I hope that you will always be able to remember these things after I’m gone. I will try very hard to see that you do.

并且，我要尽心竭力，使你们在我去世以后时常记念这些事。

我也要尽心竭力，使你们在我去世以后时常记念这些事。

我也要尽心竭力，使你们在我去世以后时常记念这些事。

我要尽力使你们在我离世以后仍然常常记得这些事。

我也要努力，使你们在我去世以后，还时常追念这些事。

我也要努力，使你们在我离世以后，时常想起这些事。

並且，我要盡心竭力，使你們在我去世以後時常記念這些事。

我也要盡心竭力，使你們在我去世以後時常記念這些事。

我也要盡心竭力，使你們在我去世以後時常記念這些事。

我要盡力使你們在我離世以後仍然常常記得這些事。

我也要努力，使你們在我去世以後，還時常追念這些事。

我也要竭力盡心，使你們在我去世以後還時常追念這些事。

我也要努力，使你們在我離世以後，時常想起這些事。

我且殷勤、使爾於我逝後、時能憶斯、

故黽勉使爾、於我沒世之後憶斯道、

故我殷勤勸勉爾、使爾於我去世之後、常憶此諸事、

不寧惟是、吾必欲使爾於吾去世以後、亦隨在留意此訓也。

And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.

And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.

so I will work hard to make sure you always remember these things after I am gone.

And I will also make every effort so that you are able to recall these things at any time after my departure.

And I will also be diligent that at any time after my departure you will be able to call these things to mind.

Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease.

Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.

And I will also make every effort that you may be able to recall these things at any time after my departure.

Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.

Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.

“ I want you to write down a song and teach it to the Israelites. Have them sing it. It will be my witness against them.I will bring them into a land that has plenty of milk and honey. I promised the land to their people of long ago. In that land they will eat until they have had enough. They will get fat. When they do, they will turn to other gods and worship them. They will turn their backs on me. They will break my covenant.Many horrible troubles and hard times will come on them. Then the song I am giving you will be a witness against them. That is because the song will not be forgotten by their children and their children’s children. I know what they are likely to do. I know it even before I bring them into the land I promised them.”So that day Moses wrote the song down. And Moses taught it to the Israelites.The Lord gave a command to Joshua, the son of Nun. He said,“ Be strong and brave. You will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them. I myself will be with you.”Moses finished writing the words of this law in a book. He wrote them down from beginning to end.Then he gave a command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord. Moses said,“ Take this Book of the Law. Place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. It will remain there as a witness against you.I know how you refuse to obey the Lord. I know how stubborn you are. You have refused to obey him while I’ve been living among you. So you will certainly refuse to obey him after I’m dead!Gather together all the elders of your tribes and all your officials. Bring them to me. Then I can speak these words to them. I can call for the heavens and the earth to be witnesses against them.I know that after I’m dead you will certainly become very sinful. You will turn away from the path I’ve commanded you to take. In days to come, trouble will fall on you. That’s because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord. You will make him very angry because of the statues of gods your hands have made.”

God, don’t leave me even when I’m old and have gray hair. Let me live to tell my children about your power. Let me tell all of them about your mighty acts.

So I will always remind you of these things. I’ll do it even though you know them. I’ll do it even though you now have deep roots in the truth.

Then the people said to Joshua,“ We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him.”On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people. There at Shechem he reminded them of its rules and laws.He recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he got a large stone. He set it up in Shechem under the oak tree. It was near the place that had been set apart for the Lord.“ Look!” he said to all the people.“ This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has spoken to us. Suppose you aren’t faithful to your God. Then the stone will be a witness against you.”Joshua sent the people away. He sent all of them to their own shares of land.Then Joshua, the servant of the Lord, died. He was the son of Nun. He was 110 years old when he died.

Abel had faith. So he brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Because of his faith Abel was praised as a godly man. God said good things about his offerings. Because of his faith Abel still speaks. He speaks even though he is dead.

You have heard me teach in front of many witnesses. Pass on to people you can trust the things you’ve heard me say. Then they will be able to teach others also.

Then King David spoke to the whole community. He said,“ God has chosen my son Solomon. But Solomon is young. He’s never done anything like this before. The task is huge. This grand and wonderful temple won’t be built for human beings. It will be built for the Lord God.With all my riches I’ve done everything I could for the temple of my God. I’ve provided gold for the gold work and silver for the silver work. I’ve provided bronze for the bronze work and iron for the iron work. I’ve given wood for the things that will be made out of wood. I’ve given onyx and turquoise for the settings. I’ve given stones of different colors and all kinds of fine stone and marble. I’ve provided everything in huge amounts.With all my heart I want the temple of my God to be built. So I’m giving my personal treasures of gold and silver for it. I’m adding them to everything else I’ve provided for the holy temple.I’m giving 110 tons of gold and 260 tons of pure silver. Cover the walls of the buildings with it.Use it for the gold work and the silver work. Use it for everything the skilled workers will do. How many of you are willing to set yourselves apart to the Lord today?”Many people were willing to give. They included the leaders of families and the officers of the tribes of Israel. They included the commanders of thousands of men and commanders of hundreds. They also included the officials who were in charge of the king’s work.All of them gave to the work on God’s temple. They gave more than 190 tons of gold and 380 tons of silver. They also gave 675 tons of bronze and 3,800 tons of iron.Anyone who had valuable jewels added them to the treasure for the Lord’ s temple. Jehiel was in charge of the temple treasure. He was from the family line of Gershon.The people were happy when they saw what their leaders had been willing to give. The leaders had given freely. With their whole heart they had given everything to the Lord. King David was filled with joy.David praised the Lord in front of the whole community. He said,“ Lord, we give you praise. You are the God of our father Israel. We give you praise for ever and ever.Lord, you are great and powerful. Glory, majesty and beauty belong to you. Everything in heaven and on earth belongs to you. Lord, the kingdom belongs to you. You are honored as the one who rules over all.Wealth and honor come from you. You are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power. You can give honor and strength to everyone.Our God, we give you thanks. We praise your glorious name.“ But who am I? And who are my people? Without your help we wouldn’t be able to give this much. Everything comes from you. We’ve given back to you only what comes from you.We are outsiders and strangers in your sight. So were all of our people who lived long ago. Our days on this earth are like a shadow. We don’t have any hope.Lord our God, we’ve given more than enough. We’ve provided it to build you a temple where you will put your holy Name. But all of it comes from you. All of it belongs to you.My God, I know that you tested our hearts. And you are pleased when we are honest. I’ve given all these things just because I wanted to. When I did it, I was completely honest with you. Your people here have also been willing to give to you. And I’ve been happy to see this.Lord, you are the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel. Keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever. Keep their hearts faithful to you.Help my son Solomon serve you with all his heart. Then he will keep your commands and rules. He will do what you require. He’ll do everything to build the grand and wonderful temple I’ve provided for.”Then David said to the whole community,“ Praise the Lord your God.” So all of them praised the Lord. He’s the God of their people who lived long ago. The whole community bowed low. They fell down flat with their faces toward the ground. They did it in front of the Lord and the king.

They talked about how he would be leaving them soon. This was going to happen in Jerusalem.

He has also given us his very great and valuable promises. He did it so you could share in his nature. You can share in it because you’ve escaped from the evil in the world. This evil is caused by sinful desires.So you should try very hard to add goodness to your faith. To goodness, add knowledge.To knowledge, add the ability to control yourselves. To the ability to control yourselves, add the strength to keep going. To the strength to keep going, add godliness.To godliness, add kindness for one another. And to kindness for one another, add love.