1 “ At that time the Lord said to me, ‘ Cut out for yourself two tablets of stone like the former ones, and come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood for yourself.

At that time Yahweh said to me, “Cut two stone tablets like the first, and come up to me onto the mountain, and make an ark of wood.

2 I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets which you shattered, and you shall put them in the ark.’

I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which you broke, and you shall put them in the ark.”

3 S o I made an ark of acacia wood and cut out two tablets of stone like the former ones, and went up on the mountain with the two tablets in my hand.

So I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two stone tablets like the first, and went up onto the mountain, having the two tables in my hand.

4 H e wrote on the tablets, like the former writing, the Ten Commandments which the Lord had spoken to you on the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly; and the Lord gave them to me.

He wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which Yahweh spoke to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire in the day of the assembly: and Yahweh gave them to me.

5 T hen I turned and came down from the mountain and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, as the Lord commanded me.”

I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Yahweh commanded me.

6 ( Now the sons of Israel set out from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and there he was buried and Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his place.

(The children of Israel traveled from Beeroth Bene Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his place.

7 F rom there they set out to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water.

From there they traveled to Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water.

8 A t that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to serve Him and to bless in His name until this day.

At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.

9 T herefore, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance with his brothers; the Lord is his inheritance, just as the Lord your God spoke to him.)

Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brothers; Yahweh is his inheritance, according as Yahweh your God spoke to him.)

10 “ I, moreover, stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights like the first time, and the Lord listened to me that time also; the Lord was not willing to destroy you.

I stayed on the mountain, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights: and Yahweh listened to me that time also; Yahweh would not destroy you.

11 T hen the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, proceed on your journey ahead of the people, that they may go in and possess the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.’

Yahweh said to me, “Arise, take your journey before the people; and they shall go in and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers to give to them.”

12 “ Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

13 a nd to keep the Lord’s commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?

to keep Yahweh’s commandments and statutes, which I command you today for your good?

14 B ehold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.

Behold, to Yahweh your God belongs heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein.

15 Y et on your fathers did the Lord set His affection to love them, and He chose their descendants after them, even you above all peoples, as it is this day.

Only Yahweh had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their offspring after them, even you above all peoples, as it is today.

16 S o circumcise your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer.

Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked.

17 F or the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.

For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn’t respect persons, nor takes reward.

18 H e executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.

He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing.

19 S o show your love for the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Therefore love the foreigner; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

20 Y ou shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.

You shall fear Yahweh your God; you shall serve him; and you shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.

21 H e is your praise and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.

He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things, which your eyes have seen.

22 Y our fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.

Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the sky for multitude.