live the king! How can I not be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”

and replied to the king,“ May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

And I said to the king,“ May the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the site of my fathers’ tombs, is desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?”

and said to the king,“ May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?”

And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

and replied to the king,“ May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres,[ lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?

I replied to the king,“ O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors lies desolate and its gates destroyed by fire?”

I said to the king,“ Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?”

He and the men with him said to me,“ Some of the people who returned are still alive. They are back in the land of Judah. But they are having a hard time. They are ashamed. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down. Its gates have been burned with fire.”

Then Bathsheba bowed down in front of the king. Her face was toward the ground. She said,“ King David, you are my master. May you live forever!”

Then those who studied the heavens answered the king. They spoke in Aramaic. They said,“ King Nebuchadnezzar, may you live forever! Tell us what you dreamed. Then we’ll explain what it means.”

If I don’t remember you, may my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth so I can’t sing. May it happen if I don’t consider Jerusalem to be my greatest joy.

The queen heard the king and his nobles talking. So she came into the dining hall.“ King Belshazzar, may you live forever!” she said.“ Don’t be afraid! Don’t look so pale!

Hezekiah joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried on the hill where the tombs of David’s family are. The whole nation of Judah honored him when he died. So did the people of Jerusalem. Hezekiah’s son Manasseh became the next king after him.

Ahaz joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried in the city of Jerusalem. But he wasn’t placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. Ahaz’s son Hezekiah became the next king after him.

Jehoram was 32 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. No one was sorry when he passed away. He was buried in the City of David. But he wasn’t placed in the tombs of the kings.

So the two leaders and the royal rulers went as a group to the king. They said,“ King Darius, may you live forever!

Daniel answered,“ Your Majesty, may you live forever!

The stones of your destroyed city are priceless to us. Even its dust brings deep concern to us.

They said,“ King Nebuchadnezzar, may you live forever!

Her gates sank down into the ground. He broke the metal bars that locked her gates, and he destroyed them. Her king and princes were taken away to other nations. There is no law anymore. Jerusalem’s prophets no longer receive visions from the Lord.