Listen to me, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You hate to do what is fair. You twist everything that is right.

雅各家的首领、以色列家的官长啊，当听我的话！你们厌恶公平，在一切事上屈枉正直；

当听这话，雅各家的领袖，以色列家的官长啊！你们厌弃公平，在一切事上屈枉正直；

当听这话，雅各家的领袖，以色列家的官长啊！你们厌弃公平，在一切事上屈枉正直；

雅各家的首领，以色列家的统治者啊，你们要听！你们厌恶正义，颠倒是非；

雅各家的首领，你们要听这个，以色列家的官长，你们也要听；你们厌恶公平，屈枉正直，

雅各家的首領、以色列家的官長啊，當聽我的話！你們厭惡公平，在一切事上屈枉正直；

當聽這話，雅各家的領袖，以色列家的官長啊！你們厭棄公平，在一切事上屈枉正直；

當聽這話，雅各家的領袖，以色列家的官長啊！你們厭棄公平，在一切事上屈枉正直；

雅各家的首領，以色列家的統治者啊，你們要聽！你們厭惡正義，顛倒是非；

雅各家的首領，你們要聽這個，以色列家的官長，你們也要聽；你們厭惡公平，屈枉正直，

雅各家的首領啊，你們要聽這話；以色列家的官長啊，你們要留心聽；你們這些厭惡公平、屈枉一切正直、

雅各家之首領、以色列家之有司歟、爾其聽之、爾曹惡公義、枉正直、

雅各家之長者、以色列族之士師、疾仁義、反公平者、宜聽我言、

雅各族之長者、以色列族之秉權者、厭惡公義、以直為曲者、當聽斯言、

Hear this, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel, who despise justice and distort all that is right;

Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who detest justice and make crooked all that is straight,

Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! You hate justice and twist all that is right.

Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert everything that is right,

Now hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who despise justice And twist everything that is straight,

Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And pervert all equity,

Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity.

Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice and pervert everything that is right,

Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.

Listen to this, you leaders of the family of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You hate justice and pervert all that is right.

Please listen to this, you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity.

Are you rulers really fair when you speak? Do you judge people honestly?No, in your hearts you plan to be unfair. With your hands you do terrible things on the earth.

Your rulers refuse to obey the Lord. They join forces with robbers. All of them love to accept money from those who want special favors. They are always looking for gifts from other people. They don’t stand up in court for children whose fathers have died. They don’t do it for widows either.

“ Listen to me, you priests! Pay attention, people of Israel! Listen, you members of the royal family! Here is my decision against you. You have been like a trap at Mizpah. You have been like a net spread out on Mount Tabor.

Then I said,“ Listen, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You should want to judge others fairly.

“ Go. Gather the elders of Israel together. Say to them,‘ The Lord, the God of your fathers, appeared to me. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God said,“ I have watched over you. I have seen what the Egyptians have done to you.

The Lord hates two things. He hates it when the guilty are set free. He also hates it when those who aren’t guilty are punished.

Suppose you say no to my rules and turn away from my laws. And suppose you break my covenant by failing to carry out all my commands.

“ May anyone who treats unfairly outsiders, widows, and children whose fathers have died be under the Lord’ s curse.” Then all the people will say,“ Amen!”

They have grown fat and heavy. There is no limit to the evil things they do. In court they do not seek justice. They don’t protect the rights of children whose fathers have died. They do not stand up for poor people.