Deuteronomy 4:44–7:11
44 Now this is the lawc that Moses set ⌊before⌋d the ⌊Israelites⌋;e 45 these are the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Moses spoke to the ⌊Israelites⌋f ⌊when they left Egypt⌋,g 46 beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth Peor in the land of Sihon the king of the Amorites,h who was reigning in Heshbon and whom Moses and the ⌊Israelites⌋i defeated ⌊when they came out of Egypt⌋.j 47 And so they took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amoritesk who were beyond the Jordan, ⌊eastward⌋,l 48 from Aroer, which is on the bank of the wadim of Arnon and as far as Mount Sirion; that is, Hermon, 49 and all of the Arabahn beyond the Jordan, eastward, and as far as the Sea of the Arabaho under the slopes of Pisgah.
5 And then Moses summoned all of Israel and said to them, “Hear, Israel, the rules and the regulations that I am speaking in your ears ⌊today⌋,a and you shall learn them, and ⌊you must observe them diligently⌋.b 2 Yahweh our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. 3 It was not with our ancestorsc that Yahweh made this covenant, but with these of us who are here alive today. 4 ⌊Face to face⌋d Yahweh spoke with you at the mountain from the midst of the fire. 5 I was standing ⌊between Yahweh and you⌋e at that time to reportf to you the word of Yahweh, for you were afraid because of ⌊the presence of⌋g the fire, and so you did not go up the mountain. ⌊He said⌋,h
6 ‘I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. 7 There shall not be for you other gods ⌊besides me⌋.i
8 ‘You shall not make for yourself a divine image of any type of form that is in the heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth.
9 ‘You shall not bow down to them, and you shall not serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, punishing the guilt of fathers upon their children and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of those hating me, 10 but showing loyal love to thousands of those who love me and of those who keep my commandments.
11 ‘You shall not take up the name of Yahweh your God for a worthless purpose, for Yahweh will not leave unpunished anyone who uses his name for a worthless purpose.
12 ‘Observe the ⌊Sabbath day⌋j to make it holy,k just as Yahweh your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall work, and you shall do all of your work, 14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath unto Yahweh your God; you shall not do any work, or your son, or your daughter, or your slave, or your slave woman, or your ox, or your donkey, or any of your domestic animals, or your resident alien who is in your ⌊towns⌋,l so that your slave and your slave woman may rest as you rest. 15 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm; therefore, Yahweh your God commanded you to keep ⌊the Sabbath⌋.m
16 ‘Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you, so that it will be good for youn ⌊in the land⌋o that Yahweh your God is giving to you.
18 ‘And you shall not commit adultery.
20 ‘And you shall not falsely bear evidence against your neighbor.
21 ‘And you shall not covet the wife of your neighbor, and you shall not crave the house of your neighbor, his field or his slave or his slave woman or his ox and his donkey or anything ⌊that belongs to your neighbor⌋.’p
22 “These words Yahweh spoke to your whole assembly at the mountain from the midst of the fire and the very thick cloud with a loud voice, and ⌊he did not add anything⌋,q and then he wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me. 23 ⌊And then⌋r ⌊when you heard⌋s the voice from the midst of the darkness, and as the mountain was burning with fire, and all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me, 24 you said, ‘Look, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice from the midst of the fire; this day we have seent that God can speak with a human being, ⌊yet he remains alive⌋.u 25 And so then why shall we die, for this great fire will consume us if ⌊we continue⌋v to hear the voice of Yahweh our God any longer, and so we shall die? 26 For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire as we have heard it ⌊and remained alive⌋?w 27 You go near and hear ⌊everything⌋x that Yahweh our God will say; and then you tell us all that Yahweh our God tells you, and we will listen, and we will do it.’
28 “And Yahweh heard the sound of your words ⌊when you spoke to me⌋,y and Yahweh said to me, ‘I have heard the sound of the words of this people that they have spoken to you; they are right with respect to all that they have spoken. 29 ⌊If only⌋z ⌊they had such a mind⌋’;a that is, to fear me and to keep all my commandments ⌊at all times⌋,b so that ⌊it will go well⌋c for them and for their children ⌊forever⌋.d 30 Go! Say to them, “Return to your tents.” 31 But you stand here with me, and let me tell you all of the commandments and the rules and the regulations that you shall teach them, so that they may do them in the land that I am giving to them to take possession of it.’
