Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, yet you Jews say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.”

我们的祖宗在这山上礼拜，你们倒说，应当礼拜的地方是在耶路撒冷。”

我们的祖宗在这山上敬拜上帝，你们倒说，应当敬拜的地方是在耶路撒冷。”

我们的祖宗在这山上敬拜神，你们倒说，应当敬拜的地方是在耶路撒冷。”

我们的祖先一向都是在这山上敬拜上帝，你们却说耶路撒冷才是敬拜的地方。”

我们的祖先在这山上敬拜神，而你们却说，敬拜的地方必须在耶路撒冷。”

我们的祖先在这山上敬拜，而你们却说敬拜的地方必须在耶路撒冷。”

我們的祖宗在這山上禮拜，你們倒說，應當禮拜的地方是在耶路撒冷。」

我們的祖宗在這山上敬拜上帝，你們倒說，應當敬拜的地方是在耶路撒冷。」

我們的祖宗在這山上敬拜神，你們倒說，應當敬拜的地方是在耶路撒冷。」

我們的祖先一向都是在這山上敬拜上帝，你們卻說耶路撒冷才是敬拜的地方。」

我們的祖先在這山上敬拜神，而你們卻說，敬拜的地方必須在耶路撒冷。”

我們的祖宗在這山上敬拜；你們倒說、敬拜的地方應當在耶路撒冷。』

我們的祖先在這山上敬拜，而你們卻說敬拜的地方必須在耶路撒冷。」

我祖崇拜於此山、惟爾曹言當拜之地在耶路撒冷、

我祖崇拜於此山、爾曹言、崇拜當在耶路撒冷、孰是、

我列祖崇拜於此山、惟爾曹言當崇拜之處、乃在耶路撒冷、

耶穌對曰：『女子其信吾言、時已臨矣、朝拜聖父、將不在此山、亦不在耶路撒冷；

Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

Our people have always worshiped on this mountain. But you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.”

So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?”

Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.”

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and yet you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one must worship.”

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you people say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.”

Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.”

Abram passed through the land to the site of Shechem, at the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said,“ I will give this land to your offspring.” So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.

After Jacob came from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at Shechem in the land of Canaan and camped in front of the city.He purchased a section of the field where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for 100 qesitahs.And he set up an altar there and called it“ God, the God of Israel.”

“ When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes will stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing at Mount Gerizim and the curse at Mount Ebal.

Instead, you must turn to the place Yahweh your God chooses from all your tribes to put His name for His dwelling and go there.You are to bring there your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tenths and personal contributions, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.You will eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your household in everything you do, because the Lord your God has blessed you.“ You are not to do as we are doing here today; everyone is doing whatever seems right in his own eyes.Indeed, you have not yet come into the resting place and the inheritance the Lord your God is giving you.When you cross the Jordan and live in the land the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you live in security,then Yahweh your God will choose the place to have His name dwell. Bring there everything I command you: your burnt offerings, sacrifices, offerings of the tenth, personal contributions, and all your choice offerings you vow to the Lord.

Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him: I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a temple of sacrifice.

But I have chosen Jerusalem so that My name will be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.”

For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:

All Israel, foreigner and citizen alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on either side of the ark of the Lord’s covenant facing the Levitical priests who carried it. As Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded earlier, half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half in front of Mount Ebal, to bless the people of Israel.Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law— the blessings as well as the curses— according to all that is written in the book of the law.There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read before the entire assembly of Israel, including the women, the little children, and the foreigners who were with them.

But they did not welcome Him, because He determined to journey to Jerusalem.

Then David said,“ This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

And I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My name may be there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there at all times.

He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

He chose instead the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

His foundation is on the holy mountains.The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

The settlers spoke to the king of Assyria, saying,“ The nations that you have deported and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Therefore He has sent lions among them that are killing them because the people don’t know the requirements of the God of the land.”Then the king of Assyria issued a command:“ Send back one of the priests you deported. Have him go and live there so he can teach them the requirements of the God of the land.”So one of the priests they had deported came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should fear Yahweh.But the people of each nation were still making their own gods in the cities where they lived and putting them in the shrines of the high places that the people of Samaria had made.The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of the Sepharvaim.They feared the Lord, but they also appointed from their number priests to serve them in the shrines of the high places.They feared the Lord, but they also worshiped their own gods according to the custom of the nations where they had been deported from.

Then all the lords of Shechem and of Beth-millo gathered together and proceeded to make Abimelech king at the oak of the pillar in Shechem.When they told Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and called to them: Listen to me, lords of Shechem, and may God listen to you:

The Lord said to him: I have heard your prayer and petition you have made before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built, to put My name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there at all times.