If, however, the people of the land shut their eyes to that man when he gives some of his children to Molech so that they do not put him to death,

那人把儿女献给摩洛，本地人若佯为不见，不把他治死，

那人把儿女献给摩洛，本地的百姓若假装没看见，不把他处死，

那人把儿女献给摩洛，本地的百姓若假装没看见，不把他处死，

如果那地方的人对此置之不理，没有处死那人，

如果有人把他的儿子献给摩洛，而本地的人掩目不看，不把他处死，

那人把兒女獻給摩洛，本地人若佯為不見，不把他治死，

那人把兒女獻給摩洛，本地的百姓若假裝沒看見，不把他處死，

那人把兒女獻給摩洛，本地的百姓若假裝沒看見，不把他處死，

如果那地方的人對此置之不理，沒有處死那人，

如果有人把他的兒子獻給摩洛，而本地的人掩目不看，不把他處死，

人把他的後裔獻給摩洛，這地的人若掩目不看，不把他處死，

若斯土之民、見其獻子女於摩洛、佯為不見、不致之死、

若鄰里目擊其事、佯為不見、不置之死、

彼以子女獻摩洛、若本處之民、偽為不見而不殺之、

If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death,

Suppose the members of the community act like they don’t know that the man has sacrificed his child to Molek. And suppose they don’t put him to death.

And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

And if the people of the community ignore those who offer their children to Molech and refuse to execute them,

But if the people of the country look the other way when that man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

If the people of the land, however, should ever disregard that man when he gives any of his children to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

And if the people of the land should in any way hide their eyes from the man, when he gives some of his descendants to Molech, and they do not kill him,

And if the people at the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death;

But if the people of the country look the other way when that man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:

If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person when he gives of his offspring to Molech, and don’t put him to death,

You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.

Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you– in one of your villages that the LORD your God is giving you– who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenantby serving other gods and worshiping them– the sun, moon, or any other heavenly bodies which I have not permitted you to worship.When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done in Israel,you must bring to your city gates that man or woman who has done this wicked thing– that very man or woman– and you must stone that person to death.

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. I will no longer be with you, unless you destroy what has contaminated you.

The prophet then said to him,“ This is what the LORD says,‘ Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.’”

You should tell him that I am about to judge his house forever because of the sin that he knew about. For his sons were cursing God, and he did not rebuke them.Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli,‘ The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”