1 N ow these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:

“Now this is the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess,

2 t hat thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.

3 H ear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’

4 H ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!

5 a nd thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

6 A nd these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.

7 a nd thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

8 A nd thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9 A nd thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Caution Against Disobedience

10 A nd it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

“So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build,

11 a nd houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—when you have eaten and are full—

12 t hen beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

13 T hou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name.

14 Y e shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you

15 ( for the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

(for the Lord your God is a jealous God among you), lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth.

16 Y e shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

“You shall not tempt the Lord your God as you tempted Him in Massah.

17 Y e shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you.

18 A nd thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers,

And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the Lord swore to your fathers,

19 t o cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken.

to cast out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has spoken.

20 A nd when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you?

“When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the Lord our God has commanded you?’

21 T hen thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

then you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;

22 a nd the Lord shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household.

23 a nd he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.

Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers.

24 A nd the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.

And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.

25 A nd it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’