Suppose I’ve worshiped the sun in all its glory. I’ve bowed down to the moon in all its beauty.

我若见太阳发光，明月行在空中，

我若见太阳发光，明月运行，

我若见太阳发光，明月运行，

我若见太阳发光，明月在天上移动，

我若见太阳（“太阳”直译是“光”）照耀，或明月行在空中，

我若見太陽發光，明月行在空中，

我若見太陽發光，明月運行，

我若見太陽發光，明月運行，

我若見太陽發光，明月在天上移動，

我若見太陽（“太陽”直譯是“光”）照耀，或明月行在空中，

我若見日光照耀，寶月行空，

若見日發其曜、月行於光、

我見日月輝光、

何曾見日發光、明月明月原文作寶月行於空中、

if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,

if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor,

“ Have I looked at the sun shining in the skies, or the moon walking down its silver pathway,

if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining or at the moon moving in splendor,

If I have looked at the sun when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor,

If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness,

If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining or at the moon moving in splendor,

If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking[ in] brightness;

if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,

Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’ s house. About 25 men were there. They were at the entrance to the Lord’ s temple between the porch and the altar. Their backs were turned toward the temple. Their faces were turned toward the east. And they were bowing down to the sun.

When you look up at the heavens, you will see the sun and moon. And you will see huge numbers of stars. Don’t let anyone tempt you to bow down to the sun, moon or stars. Don’t worship things the Lord your God has provided for all the nations on earth.

The person might have worshiped or bowed down to other gods. That person might have bowed down to the sun or moon or stars in the sky. I have commanded you not to do these things.

We will certainly do everything we said we would. We’ll burn incense to the female god called the Queen of Heaven. We’ll pour out drink offerings to her. We’ll do just as we and our people of long ago have done. Our kings and our officials also did it. All of us did it in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food. We were well off. We didn’t suffer any harm.

Josiah removed the statues of horses from the entrance to the Lord’ s temple. The kings of Judah had set them apart to honor the sun. The statues were in the courtyard. They were near the room of an official named Nathan- Melek. Josiah burned the chariots that had been set apart to honor the sun.

Josiah got rid of the priests who served other gods. The kings of Judah had appointed those priests to burn incense. They burned the incense on the high places of the towns of Judah. And they burned it on the high places around Jerusalem. They burned incense to honor Baal and the sun and moon. They burned it to honor all the stars.

They will lie outside under the sun, moon and all the stars. All these people had loved and served these things. They had followed them and worshiped them. They had asked them for advice. So the bones of these people will not be gathered up or buried again. Instead, they will be like human waste lying there on the ground.

I think about the heavens. I think about what your fingers have created. I think about the moon and stars that you have set in place.What are human beings that you think about them? What is a son of man that you take care of him?

God made two great lights. He made the larger light to rule over the day and the smaller light to rule over the night. He also made the stars.God put the lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth.He put them there to rule over the day and the night. He put them there to separate light from darkness. God saw that it was good.

But be careful. Don’t let anyone tempt you to do something wrong. Don’t turn away and worship other gods. Don’t bow down to them.