Deuteronomy 6
1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which Yhwh your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
Now these are the commandments, statutes, and decrees that Yahweh your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you might keep them in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess;
2 That thou mightest fear Yhwh thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
so that you might honor Yahweh your God, so as to keep all his statutes and commandments that I am commanding you—you, your sons, and your sons' sons, all the days of your lives, so that your days may be prolonged.
3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as Yhwh God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
Therefore listen to them, Israel, and keep them, so that it may go well with you, so that you may greatly multiply, in a land flowing with milk and honey, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised you would do.
4 Hear, O Israel: Yhwh our God is one Yhwh:
Listen, Israel: Yahweh our God is one.
5 And thou shalt love Yhwh thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
You will love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
The words that I am commanding you today will be in your heart;
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
and you will diligently teach them to your children; you will talk about them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.
8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
You will tie them as a sign upon your hand, and they will serve as frontlets between your eyes.
9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
You will write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
10 And it shall be, when Yhwh thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
When Yahweh your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, that he would give you, with large and very good cities that you did not build,
11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
and houses full of all kinds of good things that you did not make, cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant, you will eat and be satisfied—
12 Then beware lest thou forget Yhwh, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
then be careful so that you do not forget Yahweh, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
13 Thou shalt fear Yhwh thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
You will honor Yahweh your God; him you will worship, and you will swear by his name.
14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
You will not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you—
15 ( For Yhwh thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of Yhwh thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
for Yahweh your God in the midst of you is a jealous God—if you do, the anger of Yahweh your God will be kindled against you and he will destroy you from the surface of the earth.
16 Ye shall not tempt Yhwh your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
You will not test Yahweh your God as you tested him at Massah.
17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Yhwh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
You will diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, his solemn commands, and his statutes, that he has commanded you.
18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Yhwh: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Yhwh sware unto thy fathers,
You will do what is right and good in the sight of Yahweh, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land that Yahweh swore to your fathers,
19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as Yhwh hath spoken.
to drive out all your enemies from before you, as Yahweh has said.
20 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Yhwh our God hath commanded you?
When your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What are the covenant decrees, the statutes, and the other decrees that Yahweh our God commanded you?'
21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; And Yhwh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
then you will say to your son, 'We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt; Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand,
22 And Yhwh shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
and he displayed signs and wonders, great and severe, on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;
23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
and he brought us out from there, so that he might bring us in, to give us the land that he swore to our fathers.
24 And Yhwh commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Yhwh our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
Yahweh commanded us to always keep all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God for our good, so that he might keep us alive, as we are today.
25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before Yhwh our God, as he hath commanded us.
If we keep all these commands before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us, this will be our righteousness.'
