Пошли некогда дерева помазать над собою царя и сказали маслине: царствуй над нами.
One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’
The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
“Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’
Once upon a time the trees decided to choose a king. First they said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king!’
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
“The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’
The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.