That is why many of you are weak and sick. That is why a number of you have died.

因此，在你们中间有好些软弱的与患病的，死的也不少。

因此，在你们中间有好些软弱的与患病的，长眠了的也不少。

因此，在你们中间有好些软弱的与患病的，长眠了的也不少。

正因如此，你们当中有许多人身体软弱，疾病缠身，死亡的也不少。

因此，你们中间有许多人是软弱的，患病的，而且死了（“死了”直译作“睡了”）的也不少。

为此，你们中间有很多人是软弱的、患病的，甚至有许多人睡着了。

因此，在你們中間有好些軟弱的與患病的，死的也不少。

因此，在你們中間有好些軟弱的與患病的，長眠了的也不少。

因此，在你們中間有好些軟弱的與患病的，長眠了的也不少。

正因如此，你們當中有許多人身體軟弱，疾病纏身，死亡的也不少。

因此，你們中間有許多人是軟弱的，患病的，而且死了（“死了”直譯作“睡了”）的也不少。

故此你們中間有許多軟弱的、患病的；長眠了的也有好些。

為此，你們中間有很多人是軟弱的、患病的，甚至有許多人睡著了。

故爾中弱者病者多、寢者亦不少、

故爾曹患病衰弱、甚而至死者多矣、

是故爾中多有弱者病者、死者亦眾、

爾中弱者病者既多、死者亦復不少、坐是故耳。

That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.

That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.

This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep.

For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number are asleep.

For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep.

For this cause many[ are] weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

That is why many of you are weak and sick, and quite a few are dead.

For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

‘ I warn and correct those I love. So be sincere, and turn away from your sins.

We believe that Jesus died and rose again. When he returns, many who believe in him will have died already. We believe that God will bring them back with Jesus.

But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,“ You did not trust in me enough to honor me. You did not honor me as the holy God in front of the Israelites. So you will not bring this community into the land I am giving them.”

When the Lord judges us in this way, he corrects us. Then in the end we will not be judged along with the rest of the world.

He said,“ I am the Lord your God. Listen carefully to me. Do what is right in my eyes. Pay attention to my commands. Obey all my rules. If you do, I will not send on you any of the sicknesses I sent on the Egyptians. I am the Lord who heals you.”

“ Aaron will join the members of his family who have already died. He will not enter the land I am giving to the Israelites. Both of you refused to obey my command. You did it at the waters of Meribah.

But even before they had finished eating, God acted. He did it while the food was still in their mouths.His anger rose up against them. He put to death the strongest among them. He struck down Israel’s young men.

“ David carried out God’s purpose while he lived. Then he died. He was buried with his people. His body rotted away.

Lord, don’t correct me when you are angry. Don’t punish me when you are burning with anger.You have wounded me with your arrows. You have struck me with your hand.Because of your anger, my whole body is sick. Because of my sin, I’m not healthy.My guilt has become too much for me. It is a load too heavy to carry.My wounds are ugly. They stink. I’ve been foolish. I have sinned.I am bent over. I’ve been brought very low. All day long I go around weeping.My back is filled with burning pain. My whole body is sick.I am weak and feel as if I’ve been broken in pieces. I groan because of the great pain in my heart.

What if they disobey my orders and fail to keep my commands?Then I will punish them for their sins. I will strike them with a rod. I will whip them for their evil acts.But I will not stop loving David. I will always be faithful to him.I will not break my covenant. I will not go back on my word.

Then the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the Israelites. The snakes bit them. Many of the people died.The others came to Moses. They said,“ We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.The Lord said to Moses,“ Make a snake. Put it up on a pole. Then anyone who is bitten can look at it and remain alive.”So Moses made a bronze snake. He put it up on a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake remained alive.

Listen! I am telling you a mystery. We will not all die. But we will all be changed.

He cried out to the man who had come from Judah. He told him,“ The Lord says,‘ You have not done what I told you to do. You have not obeyed the command I gave you. I am the Lord your God.You came back here and ate bread and drank water. You did it in the place where I told you not to. So your body will not be buried in your family tomb.’ ”The man of God finished eating and drinking. Then the old prophet who had brought him back put a saddle on the man’s donkey for him.And the man went on his way. A lion attacked him on the road and killed him. His body was left lying on the road. The donkey and the lion were standing beside it.

“ Out of all the families on earth I have chosen only you. So I will punish you because you have committed so many sins.”

But you have dared to show great disrespect for the Lord. So the son who has been born to you will die.”Nathan went home. Then the Lord made David’s child very sick. That was the child David had by Uriah’s wife.David begged God to heal the child. David didn’t eat anything. He spent his nights lying on the ground. He put on the rough clothes people wear when they’re sad.His most trusted servants stood beside him. They wanted him to get up from the ground. But he refused to do it. And he wouldn’t eat any food with them.On the seventh day the child died. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him the child was dead. They thought,“ While the child was still alive, we spoke to David. But he wouldn’t listen to us. So how can we now tell him the child is dead? He might do something terrible to himself.”

Have you completely forgotten this word of hope? It speaks to you as a father to his children. It says,“ My son, think of the Lord’s training as important. Do not lose hope when he corrects you.The Lord trains the one he loves. He corrects everyone he accepts as his son.”( Proverbs 3:11, 12)Put up with hard times. God uses them to train you. He is treating you as his children. What children are not trained by their parents?God trains all his children. But what if he doesn’t train you? Then you are not really his children. You are not God’s true sons and daughters at all.Besides, we have all had human fathers who trained us. We respected them for it. How much more should we be trained by the Father of spirits and live!Our parents trained us for a little while. They did what they thought was best. But God trains us for our good. He does this so we may share in his holiness.No training seems pleasant at the time. In fact, it seems painful. But later on it produces a harvest of godliness and peace. It does this for those who have been trained by it.