32 By the waters of Meribah they angered the Lord,

and trouble came to Moses because of them;

33 for they rebelled against the Spirit of God,

and rash words came from Moses’ lips.

34 They did not destroy the peoples

as the Lord had commanded them,

35 but they mingled with the nations

and adopted their customs.

36 They worshiped their idols,

which became a snare to them.

37 They sacrificed their sons

and their daughters to false gods.

38 They shed innocent blood,

the blood of their sons and daughters,

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,

and the land was desecrated by their blood.

39 They defiled themselves by what they did;

by their deeds they prostituted themselves.

32 They angered him also at the waters of strife,

So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

33 Because they provoked his spirit,

So that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the nations,

Concerning whom the Lord commanded them:

35 But were mingled among the heathen,

And learned their works.

36 And they served their idols:

Which were a snare unto them.

37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons

And their daughters unto devils,

38 And shed innocent blood,

Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,

Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan:

And the land was polluted with blood.

39 Thus were they defiled with their own works,

And went a whoring with their own inventions.

32 At Meribah, too, they angered the Lord,

causing Moses serious trouble.

33 They made Moses angry,

and he spoke foolishly.

34 Israel failed to destroy the nations in the land,

as the Lord had commanded them.

35 Instead, they mingled among the pagans

and adopted their evil customs.

36 They worshiped their idols,

which led to their downfall.

37 They even sacrificed their sons

and their daughters to the demons.

38 They shed innocent blood,

the blood of their sons and daughters.

By sacrificing them to the idols of Canaan,

they polluted the land with murder.

39 They defiled themselves by their evil deeds,

and their love of idols was adultery in the Lord’s sight.

32 They angered Him also at the waters of strife,

So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;

33 Because they rebelled against His Spirit,

So that he spoke rashly with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the peoples,

Concerning whom the Lord had commanded them,

35 But they mingled with the Gentiles

And learned their works;

36 They served their idols,

Which became a snare to them.

37 They even sacrificed their sons

And their daughters to demons,

38 And shed innocent blood,

The blood of their sons and daughters,

Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;

And the land was polluted with blood.

39 Thus they were defiled by their own works,

And played the harlot by their own deeds.

32 The people also made the Lord angry at Meribah,

and Moses was in trouble because of them.

33 The people turned against the Spirit of God,

so Moses spoke without stopping to think.

34 The people did not destroy the other nations

as the Lord had told them to do.

35 Instead, they mixed with the other nations

and learned their customs.

36 They worshiped other nations’ idols

and were trapped by them.

37 They even killed their sons and daughters

as sacrifices to demons.

38 They killed innocent people,

their own sons and daughters,

as sacrifices to the idols of Canaan.

So the land was made unholy by their blood.

39 The people became unholy by their sins;

they were unfaithful to God in what they did.

32 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah,

So that it went ill with Moses for their sakes;

33 Because they were rebellious against his spirit,

And he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the peoples,

As Jehovah commanded them,

35 But mingled themselves with the nations,

And learned their works,

36 And served their idols,

Which became a snare unto them.

37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

38 And shed innocent blood,

Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,

Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan;

And the land was polluted with blood.

39 Thus were they defiled with their works,

And played the harlot in their doings.

32 And they moved him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account; 33 For they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the peoples, as Jehovah commanded them; 35 But they mingled with the nations, and learned their works; 36 And they served their idols; and they were a snare unto them: 37 And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons, 38 And shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood. 39 And they were defiled with their works, and went a-whoring in their doings.

32 They made God angry by the water at Meribah. 

Things turned out badly for Moses because of what they did, 

33 since they made him bitter so that he spoke recklessly. 

34 They did not destroy the people as the Lord had told them. 

35 Instead, they intermarried with other nations. 

They learned to do what other nations did, 

36 and they worshiped their idols, 

which became a trap for them. 

37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. 

38 They shed innocent blood, 

the blood of their own sons and daughters 

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. 

The land became polluted with blood. 

39 They became filthy because of what they did. 

They behaved like prostitutes. 

32 They angered the Lord at the waters of Meribah,

and Moses suffered because of them;

33 for they embittered his spirit,

and he spoke rashly with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the peoples

as the Lord had commanded them

35 but mingled with the nations

and adopted their ways.

36 They served their idols,

which became a snare to them.

37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.

38 They shed innocent blood—

the blood of their sons and daughters

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;

so the land became polluted with blood.

39 They defiled themselves by their actions

and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

32 They angered the Lord at the waters of Meribah,

and it went ill with Moses on their account;

33 for they made his spirit bitter,

and he spoke words that were rash.

34 They did not destroy the peoples,

as the Lord commanded them,

35 but they mingled with the nations

and learned to do as they did.

36 They served their idols,

which became a snare to them.

37 They sacrificed their sons

and their daughters to the demons;

38 they poured out innocent blood,

the blood of their sons and daughters,

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;

and the land was polluted with blood.

39 Thus they became unclean by their acts,

and prostituted themselves in their doings.

32 They also angered God at the waters of Meribah,

and it went badly for Moses on account of them,

33 because they rebelled against his Spirit,

and he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.

34 They did not exterminate the peoples,

as Yahweh had commanded them,

35 but they mingled with the nations

and learned their works,

36 and served their idols,

which became a snare to them.

37 They even sacrificed their sons and daughters

to the demons,

38 and they poured out innocent blood,

the blood of their sons and daughters,

whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,

and so the land was defiled with the blood.

39 And they became unclean by their works,

and were unfaithful in their deeds.

32 By the waters of Meribah the Lord’s people made him angry.

Moses got in trouble because of them.

33 They refused to obey the Spirit of God.

So Moses spoke without thinking.

34 They didn’t destroy the nations in Canaan

as the Lord had commanded them.

35 Instead, they mixed with those nations

and adopted their ways.

36 They worshiped statues of their gods.

That became a trap for them.

37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters

as offerings to demons.

38 They killed those who weren’t guilty of doing anything wrong.

They killed their own sons and daughters.

They sacrificed them as offerings to statues of the gods of Canaan.

The land became “unclean” because of the blood of their children.

39 The people polluted themselves by what they had done.

They weren’t faithful to the Lord.

32 They also provoked Him to wrath at the waters of Meribah,

So that it went hard with Moses on their account;

33 Because they were rebellious against His Spirit,

He spoke rashly with his lips.

34 They did not destroy the peoples,

As the Lord commanded them,

35 But they mingled with the nations

And learned their practices,

36 And served their idols,

Which became a snare to them.

37 They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons,

38 And shed innocent blood,

The blood of their sons and their daughters,

Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;

And the land was polluted with the blood.

39 Thus they became unclean in their practices,

And played the harlot in their deeds.