1The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. 2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. 3Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages. 4He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people: 5“Gather to me this consecrated people, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.” 6And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice.⚓⚓
7“Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am God, your God. 8I bring no charges against you concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before me. 9I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, 10for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. 11I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine. 12If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. 13Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
14“Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, 15and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” 16But to the wicked person, God says: “What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips? 17You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you. 18When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers. 19You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit. 20You sit and testify against your brother and slander your own mother’s son. 21When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly⚓ like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
22“Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you: 23Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me, and to the blameless⚓ I will show my salvation.”
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Muab Lub Siab Dawb Paug Pehawm Vajtswv
1Tus TSWV, Vajtswv tus muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus yog tus hais; nws hu thoob plaws hauv ntiajteb no hnubtuaj ti nkaus hnubpoob. 2Vajtswv ci ntsa iab hauv lub nroog Xi-oos uas yog lub nroog zoo nkauj kawg nkaus.
3Peb tus Vajtswv yuav los, tiamsis nws yuav tsis los ntsiag to, muaj nplaim taws cig sib ntswg yos ntawm nws hauv ntej, thiab muaj khaub zeeg cua ntsawj ibncig nws. 4Nws hu ntuj thiab ntiajteb ua timkhawv saib nws txiav txim rau nws haivneeg. 5Nws hais tias, “Sau kuv haivneeg uas ncaj ncees los cuag kuv, lawv yog cov neeg uas muab tsiaj tua fij thiab nrog kuv coglus tseg lawm.” 6Lub ntuj qhia hais tias Vajtswv yog tus ncaj ncees, thiab nws yog tus txiav txim.
7“Kuv haivneeg, cia li mloog, kuv yuav qhia nej, Cov Yixalayees, kuv yuav ua timkhawv tawmtsam nej ntag. Kuv yog Vajtswv tus uas yog nej tus Vajtswv. 8Kuv cem nej tsis yog vim tej tsiaj uas nej coj tuaj tua theej txhoj thiab tej tsiaj uas nej pheej coj tuaj tua hlawv fij rau kuv. 9Kuv yeej tsis yuav tej heev nyuj uas nej yug tom tshav zaub lossis tsis yuav nej tej tshis, 10txhua yam tsiaj uas nyob tom havzoov thiab tej nyuj uas nyob puv nkaus saum ntau txhiab lub roob puavleej yog kuv tug. 11Tagnrho tej noog thiab txhua yam uas muaj sia nyob tom tej nras puavleej yog kuv li.
12“Yog kuv tshaib plab, kuv yuav tsis thov ntawm nej noj, rau qhov lub ntiajteb thiab txhua tsav yam puavleej yog kuv li. 13Kuv noj nqaij nyuj lossis haus ntshav tshis thiab los? 14Cia li muab nej tej khoom uas nej ua Vajtswv tsaug fij rau Vajtswv, thiab muab rau Vajtswv tus uas muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus raws li nej tau coglus tseg lawm. 15Thaum nej raug kev txomnyem nej cia li thov kuv, kuv yuav pab kom nej dim thiab nej yuav qhuas kuv.”
16Tiamsis Vajtswv hais rau cov neeg siab phem tias, “Vim li cas nej lam muab kuv tej lus samhwm coj mus hais? Vim li cas nej lam piav txog kuv tej lus cog tseg? 17Nej twb tsis kam cia kuv ntuas nej, nej tsis lees yuav kuv tej lus samhwm. 18Thaum nej pom cov neeg ua tubsab nej txawm nrog lawv sib raug zoo, thiab mus koom nrog cov neeg deev luag poj luag txiv ua ib pab.
19“Nej pheej niaj hnub hais lus phem lus qias, nej pheej tsis tswj nej lub qhovncauj uas hais lus dag. 20Nej yeej npaj rawv nrhiav lus iab liam nej tej kwvtij thiab nrhiav txim rau lawv. 21Nej twb ua tej no tas los lawm, kuv yeej tsis hais nej ib lo li, yog li ntawd, nej thiaj xav hais tias, kuv zoo ib yam li nej xwb. Tiamsis nimno kuv cem nej thiab muab tej no nthuav qhia rau nej.
22“Nej cov uas tsis quav ntsej kuv, nej cia li mloog kuv hais, lossis yuav cia kuv ua kom nej puastsuaj thiab tsis muaj leejtwg cawm tau kom nej dim li. 23Tus uas muab nws tej khoom fij ua kuv tsaug thiaj yog tus hwm kuv, thiab kuv yuav cawm txhua tus uas mloog kuv lus kom dim.”