[和合本] “你若路上遇见鸟窝，或在树上，或在地上，里头有雏或有蛋，母鸟伏在雏上或在蛋上，你不可连母带雏一并取去。
[新标点] “你若路上遇见鸟窝，或在树上或在地上，里头有雏或有蛋，母鸟伏在雏上或在蛋上，你不可连母带雏一并取去。
[和合修] “你若路上看见鸟窝，无论在树上或地上，里头有小鸟或有蛋，母鸟伏在小鸟或蛋上，你不可连母鸟带小鸟一起拿去。
[新译本] “如果你在路上遇见鸟窝，或是在树上，或是在地上；里面有雏鸟，或是有蛋；母鸟伏在雏鸟身上，或在蛋上；你不可连母带子一起取去；
[当代修] “如果你们在路边、树上或地上看见鸟巢，里面有雏鸟或蛋，并有母鸟伏在上面，不可把母鸟和雏鸟一起取走。
[现代修] “如果你们偶然发现树上或地上的鸟巢，巢里有母鸟在孵蛋，或跟小鸟一起，不可把母鸟拿走。
[吕振中] “你在路上若碰见鸟窝在你面前，或是在树上，或是在地上，里面有雏、或是有蛋，而母鸟伏在雏上、或是在蛋上，你不可连母带子一取去；
[思高本] 你在路上，如果发现树上或地上有鸟窝，里面有雏或有蛋，母鸟在伏雏或孵卵，你不可连母鸟带幼雏一并拿去；
[文理本] 途间如遇鸟巢、在树在地、有雏有卵、母鸟伏之、不可母子兼取、
[GNT] "If you happen to find a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground with the mother bird sitting either on the eggs or with her young, you are not to take the mother bird.
[BBE] If by chance you see a place which a bird has made for itself in a tree or on the earth, with young ones or eggs, and the mother bird seated on the young ones or on the eggs, do not take the mother bird with the young:
[KJV] If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
[NKJV] " If a bird's nest happens to be before you along the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, with the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young;
[KJ21] "If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree or on the ground, whether there be young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young;
[NASB] "If you happen to come upon a bird's nest along the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs in it, and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young;
[NRSV] If you come on a bird's nest, in any tree or on the ground, with fledglings or eggs, with the mother sitting on the fledglings or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young.
[WEB] If you come across a bird's nest on the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the hen sitting on the young, or on the eggs, you shall not take the hen with the young.
[ESV] "If you come across a bird's nest in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young.
[NIV] If you come across a bird's nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs, do not take the mother with the young.
[NIrV] Suppose you happen to find a bird's nest beside the road. It might be in a tree or on the ground. And suppose the mother bird is sitting on her little birds or on the eggs. Then don't take the mother along with the little ones.
[HCSB] "If you come across a bird's nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.
[CSB] "If you come across a bird's nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.
[AMP] If a bird's nest should chance to be before you in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the mother bird is sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother bird with the young.
[NLT] "If you happen to find a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground, and there are young ones or eggs in it with the mother sitting in the nest, do not take the mother with the young.
[YLT] 'When a bird's nest cometh before thee in the way, in any tree, or on the earth, brood or eggs, and the mother sitting on the brood or on the eggs, thou dost not take the mother with the young ones;