They’ll say to the Lord,“ We didn’t kill that person. We didn’t see it happen.

祷告说：‘我们的手未曾流这人的血；我们的眼也未曾看见这事。

声明说：‘我们的手未曾流这人的血；我们的眼也未曾看见这事。

声明说：‘我们的手未曾流这人的血；我们的眼也未曾看见这事。

然后祷告说，‘我们的手没有杀这人，我们的眼也没有看见谁杀了他。

他们要声明，说：‘我们的手未曾流过这人的血，我们的眼也未曾看见这事。

禱告說：『我們的手未曾流這人的血；我們的眼也未曾看見這事。

聲明說：『我們的手未曾流這人的血；我們的眼也未曾看見這事。

聲明說：『我們的手未曾流這人的血；我們的眼也未曾看見這事。

然後禱告說，『我們的手沒有殺這人，我們的眼也沒有看見誰殺了他。

他們要聲明，說：‘我們的手未曾流過這人的血，我們的眼也未曾看見這事。

他們要應聲申明說：「這血我們的手未曾使它流過，我們的眼也未曾看見過。

曰、我手未流此血、我目亦未之見、

稱曰、此人非我所殺、其死非我所見、

禱曰、我手未流此人之血、我目亦未見之、

and they shall declare:“ Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it done.

and they shall testify,‘ Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it shed.

Then they must say,‘ Our hands did not shed this person’s blood, nor did we see it happen.

They will declare,‘ Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it.

and they shall respond and say,‘ Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see who did.

Then they shall answer and say,‘ Our hands have not shed this blood, nor have our eyes seen it.

and they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

They will declare,‘ Our hands did not shed this blood; our eyes did not see it.

And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen[ it].

Then they must proclaim,“ Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime.

They shall answer and say,“ Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.

You spilled the blood of a lot of people in Saul’s family. You took over his kingdom. Now the Lord is paying you back. He has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. You have been destroyed because you are a murderer!”

Lord my God, suppose I have done something wrong. Suppose I am guilty.Or I have done evil to my friend. Or I have robbed my enemy without any reason.

Who speaks against them for the way they act? Who pays them back for what they’ve done?Their bodies will be carried to their graves. Guards will watch over their tombs.The soil in the valley will be pleasant to those who have died. Many people will walk along behind their bodies. Many others will walk in front of them.“ So how can you comfort me with your speeches? They don’t make any sense at all. Your answers are nothing but lies!”

Then the priest must have the woman give her word. He must say to her,“ Suppose no other man has had sex with you. And suppose you haven’t gone astray. You have kept yourself pure while you are married to your husband. Then may the bitter water that brings a curse not harm you.But suppose you have gone astray while you are married to your husband. You have made yourself‘ unclean.’ You have had sex with a man who isn’t your husband.”At that point the priest must put the woman under the curse that will come if she breaks her word. He must say,“ May the Lord cause you to become a curse among your people. You will become a curse when the Lord makes your body unable to have children.May this water that brings a curse enter your body. May it make your body unable to have children.”“‘ Then the woman must say,“ Amen. Let it happen.”“‘ The priest must write the curses on a scroll. He must wash them off in the bitter water.It is the water he will make the woman drink. It is bitter water that brings a curse. It will enter her body. And it will cause her to suffer bitterly.The priest must take from her hands the grain offering for being jealous. He must lift it up and wave it in front of the Lord. He must bring it to the altar.Then the priest must take a handful of the grain offering. It is the offering that calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done. The priest must burn it on the altar. After that, he must have the woman drink the water.Suppose she has made herself“ unclean.” She has not been faithful to her husband. And she has drunk the water that brings a curse. Then it will go into her body. It will cause her to suffer bitterly. It will make her body unable to have children. She will become a curse.Suppose the woman has not made herself“ unclean.” But suppose she is“ clean.” Then she will be free of guilt. And she will be able to have children.

What do they care about the families they leave behind? What do they care about them when their lives come to an end?“ Can anyone teach God anything? After all, he judges even the angels in heaven.Some people die while they are still very strong. They are completely secure. They have an easy life.