(12) When you have set aside in full the tenth part of your yield—in the third year, the year of the tithe —and have given it to the [family of the] Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat their fill in your settlements, (13) you shall declare before your God יהוה: “I have cleared out the consecrated portion from the house; and I have given it to the [family of the] Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, just as You commanded me; I have neither transgressed nor neglected any of Your commandments: (14) I have not eaten of it while in mourning, I have not cleared out any of it while I was impure, and I have not deposited any of it with the dead. I have obeyed my God יהוה; I have done just as You commanded me. (15) Look down from Your holy abode, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the soil You have given us, a land flowing with milk and honey, as You swore to our fathers.”

(16) Your God יהוה commands you this day to observe these laws and rules; observe them faithfully with all your heart and soul. (17) You have affirmed this day that יהוה is your God, in whose ways you will walk, whose laws and commandments and rules you will observe, and whom you will obey. (18) And יהוה has affirmed this day that you are, as promised, God’s treasured people who shall observe all the divine commandments, (19) and that [God] will set you, in fame and renown and glory, high above all the nations that [God] has made; and that you shall be, as promised, a holy people to your God יהוה.

(1) Moses and the elders of Israel charged the people, saying: Observe all the Instruction that I enjoin upon you this day. (2) As soon as you have crossed the Jordan into the land that your God יהוה is giving you, you shall set up large stones. Coat them with plaster (3) and inscribe upon them all the words of this Teaching. When you cross over to enter the land that your God יהוה is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as יהוה, the God of your ancestors, promised you—

(4) upon crossing the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, about which I charge you this day, on Mount Ebal, and coat them with plaster. (5) There, too, you shall build an altar to your God יהוה, an altar of stones. Do not wield an iron tool over them; (6) you must build the altar of your God יהוה of unhewn stones. You shall offer on it burnt offerings to your God יהוה, (7) and you shall sacrifice there offerings of well-being and eat them, rejoicing before your God יהוה. (8) And on those stones you shall inscribe every word of this Teaching most distinctly.

(6) you must build the altar of your God יהוה of unhewn stones. You shall offer on it burnt offerings to your God יהוה, (7) and you shall sacrifice there offerings of well-being and eat them, rejoicing before your God יהוה. (8) And on those stones you shall inscribe every word of this Teaching most distinctly. (9) Moses and the levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying: Silence! Hear, O Israel! Today you have become the people of your God יהוה: (10) Heed your God יהוה and observe the divine commandments and laws, which I enjoin upon you this day.

(11) Thereupon Moses charged the people, saying: (12) After you have crossed the Jordan, the following shall stand on Mount Gerizim when the blessing for the people is spoken: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. (13) And for the curse, the following shall stand on Mount Ebal: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. (14) The Levites shall then proclaim in a loud voice to all the people of Israel: (15) Cursed be any party who makes a sculptured or molten image, abhorred by יהוה, a craftsman’s handiwork, and sets it up in secret.—And all the people shall respond, Amen. (16) Cursed be the one who insults father or mother.—And all the people shall say, Amen. (17) Cursed be the one who moves a neighbor’s landmark.—And all the people shall say, Amen. (18) Cursed be the one who misdirects a blind person who is underway.—And all the people shall say, Amen. (19) Cursed be the one who subverts the rights of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.—And all the people shall say, Amen. (20) Cursed be the [man] who lies with his father’s wife, for he has removed his father’s garment. —And all the people shall say, Amen. (21) Cursed be the one who lies with any beast.—And all the people shall say, Amen. (22) Cursed be the [man] who lies with his sister, whether daughter of his father or of his mother.—And all the people shall say, Amen. (23) Cursed be the [man] who lies with his mother-in-law.—And all the people shall say, Amen. (24) Cursed be the one who strikes down a fellow [Israelite] in secret.—And all the people shall say, Amen. (25) Cursed be the one who accepts a bribe in the case of the murder of an innocent person.—And all the people shall say, Amen. (26) Cursed be whoever will not uphold the terms of this Teaching and observe them.—And all the people shall say, Amen. (1) Now, if you obey your God יהוה, to observe faithfully all the divine commandments which I enjoin upon you this day, your God יהוה will set you high above all the nations of the earth. (2) All these blessings shall come upon you and take effect, if you will but heed the word of your God יהוה: (3) Blessed shall you be in the city and blessed shall you be in the country.

(4) Blessed shall be your issue from the womb, your produce from the soil, and the offspring of your cattle, the calving of your herd and the lambing of your flock. (5) Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. (6) Blessed shall you be in your comings and blessed shall you be in your goings.

