12 Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

13 And the priests' way with the people was this: when any man made an offering, the priest's servant came while the flesh was being cooked, having in his hand a meat-hook with three teeth;

14 This he put into the pot, and everything which came up on the hook the priest took for himself. This they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.

15 And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.

16 And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.

17 And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.

12 以利的两个儿子是无赖， 不尊重耶和华，

13 也不理会当时祭司待人民的规矩。有人献祭， 在煮肉的时候， 祭司的仆人就来， 手里拿着三齿的叉，

14 把叉子插入煎盘里， 或鼎里， 或釜里， 或锅里， 叉子插上来的， 祭司都拿去。所有到示罗来的以色列人， 祭司都是这样待他们。

15 还有， 在焚烧脂油以前， 祭司的仆人就来， 对献祭的人说： "把祭肉交给祭司烧烤吧， 因为他不会向你要煮过的肉， 单要生的。"

16 如果那人对仆人说： "必须先把脂油焚烧了， 然后你才可以随意去拿。"他就说： "不可以， 你现在就要给我， 否则我就抢去。"

17 这样， 那两个青年人在耶和华面前所犯的罪很大， 因为他们藐视献给耶和华的祭物。