Deuteronomy 27

1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel instructed the people, saying: “Keep each commandment that I instruct to you this day.

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

2 And when you have crossed over the Jordan, into the land which the Lord your God will give to you, you shall erect immense stones, and you shall coat them with plaster,

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,

3 so that you may be able to write upon them all the words of this law, when you have crossed the Jordan so as to enter into the land which the Lord your God will give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as he swore to your fathers.

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.

4 Therefore, when you have crossed over the Jordan, erect the stones, just as I instruct you to do this day, on Mount Ebal. And you shall coat them with plaster,

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.

5 and you shall build, in that place, an altar to the Lord your God out of stones which have not been touched by iron,

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

6 out of stones which have not been hewn or polished. And you shall offer holocausts on it to the Lord your God.

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

7 And you shall immolate peace victims. And you shall eat and feast in that place, in the sight of the Lord your God.

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

8 And you shall write upon the stones all the words of this law, plainly and clearly.”

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

9 And Moses and the priests of Levitical stock said to all of Israel: “Attend and listen, O Israel! Today you have become the people of the Lord your God.

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.

10 You shall listen to his voice, and you shall do the commandments and justices, which I am entrusting to you.”

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.

11 And Moses instructed the people in that day, saying:

That same day Moses said to the people,

12 “These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim, as a blessing to the people, when you will have crossed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

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;

13 And in the opposite region, there shall stand upon Mount Ebal, as a curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

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

14 And the Levites shall pronounce and declare to all the men of Israel, with an exalted voice:

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

15 Cursed be the man who makes a graven or molten idol, an abomination to the Lord, a work of the hands of its maker, and who puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall respond by saying: Amen.

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.

16 Cursed be he who does not honor his father and mother. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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

17 Cursed be he who removes his neighbor’s landmarks. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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

18 Cursed be he who causes the blind to go astray on a journey. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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

19 Cursed be he who subverts the judgment of the new arrival, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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.

20 Cursed be he who lies with his father’s wife, and so exposes the covering of his bed. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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.

21 Cursed be he who lies with any beast. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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

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

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.

23 Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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

24 Cursed be he who secretly strikes down his neighbor. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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

25 Cursed be he who accepts gifts in order to strike down the life of innocent blood. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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.

26 Cursed be he who does not remain in the words of this law, and does not carry them out in deed. And all the people shall say: Amen.”

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