For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

我喜爱良善，不喜爱祭祀；喜爱认识神，胜于燔祭。

我喜爱慈爱，不喜爱祭物；喜爱人认识上帝，胜于燔祭。

我喜爱慈爱，不喜爱祭物；喜爱人认识神，胜于燔祭。

我喜爱怜悯之心，而非祭物；我喜爱人认识我，胜于燔祭。

我喜爱怜恤，不喜爱祭祀；我喜爱人认识神的知识，胜过人献的燔祭。

我喜愛良善，不喜愛祭祀；喜愛認識神，勝於燔祭。

我喜愛慈愛，不喜愛祭物；喜愛人認識上帝，勝於燔祭。

我喜愛慈愛，不喜愛祭物；喜愛人認識神，勝於燔祭。

我喜愛憐憫之心，而非祭物；我喜愛人認識我，勝於燔祭。

我喜愛憐恤，不喜愛祭祀；我喜愛人認識神的知識，勝過人獻的燔祭。

因為我喜悅堅貞，不喜悅祭祀；我喜悅人認識上帝，勝於人獻全燔祭。

我欲矜恤、不欲祭祀、欲識上帝之知識、愈於燔祭、

我欲矜恤、不欲祭祀、寧崇我道、毋獻燔祭、

我所悅者、乃仁義、並非祭祀、識天主之道、勝於火焚祭、識天主之道勝於火焚祭或作識天主勝於獻火焚祭

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.

I want mercy and not sacrifice. I want you to recognize me as God instead of bringing me burnt offerings.

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.

For I desire loyalty rather than sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt- offerings.

For I desire loyalty and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice; I delight in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings.

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

If you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.

Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

“ What are all your sacrifices to me?” asks the LORD.“ I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I have no desire for the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.

I hate, I despise, your feasts! I can’t stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.

Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Then Samuel said: Does the LORD take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.

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.

He took up the case of the poor and needy; then it went well. Is this not what it means to know me? This is the LORD’s declaration.

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

“ As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.

Hear the word of the LORD, people of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the inhabitants of the land: There is no truth, no faithful love, and no knowledge of God in the land!

What should I bring before the LORD when I come to bow before God on high? Should I come before him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

for when I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak with them or command them concerning burnt offering and sacrifice.

I will take you to be my wife in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.

I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or for your burnt offerings, which are continually before me.

Isn’t this the fast I choose: To break the chains of wickedness, to untie the ropes of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to tear off every yoke?