納粹殺共產黨時，
我沒有出聲
——因為我不是共產黨員；
接著他們迫害猶太人，
我沒有出聲
——因為我不是猶太人；
然後他們殺工會成員，
我沒有出聲
——因為我不是工會成員；
後來他們迫害天主教徒，
我沒有出聲
——因為我是新教徒；
最後當他們開始對付我的時候，
已經沒有人能站出來為我發聲了。


英文版本
They first came for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
but by that time,
there was no one left to speak up.