1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: 2 That thou mightest fear the LORD 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, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. 10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, 11 And houses full of all good things , which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; 12 Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. 14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you; 15 (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
16 ¶ Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. 18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, 19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken. 20 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you? 21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand: 22 And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: 23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto 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. 25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.
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.
