[和合本] 有一时树木要膏一树为王，管理他们，就去对橄榄树说：‘请你作我们的王。’
[新标点] 有一时，树木要膏一树为王，管理他们，就去对橄榄树说：‘请你作我们的王。’
[和合修] 有一次，树木要膏一王治理他们，就去对橄榄树说：‘请你来作王治理我们！’
[新译本] 有一次，众树要去膏立一个王统治它们，就对橄榄树说：‘请你作王统治我们吧。’
[当代修] 从前，树木要选一个王，它们对橄榄树说，‘你来做我们的王。’
[现代修] 从前，森林里的树要立一个王。他们对橄榄树说：‘请你作我们的王。’
[吕振中] 有一次、树木走来走去要膏立一个王来统治他们；就去对橄榄树说：‘请作王来统治我们。’
[思高本] 有一次，众树要去立一树为他们的君王，就对橄榄树说：请你作我们的君王！
[文理本] 昔诸树欲膏一树为其王、谓橄榄树曰、请尔治我、
[GNT] Once upon a time the trees went out to choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king.'
[BBE] One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.
[KJV] The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
[NKJV] "The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'
[KJ21] The trees went forth once to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, `Reign thou over us.'
[NASB] Once the trees went to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'
[NRSV] The trees once went out to anoint a king over themselves. So they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'
[WEB] The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'
[ESV] The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'
[NIV] One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king.'
[NIrV] One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to an olive tree, 'Be our king.'
[HCSB] The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, "Reign over us."
[CSB] The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, "Reign over us."
[AMP] One time the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, Reign over us.
[NLT] Once upon a time the trees decided to elect a king. First they said to the olive tree, 'Be our king!'
[YLT] 'The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.