
{1}1{/}

{I}1_{/}These are the 
words that Moses spoke to 
all Israel, at the other 
side of the Jordan River, 
in the Arabah desert. 
They were facing Suf, 
between Paran, Tophel, 
Laban, Hazeroth and 
Dizahab. {I}2_{/}From 
Mount Horeb to Kadesh-
Barnea they had had a 
journey of eleven days 
through the mountains of 
Seir. {I}3_{/}But now it 
was the first day of the 
eleventh month of the 
fortieth year after they 
left Egypt, when Moses 
told the children of 
Israel all that Yahweh 
had commanded him 
regarding them.
{I}4_{/}After defeating 
Sihon, the king of the 
Amorites, who lived in 
Heshbon, and Og, the king 
of Bashan who ruled in 
Ashtaroth and in Edrei, 
{I}5_{/}Moses began to 
explain this law. They 
were in the land of Moab, 
at the other side of the 
Jordan.
FIRST DISCOURSE OF MOSES: 
THE JUDGES{/}

{I}6_{/}Moses said, 
"Yahweh, our God, spoke 
to us at Mount Horeb: 
'You have stayed long 
enough at this mountain. 
{I}7_{/}Leave this place 
and go into the territory 
of the Amorites and to 
its neighboring peoples 
in the Arabah, the 
Mountains, the Lowlands, 
the Negeb and the 
seacoast, into the land 
of Canaan and Lebanon up 
to the great Euphrates 
River.
{I}8_{/}Look: I offer you 
this land; you will take 
possession of it and live 
in the land which Yahweh 
swore to give to your 
fathers, to Abraham, 
Isaac and Jacob and to 
all their descendants.'
{I}9_{/}I said to you at 
that time: 'I alone 
cannot be responsible for 
all of you. 
{I}10_{/}Yahweh, your 
God, has multiplied you, 
and now, you are as 
numerous as the stars in 
heaven. {I}11_{/}May 
Yahweh, the God of your 
fathers, increase you a 
thousand times more and 
bless you just as he 
promised.
{I}12_{/}But how can I 
alone resolve all your 
problems and disputes? 
{I}13_{/}Look for 
intelligent, keen-sighted 
and experienced men from 
each of your tribes, and 
I will place them over 
the people.'
{I}14_{/}And you 
answered: 'What you ask 
us to do is right.' 
{I}15_{/}Thus, I chose 
from among the heads of 
your tribes wise and 
experienced men and 
placed them over you as 
leaders of the thousands, 
hundreds, fifties, and 
tens, and also as 
secretaries for each 
tribe. {I}16_{/}And I 
gave this order to the 
judges: 'Attend to the 
complaints of your 
brothers, and judge with 
justice the lawsuit 
between an Israelite and 
his brother, or between 
an Israelite and a 
foreigner who lives in 
your midst.
{I}17_{/}Do not be 
influenced by anyone when 
you judge, but listen to 
the poor and the rich 
alike, to the powerful as 
well as the weak, and do 
not be afraid of anyone 
because you act in place 
of God. And if there 
arises a very difficult 
case for you, refer this 
to me and I will attend 
to it.'
{I}18_{/}At that time, I 
established what you had 
to do.
REBELLION AT KADESH{/}

{I}19_{/}Finally, having 
left Horeb, we passed 
through that wide and 
terrible desert that we 
saw, on the way to the 
hill country of the 
Amorites, as Yahweh had 
commanded us, and 
arriving at Kadesh-
Barnea, {I}20_{/}I said 
to you:
'We have come to the 
mountain of the Amorites 
which Yahweh, our God, 
gives us. {I}21_{/}Look, 
Israel, at the land which 
Yahweh gives you; take 
possession of that which 
was promised to your 
fathers. Do not be afraid 
or discouraged.'
{I}22_{/}Then all of you 
gathered around me and 
said to me: 'Better send 
some men before us to 
explore the land and map 
out the roads leading to 
the cities where we are 
to go.'
{I}23_{/}That was a good 
suggestion, so I took 
twelve men from among 
you, one from each tribe, 
{I}24_{/}who set out and 
climbed the mountains on 
foot until they came to 
the Valley of the 
Grapevines. {I}25_{/}And 
once there, they took 
with them the fruits of 
the valley, and upon 
their return recounted to 
us what they had seen. 
They told us: 'The land 
which Yahweh gives us is 
a good land.'
{I}26_{/}Nevertheless, 
you did not want to go up 
into the mountains but 
rebelled against the 
commands of Yahweh. 
{I}27_{/}And you began to 
murmur in your tents: 
'Yahweh does not like us; 
he made us leave Egypt to 
turn us over to the 
Amorites who in turn will 
kill us all. 
{I}28_{/}Where shall we 
go? The messengers have 
frightened us with what 
they told us: The people 
who live in the land are 
greater and taller than 
us. The cities are great 
and are fortified with 
high walls. We have seen 
giants there as in times 
past.'
{I}29_{/}Then I said to 
you: 'Have no fear and do 
not be afraid of them. 
{I}30_{/}Yahweh who leads 
you will likewise fight 
for you as he did in 
Egypt. {I}31_{/}You have 
also seen what he did in 
the desert where he 
carried you all the way 
just as a father carries 
his son, until we came to 
this place.'
{I}32_{/}But still you 
would not believe Yahweh, 
our God, {I}33_{/}who 
went before you in all 
your journeys, and has 
instructed you where to 
set up camp; by night he 
has shown you the way 
with fire and by day with 
a cloud.
{I}34_{/}And when Yahweh 
heard the rumblings of 
your complaints, he was 
angry and he swore: 
{I}35_{/}Not one from 
this perverse generation 
will see the beautiful 
land which I swore to 
give to your fathers 
{I}36_{/}except Caleb, 
the son of Jephunneh. He 
shall see it and I will 
give him and his children 
the land upon which he 
trod because he has 
faithfully followed 
Yahweh.
{I}37_{/}Yahweh was angry 
with me as well because 
of your fault, and he 
said to me: 'Neither will 
you enter there; 
{I}38_{/}but your 
assistant, Joshua, the 
son of Nun, will enter. 
Encourage him because he 
will be the one to give 
Israel its inheritance. 
{I}39_{/}Your children 
will enter there; to them 
will I give the land, and 
they will possess it 
although you feared they 
would become the prey of 
your enemies. 
{I}40_{/}But as for you, 
go back into the desert 
by the Red Sea.'
{I}41_{/}And you answered 
me: 'We have sinned 
against Yahweh, our God. 
Now, we will go and fight 
as he has commanded us.' 
So each one took his 
weapons and thought it 
easy to climb the 
mountains. {I}42_{/}But 
Yahweh told me: 'Tell 
them not to go and fight 
because I am not with 
them, or else they will 
be defeated by the 
enemy.'
{I}43_{/}I told you this 
but you did not listen. 
You disobeyed the order 
of Yahweh and went up to 
the mountains instead. 
{I}44_{/}Then the 
Amorites who live on 
those mountains came out 
to meet you; they struck 
you and pursued you like 
bees from Seir to Hormah. 
{I}45_{/}And you returned 
with much weeping in the 
presence of Yahweh who 
did not want to hear you 
nor listen to your voice. 
{I}46_{/}So you were to 
remain at Kadesh for many 
days; and you know how 
long it was.
THROUGH THE DESERT{/}

{1}2{/}

{I}1_{/}We, therefore, 
turned back and set out 
towards the desert by the 
way leading to the Red 
Sea, as Yahweh had 
commanded me, and we 
walked around the 
mountains of Seir for a 
long time.
{I}2_{/}Then, Yahweh said 
to me: {I}3_{/}'You have 
been going around these 
mountains for a long 
time; now, go north. 
{I}4_{/}Give this command 
to the people: You are to 
pass through the 
territory of your 
brothers, the children of 
Esau, who live in Seir. 
They will be afraid of 
you, {I}5_{/}but be very 
careful that you do not 
attack them because I 
will not give you even 
the parcel of land on 
which you stand. Know 
that I have given to Esau 
the mountains of Seir as 
a possession. {I}6_{/}You 
shall buy food and water 
from them with your 
silver. {I}7_{/}Think of 
all the blessings that 
Yahweh has bestowed on 
you in all our work and 
how he has been present 
in your journey through 
the desert. Yahweh has 
been with you for forty 
years, and never have you 
been in want.
{I}8_{/}So we passed 
through the land of our 
brothers, the children of 
Esau who live in Seir. We 
left the Arabah road that 
led to Elath and Ezion-
geber, and we took the 
road going into the 
desert of Moab.
{I}9_{/}Then Yahweh said 
to me: 'Do not attack 
Moab or provoke them to 
fight since I will not 
give you any of their 
land. Know that I have 
given Ar to the children 
of Lot as a possession.'
{I}10_{/}(The Emim 
formerly lived there - a 
great and numerous 
people, and tall as the 
Anakim. {I}11_{/}And just 
like the Anakim, they 
were also known as 
giants, but the Moabites 
called them Emim. 
{I}12_{/}And the Horites 
also used to live in Seir 
but the children of Esau 
drove them out, killed 
them and settled in their 
place, as Israel did in 
the land they possess and 
which Yahweh gave them.)
{I}13_{/}And now rise up 
and pass through the 
brook of Zered.'
We then went to the brook 
of Zered. {I}14_{/}We 
walked for thirty-eight 
years from Kadesh-Barnea 
until we crossed the 
brook, until the entire 
generation of the men old 
enough to fight had 
perished just as Yahweh 
said. {I}15_{/}Even the 
hand of Yahweh was 
against them, dealing 
them their death in the 
camps until all of them 
perished.
{I}16_{/}When finally all 
those who were old enough 
to fight died, 
{I}17_{/}Yahweh said to 
me: {I}18_{/}'Today you 
will pass through the 
frontiers of Moab, facing 
the city of Ar, 
{I}19_{/}and you will 
meet these people. Do not 
attack or defy them for I 
will not give you any of 
the land of the 
Ammonites. Know that I 
have given that land to 
the children of Lot.'
{I}20_{/}(This land was 
also considered the land 
of the giants who 
formerly lived there and 
whom the Ammonites called 
Zummim. {I}21_{/}They 
were a great and numerous 
people, tall and of 
enormous stature, similar 
to the Anakim. But Yahweh 
destroyed them through 
the hand of the 
Ammonites, and in their 
place he made the 
Ammonites to dwell in the 
land. {I}22_{/}He did the 
same with the people of 
Esau who dwell in Seir. 
They destroyed the 
Horites and took 
possession of their land 
up to this very day. 
{I}23_{/}He dealt in the 
same manner with the 
Avvim who lived in the 
camps as far as Gaza. 
They were expelled by the 
Caphtorim who killed them 
and occupied their 
place.)
{I}24_{/}Rise up and go 
to the brook of Arnon. 
Look, I give into your 
hands Sihon the Amorite, 
the king of Heshbon, and 
all his land. 
{I}25_{/}Begin, right 
now, to occupy his land 
and fight. And I, for my 
part, will begin to 
instill among all the 
peoples under heaven the 
dread and fear of you. 
They will tremble when 
they hear your name; they 
will tremble like a woman 
in childbirth and they 
will lose courage when 
they face you.
VICTORY OVER SIHON AND 
OG{/}

{I}26_{/}From the desert 
of Kedemoth, I sent 
messengers to Sihon, the 
king of Heshbon, with 
these words of peace: 
{I}27_{/}"I wish to pass 
through your land but I 
will go only by the road 
without turning aside 
either to the right or to 
the left. {I}28_{/}We ask 
you to sell us food for 
money that we may eat, 
and water that we may 
drink. And let us only 
pass through as the 
children of Esau who live 
in Seir and the Moabites 
who dwell in Ar did for 
us, {I}29_{/}until we 
come to the Jordan and 
enter the land which 
Yahweh, our God, gives to 
us."
{I}30_{/}But Sihon, the 
king of Heshbon, would 
not let us pass through 
his land, (and Yahweh 
made him stubborn so that 
our God might give him 
into our hands.)
{I}31_{/}And Yahweh said 
to me: "You have to know 
that I have begun to give 
Sihon and his land over 
to you; begin conquering 
his land." {I}32_{/}Then, 
Sihon came out with all 
his men to meet us in 
battle at Jahaz. 
{I}33_{/}And Yahweh, our 
God, gave him over to us 
and we defeated him 
together with his sons 
and all his men. 
{I}34_{/}At that time we 
captured all their cities 
and pronounced an 
anathema over them, 
killing all their 
inhabitants, men, women 
and children without 
sparing anyone, 
{I}35_{/}except the 
animals which were part 
of the plunder of the 
cities you have occupied.
{I}36_{/}From Aroer, the 
city at the edge of the 
brook Arnon, up to 
Galaad, there was neither 
a village nor a city 
which we did not capture. 
Yahweh, our God, gave 
everything over to us, 
{I}37_{/}except the land 
of the Ammonites which we 
did not touch, the banks 
of the river Jabbok and 
the cities in the 
mountains, that is, all 
the places which Yahweh, 
our God, forbade us to 
take.
{1}3{/}

{I}1_{/}On turning back, 
we went up the way to 
Bashan. Og, the king of 
Bashan, and all his 
people came out to fight 
us in Edrei. {I}2_{/}Then 
Yahweh said to me: "Do 
not be afraid because I 
am giving him into your 
hands together with his 
people and his land, that 
you may do to him what 
you did to Sihon, the 
Amorite king who lived in 
Heshbon." {I}3_{/}And 
Yahweh gave Og, the king 
of Bashan, and all his 
people into our hands; 
and sparing no one, we 
killed everyone by the 
sword.
{I}4_{/}We took 
possession of all their 
cities; there was not one 
of them that escaped us. 
We captured the sixty 
cities: the whole of the 
Argob region - the 
kingdom of Og, in Bashan. 
{I}5_{/}All these were 
cities fortified with 
high walls, with gates 
and bars, besides the 
innumerable villages in 
the open fields.
{I}6_{/}We completely 
destroyed them for the 
honor of Yahweh, killing 
all the people, as we had 
done with Sihon, the king 
of Heshbon: we wiped out 
all the cities, men, 
women and children. 
{I}7_{/}The only things 
that we spared and kept 
for ourselves were the 
livestock and the plunder 
from the cities. 
{I}8_{/}We took 
possession of the land 
occupied by the two 
Amorite kings, the land 
beyond the Jordan, from 
the brook of Arnon up to 
the Mount of Hermon 
{I}9_{/}(the Sidonians 
call Hermon Sirion while 
the Amorites call it 
Senir.) {I}10_{/}And we 
captured all the cities 
on the plateau and all 
the land of Galaad and 
Bashan as far as Salecah 
and Edrei, cities in the 
kingdom of Og, in Bashan. 
{I}11_{/}(Og, the king of 
Bashan, was the last 
survivor in the race of 
the giants. His iron bed, 
which is four and a half 
meters long and two 
meters wide, can be seen 
in Rabbah, a city of the 
Ammonites.)
{I}12_{/}Then, we took 
possession of that land. 
I gave to the tribes of 
Reuben and Gad half of 
the mountains of Gilead 
with their cities, from 
Aroer situated at the 
edge of the brook of 
Arnon. {I}13_{/}And I 
gave to half of 
Manasseh's tribe the 
other half of the kingdom 
of Gilead and the whole 
kingdom of Og, or Bashan 
with the whole of the 
Argob region. The whole 
land of Bashan was called 
the land of the giants.
{I}14_{/}Jair, a son of 
Manasseh, took all the 
territories of Argob up 
to the boundaries of 
Gesuri and Maacati. And 
he gave his name to these 
cities which until today 
are called villages of 
Jair.
{I}15_{/}I gave part of 
Gilead to Makhir. 
{I}16_{/}And to the 
tribes of Reuben and Gad, 
I gave the territory from 
Gilead up to the brook of 
Arnon (the boundary lies 
halfway along the brook) 
and up to the river 
Jabbok, the boundary of 
the territory of the sons 
of Ammon. {I}17_{/}It is 
bounded by the Arabah in 
the west, and in the east 
by the Jordan, from 
Kinnereth up to the sea 
in the desert, known as 
the Salt Sea, at the foot 
of Mount Pisgah.
{I}18_{/}Then I gave you 
these orders: "Yahweh, 
our God, has given you 
this land to own. 
{I}19_{/}But only your 
women, your children and 
your livestock, your 
numerous livestock, will 
remain in the cities 
which I have given you. 
{I}20_{/}All the strong 
men will go armed ahead 
of their Israelite 
brothers until Yahweh 
gives them a place where 
they can rest as he has 
given you, and they too 
possess the land which I 
will give you at the 
other side of the Jordan. 
Then each one of you will 
return to his own 
inheritance which I have 
given you."
{I}21_{/}I also gave the 
following order to 
Joshua: "You have seen 
with your own eyes what 
Yahweh has done with 
those two kings, and he 
will do the same to the 
kingdoms where you shall 
go. {I}22_{/}Do not be 
afraid because Yahweh 
will fight for you."
{I}23_{/}Then I asked 
Yahweh: {I}24_{/}"Yahweh, 
my Lord, you have begun 
to manifest your 
greatness and the power 
of your hand. For what 
God in the heavens and on 
the earth can do such 
works and deeds as you 
have done? {I}25_{/}Do 
let me go and see that 
splendid land at the 
other side of the Jordan, 
those mountains without 
comparison and Lebanon, 
too."
{I}26_{/}But because of 
your fault, Yahweh was 
angry with me and did not 
hear me. And Yahweh said 
to me: "It is enough, 
speak no more of this to 
me, {I}27_{/}but climb to 
the top of Mount Pisgah 
and from there look to 
the west and to the 
north, to the south, and 
to the east. You shall 
see the land, but you 
shall not cross over the 
Jordan. {I}28_{/}Give 
your orders to Joshua, 
encourage him and 
strengthen him because he 
will be the one to bring 
this people across and 
distribute to them the 
land which you see."
{I}29_{/}We, then, 
remained in the valley 
opposite Bethpeor.
THE LAW: TRUE WISDOM{/}

