We have sinned, just as our people of long ago did. We too have done what is evil and wrong.

我们与我们的祖宗一同犯罪；我们作了孽，行了恶。

我们与我们的祖宗一同犯罪，偏邪行恶。

我们与我们的祖宗一同犯罪，偏邪行恶。

我们跟祖先一样也犯了罪，行事邪恶。

我们和我们的列祖都犯了罪，我们作了孽，也行了恶。

我们与我们的祖先一同犯了罪，我们行事歪曲，做事邪恶。

我們與我們的祖宗一同犯罪；我們作了孽，行了惡。

我們與我們的祖宗一同犯罪，偏邪行惡。

我們與我們的祖宗一同犯罪，偏邪行惡。

我們跟祖先一樣也犯了罪，行事邪惡。

我們和我們的列祖都犯了罪，我們作了孽，也行了惡。

我們和我們祖宗一同犯了罪；我們有了罪孽；我們行了惡。

我們與我們的祖先一同犯了罪，我們行事扭曲，做事邪惡。

我與列祖同干罪戾、行邪作惡兮、

列祖犯罪、我儕濟其惡、愆尤叢集、

我儕與列祖、俱是犯罪行邪作惡、

吾與列祖。一丘之貉。心跡未清。懷邪作惡。

We have sinned, even as our ancestors did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.

Like our ancestors, we have sinned. We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly!

Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.

We have sinned like our fathers, We have gone astray, we have behaved wickedly.

We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly.

We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.

We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong, we have done evil.

We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.

But suppose your people change their ways in the land where they are held as prisoners. They turn away from their sins. They beg you to help them in the land of those who won the battle over them. They say,‘ We have sinned. We’ve done what is wrong. We’ve done what is evil.’

I prayed,“ I’m filled with shame and dishonor, my God. I can hardly look to you and pray. That’s because our sins are piled up above our heads. Our guilt reaches all the way to the heavens.We are filled with it. It has been like that ever since the days of our people who lived long ago. Kings of other countries have killed many of us and our kings and priests with their swords. They’ve forced others to leave their own land. They’ve taken them away as prisoners. They’ve robbed others. They’ve made still others feel ashamed and dishonored. All these things have happened to us because we’ve committed so many sins. And that’s how things still are to this day.

“‘ But suppose you admit that both you and your people who lived before you have sinned. You admit the evil and dishonest things you have done against me. And you admit you have become my enemy.

“ But our people before us became proud and stubborn. They didn’t obey your commands.

They would not be like their people who lived long ago. Those people were stubborn. They refused to obey God. They turned away from him. Their spirits were not faithful to him.

We have sinned and done what is wrong. We have been evil. We have refused to obey you. We have turned away from your commands and laws.We haven’t listened to your servants the prophets. They spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our people of long ago. They also brought your message to all our people in the land.“ Lord, you always do what is right. But we are covered with shame today. We are the people of Judah and Jerusalem. All of us are Israelites, no matter where we live. We are now living in many countries. You scattered us among the nations because we weren’t faithful to you.Lord, we are covered with shame. So are our kings and princes, and our people of long ago. We have sinned against you.

We’ve done some very evil things. We haven’t obeyed the commands, rules and laws you gave your servant Moses.

Let us lie down in our shame. Let our dishonor cover us. You are the Lord our God. But we have sinned against you. We and our people of long ago have sinned. We haven’t obeyed you from our earliest years until now.”

“ Now here you are, you bunch of sinners! You have taken the place of your fathers. And you are making the Lord even angrier with Israel.

“ Our God, you are the great God. You are mighty and wonderful. You keep the covenant you made with us. You show us your love. So don’t let all our suffering seem like a small thing to you. We’ve suffered greatly. So have our kings and leaders. So have our priests and prophets. Our people who lived long ago also suffered. And all your people are suffering right now. In fact, we’ve been suffering from the time of the kings of Assyria until today.In spite of everything that has happened to us, you have been fair. You have been faithful in what you have done. But we did what was evil.Our kings and leaders didn’t follow your law. Our priests and our people before us didn’t follow it either. They didn’t pay any attention to your commands or rules that you warned them to keep.

So go ahead and finish the sins that those who lived before you started!

“ You stubborn people! You won’t obey! You won’t listen! You are just like your people of long ago! You always oppose the Holy Spirit!Was there ever a prophet your people didn’t try to hurt? They even killed those who told about the coming of the Blameless One. And now you have handed him over to his enemies. You have murdered him.