Deuteronomy 12
World English Bible
12 These are the statutes and the ordinances which you shall observe to do in the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess all the days that you live on the earth. 2 You shall surely destroy all the places in which the nations that you shall dispossess served their gods: on the high mountains, and on the hills, and under every green tree. 3 You shall break down their altars, dash their pillars in pieces, and burn their Asherah poles with fire. You shall cut down the engraved images of their gods. You shall destroy their name out of that place. 4 You shall not do so to Yahweh your God. 5 But to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, you shall seek his habitation, and you shall come there. 6 You shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, your vows, your free will offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock there. 7 There you shall eat before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice in all that you put your hand to, you and your households, in which Yahweh your God has blessed you. 8 You shall not do all the things that we do here today, every man whatever is right in his own eyes; 9 for you haven’t yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which Yahweh your God gives you. 10 But when you go over the Jordan and dwell in the land which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit, and he gives you rest from all your enemies around you, so that you dwell in safety, 11 then it shall happen that to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow to Yahweh. 12 You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God—you, and your sons, your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you. 13 Be careful that you don’t offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see; 14 but in the place which Yahweh chooses in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.
15 Yet you may kill and eat meat within all your gates, after all the desire of your soul, according to Yahweh your God’s blessing which he has given you. The unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and the deer. 16 Only you shall not eat the blood. You shall pour it out on the earth like water. 17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, nor any of your vows which you vow, nor your free will offerings, nor the wave offering of your hand; 18 but you shall eat them before Yahweh your God in the place which Yahweh your God shall choose: you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates. You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God in all that you put your hand to. 19 Be careful that you don’t forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.
20 When Yahweh your God enlarges your border, as he has promised you, and you say, “I want to eat meat,” because your soul desires to eat meat, you may eat meat, after all the desire of your soul. 21 If the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to put his name is too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock, which Yahweh has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates, after all the desire of your soul. 22 Even as the gazelle and as the deer is eaten, so you shall eat of it. The unclean and the clean may eat of it alike. 23 Only be sure that you don’t eat the blood; for the blood is the life. You shall not eat the life with the meat. 24 You shall not eat it. You shall pour it out on the earth like water. 25 You shall not eat it, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, when you do that which is right in Yahweh’s eyes. 26 Only your holy things which you have, and your vows, you shall take and go to the place which Yahweh shall choose. 27 You shall offer your burnt offerings, the meat and the blood, on Yahweh your God’s altar. The blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on Yahweh your God’s altar, and you shall eat the meat. 28 Observe and hear all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you and with your children after you forever, when you do that which is good and right in Yahweh your God’s eyes.
29 When Yahweh your God cuts off the nations from before you where you go in to dispossess them, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land, 30 be careful that you are not ensnared to follow them after they are destroyed from before you, and that you not inquire after their gods, saying, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” 31 You shall not do so to Yahweh your God; for every abomination to Yahweh, which he hates, they have done to their gods; for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods. 32 Whatever thing I command you, that you shall observe to do. You shall not add to it, nor take away from it.
Deuteronomy 12
New King James Version
A Prescribed Place of Worship
12 “These (A)are the statutes and judgments which you shall be careful to observe in the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you to possess, (B)all[a] the days that you live on the earth. 2 (C)You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations which you shall dispossess served their gods, (D)on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. 3 And (E)you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and burn their [b]wooden images with fire; you shall cut down the carved images of their gods and destroy their names from that place. 4 You shall not (F)worship the Lord your God with such things.
5 “But you shall seek the (G)place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His (H)dwelling[c] place; and there you shall go. 6 (I)There you shall take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your freewill offerings, and the (J)firstborn of your herds and flocks. 7 And (K)there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and (L)you shall rejoice in [d]all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
8 “You shall not at all do as we are doing here today—(M)every man doing whatever is right in his own eyes— 9 for as yet you have not come to the (N)rest[e] and the inheritance which the Lord your God is giving you. 10 But when you cross over the Jordan and dwell in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you (O)rest from all your enemies round about, so that you dwell in safety, 11 then there will be the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. There you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to the Lord. 12 And (P)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male and female servants, and the (Q)Levite who is within your gates, since he has no portion nor inheritance with you. 13 Take heed to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see; 14 but in the place which the Lord chooses, in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.
