On special days to honor our king, the princes get drunk with wine. And the king enjoys the party. He joins hands with those who pretend to be faithful to him.

在我们王宴乐的日子，首领因酒的烈性成病；王与亵慢人拉手。

在我们君王宴乐的日子，官长因酒的烈性而生病，王与亵慢的人握手。

在我们君王宴乐的日子，官长因酒的烈性而生病，王与亵慢的人握手。

君王宴乐的时候，首领们醉酒成病，君王也与轻慢上帝的人联手。

在我们王喜庆的日子，领袖们因酒的烈性而生病，王就与亵慢人联手。

在我們王宴樂的日子，首領因酒的烈性成病；王與褻慢人拉手。

在我們君王宴樂的日子，官長因酒的烈性而生病，王與褻慢的人握手。

在我們君王宴樂的日子，官長因酒的烈性而生病，王與褻慢的人握手。

君王宴樂的時候，首領們醉酒成病，君王也與輕慢上帝的人聯手。

在我們王喜慶的日子，領袖們因酒的烈性而生病，王就與褻慢人聯手。

在我們的王宴樂的日子，首領們因酒的烈性而生病；王伸手拉攏褻慢人，

我王之大日、牧伯因酒之熱而致疾、王與侮慢者握手、

我王誕辰、百官飲酒逾量、遂至疾病、王喜與侮慢者為伍、

於我王筵宴之日、侯伯痛飲成病、王亦與侮慢者為侶、

On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers.

On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with mockers.

On royal holidays, the princes get drunk with wine, carousing with those who mock them.

On the day of our king, the princes are sick with the heat of wine— there is a conspiracy with traitors.

On the day of our king, the officials became sick with the heat of wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

In the day of our king Princes have made him sick, inflamed with wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers.

On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.

On the day of our king, the princes are sick with the heat of wine— there is a conspiracy with traitors.

In the day of our king the princes have made[ him] sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

At the celebration of their king, his princes become inflamed with wine; they conspire with evildoers.

On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.

How terrible it will be for the city of Samaria! It sits on a hill like a wreath of flowers. The leaders of Ephraim are drunk. They take pride in their city. It sits above a valley that has rich soil. How terrible it will be for the glorious beauty of that fading flower!

You have taken your stand against the Lord of heaven. You had your servants bring cups from his temple to you. You and your nobles drank wine from them. So did your wives and concubines. You praised your gods. The statues of those gods are made out of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood or stone. They can’t see or hear or understand anything. But you didn’t honor God. He holds in his hand your very life and everything you do.

“ How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They give drinks to their neighbors. They pour the drinks from wineskins until their neighbors are drunk. They want to look at their naked bodies.But the Babylonians will be filled with shame instead of glory. So now it is their turn to drink and be stripped of their clothes. The cup of anger in my powerful right hand is going to punish them. They will be covered with shame instead of glory.

King Belshazzar gave a huge banquet. He invited a thousand of his nobles to it. He drank wine with them.While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to his servants. He commanded them to bring in some gold and silver cups. They were the cups his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. Belshazzar had them brought in so everyone could drink from them. That included the king himself, his nobles, his wives and his concubines.So the servants brought in the gold cups. The cups had been taken from God’s temple in Jerusalem. The king and his nobles drank from them. So did his wives and concubines.As they drank the wine, they praised their gods. The statues of those gods were made out of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood or stone.

The man of God announced that message against the altar at Bethel. When King Jeroboam heard it, he reached out his hand from the altar. He said,“ Grab him!” But as he reached out his hand toward the man, it dried up. He couldn’t even pull it back.

How terrible it will be for those who get up early in the morning to start drinking! How terrible for those who stay up late at night until they are drunk with wine!They have harps and lyres at their banquets. They have tambourines, flutes and wine. But they don’t have any concern for the mighty acts of the Lord. They don’t have any respect for what his power has done.

Wine causes you to make fun of others, and beer causes you to start fights. Anyone who is led astray by them is not wise.

On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for Herod and his guests. She pleased Herod very much.

The third day was Pharaoh’s birthday. He had a feast prepared for all his officials. He brought the chief wine taster and the chief baker out of prison. He did it in front of his officials.

Blessed is the person who obeys the law of the Lord. They don’t follow the advice of evil people. They don’t make a habit of doing what sinners do. They don’t join those who make fun of the Lord and his law.

How terrible it will be for those who are heroes at drinking wine! How terrible for those who are heroes at mixing drinks!How terrible for those who take money to set guilty people free! How terrible for those who don’t treat good people fairly!

Who has trouble? Who has sorrow? Who argues? Who has problems? Who has wounds for no reason? Who has red eyes?Those who spend too much time with wine. Or those who like to taste wine mixed with spices.Don’t look at wine when it is red. Don’t look at it when it bubbles in the cup. And don’t look at it when it goes down smoothly.In the end it bites like a snake. It bites like a poisonous serpent.Your eyes will see strange sights. Your mind will imagine weird things.You will feel like someone sleeping on the ocean. You will think you are lying among the ropes in a boat.“ They hit me,” you will say.“ But I’m not hurt! They beat me. But I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”

Those who gather in public places make fun of me. Those who get drunk make up songs about me.

Walk with wise people and become wise. A companion of foolish people suffers harm.

Israel’s leaders are drunk from wine. They can’t walk straight. They are drunk from beer. They are unsteady on their feet. Priests and prophets drink beer. They can’t walk straight. They are mixed up from drinking too much wine. They drink too much beer. They are unsteady on their feet. The prophets see visions but don’t really understand them. The priests aren’t able to make good decisions.They throw up. All the tables are covered with the mess they’ve made. There isn’t one spot on the tables that isn’t smelly and dirty.

Don’t fill yourself up with wine. Getting drunk will lead to wild living. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Finally the right time came. Herod gave a banquet on his birthday. He invited his high officials and military leaders. He also invited the most important men in Galilee.

You have spent enough time in the past doing what ungodly people choose to do. You lived a wild life. You longed for evil things. You got drunk. You went to wild parties. You worshiped statues of gods, which the Lord hates.Ungodly people are surprised that you no longer join them in what they do. They want you to join them in their wild and wasteful living. So they say bad things about you.