“‘ The Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray and who wandered from me after their idols must bear the consequences of their sin.

“当以色列人走迷的时候，有利未人远离我，就是走迷离开我、随从他们的偶像，他们必担当自己的罪孽。

“以色列人走迷的时候，利未人远离我，随从他们的偶像走迷离开我，他们必担当自己的罪孽。

“以色列人走迷的时候，利未人远离我，随从他们的偶像走迷离开我，他们必担当自己的罪孽。

“‘以色列人走入歧途时，有些利未人也远离我、追随偶像，他们必须承担自己犯罪的后果。

以色列人走迷了路的时候，有利未人远离我，走迷了路。他们离开我去随从他们的偶像，他们必担当自己的罪孽。

「當以色列人走迷的時候，有利未人遠離我，就是走迷離開我、隨從他們的偶像，他們必擔當自己的罪孽。

「以色列人走迷的時候，利未人遠離我，隨從他們的偶像走迷離開我，他們必擔當自己的罪孽。

「以色列人走迷的時候，利未人遠離我，隨從他們的偶像走迷離開我，他們必擔當自己的罪孽。

「『以色列人走入歧途時，有些利未人也遠離我、追隨偶像，他們必須承擔自己犯罪的後果。

以色列人走迷了路的時候，有利未人遠離我，走迷了路。他們離開我去隨從他們的偶像，他們必擔當自己的罪孽。

但是那遠離了我的、利未人當以色列人走迷了路時候，他們也走迷了路離開我、去隨從他們的偶像，他們須要擔受他們自己的罪罰。

昔以色列族迷途時、有利未人遠我、從事偶像、必負其罪、

昔以色列族背我、崇拜偶像、利未人亦背我、遂負罪戾、

以色列人迷罔背我、迷罔背我或作悖謬違棄我下同從其偶像之時、利未人亦背我、亦背我或作亦違棄我則負罪愆、

“ Some Levites wandered far away from me when Israel went astray. They worshiped the statues of their gods. So they will be punished because they have sinned.

But the Levites who went far from me, going astray from me after their idols when Israel went astray, shall bear their punishment.

And the men of the tribe of Levi who abandoned me when Israel strayed away from me to worship idols must bear the consequences of their unfaithfulness.

Surely the Levites who wandered away from me when Israel went astray, and who strayed from me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.

But the Levites who went far from Me when Israel went astray, who went astray from Me following their idols, shall suffer the punishment for their wrongdoing.

“ And the Levites who went far from Me, when Israel went astray, who strayed away from Me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.

But the Levites that went far from me, when Israel went astray, that went astray from me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.

Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who strayed from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their sin.

And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.

“‘ But the Levites who went far from me, straying off from me after their idols when Israel went astray, will be responsible for their sin.

“‘“ But the Levites who went far from me, when Israel went astray, who went astray from me after their idols, they will bear their iniquity.

This will be for the consecrated priests, the Zadokites, who were faithful in serving me and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray.

Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common; they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean; and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.

“‘ But the Levitical priests, who are descendants of Zadok and who guarded my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, are to come near to minister before me; they are to stand before me to offer sacrifices of fat and blood, declares the Sovereign Lord.

Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Josiah brought all the priests from the towns of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He broke down the gateway at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua, the city governor, which was on the left of the city gate.Although the priests of the high places did not serve at the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests.

My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.

Our kings, our leaders, our priests and our ancestors did not follow your law; they did not pay attention to your commands or the statutes you warned them to keep.

He brought in the priests and the Levites, assembled them in the square on the east sideand said:“ Listen to me, Levites! Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove all defilement from the sanctuary.

After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.

Whoever eats it will be held responsible because they have desecrated what is holy to the Lord; they must be cut off from their people.

Cain said to the Lord,“ My punishment is more than I can bear.

Her prophets are unprincipled; they are treacherous people. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law.

“ Both prophet and priest are godless; even in my temple I find their wickedness,” declares the Lord.

It is the Levites who are to do the work at the tent of meeting and bear the responsibility for any offenses they commit against it. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. They will receive no inheritance among the Israelites.

The husband will be innocent of any wrongdoing, but the woman will bear the consequences of her sin.’”