Many times the Lord saved them. But they refused to obey him. So he destroyed them because of their sins.

他屡次搭救他们，他们却设谋背逆，因自己的罪孽降为卑下。

他屡次搭救他们，他们却图谋悖逆，就因自己的罪孽降为卑下。

他屡次搭救他们，他们却图谋悖逆，就因自己的罪孽降为卑下。

祂多次拯救他们，他们却执意背叛，陷入罪中不能自拔。

神曾多次搭救他们，他们却故意悖逆，以致因自己的罪孽降为卑微。

他多次解救他们，他们却图谋悖逆，在自己的罪孽中堕落。

他屢次搭救他們，他們卻設謀背逆，因自己的罪孽降為卑下。

他屢次搭救他們，他們卻圖謀悖逆，就因自己的罪孽降為卑下。

他屢次搭救他們，他們卻圖謀悖逆，就因自己的罪孽降為卑下。

祂多次拯救他們，他們卻執意背叛，陷入罪中不能自拔。

神曾多次搭救他們，他們卻故意悖逆，以致因自己的罪孽降為卑微。

永恆主多次援救了他們，他們卻計謀着悖逆，就因他們自己的罪罰而被降低。

他多次解救他們，他們卻圖謀悖逆，在自己的罪孽中墮落。

上帝屢援之、惟彼謀逆、因其罪戾、至於卑微兮、

主屢行拯救、民乃背逆、自取罪戾、日就消亡兮。

主屢次救之、彼仍設謀叛逆主、遂因罪惡消亡、

頻蒙救拔。依然怙惡。哀哉斯民。自求荼毒。

Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.

Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity.

Again and again he rescued them, but they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed by their sin.

He rescued them many times, but they continued to rebel deliberately and were beaten down by their iniquity.

Many times He would rescue them; They, however, were rebellious in their plan, And they sank down into their guilt.

Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity.

Many times did he deliver them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.

He rescued them many times, but they continued to rebel deliberately and were beaten down by their sin.

Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked[ him] with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.

He rescued them many times, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

So I let them go their own stubborn way. I let them follow their own sinful plans.

Then the Lord gave them leaders. The leaders saved them from the power of those robbers.But the people wouldn’t listen to their leaders. They weren’t faithful to the Lord. They served other gods and worshiped them. They didn’t obey the Lord’ s commands as their people before them had done. They quickly turned away from the path their people had taken.When the Lord gave them a leader, he was with that leader. The Lord saved the people from the power of their enemies. He did it as long as the leader lived. The Lord felt very sorry for the people. They groaned because of what their enemies did to them. Their enemies treated them badly.

Blessed is the person who obeys the law of the Lord. They don’t follow the advice of evil people. They don’t make a habit of doing what sinners do. They don’t join those who make fun of the Lord and his law.

War came to the city gates. Then God chose new leaders. But no shields or spears were seen anywhere. There weren’t any among 40,000 men in Israel.

The Midianites came up with their livestock and tents. They came like huge numbers of locusts. It was impossible to count the men and their camels. They came into the land to destroy it.

“ But the people forgot the Lord their God. So he put them under the control of Sisera. Sisera was the commander of the army of Hazor. The Lord also put the Israelites under the control of the Philistines and the king of Moab. All those nations fought against Israel.So the people cried out to the Lord. They said,‘ We have sinned. We’ve deserted the Lord. We’ve served gods that are named Baal. We’ve served female gods that are named Ashtoreth. But save us now from the power of our enemies. Then we will serve you.’The Lord sent Gideon, Barak, Jephthah and me. He saved you from the power of your enemies who were all around you. So you lived in safety.

There weren’t any blacksmiths in the whole land of Israel. That’s because the Philistines had said,“ The Hebrews might hire them to make swords or spears!”

Their evil ways made the Lord angry. So a plague broke out among them.