“ You are our God. What can we say after the way you have blessed us? We have turned away from your commands.

“我们的神啊，既是如此，我们还有什么话可说呢？因为我们已经离弃你的命令，

“我们的上帝啊，既然如此，现在我们还有什么话可说呢？因为我们离弃了你的诫命，

“我们的神啊，既然如此，现在我们还有什么话可说呢？因为我们离弃了你的诫命，

“如今，我们的上帝啊，事已至此，我们还能说什么呢？因为我们背弃了你的诫命，

我们的神啊，现在，我们还可以说什么呢？只能说：我们又离弃了你的诫命，

「我們的神啊，既是如此，我們還有甚麼話可說呢？因為我們已經離棄你的命令，

「我們的上帝啊，既然如此，現在我們還有甚麼話可說呢？因為我們離棄了你的誡命，

「我們的神啊，既然如此，現在我們還有甚麼話可說呢？因為我們離棄了你的誡命，

「如今，我們的上帝啊，事已至此，我們還能說什麼呢？因為我們背棄了你的誡命，

我們的神啊，現在，我們還可以說甚麼呢？只能說：我們又離棄了你的誡命，

『現在呢、我們的上帝啊，這事之後、我們還有甚麼話可說呢？因為我們離棄了你的命令，

我上帝歟、事既如此、夫復何言、我儕違棄爾誡、

我上帝歟、方命之罪、我不敢諉、

我天主施若是之恩後、我儕又棄主之誡命、我尚何言哉、

“ But now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commands

“ And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,

“ And now, O our God, what can we say after all of this? For once again we have abandoned your commands!

Now, our God, what can we say in light of this? For we have abandoned the commands

“ And now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have abandoned Your commandments,

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Your commandments,

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Now, our God, what can we say in light of this? For we have abandoned the commands

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

“ And now what are we able to say after this, our God? For we have forsaken your commandments

“ Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,

“ What can we say to you?” Judah replied.“ What can we say? How can we prove we haven’t done anything wrong? God has shown you that we are guilty. We are now your slaves. All of us are, including the one found to have the cup.”

The Lord loves us very much. So we haven’t been completely destroyed. His loving concern never fails.

Lord, our enemies have driven us away. What can I say?

I prayed to the Lord my God. I admitted that we had sinned. I said,“ Lord, you are a great and wonderful God. You keep the covenant you made with all those who love you and obey your commandments. You show them your love.We have sinned and done what is wrong. We have been evil. We have refused to obey you. We have turned away from your commands and laws.We haven’t listened to your servants the prophets. They spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our people of long ago. They also brought your message to all our people in the land.“ Lord, you always do what is right. But we are covered with shame today. We are the people of Judah and Jerusalem. All of us are Israelites, no matter where we live. We are now living in many countries. You scattered us among the nations because we weren’t faithful to you.Lord, we are covered with shame. So are our kings and princes, and our people of long ago. We have sinned against you.You are the Lord our God. You show us your tender love. You forgive us. But we have turned against you.You are the Lord our God. But we haven’t obeyed you. We haven’t kept the laws you gave us through your servants the prophets.All the people of Israel have broken your law and turned away from it. They have refused to obey you.“ Curses and warnings are written down in the Law of Moses. He was your servant. Those curses have been poured out on us. That’s because we have sinned against you.The warnings you gave us and our rulers have come true. You have brought great trouble on us. Nothing like what has been done to Jerusalem has ever happened anywhere else on earth.The curses that are written in the Law of Moses have fallen on us. We have received nothing but trouble. You are the Lord our God. But we haven’t asked for your favor. We haven’t turned away from our sins. We’ve refused to pay attention to the laws you gave us.Lord, you didn’t hold back from bringing this trouble on us. You always do what is right. But we haven’t obeyed you.“ Lord our God, you used your mighty hand to bring your people out of Egypt. You made a name for yourself. It is still great to this day. But we have sinned. We’ve done what is wrong.Lord, you saved your people before. So turn your great anger away from Jerusalem again. After all, it is your city. It’s your holy mountain. You have made those who live around us think little of Jerusalem and your people. That’s because we have sinned. Our people before us did evil things too.

What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.