You don’t take delight in sacrifice. If you did, I would bring it. You don’t take pleasure in burnt offerings.

你本不喜爱祭物，若喜爱，我就献上；燔祭，你也不喜悦。

你本不喜爱祭物，若喜爱，我就献上；燔祭你也不喜悦。

你本不喜爱祭物，若喜爱，我就献上；燔祭你也不喜悦。

你不喜欢祭物，否则我会献上，你也不喜爱燔祭。

因为你不喜爱祭物；我就是献上燔祭，你也不喜悦。

你所喜悦的不是祭物，否则我就会献上；燔祭也不是你所悦纳的。

你本不喜愛祭物，若喜愛，我就獻上；燔祭，你也不喜悅。

你本不喜愛祭物，若喜愛，我就獻上；燔祭你也不喜悅。

你本不喜愛祭物，若喜愛，我就獻上；燔祭你也不喜悅。

你不喜歡祭物，否則我會獻上，你也不喜愛燔祭。

因為你不喜愛祭物；我就是獻上燔祭，你也不喜悅。

因為你不喜愛祭物；我若獻上燔祭，你也不悅納。

你所喜悅的不是祭物，否則我就會獻上；燔祭也不是你所悅納的。

爾不喜祭品、否則我必獻之、燔祭非爾所悅兮、

燔祭禮物、爾所不欲、欲則予必獻之兮、

主不欲祭物、欲則我必獻之、火焚祭亦非主喜悅、

求我恩主。寬免罪刑。有生之日。宣揚洪恩。

You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.

You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; you are not pleased with a burnt offering.

For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.

For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.

For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt- offering.

You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; You are not pleased with a burnt offering.

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give[ it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.

For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings. You didn’t require burnt offerings and sin offerings. You opened my ears so that I could hear you and obey you.

So when Christ came into the world, he said,“ You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings. Instead, you prepared a body for me.You weren’t pleased with burnt offerings and sin offerings.

I want mercy and not sacrifice. I want you to recognize me as God instead of bringing me burnt offerings.

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

“ 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.

I know that you wanted faithfulness even when I was in my mother’s body. You taught me wisdom in that secret place.

When I brought your people out of Egypt, I spoke to them. But I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices.I also gave them another command. I said,‘ Obey me. Then I will be your God. And you will be my people. Live the way I command you to live. Then things will go well with you.’

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

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.

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.Take the noise of your songs away! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

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.

“‘ But suppose someone sins on purpose. It does not matter whether they are an Israelite or an outsider. They speak evil things against the Lord. They must be separated from the community of Israel.They have not respected what the Lord has said. They have broken the Lord’ s commands. They must certainly be separated from the community. They are still guilty.’ ”

“‘ Do not accept payment for a murderer’s life. A murderer deserves to die. They must certainly be put to death.

“‘ But suppose just one person sins without meaning to. Then that person must bring a female goat for a sin offering. It must be a year old.

But suppose they kill someone on purpose. Then take them away from my altar and put them to death.

“ Jeremiah, when you tell them all this, they will not listen to you. When you call out to them, they will not answer.

Suppose a man is seen sleeping with another man’s wife. Then the man and the woman must both die. Get rid of those evil people.