32 “So you must be careful to do just as Yahweh your God commanded you; you shall not turn to the right or to the left. 33 ⌊In exactly the path⌋e that Yahweh your God has commanded, you must go, so that you may live and ⌊it will go well⌋f for you and ⌊you may live long⌋g in the land that you will take possession of.”
6 “Now this is the commandment, the rules and the regulations, that Yahweh your God charged to teach to you for you ⌊to observe⌋a in the land that you are about to cross over intob to take possession of it, 2 so that you may revere Yahweh your God by keeping all his statutes and his commandments that I am commanding you, you and your children and ⌊grandchildren⌋,c all the days of your life and so you may live longd lives. 3 And you shall hear, Israel, and be careful to observe these instructions, so that ⌊it may go well for you⌋e and that you may multiply greatly, just as Yahweh, the God of your ancestors,f ⌊promised⌋g you, in a land with milk and honey.
4 “Hear, Israel, Yahweh our God, Yahweh is unique.h 5 And you shall love Yahweh your God with all of your hearti and with all of your soulj and with all of your might. 6 And these words that I am commanding you ⌊today⌋k shall be onl your heart.m 7 And you shall recite them to your children, and you shall talk about them at the time of your living in your house and at the time of your going on the road and at the time of your lying down and at the time of your rising up. 8 And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as an emblem between your eyes. 9 And you shall write them on the doorframe of your house and on your gates.
10 “And then it will happen that when Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that he swore to your ancestors,n to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to you large and fine cities that you did not build, 11 and houses full of all sorts of good thingso that you did not fill, and hewn cisterns that you did not hew, vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant, and ⌊you have eaten your fill⌋,p 12 then take care for yourself, so that you do not forget Yahweh, who brought you out from the land of Egypt from the house of slavery.
13 “You shall fear Yahweh your God, and you shall serve him, and by his name you shall swear. 14 You shall not go after other gods from the gods of the peoples who are all around you, 15 for Yahweh your God is a jealous god in your midst, ⌊so that the anger of Yahweh your God would be kindled⌋,q and he would destroy you from the face of the earth. 16 You shall not put Yahweh your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah. 17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and his legal provisions and his rules that he has commanded you. 18 And you shall do what is right and good in the eyes of Yahweh, so that ⌊it shall go well⌋r for you and so that you may go and you may take possession of the good land that Yahweh swore for your ancestors,s 19 by driving out all of your enemies ⌊before you⌋,t just as Yahweh ⌊has promised⌋.u
20 “When your childv asks you in the future, ⌊saying⌋,w ‘What is the meaning of the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Yahweh our God commanded for you?’ 21 Then you shall say to your child,x ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and Yahweh brought us out from Egypt with a strong hand. 22 And Yahweh gave great and awesome signs and wonders in Egypt against Pharaoh and against his entire household ⌊in our presence⌋.y 23 But he brought us out from there in order to bring us here to give us the land that he swore to our ancestors.z 24 And so Yahweh commanded us to observe all of these rules and to revere Yahweh our God ⌊for our benefit⌋a ⌊all the days that we live⌋,b ⌊as it is today⌋.c 25 And it shall be righteousness for us if we diligently observe and do all of this commandment ⌊before⌋d Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us.’
7 “When Yahweh your God brings you into the land that you are about to enter ⌊into it⌋a to take possession of it, and he drivesb out many nations ⌊before you⌋,c the Hittitesd and the Girgashitese and the Amoritesf and the Canaanitesgand the Perizzites and the Hivitesh and the Jebusites,i seven nations mightier and more numerous than you, 2 and Yahweh your God will give them ⌊over to you⌋j and you defeat them, you must ⌊utterly destroy them⌋;k you shall not make a covenant with them, and you shall not show mercy to them. 3 And you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughter to their son; and you shall not take his daughter for your son.l 4 For theirm sons and daughters will cause your sonn to turn away ⌊from following me⌋,o and so they will …