Therefore, I rebuked the officials, saying,“ Why has the house of God been neglected?” I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts.

我就斥责官长说：“为何离弃神的殿呢？”我便招聚利未人，使他们照旧供职。

我就斥责官长说：“你们为何不顾上帝的殿呢？”于是我召集利未人，使他们在自己的岗位上供职。

我就斥责官长说：“你们为何不顾神的殿呢？”于是我召集利未人，使他们在自己的岗位上供职。

我斥责众首领说：“为何忽略上帝的殿？”然后，我招聚利未人，叫他们各归各职。

于是我责备众官长说：“为什么疏忽供应神的殿呢？”我就再召集利未人，使他们重站原来的岗位。

我就斥責官長說：「為何離棄神的殿呢？」我便招聚利未人，使他們照舊供職。

我就斥責官長說：「你們為何不顧上帝的殿呢？」於是我召集利未人，使他們在自己的崗位上供職。

我就斥責官長說：「你們為何不顧神的殿呢？」於是我召集利未人，使他們在自己的崗位上供職。

我斥責眾首領說：「為何忽略上帝的殿？」然後，我招聚利未人，叫他們各歸各職。

於是我責備眾官長說：“為甚麼疏忽供應神的殿呢？”我就再召集利未人，使他們重站原來的崗位。

我就譴責官長們說：『你們為甚麼將上帝的殿棄而不顧呢？』我便招集了利未人，重立他們的地位。

遂斥責民長曰、上帝之室、何遺棄之、因招集利未人、復供厥職、

我聞此、責諸伯曰、上帝之殿何不恪守、遂招徠利未人、使復厥職。

我斥責諸民長曰、天主之殿、何為遺棄、遂招集利未人、使仍供其職、

So I rebuked the officials and asked them,“ Why is the house of God neglected?” Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts.

I gave a warning to the officials. I asked them,“ Why aren’t you taking care of God’s house?” Then I brought the Levites and musicians together. I stationed them in their proper places. I put them back to work.

So I confronted the officials and said,“ Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their stations.

I immediately confronted the leaders and demanded,“ Why has the Temple of God been neglected?” Then I called all the Levites back again and restored them to their proper duties.

Therefore, I rebuked the officials, asking,“ Why has the house of God been neglected?” I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts.

So I reprimanded the officials and said,“ Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered them together and stationed them at their posts.

So I contended with the rulers, and said,“ Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them together and set them in their place.

Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

So I registered a complaint with the leaders, asking“ Why is the temple of God neglected?” Then I gathered them and reassigned them to their positions.

Then I contended with the rulers, and said,“ Why is God’s house forsaken?” I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the priests who minister are, along with the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.

I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them:“ What is this evil you are doing— profaning the Sabbath day?

I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair. I forced them to take an oath before God and said:“ You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!

So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the Lord, because they treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.

I became extremely angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints.After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them,“ Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.” So I called a large assembly against themand said,“ We have done our best to buy back our Jewish countrymen who were sold to foreigners, but now you sell your own countrymen, and we have to buy them back.” They remained silent and could not say a word.Then I said,“ What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies?Even I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop charging this interest.Return their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses to them immediately, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and olive oil that you have been assessing them.”They responded:“ We will return these things and require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and made everyone take an oath to do this.I also shook the folds of my robe and said,“ May God likewise shake from his house and property everyone who doesn’t keep this promise. May he be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said,“ Amen,” and they praised the Lord. Then the people did as they had promised.

“ Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me!” You ask:“ How do we rob You?”“ By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions.You are suffering under a curse, yet you— the whole nation— are still robbing Me.Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this way,” says the Lord of Hosts.“ See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not ruin the produce of your land and your vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Those who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law battle against them.

because I greatly feared the crowds, and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so I grew silent and would not go outside?