Consider this: When I spoke to your ancestors after I brought them out of Egypt, I did not merely give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices.

因为我将你们列祖从埃及地领出来的那日，燔祭平安祭的事我并没有提说，也没有吩咐他们。

因为我将你们祖先从埃及地领出来的那日，燔祭和祭物的事我并没有提说，也没有吩咐他们。

因为我将你们祖先从埃及地领出来的那日，燔祭和祭物的事我并没有提说，也没有吩咐他们。

因为我把你们祖先带出埃及的时候，并没有吩咐他们献燔祭或其他祭物，

因为我把你们列祖从埃及地领出来的那日，燔祭和平安祭的事，我并没有向他们提说，也没有吩咐他们。

因為我將你們列祖從埃及地領出來的那日，燔祭平安祭的事我並沒有提說，也沒有吩咐他們。

因為我將你們祖先從埃及地領出來的那日，燔祭和祭物的事我並沒有提說，也沒有吩咐他們。

因為我將你們祖先從埃及地領出來的那日，燔祭和祭物的事我並沒有提說，也沒有吩咐他們。

因為我把你們祖先帶出埃及的時候，並沒有吩咐他們獻燔祭或其他祭物，

因為我把你們列祖從埃及地領出來的那日，燔祭和平安祭的事，我並沒有向他們提說，也沒有吩咐他們。

因為我將你們列祖從埃及地領出來那一天，關於燻祭和平安祭的事我並沒有提說，也沒有吩咐他們呀；

蓋我導爾列祖出埃及時、未嘗以燔祭及他祭命之、

昔我導爾祖出埃及、我諭以命、不第為燔祭禮物也、

昔我導爾列祖出伊及時、我未嘗命之獻火焚祭與他祭品、

For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices,

When I brought your people out of Egypt, I spoke to them. But I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices.

For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.

When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, it was not burnt offerings and sacrifices I wanted from them.

for when I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak with them or command them concerning burnt offering and sacrifice.

For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them on the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.

For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices.

For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt- offerings or sacrifices:

for when I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak with them or command them concerning burnt offering and sacrifice.

For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

For I didn’t speak to your fathers or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices;

For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice; I delight in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings.

Then Samuel said,“ Does the LORD take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than the fat of rams.

Go and learn what this saying means:‘ I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern. You make that quite clear to me! You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings.

Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit– O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.

I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.I do not need to take a bull from your household or goats from your sheepfolds.For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills.I keep track of every bird in the hills, and the insects of the field are mine.Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me.Do I eat the flesh of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats?Present to God a thank-offering! Repay your vows to the sovereign One!Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”God says this to the evildoer:“ How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?For you hate instruction and reject my words.

And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”