You have treated me as if I were not holy. You did it among my very own people. You did it for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You told lies to my people. They like to listen to lies. You killed those who should have lived. And you spared those who should have died.”

你们为两把大麦，为几块饼，在我民中亵渎我，对肯听谎言的民说谎，杀死不该死的人，救活不该活的人。’”

你们为几把大麦、几块饼，在我的百姓中亵渎我，对那肯听谎言的百姓说谎言，让不该死的人死，让不该活的人活。’”

你们为几把大麦、几块饼，在我的百姓中亵渎我，对那肯听谎言的百姓说谎言，让不该死的人死，让不该活的人活。’”

你们为了几把大麦和几块饼，在我的子民中亵渎我，向那些肯听谎言的说谎，杀死那些不该死的，救活那些不该活的。’

你们为了几把大麦，为了几块饼，就在我的子民中间亵渎我；你们向我那些愿听谎言的子民说谎，不该死的人，你们杀死了；不该活的人，你们却保全他们的性命。

你們為兩把大麥，為幾塊餅，在我民中褻瀆我，對肯聽謊言的民說謊，殺死不該死的人，救活不該活的人。』」

你們為幾把大麥、幾塊餅，在我的百姓中褻瀆我，對那肯聽謊言的百姓說謊言，讓不該死的人死，讓不該活的人活。』」

你們為幾把大麥、幾塊餅，在我的百姓中褻瀆我，對那肯聽謊言的百姓說謊言，讓不該死的人死，讓不該活的人活。』」

你們為了幾把大麥和幾塊餅，在我的子民中褻瀆我，向那些肯聽謊言的說謊，殺死那些不該死的，救活那些不該活的。』

你們為了幾把大麥，為了幾塊餅，就在我的子民中間褻瀆我；你們向我那些願聽謊言的子民說謊，不該死的人，你們殺死了；不該活的人，你們卻保全他們的性命。

你們為了幾捧大麥、為了幾塊餅、在我人民中間褻瀆了我，對我這些愛聽謊言的人民用你們的謊言殺死不該死的人，救活了不該活的人。

爾為數掬之麰麥、數方之餅、辱我於我民中、我民聽從妄誕、爾與之言誑、以殺不當死者、而存不當生者、

爾欲得一掬之麥、一方之餅、迷惑我民、聽爾妄誕、偽託我名、民之不當死者、爾言必死、當死者、爾言必生、

爾曹為數握之麰麥、數片之餅、褻瀆我於我民中、我民喜聽誑言、爾則為述誑言、不當死者、爾言必死、不當生者、爾言必生、

You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.

You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death souls who should not die and keeping alive souls who should not live, by your lying to my people, who listen to lies.

You bring shame on me among my people for a few handfuls of barley or a piece of bread. By lying to my people who love to listen to lies, you kill those who should not die, and you promise life to those who should not live.

You profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread; you put those to death who should not die and spare those who should not live, when you lie to my people, who listen to lies.

For handfuls of barley and pieces of bread, you have profaned Me to My people, to put to death some who should not die, and to keep others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.” ’ ”

And will you profane Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die, and keeping people alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies?”

And ye have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hearken unto lies.

You profane Me in front of My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread; you kill those who should not die and spare those who should not live, when you lie to My people, who listen to lies.

And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear[ your] lies?

You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You have put to death people who should not die and kept alive those who should not live by your lies to my people, who listen to lies!

You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls who should not die, and to save the souls alive who should not live, by your lying to my people who listen to lies.’

Favoring one person over another is not good. But a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.

The Lord says,“ The prophets are those who lead my people astray. If my people feed them, the prophets promise them peace. If my people do not feed them, the prophets prepare to go to war against them.

They keep speaking to those who hate me. They say,‘ The Lord says you will have peace.’ They speak to all those who do what their stubborn hearts want them to do. They tell them,‘ No harm will come to you.’

I have also seen something horrible among Jerusalem’s prophets. They are not faithful to me. They are not living by the truth. They strengthen the hands of those who do evil. So not one of them turns from their sinful ways. All of them are like the people of Sodom to me. They are just like the people of Gomorrah.”

Its priests break my law. They treat things set apart to me as if they were not holy. They treat holy and common things as if they were the same. They teach that there is no difference between things that are‘ clean’ and things that are not. They refuse to keep my Sabbath days. So they treat me as if I were not holy.

“‘ “People of Israel, the Lord and King says,‘ Go, every one of you! Serve your gods. But later you will listen to me. You will no longer treat my name as if it were not holy. You will not offer sacrifices to other gods anymore.

Many people will follow their lead. These people will do the same evil things the false teachers do. They will cause people to think badly about the way of truth.These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.

Sometimes the person would say to him,“ Let the fat be burned first. Then take what you want.” But the servant would answer,“ No. Hand it over right now. If you don’t, I’ll take it away from you by force.”That sin of Eli’s sons was very great in the Lord’ s sight. That’s because they were not treating his offering with respect.

I had not made godly people sad. But when you told them lies, you made them lose all hope. You advised sinful people not to turn from their evil ways. You did not want them to save their lives.

“ You might as well shut the temple doors! Then you would not light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord.“ I will not accept any of the offerings you bring.

Be shepherds of God’s flock, the believers under your care. Watch over them, though not because you have to. Instead, do it because you want to. That’s what God wants you to do. Don’t do it because you want to get money in dishonest ways. Do it because you really want to serve.

If so, then your knowledge destroys that weak brother or sister for whom Christ died.

Your judges take money from people who want special favors. Your priests teach only if they get paid for it. Your prophets won’t tell fortunes unless they receive money. But you still look for the Lord’ s help. You say,“ The Lord is with us. No trouble will come on us.”

Your brother or sister may be upset by what you eat. If they are, you are no longer acting as though you love them. So don’t destroy them by what you eat. Remember that Christ died for them.

People like that are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving only themselves. With smooth talk and with words they don’t mean they fool people who don’t know any better.

My son, if you stop listening to what I teach you, you will wander away from the words of knowledge.