{1}4{/}

{I}1_{/}And now, Israel, 
listen to the norms and 
laws which I teach that 
you may put them into 
practice. And you will 
live and enter and take 
possession of the land 
which Yahweh, the God of 
your fathers, gives you.
{I}2_{/}Do not add 
anything to what I 
command you nor take 
anything away from it. 
But keep the commandments 
of Yahweh, your God, as I 
command you. {I}3_{/}You 
have seen with your own 
eyes what Yahweh has done 
with Baal-peor and with 
those who served him. 
Yahweh has destroyed 
them. {I}4_{/}But you who 
have been faithful to 
Yahweh, your God, are all 
alive today.
{I}5_{/}See, as Yahweh, 
my God, ordered me, I am 
teaching you the norms 
and the laws that you may 
put them into practice in 
the land you are going to 
enter and have as your 
own. {I}6_{/}If you 
observe and practice 
them, other peoples will 
regard you as wise and 
intelligent. When they 
come to know of all these 
laws, they will say, 
"There is no people as 
wise and as intelligent 
as this great nation." 
{I}7_{/}For in truth, is 
there a nation as great 
as ours, whose gods are 
as near to it as Yahweh, 
our God, is to us 
whenever we call upon 
him? {I}8_{/}And is there 
a nation as great as ours 
whose norms and laws are 
as just as this Law which 
I give you today?
{I}9_{/}But be careful 
and be on your guard. Do 
not forget these things 
which your own eyes have 
seen nor let them depart 
from your heart as long 
as you live. But on the 
contrary, teach them to 
your children and to your 
children's children.
{I}10_{/}You were in the 
presence of Yahweh at 
Mount Horeb when he spoke 
to me, "Gather the people 
before me that they may 
hear my words. Thus they 
will fear me as long as 
they live in that land 
and will teach these 
words to their children."
{I}11_{/}Then you came 
nearer and stood at the 
foot of the mountain. It 
was burning in flames 
reaching up to heaven 
amid the dense fog and 
the dark clouds. 
{I}12_{/}And Yahweh spoke 
to you from the midst of 
the fire. You heard the 
sound of words but did 
not see any figure; you 
only heard a voice. 
{I}13_{/}And Yahweh spoke 
to you that you might 
know his Covenant by 
which he commanded you to 
keep his ten 
commandments, which he 
had written on two slabs 
of stone. {I}14_{/}And as 
for me, he commanded me 
to teach you the norms 
and laws that you might 
put them into practice in 
the land which is going 
to be yours.
{I}15_{/}Think well about 
what you are to do. You 
did not see any form on 
that day when Yahweh 
spoke to you at Mount 
Horeb from the midst of 
the fire. 
{I}16_{/}Therefore, do 
not become corrupted: do 
not make an idol or a god 
carved in the form of a 
man or of a woman, 
{I}17_{/}or in the form 
of any animal that lives 
on the earth, or of any 
kind of bird that flies 
in the sky, {I}18_{/}or 
of any reptile that 
crawls on the earth, or 
of any fish that lives in 
the water under the 
earth. {I}19_{/}When you 
look at the heavens and 
you see the sun, the 
moon, the stars, and all 
the heavenly bodies, do 
not prostrate yourselves 
to adore and serve them 
as gods. {I}20_{/}Yahweh, 
your God, has left those 
for the rest of the 
peoples, but he has 
chosen you and has 
brought you from the 
fiery crucible, that is 
Egypt, to be his own 
people as you are now.
{I}21_{/}Through your 
fault, Yahweh became 
angry with me and he 
swore that I would not 
cross the Jordan nor 
enter into the beautiful 
land which he gives you 
as an inheritance. 
{I}22_{/}I will die in 
this land and not be able 
to cross the Jordan. You, 
in turn, will cross over 
and possess that 
beautiful land. 
{I}23_{/}So, be careful 
not to forget the 
Covenant which Yahweh has 
made with you and do not 
make any kind of idols, 
as Yahweh, your God, has 
commanded you. 
{I}24_{/}Know that 
Yahweh, your God, is a 
devouring fire, Yahweh is 
a jealous God.
{I}25_{/}When you have 
children and 
grandchildren and have 
grown old in the land, do 
not be corrupted by 
having idols and doing 
that which offends 
Yahweh. If you anger him, 
you will perish from the 
land which is going to be 
yours after crossing the 
Jordan. {I}26_{/}Heaven 
and earth are witness to 
my warning: you will all 
be destroyed.
{I}27_{/}Yahweh will 
scatter you among the 
peoples and only a few of 
you will remain among the 
nations where Yahweh will 
bring you. {I}28_{/}There 
you will be obliged to 
serve their gods, gods 
made by human hands, gods 
of wood and stone, which 
do not see or hear, or 
eat or feel. 
{I}29_{/}There you will 
look for Yahweh, your 
God, and you will 
encounter him if you 
search for him with all 
your heart and with all 
your soul in the midst of 
your anguish. 
{I}30_{/}When this 
happens in the last days, 
you will return to 
Yahweh, and you will 
listen to his voice. 
{I}31_{/}Because Yahweh, 
your God, is a merciful 
God who will not reject 
you nor destroy you all, 
nor forget the Covenant 
he swore to your fathers.
CHOSEN BY GOD{/}

{I}32_{/}Ask of the times 
past. Inquire from the 
day when God created man 
on earth. Ask from one 
end of the world to the 
other: Has there ever 
been anything as 
extraordinary as this? 
{I}33_{/}Has anything 
like this been heard of 
before? Has there ever 
been a people who 
remained alive after 
hearing as you did the 
voice of the living God 
from the midst of the 
fire?
{I}34_{/}Never has there 
been a God who went out 
to look for a people and 
take them out from among 
the other nations by the 
strength of trials and 
signs, by wonders and by 
war, with a firm hand and 
an outstretched arm. 
Never has there been any 
deed as tremendous as 
those done for you by 
Yahweh in Egypt, which 
you saw with your own 
eyes.
{I}35_{/}You saw this 
that you might know that 
Yahweh is God and that 
there is no other besides 
him. {I}36_{/}He let you 
hear his voice from 
heaven that you might 
fear him; on earth he let 
you see his blazing fire 
and from the midst of the 
fire you heard his word. 
{I}37_{/}Because of the 
love he had for your 
fathers, he chose their 
descendants after them, 
and he himself made you 
leave Egypt with his 
great power. {I}38_{/}He 
expelled before you 
peoples more numerous and 
stronger than you, and he 
has made you occupy their 
land: today he has given 
this to you as an 
inheritance.{I}39_{/}Ther
efore, try to be 
convinced that Yahweh is 
the only God of heaven 
and earth, and that there 
is no other.
{I}40_{/}Observe the laws 
and the commandments that 
I command you today, and 
everything will be well 
with you and your 
children after you. So 
you will live long in the 
land which Yahweh, your 
God, gives you forever."
SECOND DISCOURSE OF 
MOSES{/}

{I}41_{/}Moses designated 
three cities at the other 
side of the Jordan, on 
the east, {I}42_{/}where 
one who involuntarily 
kills his neighbor may 
find refuge, one who has 
never been his enemy 
before. He should flee 
into one of those cities 
and so save himself.
{I}43_{/}These are the 
cities: Bezer on the 
desert plateau for the 
tribe of Reuben, Ramoth 
in Gilead for the tribe 
of Gad, and Golan in 
Bashan for the tribe of 
Manasseh.
{I}44_{/}This is the Law 
which Moses gave to the 
children of Israel. 
{I}45_{/}These are the 
precepts, decrees, and 
laws which Moses made 
known to the children of 
Israel after their 
departure from Egypt, 
{I}46_{/}at the other 
side of the Jordan, in 
the valley opposite Beth-
peor, in the land of 
Sihon, the king of the 
Amorites. This Sihon, who 
lived in Heshbon, was 
defeated by Moses and the 
children of Israel after 
their departure from 
Egypt {I}47_{/}and they 
took possession of his 
land, as they had done 
with Og, the king of 
Bashan. The two Amorite 
kings ruled at the east 
of the Jordan, 
{I}48_{/}from Aroer at 
the boundary of the brook 
of Arnon, up to Mount 
Sirion, also called 
Hermon {I}49_{/}that is, 
the whole plain to the 
east of the Jordan up to 
the Dead Sea at the foot 
of Mount Pisgah.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS{/}

{1}5{/}

{I}1_{/}Moses gathered 
the whole of Israel and 
said to them: "Listen, 
Israel, to the laws and 
norms which I teach you 
this day. Learn them and 
be careful to put them 
into practice. 
{I}2_{/}Yahweh, our God, 
made a covenant with us 
in Horeb, and his 
covenant {I}3_{/}was not 
only with our fathers, 
but with us as well who 
are all alive here today. 
{I}4_{/}Yahweh spoke with 
us face to face from the 
midst of the fire in the 
mountain. {I}5_{/}And I 
stood between Yahweh and 
you to transmit his word 
to you, since you could 
not go up the mountain 
for fear of the great 
fire. These were his 
words:
{I}6_{/}I am Yahweh, your 
God, who brought you out 
of the land of Egypt, the 
house of slavery. 
{I}7_{/}Do not have other 
gods before me. 
{I}8_{/}Do not have 
idols, do not make any 
figure of things in the 
heaven or here below on 
the earth, or in the 
waters under the earth. 
{I}9_{/}Do not kneel 
before them or worship 
them, because I, Yahweh, 
am your God, a jealous 
God who punishes the 
children until the third 
and fourth generation for 
the wickedness of their 
fathers who hate me. 
{I}10_{/}But I am 
merciful to the 
thousandth generation to 
those who love me and 
obey my commandments.
{I}11_{/}Do not take the 
name of Yahweh, your God, 
in vain because Yahweh 
will not leave unpunished 
him who takes his name in 
vain.
{I}12_{/}Take care to 
keep holy the sabbath 
day, as Yahweh, your God, 
commands you. 
{I}13_{/}You have six 
days to work and do your 
tasks. {I}14_{/}But the 
seventh day is the Day of 
Rest in honor of Yahweh, 
your God. Do not do any 
work, you or your child, 
or your servant, or your 
ox, or your donkey, or 
any of your animals. 
Neither will the 
foreigner who lives in 
your land work. Your 
servant will rest just 
like you. 
{I}15_{/}Remember that 
you were once enslaved in 
the land of Egypt from 
where Yahweh, your God, 
brought you out with his 
powerful hand and 
outstretched arm. For 
that reason, Yahweh, your 
God, commands you to 
observe the sabbath.
{I}16_{/}Honor your 
father and your mother as 
Yahweh, your God, has 
commanded, and you will 
live long and it will be 
well with you in the land 
which Yahweh, your God, 
gives you.
{I}17_{/}Do not kill.
{I}18_{/}Do not commit 
adultery.
{I}19_{/}Do not steal.
{I}20_{/}Do not give 
false testimony against 
your neighbor.
{I}21_{/}Do not desire 
the wife of your 
neighbor. Do not covet 
the house of your 
neighbor, or his field, 
or his servant, or his 
ox, or his donkey, or 
anything that is his. 
{I}22_{/}These are the 
words of Yahweh said to 
the whole assembly on the 
mountain when he spoke 
from the midst of the 
fire and the thick cloud. 
He said only this and he 
wrote these words on the 
two slabs of stone which 
he gave to me. 
{I}23_{/}You heard that 
voice in the midst of 
darkness, while the 
mountain was becoming 
resplendent. Then all the 
heads of the tribes 
together with the elders 
gathered around me 
{I}24_{/}and said: 'See, 
Yahweh, our God, has 
shown us his glory and 
greatness, and we have 
heard his voice from the 
midst of the fire. We now 
know that the word of 
Yahweh is life for man. 
{I}25_{/}We are, 
nevertheless, going to 
die devoured by this 
terrible fire if we keep 
listening to the voice of 
Yahweh, our God. 
{I}26_{/}What man can 
remain alive after 
listening to the voice of 
the living God speaking 
from the midst of the 
fire, as he has now done 
for us? {I}27_{/}Better 
that you go nearer to 
hear all the things that 
Yahweh, our God, will say 
to you. Then tell these 
to us that we may put 
them into practice.'
{I}28_{/}Yahweh heard 
your words and said to 
me, "I have heard what 
this people said and they 
have spoken well. 
{I}29_{/}May they always 
have the same spirit, 
fear me and observe all 
my precepts that all may 
go well with you and with 
your children for all 
time. {I}30_{/}Rise up 
and tell them to return 
to their tents in the 
fields.
{I}31_{/}But as for you, 
remain here with me that 
I may teach you all the 
commandments, precepts 
and laws which you have 
to teach that they may 
put them into practice in 
the land that I will give 
them as a possession."
{I}32_{/}Observe and 
carry out the things that 
Yahweh has commanded us. 
Do not turn aside from 
them either to the right 
or to the left. 
{I}33_{/}Follow all the 
way which Yahweh has 
marked out for you, and 
you will live and be 
happy and you will live 
long in the land you are 
going to conquer.
LISTEN ISRAEL: YAHWEH IS 
THE ONLY ONE{/}

{1}6{/}

{I}1_{/}These are the 
commandments, the norms 
and the laws that Yahweh, 
your God, has commanded 
me to teach you so that 
you may observe them in 
the land which is going 
to be yours. {I}2_{/}Fear 
Yahweh, observe his 
commandments all the days 
of your life and his 
norms that I teach you 
today. So also for your 
children and your 
children's children that 
they may live long.
{I}3_{/}Listen, then, 
Israel, observe these 
commandments and put them 
into practice. If you do 
this, you will be well 
and you will multiply in 
this land flowing with 
milk and honey, as 
Yahweh, the God of your 
fathers, promised you.
{I}4_{/}Listen, Israel: 
Yahweh, our God, is One 
Yahweh. {I}5_{/}And you 
shall love Yahweh, your 
God, with all your heart, 
with all your soul and 
with all your strength. 
{I}6_{/}Engrave on your 
heart the commandments 
that I pass on to you 
today. {I}7_{/}Repeat 
them over and over to 
your children, speak of 
them when you are at home 
and when you travel, when 
you lie down and when you 
rise. {I}8_{/}Brand them 
on your hand as a sign, 
and keep them always 
before your eyes. 
{I}9_{/}Engrave them on 
your doorposts and on 
your city gates.
{I}10_{/}Do not forget 
Yahweh when he has led 
you into the land which 
he promised to your 
fathers, to Abraham, 
Isaac and Jacob; for he 
will give you great and 
prosperous cities which 
you did not build, 
{I}11_{/}houses filled 
with everything good 
which you did not 
provide, wells which you 
did not dig, vineyards 
and olive groves which 
you did not plant. So 
when you have eaten and 
have been satisfied, 
{I}12_{/}do not forget 
Yahweh who brought you 
out from Egypt where you 
were enslaved. 
{I}13_{/}Fear Yahweh, 
your God, serve him and 
call on his Name when you 
have to swear an oath.
{I}14_{/}Do not go after 
other gods; do not serve 
any of the gods of the 
nations around you, 
{I}15_{/}because your 
God, who is in your 
midst, is a jealous God. 
And when he burns in 
anger, you shall 
disappear from the face 
of the earth. 
{I}16_{/}You shall not 
put Yahweh, your God, to 
the test, as you did in 
Massah. 
{I}17_{/}Observe the 
precepts, the 
commandments and the 
norms that Yahweh has 
commanded you. 
{I}18_{/}You shall do 
what is right and good in 
the eyes of Yahweh that 
you may be happy and may 
come to possess the 
splendid land which he 
swore to your fathers 
{I}19_{/}he would give 
you after having 
destroyed all your 
enemies before you.
{I}20_{/}And when your 
child asks you one day: 
What are these precepts, 
these commandments and 
these norms which Yahweh 
has commanded us? 
{I}21_{/}You shall answer 
your child: We were 
Pharaoh's slaves in 
Egypt, but Yahweh led us 
out of Egypt with 
prodigious deeds. 
{I}22_{/}And we have seen 
the great and wonderful 
things, the awesome 
marvels he has done 
against Pharaoh and all 
his people. {I}23_{/}And 
he took us out from there 
to lead us into the land 
which he promised to our 
fathers. {I}24_{/}Yahweh 
has commanded us to put 
into practice all these 
precepts and to fear him, 
our God. Because of this, 
we are happy and alive 
today, {I}25_{/}and we 
shall be perfect in his 
eyes if we observe and 
practice these 
commandments as he has 
told us to do.
{1}7{/}

{I}1_{/}When Yahweh, your 
God, has brought you into 
the land where you are 
going and which you will 
conquer; when he drives 
away before you many 
peoples - the Hittites, 
the Girgashites, the 
Amorites and the 
Canaanites, the 
Perizzites, the Hivites, 
and the Jebusites - seven 
nations that are much 
more numerous and more 
powerful than you; 
{I}2_{/}when he has given 
them into your hand and 
you defeat them, you must 
destroy them all 
according to the law of 
anathema.
{I}3_{/}Do not make any 
covenant with them or 
have compassion on them. 
{I}4_{/}Do not intermarry 
with them, giving your 
daughters to their sons, 
or taking their daughters 
for your sons, because 
they would seduce your 
children to abandon me 
and adore strange gods 
for which the anger of 
Yahweh would burn against 
you, and then he would 
destroy you. {I}5_{/}On 
the contrary, this is 
what you must do: destroy 
their altars and break 
their sacred pillars into 
pieces, demolish their 
poles and burn their 
idols.
HOW GOD REWARDS HIS 
FAITHFUL ONES{/}

{I}6_{/}You are a people 
consecrated to Yahweh, 
your God. Yahweh has 
chosen you from among all 
the peoples on the face 
of the earth, that you 
may be his own people. 
{I}7_{/}Yahweh has bound 
himself to you and has 
chosen you, not because 
you are the most numerous 
among all the peoples (on 
the contrary, you are the 
least). {I}8_{/}Rather, 
he has chosen you because 
of his love for you and 
to fulfill the oath he 
made to your fathers. 
Therefore, with a firm 
hand Yahweh brought you 
out from slavery in 
Egypt, from the power of 
Pharaoh.
{I}9_{/}So know that 
Yahweh, your God, is the 
true and faithful God. He 
keeps his covenant, and 
his love reaches to the 
thousandth generation for 
those who love him and 
fulfill his commandments, 
{I}10_{/}but he punishes 
in their own persons 
those who hate him and he 
repays them without 
delay.
{I}11_{/}So keep the 
commandments, the norms 
and the laws that today I 
command you to practice. 
{I}12_{/}If you observe 
these norms, if you keep 
and practice them, Yahweh 
will be faithful to his 
Covenant and will show 
you the love he promised 
to your fathers. 
{I}13_{/}He will love 
you, bless you and 
multiply you.
He will bless you with 
many children and 
abundant harvests: wheat, 
wine and oil; he will 
multiply the young of 
your cattle and of your 
sheep in the land that he 
promised your fathers he 
would give you.
{I}14_{/}You shall be 
more favored than all the 
peoples; there will be no 
sterile male or female 
among your people or in 
your livestock. 
{I}15_{/}Yahweh will 
remove from you all 
infirmities, he will not 
let any of the plagues of 
Egypt which you have 
known fall upon you. But 
he will inflict them upon 
those who hate you.
{I}16_{/}So, destroy all 
the peoples which Yahweh, 
your God, will put in 
your power. Do not have 
pity on them or serve 
their gods: this would be 
a trap for you.
{I}17_{/}Perhaps you will 
say in your heart: "These 
nations are more numerous 
than I am, how then am I 
going to drive them 
away?" {I}18_{/}Do not be 
afraid, remember what 
Yahweh, your God, has 
done with Pharaoh and 
with the Egyptians, 
{I}19_{/}those terrible 
trials which you saw with 
your eyes and the marvels 
and signs, the strong 
hand and outstretched arm 
with which Yahweh, your 
God, has freed you. 
{I}20_{/}He will do the 
same with all the people 
whom you fear. Yahweh 
will even send wasps to 
destroy those who remain 
and hide themselves to 
escape from you.
{I}21_{/}Do not be afraid 
of them because Yahweh, 
your God, is in your 
midst. He is a great and 
terrible God.
{I}22_{/}It is he who 
will drive out these 
nations little by little 
before your eyes. If you 
were to destroy them all 
at once, the wild beasts 
would multiply and cause 
you trouble.
{I}23_{/}Yahweh, your 
God, will give these 
people over to you and he 
will fill them with fear 
until they all perish. 
{I}24_{/}Yahweh will give 
their kings into your 
hands so that you may 
strike out their name 
from under heaven, and 
nothing will stand before 
you until you have 
destroyed them. 
{I}25_{/}Burn the images 
of their gods and do not 
covet the gold or silver 
that covers them. Do not 
take it for yourself lest 
you be trapped by it, 
because Yahweh hates it. 
{I}26_{/}None of these 
shall enter your house, 
for as they are accursed, 
the curse might return to 
you. Regard these as 
abominable because they 
are indeed "anathema" or 
accursed. 
DO NOT FORGET GOD WHEN 
YOU HAVE EVERYTHING{/}

