Deuteronomy 27:1-28:19

Young's Literal Translation

27 `And Moses -- the elders of Israel also -- commandeth the people, saying, Keep all the command which I am commanding you to-day;

² and it hath been, in the day that ye pass over the Jordan unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, that thou hast raised up for thee great stones, and plaistered them with plaister,

³ and written on them all the words of this law in thy passing over, so that thou goest in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- a land flowing with milk and honey, as Jehovah, God of thy fathers, hath spoken to thee.

⁴ `And it hath been, in your passing over the Jordan, ye raise up these stones which I am commanding you to-day, in mount Ebal, and thou hast plaistered them with plaister,

⁵ and built there an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones, thou dost not wave over them iron.

⁶ Of complete stones thou buildest the altar of Jehovah thy God, and hast caused to ascend on it burnt-offerings to Jehovah thy God,

⁷ and sacrificed peace-offerings, and eaten there, and rejoiced before Jehovah thy God,

⁸ and written on the stones all the words of this law, well engraved.'

⁹ And Moses speaketh -- the priests, the Levites, also -- unto all Israel, saying, `Keep silent, and hear, O Israel, this day thou hast become a people to Jehovah thy God;

¹⁰ and thou hast hearkened to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and done His commands, and His statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day.'

¹¹ And Moses commandeth the people on that day, saying,

¹² `These do stand, to bless the people, on mount Gerizzim, in your passing over the Jordan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin.

¹³ And these do stand, for the reviling, on mount Ebal: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

¹⁴ `And the Levites have answered and said unto every man of Israel -- a loud voice:

¹⁵ `Cursed [is] the man who maketh a graven and molten image, the abomination of Jehovah, work of the hands of an artificer, and hath put [it] in a secret place, -- and all the people have answered and said, Amen.

¹⁶ `Cursed [is] He who is making light of his father and his mother, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

¹⁷ `Cursed [is] he who is removing his neighbour's border, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

¹⁸ `Cursed [is] he who is causing the blind to err in the way, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

¹⁹ `Cursed [is] he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

²⁰ `Cursed [is] he who is lying with his father's wife, for he hath uncovered his father's skirt, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

²¹ `Cursed [is] he who is lying with any beast, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

²² `Cursed [is] he who is lying with his sister, daughter of his father, or daughter of his mother, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

²³ `Cursed [is] he who is lying with his mother-in-law, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

²⁴ `Cursed [is] he who is smiting his neighbour in secret, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

²⁵ `Cursed [is] he who is taking a bribe to smite a person, innocent blood, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

²⁶ `Cursed [is] he who doth not establish the words of this law, to do them, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

28 `And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth,

² and all these blessings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee, because thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God:

³ `Blessed [art] thou in the city, and blessed [art] thou in the field.

⁴ `Blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock.

⁵ `Blessed [is] thy basket and thy kneading-trough.

⁶ `Blessed [art] thou in thy coming in, and blessed [art] thou in thy going out.

⁷ `Jehovah giveth thine enemies, who are rising up against thee -- smitten before thy face; in one way they come out unto thee, and in seven ways they flee before thee.

⁸ `Jehovah commandeth with thee the blessing in thy storehouses, and in every putting forth of thy hand, and hath blessed thee in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

⁹ `Jehovah doth establish thee to Himself for a holy people, as He hath sworn to thee, when thou keepest the commands of Jehovah thy God, and hast walked in His ways;

¹⁰ and all the peoples of the land have seen that the name of Jehovah is called upon thee, and they have been afraid of thee.

¹¹ `And Jehovah hath made thee abundant in good, in the fruit of the womb, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee.

¹² `Jehovah doth open to thee his good treasure -- the heavens -- to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand, and thou hast lent to many nations, and thou -- thou dost not borrow.

¹³ `And Jehovah hath given thee for head, and not for tail; and thou hast been only above, and art not beneath, for thou dost hearken unto the commands of Jehovah thy God, which I am commanding thee to-day, to keep and to do,

¹⁴ and thou dost not turn aside from all the words which I am commanding you to-day -- right or left -- to go after other gods, to serve them.

¹⁵ `And it hath been, if thou dost not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God to observe to do all His commands, and His statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day, that all these revilings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee:

¹⁶ `Cursed [art] thou in the city, and cursed [art] thou in the field.

¹⁷ `Cursed [is] thy basket and thy kneading-trough.

¹⁸ `Cursed [is] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock.

¹⁹ `Cursed [art] thou in thy coming in, and cursed [art] thou in thy going out.