“‘ Think carefully about this from now on. Think about how things were before the Lord’ s temple was built. This was before one stone was laid on top of another.

“现在你们要追想，此日以前，耶和华的殿没有一块石头垒在石头上的光景。

“现在，你们心里要想一想，从今日起，耶和华的殿还没有一块石头放在石头上的情况。

“现在，你们心里要想一想，从今日起，耶和华的殿还没有一块石头放在石头上的情况。

“‘从今以后，你们要回想重建耶和华殿之前的光景。

“现在你们要反省，从今日起回想过往，就是在耶和华的殿还没有一块石头叠在另一块石头上面以前，

現在你們要追想，此日以前，耶和華的殿沒有一塊石頭壘在石頭上的光景。

「現在，你們心裏要想一想，從今日起，耶和華的殿還沒有一塊石頭放在石頭上的情況。

「現在，你們心裏要想一想，從今日起，耶和華的殿還沒有一塊石頭放在石頭上的情況。

「『從今以後，你們要回想重建耶和華殿之前的光景。

“現在你們要反省，從今日起回想過往，就是在耶和華的殿還沒有一塊石頭疊在另一塊石頭上面以前，

現在你們要用心想想：從今日起必怎樣不同。在永恆主殿堂還沒有一塊石頭壘在石頭上以前，

請爾追思、此日以前、耶和華之殿、未疊石於石上之先、

是日之前、人未叠石諸石上、以建我殿、所有之事、爾當憶念、

爾曹當思念、此日以前、主殿之基未立之時、情景若何、

“‘ Now give careful thought to this from this day on— consider how things were before one stone was laid on another in the Lord’s temple.

Now then, consider from this day onward. Before stone was placed upon stone in the temple of the Lord,

Look at what was happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of the Lord’s Temple.

“ Now from this day on, think carefully: Before one stone was placed on another in the LORD’s temple,

But now, do consider from this day onward: before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the Lord,

‘ And now, carefully consider from this day forward: from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the Lord—

And now, I pray you, consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of Jehovah.

“ Now, reflect back from this day: Before one stone was placed on another in the Lord’s temple,

And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:

Now therefore reflect carefully on the recent past, before one stone was laid on another in the LORD’s temple.

Now, please consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid on a stone in Yahweh’s temple.

The Lord who rules over all says,“ Think carefully about how you are living.

And so the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a stop. No more work was done on it until the second year that Darius was king of Persia.

The builders laid the foundation of the Lord’ s temple. Then the priests came. They were wearing their special clothes. They brought their trumpets with them. The Levites who belonged to the family line of Asaph also came. They brought their cymbals with them. The priests and Levites took their places to praise the Lord. They did everything just as King David had required them to.

He continues,“ Think carefully about how you are living.

It is the 24th day of the ninth month. From this day on, here is what you should think carefully about. Think about the day when the foundation of my temple was laid.

If someone is wise, they will realize that what I’ve said is true. If they have understanding, they will know what it means. The ways of the Lord are right. People who are right with God live the way he wants them to. But those who refuse to obey him trip and fall.

They have harps and lyres at their banquets. They have tambourines, flutes and wine. But they don’t have any concern for the mighty acts of the Lord. They don’t have any respect for what his power has done.

“ Will a mere human being dare to steal from God? But you rob me!“ You ask,‘ How are we robbing you?’“ By holding back your offerings. You also steal from me when you do not bring me a tenth of everything you produce.So you are under my curse. In fact, your whole nation is under my curse. That is because you are robbing me.Bring the entire tenth to the storerooms in my temple. Then there will be plenty of food. Test me this way,” says the Lord.“ Then you will see that I will throw open the windows of heaven. I will pour out so many blessings that you will not have enough room to store them.I will keep bugs from eating up your crops. And your grapes will not drop from the vines before they are ripe,” says the Lord.

We should think more carefully about what we are doing. Then we would not be found guilty for this.

Let those who are wise pay attention to these things. Let them think about the loving deeds of the Lord.

What benefit did you gain from doing the things you are now ashamed of? Those things lead to death!