Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.

And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

They all ate the same spiritual food

And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.”

Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.