1 Quando profeta ou sonhador se levantar no meio de ti e te anunciar um sinal ou prodígio, 2 e suceder o tal sinal ou prodígio de que te houver falado, e disser: Vamos após outros deuses, que não conheceste, e sirvamo-los, 3 não ouvirás as palavras desse profeta ou sonhador; porquanto o Senhor, vosso Deus, vos prova, para saber se amais o Senhor, vosso Deus, de todo o vosso coração e de toda a vossa alma. 4 Andareis após o Senhor, vosso Deus, e a ele temereis; guardareis os seus mandamentos, ouvireis a sua voz, a ele servireis e a ele vos achegareis. 5 Esse profeta ou sonhador será morto, pois pregou rebeldia contra o Senhor, vosso Deus, que vos tirou da terra do Egito e vos resgatou da casa da servidão, para vos apartar do caminho que vos ordenou o Senhor, vosso Deus, para andardes nele. Assim, eliminarás o mal do meio de ti. 6 Se teu irmão, filho de tua mãe, ou teu filho, ou tua filha, ou a mulher do teu amor, ou teu amigo que amas como à tua alma te incitar em segredo, dizendo: Vamos e sirvamos a outros deuses, que não conheceste, nem tu, nem teus pais, 7 dentre os deuses dos povos que estão em redor de ti, perto ou longe de ti, desde uma até à outra extremidade da terra, 8 não concordarás com ele, nem o ouvirás; não olharás com piedade, não o pouparás, nem o esconderás, 9 mas, certamente, o matarás. A tua mão será a primeira contra ele, para o matar, e depois a mão de todo o povo. 10 Apedrejá-lo-ás até que morra, pois te procurou apartar do Senhor, teu Deus, que te tirou da terra do Egito, da casa da servidão. 11 E todo o Israel ouvirá e temerá, e não se tornará a praticar maldade como esta no meio de ti.

12 Quando em alguma das tuas cidades que o Senhor, teu Deus, te dá, para ali habitares, ouvires dizer 13 que homens malignos saíram do meio de ti e incitaram os moradores da sua cidade, dizendo: Vamos e sirvamos a outros deuses, que não conheceste, 14 então, inquirirás, investigarás e, com diligência, perguntarás; e eis que, se for verdade e certo que tal abominação se cometeu no meio de ti, 15 então, certamente, ferirás a fio de espada os moradores daquela cidade, destruindo-a completamente e tudo o que nela houver, até os animais. 16 Ajuntarás todo o seu despojo no meio da sua praça e a cidade e todo o seu despojo queimarás por oferta total ao Senhor, teu Deus, e será montão perpétuo de ruínas; nunca mais se edificará. 17 Também nada do que for condenado deverá ficar em tua mão, para que o Senhor se aparte do ardor da sua ira, e te faça misericórdia, e tenha piedade de ti, e te multiplique, como jurou a teus pais, 18 se ouvires a voz do Senhor, teu Deus, e guardares todos os seus mandamentos que hoje te ordeno, para fazeres o que é reto aos olhos do Senhor, teu Deus.

1 If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 3 thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 Ye shall walk after Jehovah your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he hath spoken rebellion against Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage, to draw thee aside out of the way which Jehovah thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.

6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 8 thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: 9 but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. 10 And thou shalt stone him to death with stones, because he hath sought to draw thee away from Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee.

12 If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; 14 then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee, 15 thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, unto Jehovah thy God: and it shall be a heap for ever; it shall not be built again. 17 And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thy hand; that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; 18 when thou shalt hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.

1 If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder,

2 and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, "Let us follow other gods" (gods you have not known) "and let us worship them,"

3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.

4 It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.

5 That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the LORD your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.

6 If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, "Let us go and worship other gods" (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,

7 gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other),

8 do not yield to them or listen to them. Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them.

9 You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people.

10 Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.

12 If you hear it said about one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you to live in

13 that troublemakers have arisen among you and have led the people of their town astray, saying, "Let us go and worship other gods" (gods you have not known),

14 then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,

15 you must certainly put to the sword all who live in that town. You must destroy it completely, "both its people and its livestock.

16 You are to gather all the plunder of the town into the middle of the public square and completely burn the town and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town is to remain a ruin forever, never to be rebuilt,

17 and none of the condemned things "are to be found in your hands. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger, will show you mercy, and will have compassion on you. He will increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your ancestors —

18 because you obey the LORD your God by keeping all his commands that I am giving you today and doing what is right in his eyes.