Deuteronomy 8
1 Every commandment which I command thee this day shall ye take heed to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and enter in and possess the land which Jehovah swore unto your fathers.
“我今日所吩咐的一切诫命，你们要谨守遵行，好叫你们存活，人数增多，且进去得耶和华向你们列祖起誓应许的那地。
2 And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or not.
你也要记念耶和华—你的 神在旷野引导你这四十年，是要苦炼你，试验你，要知道你心内如何，肯守他的诫命不肯。
3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with the manna, which thou hadst not known, and which thy fathers knew not; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread alone, but by everything that goeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.
他苦炼你，任你饥饿，将你和你列祖所不认识的吗哪赐给你吃，使你知道，人活着不是单靠食物，乃是靠耶和华口里所出的一切话。
4 Thy clothing grew not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
这四十年，你的衣服没有穿破，你的脚也没有肿。
5 And know in thy heart that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee;
你当心里思想，耶和华—你 神管教你，好像人管教儿子一样。
6 and thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
你要谨守耶和华—你 神的诫命，遵行他的道，敬畏他。
7 For Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of water-brooks, of springs, and of deep waters, that gush forth in the valleys and hills;
因为耶和华—你 神领你进入美地，那地有河，有泉，有源，从山谷中流出水来。
8 a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;
那地有小麦、大麦、葡萄树、无花果树、石榴树、橄榄树，和蜜。
9 a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, where thou shalt lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose mountains thou wilt dig copper.
你在那地不缺食物，一无所缺。那地的石头是铁，山内可以挖铜。
10 And thou shalt eat and be filled, and shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
你吃得饱足，就要称颂耶和华—你的 神，因他将那美地赐给你了。”
11 Beware that thou forget not Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day;
“你要谨慎，免得忘记耶和华—你的 神，不守他的诫命、典章、律例，就是我今日所吩咐你的；
12 lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built and inhabited fine houses,
恐怕你吃得饱足，建造美好的房屋居住，
13 and thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied,
你的牛羊加多，你的金银增添，并你所有的全都加增，
14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
你就心高气傲，忘记耶和华—你的 神，就是将你从埃及地为奴之家领出来的，
15 who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, [a wilderness of] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there is no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
引你经过那大而可怕的旷野，那里有火蛇、蝎子、干旱无水之地。他曾为你使水从坚硬的磐石中流出来，
16 who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
又在旷野将你列祖所不认识的吗哪赐给你吃，是要苦炼你，试验你，叫你终久享福；
17 — and thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand has procured me this wealth.
恐怕你心里说：‘这货财是我力量、我能力得来的。’
18 But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, that it is he who giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
你要记念耶和华—你的 神，因为得货财的力量是他给你的，为要坚定他向你列祖起誓所立的约，像今日一样。
19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget Jehovah thy God, and go after other gods, and serve them, and bow down to them, I testify against you this day that ye shall utterly perish.
你若忘记耶和华—你的 神，随从别神，事奉敬拜，你们必定灭亡；这是我今日警戒你们的。
20 As the nations which Jehovah is causing to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God.
耶和华在你们面前怎样使列国的民灭亡，你们也必照样灭亡，因为你们不听从耶和华—你们 神的话。”
