Remember them, my God, for defiling the priesthood as well as the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

我的神啊，求你记念他们的罪；因为他们玷污了祭司的职任，违背你与祭司利未人所立的约。

我的上帝啊，求你记得他们的罪，因为他们玷污了祭司的职分，违背祭司和利未人的约。

我的神啊，求你记得他们的罪，因为他们玷污了祭司的职分，违背祭司和利未人的约。

我的上帝啊，求你记住他们，因为他们玷污了祭司的职分，违背了你与祭司和利未人所立的约。

“我的神啊，求你记住他们，因为他们玷污了祭司的职分，也污辱了祭司职分和利未人的约。”

我的神啊，求你記念他們的罪；因為他們玷污了祭司的職任，違背你與祭司利未人所立的約。

我的上帝啊，求你記得他們的罪，因為他們玷污了祭司的職分，違背祭司和利未人的約。

我的神啊，求你記得他們的罪，因為他們玷污了祭司的職分，違背祭司和利未人的約。

我的上帝啊，求你記住他們，因為他們玷污了祭司的職分，違背了你與祭司和利未人所立的約。

“我的神啊，求你記住他們，因為他們玷污了祭司的職分，也污辱了祭司職分和利未人的約。”

我的上帝啊，求你記起他們怎樣污辱了祭司的職分，怎樣污辱了祭司職分的約和利未人的約。

我上帝歟、彼玷祭司之職、背祭司利未人之約、望爾念之、

彼污祭司職、背祭司及利未人之約、望上帝錄其過。

彼污祭司之職、背祭司及利未人之約、求我天主記其罪、

Remember them, my God, because they defiled the priestly office and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.

You are my God. Remember what those priests have done. They have brought shame to their own work. They have also brought shame to the covenant that God made with the priests and Levites long ago.

Remember them, O my God, because they have desecrated the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

Remember them, O my God, for they have defiled the priesthood and the solemn vows of the priests and Levites.

Remember them, my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.

Remember them, my God, for defiling the priesthood as well as the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.

Please remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, the covenant of the priesthood, and the Levites.

Remember them, my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.

My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also the prophetess Noadiah and the other prophets who wanted to intimidate me.

“ Therefore, this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Israel:‘ I did say that your family and your forefather’s family would walk before me forever. But now,’ this is the LORD’s declaration,‘ no longer! For those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disgraced.

Therefore declare: I grant him my covenant of peace.It will be a covenant of perpetual priesthood for him and his future descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”

Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works.

The LORD said to Moses,“ Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them: A priest is not to make himself ceremonially unclean for a dead person among his relatives,except for his immediate family: his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother.He may make himself unclean for his unmarried virgin sister in his immediate family.He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.“ Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies.They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the food offerings to the LORD, the food of their God, and they must be holy.They are not to marry a woman defiled by prostitution. They are not to marry one divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

Don’t all of us have one Father? Didn’t one God create us? Why then do we act treacherously against one another, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable act has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s sanctuary, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.May the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob the man who does this, whoever he may be, even if he presents an offering to the LORD of Armies.

LORD God of Armies, you are the God of Israel. Rise up to punish all the nations; do not show favor to any wicked traitors. SelahThey return at evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.Look, they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips.“ For who,” they say,“ will hear?”But you laugh at them, LORD; you ridicule all the nations.I will keep watch for you, my strength, because God is my stronghold.My faithful God will come to meet me; God will let me look down on my adversaries.Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget. By your power, make them homeless wanderers and bring them down, Lord, our shield.For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. They utter curses and lies.Consume them in fury; consume them until they are gone. Then people will know throughout the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah

Then you will know that I sent you this decree, so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Armies.“ My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave these to him; it called for reverence, and he revered me and stood in awe of my name.True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity and turned many from iniquity.For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should desire instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Armies.“ You, on the other hand, have turned from the way. You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Armies.

Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelite community to bring you near to himself, to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the community to minister to them?He has brought you near, and all your fellow Levites who are with you, but you are pursuing the priesthood as well.