民因遭暴虐患難而愁苦、遂至滅少卑微、

他们又因暴虐、患难、愁苦，就减少且卑下。

但他们因欺压、患难、愁苦，人口减少而且卑微。

但他们因欺压、患难、愁苦，人口减少而且卑微。

后来他们在压迫、患难和痛苦的煎熬下人口减少，地位卑下。

以后他们因为压迫、患难、愁苦，就人数减少，降为卑微。

后来因着压迫、灾祸和悲哀的事，他们就人数减少，降为卑屈。

他們又因暴虐、患難、愁苦，就減少且卑下。

但他們因欺壓、患難、愁苦，人口減少而且卑微。

但他們因欺壓、患難、愁苦，人口減少而且卑微。

後來他們在壓迫、患難和痛苦的煎熬下人口減少，地位卑下。

以後他們因為壓迫、患難、愁苦，就人數減少，降為卑微。

他們又因受威壓，受患難，有愁苦，而人數減少，地位受屈抑。

後來因著壓迫、災禍和悲哀的事，他們就人數減少，降為卑屈。

厥後復遭暴虐、患難憂苦、民乃減少、而卑抑兮、

復降眚災、加以禍患、俾民數衰少、民心悚懼兮、

主德蕩蕩。無偏無黨。

Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow;

Then the number of God’s people got smaller. They were made humble by trouble, suffering and sorrow.

When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

When they are diminished and are humbled by cruel oppression and sorrow,

When they become few and lowly Because of oppression, misery, and sorrow,

When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow,

Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

When they are diminished and are humbled by cruel oppression and sorrow,

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering.

Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

當是時、主始割烈以色列國、使哈薛攻擊以色列四境、

亞蘭王翦滅約哈斯之民、蹂躪如塵沙、惟遺馬卒五十、戰車十乘、步卒一萬、從約哈斯、

萬有之主以色列之天主如是云、巴比倫邑、邑原文作女若穀場速將打穀、不幾時而穡期已屆、巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒噬我、毀我、使我如空器、吞我若龍、以我珍羞充滿其腹、且驅逐我、

嚴督以色列人作苦役、使之辛勞工作、合土陶瓦、力田劬勞、艱苦其生、凡所使之役、無不以嚴、○

爾豈未嘗藩衛其身與其家及凡所有、使其所為無不亨通、使其群畜蕃衍於地、今爾且降之以災、使喪其所有、原文作今爾且伸手擊其所有則必面詛詛或作毀謗爾、主謂撒但曰、凡其所有、悉付於爾手、惟毋加害其身、撒但退於主前、一日、約百子女宴宴原文作食而飲酒於長兄家、有使者來告約百曰、牛適耕田、牝驢囓芻於側、示巴人猝至、掠牲畜、以刀殺僕、惟我一人逃遁以告爾、言時、又一人至、曰、有烈火自天而降、焚燬羊群及僕、惟我一人逃遁以告爾、言時、又一人至、曰、迦勒底人、分為三隊、猝然而至、掠駝、以刀殺僕、惟我一人逃遁以告爾、

以色列人既耕種、耕種原文作播種米甸人、亞瑪力人、及東方人、咸上攻之、建營壘、毀土產、至於迦薩、不為以色列人遺食物、牛羊與驢亦不遺、因斯眾攜群畜帳幕而來、如蝗之眾多、其人與駝不可勝數、入斯地以毀之、以色列人緣米甸人故、困窮特甚、乃呼籲主、

七年既盡、婦自非利士地而返、偕其子為居宅田畝、往呼告於王、

拿俄米謂之曰、勿稱我拿俄米、拿俄米譯即樂之義當稱我瑪拉、瑪拉譯即苦之義蓋全能者使我多歷艱苦也、我豐富而出、主使我空匱而歸、主降禍於我、全能者困苦我、何仍稱我拿俄米耶、

當此時、列國居民、大遭擾亂、人之出入、不得平康、此國與彼國互相攻擊、此邑與彼邑亦然、蓋天主降諸災以亂之、

我在平康之時、自以為永不動搖、主又施恩、使我之國鞏固如山、自主掩面、我甚驚懼、

蓋主見以色列人甚艱難困苦、為奴者或作未長大之人與自主者或作已長大之人俱無有、亦無救助以色列人者、

素飽者反傭以得食、昔饑者不復饑、昔不孕者今產七子、育眾子者今反悲哀、主使人死、亦使人生、使之墮示阿勒、示阿勒見創世記三十七章三十五節小註亦使之復上、主使人窮乏、使人富有、使人卑微、使人崇貴、

一日、以利沙至書念、在彼有一富婦、促之飲食、飲食原文作食餅下同此後每經其所、則入而飲食、

歷年既久、伊及王卒、以色列人因服役甚苦、太息號呼、因服役呼籲、籲聲上達於天主、天主聞其哀號、追念昔與亞伯拉罕以撒雅各所立之約、

我在彼供養爾、蓋尚有五年之饑、免爾與眷屬及凡所有者匱乏、

約哈斯王在位時、亞蘭王哈薛恆凌虐以色列人、