דברים 10

1 בעת ההוא אמר יהוה אלי פסל לך שני לוחת אבנים כראשנים ועלה אלי ההרה ועשית לך ארון עץ

“Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the first ones. And make a wooden chest to put them in. Then [bring the tablets] up to me on this mountain.

2 ואכתב על הלחת את הדברים אשר היו על הלחת הראשנים אשר שברת ושמתם בארון

I will write on those tablets the same words that I wrote on the first tablets, the ones that you broke. Then you can put them in the chest.’

3 ואעש ארון עצי שטים ואפסל שני לחת אבנים כראשנים ואעל ההרה ושני הלחת בידי

“So I made a chest. I used wood from an acacia tree to make it. Then I cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I went up the mountain carrying the tablets.

4 ויכתב על הלחת כמכתב הראשון את עשרת הדברים אשר דבר יהוה אליכם בהר מתוך האש ביום הקהל ויתנם יהוה אלי

There Yahweh wrote on the tablets the [same] Ten Commandments [that he had written on the first tablet]. They are the commandments that he told to your ancestors from the middle of the fire on the mountain, when they were gathered [at the bottom of the mountain]. Then Yahweh gave the tablets to me,

5 ואפן וארד מן ההר ואשם את הלחת בארון אשר עשיתי ויהיו שם כאשר צוני יהוה

and I turned and went down the mountain. Then, just as he had commanded, I put them in the chest that I had made. And they are still there.”

6 ובני ישראל נסעו מבארת בני יעקן--מוסרה שם מת אהרן ויקבר שם ויכהן אלעזר בנו תחתיו

(Then, from the wells that belonged to the people of Jaakan, the Israeli people traveled to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar took his place and became the Supreme Priest.

7 משם נסעו הגדגדה ומן הגדגדה יטבתה ארץ נחלי מים

From there, the Israelis traveled to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, which was a place that had many streams.

8 בעת ההוא הבדיל יהוה את שבט הלוי לשאת את ארון ברית יהוה--לעמד לפני יהוה לשרתו ולברך בשמו עד היום הזה

At that time, Yahweh (set apart/appointed) the tribe of Levi to carry the chest that contained [the tablets on which were written] the Ten Commandments, and to stand in Yahweh’s presence [in the sacred tent], to offer sacrifices, and to pray for Yahweh to bless [the people. They are still doing those things] at the present time.

9 על כן לא היה ללוי חלק ונחלה--עם אחיו יהוה הוא נחלתו כאשר דבר יהוה אלהיך לו

That is the reason that the tribe of Levi did not receive any land like the other tribes did. What they received was the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s [priests], which is what he said that they should do.)

10 ואנכי עמדתי בהר כימים הראשנים--ארבעים יום וארבעים לילה וישמע יהוה אלי גם בפעם ההוא--לא אבה יהוה השחיתך

“I stayed on the mountain 40 days and nights, just like I did the first time. [I prayed to] Yahweh, and he (answered my prayers/did what I requested) again and said that he would not destroy your ancestors.

11 ויאמר יהוה אלי קום לך למסע לפני העם ויבאו ויירשו את הארץ אשר נשבעתי לאבתם לתת להם

Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Continue your journey, going in front of the people, to occupy the land that I vowed your ancestors that I would give to you.’”

12 ועתה ישראל--מה יהוה אלהיך שאל מעמך כי אם ליראה את יהוה אלהיך ללכת בכל דרכיו ולאהבה אתו ולעבד את יהוה אלהיך בכל לבבך ובכל נפשך

“Now, you Israeli people, [I will tell you] [RHQ] what Yahweh our God requires/demands that you do. He requires you to revere him, to conduct your lives as he wants you to, to love him, and to serve him wholeheartedly [DOU],

13 לשמר את מצות יהוה ואת חקתיו אשר אנכי מצוך היום--לטוב לך

and to obey all of his commandments [DOU] which I am giving to you today for your benefit.

14 הן ליהוה אלהיך השמים ושמי השמים הארץ וכל אשר בה

“Do not forget that Yahweh our God owns even the sky and everything that is in it. He also owns the earth and everything that is on it.

15 רק באבתיך חשק יהוה לאהבה אותם ויבחר בזרעם אחריהם בכם מכל העמים--כיום הזה

But [in spite of owning all those things], Yahweh loved your ancestors, and from all the people-groups [on the earth] he chose us, their descendants, and we are still his people.

16 ומלתם את ערלת לבבכם וערפכם--לא תקשו עוד

So you must stop sinning [MET] and stop being stubborn [IDM]!

17 כי יהוה אלהיכם--הוא אלהי האלהים ואדני האדנים האל הגדל הגבר והנורא אשר לא ישא פנים ולא יקח שחד

Yahweh our God is greater than all gods, and he is greater than all rulers. He is very powerful [DOU] and awesome. He (is impartial/does not do things that favor one (group/person) more than others), and he does not accept bribes.

18 עשה משפט יתום ואלמנה ואהב גר לתת לו לחם ושמלה

He makes sure that orphans and widows are treated fairly. He loves even (foreigners/people from other countries) who live among us Israeli people, and he gives them food and clothes.

19 ואהבתם את הגר כי גרים הייתם בארץ מצרים

So you must love those foreigners too, because you were once foreigners when you were living in Egypt.

20 את יהוה אלהיך תירא אתו תעבד ובו תדבק ובשמו תשבע

Revere Yahweh our God and worship only him. (Be faithful to/Have a close relationship with) him, and say that he should punish you if you do not do what you promise.

21 הוא תהלתך והוא אלהיך--אשר עשה אתך את הגדלת ואת הנוראת האלה אשר ראו עיניך

He is the one whom you must praise. He is our God, and we have seen the great and amazing things that he has done for us.

22 בשבעים נפש ירדו אבתיך מצרימה ועתה שמך יהוה אלהיך ככוכבי השמים לרב

When our ancestors, [Jacob and his family], went down to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now Yahweh our God has caused us to be as numerous as the stars in the sky.”