{1}8{/}

{I}1_{/}Be careful to 
fulfill all the 
commandments which I give 
you today, that you may 
live and increase, and 
conquer the land which 
Yahweh promised on oath 
to your fathers.
{I}2_{/}Remember how 
Yahweh, your God, brought 
you through the desert 
for forty years. He 
humbled you, to test you 
and know what was in your 
heart, whether you would 
keep his commandments or 
not. {I}3_{/}He made you 
experience want, he made 
you experience hunger, 
but he gave you manna to 
eat which neither you nor 
your fathers had known, 
to show you that man 
lives not on bread alone, 
but that all that 
proceeds from the mouth 
of God is life for man. 
{I}4_{/}Your garment did 
not even fray, or your 
foot swell all these 
forty years. 
{I}5_{/}Understand, then, 
that Yahweh has taught 
you in the same way that 
a father teaches his 
child.
{I}6_{/}Observe the 
commandments of Yahweh, 
your God; follow his ways 
and revere him. 
{I}7_{/}For Yahweh, your 
God, will bring you into 
that good land, a land of 
streams and rivers, of 
subterranean waters that 
gush forth in the valleys 
and mountains, {I}8_{/}a 
land of wheat and barley, 
of grapes and figs, of 
pomegranates and olives, 
a land of oil and honey, 
{I}9_{/}a land where the 
bread you eat is not 
rationed and where you 
will lack nothing, a land 
with iron in stones and 
copper mines in the 
mountains.
{I}10_{/}You shall eat 
until you are satisfied, 
and you shall bless 
Yahweh for the good land 
he has given you.
{I}11_{/}So take care 
that you do not forget 
Yahweh, your God, by 
neglecting the 
commandments, norms and 
laws that I give you 
today. {I}12_{/}And when 
you have eaten and have 
been satisfied, when you 
have built comfortable 
homes and live in them, 
{I}13{/}when your 
livestock have 
multiplied, when you have 
silver and gold in 
abundance, and an 
increase of good things 
of every kind, 
{I}14_{/}then do not let 
your heart become proud 
and do not forget Yahweh, 
your God, who brought you 
out of the land of Egypt, 
the house of slavery. 
{I}15_{/}It is he who has 
led you across this great 
and terrible desert, full 
of fiery serpents and 
scorpions, an arid land 
where there is no water. 
But for you he made water 
gush forth from the 
hardest rock. 
{I}16_{/}And he fed you 
in the desert with manna 
which your fathers did 
not know.
He made you experience 
want and put you to the 
test, so that it would be 
for your good later on, 
{I}17_{/}lest you say, 
"With my own strength I 
have attained all these 
good things." 
{I}18_{/}Remember Yahweh, 
your God, the one who 
gave you power to become 
prosperous, as you are 
today, in fulfillment of 
the Covenant he promised 
under oath to your 
fathers.
{I}19_{/}But if you 
forget Yahweh and follow 
other gods, if you pay 
them homage and bow 
before them, I warn you 
right now that you will 
surely perish. 
{I}20_{/}In the same way 
that Yahweh destroyed the 
nations that stood in 
your way, so will he 
destroy you if you 
disobey Yahweh, your God.
{1}9{/}

{I}1_{/}Listen, Israel: 
you are to cross the 
Jordan today to take the 
land of greater and 
stronger nations than 
yourself, nations with 
grand cities whose walls 
reach up to heaven. 
{I}2_{/}They are a great 
people, they are tall - 
the Anakites whom you 
have seen and of whom you 
heard it said that 
nothing can overcome 
them. {I}3_{/}But today 
you will see Yahweh, your 
God, crossing the Jordan 
before you. He will 
destroy them all and he 
will subject them to you. 
Then, you will seize the 
land from them and make 
them perish, as Yahweh 
promised you. 
{I}4_{/}When Yahweh, your 
God, has destroyed them 
in your presence, do not 
think: 'Yahweh brought me 
to this land and gave it 
to me because of my own 
goodness.' Yahweh drove 
those nations out because 
of their wickedness. 
{I}5_{/}It is not by your 
merits nor because you 
are good that you will 
conquer the land: Yahweh 
will deprive them of the 
land because they have 
done evil, and also to 
fulfill the promise he 
swore to your fathers, to 
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
YOU ARE A STIFF-NECKED 
PEOPLE{/}

{I}6_{/}Know, therefore, 
that Yahweh has given you 
your inheritance, this 
excellent land, not 
because of any merit of 
yours since you are a 
rebellious people. 
{I}7_{/}Remember and do 
not forget that it was 
because you rebelled that 
Yahweh became angry with 
you in the desert, for 
you have been rebellious 
towards Yahweh from the 
day you left Egypt until 
you arrived here.
{I}8_{/}Then at Horeb, 
you provoked his anger 
and he was ready to 
destroy you. {I}9_{/}When 
I went up the mountain to 
receive the slabs of 
stone, the tables of the 
Covenant that Yahweh made 
with you, I stayed on the 
mountain for forty days 
and forty nights without 
eating or drinking. 
{I}10_{/}And Yahweh gave 
me the two slabs of stone 
written with his finger, 
containing all the words 
that he told you on the 
mountain, from the midst 
of the fire, on the day 
of the Assembly.
{I}11_{/}And when Yahweh 
gave me the two slabs of 
stone, the tables of the 
Covenant, at the end of 
the forty days and forty 
nights, {I}12_{/}he said 
to me: "Go down from this 
mountain at once because 
your people whom you 
brought out of Egypt have 
become corrupt, they have 
suddenly abandoned the 
way that I taught them 
and they have made an 
idol for themselves."
{I}13_{/}And Yahweh also 
said to me: "I see this 
people; they are a 
rebellious people. 
{I}14_{/}Let me alone and 
I will destroy them and 
wipe out their name from 
under heaven. And out of 
you, I will make another 
people more numerous and 
greater than they." 
{I}15_{/}I, therefore, 
went down from the 
mountain, from the summit 
which was burning, 
holding in my hands the 
two tables of the 
Covenant. {I}16_{/}And I 
saw that you had sinned 
against Yahweh, your God, 
and that you had made a 
molten calf. {I}17_{/}How 
suddenly had you turned 
aside from the way which 
Yahweh had taught you! 
Holding the two slabs 
with both hands, I hurled 
them down and broke them 
into pieces in the sight 
of all.
{I}18_{/}Then I fell 
prostrate before Yahweh 
and, as before, I passed 
forty days and forty 
nights without eating or 
drinking, for the sin 
which you had committed 
by doing evil in the 
sight of Yahweh and 
arousing his anger. 
{I}19_{/}I was afraid 
that the wrath and anger 
of Yahweh against you had 
reached the point that he 
wanted to destroy you. 
And Yahweh listened to 
me, once more.
{I}20_{/}Yahweh was also 
very angry with Aaron and 
he was ready to destroy 
him. In the same way, I 
interceded for Aaron 
also. {I}21_{/}Regarding 
the sin, that calf which 
you had made - I threw it 
in the fire, broke it 
into pieces and ground it 
until it was fine as 
dust. Then I threw the 
dust into the brook that 
flows down from the 
mountain.
{I}22_{/}At Taberah and 
at Massah, and at 
Kibroth-hattavah, you 
provoked the wrath of 
Yahweh. {I}23_{/}And when 
he wanted you to leave 
Kadesh-barnea saying,"Go 
up and take possession of 
the land that I have 
given you," you rebelled 
again. You did not 
believe Yahweh nor did 
you want to listen to his 
voice. {I}24_{/}You have 
been rebellious against 
Yahweh ever since I have 
known you.
{I}25_{/}So, I lay 
prostrate before Yahweh 
for forty days and forty 
nights because he said he 
would destroy you. 
{I}26_{/}I prayed to 
Yahweh and said to him: 
"O Lord God, do not 
destroy your people and 
your inheritance, whom 
you redeemed with your 
might, whom you brought 
out of Egypt with the 
strength of your hand. 
{I}27_{/}Remember your 
servants, Abraham, Isaac 
and Jacob; do not look on 
the stubbornness of this 
people, or on their 
wickedness, or on their 
sins, {I}28_{/}that it 
may not be said in the 
land from which you 
brought us out: 'Yahweh 
was not able to bring 
them to the land which he 
had promised them. He 
does not like them, so he 
brought them out of Egypt 
to slay them in the 
desert.' {I}29_{/}Do not 
forget that they are your 
people and your 
possession whom you 
brought out of Egypt with 
your great power and 
outstretched arm."
{1}10{/}

{I}1_{/}At that time, 
Yahweh said to me, "Make 
two slabs of stone like 
the first ones and come 
up to me. And make an ark 
of wood also. {I}2_{/}I 
shall write on the slabs 
the words that were on 
the first slabs which you 
broke. Then you shall put 
them in the ark."
{I}3_{/}So I made an ark 
of acacia wood, and made 
two slabs of stone like 
the first. And I climbed 
up the mountain carrying 
these. {I}4_{/}He wrote 
on the slabs, just as he 
had done with the first, 
the ten sayings that he 
spoke to you on the 
mountain from the midst 
of the fire, on the day 
of the Assembly; and 
Yahweh gave them to me. 
{I}5_{/}Upon my return, 
coming down from the 
mountain, I placed the 
tables in the ark which I 
made, and there they are 
as Yahweh commanded me.
{I}6_{/}The children of 
Israel left for the wells 
of Bene-jaakan, going 
through Moserah. Aaron 
died and was buried 
there, and his son 
Eleazar succeeded him. 
{I}7_{/}From there, they 
went to Gudgodah, and 
from Gudgodah to 
Jotbathah, a land of 
brooks and springs. 
{I}8_{/}It was then that 
Yahweh set apart the 
tribe of Levi to carry 
the Ark of the Covenant, 
to become his servants, 
to stand before the Lord, 
and to give blessings by 
calling on his name, as 
they do until this day. 
{I}9_{/}For that reason, 
Levi has no share in the 
inheritance with his 
brothers; Yahweh is his 
inheritance, as Yahweh, 
your God, told him.
{I}10_{/}I therefore 
stayed on the mountain 
for forty days and forty 
nights as I did the first 
time. Yahweh again 
listened to my prayer and 
gave up his plan to 
destroy you. {I}11_{/}And 
Yahweh said to me: "Rise 
up and lead this people 
that they may go and take 
possession of the land 
which I swore to their 
fathers to give them as 
an inheritance."
SERVE AND LOVE GOD{/}

{I}12_{/}So now, Israel, 
what is it that Yahweh, 
your God, asks of you but 
to fear him and follow 
all his ways? Love him 
and serve him with all 
your heart and with all 
your soul. 
{I}13_{/}Observe the 
commandments of Yahweh 
and his laws which I 
command you today, for 
your good.
{I}14_{/}See: the 
heavens, those that are 
seen and those that are 
unseen, the earth and all 
that is in it, everything 
belongs to Yahweh, your 
God. 
{I}15_{/}Nevertheless, it 
was on your fathers that 
Yahweh set his heart. He 
loved them, and after 
them, he chose their 
descendants - you - 
preferring you to all the 
peoples, as you can see 
this day.
{I}16_{/}Purify your 
hearts, then, and do not 
be defiant towards Yahweh 
because {I}17_{/}Yahweh 
is the God of gods and 
the Lord of lords. He is 
the great God, the strong 
and terrible God. When he 
judges, he treats 
everyone equally; he does 
not let himself be bought 
by gifts. {I}18_{/}He 
renders justice to the 
orphan and the widow, and 
loves the stranger, 
giving him bread and 
clothing. {I}19_{/}Love 
the stranger then, 
because you yourselves 
were strangers in the 
land of Egypt. 
{I}20_{/}Fear Yahweh, 
your God, serve him, 
follow him and call on 
his name when you have to 
make an oath. {I}21_{/}He 
is your pride and he is 
your God, who has done 
those amazing things for 
you. {I}22_{/}When you 
went down to Egypt, your 
ancestors were no more 
than seventy persons, but 
now, Yahweh, your God, 
has made you as many as 
the stars of heaven.
{1}11{/}

{I}1_{/}So, love Yahweh, 
your God, and observe all 
that he has commanded 
you: his laws, norms and 
commandments. 
{I}2_{/}You, with whom I 
am speaking, understand 
all this. Perhaps this 
may be more difficult for 
your children who have 
not known the teaching of 
Yahweh or seen his 
greatness and strength. 
{I}3_{/}But you saw the 
signs and the marvels he 
did in Egypt against 
Pharaoh and all his land, 
{I}4_{/}and what he did 
to the army of Egypt, to 
their horses and 
chariots, when he buried 
them in the waters of the 
Red Sea, destroying them 
as they pursued us.

{I}5_{/}Remember, too, 
all that Yahweh did for 
you in the desert, until 
you came to this place, 
{I}6_{/}what he did to 
Dathan and Abiram, the 
sons of Eliab, from the 
tribe of Reuben, when the 
earth opened its mouth 
and swallowed them with 
all their families, their 
tents and their 
followers, in the midst 
of all Israel. 
{I}7_{/}You have seen 
with your eyes all these 
great wonders that Yahweh 
has done. 
{I}8_{/}Therefore, 
observe all these 
commandments that I give 
you, that you may gather 
strength and occupy the 
land which you are going 
over to possess. 
{I}9_{/}And you will live 
long in the land which 
Yahweh swore to give to 
your fathers and to their 
descendants, a land 
flowing with milk and 
honey.
{I}10_{/}For the land you 
are to enter and possess 
is not like the land of 
Egypt which you left, 
where after having sown 
your seeds, you had to 
water them like a 
vegetable garden with 
your feet on the water 
wheel, {I}11_{/}but a 
land of mountains and 
valleys, which drinks 
water from the rain that 
comes from the heavens. 
{I}12_{/}Yahweh, your 
God, cares for this land 
and his eyes are 
constantly fixed on it 
from the beginning of the 
year until its end.
{I}13_{/}If you truly 
obey the commandments 
that I give you today, if 
you love Yahweh and serve 
me with all your heart 
and with all your soul, 
{I}14_{/}I will give rain 
to your land in season, 
both in autumn and in 
spring, that you may 
harvest your wheat, wine 
and oil. {I}15_{/}Your 
field will give you grass 
for your cattle, and you 
will eat until you are 
satisfied. {I}16_{/}But 
if you turn aside, if you 
serve other gods and bow 
before them, {I}17_{/}the 
anger of Yahweh will 
break out against you. He 
will close up the heavens 
and it will cease to 
rain; the land will not 
yield its fruit and you 
will suddenly perish in 
that beautiful land which 
Yahweh gives you.
{I}18_{/}Engrave these 
words of mine on your 
heart and in your soul, 
brand them on your hand 
as a sign, and keep them 
always before your eyes. 
{I}19_{/}Teach them to 
your children. Speak of 
them when you are at home 
and when you travel, when 
you lie down and when you 
rise. {I}20_{/}Engrave 
them on your doorposts 
and on your city gates. 
{I}21_{/}Then your days 
and the days of your 
children will be 
multiplied in the land 
which Yahweh swore to 
give to your fathers, and 
you will dwell in that 
land as long as the 
heavens are above the 
earth.
{I}22_{/}For if you 
observe the commandments 
that I command you to 
practice, if you love 
Yahweh and follow his 
ways, clinging to him, 
{I}23_{/}Yahweh will 
destroy all those nations 
before you and you will 
seize the land from 
greater and more powerful 
nations.
{I}24_{/}Every place 
where you set foot will 
be yours; your territory 
will be from the desert 
up to Lebanon and from 
the Euphrates River up to 
the Western Sea. 
{I}25_{/}No one will be 
able to stand against 
you. In all the land that 
you tread, Yahweh will 
make the peoples fear and 
be afraid when they hear 
of you, as he himself has 
said.
THERE WILL BE ONE 
SANCTUARY{/}

{I}26_{/}See that on this 
day, I set before you a 
blessing and a curse. 
{I}27_{/}A blessing if 
you obey the commandments 
of Yahweh that I command 
you today; {I}28_{/}a 
curse if you disobey 
these commandments and 
turn aside from the way 
that I show you now, to 
follow strange gods which 
are not yours. 
{I}29_{/}When Yahweh, 
your God, has brought you 
into the land you are 
going to conquer, you 
shall set the blessing on 
Mount Gerizim, and the 
curse on Mount Ebal. 
{I}30_{/}(Those mountains 
are at the other side of 
the Jordan, beyond the 
western road, in the land 
of the Canaanites who 
dwell in the Arabah, 
opposite Gilgal, near the 
oak of Moreh.) 
{I}31_{/}Now you are 
going to cross the Jordan 
to take possession of the 
land which Yahweh gives 
you. You are to possess 
it and live in it, 
{I}32_{/}and be careful 
to carry out all the laws 
and precepts which I now 
set before you.
{1}12{/}

