Neaizmirst Dievu labklājībā
1 Tev jāievēro un jāpilda visi baušļi, ko es šodien pavēlu, lai tu paliktu dzīvs, plestos daudzumā un ietu un iemantotu zemi, ko Kungs ir zvērējis mūsu tēviem. 2 Atceries visu ceļu, ko Kungs, tavs Dievs, lika tev iet visus šos četrdesmit tuksneša gadus, lai darītu tevi pazemīgu, lai pārbaudītu tevi un zinātu, kas tavā sirdī – vai tu turēsi viņa baušļus vai ne. 3 Viņš lika tev zemoties un badoties un baroja tevi ar mannu, ko nepazini ne tu, ne tavi tēvi, – lai tu zinātu, ka cilvēks nedzīvo no maizes vien – cilvēks dzīvo no visa tā, ko saka Kungs! 4 Visus šos četrdesmit gadus tavas drānas nedila un kājas netūka. 5 Zini savā sirdī – Kungs pamāca tevi, kā cilvēks mēdz pamācīt savu dēlu! 6 Ievēro visus Kunga, sava Dieva, baušļus – staigā viņa ceļus un bīsties viņa. 7 Jo Kungs, tavs Dievs, ved tevi uz labu zemi – uz zemi, kur ielejās un kalnos ūdens upes, avoti un urdzes! 8 Tā ir zeme, kur kvieši, mieži, vīnogulāji, vīģes koki un granātāboli, tā ir zeme, kur olīveļļa un medus, 9 tā ir zeme, kur tu ēdīsi maizi netaupīdams, kur tev netrūks nekā, tā ir zeme, kur akmeņi ir no dzelzs un kur kalnos tu izraksi varu! 10 Kad ēdīsi līdz sātam, tad slavē Kungu, savu Dievu, par labo zemi, ko viņš tev devis! 11 Sargies, ka neaizmirsti Kungu, savu Dievu, neievērodams viņa baušļus, tiesas un likumus, ko es tev šodien pavēlu, – 12 kad tu ēdīsi līdz sātam, kad uzcelsi sev labus namus un dzīvosi tajos, 13 kad vairosies tavas avis un vērši, kad tev ies daudzumā sudrabs un zelts, kad tev būs daudz visa, kas tev piederēs, 14 neturi augstu prātu un neaizmirsti Kungu, savu Dievu, kurš tevi izveda no Ēģiptes, no vergu nama! 15 Viņš veda tevi pāri lielajam un briesmīgajam tuksnesim, kur ugunīgas čūskas, skorpioni, kur izdegusi zeme un nav ūdens, viņš tev izšķīla ūdeni no krama klints, 16 viņš tevi tuksnesī baroja ar mannu, ko tavi tēvi nepazina, lai liktu tev zemoties, pārbaudītu tevi, bet galu galā darītu tev labu, 17 nesaki savā sirdī: mans stiprums un manu roku spēks man ir devis visu šo labklājību! 18 Atceries Kungu, savu Dievu, jo viņš dod tev spēku iemantot labklājību, piepildīdams savu derību, ko viņš zvērējis taviem tēviem, kā šodien!
19 Ja tu kādreiz aizmirsīsi Kungu, savu Dievu, sekosi citiem dieviem, kalposi un zemosies tiem, tad šodien es liecinu, ka jūs ietin iesiet bojā – 20 kā tās tautas, ko Kungs izdeldēja jūsu priekšā, tieši tā arī jūs iesiet bojā, neklausīdami Kungam, savam Dievam!
The Lord Takes Care of You
Moses said:
1 Israel, do you want to go into the land the Lord promised your ancestors? Do you want to capture it, live there, and become a powerful nation? Then be sure to obey every command I am giving you.
2 Don't forget how the Lord your God has led you through the desert for the past 40 years. He wanted to find out if you were truly willing to obey him and depend on him, 3 so he made you go hungry. Then he gave you manna, a kind of food that you and your ancestors had never even heard about. The Lord was teaching you that people need more than food to live—they need every word that the Lord has spoken.
4 Over the past 40 years, your clothing hasn't worn out, and your feet haven't swollen. 5 So keep in mind that the Lord has been correcting you, just as parents correct their children. 6 Obey the commands the Lord your God has given you and worship him with fear and trembling.
7 The Lord your God is bringing you into a good land with streams that flow from springs in the valleys and hills. 8-9 You can dig for copper in those hills, and the stones are made of iron ore. And you won't go hungry. Wheat and barley fields are everywhere, and so are vineyards and orchards full of fig, pomegranate, and olive trees, and there is plenty of honey.
Don't Forget the Lord
Moses said to Israel:
10 After you eat and are full, give praise to the Lord your God for the good land he gave you. 11 Make sure that you never forget the Lord or disobey his laws and teachings that I am giving you today. If you always obey them, 12 you will have plenty to eat, and you will build good houses to live in. 13 You will get more and more cattle, sheep, silver, gold, and other possessions.
14 But when all this happens, don't be proud! Don't forget that you were once slaves in Egypt and that it was the Lord who set you free. 15 Remember how he led you in that huge and frightening desert where poisonous snakes and scorpions live. There was no water, but the Lord split open a rock, and water poured out so you could drink. 16 He also gave you manna, a kind of food your ancestors had never even heard about. The Lord was testing you to make you trust him, so that later on he could be good to you.
17 When you become successful, don't say, “I'm rich, and I've earned it all myself.” 18 Instead, remember that the Lord your God gives you the strength to make a living. That's how he keeps the promise he made to your ancestors.
19-20 But I'm warning you—if you forget the Lord your God and worship other gods, the Lord will destroy you, just as he destroyed the nations you fought.
