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, the statutes and the judgments which the Lord your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it,

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.

so that you and your son and your grandson might fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, 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.

O Israel, you should listen and be careful to do it, that it may be well with you and that you may multiply greatly, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

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

“ Hear, O Israel! The Lord is 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 and with all your soul and with all your might.

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

These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on 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 sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and 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 frontals on your forehead.

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.

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,

“Then it shall come about when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you, great and splendid 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;

and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn cisterns which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you eat and are satisfied,

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 watch yourself, that you do not forget the Lord who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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

You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by 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 follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who surround 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 in the midst of you is a jealous God; otherwise the anger of the Lord your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.

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

“ You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested Him at 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 should diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and 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.

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 which the Lord swore to give your fathers,

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

by driving 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 do the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments mean which the Lord our God 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 to Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us from 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:

Moreover, the Lord showed great and distressing signs and wonders before our eyes 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.

He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn 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.

So the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God for our good always and for our survival, as it is today.

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.

It will be righteousness for us if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the Lord our God, just as He commanded us.