Deuteronomy 10

1 At that time the LORD said to me, "Cut two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to me onto the mountain, and make an ark of wood.

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.

2 I will write on the tables the words that were on the first tables which you broke, and you shall put them in the ark."

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

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

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

4 He wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spoke to you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them to me.

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,

5 I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as the LORD commanded me.

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.

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

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.

7 From there they traveled to Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water.

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

8 At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.

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.

9 Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD your God spoke to him.)

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.

10 I stayed on the mountain, as at the first time, forty days and forty nights: and the LORD listened to me that time also, and the LORD would not destroy you.

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.

11 The LORD said to me, "Arise, take your journey before the people; and they shall go in and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers to give to them."

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.”

12 Now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

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,

13 to keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command you this day for your good?

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

14 Look, to the LORD your God belongs heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is in it.

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

15 Only the LORD had a delight in your fathers to love them, and he chose their descendants after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day.

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.

16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked.

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

17 For the LORD your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the awesome, who doesn't respect persons, nor takes reward.

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.

18 He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing.

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

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

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

20 You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve him; and you shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.

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

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

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.

22 Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now the LORD your God has made you as the stars of the sky for multitude.

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.