If you return to the Mighty One, you will have what you had before. But first you must remove everything that is evil far from your tent.

你若归向全能者，从你帐棚中远除不义，就必得建立。

你若归向全能者，就必得建立。你要从你帐棚中远离不义，

你若归向全能者，就必得建立。你要从你帐棚中远离不义，

你若归向全能者，就必得到恢复。你若将罪恶从帐篷中远远赶走，

你若归向全能者，就必得建立；你若使不义远离你的帐棚，

你若歸向全能者，從你帳棚中遠除不義，就必得建立。

你若歸向全能者，就必得建立。你要從你帳棚中遠離不義，

你若歸向全能者，就必得建立。你要從你帳棚中遠離不義，

你若歸向全能者，就必得到恢復。你若將罪惡從帳篷中遠遠趕走，

你若歸向全能者，就必得建立；你若使不義遠離你的帳棚，

你若回轉來歸向全能者，而自己謙卑，從你家中遠除不義，

爾若歸向全能者、除爾幕中之不義、必得建立、

糞除爾居、歸全能之主、則可再徼福祉。

若歸乎全能之主、由爾家家原文作幕中除奸惡、則可復興、

If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent

If you return to the Almighty you will be built up; if you remove injustice far from your tents,

If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored— so clean up your life.

If you return to the Almighty, you will be renewed. If you banish injustice from your tent

If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove injustice far from your tent,

If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; You will remove iniquity far from your tents.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.

If you return to the Almighty, you will be renewed. If you banish injustice from your tent

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent,

If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.

And now he says to us,“ Return to me. Then I will return to you,” announces the Lord.

“ So commit yourself to God completely. Reach out your hands to him for help.Get rid of all the sin you have. Don’t let anything that is evil stay in your tent.

But seek God with all your heart. Make your appeal to the Mighty One.Be pure and honest. And he will rise up and help you now. He’ll give you everything you had before.

Turn to the Lord before it’s too late. Call out to him while he’s still ready to help you.Let those who are evil stop doing evil things. And let them quit thinking evil thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord. The Lord will show them his tender love. Let them turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive.

Israel, return to the Lord your God. Your sins have destroyed you!Tell the Lord you are turning away from your sins. Return to him. Say to him,“ Forgive us for all our sins. Please be kind to us. Welcome us back to you. Then our lips will offer you our praise.

I will build you up again. Nation of Israel, you will be rebuilt. Once again you will use your tambourines to celebrate. You will go out and dance with joy.

Have your roots in him. Build yourselves up in him. Grow strong in what you believe, just as you were taught. Be more thankful than ever before.

What he tears down can’t be rebuilt. The people he puts in prison can’t be set free.

But God’s solid foundation stands firm. Here is the message written on it.“ The Lord knows who his own people are.”( Numbers 16:5) Also,“ All who say they believe in the Lord must turn away from evil.”

He said to me,“ A curse sent by the Lord is written on it. It is going out over the whole land. Every thief will be driven out of the land. That is what it says on one side of the scroll. Everyone who lies when promising to tell the truth will also be driven out. That is what it says on the other side.The Lord who rules over all announces,‘ I will send the curse out. It will enter the house of the thief. It will also enter the house of anyone who lies when making a promise in my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely. It will pull down its beams and stones.’ ”

The Lord will strike Egypt with a plague. But then he will heal them. They will turn to the Lord. And he will answer their prayers and heal them.

Fire races through their tents. Burning sulfur is scattered over their homes.

But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith. Let the Holy Spirit guide and help you when you pray.

First I preached to people in Damascus. Then I preached in Jerusalem and in all Judea. And then I preached to the Gentiles. I told them to turn away from their sins to God. The way they live must show that they have turned away from their sins.

People of Israel, return to the Lord. He’s the God you have so strongly opposed.

“ Go and set the people apart. Tell them,‘ Make yourselves pure. Get ready for tomorrow. Here is what the Lord, the God of Israel, wants you to do. He says,“ People of Israel, you have kept some of the things that had been set apart to me to be destroyed. You can’t stand up against your enemies until you get rid of those things.”“‘ In the morning, come forward tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord chooses will come forward group by group. The group the Lord chooses will come forward family by family. And the men in the family the Lord chooses will come forward one by one.Whoever is caught with the things that had been set apart to the Lord will be destroyed by fire. Everything that belongs to that person will also be destroyed. He has broken the Lord’ s covenant. He has done a very terrible thing in Israel!’ ”Early the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes. The tribe of Judah was chosen.

People must do what is right. They must be honest and tell the truth. They must not get rich by cheating others. Their hands must not receive money from those who want special favors. They must not let their ears listen to plans to commit murder. They must close their eyes to even thinking about doing what is evil.