You didn’t serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness when times were good.

“因为你富有的时候，不欢心乐意地侍奉耶和华你的神，

因为你富裕的时候，不以欢喜快乐的心事奉耶和华—你的上帝，

因为你富裕的时候，不以欢喜快乐的心事奉耶和华—你的神，

如果你们在富足时不心甘情愿地事奉你们的上帝耶和华，

因为你在这样富足的时候，没有以欢乐和高兴的心来事奉耶和华你的神，

「因為你富有的時候，不歡心樂意地事奉耶和華－你的神，

因為你富裕的時候，不以歡喜快樂的心事奉耶和華－你的上帝，

因為你富裕的時候，不以歡喜快樂的心事奉耶和華－你的神，

如果你們在富足時不心甘情願地事奉你們的上帝耶和華，

因為你在這樣富足的時候，沒有以歡樂和高興的心來事奉耶和華你的神，

『因為你不為了樣樣富足的緣故而以歡樂高興的心事奉永恆主你的上帝，

爾當富有之時、不中心欣喜、奉事爾上帝耶和華、

爾當全盛之時、不中心欣喜、奉事爾之上帝耶和華。

緣爾當富有之時、不歡心樂意奉事主爾之天主、

Because you did not serve the Lord your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity,

Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things,

If you do not serve the Lord your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received,

Because you didn’t serve the LORD your God with joy and a cheerful heart, even though you had an abundance of everything,

“ Since you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart, in gratitude for the abundance of all things,

“ Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything,

Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;

Because you didn’t serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart, even though you had an abundance of everything,

Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all[ things];

“ Because you have not served the LORD your God joyfully and wholeheartedly with the abundance of everything you have,

Because you didn’t serve Yahweh your God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;

Be filled with joy in the sight of the Lord your God. Be joyful at the special place he will choose for his Name. You, your children, and your male and female servants should be joyful. So should the Levites living in your towns. So should the outsiders and widows living among you. And so should the children whose fathers have died.

You and your families will eat at the place the Lord your God will choose. He will be with you there. You will find joy in everything you have done. That’s because he has blessed you.You must not do as we’re doing here today. All of us are doing only what we think is right.That’s because you haven’t yet reached the place the Lord is giving you. Your God will give you peace and rest there.But first you will go across the Jordan River. You will settle in the land he’s giving you. It will belong to you as your share. He will give you peace and rest from all your enemies around you. You will live in safety.The Lord your God will choose a special place. He will put his Name there. That’s where you must bring everything I command you to bring. That includes your burnt offerings and sacrifices. It includes your special gifts and a tenth of everything you produce. It also includes all the things of value that you promised to give to the Lord.Be filled with joy there in the sight of the Lord your God. Your children should also be joyful. So should your male and female servants. And so should the Levites from your towns. The Levites won’t receive any part of the land as their share.

They didn’t serve you. They didn’t turn from their evil ways. They didn’t obey you even when they had a kingdom. You were very good to them. And they enjoyed it. You gave them a rich land. It had plenty of room in it. But they still didn’t serve you.“ Now look at us. We are slaves today. We’re slaves in the land you gave our people of long ago. You gave it to them so they could eat its fruit and the other good things it produces.But we have sinned against you. So its great harvest goes to the kings of Persia. You have placed them over us. They rule over our bodies and cattle just as they please. And we are suffering terribly.

The Lord made them ride on the highest places in the land. He fed them what grew in the fields. He gave them the sweetest honey. He fed them olive oil from a rocky hillside.He gave them butter and milk from the herds and flocks. He fed them the fattest lambs and goats. He gave them the best of Bashan’s rams. He fed them the finest wheat. They drank the bubbling red juice of grapes.When Israel grew fat, they became stubborn. When they were filled with food, they became fat and heavy. They left the God who made them. They turned away from the Rock who saved them.

Command people who are rich in this world not to be proud. Tell them not to put their hope in riches. Wealth is so uncertain. Command those who are rich to put their hope in God. He richly provides us with everything to enjoy.Command the rich to do what is good. Tell them to be rich in doing good things. They must give freely. They must be willing to share.In this way, they will store up true riches for themselves. It will provide a firm basis for the next life. Then they will take hold of the life that really is life.