Later on, they refused to enter the pleasant land of Canaan. They didn’t believe God’s promise.

他们又藐视那美地，不信他的话，

他们又藐视那美地，不信他的话，

他们又藐视那美地，不信他的话，

他们藐视那佳美之地，不相信祂的应许。

他们又轻视那美地，不信他的应许。

他们厌弃那宝贵的土地，不相信他的话语；

他們又藐視那美地，不信他的話，

他們又藐視那美地，不信他的話，

他們又藐視那美地，不信他的話，

他們藐視那佳美之地，不相信祂的應許。

他們又輕視那美地，不信他的應許。

他們竟棄絕了那可喜愛之地，不信上帝的話，

他們厭棄那美好之地，不相信他的話語；

民亦蔑視美地、不信其言、

維彼腴壤、民藐視之、主之所言、人弗信從兮、

民又藐視美地、不信服主言、

惡性難改。罔悛於心。藐視樂土。不信佳音。

Then they despised the pleasant land; they did not believe his promise.

Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise.

The people refused to enter the pleasant land, for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them.

They despised the pleasant land and did not believe his promise.

Then they rejected the pleasant land; They did not believe His word,

Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word,

Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word,

They despised the pleasant land and did not believe His promise.

Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

They rejected the fruitful land; they did not believe his promise.

Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

God promised that those people would never enjoy the rest he planned for them. God gave his word when he made that promise. Didn’t he make that promise to those who didn’t obey?So we see that they weren’t able to enter. That’s because they didn’t believe.

You have said that your enemies would capture your children. But I will bring your children in to enjoy the land you have turned your backs on.

In spite of that, you didn’t trust in the Lord your God.

On that day I promised I would bring them out of Egypt. I told them I would take them to a land I had found for them. It had plenty of milk and honey. It was the most beautiful land of all.

“ I myself said,“‘ I would gladly treat you like my children. I would give you a pleasant land. It is the most beautiful land any nation could have.’ I thought you would call me‘ Father.’ I hoped you would always obey me.

See to it that no one commits sexual sins. See to it that no one is godless like Esau. He sold the rights to what he would receive as the oldest son. He sold them for a single meal.

“ But the people paid no attention. One went away to his field. Another went away to his business.

It is still true that some people will enjoy this rest. But those who had the good news announced to them earlier didn’t go in. That’s because they didn’t obey.

The Lord your God is bringing you into a good land. It has brooks, streams and deep springs of water. Those springs flow in its valleys and hills.It has wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey.There is plenty of food in that land. You will have everything you need. Its rocks have iron in them. And you can dig copper out of its hills.

I want to remind you about some things you already know. The Lord saved his people. At one time he brought them out of Egypt. But later he destroyed those who did not believe.

The good news was announced to our people of long ago. It has also been preached to us. The message they heard didn’t have any value for them. That’s because they didn’t share the faith of those who obeyed.

Brothers and sisters, make sure that none of you has a sinful heart. Do not let an unbelieving heart turn you away from the living God.

But you will soon go across the Jordan River. The land you are going to take over has mountains and valleys in it. It drinks rain from heaven.It’s a land the Lord your God takes care of. His eyes always look on it with favor. He watches over it from the beginning of the year to its end.

The Lord said to Moses,“ How long will these people not respect me? How long will they refuse to believe in me? They refuse even though I have done many signs among them.

The Lord sent you out from Kadesh Barnea. He said,“ Go up and take over the land I have given you.” But you refused to do what the Lord your God had commanded you to do. You didn’t trust him or obey him.

Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. Esau ate and drank. Then he got up and left. So Esau didn’t value the rights that belonged to him as the oldest son.

We have a great high priest. He has gone up into heaven. He is Jesus the Son of God. So let us hold firmly to what we say we believe.

The men spread a bad report about the land among the Israelites. They said,“ The land we checked out destroys those who live in it. All the people we saw there are very big and tall.