22 希罗底的女儿进来跳舞， 使希律和在座的宾客都很开心。王就对女孩子说： "你无论想要什么， 只管向我求， 我一定给你！ "

23 并且对她再三起誓： "你无论向我求什么， 就是我国的一半， 我也一定给你！ "

24 于是她出去问母亲： "我该求什么呢？"希罗底告诉她： "施洗的约翰的头！ "

25 她急忙到王面前， 向王要求说： "愿王立刻把施洗的约翰的头放在盘子上给我！ "

26 希律王非常忧愁， 但是因为他的誓言和在座的宾客， 就不愿拒绝她。

27 希律王立刻差遣一个侍卫， 吩咐把约翰的头拿来。侍卫就去了， 在监里斩了约翰的头，

28 把头放在盘子上， 拿来交给那女孩子， 女孩子又交给她的母亲。

22 When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, "Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you." 23 He swore to her, "Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."

24 She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?"

She said, "The head of John the Baptizer."

25 She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter."

26 The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her. 27 Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring John’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.