Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.

以色列人不信真神，没有训诲的祭司，也没有律法，已经好久了；

以色列人不信真神，没有训诲的祭司，也没有律法，已经许多日子了。

以色列人不信真神，没有训诲的祭司，也没有律法，已经许多日子了。

以色列人已经许久没有真神，没有祭司教导，也没有律法。

以色列人没有真神，没有教导他们的祭司，没有律法，已经很久了。

以色列人不信真神，沒有訓誨的祭司，也沒有律法，已經好久了；

以色列人不信真神，沒有訓誨的祭司，也沒有律法，已經許多日子了。

以色列人不信真神，沒有訓誨的祭司，也沒有律法，已經許多日子了。

以色列人已經許久沒有真神，沒有祭司教導，也沒有律法。

以色列人沒有真神，沒有教導他們的祭司，沒有律法，已經很久了。

以色列人沒有可信可靠的上帝，沒有指教他們的祭司，沒有禮節的規矩、已有好多年日了；

以色列人無真神、無訓誨之祭司、亦無法律、為日已久、

昔以色列族不尊崇真上帝、不從祭司訓迪、不守律例、至於持久。

昔以色列人不尊崇真天主、無祭司訓誨、無律法、為日已久、

For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach and without the law.

For a long time Israel didn’t worship the true God. They didn’t have a priest who taught them. So they didn’t know God’s law.

For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law,

For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach them, and without the Law to instruct them.

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without instruction,

For many days Israel was without the true God and without a teaching priest and without the Law.

For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law;

Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without instruction,

Now for a long season Israel[ hath been] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

For a long time Israel had no true God, or priest to instruct them, or law.

You are to teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Yahweh has spoken to them by Moses.”

For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

For the children of Israel shall live many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols.

So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them,“ It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and behold your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”He set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.This thing became a sin; for the people went even as far as Dan to worship before the one there.He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. He did so in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up to the altar, to burn incense.

This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

to those who are without law, as without law( not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.

Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.They said to him,“ In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,

But Yahweh is the true God. He is the living God, and an everlasting King. At his wrath, the earth trembles. The nations aren’t able to withstand his indignation.

They shall teach Jacob your ordinances, and Israel your law. They shall put incense before you, and whole burnt offering on your altar.

Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people,“ Today is holy to Yahweh your God. Don’t mourn, nor weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.They taught in Judah, having the book of Yahweh’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

None of the priests shall drink wine when they enter into the inner court.They shall not take for their wives a widow, or her who is put away; but they shall take virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money: yet they lean on Yahweh, and say,“ Isn’t Yahweh among us? No disaster will come on us.”