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申命记 13

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1 你们中间若有先知或是做梦的起来,向你显个神迹奇事,

2 对你我们去随从你素所不认识的别,事奉他罢。他所显的迹奇事虽有应验,

3 你也不可先知或是那做梦之人的;因为这是耶和华─你们的试验你们,要知道你们是尽心尽性耶和华─你们的不是。

4 你们要顺从耶和华─你们的,敬畏他,谨守他的诫命从他的话,事奉他,专靠他。

5 先知或是那做梦的既用言语叛逆那领你们出埃及、救赎你脱离为奴之家的耶和华─你们的,要勾引你离开耶和华─你所吩咐你行的道,你便要将他治死。这样,就把那恶从你们中间除掉。

6 你的同胞弟兄,或是你的儿女,或是你怀中的妻,或是如同你性命的朋友,若暗中引诱你,我们不如去事奉你和你列祖素来所不认识的别

7 是你四围列国的。无论是离你近,离你远,从这边到那边的

8 你不可依从他,也不可从他,眼不可顾惜他。你不可怜恤他,也不可遮庇他,

9 总要杀他;你先下,然後众民也下,将他治死。

10 要用石头他,因为他想要勾引你离开那领你出埃及为奴之家的耶和华─你的

11 以色列众人都要害怕,就不敢在你们中间再行这样的恶了。

12 耶和华─你所赐你居住的各城中,你若,有些匪类从你们中间的座城出来勾引本城的居民,:我们不如去事奉你们素来所不认识的别

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14 你就要探听,查究,细细地访问,果然是真,准有这可憎恶的事行在你们中间,

15 你必要用刀杀那城里的居民,把城里所有的,连牲畜,都用刀杀尽。

16 你从那城里所夺的财物都要堆积在街上,用将城和其内所夺的财物都在耶和华─你面前烧尽;那城就永为荒堆,不可再建造

17 那当毁灭的物连一点都不可粘你的。你要听从耶和华─你神的话,遵守我今日所吩咐你的一切诫命,行耶和华─你神眼中看为正的事,耶和华就必意,不发烈怒,恩待你,怜恤你,照他向你列祖所起的誓使你人数增多。

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The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, by David Roberts

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