15 “However, (R)you may slaughter and eat meat within all your gates, whatever your heart desires, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you; (S)the unclean and the clean may eat of it, (T)of the gazelle and the deer alike. 16 (U)Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it on the earth like water. 17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or your new wine or your oil, of the firstborn of your herd or your flock, of any of your offerings which you vow, of your freewill offerings, or of the [f]heave offering of your hand. 18 But you must eat them before the Lord your God in the place which the Lord your God chooses, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in [g]all to which you put your hands. 19 [h]Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land.
20 “When the Lord your God (V)enlarges your border as He has promised you, and you say, ‘Let me eat meat,’ because you long to eat meat, you may eat as much meat as your heart desires. 21 If the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from (W)you, then you may slaughter from your herd and from your flock which the Lord has given you, just as I have commanded you, and you may eat within your gates as much as your heart desires. 22 Just as the gazelle and the deer are eaten, so you may eat them; the unclean and the clean alike may eat them. 23 Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, (X)for the blood is the life; you may not eat the life with the meat. 24 You shall not eat it; you shall pour it on the earth like water. 25 You shall not eat it, (Y)that it may go well with you and your children after you, (Z)when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord. 26 Only the (AA)holy things which you have, and your vowed offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the Lord chooses. 27 And (AB)you shall offer your burnt offerings, the meat and the blood, on the altar of the Lord your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of the Lord your God, and you shall eat the meat. 28 Observe and obey all these words which I command you, (AC)that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the Lord your God.
Beware of False Gods
29 “When (AD)the Lord your God cuts off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land, 30 take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’ 31 (AE)You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every [i]abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for (AF)they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
32 “Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; (AG)you shall not add to it nor take away from it.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 12:1 As long as
- Deuteronomy 12:3 Heb. Asherim
- Deuteronomy 12:5 home
- Deuteronomy 12:7 all that you undertake
- Deuteronomy 12:9 Or place of rest
- Deuteronomy 12:17 contribution
- Deuteronomy 12:18 all your undertakings
- Deuteronomy 12:19 Be careful
- Deuteronomy 12:31 detestable action
Deuteronomio 12
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Ripetizione delle leggi e delle prescrizioni(A)
Ordine di servire il Signore nel luogo scelto da lui
12 (B)«Queste sono le leggi e le prescrizioni che avrete cura d’osservare nel paese che il Signore, il Dio dei tuoi padri, ti dà, perché tu lo possegga, tutto il tempo che vivrete nel paese.
2 Distruggerete interamente tutti i luoghi – sugli alti monti, sui colli e sotto ogni albero verdeggiante – dove le nazioni che state per scacciare servono i loro dèi. 3 Demolirete i loro altari, spezzerete le loro statue, darete alle fiamme i loro idoli di Astarte, abbatterete le immagini scolpite dei loro dèi e farete sparire il loro nome da quei luoghi.
4 (C)«Non farete così riguardo al Signore Dio vostro; 5 ma lo cercherete nella sua dimora, nel luogo che il Signore, il vostro Dio, avrà scelto fra tutte le vostre tribù, per mettervi il suo nome; là andrete; 6 là porterete i vostri olocausti e i vostri sacrifici, le vostre decime, quello che le vostre mani avranno prelevato, le vostre offerte votive e le vostre offerte volontarie, i primogeniti dei vostri armenti e delle vostre greggi; 7 là mangerete davanti al Signore Dio vostro, e vi rallegrerete, voi e le vostre famiglie, godendo di tutto ciò a cui avrete messo mano e con cui il Signore, il vostro Dio, vi avrà benedetti. 8 Non farete come facciamo oggi qui, dove ognuno fa tutto quello che gli pare bene, 9 perché finora non siete giunti al riposo e all’eredità che il Signore, il vostro Dio, vi dà. 10 Voi dunque passerete il Giordano e abiterete il paese che il Signore, il vostro Dio, vi dà in eredità; avrete pace da tutti i vostri nemici che vi circondano e vivrete nella sicurezza. 11 Allora porterete al luogo che il Signore, il vostro Dio, avrà scelto per dimora del suo nome, tutto quello che vi comando: i vostri olocausti e i vostri sacrifici, le vostre decime, quello che le vostre mani avranno prelevato, e tutte le offerte scelte che avrete consacrato per voto al Signore. 12 Vi rallegrerete davanti al Signore vostro Dio, voi, i vostri figli, le vostre figlie, i vostri servi, le vostre serve e il Levita che abiterà nelle vostre città; poiché egli non ha né parte né proprietà tra di voi. 13 Allora ti guarderai bene dall’offrire i tuoi olocausti in un luogo qualsiasi; 14 ma offrirai i tuoi olocausti nel luogo che il Signore avrà scelto in una delle tue tribù; là farai tutto quello che ti comando.
