< Deuteronomy 27 >
1 Moses and the Israelite elders of Israel gave these instructions to the people: Keep all the commandments I am giving you today.
And he commanded Moses and [the] elders of Israel the people saying keep all the commandment which I [am] commanding you this day.
2 The day you cross the Jordan into the country the Lord your God is giving you, set up some large stones and paint them with whitewash.
And it will be on the day when you will pass over the Jordan to the land which Yahweh God your [is] about to give to you and you will set up for yourself stones large and you will whitewash them with lime.
3 Then write all these laws on them once you've crossed over to enter the country that the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your forefathers, promised you.
And you will write on them all [the] words of the law this when passing over you so that this you may go into the land which Yahweh God your - [is] about to give to you a land flowing of milk and honey just as he spoke Yahweh [the] God of ancestors your to you.
4 After you've crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, having painted them with whitewash, as I've ordered you to do today.
And it will be when have passed over you the Jordan you will set up the stones these which I [am] commanding you this day on [the] mountain of Ebal and you will whitewash them with lime.
5 Also build a stone altar there to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. Don't use any stone tools in its construction.
And you will build there an altar to Yahweh God your an altar of stones not you will wield on them iron.
6 Build the altar of the Lord your God with uncut stones and sacrifice burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.
Stones complete you will build [the] altar of Yahweh God your and you will offer up on it burnt offerings to Yahweh God your.
7 That is also where you are to sacrifice and eat your peace offerings, celebrating in the presence of the Lord your God.
And you will sacrifice peace offerings and you will eat [them] there and you will rejoice before Yahweh God your.
8 Write all these laws clearly on the stones.
And you will write on the stones all [the] words of the law this surely clearly doing well.
9 Moses and the Levitical priests gave these orders to all the Israelites: “Be quiet, people of Israel, and listen! Today you have become the people of the Lord your God.
And he spoke Moses and the priests the Levites to all Israel saying keep silent - and listen O Israel the day this you have become a people of Yahweh God your.
10 So obey what the Lord your God tells you, and follow commandments and regulations that I'm giving you today.”
And you will listen to [the] voice of Yahweh God your and you will do (commandments his *Q(K)*) and statutes his which I [am] commanding you this day.
11 That day Moses gave these orders to the people:
And he commanded Moses the people on the day that saying.
12 After you've crossed the Jordan, the following tribes are to stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
These [tribes] they will stand to bless the people on [the] mountain of Gerizim when have passed over you the Jordan Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Joseph and Benjamin.
13 The following tribes are to stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
And these [tribes] they will stand on the curse on [the] mountain of Ebal Reuben Gad and Asher and Zebulun Dan and Naphtali.
14 Then the Levites will shout in a loud voice so Israelite can hear:
And they will answer the Levites and they will say to every person of Israel a voice high.
15 “A curse on anyone who makes a carved image or a metal idol and worships it in secret. It's only an object that someone made, and it's offensive to the Lord!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed The person who he will make an image and a molten image abomination of Yahweh [the] work of [the] hands of a craftsman and he will set [it] up in secrecy and they will answer all the people and they will say amen.
16 “A curse on anyone who dishonors their father or mother.” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [one who] dishonors Father his and mother his and it will say all the people amen.
17 “A curse on anyone who moves their neighbor's boundary stone!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [one who] displaces [the] boundary of Neighbor his and it will say all the people amen.
18 “A curse on anyone who allows a blind man to wander in the road!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [one who] leads astray A blind [person] on the way and it will say all the people amen.
19 “A curse on anyone who doesn't treat foreigners, the orphans, and widows fairly!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [one who] turns aside [the] justice of A sojourner a fatherless one and a widow and it will say all the people amen.
20 “A curse on any man who sleeps with his father's wife, for he has disgraced his father!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [one who] lies With [the] wife of father his for he has uncovered [the] skirt of father his and it will say all the people amen.
21 “A curse on anyone who has sex with any animal!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [one who] lies With any animal and it will say all the people amen.
22 “A curse on any man who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [one who] lies With sister his [the] daughter of father his or [the] daughter of mother his and it will say all the people amen.
23 “A curse on any man who sleeps with his mother-in-law!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [one who] lies With mother-in-law his and it will say all the people amen.
24 “A curse on anyone who secretly attacks his neighbor!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [one who] strikes neighbor His in secrecy and it will say all the people amen.
25 “A curse on anyone who accepts a bribe to kill someone who's innocent!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [one who] takes A bribe to strike down a person of blood innocent and it will say all the people amen.
26 “A curse on anyone who doesn't carefully obey all these laws by keeping them!” Everyone says “Amen!”
[is] cursed [the one] who Not he will carry out [the] words of the law this by observing them and it will say all the people amen.