God says,“ Listen, my people, and I will speak. I will be a witness against you, Israel. I am God, your God.

“我的民哪，你们当听我的话！以色列啊，我要劝戒你；我是神，是你的神！

“听啊，我的子民，我要说话！以色列啊，我要审问你；我是上帝，是你的上帝！

“听啊，我的子民，我要说话！以色列啊，我要审问你；我是神，是你的神！

祂说：“我的子民啊，听我说！以色列啊，我要指控你！我是上帝，是你的上帝。

“我的子民哪！你们要听，我要说话；以色列啊！我要控诉你；我是神，是你的神。

“听啊，我的子民，我要说话！以色列啊，我要告诫你！我是神，是你的神。

我的民哪，你們當聽我的話！以色列啊，我要勸戒你；我是神，是你的神！

「聽啊，我的子民，我要說話！以色列啊，我要審問你；我是上帝，是你的上帝！

「聽啊，我的子民，我要說話！以色列啊，我要審問你；我是神，是你的神！

祂說：「我的子民啊，聽我說！以色列啊，我要指控你！我是上帝，是你的上帝。

“我的子民哪！你們要聽，我要說話；以色列啊！我要控訴你；我是神，是你的神。

『我的人民哪，你們要聽，我要說話；以色列啊，聽吧，我要控訴你，我永恆主、你的上帝、要控訴。

「聽啊，我的子民，我要說話！以色列啊，我要告誡你！我是神，是你的神。

我民歟、爾其聽之、我則宣言、以色列歟、我將戒爾、我乃上帝、爾之上帝兮、

以色列族、我之人民、宜聽我言、我乃爾之上帝、將督責爾過兮、

我民須聽、我將有言、以色列乎、我警戒爾、我乃天主、即爾之天主、

告爾義塞民。吾乃爾之神。

“ Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am God, your God.

“ Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.

“ O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel: I am God, your God!

“ Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel. I am God, your God.

“ Hear, My people, and I will speak; Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God.

“ Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you; I am God, your God!

Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, even thy God.

“ Listen, My people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel. I am God, your God.

Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I[ am] God,[ even] thy God.

He says:“ Listen my people! I am speaking! Listen Israel! I am accusing you! I am God, your God!

“ Hear, my people, and I will speak. Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.

“ My people, listen and I will warn you. Israel, I wish you would listen to me!

“ I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. That is the land where you were slaves.

“ I want you to write down a song and teach it to the Israelites. Have them sing it. It will be my witness against them.I will bring them into a land that has plenty of milk and honey. I promised the land to their people of long ago. In that land they will eat until they have had enough. They will get fat. When they do, they will turn to other gods and worship them. They will turn their backs on me. They will break my covenant.Many horrible troubles and hard times will come on them. Then the song I am giving you will be a witness against them. That is because the song will not be forgotten by their children and their children’s children. I know what they are likely to do. I know it even before I bring them into the land I promised them.”

“ Come. Let us settle this matter,” says the Lord.“ Even though your sins are bright red, they will be as white as snow. Even though they are deep red, they will be white like wool.

But the Lord will be true to his great name. He won’t turn his back on his people. That’s because he was pleased to make you his own people.I would never sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. I’ll teach you to live in a way that is good and right.But be sure to have respect for the Lord. Serve him faithfully. Do it with all your heart. Think about the great things he has done for you.But don’t be stubborn. Don’t continue to do what is evil. If you do, both you and your king will be destroyed.”

People of Jacob, hear the Lord’ s message. Listen, all you tribes of Israel.The Lord says,“ What did your people of long ago find wrong with me? Why did they wander so far away from me? They worshiped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless.

I am the Lord your God. So follow my rules. Be careful to obey my laws.Keep my Sabbath days holy. That is the sign of the covenant I made with you. You will know that I am the Lord your God.’

Hear this, all you nations. Listen, all you who live in this world.

I am the Lord your God. I brought you up out of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.“ But my people wouldn’t listen to me. Israel wouldn’t obey me.So I let them go their own stubborn way. I let them follow their own sinful plans.

So the Lord his God handed him over to the king of Aram. The men of Aram won the battle over him. They took many of his people as prisoners. They brought them to Damascus. God also handed Ahaz over to Pekah. Pekah was king of Israel. His army wounded or killed many of the troops of Ahaz.

Israel, listen to the Lord’ s message. He says to me,“ Stand up in court. Let the mountains serve as witnesses. Let the hills hear what you have to say.”Hear the Lord’ s case, you mountains. Listen, you age- old foundations of the earth. The Lord has a case against his people Israel. He is bringing charges against them.The Lord says,“ My people, what have I done to you? Have I made things too hard for you? Answer me.I brought your people up out of Egypt. I set them free from the land where they were slaves. I sent Moses to lead them. Aaron and Miriam helped him.Remember how Balak, the king of Moab, planned to put a curse on your people. But Balaam, the son of Beor, gave them a blessing instead. Remember their journey from Shittim to Gilgal. I want you to know that I always do what is right.”The people of Israel say,“ What should we bring with us when we go to worship the Lord? What should we offer the God of heaven when we bow down to him? Should we take burnt offerings to him? Should we sacrifice calves that are a year old?Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams? Will he take delight in 10,000 rivers of olive oil? Should we offer our oldest sons for the wrong things we’ve done? Should we sacrifice our own children to pay for our sins?”The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told you what he requires of you. You must act with justice. You must love to show mercy. And you must be humble as you live in the sight of your God.

Now obey me completely. Keep my covenant. If you do, then out of all the nations you will be my special treasure. The whole earth is mine.But you will be a kingdom of priests to serve me. You will be my holy nation.’ That is what you must tell the Israelites.”

Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ I chose Israel. On that day I raised my hand and made a promise. I made a promise to the members of Jacob’s family line. I made myself known to them in Egypt. I raised my hand and told them,‘ I am the Lord your God.’

“ You warned them so that they would obey your law again. But they became proud. They didn’t obey your commands. They sinned against your rules. You said,‘ Anyone who obeys my rules will live by them.’ But the people didn’t care about that. They turned their backs on you. They became very stubborn. They refused to listen to you.For many years you put up with them. By your Spirit you warned them through your prophets. In spite of that, they didn’t pay any attention. So you handed them over to the nations that were around them.

The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers. He said,“ Turn from your evil ways. Keep my commands and rules. Obey every part of my Law. I commanded your people who lived long ago to obey it. And I gave it to you through my servants the prophets.”

“ So I am bringing charges against you again,” announces the Lord.“ And I will bring charges against your children’s children.

“ So I will come and put you on trial. I will be quick to bring charges against all of you,” says the Lord who rules over all.“ I will bring charges against you sinful people who do not have any respect for me. That includes those who practice evil magic. It includes those who commit adultery and those who tell lies in court. It includes those who cheat workers out of their pay. It includes those who treat widows badly. It also includes those who mistreat children whose fathers have died. And it includes those who take away the rights of outsiders in the courts.

I will put this third in the fire. I will make them as pure as silver. I will test them like gold. They will call out to me. And I will answer them. I will say,‘ They are my people.’ And they will say,‘ The Lord is our God.’ ”

Today you have announced that the Lord is your God. You have said you would live exactly as he wants you to live. You have agreed to keep his rules, commands and laws. And you have said you would listen to him.Today the Lord has announced that you are his people. He has said that you are his special treasure. He promised that you would be. He has told you to keep all his commands.

I said to them,‘ Each of you must get rid of the statues of the evil gods you worship. Do not make yourselves“ unclean” by worshiping the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’