此事足為吾人炯戒；庶幾吾人毋敢貪戀卑污、如若輩之所為也；

这些事都是我们的鉴戒，叫我们不要贪恋恶事，像他们那样贪恋的；

这些事都是我们的鉴戒，使我们不要贪恋恶事，像他们贪恋过的一样。

这些事都是我们的鉴戒，使我们不要贪恋恶事，像他们贪恋过的一样。

如今这些事正好警戒我们，叫我们不要像他们那样贪恋罪恶，

这些事都是我们的鉴戒，叫我们不要贪恋恶事，像他们那样。

这些事的发生，是为了我们的鉴戒，好使我们不像他们成为贪恋恶事的人。

這些事都是我們的鑑戒，叫我們不要貪戀惡事，像他們那樣貪戀的；

這些事都是我們的鑒戒，使我們不要貪戀惡事，像他們貪戀過的一樣。

這些事都是我們的鑒戒，使我們不要貪戀惡事，像他們貪戀過的一樣。

如今這些事正好警戒我們，叫我們不要像他們那樣貪戀罪惡，

這些事都是我們的鑒戒，叫我們不要貪戀惡事，像他們那樣。

這些事做了我們的鑑戒，是要使我們不做貪婪惡事的人，像他們那樣貪婪。

這些事的發生，是為了我們的鑒戒，好使我們不像他們成為貪戀惡事的人。

此為我鑑、使勿嗜惡如彼焉、

此可為我鑒、示我勿效彼嗜惡、

此諸事可為我鑒、使我儕勿嗜惡、如彼所嗜焉、

Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.

Now those things happened as examples for us. They are supposed to keep us from wanting evil things. The people of Israel wanted these evil things.

Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did.

These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did,

Now these things took place as examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.

Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they indeed craved them.

Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

Now these things became examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things as they did.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

再加索多馬蛾靡拉及其周鄰諸邑、皆以放縱恣肆、褻行無恥、爰受永火之刑、用垂炯戒。

故吾人當及時努力、俾得入此安寧；切勿稍存執拗之意、而蹈先人之覆轍也。

凡若輩之種種遭遇、皆足為鑒、載之經籍、所以警我季世之人也。

又索多馬蛾摩拉二邑亦為天主所黜、而付諸一炬、以為後世不肖之炯戒。

此事實為洗禮之前影。洗禮者爾曹之所由濟渡也。非滌肉身之垢穢、乃憑耶穌基督之復活、而致良心之純潔、以事天主。

然自亞當以至摩西、死亡固已乘權矣。即當時之未嘗效亞當者、亦均受其累。彼亞當者乃基督（原文作「後來者」）之前影耳。

蓋基督所入者、非一人手所倣造之聖所；彼實已直達天廷、且為吾人之故、而仰謁天顏矣。

降肉繽紛。集鳥如雲。

纔得安寧。便恣淫佚。率彼曠野。惟求口實。姑應其求。賜以美食。形體日肥。心靈日瘠。