{I}1_{/}These are the 
precepts, the norms and 
the laws that you shall 
endeavor to put into 
practice all the days of 
your life in the land 
which Yahweh, the God of 
your fathers, has given 
you.
{I}2_{/}Totally destroy 
all the places where the 
peoples you are going to 
drive away had worshiped 
their gods. Do this in 
the high mountains as 
well as in the hills and 
under every green tree. 
{I}3_{/}Destroy their 
altars, smash their 
pedestals, burn their 
sacred pillars, and break 
into pieces the images of 
their gods. Wipe out in 
those places even the 
name of their gods.
{I}4_{/}Do not build 
similar sanctuaries for 
Yahweh, {I}5_{/}for he 
himself has already 
chosen a place among all 
the tribes to put his 
Name there and dwell in 
it. There you will go and 
look for Yahweh. 
{I}6_{/}To that place you 
will bring your burnt 
offerings and your 
sacrifices, tithes and 
offerings. There you will 
present the offerings 
that you promised to God 
and those which you 
voluntarily offer, as 
well as the firstlings of 
your cattle and sheep.
{I}7_{/}There you shall 
eat in the presence of 
Yahweh and feast together 
with your families, 
enjoying everything you 
have reaped through the 
blessing of Yahweh. 
{I}8_{/}You shall not do 
there as we do here. For 
now everyone does what 
seems best for him, 
{I}9_{/}because we have 
not yet come to the place 
of rest, that is, the 
land which Yahweh is 
giving you as your 
inheritance.
{I}10_{/}When you cross 
the Jordan and settle in 
the land which Yahweh 
will give you, when he 
has delivered you from 
all your enemies, you 
will at last find rest. 
{I}11_{/}Then you shall 
bring to the place chosen 
by Yahweh as a dwelling 
place for his Name, 
everything which I 
commanded: the burnt 
offerings, the 
sacrifices, the tithes 
and the first-fruits of 
the work of your hand, 
and the selected 
offerings which you 
promised by vow to 
Yahweh: {I}12_{/}There 
you shall celebrate your 
banquets before Yahweh: 
you and your children, 
your servants as well as 
the Levites who live 
among you, since they 
have no portion or 
inheritance as you have.
{I}13_{/}Be careful not 
to offer your holocaust 
in any place. 
{I}14_{/}Only in the 
place chosen by Yahweh in 
the land of one of your 
tribes are you to offer 
your holocaust, and only 
there will you do all 
that I command you. 
{I}15_{/}However, in all 
your cities you may 
slaughter and eat meat, 
as much as you like of 
the animals Yahweh has 
blessed you with. Both 
the clean and the unclean 
may eat of it, just as 
you would eat gazelle or 
deer. {I}16_{/}Only you 
must not eat the blood 
but pour it out upon the 
earth like water.
{I}17_{/}You may not eat 
in your cities the tithes 
of your wheat, wine and 
oil, or the firstlings of 
your herd or your flock, 
or any of the things 
which you have offered to 
Yahweh either freely or 
by vow. {I}18_{/}These 
you are to eat before 
Yahweh in the place 
Yahweh has chosen, 
together with your 
children and your 
servants, and you will 
feast before Yahweh, your 
God, enjoying the fruit 
of your labor. 
{I}19_{/}Be careful not 
to forget the Levite as 
long as you live.
{I}20_{/}When Yahweh has 
extended your boundaries 
as he promised you, and 
you would like to eat 
meat, you may do so 
whenever you like. 
{I}21_{/}If the place 
chosen by Yahweh for his 
dwelling is too far, then 
you may kill any of your 
herd or your flock, which 
Yahweh has given you, in 
the manner that I have 
prescribed for you. 
{I}22_{/}You may eat it 
within your cities as 
much as you like, but you 
shall eat it just as the 
gazelle or the deer is 
eaten: all may equally 
eat of it - the clean and 
the unclean. 
{I}23_{/}Only take care 
not to eat the blood 
because blood and life 
are one and you must not 
eat the life with the 
flesh. {I}24_{/}Do not 
eat it but pour it as 
water is poured upon the 
land, {I}25_{/}that all 
may go well with you and 
with your children after 
you, doing what is 
pleasing in the eyes of 
Yahweh.
{I}26_{/}In turn, you 
shall bring with you the 
things you have 
consecrated and offered 
by vow to Yahweh and go 
to the place chosen by 
Yahweh. {I}27_{/}There 
you will sacrifice your 
holocausts, the flesh as 
well as the blood, on the 
altar of Yahweh, your 
God. Pour out the blood 
on the altar, and then 
eat the flesh.
{I}28_{/}Be careful to 
obey all that I command 
you, and all shall always 
be well with you and with 
your children after you, 
for doing what is right 
and good in the eyes of 
Yahweh.
{I}29_{/}Yahweh, your 
God, will destroy before 
you the nations you drive 
away. When you have 
destroyed them and dwell 
in their land, be careful 
after having destroyed 
them. {I}30_{/}Let it not 
be that you fall in the 
trap and follow their 
example. Do not look at 
their gods saying: "How 
did this nation serve 
their gods? We will do 
the same."
{I}31_{/}This you shall 
not do, even to honor 
Yahweh your God, since in 
order to honor their 
gods, {I}32_{/}they have 
done everything that 
Yahweh abhors, including 
burning their children in 
honor of their gods.
DO NOT BE LED ASTRAY{/}

{1}13{/}

{I}1_{/}Do all that I 
command you with out 
adding or taking anything 
away from it.
{I}2_{/}What about the 
prophet or the 
professional dreamer who 
gives you signs or 
miracles? {I}3_{/}If 
these signs or these 
marvels happen, and he 
takes advantage of them 
to say: "Come and let us 
follow other gods (gods 
which are not ours), and 
let us serve them," 
{I}4_{/}do not pay 
attention to the words of 
this prophet or dreamer; 
because Yahweh, your God, 
is testing you to know if 
you really love him with 
all your heart and with 
all your soul. {I}5_{/}It 
is Yahweh, your God, you 
will follow and him will 
you fear. Obey his 
commandments and listen 
to his voice. Serve him 
and cling to him.
{I}6_{/}As for the 
prophet or dreamer, he 
must die because he has 
spoken to draw you away 
from Yahweh, your God, 
who brought you out of 
Egypt and redeemed you 
from the house of 
slavery. This prophet 
must die because he 
wanted you to stray from 
the path that Yahweh has 
commanded you to follow. 
In this way you will 
purge the evil from your 
midst.
{I}7_{/}If your brother, 
the child of your father, 
or if your son or 
daughter, or the woman 
you love or your close 
friend secretly tries to 
lure you, saying: "Come, 
let us serve other gods," 
gods whom neither you nor 
your fathers have known, 
{I}8_{/}the gods of 
either the neighboring 
nations that surround you 
along the boundaries of 
your land or those far 
away, {I}9_{/}do not 
yield to him or listen to 
him. Do not pity him, or 
pardon him or cover up 
for him, {I}10_{/}but 
denounce him. You shall 
deal him his death and 
your hand shall be the 
first raised against him, 
and then the hand of all 
the people. {I}11_{/}You 
shall kill him by stoning 
because he tried to draw 
you away from Yahweh, 
your God, who brought you 
out of the land of Egypt, 
from that house of 
slavery. {I}12_{/}All in 
Israel will hear of this 
and they will fear, and 
never dare to do such 
evil.
{I}13_{/}You may hear 
that in some of the 
cities that Yahweh will 
give you to dwell in, 
{I}14_{/}some evil people 
have appeared. You will 
perhaps hear that they 
have perverted their 
fellow residents and have 
invited them to serve new 
and strange gods. 
{I}15_{/}Then carefully 
inquire about them and 
try to discover the truth 
of the matter. If it is 
certain and you have 
confirmed that such a 
shameful thing has indeed 
been done, {I}16_{/}you 
shall kill by the sword 
all the inhabitants of 
that city. You shall 
curse the city and all 
that is in it, even the 
animals. {I}17_{/}Then 
you shall pile up all the 
plunder in the center of 
the square and set the 
city on fire with all the 
plunder so as to fulfill 
the curse of Yahweh. This 
city will forever be a 
heap of ruins, and will 
never again be rebuilt.
{I}18_{/}You shall not 
take hold of anything 
from this city, not even 
the smallest thing, in 
order to appease the 
wrath of Yahweh, and that 
he may have mercy on you. 
Then he will bless you 
and fulfill the promise 
he has sworn to your 
fathers {I}19_{/}if you 
listen to the voice of 
Yahweh, observing all his 
commandments that I 
command you today, and 
doing what is right in 
the sight of Yahweh, your 
God.
{1}14{/}

{I}1_{/}Yahweh holds you 
as his sons, so you will 
not cut yourselves or cut 
the hair on your forehead 
for the dead. {I}2_{/}You 
are a people, holy and 
consecrated to Yahweh, 
your God. Yahweh has 
chosen you from among all 
the peoples on the face 
of the earth to be his 
very own people.
ANIMALS "CLEAN" AND 
"UNCLEAN"{/}

{I}3_{/}Do not eat 
anything that is unclean. 
{I}4_{/}These are the 
animals that you may eat: 
ox, sheep, goat, 
{I}5_{/}deer, gazelle, 
roebuck, wild goat, ibex, 
antelope, and mountain 
sheep. {I}6_{/}You may 
eat any animal that chews 
the cud and has a split 
hoof.
{I}7_{/}But of those that 
chew cud or have a split 
hoof, you may not eat the 
following: camel, hare, 
and rock badger, because 
they do chew the cud but 
do not have a divided 
hoof - these are unclean 
for you. Neither shall 
you eat the meat 
{I}8_{/}of the pig 
because although it has a 
split hoof, it does not 
chew the cud. Regard it 
as unclean: do not eat 
their meat or touch their 
carcass.
{I}9_{/}Of all the 
animals that live in the 
water, you may eat the 
following: all that has 
fins and scales, 
{I}10_{/}but not those 
that do not have fins and 
scales. Consider them as 
unclean. {I}11_{/}You may 
eat all clean birds. 
{I}12_{/}But do not eat 
the following: eagle, 
vulture, osprey, 
{I}13_{/}buzzard, kite, 
the different kinds of 
falcons, {I}14_{/}all 
kinds of ravens, - 
{I}15_{/}ostrich, 
nighthawk, sea gull, and 
all the different kinds 
of hawk, {I}16_{/}eagle, 
owl and ibis, swan, 
{I}17_{/}pelican, purple 
gallinule, cormorant, 
{I}18_{/}stork, the 
different kinds of heron, 
hoopoe, and bat. 
{I}19_{/}Consider as 
unclean all winged 
insects. Do not eat them. 
{I}20_{/}But you may eat 
all clean birds.
{I}21_{/}Do not eat any 
animal that you find 
dead. You may give it to 
the foreigner who lives 
in your city, or sell it 
to the stranger, for you 
are a people consecrated 
to Yahweh, your God.
Do not boil a kid in its 
mother's milk.
TITHES{/}

{I}22_{/}Every year 
separate the tenth part 
from the yield of what 
you have sown in your 
fields. {I}23_{/}In the 
presence of Yahweh, in 
the place he has chosen 
as the dwelling place for 
his Name, you shall eat 
the tithe of your wheat, 
your oil and your wine, 
and the firstlings of 
your herd and flock that 
you may learn to honor 
Yahweh, your God, all the 
days of your life.
{I}24_{/}The journey may 
be too long for you to 
bring those tithes to the 
place Yahweh has chosen 
as a dwelling place for 
his Name. In that case, 
when Yahweh your God, 
blesses you, exchange 
them all for money. 
{I}25_{/}Take the money 
in your hand and go to 
the place chosen by 
Yahweh. {I}26_{/}There 
you shall buy whatever 
you like - oxen or sheep, 
or wine or strong drink - 
anything you like. And 
there you shall eat in 
the presence of Yahweh, 
and shall rejoice - you 
and your household. 
{I}27_{/}And do not 
forget the Levite who 
dwells in your cities, 
since he has nothing of 
his own and no 
inheritance as you have.
{I}28_{/}Every three 
years, separate the 
tithes of all the year's 
harvest but store them in 
the city. {I}29_{/}Then 
the Levite among you who 
has no inheritance of his 
own, and the foreigner, 
the orphan and the widow 
who live in your cities 
may come and eat, and be 
satisfied. So Yahweh will 
bless all the works of 
your hands, all that you 
undertake.
THE YEAR OF 
FORGIVENESS{/}

{1}15{/}

{I}1_{/}Every seven years 
you shall pardon debts. 
{I}2_{/}You shall do this 
in the following manner: 
the creditor shall pardon 
any debt of his neighbor 
or brother, and shall 
stop exacting it of him 
because Yahweh's pardon 
has been proclaimed. 
{I}3_{/}You may demand 
that a foreigner pay back 
his debts but you shall 
pardon the debt of your 
brother. {I}4_{/}However 
you should have no poor 
in your midst for Yahweh 
will give you prosperity 
in the land that you have 
conquered. {I}5_{/}If you 
listen to the voice of 
Yahweh, your God, and 
obey all that he has 
commanded you, which I 
now remind you of, he 
will bless you as he 
promised. {I}6_{/}You 
shall lend to many 
nations but you shall not 
borrow; you shall drive 
away many nations and 
they shall not have 
dominion over you.
THE POOR AND ENSLAVED{/}

{I}7_{/}If there is 
anybody poor among your 
brothers, who lives in 
your cities in the land 
that Yahweh gives you, do 
not harden your heart or 
close your hand, 
{I}8_{/}but be open-
handed and lend him all 
that he needs.
{I}9_{/}Be careful that 
you do not harbor in your 
heart these perverse 
thoughts: "The seventh 
year, the year of pardon, 
is near," so you look 
coldly at your poor 
brother and lend him 
nothing. He may cry to 
Yahweh against you, and 
you will be guilty. 
{I}10_{/}When you give 
anything, give it 
willingly, and Yahweh, 
your God, will bless you 
for this in all your work 
and in all that you 
undertake.
{I}11_{/}The poor will 
not disappear from this 
land. Therefore I give 
you this commandment: you 
must be open-handed to 
your brother, to the 
needy and to the poor in 
your land.
{I}12_{/}If your fellow 
Hebrew, a man or a woman, 
sells himself to you as a 
slave, he shall serve you 
for six years, and in the 
seventh, you shall set 
him free. {I}13_{/}When 
you set him free, do not 
let him go empty-handed, 
{I}14_{/}but give him 
something from your 
flock, from your store of 
wheat and wine, something 
from the good things that 
Yahweh has blessed you 
with.
{I}15_{/}Remember that 
you too were a slave in 
the land of Egypt, and 
Yahweh, your God, has 
given you freedom. 
Because of this, I give 
you this commandment.
{I}16_{/}But if your 
slave says: "I do not 
want to leave," because 
he loves you and your 
household and knows that 
he will be well off with 
you, {I}17_{/}you shall 
then take an awl and 
thrust it through his ear 
into the door of your 
house, and he will serve 
you forever. You shall do 
likewise with your 
maidservant.
{I}18_{/}Do not think it 
hard on you to give him 
freedom, because for six 
years you have gained 
from him twice as much as 
from a hired servant.
{I}19_{/}You shall 
consecrate to Yahweh all 
the male firstlings that 
are born of your cattle 
or sheep. You shall not 
use the firstling of your 
cattle for work, nor 
shear the firstling of 
your sheep.
{I}20_{/}You shall eat 
these every three years 
in the presence of Yahweh 
with all your family in 
the place Yahweh has 
chosen. {I}21_{/}You 
shall not sacrifice an 
animal to Yahweh if it 
has any defect, if it is 
lame or blind, 
{I}22_{/}but shall eat it 
in your house; the clean 
as well as the unclean 
may eat of it, as you 
would eat a gazelle or a 
deer. {I}23_{/}Only take 
care that you do not eat 
the blood, you shall pour 
it out on the ground like 
water.
ISRAEL'S THREE FEASTS{/}

{1}16{/}

{I}1_{/}Observe the month 
of Abib and celebrate the 
Passover in honor of 
Yahweh since it was in 
this month that Yahweh, 
your God, brought you out 
of Egypt by night. 
{I}2_{/}On the Passover, 
you shall sacrifice oxen 
and sheep to Yahweh in 
the place he has chosen 
for his Name to dwell. 
{I}3_{/}For the Passover 
supper, you are not to 
eat leavened bread, but 
for seven days, you shall 
eat unleavened bread, the 
bread of affliction, 
because you left Egypt 
hastily. So you shall 
remember all the days of 
your life the day on 
which you left Egypt.
{I}4_{/}For seven days, 
no leaven shall be seen 
throughout your 
territory; nor shall any 
of the flesh you 
sacrificed on the evening 
of the first day be left 
for the following day.
{I}5_{/}You may not offer 
the Passover sacrifice in 
any city which Yahweh 
gives you, {I}6_{/}but 
only in the place chosen 
by Yahweh as the dwelling 
place for his Name.
Sacrifice the Passover in 
the evening, at sunset, 
at the time you came out 
of Egypt. {I}7_{/}You 
shall roast it and eat it 
in the place chosen by 
Yahweh, your God. And 
then, in the morning you 
shall return to your 
house. {I}8_{/}You shall 
eat unleavened bread for 
six days, and on the 
seventh, you shall 
celebrate a solemn 
assembly in honor of 
Yahweh and you shall not 
work.
{I}9_{/}You shall count 
seven weeks, beginning 
from the day you start 
cutting the standing 
wheat. {I}10_{/}Then you 
shall celebrate the Feast 
of the Seven Weeks for 
Yahweh, your God, making 
a voluntary offering from 
your harvest in 
proportion to the way 
Yahweh, your God, blesses 
you.
{I}11_{/}At the place 
Yahweh has chosen as the 
dwelling place for his 
Name, you shall feast, 
you and your children, 
your servants, the Levite 
who lives in your cities, 
the foreigner, the orphan 
and the widow who live 
among you. 
{I}12_{/}Remember that 
you were a slave in Egypt 
and be careful to put 
these precepts into 
practice.
{I}13_{/}Celebrate too 
the Feast of the Tents 
for seven days, after 
gathering the produce of 
your threshing floor and 
of your winepress. 
{I}14_{/}Rejoice during 
this feast - you and your 
children, your servants, 
the Levite, the 
foreigner, the orphan and 
the widow who live in 
your city. {I}15_{/}You 
shall feast for seven 
days in honor of Yahweh 
at the place chosen by 
him; because Yahweh will 
bless you in all your 
produce and in all the 
work of your hands, so 
that your joy may be 
complete.
{I}16_{/}Three times a 
year all your men shall 
present themselves before 
Yahweh, your God, in the 
place chosen by him: on 
the Feast of Unleavened 
Bread, on the Feast of 
Weeks, and on the Feast 
of Tents. And you shall 
not present yourselves 
empty-handed, 
{I}17_{/}but each one 
will offer in proportion 
to what he has, according 
to the blessing that 
Yahweh has bestowed upon 
you.
REGARDING JUSTICE{/}

{I}18_{/}Appoint judges 
and secretaries for your 
tribes in every city 
which Yahweh gives you, 
that they may judge the 
people according to 
justice.
{I}19_{/}You shall not 
bend the law or show 
partiality. Do not accept 
gifts because gifts blind 
the eyes of the wise and 
subvert the cause of the 
righteous. 
{I}20_{/}Justice! Seek 
justice if you want to 
live and inherit the land 
which Yahweh, your God, 
gives you.
{I}21_{/}Do not plant any 
tree or sacred pillar 
near the altar of your 
God. {I}22_{/}Do not put 
up there the sacred 
stones that Yahweh hates.
{1}17{/}