(4) Blessed shall be your issue from the womb, your produce from the soil, and the offspring of your cattle, the calving of your herd and the lambing of your flock. (5) Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. (6) Blessed shall you be in your comings and blessed shall you be in your goings.

(1) Arise, shine, for your light has dawned; The Presence of GOD has shone upon you! (2) Behold! Darkness shall cover the earth, And thick clouds the peoples; But upon you GOD will shine, And God’s Presence be seen over you. (3) And nations shall walk by your light, Kings, by your shining radiance. (4) Raise your eyes and look about: They have all gathered and come to you. Your sons shall be brought from afar, Your daughters like babes on shoulders. (5) As you behold, you will glow; Your heart will throb and thrill— For the wealth of the sea shall pass on to you, The riches of nations shall flow to you. (6) Dust clouds of camels shall cover you, Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. They all shall come from Sheba; They shall bear gold and frankincense, And shall herald GOD’s glories. (7) All the flocks of Kedar shall be assembled for you, The rams of Nebaioth shall serve your needs; They shall be welcome offerings on My altar, And I will add glory to My glorious House. (8) Who are these that float like a cloud, Like doves to their cotes? (9) Behold, the coastlands await me, With ships of Tarshish in the lead, To bring your children from afar, And their silver and gold as well— For the name of the ETERNAL your God, For the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you. (10) Aliens shall rebuild your walls, Their kings shall wait upon you— For in anger I struck you down, But in favor I take you back. (11) Your gates shall always stay open— Day and night they shall never be shut— To let in the wealth of the nations, With their kings in procession. (12) For the nation or the kingdom That does not serve you shall perish; Such nations shall be destroyed. (13) The majesty of Lebanon shall come to you— Cypress and pine and box— To adorn the site of My Sanctuary, To glorify the place where My feet rest. (14) Bowing before you, shall come The children of those who tormented you; Prostrate at the soles of your feet Shall be all those who reviled you; And you shall be called “City of GOD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.” (15) Whereas you have been forsaken, Rejected, with none passing through, I will make you a pride everlasting, A joy for age after age. (16) You shall suck the milk of the nations, Suckle at royal breasts. And you shall know That I GOD am your Savior, I, The Mighty One of Jacob, am your Redeemer. (17) Instead of copper I will bring gold, Instead of iron I will bring silver; Instead of wood, copper— And instead of stone, iron. And I will appoint Well-being as your government, Prosperity as your officials. (18) The cry “Violence!” Shall no more be heard in your land, Nor “Wrack and ruin!” Within your borders. And you shall name your walls “Victory” And your gates “Renown.” (19) No longer shall you need the sun For light by day, Nor the shining of the moon For radiance [by night]; For GOD shall be your light everlasting, Your God shall be your glory. (20) Your sun shall set no more, Your moon no more withdraw; For GOD shall be a light to you forever, And your days of mourning shall be ended. (21) And your people, all of them righteous, Shall possess the land for all time; They are the shoot that I planted, My handiwork in which I glory. (22) The smallest shall become a clan; The least, a mighty nation. I GOD will speed it in due time.

(13) The majesty of Lebanon shall come to you— Cypress and pine and box— To adorn the site of My Sanctuary, To glorify the place where My feet rest. (14) Bowing before you, shall come The children of those who tormented you; Prostrate at the soles of your feet Shall be all those who reviled you; And you shall be called “City of GOD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.” (15) Whereas you have been forsaken, Rejected, with none passing through, I will make you a pride everlasting, A joy for age after age. (16) You shall suck the milk of the nations, Suckle at royal breasts. And you shall know That I GOD am your Savior, I, The Mighty One of Jacob, am your Redeemer. (17) Instead of copper I will bring gold, Instead of iron I will bring silver; Instead of wood, copper— And instead of stone, iron. And I will appoint Well-being as your government, Prosperity as your officials. (18) The cry “Violence!” Shall no more be heard in your land, Nor “Wrack and ruin!” Within your borders. And you shall name your walls “Victory” And your gates “Renown.” (19) No longer shall you need the sun For light by day, Nor the shining of the moon For radiance [by night]; For GOD shall be your light everlasting, Your God shall be your glory. (20) Your sun shall set no more, Your moon no more withdraw; For GOD shall be a light to you forever, And your days of mourning shall be ended. (21) And your people, all of them righteous, Shall possess the land for all time; They are the shoot that I planted, My handiwork in which I glory. (22) The smallest shall become a clan; The least, a mighty nation. I GOD will speed it in due time.