Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has gazed on me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me take care of the vineyards. I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

不要因日头把我晒黑了就轻看我。我同母的弟兄向我发怒，他们使我看守葡萄园；我自己的葡萄园却没有看守。

不要因太阳把我晒黑了就瞪着我。我母亲的儿子向我发怒，他们使我看守葡萄园；我自己的葡萄园我却没有看守。

不要因太阳把我晒黑了就瞪着我。我母亲的儿子向我发怒，他们使我看守葡萄园；我自己的葡萄园我却没有看守。

不要因为我被太阳晒黑就看不起我。这是因为我的兄弟恼恨我，要我在烈日之下看守葡萄园，使我无暇照顾自己。

你们不要因为我黑，就盯着我，因为太阳把我晒黑了。我母亲的儿子生我的气；他们叫我看守家里的葡萄园，我自己私人的葡萄园，我却没有看守。

不要因日頭把我曬黑了就輕看我。我同母的弟兄向我發怒，他們使我看守葡萄園；我自己的葡萄園卻沒有看守。

不要因太陽把我曬黑了就瞪着我。我母親的兒子向我發怒，他們使我看守葡萄園；我自己的葡萄園我卻沒有看守。

不要因太陽把我曬黑了就瞪着我。我母親的兒子向我發怒，他們使我看守葡萄園；我自己的葡萄園我卻沒有看守。

不要因為我被太陽曬黑就看不起我。這是因為我的兄弟惱恨我，要我在烈日之下看守葡萄園，使我無暇照顧自己。

你們不要因為我黑，就盯著我，因為太陽把我曬黑了。我母親的兒子生我的氣；他們叫我看守家裡的葡萄園，我自己私人的葡萄園，我卻沒有看守。

你們不要因我黝黑，因日頭把我曬黑了、你們就盯着我。我的同母弟兄向我發怒；他們叫我顧守着葡萄園，我自己的葡萄園我卻沒有顧守着呢！

勿因我顏微黑、為日所暴、而加睨視、同母之子怒予、使守其葡萄園、而己之園、則未守焉、

昔兄弟憾予、使予守園、不顧己身、遂暴於日、容色微紫、爾曹婢女勿藐視予。

我受日暴、色雖微黑、毋藐視我、昔同母之兄弟怒我、使我守葡萄園、我之葡萄園、反不得守、

Do not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother’s sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I had to neglect.

Don’t stare at me because I’m dark. The sun has made my skin look like this. My brothers were angry with me. They made me take care of the vineyards. I haven’t even taken care of my own vineyard.

Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has looked upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept!

Don’t stare at me because I am dark— the sun has darkened my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they forced me to care for their vineyards, so I couldn’t care for myself— my own vineyard.

Do not stare at me because I am dark, For the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

Do not look upon me, because I am dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard I have not kept.

Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath scorched me. My mother’s sons were incensed against me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not kept.

Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has gazed on me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards. I have not kept my own vineyard.

Look not upon me, because I[ am] black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards;[ but] mine own vineyard have I not kept.

Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has burned my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards. Alas, my own vineyard I could not keep!

Don’t stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My mother’s sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I haven’t kept my own vineyard.

I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons

Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased the vineyard to tenants. Each was to bring for his fruit one thousand pieces of silver.I have my own vineyard. The one thousand are for you, Solomon, but two hundred for those who take care of its fruits.

When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.

You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Surely a son considers his father a fool, a daughter opposes her mother, and a daughter-in-law is against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own household.

Do you think that I came here to bring peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.From now on, five in one household will be divided: three against two, and two against three.They will be divided, father against son, son against father, mother against daughter, daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

I am broken by the brokenness of my dear people. I mourn; horror has taken hold of me.

It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house‘ Beelzebul,’ how much more the members of his household!

For I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household.

Now they appear darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become dry like wood.

But just as then the child born as a result of the flesh persecuted the one born as a result of the Spirit, so also now.

My skin blackens and flakes off, and my bones burn with fever.

strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them,“ It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”

Even your brothers— your own father’s family— even they were treacherous to you; even they have cried out loudly after you. Do not have confidence in them, though they speak well of you.

The two of them traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was excited about their arrival and the local women exclaimed,“ Can this be Naomi?”“ Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered,“ for the Almighty has made me very bitter.I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the LORD has opposed me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?”