Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.

你到神的殿要谨慎脚步；因为近前听，胜过愚昧人献祭，他们本不知道所做的是恶。

你到上帝的殿要谨慎你的脚步；近前听，胜过愚昧人献祭，他们不知道自己在作恶。

你到神的殿要谨慎你的脚步；近前听，胜过愚昧人献祭，他们不知道自己在作恶。

你进入上帝的殿时要小心谨慎，近前倾听胜过愚人献祭，因为他们不知道自己是在作恶。

你到神的殿，脚步要谨慎；近前聆听，胜于愚昧人献祭，因为他们不知道所作的是恶的。（本节在《马索拉文本》为4:17）

你去神的殿时，要谨慎脚步；近前听，胜过像愚昧人那样献上祭物，因为愚昧人不知道自己在作恶。

你到神的殿要謹慎腳步；因為近前聽，勝過愚昧人獻祭，他們本不知道所做的是惡。

你到上帝的殿要謹慎你的腳步；近前聽，勝過愚昧人獻祭，他們不知道自己在作惡。

你到神的殿要謹慎你的腳步；近前聽，勝過愚昧人獻祭，他們不知道自己在作惡。

你進入上帝的殿時要小心謹慎，近前傾聽勝過愚人獻祭，因為他們不知道自己是在作惡。

你到神的殿，腳步要謹慎；近前聆聽，勝於愚昧人獻祭，因為他們不知道所作的是惡的。（本節在《馬索拉文本》為4:17）

你到上帝的殿、要謹慎腳步；走近前去聽、勝過愚頑人的獻祭；因為他們不知別的，只知作壞事。

你去神的殿時，要謹慎腳步；近前聽，勝過像愚昧人那樣獻上祭物，因為愚昧人不知道自己在作惡。

詣上帝室、慎爾步履、蓋前而聽、愈於愚人獻祭、以其不知所行乃惡也、

詣上帝殿、必慎必恪傾耳以聆、勿效愚人、作惡獻祭、不自知其非義。

爾於天主前、勿造次啟口、勿心急出言、蓋天主在天、爾在地、故當寡言、

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

Be careful what you say when you go to God’s house. Go there to listen. Don’t be like foolish people when you offer your sacrifice. They do what is wrong and don’t even know it.

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.

As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God.

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to approach in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong.

Guard your steps as you go to the house of God, and approach to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know that they are doing evil.

Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to draw near in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that can’t be shaken, let’s have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,for our God is a consuming fire.

The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

a very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, to be feared above all those who are around him?

The prince of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua,“ Take off your sandals, for the place on which you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,

He who kills an ox is as he who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog’s neck; he who offers an offering, as he who offers pig’s blood; he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations:

He said,“ Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.”

When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me. New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can’t stand evil assemblies.My soul hates your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They are a burden to me. I am weary of bearing them.When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”“ Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh:“ Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land;but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.”

Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said,“ Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn’t know it.”He was afraid, and said,“ How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of heaven.”

What, don’t you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God’s assembly and put them to shame who don’t have enough? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don’t praise you.

Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

“ Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you,” says Yahweh of Armies,“ neither will I accept an offering at your hand.For from the rising of the sun even to its going down, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Armies.

Then Moses said to Aaron,“ This is what Yahweh spoke of, saying,‘ I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” Aaron held his peace.

But the people took of the plunder, sheep and cattle, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God in Gilgal.”Samuel said,“ Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying Yahweh’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into Yahweh’s temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me, there.

therefore I said,‘ Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven’t entreated the favor of Yahweh.’ I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.”Samuel said to Saul,“ You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

As time passed, Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.

I don’t rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens.For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.Will I eat the meat of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”But to the wicked God says,“ What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says:“ Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat meat.For I didn’t speak to your fathers or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices;but this thing I commanded them, saying,‘ Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’