“ Have I looked at the sun shining in the skies, or the moon walking down its silver pathway,

我若见太阳发光，明月行在空中，

我若见太阳发光，明月运行，

我若见太阳发光，明月运行，

我若见太阳发光，明月在天上移动，

我若见太阳（“太阳”直译是“光”）照耀，或明月行在空中，

我若見太陽發光，明月行在空中，

我若見太陽發光，明月運行，

我若見太陽發光，明月運行，

我若見太陽發光，明月在天上移動，

我若見太陽（“太陽”直譯是“光”）照耀，或明月行在空中，

我若見日光照耀，寶月行空，

若見日發其曜、月行於光、

我見日月輝光、

何曾見日發光、明月明月原文作寶月行於空中、

if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,

Suppose I’ve worshiped the sun in all its glory. I’ve bowed down to the moon in all its beauty.

if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor,

if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining or at the moon moving in splendor,

If I have looked at the sun when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor,

If I have observed the sun when it shines, Or the moon moving in brightness,

If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining or at the moon moving in splendor,

If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking[ in] brightness;

if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,

Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’s Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary, between the entry room and the bronze altar, there were about twenty five men with their backs to the sanctuary of the Lord. They were facing east, bowing low to the ground, worshiping the sun!

And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars— all the forces of heaven— don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth.

For instance, they might serve other gods or worship the sun, the moon, or any of the stars— the forces of heaven— which I have strictly forbidden.

We will do whatever we want. We will burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven just as much as we like— just as we, and our ancestors, and our kings and officials have always done in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For in those days we had plenty to eat, and we were well off and had no troubles!

He removed from the entrance of the Lord’s Temple the horse statues that the former kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were near the quarters of Nathan melech the eunuch, an officer of the court. The king also burned the chariots dedicated to the sun.

He did away with the idolatrous priests, who had been appointed by the previous kings of Judah, for they had offered sacrifices at the pagan shrines throughout Judah and even in the vicinity of Jerusalem. They had also offered sacrifices to Baal, and to the sun, the moon, the constellations, and to all the powers of the heavens.

They will spread out their bones on the ground before the sun, moon, and stars— the gods my people have loved, served, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up again or buried but will be scattered on the ground like manure.

When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers— the moon and the stars you set in place—what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?

God made two great lights— the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars.God set these lights in the sky to light the earth,to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

“ But be careful. Don’t let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the Lord and serve and worship other gods.