押尼珥對約押說：『讓青年人起來、在我們面前耍耍武藝吧。』約押說：『就讓他們起來吧。』

押尼珥对约押说：“让少年人起来，在我们面前戏耍吧！”约押说：“可以。”

押尼珥对约押说：“让年轻人起来，在我们面前较量一下吧！”约押说：“让他们起来吧。”

押尼珥对约押说：“让年轻人起来，在我们面前较量一下吧！”约押说：“让他们起来吧。”

押尼珥对约押说：“让双方的青年起来在我们面前较量一下吧。”约押说：“好啊。”

押尼珥对约押说：“让年轻人起来，在我们面前比比武。”约押说：“好！叫他们起来。”

押尼珥對約押說：「讓少年人起來，在我們面前戲耍吧！」約押說：「可以。」

押尼珥對約押說：「讓年輕人起來，在我們面前較量一下吧！」約押說：「讓他們起來吧。」

押尼珥對約押說：「讓年輕人起來，在我們面前較量一下吧！」約押說：「讓他們起來吧。」

押尼珥對約押說：「讓雙方的青年起來在我們面前較量一下吧。」約押說：「好啊。」

押尼珥對約押說：“讓年輕人起來，在我們面前比比武。”約押說：“好！叫他們起來。”

押尼珥對約押說：「讓年輕人起來，在我們面前較量一下吧！」約押說：「那就讓他們起來吧。」

押尼珥謂約押曰、任少者起而戲於我前、約押曰、可、

押尼耳謂約押曰、任兩軍之少者戲、我將寓目焉。約押曰、可。

押尼珥謂約押曰、不如使者起、戲於我前、約押曰、可、

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”“ All right, let them do it,” Joab said.

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight. Let’s tell them to fight hand to hand in front of us.”“ All right. Let them do it,” Joab said.

And Abner said to Joab,“ Let the young men arise and compete before us.” And Joab said,“ Let them arise.”

Then Abner suggested to Joab,“ Let’s have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us.”“ All right,” Joab agreed.

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let’s have the young men get up and compete in front of us.”“ Let them get up,” Joab replied.

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Now have the young men arise and hold a martial skills match in our presence.” And Joab said,“ Have them arise!”

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let the young men now arise and compete before us.” And Joab said,“ Let them arise.”

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Then Abner said to Joab,“ Let’s have the young men get up and compete in front of us.”“ Let them get up,” Joab replied.

And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

Abner said to Joab,“ Let the soldiers get up and fight before us.” Joab said,“ So be it!”

Abner said to Joab,“ Please let the young men arise and play before us!” Joab said,“ Let them arise!”

那一天戰事劇烈到極點；押尼珥和以色列人在大衛的臣僕面前被擊敗了。

你不可冒然出去爭論；因為你鄰舍若羞辱你，你到底要怎麼辦呢？

愚頑人以行惡為開玩笑；明哲人卻以智慧為樂趣。

紛爭之起點如放水；故爭吵尚未暴發，先要放棄。

計畫要憑籌謀而立定；作戰要憑着智謀。

押尼珥呼叫約押，說：『刀劍哪可永久吞滅人呢？你豈不知終久必有苦辣事麼？要等到幾時你才吩咐眾民回去、而不追趕自己的族弟兄呢？』約押說：『我指着永活的上帝來起誓：你若沒有說話，眾民非到明日早晨是不會停止不追趕族弟兄的。』

人哄騙了鄰舍，卻說：『我不是開玩笑麼？』這好像瘋了的人胡亂拋擲火把、利箭、和兇器。