(1) When all these things befall you—the blessing and the curse that I have set before you—and you take them to heart amidst the various nations to which your God יהוה has banished you, (2) and you return to your God יהוה, and you and your children heed God’s command with all your heart and soul, just as I enjoin upon you this day, (3) then your God יהוה will restore your fortunes and take you back in love. [God] will bring you together again from all the peoples where your God יהוה has scattered you.

(4) Even if your outcasts are at the ends of the world, from there your God יהוה will gather you, from there [God] will fetch you. (5) And your God יהוה will bring you to the land that your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and [God] will make you more prosperous and more numerous than your ancestors. (6) Then your God יהוה will open up your heart and the hearts of your offspring—to love your God יהוה with all your heart and soul, in order that you may live.

(7) Your God יהוה will inflict all those curses upon the enemies and foes who persecuted you. (8) You, however, will again heed יהוה and obey all the divine commandments that I enjoin upon you this day. (9) And your God יהוה will grant you abounding prosperity in all your undertakings, in your issue from the womb, the offspring of your cattle, and your produce from the soil. For יהוה will again delight in your well-being as in that of your ancestors, (10) since you will be heeding your God יהוה and keeping the divine commandments and laws that are recorded in this book of the Teaching—once you return to your God יהוה with all your heart and soul.

(11) Surely, this Instruction which I enjoin upon you this day is not too baffling for you, nor is it beyond reach. (12) It is not in the heavens, that you should say, “Who among us can go up to the heavens and get it for us and impart it to us, that we may observe it?” (13) Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, “Who among us can cross to the other side of the sea and get it for us and impart it to us, that we may observe it?” (14) No, the thing is very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to observe it.

(15) See, I set before you this day life and prosperity, death and adversity. (16) For I command you this day, to love your God יהוה, to walk in God’s ways, and to keep God’s commandments, God’s laws, and God’s rules, that you may thrive and increase, and that your God יהוה may bless you in the land that you are about to enter and possess. (17) But if your heart turns away and you give no heed, and are lured into the worship and service of other gods, (18) I declare to you this day that you shall certainly perish; you shall not long endure on the soil that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. (19) I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day: I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life—if you and your offspring would live— (20) by loving your God יהוה, heeding God’s commands, and holding fast to [God]. For thereby you shall have life and shall long endure upon the soil that יהוה swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them.

(1) Moses went and spoke these things to all Israel. (2) He said to them: I am now one hundred and twenty years old, I can no longer be active. Moreover, יהוה has said to me, “You shall not go across yonder Jordan.” (3) It is indeed your God יהוה who will cross over before you, and who will wipe out those nations from your path; and you shall dispossess them.—Joshua is the one who shall cross before you, as יהוה has spoken.—

(4) יהוה will do to them as was done to Sihon and Og, kings of the Amorites, and to their countries, when [God] wiped them out. (5) יהוה will deliver them up to you, and you shall deal with them in full accordance with the Instruction that I have enjoined upon you. (6) Be strong and resolute, be not in fear or in dread of them; for it is indeed your God יהוה who marches with you: [God] will not fail you or forsake you.

(4) יהוה will do to them as was done to Sihon and Og, kings of the Amorites, and to their countries, when [God] wiped them out. (5) יהוה will deliver them up to you, and you shall deal with them in full accordance with the Instruction that I have enjoined upon you. (6) Be strong and resolute, be not in fear or in dread of them; for it is indeed your God יהוה who marches with you: [God] will not fail you or forsake you.

(10) I greatly rejoice in GOD, My whole being exults in my God— Who has clothed me with garments of triumph, Wrapped me in a robe of victory, Like a bridegroom adorned with a turban, Like a bride bedecked with her finery. (11) For as the earth brings forth her growth And a garden makes the seed shoot up, So my Sovereign GOD will make Victory and renown shoot up In the presence of all the nations. (1) For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, For the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still, Till her victory emerge resplendent And her triumph like a flaming torch. (2) Nations shall see your victory, And every king your majesty; And you shall be called by a new name That GOD shall bestow. (3) You shall be a glorious crown In the hand of GOD, And a royal diadem In the palm of your God. (4) Nevermore shall you be called “Forsaken,” Nor shall your land be called “Desolate”; But you shall be called “I delight in her,” And your land “Espoused.” For GOD takes delight in you, And your land shall be espoused. (5) As a youth espouses a maiden, Your sons shall espouse you; And as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, So will your God rejoice over you. (6) Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set sentries, Who shall never be silent By day or by night. O you, the ETERNAL One’s remembrancers, Take no rest (7) And give no rest to [God], Until Jerusalem is established And she is made renowned on earth. (8) GOD has sworn with the divine right hand, With a mighty arm: Nevermore will I give your new grain To your enemies for food, Nor shall foreigners drink the new wine For which you have labored. (9) But those who harvest it shall eat it And give praise to GOD; And those who gather it shall drink it In My sacred courts. (10) Pass through, pass through the gates! Clear the road for the people; Build up, build up the highway, Remove the rocks! Raise an ensign over the peoples! (11) See, GOD has proclaimed To the end of the earth: Announce to Fair Zion, Your Deliverer is coming! See, [God] has brought along the reward, The recompense is in view. (12) And they shall be called, “The Holy People, GOD’s Redeemed,” And you shall be called, “Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.” (1) Who is this coming from Edom, In crimsoned garments from Bozrah— Who is this, majestic in attire, Pressing forward with great might? “It is I, who contend victoriously, Powerful to give triumph.” (2) Why is your clothing so red, Your garments like those of someone who treads grapes? (3) “I trod out a vintage alone; Of the peoples nobody was with Me. I trod them down in My anger, Trampled them in My rage; Their life-blood bespattered My garments, And all My clothing was stained. (4) For I had planned a day of vengeance, And My year of redemption arrived. (5) Then I looked, but there was none to help; I stared, but there was none to aid— So My own arm wrought the triumph, And My own rage was My aid. (6) I trampled peoples in My anger, I made them drunk with My rage, And I hurled their glory to the ground.” (7) I will recount GOD’s kind acts, GOD’s praises— For all that GOD has wrought for us, The vast bounty to the House of Israel That was bestowed upon them According to God’s mercy and great kindness. (8) [God] thought: Surely they are My people, Children who will not play false. So [God] was their Deliverer. (9) In all their troubles [God] was troubled, And the angel of the divine Presence delivered them. In love and pity It was [God] who redeemed them, Raised them, and exalted them All the days of old.

(1) Who is this coming from Edom, In crimsoned garments from Bozrah— Who is this, majestic in attire, Pressing forward with great might? “It is I, who contend victoriously, Powerful to give triumph.” (2) Why is your clothing so red, Your garments like those of someone who treads grapes? (3) “I trod out a vintage alone; Of the peoples nobody was with Me. I trod them down in My anger, Trampled them in My rage; Their life-blood bespattered My garments, And all My clothing was stained. (4) For I had planned a day of vengeance, And My year of redemption arrived. (5) Then I looked, but there was none to help; I stared, but there was none to aid— So My own arm wrought the triumph, And My own rage was My aid. (6) I trampled peoples in My anger, I made them drunk with My rage, And I hurled their glory to the ground.” (7) I will recount GOD’s kind acts, GOD’s praises— For all that GOD has wrought for us, The vast bounty to the House of Israel That was bestowed upon them According to God’s mercy and great kindness. (8) [God] thought: Surely they are My people, Children who will not play false. So [God] was their Deliverer. (9) In all their troubles [God] was troubled, And the angel of the divine Presence delivered them. In love and pity It was [God] who redeemed them, Raised them, and exalted them All the days of old.