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新标点和合本
那时，以利沙正坐在家中，长老也与他同坐。王打发一个伺候他的人去；他还没有到，以利沙对长老说：“你们看这凶手之子，打发人来斩我的头；你们看着使者来到，就关上门，用门将他推出去。在他后头不是有他主人脚步的响声吗？”
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和合本2010（上帝版-简体）
那时，以利沙正坐在家中，有长老与他同坐。王派一个人先去，使者还没有到，以利沙对长老说：“你们看，这凶手之子派人来斩我的头。你们注意，当使者来到，你们就关上门，把他关在门外。在他后头不就是他主人的脚步声吗？”
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和合本2010（神版-简体）
那时，以利沙正坐在家中，有长老与他同坐。王派一个人先去，使者还没有到，以利沙对长老说：“你们看，这凶手之子派人来斩我的头。你们注意，当使者来到，你们就关上门，把他关在门外。在他后头不就是他主人的脚步声吗？”
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当代译本
王派使者去以利沙那里。那时，以利沙正与长老们坐在他家中。使者到达之前，以利沙对长老说：“你们看，这凶手派人来斩我的头。使者到达时，你们要把他关在门外。他后面不就是他主人的脚步声吗？”
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圣经新译本
那时，以利沙正坐在自己的屋子里，众长老也和他坐在一起。王差派一个在他面前侍立的人去，那使者去到以利沙那里以前，以利沙对众长老说：“你们看这凶手之子派人来取我的首级。你们留意那使者来到的时候，你们要把门关上，把他挡在门外。他主人的脚步声不是在他后面吗？”
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新標點和合本
那時，以利沙正坐在家中，長老也與他同坐。王打發一個伺候他的人去；他還沒有到，以利沙對長老說：「你們看這兇手之子，打發人來斬我的頭；你們看着使者來到，就關上門，用門將他推出去。在他後頭不是有他主人腳步的響聲嗎？」
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和合本2010（上帝版-繁體）
那時，以利沙正坐在家中，有長老與他同坐。王派一個人先去，使者還沒有到，以利沙對長老說：「你們看，這兇手之子派人來斬我的頭。你們注意，當使者來到，你們就關上門，把他關在門外。在他後頭不就是他主人的腳步聲嗎？」
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和合本2010（神版-繁體）
那時，以利沙正坐在家中，有長老與他同坐。王派一個人先去，使者還沒有到，以利沙對長老說：「你們看，這兇手之子派人來斬我的頭。你們注意，當使者來到，你們就關上門，把他關在門外。在他後頭不就是他主人的腳步聲嗎？」
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當代譯本
王派使者去以利沙那裡。那時，以利沙正與長老們坐在他家中。使者到達之前，以利沙對長老說：「你們看，這兇手派人來斬我的頭。使者到達時，你們要把他關在門外。他後面不就是他主人的腳步聲嗎？」
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聖經新譯本
那時，以利沙正坐在自己的屋子裡，眾長老也和他坐在一起。王差派一個在他面前侍立的人去，那使者去到以利沙那裡以前，以利沙對眾長老說：“你們看這兇手之子派人來取我的首級。你們留意那使者來到的時候，你們要把門關上，把他擋在門外。他主人的腳步聲不是在他後面嗎？”
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呂振中譯本
那時以利沙正在屋裏坐着，長老們也跟他一同坐着。王打發一個人先去；這使者還沒有到以利沙那裏，以利沙就對長老們說：『你們看這殺人的人打發人來、要取下我的頭呢。你們看，使者一來到，你們要關上門，使勁地砰他在門外。聽！他主上的腳步聲不是在他後頭來了麼？』
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文理和合譯本
以利沙坐於室、長老偕坐、王遣侍者先往、使者未至、以利沙謂長老曰、試觀此兇人之子、遣人取我首、使者至、爾則閉門、嚴守而禦之、其主之足音、非隨其後乎、
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文理委辦譯本
以利沙坐於室、長老偕在、其時王遣使者未至、以利沙謂長老曰、爾觀此戕民者之子、遣人取我首級。使者既至、汝當閉門而執之、其主必繼至。
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施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經
以利沙坐於室、諸長老偕坐、王先遣使者往以利沙所、使者未至、以利沙謂長老曰、爾觀此殺人者之子、遣人取我首級、爾見使者至、則閉門不容其入、其主王隨其後、我已聞其足音、
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New International Version
Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders,“ Don’t you see how this murderer is sending someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold it shut against him. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”
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New International Reader's Version
Elisha was sitting in his house. The elders were sitting there with him. The king went to see Elisha. He sent a messenger on ahead of him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha spoke to the elders. He said,“ That murderer is sending someone here to cut off my head. Can’t you see that? When the messenger comes, close the door. Hold it shut against him. Can’t you hear his master’s footsteps right behind him?”
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English Standard Version
Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Now the king had dispatched a man from his presence, but before the messenger arrived Elisha said to the elders,“ Do you see how this murderer has sent to take off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold the door fast against him. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
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New Living Translation
Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders,“ A murderer has sent a man to cut off my head. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. We will soon hear his master’s steps following him.”
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Christian Standard Bible
Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger got to him, Elisha said to the elders,“ Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to remove my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Isn’t the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
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New American Standard Bible
Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man from his presence; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders,“ Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent a man to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold the door shut against him. Is the sound of his master’s feet not behind him?”
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New King James Version
But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders,“ Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent someone to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
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American Standard Version
But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger got to him, Elisha said to the elders,“ Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Isn’t the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
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King James Version
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and[ the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door:[ is] not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
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New English Translation
Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders. The king sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the leaders,“ Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?” Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him.”
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World English Bible
But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Then the king sent a man from before him; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders,“ Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Behold, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door shut against him. Isn’t the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
