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

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、

天主昔雖容忍萬邦各行其是、

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 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.

“ God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him.

So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, living according to their own ideas.

He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise the Lord!

You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy— their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.

Though the nations around us follow their idols, we will follow the Lord our God forever and ever.

Leave Israel alone, because she is married to idolatry.

Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.

In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.

Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies.They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.