“ But our ancestors refused to listen to Moses. They rejected him and wanted to return to Egypt.

我们的祖宗不肯听从，反弃绝他，心里归向埃及，

我们的祖宗不肯听从，反弃绝他，他们的心转向埃及，

我们的祖宗不肯听从，反弃绝他，他们的心转向埃及，

“可是我们的祖先不听从他，甚至弃绝他，心里对埃及恋恋不舍。

我们的祖先不肯听从他，反而把他推开，他们的心已经转向了埃及，

我们的祖先不肯顺从，反而弃绝了他，甚至在心里转回埃及去，

我們的祖宗不肯聽從，反棄絕他，心裏歸向埃及，

我們的祖宗不肯聽從，反棄絕他，他們的心轉向埃及，

我們的祖宗不肯聽從，反棄絕他，他們的心轉向埃及，

「可是我們的祖先不聽從他，甚至棄絕他，心裡對埃及戀戀不捨。

我們的祖先不肯聽從他，反而把他推開，他們的心已經轉向了埃及，

我們的祖宗不肯聽從他，倒給推開了，心裏轉向着埃及，

我們的祖先不肯順從，反而棄絕了他，甚至在心裡轉回埃及去，

我列祖弗順而拒之、意欲返埃及、

列祖不順而拒之、欲反埃及、

我列祖弗順從、反拒之、心中欲返伊及、

詎知我列祖非惟不願聽從、反加以背棄、而其心且戀念埃及不置。

“ But our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

“ But our people refused to obey Moses. They would not accept him. In their hearts, they wished they were back in Egypt.

Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt,

Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him. Instead, they pushed him aside, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him; on the contrary they rejected him and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,

whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected. And in their hearts they turned back to Egypt,

to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and turned back in their hearts unto Egypt,

Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him away, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust[ him] from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him aside and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,

to whom our fathers wouldn’t be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

“ Why is the Lord taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?”Then they plotted among themselves,“ Let’s choose a new leader and go back to Egypt!”

“ We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted.

“ If only the Lord had killed us back in Egypt,” they moaned.“ There we sat around pots filled with meat and ate all the bread we wanted. But now you have brought us into this wilderness to starve us all to death.”

But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses.“ Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”

Gilead’s wife also had several sons, and when these half brothers grew up, they chased Jephthah off the land.“ You will not get any of our father’s inheritance,” they said,“ for you are the son of a prostitute.”

and they said to Moses,“ Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt?Didn’t we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said,‘ Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It’s better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!’”

“ But our ancestors were proud and stubborn, and they paid no attention to your commands.They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. You did not abandon them,

So Solomon deposed Abiathar from his position as priest of the Lord, thereby fulfilling the prophecy the Lord had given at Shiloh concerning the descendants of Eli.

At Meribah, too, they angered the Lord, causing Moses serious trouble.They made Moses angry, and he spoke foolishly.

and they began to speak against God and Moses.“ Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?” they complained.“ There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this horrible manna!”

“ You stubborn people! You are heathen at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you!Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One— the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.

I took a solemn oath that day that I would bring them out of Egypt to a land I had discovered and explored for them— a good land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands anywhere.Then I said to them,‘ Each of you, get rid of the vile images you are so obsessed with. Do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt, for I am the Lord your God.’“ But they rebelled against me and would not listen. They did not get rid of the vile images they were obsessed with, or forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out my fury on them to satisfy my anger while they were still in Egypt.But I didn’t do it, for I acted to protect the honor of my name. I would not allow shame to be brought on my name among the surrounding nations who saw me reveal myself by bringing the Israelites out of Egypt.So I brought them out of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.There I gave them my decrees and regulations so they could find life by keeping them.And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the Lord, who had set them apart to be holy.“ But the people of Israel rebelled against me, and they refused to obey my decrees there in the wilderness. They wouldn’t obey my regulations even though obedience would have given them life. They also violated my Sabbath days. So I threatened to pour out my fury on them, and I made plans to utterly consume them in the wilderness.But again I held back in order to protect the honor of my name before the nations who had seen my power in bringing Israel out of Egypt.

The people in the camp were jealous of Moses and envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy priest.

“ But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside.‘ Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ he asked.