< Deuteronomy 6 >

1 Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which YHWH your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it;
Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land where ye go over to possess it,
2 that you might fear YHWH 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.
that thou might fear Jehovah 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.
3 Hear therefore, Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with you, and that you may increase mightily, as YHWH, the God of your fathers, has promised to you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.
Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it, that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, has promised to thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.
4 Hear, Israel: YHWH is our God, YHWH is one.
Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah.
5 And you shall love YHWH your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.
And thou shall love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart;
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart.
7 and you shall teach them diligently to 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 thou shall teach them diligently to thy sons, and shall talk of them when thou sit in thy house, and when thou walk by the way, and when thou lie down, and when thou rise up.
8 You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for symbols between your eyes.
And thou shall bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.
9 You shall write them on the door posts of your house, and on your gates.
And thou shall write them upon the door-posts of thy house, and upon thy gates.
10 It shall be, when YHWH your God shall bring you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you, great and goodly cities, which you did not build,
And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he swore to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou did not build,
11 and houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, and cisterns dug out, which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you did not plant, and you shall eat and be full;
and houses full of all good things, which thou did not fill, and cisterns hewn out, which thou did not hew, vineyards and olive trees, which thou did not plant, and thou shall eat and be full,
12 then beware lest you forget YHWH, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
13 You shall fear YHWH your God; and you shall serve him only, and you shall cling to him, and take oaths by his name.
Thou shall fear Jehovah thy God, and him thou shall serve, and shall swear by his name.
14 You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you;
Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you,
15 for YHWH your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; lest the anger of YHWH your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.
for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God, lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
16 Do not test YHWH your God, as you tested him at Massah.
Ye shall not challenge Jehovah your God, as ye challenged him in Massah.
17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of YHWH your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.
Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded thee.
18 You shall do that which is right and good in the sight of YHWH; that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land which YHWH swore to your fathers,
And thou shall do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah, that it may be well with thee, and that thou may go in and possess the good land which Jehovah swore to thy fathers,
19 to thrust out all your enemies from before you, as YHWH has spoken.
to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as Jehovah has spoken.
20 When your son asks you in time to come, saying, "What do the testimonies, the statutes, and the ordinances, which YHWH our God has commanded you mean?"
When thy son asks thee in time to come, saying, What is the meaning of the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God has commanded you?
21 then you shall tell your son, "We were Pharaoh's bondservants in Egypt: and YHWH brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;
Then thou shall say to thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt, and Jehovah brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
22 and YHWH showed great and awesome signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;
And Jehovah showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes.
23 and he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he swore to our fathers.
And he brought us out from there that he might bring us in to give us the land which he swore to our fathers.
24 YHWH commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear YHWH our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day.
And Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God for our good always, that he might preserve us alive as at this day.
25 It shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all this commandment before YHWH our God, as he has commanded us."
And it shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Jehovah our God as he has commanded us.

< Deuteronomy 6 >