But even after this, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from the common people. He appointed anyone who wanted to become a priest for the pagan shrines.

这事以后，耶罗波安仍不离开他的恶道，将凡民立为邱坛的祭司；凡愿意的，他都分别为圣，立为邱坛的祭司。

这事以后，耶罗波安仍不离开他的恶道，立平民百姓为丘坛的祭司；凡愿意的，他都分别为圣，立为丘坛的祭司。

这事以后，耶罗波安仍不离开他的恶道，立平民百姓为丘坛的祭司；凡愿意的，他都分别为圣，立为丘坛的祭司。

这事以后，耶罗波安没有改邪归正，他任命各种人做丘坛的祭司，不管谁想做祭司，他都封立他们。

这事以后，耶罗波安还不从他的恶道转回，竟然把平民立为邱坛的祭司；愿意的，他都把他们分别为圣，立他们为邱坛的祭司。

這事以後，耶羅波安仍不離開他的惡道，將凡民立為邱壇的祭司；凡願意的，他都分別為聖，立為邱壇的祭司。

這事以後，耶羅波安仍不離開他的惡道，立平民百姓為丘壇的祭司；凡願意的，他都分別為聖，立為丘壇的祭司。

這事以後，耶羅波安仍不離開他的惡道，立平民百姓為丘壇的祭司；凡願意的，他都分別為聖，立為丘壇的祭司。

這事以後，耶羅波安沒有改邪歸正，他任命各種人做邱壇的祭司，不管誰想做祭司，他都封立他們。

這事以後，耶羅波安還不從他的惡道轉回，竟然把平民立為邱壇的祭司；願意的，他都把他們分別為聖，立他們為邱壇的祭司。

這事以後、耶羅波安仍然沒有從他的壞行徑上回轉過來；反而把平常範圍內的人立為邱壇的祭司；凡願意的、他都授與聖職，使他做邱壇的祭司。

耶羅波安雖遇此事、仍不悛其惡行、復由眾民中、簡立崇邱之祭司、凡欲之者、則區別之、使為崇邱祭司、

耶羅破暗怙惡不悛、仍以凡民為崇邱祭司、不論何人、欲為之者、使任其職。

斯事之後、耶羅波安仍不悔改惡行、復以凡民立為邱壇之祭司、有願者則立之、使為邱壇之祭司、

Even after this, Jeroboam did not change his evil ways, but once more appointed priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest he consecrated for the high places.

Even after all of that happened, Jeroboam still didn’t change his evil ways. Once more he appointed priests for the high places. He made priests out of all kinds of people. In fact, he let anyone become a priest who wanted to. He set them apart to serve at the high places.

After this thing Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people. Any who would, he ordained to be priests of the high places.

Even after this, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil way but again made priests for the high places from the ranks of the people. He ordained whoever so desired it, and they became priests of the high places.

After this event, Jeroboam did not abandon his evil way, but he again appointed priests of the high places from all the people; anyone who wanted, he ordained, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

After this event Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but again he made priests from every class of people for the high places; whoever wished, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.

After all this Jeroboam did not repent of his evil way but again set up priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained whoever so desired it, and they became priests of the high places.

After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became[ one] of the priests of the high places.

After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; he continued to appoint common people as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest.

After this thing Jeroboam didn’t return from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. Whoever wanted to, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.

Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the pagan shrines, where they worshiped the goat and calf idols he had made.

But you have chased away the priests of the Lord( the descendants of Aaron) and the Levites, and you have appointed your own priests, just like the pagan nations. You let anyone become a priest these days! Whoever comes to be dedicated with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of these so called gods of yours!

But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived.

Whenever it is time for the Tabernacle to move, the Levites will take it down. And when it is time to stop, they will set it up again. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the Tabernacle must be put to death.

When God began killing them, they finally sought him. They repented and took God seriously.

Jeroboam also erected buildings at the pagan shrines and ordained priests from the common people— those who were not from the priestly tribe of Levi.And Jeroboam instituted a religious festival in Bethel, held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in imitation of the annual Festival of Shelters in Judah. There at Bethel he himself offered sacrifices to the calves he had made, and he appointed priests for the pagan shrines he had made.So on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a day that he himself had designated, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar at Bethel. He instituted a religious festival for Israel, and he went up to the altar to burn incense.

So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah’s house.

Then the people of Israel said to Moses,“ Look, we are doomed! We are dead! We are ruined!Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the Lord dies. Are we all doomed to die?”

Clothe your brother, Aaron, and his sons with these garments, and then anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they can serve as my priests.

When the Lord gives the command, homes both great and small will be smashed to pieces.

Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people’s murmuring and complaining against you.”

Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over.