Please remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, 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, for defiling the priesthood as well as 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 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.

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

Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat in light of these actions of theirs– also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who were trying to scare me!

Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘ I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the LORD says,‘ May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!

Therefore, announce:‘ I am going to give to him my covenant of peace.So it will be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of a permanent priesthood, because he has been zealous for his God, and has made atonement for the Israelites.’”

Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him in keeping with his deeds.

The LORD said to Moses:“ Say to the priests, the sons of Aaron– say to them,‘ For a dead person no priest is to defile himself among his people,except for his close relative who is near to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,and his virgin sister who is near to him, who has no husband; he may defile himself for her.He must not defile himself as a husband among his people so as to profane himself.Priests must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body.“‘ They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the LORD’s gifts, the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy.They must not take a wife defiled by prostitution, nor are they to take a wife divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

Do we not all have one father? Did not one God create us? Why do we betray one another, in this way making light of the covenant of our ancestors?Judah has become disloyal, and unspeakable sins have been committed in Israel and Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the holy things that the LORD loves and has turned to a foreign god!May the LORD cut off from the community of Jacob every last person who does this, as well as the person who presents improper offerings to the LORD who rules over all!

You, O LORD God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers!( Selah)They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“ Who hears?”But you, O LORD, laugh in disgust at them; you taunt all the nations.You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.The God who loves me will help me; God will enable me to triumph over my enemies.Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth!( Selah)

Then you will know that I sent this commandment to you so that my covenant may continue to be with Levi,” says the LORD who rules over all.“ My covenant with him was designed to bring life and peace. I gave its statutes to him to fill him with awe, and he indeed revered me and stood in awe before me.He taught what was true; sinful words were not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned many people away from sin.For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the LORD who rules over all.You, however, have turned from the way. You have caused many to violate the law; you have corrupted the covenant with Levi,” says the LORD who rules over all.

Does it seem too small a thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel to bring you near to himself, to perform the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the community to minister to them?He has brought you near and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you. Do you now seek the priesthood also?