God hates sacrifices that are brought by evil people. He hates it even more when they bring them for the wrong reason.

恶人的祭物是可憎的；何况他存恶意来献呢？

恶人献的祭是可憎的，何况他存恶意来献呢？

恶人献的祭是可憎的，何况他存恶意来献呢？

恶人的祭物已经可憎，何况他怀着恶意来献！

恶人的祭物是耶和华所厌恶的，更何况是怀着恶念来献的呢？

恶人的祭物尚且可憎，更何况他献祭时居心不良呢！

惡人的祭物是可憎的；何況他存惡意來獻呢？

惡人獻的祭是可憎的，何況他存惡意來獻呢？

惡人獻的祭是可憎的，何況他存惡意來獻呢？

惡人的祭物已經可憎，何況他懷著惡意來獻！

惡人的祭物是耶和華所厭惡的，更何況是懷著惡念來獻的呢？

惡人的祭物本為可厭惡，何況他存着惡意帶來獻呢！

惡人的祭物尚且可憎，更何況他獻祭時居心不良呢！

惡者之祭為可憎、況以惡意獻之乎、

惡人之祭且不納、況以詭譎之心獻禮物乎。

惡人平素獻祭、猶為可憎、況以惡意而獻之乎、

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with evil intent!

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.

The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable, especially when it is offered with wrong motives.

The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable— how much more so when he brings it with ulterior motives!

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, How much more when he brings it with evil intent!

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more when he brings it with wicked intent!

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!

The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable— how much more so when he brings it with ulterior motives!

The sacrifice of the wicked[ is] abomination: how much more,[ when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

The Lord hates the sacrifice of sinful people. But the prayers of honest people please him.

But others are not like that. They sacrifice bulls to me, but at the same time they kill people. They offer lambs to me, but they also sacrifice dogs to other gods. They bring grain offerings to me, but they also offer pig’s blood to other gods. They burn incense to me, but they also worship statues of gods. They have chosen to go their own way. They take delight in things I hate.

What do I care about incense from the land of Sheba? Why should I bother with sweet- smelling cane from a land far away? I do not accept your burnt offerings. Your sacrifices do not please me.”

“ How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.

I don’t bring charges against you because of your sacrifices. I don’t bring charges because of the burnt offerings you always bring me.I don’t need a bull from your barn. I don’t need goats from your pens.Every animal in the forest already belongs to me. And so do the cattle on a thousand hills.I own every bird in the mountains. The insects in the fields belong to me.If I were hungry, I wouldn’t tell you. The world belongs to me. And so does everything in it.Do I eat the meat of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats?

The soldiers took sheep and cattle from what had been taken from our enemies. They took the best of what had been set apart to God. They wanted to sacrifice them to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”But Samuel replied,“ What pleases the Lord more? Burnt offerings and sacrifices, or obeying the Lord? It is better to obey than to offer a sacrifice. It is better to do what he says than to offer the fat of rams.Refusing to obey the Lord is as sinful as using evil magic. Being proud is as evil as worshiping statues of gods. You have refused to do what the Lord told you to do. So he has refused to have you as king.”

“ Do you think I need any more of your sacrifices?” asks the Lord.“ I have more than enough of your burnt offerings. I have more than enough of rams and the fat of your fattest animals. I do not find any pleasure in the blood of your bulls, lambs and goats.Who asked you to bring all these animals when you come to worship me? Who asked you and your animals to walk all over my courtyards?Stop bringing offerings that do not mean anything to me! I hate your incense. I can’t stand your worthless gatherings. I can’t stand the way you celebrate your New Moon feasts, Sabbath days and special services.Your New Moon feasts and your other appointed feasts I hate with my whole being. They have become a heavy load to me. I am tired of carrying it.You might spread out your hands toward me when you pray. But I do not look at you. You might even offer many prayers. But I am not listening to them. Your hands are covered with the blood of the people you have murdered.So wash and make yourselves clean. Get your evil actions out of my sight! Stop doing what is wrong!

If you don’t pay attention to my instruction, even your prayers are hated.

My Name is in this house. But you have made it a den for robbers! I have been watching you!” announces the Lord.“‘ “Go now to the town of Shiloh. Go to the place where I first made a home for my Name. See what I did to it because of the evil things my people Israel were doing.

The Lord says,“ I hate your holy feasts. I can’t stand them. Your gatherings stink.You bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings. But I will not accept them. You bring your best friendship offerings. But I will not even look at them.

So I thought,‘ Now the Philistines will come down to attack me at Gilgal. And I haven’t asked the Lord for his blessing.’ So I felt I had to sacrifice the burnt offering.”“ You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said.“ You haven’t obeyed the command the Lord your God gave you. If you had, he would have made your kingdom secure over Israel for all time to come.