{I}1_{/}You shall not 
sacrifice to Yahweh, your 
God, an ox or a sheep 
that has any blemish or 
defect because Yahweh 
abhors this.
{I}2_{/}If there is among 
you, in any of the cities 
which Yahweh will give 
you, a man or a woman who 
does what is evil in the 
sight of Yahweh to the 
point of breaking his 
covenant, {I}3_{/}if they 
go to serve other gods 
and bow before them - to 
the sun, or the moon, or 
the stars of heaven - 
which I have forbidden, 
{I}4_{/}and this has been 
reported to you or you 
learn of it, you shall 
begin to investigate the 
matter well. If you have 
proved that this 
abomination has indeed 
been committed in Israel, 
{I}5_{/}you shall bring 
to the gates of the city 
that man or woman who 
committed the misdeed, 
and you shall stone him 
or her to death. 
{I}6_{/}But you will need 
the testimony of two or 
three witnesses to 
condemn a person to 
death. No one will be 
condemned by the 
accusation of only one 
witness. {I}7_{/}The 
hands of the witnesses 
shall throw the first 
stones to kill the 
accused. Afterwards all 
the people shall stone 
him. In this way, you 
will make the evil 
disappear from your 
midst.
{I}8_{/}If a very 
difficult case is 
presented to you which 
you cannot resolve in the 
city tribunal, either 
about murder, a legal 
dispute or a quarrel 
because of injuries, you 
shall go up to the place 
chosen by Yahweh, your 
God; {I}9_{/}you shall 
approach the Levite 
priests and the judge in 
office at that time. You 
shall consult them and 
they will point out to 
you the decision on the 
case. {I}10_{/}You shall 
carry out the decision 
that they have made for 
you in that place chosen 
by Yahweh, and you shall 
act in accordance with 
what they have instructed 
you. {I}11_{/}You shall 
follow the instructions 
or the verdict they have 
given you without turning 
aside either to the right 
or to the left from the 
decision they made for 
you.
{I}12_{/}He who dares to 
act in another way and 
does not listen to the 
priest who stands there 
in the service of Yahweh, 
or to the judge, that man 
will die. You shall 
banish evil from Israel. 
{I}13_{/}So all the 
people upon knowing this 
shall fear and not make 
decisions without the 
right to do so.
THE KINGS{/}

{I}14_{/}When you come to 
the land which Yahweh, 
your God, gives you, when 
you have conquered it and 
live in it, you shall 
perhaps say: "I would 
like to have a king like 
all the neighboring 
nations." {I}15_{/}Then 
you have to appoint a 
king chosen by Yahweh 
from among your brothers. 
You shall not appoint a 
foreign king who is not a 
brother Israelite.
{I}16_{/}Ensure that your 
king does not acquire 
many horses, lest he 
again send his people to 
Egypt to get more horses. 
For Yahweh commanded you 
never to go back that 
way.
{I}17_{/}Neither shall he 
have many women lest they 
pervert his heart. And 
neither let him pile up 
gold and silver.
{I}18_{/}When he ascends 
the throne, let him copy 
for his use this Law from 
the book of the Levite 
priests. {I}19_{/}He 
shall bring it with him 
and read it every day of 
his life, that he may 
learn to fear Yahweh, 
keeping all the sayings 
of the Law and putting 
his precepts into 
practice.
{I}20_{/}So let him not 
become conceited nor look 
down on his brothers, nor 
turn aside from this 
commandment either to the 
right or to the left, so 
that he and his children 
may lengthen the days of 
their reign in the midst 
of Israel.
THE PRIESTS OF THE TRIBE 
OF LEVI{/}

{1}18{/}

{I}1_{/}The Levite 
priests, the whole tribe 
of Levi, will have no 
share or inheritance as 
the rest of the children 
of Israel have, but they 
shall live on the burnt 
offerings in honor of 
Yahweh, and on what is 
consecrated to him. 
{I}2_{/}The Levite shall 
have no share in the 
inheritance received by 
his brother because 
Yahweh is his inheritance 
as he has promised.
{I}3_{/}This will be the 
right of the priests from 
what is offered, whether 
ox or sheep: to the 
priest shall be given the 
shoulder, the jaws and 
the stomach. {I}4_{/}You 
shall also give him the 
firstfruits of your 
wheat, your wine and your 
oil, as well as the first 
wool from the shearing of 
your sheep, {I}5_{/}for 
Yahweh chose him from 
among all the tribes to 
be the servant of his 
Name, he and his children 
forever.
{I}6_{/}If a Levite comes 
from one of the cities of 
the territory of Israel 
where he resides, and he 
wishes to enter into the 
place chosen by Yahweh, 
{I}7_{/}he shall 
officiate in the Name of 
Yahweh, his God, like all 
his Levite brothers who 
stand there with him in 
the presence of Yahweh. 
{I}8_{/}He shall eat the 
same portion, regardless 
of what he has obtained 
from the sale of his 
family goods.
PROPHETS AND "THE" 
PROPHET{/}

{I}9_{/}When you have 
entered into the land 
which Yahweh, your God, 
gives you, do not imitate 
the evil deeds of those 
people. {I}10_{/}You must 
not have in your midst 
anyone who makes his 
child pass through the 
fire, or one who 
practices divination, or 
anyone who consults the 
stars, who is a sorcerer, 
{I}11_{/}or one who 
practices enchantments or 
who consults the spirits, 
no diviner or one who 
asks questions of the 
dead. {I}12_{/}For Yahweh 
abhors those who do these 
things, and it is 
precisely for this reason 
that he drives them away 
before you. {I}13_{/}You 
must be blameless for 
Yahweh, your God.
{I}14_{/}Those people 
that you are to drive 
away listened to 
sorcerers and diviners, 
but Yahweh, your God, has 
provided you with 
something different. 
{I}15_{/}He will raise up 
for you a prophet like 
myself from among the 
people, from your 
brothers, to whom you 
shall listen. 
{I}16_{/}Remember that in 
Horeb, on the day of the 
Assembly, you said: "I am 
afraid to die and I do 
not want to hear the 
voice of Yahweh again or 
see again that great 
fire." {I}17_{/}So Yahweh 
said to me: "They have 
spoken well. {I}18_{/}I 
shall raise up a prophet 
from their midst, one of 
their brothers, who will 
be like you. I will put 
my words into his mouth 
and he will tell them all 
that I command. 
{I}19_{/}If someone does 
not listen to my words 
when the prophet speaks 
on my behalf, I myself 
will call him to account 
for it. {I}20_{/}But any 
prophet who says in my 
name anything that I did 
not command, or speaks in 
the name of other gods, 
that prophet shall die."
{I}21_{/}You will perhaps 
ask: "How are we going to 
know that a word does not 
come from Yahweh?" 
{I}22_{/}If any prophet 
speaks in the name of 
Yahweh and if that which 
he says does not happen, 
you shall know that the 
word does not come from 
Yahweh. The prophet has 
spoken to boast and you 
shall not pay any 
attention to him.
CITIES OF REFUGE{/}

{1}19{/}

{I}1_{/}When Yahweh, your 
God, has destroyed the 
nations whose land he 
will give you, when you 
have driven them away and 
you occupy their houses, 
{I}2_{/}you shall set 
aside three cities in the 
midst of the land which 
Yahweh, your God, gives 
you in possession. 
{I}3_{/}Open a way to 
them and divide in three 
parts the territory that 
Yahweh, your God, gives 
you in possession: so 
that anyone who has 
killed someone may find 
refuge in those cities.
{I}4_{/}But who may find 
refuge there to save 
himself? The person who 
caused the death of his 
neighbor with whom he had 
had no quarrel before. 
{I}5_{/}For example, if 
someone goes to the 
forest with a companion 
to cut firewood and as he 
wields the axe to cut a 
tree, the blade comes off 
its handle, mortally 
wounding his companion, 
he can flee into one of 
those cities and so save 
himself. {I}6_{/}The 
avenger of blood must not 
be allowed, in his rage, 
to hunt the killer and 
catch up with him because 
the distance is great, 
and kill him in turn, 
when in reality the 
latter is not guilty of 
murder, since he had had 
no previous quarrel with 
his companion.
{I}7_{/}For this reason, 
I command you to set 
aside these three cities. 
{I}8_{/}But perhaps 
Yahweh will extend your 
frontiers as he has sworn 
to your fathers, and give 
you all the land that he 
promised to your fathers, 
{I}9_{/}on condition that 
you keep his commandments 
and do what I tell you 
today, that is, that you 
love Yahweh, your God, 
and follow his ways at 
all times. Then you shall 
add three more to these 
three cities.
{I}10_{/}In that way, 
innocent blood shall not 
be shed in the midst of 
the land which Yahweh, 
your God, gives you as 
your inheritance, and you 
will not be guilty of 
such shedding of blood.
{I}11_{/}But if a man, 
because of a feud with 
his neighbor, ambushes 
him and falls on him and 
wounds him fatally, and 
if afterwards the 
aggressor flees into one 
of these cities, 
{I}12_{/}the heads of 
this city shall order 
that he be arrested there 
in the place of asylum. 
And he shall be put in 
the hands of the 
relatives of the victim 
that they may kill him. 
{I}13_{/}Do not show pity 
to him for you must 
remove from Israel the 
shedding of innocent 
blood, so that you may 
have prosperity.
{I}14_{/}In the 
inheritance you receive 
in the land which Yahweh, 
your God, will give as 
your possession, do not 
move the boundaries of 
your neighbor set by your 
ancestors.
{I}15_{/}A sole witness 
is not enough to condemn 
anyone, whatever be the 
crime or offense of which 
the person is accused. 
Only by the testimony of 
two or three witnesses 
can a case be resolved. 
{I}16_{/}If only one 
witness rises against a 
person and accuses him of 
an offense, {I}17_{/}both 
parties involved shall 
appear before Yahweh in 
the presence of the 
priests and judges then 
in office, who may deal 
with it.
{I}18_{/}The judges will 
examine the case in 
detail, and if it turns 
out that the witness had 
lied in falsely accusing 
his brother, 
{I}19_{/}they shall 
impose on him the 
punishment which the 
lying witness tried to 
impose on his brother. So 
shall you uproot evil 
from your midst, 
{I}20_{/}because others, 
upon knowing it, shall 
fear and not do the same.
{I}21_{/}Do not feel 
sorry for him: life for 
life, eye for eye, tooth 
for tooth, hand for hand, 
foot for foot.
WAR{/}

{1}20{/}

{I}1_{/}When you go to 
war against your enemies 
and you see horses, 
chariots and an army more 
numerous than yours, then 
have no fear because 
Yahweh, your God, who 
brought you out of Egypt, 
is with you.
{I}2_{/}When the hour of 
battle draws near, the 
priest shall advance to 
the head of the army and 
shall speak to the people 
saying: {I}3_{/}"Listen, 
Israel, today you are to 
enter into battle against 
your enemies. Do not let 
your heart be 
discouraged, or afraid or 
troubled, and do not 
tremble before them, 
{I}4_{/}for Yahweh, your 
God, is with you, to 
fight in your favor 
against your enemies and 
save you." {I}5_{/}So the 
secretaries shall say to 
the people: "Is there 
anyone of you who has 
just built a new house 
and has not dedicated it? 
Let him go home; lest he 
die in battle and another 
dedicate it. {I}6_{/}Is 
there anyone among you 
who has planted a new 
vineyard and has not yet 
enjoyed its fruits? Let 
him go home, lest he die 
in the war and another 
enjoy its fruit. 
{I}7_{/}Is there anyone 
who has made a promise to 
marry and has not yet 
been married? Let him go 
back to his home at once, 
lest he die in combat and 
another take the woman as 
his wife."
{I}8_{/}They shall also 
say: "Is there anyone who 
is afraid or weakhearted? 
Let him go home 
immediately, lest his 
fear discourage others." 
{I}9_{/}When they have 
finished speaking, 
commanders shall be put 
at the head of the 
people.
{I}10_{/}When you draw 
near to a city to lay 
siege to it, you shall 
first offer it peace. 
{I}11_{/}If it accepts 
your proposal and opens 
the gates to you, all the 
people found in it shall 
become your slaves and 
serve you.
{I}12_{/}If they do not 
accept the peace that you 
offer them and declare 
war against you, you 
shall lay siege to the 
city. {I}13_{/}And when 
Yahweh, your God, gives 
it into your hands, you 
shall kill by the sword 
all the men, {I}14_{/}but 
the women and children, 
the livestock and all the 
other things which you 
find there shall be your 
booty, and you shall eat 
from the plunder of your 
enemies which Yahweh has 
given over to you.
{I}15_{/}This you shall 
do to all the cities 
which are very far from 
you and which are not in 
the country which you 
will possess. 
{I}16_{/}But in the 
cities which Yahweh gives 
you as an inheritance, 
you shall not leave 
anything that lives. 
{I}17_{/}You must destroy 
them all according to the 
law of anathema - the 
Hittites, Amorites, 
Canaanites, Perizzites, 
Hivites and Jebusites - 
as Yahweh, your God, has 
commanded you, 
{I}18_{/}that they may 
not teach you all those 
evil things which they 
have done to honor their 
gods, for by imitating 
them you shall sin 
against Yahweh, your God.
{I}19_{/}If, on attacking 
a city, you have to lay 
siege to it for a long 
time before capturing it, 
you shall not destroy the 
fruit trees around it nor 
cut them with your axe, 
that you may eat their 
fruit. Do not cut them, 
then. Are the trees of 
the field men that they 
should also be stricken? 
{I}20_{/}If there are 
trees in the field which 
are not fruit-bearing, 
but are for other uses, 
cut them down and make 
ladders and instruments 
out of them with which 
you may seize the city 
that offers you 
resistance.
LAWS AND RIGHTS{/}

{1}21{/}

{I}1_{/}If the corpse of 
a slain man is found in 
the land which Yahweh, 
your God, will give you, 
and it is not known who 
killed him, {I}2_{/}your 
judges and leaders shall 
go out to measure the 
distance between the 
victim and the 
surrounding cities to 
{I}3_{/}determine which 
city is nearest to the 
dead man.
And the leaders of that 
city shall take a calf 
that has never been used 
for work or borne a yoke. 
{I}4_{/}And they shall 
bring it down to an 
overflowing brook, to a 
place which has never 
been plowed or sown, and 
there they shall break 
its neck. {I}5_{/}The 
priests, descendants of 
Levi, shall be present 
for they were chosen by 
Yahweh to minister and 
give the blessings in his 
name, and they are those 
who decide on all 
lawsuits or criminal 
cases.
{I}6_{/}Then all the 
elders of the city 
nearest to the man found 
dead shall wash their 
hands in the brook over 
the calf whose neck was 
broken. {I}7_{/}And they 
shall pronounce these 
words, "Our hands did not 
shed this blood, and our 
eyes did not see it. 
{I}8_{/}Forgive, O 
Yahweh, your people of 
Israel whom you rescued, 
and do not charge them 
with this shedding of 
innocent blood." 
{I}9_{/}So they shall be 
absolved from this blood; 
you shall have removed 
from your midst the guilt 
of innocent blood and 
have done what is right 
in the eyes of Yahweh.
{I}10_{/}When you go to 
war against your enemies, 
and Yahweh, your God, 
delivers them over to 
you, {I}11_{/}if you see 
among the captives a 
beautiful woman, and you 
fall in love with her and 
desire to have her as 
your wife, {I}12_{/}you 
shall bring her to your 
house. First, she shall 
shave her head and clip 
her nails. {I}13_{/}She 
shall take off the dress 
of a captive and stay in 
your house. And she will 
mourn for her father and 
mother for a month, after 
which you may have 
relations with her. So 
you shall be her husband 
and she your wife. 
{I}14_{/}If in time she 
does not please you 
anymore, you shall set 
her free. You shall not 
sell her for money, nor 
make her your slave, 
since you have taken her 
by force.
{I}15_{/}When a man has 
two wives and prefers one 
to the other, supposing 
that both of them bear 
him children, and the 
firstborn is the son of 
the wife he loves less, 
{I}16_{/}then on the day 
he divides the 
inheritance among his 
children, he cannot give 
the right of the 
firstborn to the son of 
the woman he prefers, at 
the expense of the true 
firstborn who is the son 
of the woman he loves 
less. {I}17_{/}On the 
contrary, he should 
recognize the child of 
the woman he loves less 
as the firstborn and give 
him a double share of all 
his property. He is his 
firstborn, and to him 
belongs the right of the 
firstborn.
{I}18_{/}If a man has a 
stubborn and rebellious 
child who does not pay 
attention to what his 
father or mother 
commands, and does not 
listen to them when they 
call him, {I}19_{/}his 
parents shall seize him 
and bring him before the 
leaders of the city, to 
the gate of judgment, 
{I}20_{/}and shall say to 
them: "This son of ours 
is stubborn and 
rebellious, he does not 
pay any attention to us; 
he is spoiled and a 
drunkard." {I}21_{/}Then 
all the men of this town 
shall stone him to death. 
In this way shall you 
banish evil from your 
midst, and all Israel 
upon knowing this shall 
fear.
{I}22_{/}If a man, guilty 
of any crime that 
deserves death, has been 
put to death by hanging 
him on a tree, 
{I}23_{/}his body must 
not remain hanging there 
through the night. But 
you shall bury him on the 
same day because the 
hanged man is a curse of 
God. So you shall not 
defile the land which 
Yahweh, your God, gives 
you as an inheritance.
GIVE BACK WHAT YOU 
FIND{/}

{1}22{/}

{I}1_{/}If you find the 
lost ox or sheep of your 
brother, do not pretend 
that you did not see it, 
but bring it back to its 
owner. {I}2_{/}If your 
brother does not live 
near you, or you do not 
know to whom the animal 
belongs, you shall keep 
it in your house until 
its owner comes looking 
for it. Then you shall 
return it to him.
{I}3_{/}Do the same with 
his ass, his clothes, or 
with anything lost by 
your brother that you 
happen to find. Do not 
pretend not to notice 
them. {I}4_{/}If you see 
the ass of your brother 
or his ox fall down by 
the way, do not pretend 
not to notice it, but 
help your brother lift 
the animal up.
{I}5_{/}A woman must not 
wear a man's clothing, 
nor a man the clothing of 
a woman, because whoever 
does such a thing 
deserves the reprobation 
of Yahweh.
{I}6_{/}If you find along 
your way a bird's nest in 
a tree or on the ground, 
and the mother-bird is 
sitting upon the 
birdlings or upon the 
eggs, you shall not bring 
with you the mother-bird 
together with the young, 
{I}7_{/}but you shall let 
the mother go and take 
only the young. Then you 
shall prosper and live 
long.

