Our people of long ago sinned. And they are now dead. We are being punished because of their sins.

我们列祖犯罪，而今不在了；我们担当他们的罪孽。

我们的祖先犯罪，而今他们不在了，我们却担当他们的罪孽。

我们的祖先犯罪，而今他们不在了，我们却担当他们的罪孽。

我们的祖先犯了罪，已经逝去，我们却要承担他们的罪责。

我们的先祖犯了罪，现在他们不在了；我们却要担负他们的罪孽。

我們列祖犯罪，而今不在了；我們擔當他們的罪孽。

我們的祖先犯罪，而今他們不在了，我們卻擔當他們的罪孽。

我們的祖先犯罪，而今他們不在了，我們卻擔當他們的罪孽。

我們的祖先犯了罪，已經逝去，我們卻要承擔他們的罪責。

我們的先祖犯了罪，現在他們不在了；我們卻要擔負他們的罪孽。

我們的祖宗犯了罪，而今不在了；他們罪罰之重擔由我們擔當。

我祖獲罪而亡、我負厥咎兮、

予之列祖、蹈於愆尤、遂致殞滅、今予負其罪戾兮。

我之列祖、獲罪而亡、今我負其罪愆、

Our ancestors sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.

Our fathers sinned, and are no more; and we bear their iniquities.

Our ancestors sinned, but they have died— and we are suffering the punishment they deserved!

Our ancestors sinned; they no longer exist, but we bear their punishment.

Our fathers sinned, and are gone; It is we who have been burdened with the punishment for their wrongdoings.

Our fathers sinned and are no more, But we bear their iniquities.

Our fathers sinned, and are not; And we have borne their iniquities.

Our fathers sinned; they no longer exist, but we bear their punishment.

Our fathers have sinned,[ and are] not; and we have borne their iniquities.

Our forefathers sinned and are dead, but we suffer their punishment.

Our fathers sinned, and are no more. We have borne their iniquities.

But you have done more evil things than they did. All of you are doing what your stubborn and evil hearts want you to do. You are not obeying me.

“ You people have a proverb about the land of Israel. What do you mean by it? It says,“‘ The parents eat sour grapes. But the children have a bitter taste in their mouths.’

Do not bow down to them or worship them. I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. I cause the sins of the parents to affect their children. I will cause the sins of those who hate me to affect even their grandchildren and great- grandchildren.

“ In those days people will no longer say,“‘ The parents have eaten sour grapes. But the children have a bitter taste in their mouths.’

Lord, we admit we’ve done evil things. We also admit that our people of long ago were guilty. It’s true that we’ve sinned against you.

So go ahead and finish the sins that those who lived before you started!“ You nest of poisonous snakes! How will you escape from being sentenced to hell?So I am sending you prophets, wise people, and teachers. You will kill some of them. You will nail some to a cross. Others you will whip in your synagogues. You will chase them from town to town.So you will pay for all the godly people’s blood spilled on earth. I mean from the blood of godly Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berekiah. Zechariah was the one you murdered between the temple and the altar.What I’m about to tell you is true. All this will happen to those who are now living.

“ Where are those people now? And what about my prophets? Do they live forever?

But they replied,“ We were 12 brothers. All of us were the sons of one man. He lives in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is now with our father. And one brother is gone.”

The Lord says,“ A voice is heard in Ramah. It is the sound of weeping and deep sadness. Rachel is weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are gone.”

Why don’t you forgive the wrong things I’ve done? Why don’t you forgive me for my sins? I’ll soon lie down in the dust of my grave. You will search for me. But I’ll be gone.”

The eyes that see me now won’t see me anymore. You will look for me. But I’ll be gone.

Their father Jacob said to them,“ You have taken my children away from me. Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”