Oh, that my people would listen to me! Oh, that Israel would follow me, walking in my paths!

甚愿我的民肯听从我，以色列肯行我的道，

我的子民若肯听从我，以色列肯行我的道，

我的子民若肯听从我，以色列肯行我的道，

但愿我的子民肯听从我，以色列人肯遵行我的道。

只要我的子民听从我，以色列肯遵行我的道，

但愿我的子民肯听从我，以色列肯走我的道路，

甚願我的民肯聽從我，以色列肯行我的道，

我的子民若肯聽從我，以色列肯行我的道，

我的子民若肯聽從我，以色列肯行我的道，

但願我的子民肯聽從我，以色列人肯遵行我的道。

只要我的子民聽從我，以色列肯遵行我的道，

啊，只要我人民肯聽我，以色列肯遵行我的道路，

但願我的子民肯聽從我，以色列肯走我的道路，

深願我民聽我、以色列遵行我道兮、

如以色列族、我民恪遵我命、聽從我道兮、

我民若肯聽從我、以色列人若肯遵行我道、

縱人欲。昧天理。愚而好自用。冥頑不靈徇私智。

“ If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways,

“ I wish my people would listen to me! I wish Israel would live as I want them to live!

Oh, that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

If only my people would listen to me and Israel would follow my ways,

Oh that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!

“ Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!

Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!

If only My people would listen to Me and Israel would follow My ways,

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me,[ and] Israel had walked in my ways!

If only my people would obey me! If only Israel would keep my commands!

Oh that my people would listen to me, that Israel would walk in my ways!

Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.

Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.

But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep.“ How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.

“ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

“ And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.And you must always obey the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.

Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!