Deuteronomy 10

1 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.

At that time Yahweh said to me, 'Carve two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood.

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

I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets that you broke, and you will put them in the ark.'

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

So I made an ark of acacia wood, and I carved two tablets of stone like the first, and I went up the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand.

4 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,

He wrote on the tablets, like the first writing, the Ten Commandments which Yahweh had spoken to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire on the day of the assembly; then Yahweh gave them to me.

5 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.

I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark that I had made; there they are, as Yahweh commanded me.”

6 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.

(The people of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried; Eleazar, his son, served in the priest's office in his place.

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

From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of streams of water.

8 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.

At that time Yahweh chose the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, to stand before Yahweh to serve him, and to bless people in his name, as today.

9 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.

Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance of land with his brothers; Yahweh is his inheritance, as Yahweh your God spoke to him.)

10 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.

“I stayed on the mountain as at the first time, forty days and forty nights. Yahweh listened to me that time also; Yahweh did not wish to destroy you.

11 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.”

Yahweh said to me, 'Arise, go before the people to lead them on their journey; they will go in and possess the land that I swore to their ancestors to give to them.'

12 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,

Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, except to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, and to worship Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

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

to keep the commandments of Yahweh, and his statutes, which I am commanding you today for your own good?

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

Behold, to Yahweh your God belongs heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is in them.

15 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.

Only Yahweh took pleasure in your fathers so as to love them, and he chose you, their descendants, after them, more than any of the other peoples, as he does today.

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

Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stubborn no longer.

17 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.

For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods and Lord of masters, the great God, the mighty one and the fearsome one, who favors no one and takes no bribes.

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

He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and he shows love for the foreigner by giving him food and clothing.

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

Therefore love the foreigner; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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

You will fear Yahweh your God; him will you worship. To him you must cling, and by his name will you swear.

21 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.

He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and fearsome things, which your eyes have seen.

22 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.

Your fathers went down into Egypt as seventy persons; now Yahweh your God has made you as many as the stars of the heavens.