1 W hen you have come into the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance and possess it and live in it,

“When you go into the land the Lord your God gives you, it will be yours and you will live in it.

2 Y ou shall take some of the first of all the produce of the soil which you harvest from the land the Lord your God gives you and put it in a basket, and go to the place which the Lord your God has chosen as the abiding place for His Name.

You must take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you gather from the land the Lord your God gives you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to have His name.

3 A nd you shall go to the priest who is in office in those days, and say to him, I give thanks this day to the Lord your God that I have come to the land which the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.

Go to the religious leader who is working at that time, and say to him, ‘I make known this day to the Lord my God that I have come into the land which the Lord promised to our fathers to give us.’

4 A nd the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God.

Then the religious leader will take the basket from your hand and set it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God.

5 A nd you shall say before the Lord your God, A wandering and lost Aramean ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and numerous.

And you will say before the Lord your God, ‘My father was a traveling Aramean. He went to Egypt, few in number, and stayed there. But there he became a nation, great, powerful, and with many people.

6 A nd the Egyptians treated us very badly and afflicted us and laid upon us hard bondage.

The Egyptians made it hard for us. They brought us much trouble and made us work very hard.

7 A nd when we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voice and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression;

Then we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers. The Lord heard our voice and saw our troubles, our work, and how hard our lives were.

8 A nd the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, and with great (awesome) power and with signs and with wonders;

And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and a long arm, causing much fear by doing powerful works.

9 A nd He brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

He has brought us to this place. He has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

10 A nd now, behold, I bring the firstfruits of the ground which You, O Lord, have given me. And you shall set it down before the Lord your God and worship before the Lord your God;

Now see, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground that You have given me, O Lord.’ Then you will set it down before the Lord your God, and worship Him.

11 A nd you and the Levite and the stranger and the sojourner among you shall rejoice in all the good which the Lord your God has given you and your household.

You and the Levite and the stranger who is among you will be full of joy because of all the good the Lord your God has given you and those of your house.

12 W hen you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce the third year, which is the year of tithing, and have given it to the Levite, the stranger and the sojourner, the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within your towns and be filled,

“When you have finished paying all the tenth of the food you received in the third year, the year of giving a tenth, then give it to the Levite, the stranger, the child whose parents have died, and the woman whose husband has died. So they may eat it in your towns and be filled.

13 T hen you shall say before the Lord your God, I have brought the hallowed things (the tithe) out of my house and moreover have given them to the Levite, to the stranger and the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed any of Your commandments, neither have I forgotten them.

Then say before the Lord your God, ‘I have taken the share for holy use from my house. I have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the child whose parents have died, and the woman whose husband has died. I have done this because of all Your Laws which You have told me to do. I have not sinned or forgotten any of Your Laws.

14 I have not eaten of the tithe in my mourning, nor have I handled any of it when I was unclean, nor given any of it to the dead. I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God; I have done according to all that You have commanded me.

I have not eaten of it while in sorrow, or taken any of it while I was unclean, or given any of it to the dead. I have listened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done all You have told me to do.

15 L ook down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us as You swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Look down from Your holy place in heaven and bring good to Your people Israel. Bring good to the ground You have given us, a land flowing with milk and honey, as You promised our fathers.’ The Lord’s Special People

16 T his day the Lord your God has commanded you to do these statutes and ordinances. Therefore you shall keep and do them with all your heart and with all your being.

“This day the Lord your God tells you to obey these Laws. Be careful to obey them with all your heart and with all your soul.

17 Y ou have declared the Lord this day to be your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes and His commandments and His precepts, and to hearken to His voice.

Today you have said that the Lord is your God, and that you will walk in His ways, keep all His Laws, and listen to His voice.

18 A nd the Lord has declared this day that you are His peculiar people as He promised you, and you are to keep all His commandments;

And the Lord today has made it known that you are His own people, as He promised you, and that you should keep all His Laws.

19 A nd He will make you high above all nations which He has made, in praise and in fame and in honor, and that you shall be a holy people to the Lord your God, as He has spoken.

He has told you that He will set you high above all the nations He has made. You will be praised, remembered, and honored. You will be a holy nation to the Lord your God, as He has said.”