{I}8_{/}When you build a 
new house, you shall 
construct a small wall 
around the roof, lest 
someone should fall from 
it, and your house become 
stained with blood.
{I}9_{/}Do not sow any 
other seed in your 
vineyard because when you 
do this, you can neither 
eat from the produce of 
the grapes nor from the 
produce of the other 
plants.
{I}10_{/}Do not plow with 
an ox and an ass 
together.
{I}11_{/}Do not wear a 
garment woven from wool 
and linen together.
{I}12_{/}Make for 
yourself tassels on the 
four corners of your 
cloak with which you 
cover yourself.
{I}13_{/}It may happen 
that a man takes a wife 
and afterwards does not 
like her, {I}14_{/}so he 
reproaches her for her 
behavior, and defames her 
by saying: "I married 
this woman, but when I 
went to bed with her, I 
found out that she was 
not a virgin." 
{I}15_{/}In this case, 
the father and mother of 
the young woman shall 
take the sheet of the 
wedding night which 
proves that she was a 
virgin, and will show 
this to the judges of the 
city. {I}16_{/}The father 
of the young woman shall 
then say to the judges: 
"I have given my daughter 
as wife to this man, but 
now that he no longer 
likes her, {I}17_{/}he 
pretends that when he 
married her she was not a 
virgin. And yet, see, 
here is the proof of my 
daughter's virginity." 
{I}18_{/}They shall 
spread the sheet before 
the judges of the city. 
If the man is guilty, the 
judges shall arrest him 
and have him whipped.
{I}19_{/}They shall also 
fine him a hundred silver 
coins which they shall 
give to the father of the 
young woman because the 
man publicly defamed a 
virgin of Israel. The 
husband shall have her as 
his wife and cannot 
repudiate her as long as 
he lives.
{I}20_{/}But if what the 
man says is true, and the 
proof of her virginity is 
not found, {I}21_{/}then 
you shall bring her to 
the door of her father's 
house and the people 
shall stone her to death 
for having committed an 
evil deed in Israel - 
becoming a prostitute 
while still in her 
father's house. So shall 
you banish evil from your 
midst.
{I}22_{/}If a man is 
caught lying with a 
married woman, the two 
shall die: the adulterer 
and the adulteress. So 
shall you banish evil 
from Israel.
{I}23_{/}If a young woman 
has been promised in 
marriage to a man, and 
another man meets her in 
the city and lies with 
her, {I}24_{/}they shall 
bring the two and stone 
them to death: the young 
woman because she did not 
cry for help when she was 
in the city, and the man 
because he dishonored the 
future wife of his 
neighbor. So shall you 
banish evil from your 
midst.
{I}25_{/}But if in the 
fields, a man meets a 
young woman promised in 
marriage, and violates 
her by force, then only 
the man shall die. 
{I}26_{/}The young woman 
shall not suffer 
punishment. She does not 
deserve death, for this 
case is similar to a 
highwayman who falls upon 
a man and murders him; in 
the same manner, the 
young woman was 
assaulted. {I}27_{/}She 
was alone in the fields, 
she cried but no one came 
to help her.
{I}28_{/}If a man meets a 
young virgin who is not 
promised in marriage to 
another man, and that man 
violates her by force, 
and they are caught by 
surprise, {I}29_{/}the 
man who lay with her 
shall give to the father 
of the young woman fifty 
pieces of silver, and 
take her as his wife, 
because he has dishonored 
her, and he cannot send 
her away all his life.
ACT WORTHILY AS A 
CONSECRATED PEOPLE{/}

{1}23{/}

{I}1_{/}No man shall take 
the wife of his father; 
let him not dishonor his 
father.
{I}2_{/}The man whose 
testicles are crushed and 
whose penis is cut shall 
not be admitted into the 
assembly of Yahweh. 
{I}3_{/}Nor shall the 
half-breed be admitted 
into the assembly of 
Yahweh, even to the tenth 
generation. {I}4_{/}The 
Ammonite or Moabite shall 
never be admitted into 
the assembly of Yahweh 
even after the tenth 
generation, 
{I}5_{/}because when you 
came forth from Egypt, 
they did not go out to 
meet you with bread and 
water, but instead they 
hired Balaam, the son of 
Beor, from the Pethor in 
Mesopotamia, to curse 
you. {I}6_{/}But Yahweh, 
your God, did not listen 
to Balaam and turned the 
curse into a blessing 
because Yahweh loves you. 
{I}7_{/}You shall never 
share your prosperity or 
happiness with these 
peoples.
{I}8_{/}You shall not 
regard the Edomite as 
abominable, for he is 
your brother, or the 
Egyptian, because you 
were a pilgrim in his 
land. {I}9_{/}From the 
third generation, their 
descendants can be 
admitted into the 
assembly of Yahweh. 
{I}10_{/}When you set out 
against your enemies, you 
shall keep yourselves 
from every evil act. 
{I}11_{/}If there is 
among you a man who is 
not clean by reason of 
nocturnal emission, he 
shall go and stay outside 
the camp. {I}12_{/}When 
evening comes, he shall 
bathe himself and after 
sunset, he may enter the 
camp.
{I}13_{/}You shall have a 
place outside the camp 
for your natural 
necessities. {I}14_{/}You 
shall bring a stick with 
your equipment with which 
you may dig a hole, and 
then cover up the 
excrement with the 
unearthed soil. 
{I}15_{/}Because Yahweh, 
your God, walks in the 
midst of the camp to 
protect you and give your 
enemy into your hands; 
your camp must be sacred, 
that Yahweh may not see 
anything indecent in it; 
otherwise, he will turn 
away from you.
{I}16_{/}You shall not 
turn over to his master 
the slave who ran away 
from his house and sought 
refuge with you. 
{I}17_{/}He shall stay 
with you among your 
household, in the place 
that he chooses in one of 
your cities, where it 
seems best for him. You 
shall not oppress him.
{I}18_{/}There shall not 
be among the daughters of 
Israel a consecrated 
prostitute, or a 
consecrated homosexual 
among the sons of Israel.
{I}19_{/}You shall not 
bring into the house of 
Yahweh, your God, a gift 
for prostitutes, or the 
wages of a dog, that is, 
a homosexual, to pay for 
the vow that you have 
made, for both of these 
are abominable in the 
eyes of Yahweh. 
{I}20_{/}You shall not 
lend with interest to 
your brothers, either in 
money or food, or in any 
other thing. {I}21_{/}You 
can lend with interest to 
a foreigner, but not to 
your brother, so that 
Yahweh, your God, may 
bless you in all your 
undertakings in the land 
you are to possess. 
{I}22_{/}If you make any 
vow to Yahweh, you shall 
not be late in fulfilling 
it for Yahweh will surely 
require it of you and it 
would be charged as sin 
against you. {I}23_{/}If 
you abstain from making 
vows, you do not commit 
any sin. {I}24_{/}Fulfill 
your promises and, if you 
make any vow, you shall 
offer what you have 
promised to Yahweh.
{I}25_{/}If you go 
through the vineyard of 
your neighbor, you may 
eat as many grapes as you 
wish, but you may not 
bring any away. 
{I}26_{/}If you pass 
through the wheat fields 
of your neighbor, you may 
pluck the ears with your 
hand, but you shall not 
put a sickle to your 
neighbor's standing 
wheat.
{1}24{/}

{I}1_{/}If a man marries 
a woman, and then 
dislikes her because of 
some notable defect he 
discovers in her, he may 
write a certificate of 
divorce, give it to the 
woman, and send her out 
of his house.
{I}2_{/}If afterwards she 
becomes the wife of 
another man {I}3_{/}and 
he also dislikes her and 
sends her out with a 
certificate of divorce; 
or, if this second man 
who took her to be his 
wife dies, {I}4_{/}the 
first husband who sent 
her away cannot take her 
back as wife, since she 
has been defiled. It is 
an abomination in the 
eyes of Yahweh for him to 
take her back. You shall 
not defile the land which 
Yahweh will give you for 
an inheritance.
SOLIDARITY IN SOCIETY{/}

{I}5_{/}The newly married 
man shall not go to war 
or be given other public 
duties. He shall be 
exempt from everything 
throughout the year, that 
he may stay in his house 
and make his wife happy.
{I}6_{/}Mill and 
grindstone shall not be 
taken as a pledge. Can 
life be taken as a 
pledge?
{I}7_{/}If a man is 
caught kidnapping an 
Israelite, that is to 
say, one of his brothers, 
to sell him as a slave, 
the kidnapper must die. 
So shall you banish evil 
from the midst of your 
people.
{I}8_{/}Be careful of 
contagious leprosy. Obey 
and put into practice 
what the Levite priests 
tell you to do; fulfill 
what I commanded them. 
{I}9_{/}Remember what 
Yahweh, your God, did to 
Miriam, when the people 
were on the way coming 
out of Egypt.
{I}10_{/}When you lend 
anything to your 
neighbor, you shall not 
go into his house to take 
anything as pledge. 
{I}11_{/}Wait outside, 
and he shall come out of 
the house to give you the 
pledge. {I}12_{/}If you 
have taken as pledge the 
cloak of a poor man, you 
shall not keep it 
overnight; {I}13_{/}you 
shall return it to him 
when the sun goes down 
that he may sleep in his 
cloak. Then the poor 
shall bless you and you 
shall be righteous in the 
eyes of Yahweh, your God.
{I}14_{/}Do not exploit 
the lowly and the poor 
daily-wage earner, 
whether he be one of your 
brothers or a foreigner 
whom you find in your 
land in any of your 
cities. {I}15_{/}Pay him 
daily before the sun goes 
down, because he is poor 
and he depends on his 
earnings. Then he will 
not cry to Yahweh against 
you, and you will have no 
sin.
{I}16_{/}The fathers 
shall not be put to death 
for the sin of their 
children, nor the 
children for the sin of 
their fathers. Everyone 
must pay for his own sin. 
{I}17_{/}Do not violate 
the right of the 
foreigner, or of the 
orphan, or take as pledge 
the clothing of a widow. 
{I}18_{/}Remember that 
you were a slave in 
Egypt, and Yahweh, your 
God, rescued you. This is 
why I command you to do 
this.
{I}19_{/}When you harvest 
the wheat in your fields, 
if you drop a sheaf, do 
not return to pick it up, 
but let it be there for 
the foreigner, the orphan 
and the widow. Yahweh 
will bless you for this 
in all your work.
{I}20_{/}When you harvest 
your olives, do not go 
back to beat the trees 
another time, what is 
left shall be for the 
foreigner, the orphan and 
the widow. {I}21_{/}When 
you gather the grapes in 
your vineyard, do not 
return to look for what 
has been left. This will 
be the share of the 
foreigner, the orphan and 
the widow. 
{I}22_{/}Remember that 
you were a slave in 
Egypt. This is why, I 
command you to do this.
{1}25{/}

{I}1_{/}When there is a 
dispute between two 
persons, let them go to 
the judges. These will 
declare who is righteous 
and who is guilty. 
{I}2_{/}If he deserves 
flogging, the judge shall 
make him fall down on the 
ground in his presence 
and shall have him 
flogged with the number 
of stripes in proportion 
to his sin. {I}3_{/}You 
may give him forty 
stripes - not more - 
otherwise, the punishment 
would be too much and 
your brother would be 
dishonored in your eyes.
{I}4_{/}Do not muzzle an 
ox when it threshes the 
grain.
{I}5_{/}If two brothers 
live together and one of 
them dies without any 
child, the wife of the 
dead man shall not marry 
anyone other than the 
brother of her husband. 
He shall take her as his 
wife and shall give 
offspring to his brother. 
{I}6_{/}The first son she 
bears will perpetuate the 
name and the family of 
the dead. In this way his 
name shall not be wiped 
out of Israel.
{I}7_{/}If the brother-
in-law refuses to take 
her for his wife, she 
shall present herself at 
the city gates and say to 
the elders, "My brother-
in-law refuses to 
perpetuate his brother's 
name in Israel. He does 
not want to perform his 
duty as brother-in-law in 
my favor."
{I}8_{/}Then the judges 
shall call this man and 
speak to him. If he 
persists and says: "I do 
not want to take her for 
my wife," {I}9_{/}his 
sister-in-law shall go up 
to him and in the 
presence of the judges 
remove his sandal from 
his foot, spit in his 
face and say these words, 
"So shall it be done to 
the man who does not 
perpetuate the name of 
his brother." 
{I}10_{/}His family shall 
be called in Israel "the 
house of the barefooted 
one."
{I}11_{/}If two men fight 
with each other and the 
wife of one draws near to 
save her husband from the 
blows of the other, 
extends her hand and 
grasps him by the 
testicles, {I}12_{/}you 
shall cut off the woman's 
hand without pity.
{I}13_{/}You shall not 
keep in your bag two 
weights, one heavier and 
the other lighter, 
{I}14_{/}nor shall you 
have in your house a 
large measure and a small 
one. {I}15_{/}You shall 
have a full and exact 
weight, and an equally 
just and exact measure, 
that you may lengthen 
your days in the land 
which Yahweh, your God, 
gives you. 
{I}16_{/}Because Yahweh 
hates him who does such 
things and any kind of 
injustice.
{I}17_{/}Remember what 
Amalek did to you when 
you were on the road, 
coming out of Egypt. 
{I}18_{/}He went out to 
meet you on the way and 
when you were weak and 
tired attacked all who 
were left behind. He had 
no fear of God. 
{I}19_{/}Therefore, when 
Yahweh, your God, after 
subduing all your enemies 
around you, has given you 
rest in the land which he 
gives you, you shall wipe 
out the remembrance of 
Amalek from under the 
heavens. Do not forget.
THE ISRAELITE PROCLAIMS 
HIS FAITH{/}

{1}26{/}

{I}1_{/}When you come 
into the land which 
Yahweh, your God, gives 
you as an inheritance, 
when you possess it and 
dwell in it, {I}2_{/}you 
shall take the 
firstfruits of all your 
harvests, place them in a 
large basket and bring it 
to the place chosen by 
Yahweh, your God, as the 
dwelling place for his 
Name.
{I}3_{/}Present these to 
the priest who is in 
office, and say to him, 
"On this day, I confess 
that Yahweh, my God, let 
me enter into the land he 
promised our fathers that 
he would give us." 
{I}4_{/}Then the priest 
shall take the large 
basket from your hands 
and place it before the 
altar of Yahweh, your 
God, {I}5_{/}and you 
shall say these words 
before Yahweh, "My father 
was a wandering Aramean. 
He went down to Egypt to 
find refuge there, while 
still few in number; but 
in that country, he 
became a great and 
powerful nation. 
{I}6_{/}The Egyptians 
maltreated us, oppressed 
us and subjected us to 
harsh slavery. {I}7_{/}So 
we called to Yahweh, the 
God of our fathers, and 
Yahweh listened to us. He 
saw our humiliation, our 
hard labor and the 
oppression to which we 
were subjected. 
{I}8_{/}He brought us out 
of Egypt with a firm 
hand, manifesting his 
power with signs and 
awesome wonders. 
{I}9_{/}And he brought us 
here to give us this land 
flowing with milk and 
honey. {I}10_{/}So now I 
bring and offer the 
firstfruits of the land 
which you, Yahweh, have 
given me."
{I}11_{/}You shall place 
these before Yahweh, bow 
before him and worship 
Yahweh, your God. 
Afterwards, you and your 
household shall feast on 
all the good things 
Yahweh has given you and 
your family. The Levite 
and the foreigner who 
lives among you shall 
also feast with you.
{I}12_{/}On the third 
year, the year of 
tithing, when you have 
finished separating the 
tithes from all your 
harvests and have given 
them to the Levite, the 
foreigner, the widow and 
the orphan, that they may 
eat within your very city 
until they are satisfied, 
{I}13_{/}you shall say in 
the presence of Yahweh,
"I have brought out of my 
house the sacred share. I 
have given it to the 
Levite, the foreigner, 
the orphan and the widow 
according to the 
commandments that you 
have given me, without 
going against any of them 
or forgetting them. 
{I}14_{/}Of that tithe I 
have not eaten anything 
in time of mourning, or 
removed any of it while I 
was unclean. I have 
offered nothing to the 
dead. I have obeyed the 
voice of Yahweh, my God, 
and have done as he has 
commanded me.
{I}15_{/}From your 
sanctuary, from on high 
in the heavens, look down 
and bless your people 
Israel, as you bless the 
land which you have given 
us just as you had 
promised to our fathers, 
the land flowing with 
milk and honey."
{I}16_{/}On this day, 
Yahweh, your God, 
commands you to fulfill 
these norms and these 
commandments. Obey them 
now and put them into 
practice with all your 
heart and with all your 
soul.
{I}17_{/}Today Yahweh has 
declared to you that he 
will be your God, and so 
you shall follow his 
ways, observing his 
norms, his commandments 
and his laws, and 
listening to his voice.
{I}18_{/}Today Yahweh has 
declared that you will be 
his very own people even 
as he had promised you, 
and you must obey all his 
commandments. 
{I}19_{/}He, for his 
part, will give you 
honor, renown and glory, 
and set you high above 
all the nations he has 
made, and you will become 
a nation consecrated to 
Yahweh, your God, as he 
has declared.
RENEWAL OF THE 
COVENANT{/}

{1}27{/}

{I}1_{/}Moses and the 
elders of Israel gave 
this order to the people: 
"Observe all the 
commandments that I give 
you today. {I}2_{/}When 
you cross the Jordan to 
go to the land which 
Yahweh, your God, will 
give you, set up large 
stones and plaster them 
with lime. {I}3_{/}Then 
you shall write upon them 
all the words of this Law 
at the time that you 
cross over, that you may 
enter the land which 
Yahweh, the God of your 
fathers, will give you as 
he has promised, a land 
flowing with milk and 
honey.
{I}4_{/}When you have 
crossed the Jordan, set 
up these stones on Mount 
Ebal as I command you 
today, and plaster them 
with lime.{I}5_{/}Set up 
there an altar in honor 
of Yahweh, built with 
unhewn stones. 
{I}6_{/}Build the altar 
to Yahweh with uncut 
stones and on this altar 
offer burnt offerings to 
Yahweh, your God. 
{I}7_{/}There you shall 
also sacrifice peace 
offerings; you shall eat 
and feast in the presence 
of Yahweh, your God. 
{I}8_{/}Write plainly 
upon these stones all the 
words of this Law."
{I}9_{/}Then Moses and 
the priests from the 
tribe of Levi said to the 
people of Israel: "Pay 
attention and listen, 
Israel. Today you have 
become the people of 
Yahweh, your God: 
{I}10_{/}Listen, 
therefore, to his voice 
and put into practice the 
commandments and the 
norms that I give you 
today."
{I}11_{/}On that day, 
Moses gave this command 
to the people: 
{I}12_{/}When you have 
crossed the Jordan River, 
the tribes of Simeon, 
Levi, Judah, Issachar, 
Joseph and Benjamin shall 
stand on Mount Gerizim to 
repeat the blessings over 
the people, 
{I}13_{/}while those of 
Reuben, Gad, Asher, 
Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali 
shall stand on Mount Ebal 
to repeat the curses.
{I}14_{/}The Levites 
shall declare to all the 
Israelites with a loud 
voice:
{I}15_{/}Cursed be the 
man who makes an idol 
covered with metal, a 
thing hateful to Yahweh, 
the work of the hands of 
a craftsman, and sets it 
up in a hidden place! All 
the people shall answer: 
Amen!
{I}16_{/}Cursed be he who 
despises his father or 
mother! And the people 
shall respond: Amen!
{I}17_{/}Cursed be he who 
moves the boundaries of 
his neighbor's 
inheritance. All the 
people shall respond: 
Amen!
{I}18_{/}Cursed be he who 
leads the blind astray 
from the way! All the 
people shall respond: 
Amen!
{I}19_{/}Cursed be he who 
does not respect the 
rights of the foreigner, 
the orphan and the widow! 
All the people shall 
respond: Amen!
{I}20_{/}Cursed be he who 
lies with the wife of his 
father and dishonors his 
father's bed! All the 
people shall respond: 
Amen! 
{I}21_{/}Cursed be he who 
sins with any kind of 
animal! The people shall 
respond: Amen!
{I}22_{/}Cursed be he who 
lies with his sister, 
whether the daughter of 
his father or mother! All 
the people shall respond: 
Amen!
{I}23_{/}Cursed be he who 
lies with his mother-in-
law! All the people shall 
say: Amen!
{I}24_{/}Cursed be he who 
treacherously murders his 
neighbor! All the people 
shall say: Amen!
{I}25_{/}Cursed be he who 
accepts a bribe to kill 
an innocent person! All 
the people shall say: 
Amen!
{I}26_{/}Cursed be he who 
does not affirm the words 
of this Law by putting 
them into practice! And 
all the people shall say: 
Amen!
BLESSINGS AND CURSES{/}