15 Però potrai a tuo piacimento scannare animali e mangiarne la carne in tutte le tue città, secondo la benedizione che il Signore ti avrà elargita; tanto colui che sarà impuro come colui che sarà puro ne potranno mangiare, come si fa della carne di gazzella e di cervo, 16 ma non ne mangerete il sangue; lo spargerai per terra come acqua.
17 Non potrai mangiare entro le tue città le decime del tuo frumento, del tuo mosto, del tuo olio, né i primogeniti dei tuoi armenti e delle tue greggi, né ciò che avrai consacrato per voto, né le tue offerte volontarie, né quel che le tue mani avranno prelevato; 18 mangerai queste cose davanti al Signore tuo Dio, nel luogo che il Signore, il tuo Dio, avrà scelto, tu, tuo figlio, tua figlia, il tuo servo, la tua serva e il Levita che abita nelle tue città; e ti rallegrerai, davanti al Signore Dio tuo, di ogni cosa a cui avrai messo mano. 19 Guàrdati bene, tutto il tempo che vivrai nel tuo paese, dal trascurare il Levita.
20 Quando il Signore, il tuo Dio, avrà ampliato i tuoi confini, come ti ha promesso, e tu, desiderando mangiar carne, dirai: “Vorrei mangiare carne!”, allora potrai mangiarne a tuo piacimento. 21 Se il luogo che il Signore, il tuo Dio, avrà scelto per porvi il suo nome sarà lontano da te, potrai scannare del bestiame grosso e minuto che il Signore ti avrà dato, come ti ho prescritto; e potrai mangiarne a piacimento entro le tue città. 22 Soltanto, ne mangerai come si mangia la carne di gazzella e di cervo; ne potrà mangiare tanto chi sarà impuro quanto chi sarà puro; 23 ma guàrdati assolutamente dal mangiarne il sangue, perché il sangue è la vita, e tu non mangerai la vita insieme con la carne. 24 Non lo mangerai; lo spargerai per terra come acqua. 25 Non lo mangerai affinché tu sia felice, e i tuoi figli dopo di te, quando avrai fatto ciò che è giusto agli occhi del Signore.
26 Ma quanto alle cose che avrai consacrato o promesso per voto, le prenderai e andrai al luogo che il Signore avrà scelto, 27 e offrirai i tuoi olocausti, la carne e il sangue, sull’altare del Signore tuo Dio; e il sangue delle altre tue vittime dovrà essere sparso sull’altare del Signore tuo Dio, e tu mangerai la carne. 28 Osserva e ascolta tutte queste cose che ti comando, affinché tu sia felice, e i tuoi figli dopo di te, quando avrai fatto ciò che è bene e giusto agli occhi del Signore tuo Dio.
29 (D)«Quando il Signore, il tuo Dio, avrà sterminato davanti a te le nazioni che tu stai andando a spodestare, e quando le avrai spodestate e ti sarai stabilito nel loro paese, 30 guàrdati bene dal cadere nel laccio seguendo il loro esempio, dopo che saranno state distrutte davanti a te, e dall’informarti sui loro dèi, dicendo: “Come servivano i loro dèi queste nazioni? Anch’io voglio fare lo stesso”. 31 Non farai così riguardo al Signore tuo Dio, poiché esse praticavano verso i loro dèi tutto ciò che è abominevole per il Signore e che egli detesta; davano perfino alle fiamme i loro figli e le loro figlie, in onore dei loro dèi.
32 Avrete cura di mettere in pratica tutte le cose che vi comando; non vi aggiungerai nulla e nulla ne toglierai.
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