so that they may be offering incense to the God of heaven and may be praying for the good fortune of the king and his family.

好叫他们献馨香的祭给天上的神，又为王和王众子的寿命祈祷。

好叫他们献馨香的祭给天上的上帝，又为王和王众子的寿命祈祷。

好叫他们献馨香的祭给天上的神，又为王和王众子的寿命祈祷。

好让他们向天上的上帝献上蒙悦纳的祭物，并为王和众王子求寿。

好让他们可以献馨香的祭给天上的神，为王和王的子孙祈求长寿。

好叫他們獻馨香的祭給天上的神，又為王和王眾子的壽命祈禱。

好叫他們獻馨香的祭給天上的上帝，又為王和王眾子的壽命祈禱。

好叫他們獻馨香的祭給天上的神，又為王和王眾子的壽命祈禱。

好讓他們向天上的上帝獻上蒙悅納的祭物，並為王和眾王子求壽。

好讓他們可以獻馨香的祭給天上的神，為王和王的子孫祈求長壽。

好叫他們供獻悅神之祭給天上的上帝，又為王和王眾子的性命而切求。

俾獻馨香之祭、奉於天上上帝、為王及王眾子之壽祈禱、

俾得獻祭、奉事天上上帝、取其馨香、為王及王子祈禱。

俾得獻馨香之祭於天上天主、為王及王子之壽命祈禱、

so that they may offer sacrifices pleasing to the God of heaven and pray for the well-being of the king and his sons.

Give them those things so they can offer sacrifices that please the God of heaven. And I want them to pray that things will go well for me and my sons.

that they may offer pleasing sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

Then they will be able to offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the welfare of the king and his sons.

so that they can offer sacrifices of pleasing aroma to the God of the heavens and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

so that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the lives of the king and his sons.

that they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

so that they can offer sacrifices of pleasing aroma to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

Work to see that the city where I sent you as exiles enjoys peace and prosperity. Pray to the LORD for it. For as it prospers you will prosper.’

First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people,even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

Everything that the God of heaven has required should be precisely done for the temple of the God of heaven. Why should there be wrath against the empire of the king and his sons?

Finally, the one presenting the offering must wash its entrails and its legs in water and the priest must offer all of it up in smoke on the altar– it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

And the LORD smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself,“ I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.

Then the one presenting the offering must wash the entrails and the legs in water, and the priest must present all of it and offer it up in smoke on the altar– it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.