Deuteronomy 27

1 Then Moses and the responsible men of Israel gave the people these orders: Keep all the orders which I have given you this day;

And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandment which I command you this day.

2 And on the day when you go over Jordan into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, put up great stones, coating them with building-paste,

And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over the Jordan to the land which Jehovah thy God gives thee, that thou shall set up for thee great stones, and plaster them with plaster.

3 And writing on them all the words of this law, after you have gone over; so that you may take the heritage which the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has said.

And thou shall write upon them all the words of this law when thou have passed over, that thou may go in to the land which Jehovah thy God gives thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, has promised thee.

4 And when you have gone over Jordan, you are to put up these stones, as I have said to you today, in Mount Ebal, and have them coated with building-paste.

And it shall be, when ye have passed over the Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shall plaster them with plaster.

5 There you are to make an altar to the Lord your God, of stones on which no iron instrument has been used.

And there thou shall build an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones. Thou shall lift up no iron upon them.

6 You are to make the altar of the Lord your God of uncut stones; offering on it burned offerings to the Lord your God:

Thou shall build the altar of Jehovah thy God of unhewn stones. And thou shall offer burnt offerings on it to Jehovah thy God.

7 And you are to make your peace-offerings, feasting there with joy before the Lord your God.

And thou shall sacrifice peace offerings, and shall eat there, and thou shall rejoice before Jehovah thy God.

8 And put on the stones all the words of this law, writing them very clearly.

And thou shall write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

9 Then Moses and the priests, the Levites, said to all Israel, Be quiet and give ear, O Israel; today you have become the people of the Lord your God.

And Moses and the priests the Levites spoke to all Israel, saying, Keep silence, and hearken, O Israel. This day thou have become the people of Jehovah thy God.

10 For this cause you are to give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and do his orders and his laws which I give you this day.

Thou shall therefore obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

11 That same day Moses said to the people,

And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,

12 These are to take their places on Mount Gerizim for blessing the people when you have gone over Jordan: Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Joseph and Benjamin;

These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye have passed over the Jordan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin.

13 And these are to be on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

And these shall stand upon mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

14 Then the Levites are to say in a loud voice to all the men of Israel,

And the Levites shall answer, and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

15 Cursed is the man who makes any image of wood or stone or metal, disgusting to the Lord, the work of man's hands, and puts it up in secret. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be the man who makes a graven or molten image, an abomination to Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Truly.

16 Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be he who dishonors his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Truly.

17 Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's landmark from its place. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be he who removes his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Truly.

18 Cursed is he by whom the blind are turned out of the way. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be he who makes the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Truly.

19 Cursed is he who gives a wrong decision in the cause of a man from a strange land, or of one without a father, or of a widow. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be he who distorts the justice to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Truly.

20 Cursed is he who has sex relations with his father's wife, for he has put shame on his father. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Truly.

21 Cursed is he who has sex relations with any sort of beast. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be he who lies with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Truly.

22 Cursed is he who has sex relations with his sister, the daughter of his father or of his mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Truly.

23 Cursed is he who has sex relations with his mother-in-law. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Truly.

24 Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's life secretly. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be he who smites his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Truly.

25 Cursed is he who for a reward puts to death one who has done no wrong. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed be he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent man. And all the people shall say, Truly.

26 Cursed is he who does not take this law to heart to do it. And let all the people say, So be it.

Cursed is every man who does not continue in all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Truly.