1 Visus šos baušļus, ko es tev šodien pavēlu, tev ir jātur un jāpilda, ka jūs dzīvotu un taptu vairoti un ietu un iemantotu to zemi, ko Tas Kungs jūsu tēviem ar zvērestu apsolījis. 2 Un piemini visu to ceļu, pa kuru Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tevi ir vadījis tuksnesī visus šos četrdesmit gadus, lai tevi pazemotu un lai tevi pārbaudītu, lai Viņš zinātu, kas ir tavā sirdsprātā, vai tu Viņa baušļus turēsi vai ne. 3 Un Viņš tevi pazemoja, lika tev badu ciest un ēdināja tevi ar mannu, ko tu vēl nepazini un ko tavi tēvi nebija pazinuši, lai liktu tev atzīt, ka cilvēks nedzīvo no maizes vien, bet ka cilvēks dzīvo no visa tā, kas iziet no Tā Kunga mutes. 4 Tavas drēbes tev mugurā netapa par skrandām un nekrita nost, un tavas kājas nav uztūkušas šajos četrdesmit gados. 5 Tad nu atzīsti savā sirdsprātā, ka Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tevi pārmāca tā, kā tēvs pārmāca savu dēlu, 6 un turi Tā Kunga, sava Dieva, baušļus, ka tu staigā Viņa ceļos un Viņu bīsties. 7 Jo Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tevi vada uz labu zemi - uz zemi ar ūdens strautiem, avotiem un ūdeņiem, kas nāk no ielejām un kalniem, 8 uz zemi, kur ir kvieši un mieži, vīna stādi un vīģu koki un granātkoki, uz olīvkoku zemi, kurā tek eļļa un medus, 9 uz zemi, kur tev maizes būs gana, kur tev nekā netrūks, uz zemi, kuras akmeņos ir dzelzs un no kuras kalniem tu vari izcirst varu. 10 Kad nu tu ēdīsi un būsi paēdis, tad teic To Kungu, savu Dievu, par to labo zemi, ko Viņš tev ir devis. 11 Sargies, ka tu neaizmirsti To Kungu, savu Dievu, bet turi Viņa baušļus, Viņa tiesas un Viņa likumus, ko es tev šodien pavēlu. 12 Lai tad, kad tu būsi ēdis un paēdis un sev uzcēlis labus namus, un tur dzīvosi, 13 kad tavi vērši un tavi sīklopi būs savairojušies un tavs sudrabs un tavs zelts sāks pie tevis krāties, un viss, kas tev vien pieder, būs vairojies, 14 lai tad tava sirds nelepojas un tu neaizmirsti To Kungu, savu Dievu, kas tevi izvedis no Ēģiptes zemes, no verdzības nama, 15 kas tevi ir vadījis plašā un briesmīgā tuksnesī, kur bija dzēlīgas čūskas un skorpioni un izkaltušas vietas bez ūdens, kurās mocīja slāpes, kas tad priekš tevis lika izplūst ūdenim no cietās klints, 16 kas ēdināja tevi tuksnesī ar mannu, ko tavi tēvi nebija pazinuši, lai Viņš tevi pazemotu un tevi pārbaudītu, lai tev tavās tālākās dienās darītu labu. 17 Tad nesaki vis savā sirdī: mans spēks un manu roku stiprums ir man šo bagātību devis! 18 Bet piemini To Kungu, savu Dievu, ka Viņš ir tas, kas dod tev spēku iemantot bagātību, lai apstiprinātu Savu derību, ko Viņš ar zvērestu bija apsolījis taviem tēviem, kā tas šodien ir. 19 Bet, ja tu aizmirsīsi To Kungu, savu Dievu, sekosi citiem dieviem un tiem kalposi un viņu priekšā metīsies zemē, tad es jau šodien apliecinu, ka jūs nīktin iznīksit. 20 Kā tās tautas, ko Tas Kungs jūsu priekšā iznīcināja, tā arī jūs iznīksit, tāpēc ka neesat klausījuši Tā Kunga, sava Dieva, balsij.
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.
