What I say to you in the dark (privately), tell in the light (publicly); and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops [to many people].

Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house [because there will not be enough time].

Whoever is on the housetop must not go down [to enter the house], or go inside to take anything out of his house;

For that reason, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops.

On that day, whoever is on the housetop, with his belongings in the house, must not come down [and go inside] to take them out; and likewise whoever is in the field must not turn back.