“ A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living.

过了不多几日，小儿子就把他一切所有的都收拾起来，往远方去了。在那里任意放荡，浪费资财。

过了不多几天，小儿子把他一切所有的都收拾起来，往远方去了。在那里，他任意放荡，浪费钱财。

过了不多几天，小儿子把他一切所有的都收拾起来，往远方去了。在那里，他任意放荡，浪费钱财。

“没过几天，小儿子带着他所有的财物出门远游去了。他终日在外花天酒地，挥金如土，

过了不多几天，小儿子收拾一切，到远方去了，在那里生活放荡，浪费钱财。

没过几天，那小儿子就收拾了一切，往一个遥远的地方去旅行了。他在那里过着放荡的生活，挥霍他的钱财。

過了不多幾日，小兒子就把他一切所有的都收拾起來，往遠方去了。在那裏任意放蕩，浪費資財。

過了不多幾天，小兒子把他一切所有的都收拾起來，往遠方去了。在那裏，他任意放蕩，浪費錢財。

過了不多幾天，小兒子把他一切所有的都收拾起來，往遠方去了。在那裏，他任意放蕩，浪費錢財。

「沒過幾天，小兒子帶著他所有的財物出門遠遊去了。他終日在外花天酒地，揮金如土，

過了不多幾天，小兒子收拾一切，到遠方去了，在那裡生活放蕩，浪費錢財。

過了不多幾日，那小兒子就收集一切，出外往遼遠地區去了；在那裏揮霍資產，浪費地生活。

沒過幾天，那小兒子就收拾了一切，往一個遙遠的地方去旅行了。他在那裡過著放蕩的生活，揮霍他的錢財。

未幾、季子盡挾所有遠遊異地、在彼放恣、浪費其業、

未幾、季子挾貲遠遊異地、在彼無度、蕩費其業、

不多日、季子盡收所有、往遠地、在彼無度、浪費其業、

無何、季挾貲離家、遠遊異域、荒淫無度、

“ Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.

“ Not long after that, the younger son packed up all he had. Then he left for a country far away. There he wasted his money on wild living.

Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living.

Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.

And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his estate in wild living.

And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.

And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.

Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

This is what the Lord says:“ What did your ancestors find wrong with me that led them to stray so far from me? They worshiped worthless idols, only to become worthless themselves.

The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.

My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course.Do not carouse with drunkards or feast with gluttons,for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags.Listen to your father, who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

Those who love pleasure become poor; those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.

Young people who obey the law are wise; those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.

Jesus said,“ There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.

Jesus told this story to his disciples:“ There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money.

Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.

You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy— their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you.

Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!’

Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.

But instead, you dance and play; you slaughter cattle and kill sheep. You feast on meat and drink wine. You say,“ Let’s feast and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

Forget all this gloom. Get off your narrow path. Stop telling us about your‘ Holy One of Israel.’”

“ O my people, what have I done to you? What have I done to make you tired of me? Answer me!

A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things.

Those who desert him will perish, for you destroy those who abandon you.

“ Come,” they say,“ let’s get some wine and have a party. Let’s all get drunk. Then tomorrow we’ll do it again and have an even bigger party!”

And you have brought this upon yourselves by rebelling against the Lord your God, even though he was leading you on the way!“ What have you gained by your alliances with Egypt and your covenants with Assyria? What good to you are the streams of the Nile or the waters of the Euphrates River?Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him. I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!

You push away every thought of coming disaster, but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer.How terrible for you who sprawl on ivory beds and lounge on your couches, eating the meat of tender lambs from the flock and of choice calves fattened in the stall.You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.You drink wine by the bowlful and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions. You care nothing about the ruin of your nation.Therefore, you will be the first to be led away as captives. Suddenly, all your parties will end.

“ For my people have done two evil things: They have abandoned me— the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all!

For a prostitute will bring you to poverty, but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life.

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty five years.He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, following the detestable practices of the pagan nations that the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.He rebuilt the pagan shrines his father, Hezekiah, had broken down. He constructed altars for the images of Baal and set up Asherah poles. He also bowed before all the powers of the heavens and worshiped them.He built pagan altars in the Temple of the Lord, the place where the Lord had said,“ My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”He built these altars for all the powers of the heavens in both courtyards of the Lord’s Temple.Manasseh also sacrificed his own sons in the fire in the valley of Ben Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and he consulted with mediums and psychics. He did much that was evil in the Lord’s sight, arousing his anger.Manasseh even took a carved idol he had made and set it up in God’s Temple, the very place where God had told David and his son Solomon:“ My name will be honored forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem— the city I have chosen from among all the tribes of Israel.If the Israelites will be careful to obey my commands— all the laws, decrees, and regulations given through Moses— I will not send them into exile from this land that I set aside for your ancestors.”But Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the Lord had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land.The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they ignored all his warnings.

The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They sneer at all their enemies.They think,“ Nothing bad will ever happen to us! We will be free of trouble forever!”

They spend their days in prosperity, then go down to the grave in peace.And yet they say to God,‘ Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him? What good will it do us to pray?’

For they said to God,‘ Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’Yet he was the one who filled their homes with good things, so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.

“ O my people, listen to the words of the Lord! Have I been like a desert to Israel? Have I been to them a land of darkness? Why then do my people say,‘ At last we are free from God! We don’t need him anymore!’

The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.

Stay away from her! Don’t go near the door of her house!If you do, you will lose your honor and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.Strangers will consume your wealth, and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.In the end you will groan in anguish when disease consumes your body.You will say,“ How I hated discipline! If only I had not ignored all the warnings!Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers? Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors?I have come to the brink of utter ruin, and now I must face public disgrace.”

Oh, what a sinful nation they are— loaded down with a burden of guilt. They are evil people, corrupt children who have rejected the Lord. They have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.

A person who strays from home is like a bird that strays from its nest.

He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.

But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.

Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They delight in deception even as they eat with you in your fellowship meals.