1God, the all-powerful one, speaks;
2His glory shines from Zion Hill in Jerusalem,
3Our God comes to us,
4He comes to judge his people.
5He says, “Summon those who faithfully worship me,
6The angels in heaven declare,
7God says, “My people, listen!
8I am not rebuking you for making sacrifices to me,
9But I do not really need you to sacrifice
10because all the animals in the forest belong to me,
11I own and know all the birds
12So, if I were hungry, I would not tell you to bring me some food,
13I do not eat the flesh of the bulls that you sacrifice,
14The sacrifice that I really want is that you thank me
15And pray to me when you have troubles.
16But I say this to the wicked people:
17because you have refused to allow me to discipline you,
18Every time that you see a thief, you become his friend,
19You are always talking [MTY] about doing wicked things,
20You are always accusing members of your own family of doing wrong,
21You did all those things, and I did not say anything to you,
22So, all you who have ignored me, pay attention to this,
23The sacrifice that truly honors me is to thank me for what I have done;