爾等前因惡業向與天主睽隔；

你们从前与神隔绝，因着恶行，心里与他为敌。

从前你们与上帝隔绝，心思上与他为敌，行为邪恶；

从前你们与神隔绝，心思上与他为敌，行为邪恶；

你们从前与上帝隔绝，行事邪恶，心思意念与祂为敌；

虽然你们从前也是和神隔绝，心思上与他为敌，行为邪恶，

从前，你们在邪恶的行为中与神隔绝，在意念中与他为敌；

你們從前與神隔絕，因着惡行，心裏與他為敵。

從前你們與上帝隔絕，心思上與他為敵，行為邪惡；

從前你們與神隔絕，心思上與他為敵，行為邪惡；

你們從前與上帝隔絕，行事邪惡，心思意念與祂為敵；

雖然你們從前也是和神隔絕，心思上與他為敵，行為邪惡，

你們呢、你們素來在心神上因邪惡的行為被隔絕而做仇敵的、

從前，你們在邪惡的行為中與神隔絕，在意念中與他為敵；

夫爾素以惡行、為異為敵於心、

爾素行惡、厥心悖逆、不附上帝、

爾素遠離、因爾行惡、心中與之為敵、

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.

At one time you were separated from God. You were enemies in your minds because of your evil ways.

And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,

This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.

Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds as expressed in your evil actions.

And although you were previously alienated and hostile in attitude, engaged in evil deeds,

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions.

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in[ your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds,

You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

爾應恆念昔時爾本與基督相隔、處於義塞社會之外、於盟約恩諾為局外人、在世無所仰望、不識天主。

蓋吾人從前亦昏昧悖逆、徬徨岐途、縱情恣慾、險狠媢嫉；己實可惡、而轉以惡人。惟吾救主天主大發慈悲、不視人之行為、一惟彼之仁愛、藉重生之洗禮、賜吾人以救拔；因聖神之妙工、予吾人以復新。而天主之所以沛然以聖神傾注於吾人之心者、實以我救主耶穌基督之功。吾人托其恩澤、乃得免罪復義、而承嗣永生之望焉。

意志虛妄、理智昏昧、冥頑不靈、而自絕於天主之生命。

曩者爾等本已死於罪孽之中、與世俗同流合污、聽命於塵氛中之魔王。魔王者、即至今猶在悖逆心中活動之邪神也。吾輩過去亦在悖逆之列、縱情恣慾、為所欲為、原屬觸怒之子、與外邦人為一丘之貉。

且吾人賴基督之聖血、既得赦罪而成義、不更能賴之以望免刑乎？當時吾人尚為天主之悖逆、且得緣其聖子之死、而與天主重相契合、今既重相契合、不更能緣其永生、而承無疆之休乎？

由潔者視之、凡物皆潔；若由不潔不信者視之、則萬物皆污、實則其心地自不淨耳。斯輩口中承認天主、而其行為實否認天主、悖逆不順、自絕於善、可惡莫甚焉。

寧不知為不義者必不得承天主之國乎？幸毋自欺！凡行淫亂、拜偶像、犯奸惡、為孌童、親男色、作盜賊、貪污、沉湎、謗人、勒索之徒、未有能承受天主之國者也。爾中以前亦有屬此類者、今則已賴吾主耶穌基督之名及天主聖神之恩、而洗滌夙穢且受聖而復義矣。

讒言詆行、目無天主、傲慢驕矜、敗風壞俗、不順其親、

無他、蓋順於欲者、則逆於天主；如此自不甘服天主之法、且亦不能。故凡體欲之情者、必不能取悅於天主也。

因此、爾等已不復為外人或賓旅、爾等與諸聖同為天國之公民、聖宅之家人。

嗚呼、爾亦不淑也已！豈不知與世為友、即與天主為仇乎？閹然媚世者、不能取悅於天主矣。