I will hand down my sentence against you. You will be punished like women who commit adultery and sacrifice their children to other gods. I am so angry with you. So I will sentence you to death for everything you have done.

我也要审判你，好像官长审判淫妇和流人血的妇女一样。我因忿怒忌恨，使流血的罪归到你身上。

我也要审判你，如审判淫妇和流人血的妇女一样。我要在愤怒和妒忌中使流血的罪归到你身上。

我也要审判你，如审判淫妇和流人血的妇女一样。我要在愤怒和妒忌中使流血的罪归到你身上。

我要惩罚你，像惩罚淫乱和杀人的妇女一样。我要把烈怒和义愤倒在你身上，报应你杀人流血的罪。

我要审判你，像审判行奸淫和流人血的妇人一样；我要因我的烈怒和妒忿，使流人血的罪归在你身上。

我也要審判你，好像官長審判淫婦和流人血的婦女一樣。我因忿怒忌恨，使流血的罪歸到你身上。

我也要審判你，如審判淫婦和流人血的婦女一樣。我要在憤怒和妒忌中使流血的罪歸到你身上。

我也要審判你，如審判淫婦和流人血的婦女一樣。我要在憤怒和妒忌中使流血的罪歸到你身上。

我要懲罰你，像懲罰淫亂和殺人的婦女一樣。我要把烈怒和義憤倒在你身上，報應你殺人流血的罪。

我要審判你，像審判行姦淫和流人血的婦人一樣；我要因我的烈怒和妒忿，使流人血的罪歸在你身上。

我要將行姦淫和流人血的婦女應受的判罰來判罰你；我要將那使人流血應受的烈怒和妒憤加於你身上。

我必鞫爾、如鞫背夫流血之婦、以震怒忌嫉所流之血、加於爾身、

我必罰爾、與背夫之婦、殺子之母同科、我怒甚烈、使爾飲刃、

我必罰爾、如罰行淫之婦、及殺人之婦、我必使爾如淫婦為夫所殺、其怒甚烈、雪其忿心、

I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and who shed blood; I will bring on you the blood vengeance of my wrath and jealous anger.

And I will judge you as women who commit adultery and shed blood are judged, and bring upon you the blood of wrath and jealousy.

I will punish you for your murder and adultery. I will cover you with blood in my jealous fury.

I will judge you the way adulteresses and those who shed blood are judged. Then I will bring about the shedding of your blood in jealous wrath.

So I will judge you as women who commit adultery or shed blood are judged; and I will bring on you the blood of wrath and jealousy.

And I will judge you as women who break wedlock or shed blood are judged; I will bring blood upon you in fury and jealousy.

And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring upon thee the blood of wrath and jealousy.

I will judge you the way adulteresses and those who shed blood are judged. Then I will bring about your bloodshed in wrath and jealousy.

And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.

I will punish you as an adulteress and murderer deserves. I will avenge your bloody deeds with furious rage.

I will judge you, as women who break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring on you the blood of wrath and jealousy.

“‘ Suppose a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife. Then the man and the woman must be put to death.

I will bring great trouble on all people. So they will feel their way around like blind people. They have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust. Their bodies will lie rotting on the ground.

“ Anyone who murders a human being will be killed by a human being. That is because I have made human beings so that they are like me.

So let their children die of hunger. Let my enemies be killed in war. Let their wives lose their children and husbands. Let their men be put to death. Let their young men be killed in battle.

Then Judah spoke to his daughter- in- law Tamar. He said,“ Live as a widow in your father’s home. Wait there until my son Shelah grows up.” Judah was thinking,“ Shelah might die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s home.

About three months later people brought word to Judah. They said,“ Your daughter- in- law Tamar is guilty of being a prostitute. Now she’s pregnant.” Judah said,“ Bring her out! Have her burned to death!”

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about. His mother Mary and Joseph had promised to get married. But before they started to live together, it became clear that she was going to have a baby. She became pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit.Her husband Joseph was faithful to the law. But he did not want to put her to shame in public. So he planned to divorce her quietly.

“ Anyone who hits and kills someone else must be put to death.

But judges who are right with God will sentence the sisters to be punished. They will be punished in the same way as women who commit adultery and murder. After all, they have committed adultery. And their hands are covered with the blood of the people they have murdered.”The Lord and King says,“ Bring an angry crowd against the sisters. Hand them over to those who will terrify them and steal everything they have.The crowd will kill them by throwing stones at them. They will use swords to cut them down. They will kill their sons and daughters. And they will burn down their houses.

“‘ Do not accept payment for a murderer’s life. A murderer deserves to die. They must certainly be put to death.

They will bring a crowd against you. The crowd will put you to death by throwing stones at you. And they will chop you to pieces with their swords.

“‘ “Then you took your sons and daughters who belonged to me. And you sacrificed them as food to other gods. Wasn’t it enough for you to be a prostitute?You killed my children. You sacrificed them to other gods.

I will pour out my jealous anger on you. And the army’s anger will burn against you. They will cut off your noses and ears. Some of you who are left will be killed by swords. They will take away your sons and daughters. Others of you who are left will be burned up.

Those who worship the beast have poured out blood. They have poured out the life’s blood of your holy people and your prophets. So you have given blood to drink to those who worship the beast. That’s exactly what they should get.”

The Lord is a jealous God who punishes people. He pays them back for the evil things they do. He directs his anger against them. The Lord punishes his enemies. He holds his anger back until the right time to use it.

The Lord and King says,“ You poured out your desire on your lovers. You took off your clothing and slept with them. You did it again and again. You worshiped other gods. I hate them. You even sacrificed your children to them.

They have poured out the blood of your people like water. It is all around Jerusalem. No one is left to bury the dead.We are something our neighbors joke about. The nations around us laugh at us and make fun of us.Lord, how long will you be angry with us? Will it be forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?

Suppose a man is seen sleeping with another man’s wife. Then the man and the woman must both die. Get rid of those evil people.Suppose a man happens to see a virgin in a town. And she has promised to marry another man. But the man who happens to see her sleeps with her.Then you must take both of them to the gate of that town. You must put them to death by throwing stones at them. You must kill the young woman because she was in a town and didn’t scream for help. And you must kill the man because he slept with another man’s wife. Get rid of those evil people.

The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman. She had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of the group.They said to Jesus,“ Teacher, this woman was caught sleeping with a man who was not her husband.In the Law, Moses commanded us to kill such women by throwing stones at them. Now what do you say?”