Deuteronomy 10

1 At that time the Lord said to me, Hew for yourself two stone tables as the first, and come up to me into the mountain, and you shall make for yourself an ark of wood.

After that the Lord told me, “Cut out two stone tablets just like the first ones, make an Ark out of wood, and come up to me on the mountain.

2 And you shall write upon the tables the words which were on the first tables which you did break, and you shall put them into the ark.

I will write same the words on the tablets that were on the first ones, which you broke. Then put them in the Ark.”

3 So I made an ark of boards of incorruptible wood, and I hewed tables of stone like the first, and I went up to the mountain, and the two tables were in my hand.

I made an Ark out of acacia wood, cut out two stone tablets like the first ones, and went up the mountain carrying them.

4 And he wrote upon the tables according to the first writing the ten commandments, which the Lord spoke to you in the mountain out of the midst of the fire, and the Lord gave them to me.

The Lord wrote what he had before on the tablets, the Ten Commandments that he'd told you when he spoke from the fire on the mountain when we were all assembled there. The Lord gave them to me,

5 And I turned and came down from the mountain, and I put the tables into the ark which I had made; and there they were, as the Lord commanded me.

and I went back down the mountain and put them in the Ark I'd made following the Lord's instructions. They have been there ever since.

6 And the children of Israel departed from Beeroth of the sons of Jakim [to] Misadai: there Aaron died, and there he was buried, and Eleazar his son was priest in his stead.

The Israelites went from the wells of the people of Jaakan to Moserah. Aaron died there and was buried, and Eleazar his son took over as priest.

7 Thence they departed to Gadgad; and from Gadgad to Etebatha, a land [wherein are] torrents of water.

From there they moved on to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land that had many streams.

8 At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand near before the Lord, to minister and bless in his name to this day.

At this time the Lord put the tribe of Levi in charge of carrying the Ark of the Lord's Agreement, as well as serving the Lord by standing in his presence, and of pronouncing blessings in his name, as they continue to do to this day.

9 Therefore the Levites have no part nor inheritance amongst their brethren; the Lord himself [is] their inheritance, as he said to them.

That's why the tribe of Levi has no land allowance or share among the other tribes. The Lord provides what they need, just as the Lord your God promised.

10 And I remained in the mount forty days and forty nights: and the Lord heard me at that time also, and the Lord would not destroy you.

I remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights as before, and during that time the Lord listened to my prayers once more and agreed not to destroy you.

11 And the Lord said to me, Go, set out before this people, and let them go in and inherit the land, which I sware to their fathers to give to them.

Then the Lord told me, “Get ready and continue your journey leading the people so they may enter and take over the land that I promised their forefathers to give them.”

12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul;

People of Israel, what does the Lord your God want from you? He wants you to respect the Lord your God by following all his ways. He wants you to love him. He wants you to worship the Lord your God with all your mind and with all your being,

13 to keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his ordinances, all that I charge you today, that it may be well with you?

He wants you to keep the commandments and regulations of the Lord that I am giving you today for your own good.

14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to the Lord your God, the earth and all things that are in it.

Look! Everything belongs to the Lord your God: the heavens, the highest heavens, and the earth and all that is there.

15 Only the Lord chose your fathers to love them, and he chose out their seed after them, [even] you, beyond all nations, as at this day.

But Lord was attracted to your forefathers and he loved them. He has also chosen you, their descendants, above any other people, even up till today.

16 Therefore you shall circumcise the hardness of your heart, and you shall not harden your neck.

Dedicate yourselves to God. Don't be stubborn and hard-hearted anymore.

17 For the Lord your God, he [is] God of gods, and the Lord of lords, the great, and strong, and terrible God, who does not accept persons, nor will he by any means accept a bribe:

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great, powerful, and awesome God. He shows no favoritism and accepts no bribes.

18 executing judgement for the stranger and orphan and widow, and he loves the stranger to give him food and raiment.

He makes sure that orphans and widows receive justice, and he loves the foreigners, providing them with food and clothing.

19 And you shall love the stranger; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

You too must love the foreigner because you yourselves were once foreigners in Egypt.

20 You shall fear the Lord your God, and serve him, and shall cleave to him, and shall swear by his name.

You must respect the Lord your God and worship him. Hold onto him and make your promises in his name.

21 He [is] your boast, and he [is] your God, who has wrought in the midst of you these great and glorious things, which your eyes have seen.

He is the one you should praise and he is your God, who has carried out for you these incredible and awesome miracles that you've seen with your own eyes.

22 With seventy souls your fathers went down into Egypt; but the Lord your God has made you as the stars of heaven in multitude.

When your forefathers went to Egypt there were only seventy of them in total, but now God has increased your numbers so much that there are as many of you as there are stars in the sky.