“‘ Here are the birds you must treat as“ unclean.” Do not eat them because they are“ unclean.” The birds include eagles, vultures and black vultures.

“雀鸟中你们当以为可憎、不可吃的乃是：雕、狗头雕、红头雕、

“飞鸟中你们当以为可憎，不可吃且可憎的是：雕、狗头雕、红头雕，

“飞鸟中你们当以为可憎，不可吃且可憎的是：雕、狗头雕、红头雕，

“你们不可吃以下鸟类，要视为可憎之物。它们是雕、胡兀鹫、黑秃鹫、

“在鸟类中，你们要憎恶，也不可吃这些雀鸟：兀鹰（雀鸟的名字中文翻译还未统一，它们的学名多不能确定）、鵰、鹫、

「雀鳥中你們當以為可憎、不可吃的乃是：鵰、狗頭鵰、紅頭鵰、

「飛鳥中你們當以為可憎，不可吃且可憎的是：鵰、狗頭鵰、紅頭鵰，

「飛鳥中你們當以為可憎，不可吃且可憎的是：鵰、狗頭鵰、紅頭鵰，

「你們不可吃以下鳥類，要視為可憎之物。牠們是鵰、胡兀鷲、黑禿鷲、

“在鳥類中，你們要憎惡，也不可吃這些雀鳥：兀鷹（雀鳥的名字中文翻譯還未統一，牠們的學名多不能確定）、鵰、鷲、

『飛鳥中你們要看以下這些為可憎：牠們是喫不得的；牠們是可憎物：例如兀鷹、狗頭鵰、紅頭鵰、

羽族中所可憎、而不可食者、即鷹、鶚、鵰、

羽族中所可憎而不可食者、鷹、鶚、鵰、

禽鳥中亦有當視為可憎不可食者、即鷹、鶚、鵰、鸇、

“‘ These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,

“ And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

“ These are the birds that are detestable to you. You must never eat them: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

“ You are to abhor these birds. They must not be eaten because they are abhorrent: eagles, bearded vultures, Egyptian vultures,

‘ Moreover, these you shall detest among the birds; they are detestable, not to be eaten: the eagle, the vulture, and the buzzard,

‘ And these you shall regard as an abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard,

And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier- eagle, and the ospray,

“ You are to detest these birds. They must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

And these[ are they which] ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they[ are] an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

“‘ These you are to detest from among the birds– they must not be eaten, because they are detestable: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

“‘ You shall detest these among the birds; they shall not be eaten because they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,

“ Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.”( Psalm 5:9)“ The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.”( Psalm 140:3)“ Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.”( Psalm 10:7)“ They run quickly to commit murder.They leave a trail of harmful actions.They do not know how to live in peace.”( Isaiah 59:7, 8)

They didn’t think it was important to know God. So God let them continue to have evil thoughts. They did things they shouldn’t do.They are full of every kind of sin, evil and ungodliness. They want more than they need. They commit murder. They want what belongs to other people. They fight and cheat. They hate others. They say mean things about other people.They tell lies about them. They hate God. They are rude and proud. They brag. They think of new ways to do evil. They don’t obey their parents.They do not understand. They can’t be trusted. They are not loving and kind.They know that God’s commands are right. They know that those who do evil things should die. But they continue to do those very things. They also approve of others who do them.

The Lord said to me,“ Put a trumpet to your lips! Give a warning to my people! Assyria is like an eagle. It is ready to attack my land. My people have broken the covenant I made with them. They have refused to obey my law.

But there are many birds you can’t eat. They include eagles, vultures, and black vultures.They include red kites, black kites and all kinds of falcons.They include all kinds of ravens.They include horned owls, screech owls, gulls and all kinds of hawks.They include little owls, great owls, white owlsand desert owls. They include ospreys and cormorants.They include storks and all kinds of herons. They also include hoopoes and bats.All flying insects are“ unclean” for you. So don’t eat them.But you can eat any creature that has wings and is“ clean.”

Their horses are faster than leopards. They are meaner than wolves at sunset. Their horsemen charge straight into battle. They ride in from far away. They come down like an eagle diving for its food.

Do you command eagles to fly so high? They build their nests as high as they can.They live on cliffs and stay there at night. High up on the rocks they think they are safe.From there they look for their food. They can see it from far away.Their little ones like to eat blood. Eagles gather where they see dead bodies.”

No bird knows that hidden path. No falcon’s eye has seen it.

Look! Our enemies are approaching like the clouds. Their chariots are coming like a strong wind. Their horses are faster than eagles. How terrible it will be for us! We’ll be destroyed!

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.

The vultures will gather wherever there is a dead body.

The Lord says,“ Look! Nebuchadnezzar is like an eagle diving down. He is spreading his wings over Moab.

Who provides food for ravens when their babies cry out to me? They wander around because they do not have anything to eat.

The Lord says,“ My people are foolish. They do not know me. They are children who do not have any sense. They have no understanding at all. They are skilled in doing what is evil. They do not know how to do what is good.”

Those who were hunting us down were faster than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains. They hid and waited for us in the desert.