The Most Important Commandment
Moses said to Israel:
1 The Lord told me to give you these laws and teachings, so you can obey them in the land he is giving you. Soon you will cross the Jordan River and take that land. 2 And if you and your descendants want to live a long time, you must always worship the Lord and obey his laws. 3 Pay attention, Israel! Our ancestors worshiped the Lord, and he promised to give us this land that is rich with milk and honey. Be careful to obey him, and you will become a successful and powerful nation.
4 Listen, Israel! The Lord our God is the only true God! 5 So love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and strength. 6 Memorize his laws 7 and tell them to your children over and over again. Talk about them all the time, whether you're at home or walking along the road or going to bed at night, or getting up in the morning. 8 Write down copies and tie them to your wrists and foreheads to help you obey them. 9 Write these laws on the door frames of your homes and on your town gates.
Worship Only the Lord
Moses said to Israel:
10 The Lord promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give you this land. Now he will take you there and give you large towns, with good buildings that you didn't build, 11 and houses full of good things that you didn't put there. The Lord will give you wells that you didn't have to dig, and vineyards and olive orchards that you didn't have to plant. But when you have eaten so much that you can't eat any more, 12 don't forget it was the Lord who set you free from slavery and brought you out of Egypt. 13 Worship and obey the Lord your God with fear and trembling, and promise that you will be loyal to him.
14 Don't have anything to do with gods that are worshiped by the nations around you. 15 If you worship other gods, the Lord will be furious and wipe you off the face of the earth. The Lord your God is with you, 16 so don't try to make him prove that he can help you, as you did at Massah. 17 Always obey the laws that the Lord has given you 18-19 and live in a way that pleases him. Then you will be able to go in and take this good land from your enemies, just as he promised your ancestors.
20 Someday your children will ask, “Why did the Lord give us these laws and teachings?”
21 Then you will answer:
We were slaves of the king of Egypt, but the Lord used his great power and set us free. 22 We saw him perform miracles and make horrible things happen to the king, his officials, and everyone else. 23 The Lord rescued us from Egypt, so he could bring us into this land, as he had promised our ancestors. 24-25 That's why the Lord our God demands that we obey his laws and worship him with fear and trembling. And if we do, he will protect us and help us be successful.
Lielākais bauslis
1 Šie ir baušļi, likumi un tiesas, ko Kungs, jūsu Dievs, pavēlējis iemācīt jums, lai jūs tos pildītu zemē, kuru jūs dodaties iemantot, 2 lai tu bītos Kunga, sava Dieva, lai tu turētu visus viņa likumus un baušļus, kā es pavēlu tev, tavam dēlam un tava dēla dēlam visas tavas dzīves dienas, un lai tavas dienas ir ilgas! 3 Klausies, Israēl, un pielūko, ka tu tos pildi, lai tev būtu labi un lai jūs vairotos, jo Kungs, tavu tēvu Dievs, tev ir apsolījis zemi, kur plūst piens un medus.
4 Klausies, Israēl! Kungs, mūsu Dievs, ir viens Kungs! 5 Mīli Kungu, savu Dievu, ar visu sirdi, visu dvēseli un visu spēku! 6 Lai šie vārdi, ko es tev šodien pavēlu, ir tev sirdī! 7 Piekodini tos saviem dēliem, runā uz tiem, kad tu sēdi savā namā, kad tu ej pa ceļu, kad tu gulies un kad tu celies. 8 Piesien tos par zīmi uz savas rokas, un lai tie ir piesprādzēti tev uz pieres, 9 un raksti tos uz sava nama durvju stenderēm un uz saviem vārtiem.
Brīdinājums par nepaklausību
10 Kad Kungs, tavs Dievs, tevi ievedīs tajā zemē, ko viņš apzvērēja taviem tēviem Ābrahāmam, Īzakam un Jēkabam, lai dotu tev lielas un labas pilsētas, ko tu neesi cēlis, 11 un mājas, pilnas ar visādiem labumiem, kuras tu neesi piepildījis, un izcirstas akas, ko tu neesi cirtis, un vīnadārzus un olīvkokus, ko tu neesi stādījis, un, kad tu ēdīsi līdz sātam, 12 tad sargies, ka neaizmirsti Kungu, kurš tevi izveda no Ēģiptes zemes, no vergu nama. 13 Bīsties Kunga, sava Dieva, kalpo viņam un zvēri pie viņa vārda! 14 Neseko citiem dieviem, to tautu dieviem, kas tev apkārt, 15 jo Kungs, tavs Dievs, ir greizsirdīgs Dievs – ka Kunga, tava Dieva, dusmas neiedegas pret tevi un ka viņš tevi neiznīcina no zemes vaiga!
16 Nepārbaudiet Kungu, savu Dievu, kā jūs viņu pārbaudījāt vietā, kas saukta Masa ! 17 Cieši ievērojiet Kunga, sava Dieva, baušļus, liecības un likumus, ko viņš jums pavēlējis. 18 Dariet to, kas Kungam šķiet taisns un labs, lai jums būtu labi un lai jūs varētu iet un iemantot to labo zemi, par ko Kungs ir zvērējis taviem tēviem, 19 ka padzīs visus tavus ienaidniekus – tā Kungs ir teicis!
20 Kad tavs dēls reiz tev jautās: kas tās par liecībām, likumiem un tiesām, ko Kungs, tavs Dievs, tev pavēlējis? – 21 tad saki savam dēlam: mēs bijām vergi faraonam Ēģiptē, un Kungs mūs izveda no Ēģiptes ar stipru roku! 22 Kungs darīja lielas zīmes un brīnumus par ļaunu Ēģiptei, faraonam un viņa namam, un mēs to redzējām! 23 Viņš mūs izveda no turienes, lai vestu mūs un dotu mums to zemi, ko viņš mūsu tēviem zvērējis! 24 Un Kungs mums ir pavēlējis pildīt visus šos likumus, lai mēs vienmēr bītos Kunga, mūsu Dieva, par labu mums pašiem un mēs būtu dzīvi kā šodien! 25 Mums būs taisnība, ja mēs ievērosim un pildīsim visus šos baušļus Kunga, mūsu Dieva, priekšā, kā viņš mums pavēlējis.
