1 Estes, pois, são os mandamentos, os estatutos e os juízos que mandou o Senhor, teu Deus, se te ensinassem, para que os cumprisses na terra a que passas para a possuir; 2 para que temas ao Senhor, teu Deus, e guardes todos os seus estatutos e mandamentos que eu te ordeno, tu, e teu filho, e o filho de teu filho, todos os dias da tua vida; e que teus dias sejam prolongados. 3 Ouve, pois, ó Israel, e atenta em os cumprires, para que bem te suceda, e muito te multipliques na terra que mana leite e mel, como te disse o Senhor, Deus de teus pais. 4 Ouve, Israel, o Senhor, nosso Deus, é o único Senhor. 5 Amarás, pois, o Senhor, teu Deus, de todo o teu coração, de toda a tua alma e de toda a tua força. 6 Estas palavras que, hoje, te ordeno estarão no teu coração; 7 tu as inculcarás a teus filhos, e delas falarás assentado em tua casa, e andando pelo caminho, e ao deitar-te, e ao levantar-te. 8 Também as atarás como sinal na tua mão, e te serão por frontal entre os olhos. 9 E as escreverás nos umbrais de tua casa e nas tuas portas.

10 Havendo-te, pois, o Senhor, teu Deus, introduzido na terra que, sob juramento, prometeu a teus pais, Abraão, Isaque e Jacó, te daria, grandes e boas cidades, que tu não edificaste; 11 e casas cheias de tudo o que é bom, casas que não encheste; e poços abertos, que não abriste; vinhais e olivais, que não plantaste; e, quando comeres e te fartares, 12 guarda-te, para que não esqueças o Senhor, que te tirou da terra do Egito, da casa da servidão. 13 O Senhor, teu Deus, temerás, a ele servirás, e, pelo seu nome, jurarás. 14 Não seguirás outros deuses, nenhum dos deuses dos povos que houver à roda de ti, 15 porque o Senhor, teu Deus, é Deus zeloso no meio de ti, para que a ira do Senhor, teu Deus, se não acenda contra ti e te destrua de sobre a face da terra. 16 Não tentarás o Senhor, teu Deus, como o tentaste em Massá. 17 Diligentemente, guardarás os mandamentos do Senhor, teu Deus, e os seus testemunhos, e os seus estatutos que te ordenou. 18 Farás o que é reto e bom aos olhos do Senhor, para que bem te suceda, e entres, e possuas a boa terra a qual o Senhor, sob juramento, prometeu dar a teus pais, 19 lançando todos os teus inimigos de diante de ti, como o Senhor tem dito.

20 Quando teu filho, no futuro, te perguntar, dizendo: Que significam os testemunhos, e estatutos, e juízos que o Senhor, nosso Deus, vos ordenou? 21 Então, dirás a teu filho: Éramos servos de Faraó, no Egito; porém o Senhor de lá nos tirou com poderosa mão. 22 Aos nossos olhos fez o Senhor sinais e maravilhas, grandes e terríveis, contra o Egito e contra Faraó e toda a sua casa; 23 e dali nos tirou, para nos levar e nos dar a terra que sob juramento prometeu a nossos pais. 24 O Senhor nos ordenou cumpríssemos todos estes estatutos e temêssemos o Senhor, nosso Deus, para o nosso perpétuo bem, para nos guardar em vida, como tem feito até hoje. 25 Será por nós justiça, quando tivermos cuidado de cumprir todos estes mandamentos perante o Senhor, nosso Deus, como nos tem ordenado.

1 Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it; 2 that thou mightest fear Jehovah 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. 3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath promised unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

4 Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah: 5 and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; 7 and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.

10 And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring 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 buildest not, 11 and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full; 12 then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 13 Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name. 14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you; 15 for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

16 Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. 17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. 18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, 19 to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.

20 When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you? 21 then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt: and Jehovah brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand; 22 and Jehovah showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes; 23 and he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers. 24 And Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day. 25 And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Jehovah our God, as he hath commanded us.

1 These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,

2 so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.

3 Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you.

4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. [^1]

5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.

7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

10 When the LORD your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you —a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build,

11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant —then when you eat and are satisfied,

12 be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

13 Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.

14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you;

15 for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.

16 Do not put the LORD your God to the test as you did at Massah.

17 Be sure to keep the commands of the LORD your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.

18 Do what is right and good in the LORD's sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land the LORD promised on oath to your ancestors,

19 thrusting out all your enemies before you, as the LORD said.

20 In the future, when your son asks you, "What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the LORD our God has commanded you?"

21 tell him: "We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

22 Before our eyes the LORD sent signs and wonders —great and terrible —on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household.

23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors.

24 The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.

25 And if we are careful to obey all this law before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness."