天主昔雖容忍萬邦各行其是、

他在从前的世代，任凭万国各行其道；

他在从前的世代，任凭万国各行其道；

他在从前的世代，任凭万国各行其道；

在以往的世代，祂虽然容许万国各行其道，

在从前的世代里，他容忍万国各行其道，

在过去的各世代，神容忍万民各行其道。

他在從前的世代，任憑萬國各行其道；

他在從前的世代，任憑萬國各行其道；

他在從前的世代，任憑萬國各行其道；

在以往的世代，祂雖然容許萬國各行其道，

在從前的世代裡，他容忍萬國各行其道，

在過去的世代，他容任着萬國走他們的路；

在過去的各世代，神容忍萬民各行其道。

其於先世任萬邦各行其是、

先世、上帝容諸民自為其所為、

天主在先世、聽萬民各從其道、

In the past, he let all nations go their own way.

In the past, he let all nations go their own way.

In past generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways,

In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own way,

In past generations He permitted all the nations to go their own ways;

who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.

who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways.

In past generations He allowed all the nations to go their own way,

Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,

who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.

昔在蒙昧之世、天主尚予優容、今已檄曉人群、咸當幡然悔改、

詎意吾民莫我聽。義塞之裔將我棄。

他族未有此。焉能明大法。

夫過去之日、與世俗同流合污、放縱恣肆、沈湎酒色、崇拜偶像、不已足乎？

若輩既冥頑不靈、心棄天主、則天主亦愛莫能助、於是聽其昧心恣行、

爾應恆念昔時爾本與基督相隔、處於義塞社會之外、於盟約恩諾為局外人、在世無所仰望、不識天主。

夫既知有天主矣乃又不以天主事之、而頌詠稱謝焉；復因鑿空蹈虛、流連忘返、以致其冥頑之心、淪於重昏。若輩自誇明哲、轉成下愚；忍棄永生者天主之真榮、而易以必朽者人類禽獸蛇蟲之偶像。因是天主亦聽其縱情恣慾、淪於污穢、互辱其身。夫永遠可頌者、天主也、此輩乃捨真逐妄、信奉受造之物、而不景仰造化之主。