{1}28{/}

{I}1_{/}Well now, if you 
obey in truth the voice 
of Yahweh, your God, 
practicing and observing 
all the commandments 
which I give you today, 
Yahweh, your God, shall 
raise you high above all 
the nations of the earth. 
{I}2_{/}Then all these 
blessings shall reach you 
and come upon you for 
having obeyed the voice 
of Yahweh, your God:
{I}3_{/}Blessed shall you 
be in the city and in the 
field. {I}4_{/}Blessed 
shall be the fruit of 
your body and the fruit 
of your land, the young 
of your asses, the 
offspring of your cattle 
and sheep. 
{I}5_{/}Blessed shall be 
your basket and your bowl 
of dough. {I}6_{/}Blessed 
shall you be when you 
begin and when you 
finish.
{I}7_{/}Yahweh will bring 
down your enemies who 
rise against you, and put 
them at your feet. By one 
way they shall come out 
against you but by seven 
ways they shall flee from 
you.
{I}8_{/}Yahweh will order 
the blessing to be with 
you in your granaries and 
in your activities. He 
shall bless you in the 
land which Yahweh, your 
God, gives you.
{I}9_{/}Yahweh shall make 
you a holy people, as he 
has sworn, if you keep 
his commandments and 
follow in his ways. 
{I}10_{/}Then all the 
nations of the earth 
shall see that you are 
under the protection of 
Yahweh and they will 
respect you.
{I}11_{/}Yahweh shall 
fill you with all kinds 
of good things, 
increasing the fruit of 
your womb, the fruit of 
your livestock and the 
fruit of your land which 
Yahweh promised on oath 
to your fathers that he 
would give you.
{I}12_{/}Yahweh shall 
open the heavens for you, 
his rich treasury, to 
give rain in its season 
which your fields need, 
and he shall bless all 
that you plan to do. You 
shall lend to many 
nations but it shall not 
be necessary for you to 
borrow anything from 
them.
{I}13_{/}Yahweh will set 
you at the head of the 
nations and not at the 
tail; you shall always be 
on top and never below, 
if you fulfill the 
commandments of Yahweh, 
your God, which I command 
you today, 
{I}14_{/}observing them 
and putting them into 
practice, without turning 
aside either to the right 
or to the left to follow 
and worship other gods.
{I}15_{/}But if you do 
not obey the voice of 
Yahweh, your God, and do 
not take care to practice 
all his commandments and 
norms which I command you 
today, all these curses 
shall come upon you:
{I}16_{/}Cursed shall you 
be in the city and in the 
field. {I}17_{/}Cursed 
shall your granary be, 
and cursed shall your 
storage houses be. 
{I}18_{/}Cursed shall be 
the fruit of your body 
and the fruit of your 
land, the offspring of 
your cattle and the young 
of your sheep. 
{I}19_{/}Cursed shall you 
be in everything you do, 
from beginning to end.
{I}20_{/}Yahweh will send 
misfortune, destruction 
and fear upon everything 
you do until you are 
destroyed and perish 
quickly on account of the 
evil deeds you have done 
in forsaking Yahweh. 
{I}21_{/}He shall make 
pestilence cling to you 
until you disappear from 
the land which you are 
entering today to make it 
yours.
{I}22_{/}Yahweh will 
punish you with 
tuberculosis, fever, 
inflammation, fiery heat, 
wheat-smug and mildew 
that shall pursue you 
until you die.
{I}23_{/}The heavens 
above you shall be brass 
and the earth under you 
shall be iron. 
{I}24_{/}Instead of rain, 
Yahweh shall make ashes 
and powder fall from 
heaven until you are 
destroyed.
{I}25_{/}Yahweh shall let 
you be defeated before 
your enemies. By one way 
you shall go out to fight 
them but by seven ways 
you shall flee from them. 
All the nations of the 
earth shall be horrified 
to see you.
{I}26_{/}Your dead bodies 
shall serve as food for 
all the birds of the air, 
and no one shall chase 
them away. 
{I}27_{/}Yahweh shall 
strike you with the boils 
and plagues of Egypt, 
with tumors, scurvy and 
itch, from which you 
cannot be healed.
{I}28_{/}Yahweh shall 
punish you with madness 
and blindness and 
confusion of mind. 
{I}29_{/}In the same way 
that the blind grope in 
darkness, so shall you 
grope in broad daylight, 
and you shall not 
succeed. You shall always 
be oppressed and robbed, 
with no one to defend 
you.
{I}30_{/}You shall be 
engaged to marry a woman, 
but another man shall lie 
with her. You shall build 
a house but not live in 
it. You shall plant a 
vineyard but not eat its 
grapes. {I}31_{/}Your ox 
shall be slaughtered 
before you but you shall 
not eat of it. Before 
your very eyes, you shall 
be robbed of your ass, 
which will never be 
recovered. Your sheep 
shall be turned over to 
your enemies, but no one 
shall come to defend you.
{I}32_{/}Your sons and 
daughters shall be handed 
over to foreign nations 
and you shall yearn for 
them continually but you 
will be unable to take 
action.
{I}33_{/}A people unknown 
to you shall eat the 
fruit of your fields, the 
fruit of all your toil. 
And you shall never cease 
to be exploited and 
oppressed all your life. 
{I}34_{/}You shall be 
driven mad by what you 
see.
{I}35_{/}Yahweh will 
strike you with the most 
malignant boils on the 
knees and legs, from 
which you cannot be 
healed, from the sole of 
your foot to the crown of 
your head.
{I}36_{/}Yahweh will 
bring you and the king 
you have chosen to a 
nation which neither you 
nor your fathers have 
known, and there you 
shall serve other gods 
made of wood and stone.
{I}37_{/}All the nations 
to which Yahweh will 
bring you will be 
astonished, and will make 
you a byword and the butt 
of jokes.
{I}38_{/}You shall sow 
many seeds in your fields 
but shall harvest very 
little because the 
locusts shall devour 
them. {I}39_{/}You shall 
plant and cultivate a 
vineyard but shall not 
drink wine or eat grapes 
because the worms shall 
devour them.
{I}40_{/}You shall have 
olive trees throughout 
all your territory, but 
they shall not give you 
even a drop of oil to 
anoint yourself, for the 
olives shall drop off and 
rot. {I}41_{/}You shall 
have sons and daughters 
but they shall not be 
yours for they shall be 
taken into captivity. 
{I}42_{/}All your trees 
and all the produce of 
your land shall be 
infested with insects.
{I}43_{/}The foreigner 
who lives with you shall 
prosper every day at your 
expense as you become 
poorer. {I}44_{/}He shall 
lend to you and you shall 
have to borrow; he shall 
always be the head and 
you the tail.
{I}45_{/}All these curses 
shall fall upon you, 
pursue you and oppress 
you until all of you 
perish, for you did not 
listen to the voice of 
Yahweh, your God, or obey 
the commandments and the 
norms which he gave you. 
{I}46_{/}These shall be 
forever upon you and your 
descendants as an awesome 
sign.
{I}47_{/}For having not 
served Yahweh, your God, 
with joy and gladness of 
heart when you lacked 
nothing, {I}48_{/}you 
shall serve the enemies 
Yahweh will send against 
you, while you go hungry, 
thirsty, naked and suffer 
all kinds of misery. They 
shall put a yoke of iron 
upon your neck until they 
have destroyed you all.
{I}49_{/}Yahweh shall 
make a nation from afar 
come against you, as 
swift as the eagle flies, 
{I}50_{/}a nation whose 
language you do not 
understand, a cruel 
nation that does not show 
respect to the old or 
compassion to the young. 
{I}51_{/}They shall 
consume the offspring of 
your livestock and the 
produce of your land so 
that you perish, leaving 
you with no wheat or wine 
or oil or the young of 
your cattle and sheep 
until they finish you 
off.
{I}52_{/}They shall 
besiege you in all your 
cities until the highest 
and most fortified walls 
in which you placed your 
trust fall down 
throughout your land. You 
shall remain besieged 
within your cities 
throughout the land which 
Yahweh, your God, will 
give you.
{I}53_{/}You shall eat 
the fruit of your body, 
the flesh of your sons 
and daughters which 
Yahweh has given you, in 
the siege and anguish to 
which your enemy will 
reduce you.
{I}54_{/}The most refined 
among you shall look with 
distrust at his brother, 
his wife and his children 
who are still alive 
{I}55_{/}refusing to 
share with them the flesh 
of his children that he 
is eating, because 
nothing is left to him 
during the siege and the 
anguish to which your 
enemy shall reduce you in 
your cities.
{I}56_{/}The most tender 
and delicate woman among 
your people, so delicate 
and tender that she will 
not dare go barefoot, 
shall look with distrust 
at the husband of her 
heart, and also at her 
son and daughter. 
{I}57_{/}She shall hide 
from them to eat the 
placenta from her womb 
and the children to whom 
she gave birth, for lack 
of any other food, when 
your enemy lays siege to 
your cities and reduces 
you to the most extreme 
misery.
{I}58_{/}If you do not 
put into practice all the 
words of this Law which 
are written in this book 
and do not fear that 
glorious and terrible 
Name, Yahweh, your God, 
{I}59_{/}he will punish 
you, you and your 
descendants, with fearful 
plagues, severe and 
lasting plagues, 
malignant sicknesses and 
incurable diseases.
{I}60_{/}He will make all 
the plagues of Egypt fall 
upon you, which you were 
afraid of, and these 
shall cling to you. 
{I}61_{/}Even more, 
Yahweh shall order all 
the diseases and plagues 
which are not recorded in 
this book of the Law to 
be with you until you are 
wiped out. {I}62_{/}For 
not having obeyed the 
voice of Yahweh, your 
God, only a few of you 
will remain, although 
before, you were as 
numerous as the stars of 
the heaven.
{I}63_{/}So it shall 
happen, that in the same 
manner that it pleased 
Yahweh to do you good and 
to multiply you, it shall 
also please him to pursue 
and destroy you. You 
shall be plucked off the 
land you are entering to 
conquer.
{I}64_{/}Yahweh shall 
scatter you among all the 
nations, from one end of 
the earth to the other, 
and there you shall serve 
other gods of wood and 
stone, which neither you 
nor your fathers have 
known.
{I}65_{/}In those 
nations, you shall not 
have peace or rest for 
the sole of your foot. 
There Yahweh shall give 
you a cowardly heart, 
swollen eyes and anxious 
soul by day and by night. 
{I}66_{/}Your life shall 
be before you as a 
pendant that hangs on a 
thread, and you shall be 
in dread night and day. 
{I}67_{/}In the morning 
you shall say: "Would it 
were evening!" but in the 
evening you shall say: 
"Would it were morning!" 
because of the fear that 
makes your heart tremble 
when you behold what your 
eyes see.
{I}68_{/}Yahweh shall 
bring you back to Egypt 
for your sin, in spite of 
what he said to you: "You 
shall not see it again." 
There you shall offer 
yourselves for sale to 
your enemies as slaves, 
but no man will buy you."
{I}69_{/}These are the 
words of the Covenant 
which Yahweh commanded 
Moses to make with the 
children of Israel in the 
land of Moab, besides the 
Covenant he made with 
them at Horeb.
ANOTHER CONCLUSION{/}

{1}29{/}

{I}1_{/}Moses summoned 
all the people of Israel 
and said to them: "You 
have seen all that Yahweh 
did before your eyes in 
the land of Egypt, to 
Pharaoh, to his servants 
and to all his land, 
{I}2_{/}the great plagues 
which you yourselves 
witnessed, the signs and 
the marvels. {I}3_{/}But 
to this very day, Yahweh 
has not given you a heart 
to understand, or eyes to 
see, or ears to hear.
{I}4_{/}Yahweh made you 
wander in the desert for 
forty years, but your 
clothes did not wear out 
and neither did your 
sandals from so much 
journeying. {I}5_{/}You 
did not have bread to 
eat, or wine or fermented 
liquor to drink, so that 
you might know that I, 
Yahweh, am your God. 
{I}6_{/}And when we came 
to this place, Sihon, the 
king of Heshbon, and Og, 
the king of Bashan, set 
out to fight against us, 
but we defeated them 
{I}7_{/}and seized their 
lands, which we then gave 
as an inheritance and a 
possession to Reuben, Gad 
and to half of the tribe 
of Manasseh.
{I}8_{/}So observe the 
conditions of this 
Covenant and put them 
into practice, that you 
may succeed in whatever 
you do. {I}9_{/}You are 
all here today in the 
presence of Yahweh, your 
God: your leaders, your 
elders, your secretaries, 
all the men of Israel, 
{I}10_{/}with your sons 
and daughters, and with 
your wives, together with 
the foreigner who lives 
in your field, who cuts 
the firewood or fetches 
water for you. 
{I}11_{/}You are here in 
this place to celebrate a 
Covenant with Yahweh, 
your God. 
{I}12_{/}Through this 
oath he makes you his 
people and he becomes 
your God, as he said to 
you and promised to your 
fathers, to Abraham, 
Isaac and Jacob.
{I}13_{/}And not only 
with you do I make this 
covenant and this oath 
today, {I}14_{/}but I 
make it both with those 
who are here with you 
today in the presence of 
Yahweh and with those who 
are not here.
{I}15_{/}You know very 
well how we lived in the 
land of Egypt and how we 
crossed through other 
lands. {I}16_{/}You have 
seen the abominations and 
the loathsome idols they 
kept: of stone, wood, 
gold and silver.
{I}17_{/}So may there be 
no man or woman, family 
or tribe among you whose 
heart turns away from 
Yahweh to go and serve 
the gods of those 
nations. May no poisonous 
and bitter plants sprout 
among you.
{I}18_{/}If anyone does 
not heed the words of 
this sworn Covenant, 
thinking, "I shall have 
peace though I do as I 
please, the just and the 
sinner perish together," 
{I}19_{/}Yahweh shall not 
pardon him. His rage and 
jealousy shall burn 
against that man, and all 
the curses written in 
this book await him. 
Yahweh will wipe out his 
name from under the 
heavens, {I}20_{/}and 
will separate him from 
the tribes of Israel to 
his misfortune, according 
to all the curses of the 
Covenant expressed in 
this book of the Law.
{I}21_{/}The future 
generations that will 
come after you and the 
foreigners who come from 
distant countries shall 
see the plagues of this 
land and the plagues 
Yahweh inflicted on it, 
and they shall say, 
{I}22_{/}"A land of salt 
and sulfur is this one, 
burned and unsown; not 
even grass can be seen. 
So it was with Sodom and 
Gomorrah, Admah and 
Zeboiim, when Yahweh 
destroyed them and laid 
them waste in his anger 
and rage."
{I}23_{/}All the nations 
shall ask: "Why has 
Yahweh dealt so with this 
nation? What does such 
anger mean?" {I}24_{/}And 
they shall answer: "This 
happened because they 
abandoned the Covenant 
which Yahweh, the God of 
their fathers, made with 
them when he brought them 
out of Egypt, 
{I}25_{/}because they 
went to serve other gods 
and worshiped them, gods 
that were not theirs and 
to whom Yahweh had not 
entrusted them.
{I}26_{/}Therefore Yahweh 
was angry with that land, 
bringing upon it all the 
curses written in this 
book. {I}27_{/}Yahweh has 
pulled them out of their 
land with anger, rage and 
great indignation, and 
cast them into another 
land, as you can see 
today.
{I}28_{/}The secret 
things belong to Yahweh, 
our God, but what he made 
known to us belongs to us 
and our children forever. 
So we have to put into 
practice all the 
provisions of this Law!
{1}30{/}

{I}1_{/}When these things 
come upon you according 
to this blessing and this 
curse that I have set 
before you, you will 
recall them among the 
nations where Yahweh, 
your God, has driven you. 
{I}2_{/}Then you will 
return to him, you and 
your children; you will 
listen to his voice with 
all your heart and with 
all your soul, obeying 
all that I command you 
today.
{I}3_{/}So Yahweh, your 
God, will bring back the 
captives of your people, 
he will have pity on you, 
and will gather you again 
from all the nations 
where Yahweh has 
scattered you. 
{I}4_{/}Though you are 
driven out at the other 
end of the earth, 
{I}5_{/}Yahweh will 
gather you even from 
there, and will take you 
once again to the land 
which your fathers 
possessed so that it may 
also be yours. He will 
make you happy and make 
you more numerous than 
your fathers.
MY COMMANDS ARE NOT 
BEYOND YOUR REACH{/}

{I}6_{/}Yahweh, your God, 
will circumcise your 
heart and the heart of 
your descendants that you 
may love Yahweh with all 
your heart and with all 
your soul, in order that 
you may live. {I}7_{/}So 
Yahweh, your God, will 
inflict all these curses 
upon your enemies who 
hate you and persecute 
you.
{I}8_{/}You shall again 
listen to Yahweh and put 
into practice all his 
commandments that I give 
you today. 
{I}9_{/}Yahweh, your God, 
will make you succeed in 
everything you do. He 
will multiply for your 
good your children, the 
offspring of your 
livestock and the fruits 
of your land. For Yahweh 
will again be pleased to 
treat you well, as he did 
your fathers. 
{I}10_{/}For you shall 
turn to Yahweh, your God, 
with all your heart and 
with all your soul, and 
observe his commandments 
and norms, in a word, 
everything written in 
this book of the Law.
{I}11_{/}These 
commandments that I give 
you today are neither too 
high nor too far for you. 
{I}12_{/}They are not in 
heaven that you should 
say: "Who will go up to 
heaven to get these 
commandments that we may 
hear them and put them 
into practice." 
{I}13_{/}Neither are they 
at the other side of the 
sea for you to say: "Who 
will cross to the other 
side and bring them to 
us, that we may hear them 
and put them into 
practice."
{I}14_{/}On the contrary, 
my word is very near you; 
it is already in your 
mouth and in your heart, 
so that you can put it 
into practice.
CHOOSE LIFE{/}

{I}15_{/}See, I set 
before you on this day 
life and good, evil and 
death. {I}16_{/}I command 
you to love Yahweh, your 
God and follow his ways. 
Observe his commandments, 
his norms and his laws, 
and you will live and 
increase, and Yahweh will 
give you his blessing in 
the land you are going to 
possess. {I}17_{/}But if 
your heart turns away and 
does not listen, if you 
are drawn away and bow 
before other gods to 
serve them, {I}18_{/}I 
declare on this day that 
you shall perish. You 
shall not last in the 
land you are going to 
occupy on the other side 
of the Jordan. 
{I}19_{/}Let the heavens 
and the earth listen, 
that they may be 
witnesses against you. I 
have set before you life 
and death, blessing and 
curse. Therefore, choose 
life that you and your 
descendants may live, 
{I}20_{/}loving Yahweh, 
listening to his voice, 
and being one with him. 
In this is life for you 
and length of days in the 
land which Yahweh swore 
to give to your fathers, 
to Abraham, Isaac and 
Jacob."
JOSHUA SUCCEEDS MOSES{/}

