25. They would not obey you,and they grumbledin their tents.
26. So you threatened themby saying, “I'll kill youout here in the desert!
27. I'll scatter your childreneverywhere in the world.”
28. Your people became followersof a god named Baal-Peor,and they ate sacrificesoffered to the dead.
29. They did such terrible thingsthat you punished themwith a deadly disease.
30. But Phinehas helped them,and the sickness stopped.
31. Now he will alwaysbe highly honoured.
32. At Meribah Springthey turned against youand made you furious.
33. Then Moses got into troublefor speaking in anger.
34. Our Lord, they disobeyed youby refusing to destroythe nations.
35. Instead they were friendlywith those foreignersand followed their customs.
36. Then they fell into the trapof worshipping idols.