“ What if his sons turn away from my laws and do not follow them?

“倘若他的子孙离弃我的律法，不照我的典章行，

“倘若他的子孙离弃我的律法，不照我的典章行，

“倘若他的子孙离弃我的律法，不照我的典章行，

如果他的后代背弃我的律法，不遵行我的典章，

如果他的子孙离弃我的律法，不照着我的典章而行；

如果他的子孙离弃我的律法，不照着我的法规而行；

倘若他的子孫離棄我的律法，不照我的典章行，

「倘若他的子孫離棄我的律法，不照我的典章行，

「倘若他的子孫離棄我的律法，不照我的典章行，

如果他的後代背棄我的律法，不遵行我的典章，

如果他的子孫離棄我的律法，不照著我的典章而行；

倘若他子孫撇棄了我的律法，不照我的典章而行；

如果他的子孫離棄我的律法，不照著我的法規而行；

如其子孫違棄我法度、不遵我律例、

如其子孫、違我律例、不從法度、

其子孫若違背我訓、不依我法度而行、

大維之苗裔。綿綿萬世存。大維之宗室。天地共長春。

“ If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,

If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules,

But if his descendants forsake my instructions and fail to obey my regulations,

If his sons abandon my instruction and do not live by my ordinances,

“ If his sons abandon My Law And do not walk in My judgments,

“ If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments,

If his children forsake my law, And walk not in mine ordinances;

If his sons forsake My instruction and do not live by My ordinances,

If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,

If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances;

I will be his father. And he will be my son. When he does what is wrong, I will use other men to beat him with rods and whips.

I am very angry because evil people have turned away from your law.

“ My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.

I give you good advice. So don’t turn away from what I teach you.

“ But you must walk faithfully with me, just as your father David did. Do everything I command you to do. Obey my rules and laws.Then I will set up your royal throne. I made a covenant with your father David to do that. I said to him,‘ You will always have a son from your family line to rule over Israel.’“ But suppose all of you turn away from me. You refuse to obey the rules and commands I have given you. And you go off to serve other gods and worship them.Then I will remove Israel from my land. It is the land I gave them. I will turn my back on this temple. I will do it even though I have set it apart for my Name to be there. I will make all the nations hate it. They will laugh and joke about it.This temple will become a pile of stones. All those who pass by it will be shocked. They will say,‘ Why has the Lord done a thing like this to this land and temple?’People will answer,‘ Because they have deserted the Lord. He is the God of their people who lived long ago. He brought them out of Egypt. But they have been holding on to other gods. They’ve been worshiping them. They’ve been serving them. That’s why the Lord has brought all this horrible trouble on them.’ ”

He obeys my rules. He is faithful in keeping my laws. He always does what is right. You can be sure he will live,” announces the Lord and King.

He keeps himself from committing sins. He does not charge interest when he lends money to poor people. He does not make money from them. He keeps my laws and obeys my rules. He will not die because of his father’s sin. You can be sure he will live.

The Lord answered me,“ Because my people have turned away from my law. I gave it to them. But they have not kept it. They have not obeyed me.Instead, they have done what their stubborn hearts wanted them to do. They have worshiped the gods that are named Baal. They have done what their people have taught them to do through the years.”So now the Lord who rules over all speaks. He is the God of Israel. He says,“ I will make these people eat bitter food. I will make them drink poisoned water.I will scatter them among the nations. They and their people before them didn’t know about these nations. With swords I will chase these people. I will hunt them down until I have destroyed them.”

I am the Lord your God. So follow my rules. Be careful to obey my laws.

If your sons keep my covenant and the laws I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever.”

Both of them did what was right in the sight of God. They obeyed all the Lord’s commands and rules faithfully.

Those who turn away from instruction praise sinners. But those who learn from it oppose them.