“ You were stubborn. That’s why Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied.

耶稣说：“摩西因为你们的心硬，所以写这条例给你们；

耶稣对他们说：“摩西因为你们的心硬，所以写这诫命给你们。

耶稣对他们说：“摩西因为你们的心硬，所以写这诫命给你们。

耶稣说：“摩西因为你们心硬，才给你们写了这条诫命。

耶稣说：“因为你们的心硬，摩西才写这条例给你们。

耶稣对他们说：“摩西因着你们的心里刚硬，才给你们定下这条诫命。

耶穌說：「摩西因為你們的心硬，所以寫這條例給你們；

耶穌對他們說：「摩西因為你們的心硬，所以寫這誡命給你們。

耶穌對他們說：「摩西因為你們的心硬，所以寫這誡命給你們。

耶穌說：「摩西因為你們心硬，才給你們寫了這條誡命。

耶穌說：“因為你們的心硬，摩西才寫這條例給你們。

耶穌對他們說：『是為着你們的硬心摩西才寫了這條誡命給你們的。

耶穌對他們說：「摩西因著你們的心裡剛硬，才給你們定下這條誡命。

耶穌曰、以爾心頑、故書斯命予爾、

耶穌曰、摩西以爾心忍、故有斯命、

耶穌曰、摩西以爾心忍、故有此命、

耶穌曰：『摩西以爾心如鐵石、故為爾書此誡命、非得已也。

“ It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied.

And Jesus said to them,“ Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

But Jesus responded,“ He wrote this commandment only as a concession to your hard hearts.

But Jesus told them,“ He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts.

But Jesus said to them,“ Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

And Jesus answered and said to them,“ Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

But Jesus told them,“ He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

But Jesus said to them,“ He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts.

But Jesus said to them,“ For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.

“ But our people before us became proud and stubborn. They didn’t obey your commands.They refused to listen to you. They forgot the miracles you had done among them. So they became stubborn. When they refused to obey you, they appointed a leader for themselves. They wanted to go back to being slaves in Egypt. But you are a God who forgives. You are gracious. You are tender and kind. You are slow to get angry. You are full of love. So you didn’t desert them.

“ You stubborn people! You won’t obey! You won’t listen! You are just like your people of long ago! You always oppose the Holy Spirit!

“ But they didn’t obey you. Instead, they turned against you. They turned their backs on your law. They killed your prophets. The prophets had warned them to return to you. But they did very evil things that dishonored you.

Jesus replied,“ Moses let you divorce your wives because you were stubborn. But it was not this way from the beginning.

The Holy Spirit says,“ Listen to his voice today.If you hear it, don’t be stubborn. You were stubborn when you opposed me. You did that when you were tested in the desert.There your people of long ago tested me. Yet for 40 years they saw what I did.That is why I was angry with them. I said,‘ Their hearts are always going astray. They have not known my ways.’

I know how you refuse to obey the Lord. I know how stubborn you are. You have refused to obey him while I’ve been living among you. So you will certainly refuse to obey him after I’m dead!

The Lord your God is giving you this good land to take as your own. But you must understand that it isn’t because you are a godly nation. In fact, you are stubborn.