{1}31{/}

{I}1_{/}When Moses 
finished telling all 
Israel these words, he 
said, {I}2_{/}"I am now a 
hundred and twenty years 
old and I can no longer 
deal with anything - 
Remember that Yahweh told 
me that I shall not cross 
the Jordan River. 
{I}3_{/}Now Joshua shall 
be at your head, as 
Yahweh has said. He, your 
God, will go before you 
to destroy these nations 
before you, and you will 
drive them away.
{I}4_{/}Yahweh shall deal 
with these cities as he 
dealt with Sihon and Og, 
the Amorite kings, and 
their land, which he 
destroyed. {I}5_{/}So 
when he has given these 
nations over to you, you 
shall do the same, 
according to what I have 
commanded you.
{I}6_{/}Be valiant and 
strong, do not fear or 
tremble before them for 
Yahweh, your God, is with 
you; he will not leave 
you or abandon you."
{I}7_{/}After this, Moses 
called Joshua and said to 
him in the presence of 
all Israel: "Be valiant 
and strong, you shall go 
with this people into the 
land which Yahweh swore 
to their fathers he would 
give them and you shall 
give it to them as their 
possession. 
{I}8_{/}Yahweh shall go 
before you. He shall be 
with you; he shall not 
leave you or abandon you. 
Do not fear, then, or be 
discouraged."
{I}9_{/}Moses put this 
Law in writing and 
entrusted it to the 
priests, descendants of 
Levi, who carried the Ark 
of the Covenant of 
Yahweh, as well as to all 
the leaders of Israel, 
{I}10_{/}giving this 
order to them: "Every 
seven years, at the time 
fixed for the Year of 
Pardon, on the Feast of 
the Tents, {I}11_{/}when 
all Israel assembles to 
present themselves before 
Yahweh in the place 
chosen by him, you shall 
read this Law in the 
hearing of all Israel.
{I}12_{/}Assemble the 
people - men, women and 
children, and the 
foreigner who lives in 
your cities - that they 
may listen to it, learn 
to fear Yahweh and take 
care to put into practice 
all the words of this 
Law. {I}13_{/}Your 
children who do not know 
it yet shall hear it and 
learn to fear Yahweh, 
your God, all the days 
that they live in the 
land which you are going 
to conquer after crossing 
the Jordan."
{I}14_{/}Yahweh said to 
Moses: "The day of your 
death is already near. 
Call Joshua that the two 
of you may present 
yourselves to me in the 
Tent of Meeting, that I 
may give him my orders."
So Moses and Joshua 
presented themselves in 
the Tent of Meeting. 
{I}15_{/}Yahweh appeared 
to them in the Tent in a 
column of cloud; the 
column was at the 
entrance of the Tent. 
{I}16_{/}And Yahweh said 
to Moses:
"Now you are going to 
rest with your fathers. 
Then this people shall 
rebel and prostitute 
themselves to strange 
gods, the gods of the 
land which they are going 
to enter. They shall 
abandon me and break the 
Covenant I have made with 
them. {I}17_{/}On that 
day, I shall be angry 
with them, I shall 
abandon them and hide my 
face from them. They will 
be devoured, and many 
evils and adversities 
will come upon them so 
that they will say: "Have 
not these evils come upon 
me because my God is not 
in our midst anymore?" 
{I}18_{/}But on that day 
I shall hide my face from 
them because of all the 
evil which they have done 
in going after other 
gods. 
{I}19_{/}So, write this 
song and teach it to the 
children of Israel and 
have them remember it, 
for this song shall be my 
witness against the 
children of Israel. 
{I}20_{/}For I shall 
bring them to the land 
which I swore to their 
fathers, a land flowing 
with milk and honey, but 
after they have eaten and 
are satisfied and have 
grown fat, they shall 
turn to other gods and 
pay homage to them while 
despising me and breaking 
my Covenant.
{I}21_{/}And when these 
evils and calamities 
without number come upon 
them, this song shall 
bear witness against 
them, since their 
descendants will not 
forget it. I know very 
well the plans they are 
already making even 
before they have entered 
the land which I promised 
them." {I}22_{/}On that 
day, Moses wrote this 
song and taught it to the 
children of Israel. 
{I}23_{/}Then Moses told 
Joshua, son of Nun, "Be 
valiant and strong, for 
you shall bring the 
children of Israel to the 
land which Yahweh 
promised to them, and I 
shall be with you."
{I}24_{/}When he finished 
writing in a book all the 
words of this Law, 
{I}25_{/}Moses gave this 
order to the Levites who 
carried the Ark of the 
Covenant of Yahweh, 
{I}26_{/}"Take the book 
of this Law. Place it by 
the side of the Ark of 
the Covenant of Yahweh, 
your God. There it shall 
remain as a witness 
against you, 
{I}27_{/}because I know 
how rebellious and 
stubborn you are. If 
today, as I live among 
you, you are rebellious 
against Yahweh, how much 
more shall you be after 
my death?
{I}28_{/}Gather together 
around me all the leaders 
and secretaries of all 
the tribes, I am going to 
say these words in their 
hearing, and I shall ask 
heaven and earth to 
witness against you. 
{I}29_{/}For I know that 
after my death, you shall 
do perverse things and 
shall stray from the way 
that I have pointed out 
to you. And misfortune 
shall come upon you in 
the future for doing what 
is evil in the eyes of 
Yahweh, provoking his 
anger with the work of 
your hands."
{I}30_{/}Then, before the 
whole assembly of Israel, 
Moses recited this song 
until the end.
SONG OF MOSES{/}

{1}32{/}

{I}1_{/}Listen, O 
heavens, as I speak; 
hear, earth, the words of 
my mouth.
{I}2_{/}May my teaching 
be drenching as the rain,
and my words, permeate 
gently as the dew:
like abundant rain upon 
the grass,
like a gentle shower on 
the tender crops.
{I}3_{/}For I will 
proclaim the name of the 
Lord and declare the 
greatness of our God.
{I}4_{/}He is the Rock,
and perfect are all his 
works,
just are all his ways.
A faithful God he is,
upright and just and 
unerring.
{I}5_{/}Yet he has been 
treated perversely
by his degenerate 
children -
a deceitful and crooked 
generation.
{I}6_{/}Is this how you 
repay the Lord,
you foolish and senseless 
people?
He is your father, your 
creator,
who formed you and set 
you up.
{I}7_{/}Recall the days 
of old,
think of the years gone 
by;
your father will teach 
you about them,
your elders will 
enlighten you.
{I}8_{/}When the Most 
High divided mankind and 
gave the nations their 
inheritance,
he set up boundaries for 
the peoples
after the number of the 
sons of God.
{I}9_{/}But the Lord 
keeps for himself his 
portion
Jacob, his chosen one.
{I}10_{/}In the 
wilderness he found them,
in a barren, howling 
wasteland;
he shielded them and 
cared for them
as the apple of his eye.
{I}11_{/}Like an eagle 
watching its nest,
hovering over its young,
supporting them on its 
spread wings
and carrying them on its 
pinions,
{I}12_{/}the Lord alone 
led them,
without the aid of a 
foreign god.
{I}13_{/}He made them 
ride on the heights
and live on the produce 
of the earth.
He gave them honey to 
suck from the rock,
olive oil from the hard 
stony crag,
{I}14_{/}curds from the 
herd, milk from the 
flock,
fattened lambs and goats 
and Bashan bulls,
the finest wheat and the 
best grape wine.
{I}15_{/}Israel grew up 
well nourished -
you were fat, heavy and 
overfed.
But they abandoned God, 
their creator;
they rejected the rock, 
their savior.
{I}16_{/}They made him 
jealous with their 
strange gods;
they angered him with 
their abominable deeds.
{I}17_{/}They sacrificed 
not to him but to the 
demons, to gods they had 
not known,
to newly arrived gods 
they feared
but which their fathers 
never revered.
{I}18_{/}They have 
disowned the Rock who 
fathered them;
they have forgotten the 
God who gave them birth.
{I}19_{/}The Lord saw 
this, and in his anger 
rejected his sons and 
daughters.
{I}20_{/}He said, "I will 
hide my face from them
and see what will become 
of them.
They are so perverse, so 
unfaithful!
{I}21_{/}They made me 
jealous with their false 
gods
and angered me with their 
idols.
I will, therefore, make 
them envious of a foolish 
people,
I will provoke them to 
anger with an empty-
headed nation.
{I}22_{/}For my wrath has 
kindled a fire,
burning the world of 
death to its depths,
devouring the earth and 
its harvests,
setting ablaze the 
foundations of the 
mountains.
{I}23_{/}I will send them 
trouble upon trouble
and spend all my arrows 
upon them;
{I}24_{/}I will afflict 
them with famine, deadly 
diseases and pestilence.
I will send them wild 
beasts and venomous 
snakes.
{I}25_{/}Their children 
will fall by the sword; 
terror shall reign 
within,
destroying both young man 
and virgin,
both the sucking child 
and the old man.
{I}26_{/}I said I would 
scatter them afar
and blot out their memory 
among mankind,
{I}27_{/}but I feared the 
enemy's boasting, lest 
the adversary 
misunderstand
and say; 'We have 
triumphed,
the Lord has brought this 
about.'
{I}28_{/}They are a 
senseless and 
undiscerning nation.
Had they wisdom, they 
would have known
{I}29_{/}the meaning of 
this and the end awaiting 
them.
{I}30_{/}For how could 
one or two men put to 
flight a thousand or ten 
thousand,
unless their Rock had 
abandoned them,
unless their Lord had 
given them up?
{I}31_{/}Even our enemies 
understand this:
their rock indeed is not 
like our Rock:
{I}32_{/}They are an 
offshoot of Sodom's 
vinestock,
an outgrowth from the 
fields of Gomorrah;
their grapes are poison, 
their clusters bitter,
{I}33_{/}their wine 
contains venom
from the cruel fangs of 
deadly vipers.
{I}34_{/}I have kept this 
in reserve
and sealed up in my 
storehouse.
{I}35_{/}Vengeance and 
recompense is mine.
Their feet will slip in 
due time,
their day of calamity is 
at hand,
and swiftly their doom 
will come.
{I}36_{/}The Lord will 
give justice to his 
people
and have mercy on his 
servants,
when he sees their 
strength failing
and both slave and free 
disappearing.
{I}37_{/}He will say, 
"Where are their gods, 
the rock they thought 
could be their refuge,
{I}38_{/}who ate the fat 
of their sacrifices and 
drank the wine of their 
libations?
Let them rise up now and 
help you,
let them give you 
protection!
{I}39_{/}Learn this now - 
that I alone am He; there 
is no god besides me.
It is I who give both 
death and life;
it is I who wound and 
heal as well
and out of my hand no one 
can deliver.
{I}40_{/}I raise my hand 
to heaven and swear:
as truly as I live 
forever,
{I}41_{/}when I sharpen 
my glittering sword and 
my hand takes hold of 
judgment,
I will deal out vengeance 
upon my foes
and retribution upon 
those who hate me.
{I}42_{/}My arrows will 
drip with blood,
my sword will sink deep 
into the flesh - blood of 
the wounded and slain 
captives,
flesh of beheaded enemy 
leaders.
{I}43_{/}Rejoice, O 
nations, with his people, 
for he will avenge his 
servants' blood,
take vengeance on his 
adversaries,
and perform the rite of 
expiation
for his people and his 
land.
{I}44_{/}Moses recited 
the words of this song in 
the hearing of the 
people, and Joshua, son 
of Nun, was with him.
{I}45_{/}When Moses had 
finished reciting these 
words to all Israel, 
{I}46_{/}he said to them, 
"Be attentive to all 
these words which I 
declare to you today. 
Repeat them to your 
children so that they may 
take care to put all 
these laws into practice. 
{I}47_{/}It is no slight 
matter: on this depends 
your life, and by this, 
you shall lengthen your 
days in the land you are 
going to conquer after 
crossing the Jordan."
{I}48_{/}Yahweh spoke to 
Moses on that same day 
and he said: {I}49_{/}"Go 
up to the mountains of 
Abarim in the land of 
Moab and climb Mount Nebo 
facing Jericho. From 
there you shall see the 
land of Canaan which I 
give to the children of 
Israel. {I}50_{/}Then you 
shall die on Mount Nebo 
and join your fathers as 
your brother Aaron died 
on Mount Hor and went to 
join them. 
{I}51_{/}Remember that 
you did not trust me at 
the waters of Meribah in 
the desert of Zion, when 
you did not proclaim me 
before the Israelites. 
{I}52_{/}Therefore you 
shall not enter the Land, 
but shall only see it 
from afar."
BLESSINGS OF MOSES{/}

{1}33{/}

{I}1_{/}This is the 
blessing that Moses gave 
to the children of Israel 
before he died. He said:
{I}2_{/}"Yahweh has come 
from Sinai; he rises 
above the horizon of Seir 
for his people. He has 
shone from Mount Paran; 
he has come to Meribah of 
Kadesh for them; his 
midday radiance has 
reached Ashdot.
{I}3_{/}Yahweh loves 
these tribes and his hand 
protects his holy ones; 
they bow before his feet, 
waiting for his teaching.
{I}4{/}-{I}5_{/}He came 
to Israel as king, and 
made himself the 
inheritance of the 
children of Israel when 
the leaders assembled and 
the tribes of Israel 
gathered together.
{I}6_{/}Let Reuben live 
and not die, nor let his 
men be few."
{I}7_{/}This is the 
blessing for Judah: 
"Listen, Yahweh, to the 
voice of Judah, and let 
him be with his people. 
His hands will fight for 
him and will help him 
against his opponents."
{I}8_{/}He said of Levi: 
"You have given, O 
Yahweh, your Thummim and 
Urim to him who loves 
you, whom you tested at 
Massah and reproached at 
Meribah. {I}9_{/}He said 
to his parents 'I do not 
know you,' and disowned 
his brothers and sisters 
and children. He has 
observed your words and 
kept your Covenant. 
{I}10_{/}They teach Jacob 
your decrees, Israel your 
Law. They offer you 
incense and make 
sacrifices on your 
altar.{I}_11_{/}Bless, O 
Yahweh, his courage and 
accept his service. 
Strike the back of his 
foes, that his enemies 
may not rise against him 
anymore."
{I}12_{/}He said of 
Benjamin: "Beloved of 
Yahweh, you put your 
trust in him who protects 
you, and you dwell in his 
hills."
{I}13_{/}He said to 
Joseph: "Your land has 
received the blessings of 
Yahweh, the dew from 
heaven and the waters 
that gush forth from the 
deep, {I}14_{/}the sun-
ripened fruits and the 
liberal produce of the 
months, {I}15_{/}the best 
of the ancient mountains 
and the everlasting 
hills, the generous land 
and all that is in it. 
{I}16_{/}May the blessing 
of him who arose in the 
bush descend upon the 
head of Joseph, for he is 
the chosen one among his 
brothers. {I}17_{/}Joseph 
is his firstling bull, 
glory to him! His horns 
are those of a wild ox, 
with which he strikes all 
the people at the same 
time. See the multitudes 
of Ephraim, and the 
thousands of Manasseh!"
{I}18_{/}He said to 
Zebulun: "Rejoice, 
Zebulun, when you 
journey. Rejoice, 
Issachar, in your tents. 
{I}19_{/}They call the 
peoples to the sacred 
mountain for the 
prescribed sacrifices. 
They enjoy the riches of 
the sea and the hidden 
treasures of the sand."
{I}20_{/}He said of Gad: 
"Blessed be he who 
enlarges Gad. Like a 
lioness, he couches and 
tears the arm and head. 
{I}21_{/}He chooses the 
best part, the part 
reserved for the leader. 
He has led the people. He 
has fulfilled the justice 
of Yahweh and his 
decisions in favor of 
Israel."
{I}22_{/}He said of Dan: 
"Dan is a lion's cub that 
leaps forth from Bashan."
{I}23_{/}He said of 
Naphtali: "Naphtali is 
filled with favors, 
filled with the blessing 
of Yahweh. May your land 
reach to the south and to 
the sea!"
{I}24_{/}He said of 
Asher: "May Asher be 
blessed among the sons. 
May he be preferred to 
his brothers and let him 
put his feet in oil. 
{I}25_{/}May his 
fastening bars be iron 
and bronze. May you be 
strong as long as you 
live.
{I}26_{/}There is none 
like our God, O Israel, 
who walks above the 
heavens, riding above the 
clouds, and comes to help 
you in his zeal.
{I}27_{/}The eternal God 
is a refuge; from 
eternity he frees you 
with his arm. He drives 
your enemy away before 
you and says to you: 
'Destroy him.'
{I}28_{/}Israel dwells in 
safety. The fountain of 
Jacob flows in the land 
of wheat and wine, and 
dew comes from heaven.
{I}29_{/}Happy are you, O 
Israel! Who is like you, 
a people saved by Yahweh? 
He is the shield that 
protects you, the sword 
that gives you victory! 
Your enemies shall flee 
from you, but you, you 
are outstanding in 
everything."
MOSES' DEATH{/}

{1}34{/}

{I}1_{/}From the barren 
plain of Moab, Moses went 
up to Mount Nebo, to the 
summit of Pisgah, 
opposite Jericho. And 
Yahweh showed him all the 
Land: from Gilead to Dan, 
{I}2_{/}the whole of 
Naphtali, the land of 
Ephraim, and of Manasseh, 
the whole land of Judah, 
as far as the Western 
Sea, {I}3_{/}the Negeb, 
the Plains, the valley of 
Jericho, the city of palm 
trees, as far as Zoar. 
{I}4_{/}And Yahweh said 
to him: "This is the land 
about which I swore to 
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, 
promising it to their 
descendants. I have let 
you see it with your own 
eyes, but you shall not 
enter it."
{I}5_{/}Moses, the 
servant of God, died 
there in the land of 
Moab, according to the 
will of Yahweh. 
{I}6_{/}They buried him 
in the valley in the land 
of Moab opposite Beth-
peor; but to this very 
day, no one knows where 
his tomb is.
{I}7_{/}Moses was a 
hundred and twenty years 
old when he died. He did 
not lose his vigor and 
his eyes still saw 
clearly. {I}8_{/}The 
children of Israel 
mourned for him in the 
plains of Moab for thirty 
days. {I}9_{/}But Joshua, 
son of Nun, was full of 
the spirit of wisdom 
because Moses had laid 
his hands upon him. The 
children of Israel obeyed 
him and did as Yahweh had 
commanded Moses.
{I}10_{/}No prophet like 
Moses has appeared again. 
Yahweh conversed with him 
face to face. 
{I}11_{/}What signs and 
wonders he worked in 
Egypt against Pharaoh, 
against his people and 
all his land! 
{I}12_{/}What a powerful 
hand was his that worked 
these terrible things in 
the sight of all Israel!

