基列民及其長相議曰、誰先戰亞捫族、必為基列民之牧。

基列的民和众首领彼此商议说：“谁能先去攻打亚扪人，谁必作基列一切居民的领袖。”

基列百姓中的领袖彼此说：“谁领先出去攻打亚扪人，谁就作基列所有居民的领袖。”

基列百姓中的领袖彼此说：“谁领先出去攻打亚扪人，谁就作基列所有居民的领袖。”

基列的首领们彼此商议说：“谁先攻打亚扪人，谁就做所有基列人的首领。”

基列的人民和众领袖彼此说：“谁先去攻打亚扪人，谁就可以作基列所有居民的首领。

基列的民和眾首領彼此商議說：「誰能先去攻打亞捫人，誰必作基列一切居民的領袖。」

基列百姓中的領袖彼此說：「誰領先出去攻打亞捫人，誰就作基列所有居民的領袖。」

基列百姓中的領袖彼此說：「誰領先出去攻打亞捫人，誰就作基列所有居民的領袖。」

基列的首領們彼此商議說：「誰先攻打亞捫人，誰就做所有基列人的首領。」

基列的人民和眾領袖彼此說：“誰先去攻打亞捫人，誰就可以作基列所有居民的首領。

基列的人民、基列的首領、就彼此說：『哪一個人能先去攻打亞捫人，那一個人就可以做基列一切居民的首領。』

基列民之牧伯相議曰、誰先戰亞捫人、彼必為基列民長、

基列之民及諸牧伯相議曰、誰先戰亞捫人、必為基列一切居民之首、

The leaders of the people of Gilead said to each other,“ Whoever will take the lead in attacking the Ammonites will be head over all who live in Gilead.”

The leaders of Gilead spoke to one another. They said,“ Who will lead the attack against the Ammonites? That person will be the ruler of all the people who live in Gilead.”

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another,“ Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

The leaders of Gilead said to each other,“ Whoever attacks the Ammonites first will become ruler over all the people of Gilead.”

The rulers of Gilead said to one another,“ Which man will begin the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another,“ Who is the man who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He shall become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another,“ Who is the man who will begin the fight against the people of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

The rulers of Gilead said to one another,“ Which man will lead the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

And the people[ and] princes of Gilead said one to another, What man[ is he] that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

The leaders of Gilead said to one another,“ Who is willing to lead the charge against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”

The people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another,“ Who is the man who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

耶弗大與基列長老偕行、述此言於米斯巴、耶和華前、民遂立之為軍長。

相語曰、汝見斯人乎、彼至侮以色列族、如有能殺之者、王將賜以厚財、以女妻之、蠲其全家應納之稅。

養生之百穀、解渴之水泉、豪傑之士、雄俊之夫、鞫民之官、先知之人、卜筮之輩、以及長老、五十夫長、貴介、謀臣、良工、巫覡、皆猶大耶路撒冷民所倚賴、而萬有之主耶和華悉奪之、

約書亞既沒、以色列族問於耶和華曰、孰可先往、代我攻迦南人。

基列人耶弗大為士師於以色列族、歷六年而沒、葬於基列邑。○

基列長老往奪地、招耶弗大、曰、汝來為我軍長、以攻亞捫族。耶弗大曰、汝非憾我、逐我於父家乎。今遭患難、乃相就耶。基列長老曰、我今就爾、請爾偕行、以攻亞捫族、而為基列人長。

在牧伯貴介中、欲簡一人為王、實難其選、