Deuteronomy 6

1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that all of you might do them in the land where all of you 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 you might fear the LORD your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, you, and your son, and your son's son, all the days of your life; and that your 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 you, and that all of you may increase mightily, as the LORD God of your fathers has promised you, in the land that flows 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: The LORD our God is one LORD:

Listen, Israel: Yahweh our God is one.

5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all of your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your 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 you this day, shall be in your heart:

The words that I am commanding you today will be in your heart;

7 And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise 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 you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

You will tie them as a sign upon your hand, and they will serve as frontlets between your eyes.

9 And you shall write them upon the posts of your house, and on your gates.

You will write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

10 And it shall be, when the LORD your God shall have brought you into the land which he swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you great and goodly cities, which you builded 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 you filled not, and wells dug, which you dug not, vineyards and olive trees, which you planted not; when you shall 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 you forget the LORD, which brought you 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 You shall fear the LORD your God, and serve him, and shall swear by his name.

You will honor Yahweh your God; him you will worship, and you will swear by his name.

14 All of you 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 the LORD your God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and destroy you 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 All of you shall not tempt the LORD your God, as all of you tempted him in Massah.

You will not test Yahweh your God as you tested him at Massah.

17 All of you shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.

You will diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, his solemn commands, and his statutes, that he has commanded you.

18 And you shall do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore unto your 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 of your enemies from before you, as the LORD has spoken.

to drive out all your enemies from before you, as Yahweh has said.

20 And when your son asks you in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God has 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 you shall say unto your son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD 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 the LORD showed 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 swore 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 the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD 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 the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.

If we keep all these commands before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us, this will be our righteousness.'