So the Lord said,“ People of Jerusalem and Judah, you be the judge between me and my vineyard.

耶路撒冷的居民和犹大人哪，请你们现今在我与我的葡萄园中，断定是非。

耶路撒冷的居民和犹大人哪，现在，请你们在我与我的葡萄园之间断定是非。

耶路撒冷的居民和犹大人哪，现在，请你们在我与我的葡萄园之间断定是非。

他说，“耶路撒冷和犹大的居民啊，请你们在我和葡萄园之间评评理。

耶路撒冷的居民和犹大人哪！现在请你们在我与我的葡萄园之间断定是非吧！

耶路撒冷的居民和犹大人哪，现在请你们在我与葡萄园之间做判断！

耶路撒冷的居民和猶大人哪，請你們現今在我與我的葡萄園中，斷定是非。

耶路撒冷的居民和猶大人哪，現在，請你們在我與我的葡萄園之間斷定是非。

耶路撒冷的居民和猶大人哪，現在，請你們在我與我的葡萄園之間斷定是非。

他說，「耶路撒冷和猶大的居民啊，請你們在我和葡萄園之間評評理。

耶路撒冷的居民和猶大人哪！現在請你們在我與我的葡萄園之間斷定是非吧！

如今呢、耶路撒冷的居民和猶大人哪，在我和我的葡萄園之間斷定是非吧！

耶路撒冷的居民和猶大人哪，現在請你們在我與葡萄園之間做判斷！

耶路撒冷居民、及猶大人歟、今可在我與葡萄園之間、辨其是非、

園主曰、猶大耶路撒冷之居民、今汝觀我葡萄園、辨其是非、

耶路撒冷居民與猶大人乎、今當在我與我葡萄園中、辨其是非、

“ Now you dwellers in Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.

Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah, you judge between me and my vineyard.

So now, residents of Jerusalem and men of Judah, please judge between me and my vineyard.

“ And now, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, Judge between Me and My vineyard.

“ And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard.

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

So now, residents of Jerusalem and men of Judah, please judge between Me and My vineyard.

And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

So now, residents of Jerusalem, people of Judah, you decide between me and my vineyard!

“ Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, please judge between me and my vineyard.

But you are stubborn. In your heart you are not sorry for your sins. You are storing up anger against yourself. The day of God’s anger is coming. Then his way of judging fairly will be shown.

“ What will the owner of the vineyard do then? He will come and kill those renters. He will give the vineyard to others.Haven’t you read what this part of Scripture says,“‘ The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important stone of all.The Lord has done it. It is wonderful in our eyes’?”( Psalm 118:22, 23)Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest Jesus. They knew he had told the story against them. But they were afraid of the crowd. So they left him and went away.

He calls out to heaven and earth to be his witnesses. Then he judges his people.He says,“ Gather this holy people around me. They made a covenant with me by offering a sacrifice.”The heavens announce that what God decides is right. That’s because he is a God of justice.

You are the one I’ve really sinned against. I’ve done what is evil in your sight. So you are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.

Hear the Lord’ s case, you mountains. Listen, you age- old foundations of the earth. The Lord has a case against his people Israel. He is bringing charges against them.The Lord says,“ My people, what have I done to you? Have I made things too hard for you? Answer me.

Not at all! God is true, even if every human being is a liar. It is written,“ You are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.”( Psalm 51:4)

“ When the owner of the vineyard comes back, what will he do to those renters?”“ He will destroy those evil people,” they replied.“ Then he will rent the vineyard out to other renters. They will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

So they threw him out of the vineyard. And they killed him.“ What will the owner of the vineyard do to the renters?He will come and kill them. He will give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said,“ We hope this never happens!”

People of Jacob, hear the Lord’ s message. Listen, all you tribes of Israel.The Lord says,“ What did your people of long ago find wrong with me? Why did they wander so far away from me? They worshiped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless.