I was afraid of you. You are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in. You harvest what you did not plant.’

我原是怕你，因为你是严厉的人；没有放下的，还要去拿，没有种下的，还要去收。’

我向来怕你，因为你是严厉的人：没有放的，也要去拿；没有种的，也要去收。’

我向来怕你，因为你是严厉的人：没有放的，也要去拿；没有种的，也要去收。’

因为你很严厉，没有存还要取，没有种还要收，所以我怕你。’

因为我怕你，你一向是严厉的人，没有存的要提取，没有种的要收割。’

我怕你，因为你是个严厉的人，不是你存放的，你提取；不是你播种的，你收获。’

我原是怕你，因為你是嚴厲的人；沒有放下的，還要去拿，沒有種下的，還要去收。』

我向來怕你，因為你是嚴厲的人：沒有放的，也要去拿；沒有種的，也要去收。』

我向來怕你，因為你是嚴厲的人：沒有放的，也要去拿；沒有種的，也要去收。』

因為你很嚴厲，沒有存還要取，沒有種還要收，所以我怕你。』

因為我怕你，你一向是嚴厲的人，沒有存的要提取，沒有種的要收割。’

我怕你，因為你是嚴厲的人，沒有放下的、就要拿取，沒有撒種的、就要收割。」

我怕你，因為你是個嚴厲的人，不是你存放的，你提取；不是你播種的，你收穫。』

蓋我畏爾嚴人也、未置者取之、未播者穫之、

蓋我畏爾、嚴人也、未置者取之、未播者穫之、

蓋我畏爾、以爾為人甚嚴、未置者取之、未播者穫之、

緣汝為人苛刻寡恩、不放而收、不播而獲、予甚懼主。」

I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’

for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’

I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’

because I was afraid of you since you’re a harsh man: you collect what you didn’t deposit and reap what you didn’t sow.’

for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.’

For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’

for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

because I was afraid of you, for you’re a tough man: you collect what you didn’t deposit and reap what you didn’t sow.’

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’

for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’

“ You have said,‘ It is useless to serve God. What do we gain by obeying his laws? And what do we get by pretending to be sad in front of the Lord?But now we call proud people blessed. Things go well with those who do what is evil. And God doesn’t even punish those who test him.’ ”

He is coming to judge everyone. He is coming to sentence all of them. He will judge them for all the ungodly acts they have done. They have done them in ungodly ways. He will sentence ungodly sinners for all the things they have said to oppose him.”

But they say to God,‘ Leave us alone! We don’t want to know how you want us to live.Who is the Mighty One? Why should we serve him? What would we get if we prayed to him?’

“ But you say,‘ What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ Listen to me, you Israelites. What I do is always fair. What you do is not.Suppose a godly person stops doing what is right. And they sin. Then they will die because of it. They will die because of the sin they have committed.But suppose a sinful person turns away from the evil things they have done. And they do what is fair and right. Then they will save their life.They think about all the evil things they have done. And they turn away from them. So you can be sure they will live. They will not die.But the Israelites still say,‘ What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ People of Israel, what I do is always fair. What you do is not.

They said to Moses,“ Speak to us yourself. Then we’ll listen. But don’t let God speak to us. If he does, we’ll die.”Moses said to the people,“ Don’t be afraid. God has come to test you. He wants you to have respect for him. That will keep you from sinning.”

David was afraid of the Lord that day. He asked,“ How can the ark of the Lord ever be brought to me?”He didn’t want to take the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed- Edom. Obed- Edom was from Gath.The ark of the Lord remained in Obed- Edom’s house for three months. And the Lord blessed him and his whole family.

Suppose you keep the whole law but trip over just one part of it. Then you are guilty of breaking all of it.

“ Then the man who had received one bag of gold came.‘ Master,’ he said,‘ I knew that you are a hard man. You harvest where you have not planted. You gather crops where you have not scattered seed.So I was afraid. I went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’

“ Don’t be afraid,” Samuel replied.“ It’s true that you have done all these evil things. But don’t turn away from the Lord. Serve him with all your heart.

The mind ruled by the power of sin is at war with God. It does not obey God’s law. It can’t.

God gave us his Spirit. And the Spirit doesn’t make us weak and fearful. Instead, the Spirit gives us power and love. He helps us control ourselves.

There is no fear in love. Instead, perfect love drives away fear. That’s because fear has to do with being punished. The one who fears does not have perfect love.

The Spirit you received doesn’t make you slaves. Otherwise you would live in fear again. Instead, the Holy Spirit you received made you God’s adopted child. By the Spirit’s power we call God Abba. Abba means Father.

But some of the people of Beth Shemesh looked into the ark of the Lord. So he struck them down. He put 70 of them to death. The rest of the people were filled with sorrow. That’s because the Lord had killed so many of them.The people of Beth Shemesh said,“ The Lord is a holy God. Who can stand in front of him? Where can the ark go up to from here?”Then messengers were sent to the people of Kiriath Jearim. The messengers said,“ The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down and take it up to your town.”