Others were foolish. They suffered because of their sins. They suffered because they wouldn’t obey the Lord.

愚妄人因自己的过犯和自己的罪孽便受苦楚。

愚妄人因自己叛逆的行径和自己的罪孽受苦楚。

愚妄人因自己叛逆的行径和自己的罪孽受苦楚。

有些人愚顽，因自己的悖逆和罪恶而受苦，

他们有些人因自己的过犯成了愚妄人，有人受苦是因为自己的罪孽。

另一些是愚妄人，因自己的叛逆行径和罪孽受苦。

愚妄人因自己的過犯和自己的罪孽便受苦楚。

愚妄人因自己叛逆的行徑和自己的罪孽受苦楚。

愚妄人因自己叛逆的行徑和自己的罪孽受苦楚。

有些人愚頑，因自己的悖逆和罪惡而受苦，

他們有些人因自己的過犯成了愚妄人，有人受苦是因為自己的罪孽。

有人患病，由於他們自己的過犯、和自己的罪孽、而受折磨；

另一些是愚妄人，因自己的叛逆行徑和罪孽受苦。

愚人因其愆尤罪戾、罹於禍患兮、

愚人犯罪、而罹禍患兮、

愚人妄行作孽、便受苦楚、

或陷昏惑。積辜成疾。

Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities.

Some were fools through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

Some were fools; they rebelled and suffered for their sins.

Fools suffered affliction because of their rebellious ways and their iniquities.

Fools, because of their rebellious way, And because of their guilty deeds, were afflicted.

Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Fools suffered affliction because of their rebellious ways and their sins.

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.

Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

A person who is still alive shouldn’t blame God when God punishes them for their sins.

But while the meat was still in their mouths, the Lord acted. Before the people could swallow it, he became very angry with them. He struck them with a terrible plague.So the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah. That’s where the bodies of the people who had wished for other food were buried.

“ How long will you childish people love your childish ways? How long will you rude people enjoy making fun of God and others? How long will you foolish people hate knowledge?

Foolish people say in their hearts,“ There is no God.” They do all kinds of horrible and evil things. No one does anything good.

So they spoke against God and against Moses. They said,“ Why have you brought us up out of Egypt? Do you want us to die here in the desert? We don’t have any bread! We don’t have any water! And we hate this awful food!”Then the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the Israelites. The snakes bit them. Many of the people died.The others came to Moses. They said,“ We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.The Lord said to Moses,“ Make a snake. Put it up on a pole. Then anyone who is bitten can look at it and remain alive.”So Moses made a bronze snake. He put it up on a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake remained alive.

Among those who were childish I saw a young man who had no sense.

I was very angry with them. They always longed for more and more of everything. So I punished them for that sin. I turned my face away from them because I was angry. But they kept on wanting their own way.I have seen what they have done. But I will heal them. I will guide them. I will give those who mourn in Israel the comfort they had before.

Here is something that people without sense don’t know. Here is what foolish people don’t understand.

“ I will judge them. I have even written it down. I will not keep silent. Instead, I will pay them back for all their sins.I will punish them for their sins. I will also punish them for the sins of their people before them.” This is what the Lord says.“ They burned sacrifices on the mountains. They disobeyed me by worshiping other gods on the hills. So I will make sure they are fully punished for all the sins they have committed.”

Lord, don’t correct me when you are angry. Don’t punish me when you are burning with anger.You have wounded me with your arrows. You have struck me with your hand.Because of your anger, my whole body is sick. Because of my sin, I’m not healthy.My guilt has become too much for me. It is a load too heavy to carry.My wounds are ugly. They stink. I’ve been foolish. I have sinned.I am bent over. I’ve been brought very low. All day long I go around weeping.My back is filled with burning pain. My whole body is sick.I am weak and feel as if I’ve been broken in pieces. I groan because of the great pain in my heart.

You will be punished because you have sinned. You will be corrected for turning away from me. I am the Lord your God. If you desert me, bad things will happen to you. If you do not respect me, you will suffer bitterly. I want you to understand that,” announces the Lord who rules over all.

When the cloud went up from above the tent, there stood Miriam. She had a disease that made her skin as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her. He saw that she had a skin disease.So he said to Moses,“ We have committed a very foolish sin. Please don’t hold it against us.Don’t let Miriam be like a baby that was born dead. Don’t let her look like a dead baby whose body is half eaten away.”So Moses cried out to the Lord. He said,“ Please, God, heal her!”

All at once he followed her. He was like an ox going to be killed. He was like a deer stepping into a trap