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30 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the brocha and the kelalah, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt cause them to return to thy heart among kol HaGoyim, whither Hashem Eloheicha hath driven thee,

And shalt return unto Hashem Eloheicha, and shalt obey His voice according to all that I command thee today, thou and thy banim, bekhol levavcha uvekhol nafshecha;

That then Hashem Eloheicha will bring you back from the golus, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from kol ha’amim whither Hashem Eloheicha hath dispersed thee.

If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of Shomayim, from thence will Hashem Eloheicha gather thee, and from thence will He bring thee back;

And Hashem Eloheicha will bring thee into ha’aretz which Avoteicha possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and He will do thee good, and multiply thee above Avoteicha.

And Hashem Eloheicha will circumcise thine lev, and the lev of thy zera, to love Hashem Eloheicha bekhol levavcha uvekhol nafshecha; that thou mayest live [Yn 3:3].

And Hashem Eloheicha will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

And thou shalt return and obey the voice of Hashem, and do all His mitzvot which I command thee today.

And Hashem Eloheicha will make thee abound in every work of thine hand, in the pri of thy womb, and in the pri of thy animals, and in the pri of thy adamah, for tovah; for Hashem will again rejoice over thee for tov, as He rejoiced over Avoteicha;

10 If thou shalt give heed unto the voice of Hashem Eloheicha, to be shomer over His mitzvot and His chukkot which are written in this sefer hatorah, for thou will turn unto Hashem Eloheicha bekhol levavcha uvekhol nafshecha.

11 For this mitzvah which I command thee today, it is not too hidden from thee, neither is it too distant.

12 It is not in Shomayim, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to Shomayim, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

13 Neither is it beyond the yam, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the yam for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

14 But the Davar is very near unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy lev, that thou mayest do it.

15 See, I have set before thee today HaChayyim and HaTov, and Mavet and Rah;

16 In that I command thee today to love Hashem Eloheicha, to walk in His ways, and to be shomer over His mitzvot and His chukkot and His mishpatim, that thou mayest live and multiply; and Hashem Eloheicha shall bless thee in ha’aretz whither thou goest to possess it.

17 But if thine lev turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship elohim acherim, and serve them;

18 I announce unto you today, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your yamim upon ha’adamah, whither thou passest over Yarden to go to possess it.

19 I call Shomayim and Ha’Aretz to record today as witnesses against you, that I have set before you HaChayyim and HaMavet, HaBerakhah and HaKelalah; therefore choose Chayyim, that both thou and thy zera may live;

20 That thou mayest love Hashem Eloheicha, and that thou mayest obey His voice, and that thou mayest have deveykus unto Him: for He is Chayyeicha (your life, Pp 1:21; Ac 17:28), and the orech yameicha (length of your days); that thou mayest dwell in ha’adamah which Hashem swore unto Avoteicha, to Avraham, to Yitzchak, and to Ya’akov, to give them.

Ihr könnt zum Herrn zurückkehren

30 »Was ich euch gesagt habe, lässt euch die Wahl zwischen Segen und Fluch. Wenn der Herr, euer Gott, euch straft und euch in fremde Länder vertreibt, kommt ihr dort vielleicht zur Besinnung und kehrt zu ihm zurück. Wenn ihr wieder auf das hört, was er euch heute durch mich sagt, wenn ihr und eure Kinder ihm von ganzem Herzen und mit aller Hingabe gehorcht, dann wird der Herr euer Schicksal zum Guten wenden. Er wird sich über euch erbarmen und euch aus allen Ländern zurückbringen, in die er euch vertrieben hat. Selbst wenn ihr bis zum Ende der Welt verschleppt worden seid, wird der Herr, euer Gott, euch von dort zurückholen. Dann bringt er euch wieder in das Land, das euren Vorfahren gehört hat, und ihr könnt es neu in Besitz nehmen. Er tut euch Gutes und lässt euch zahlreicher werden als je zuvor.

Der Herr, euer Gott, wird euch und eure Kinder im Herzen verändern[a]. Er wird euch fähig machen, ihn aufrichtig und mit ganzer Hingabe zu lieben. Dann bleibt ihr am Leben. Und alles, was der Herr euch angedroht hat, lässt er über eure Feinde hereinbrechen, die euch hassen und euch verfolgt haben. Denn ihr werdet zu ihm zurückkehren und ihm gehorchen. Ihr werdet euch an alle seine Gebote halten, die ich euch heute gebe. Dann segnet der Herr, euer Gott, euch bei eurer Arbeit und schenkt euch alles im Überfluss. Ihr werdet viele Kinder haben und große Herden besitzen. Eure Felder werden beste Erträge bringen, und es wird euch gut gehen. Der Herr wird euch beschenken, weil er sich über euch wieder genauso freut wie über eure Vorfahren.

10 Dies alles wird geschehen, wenn ihr wieder auf den Herrn, euren Gott, hört und euch an seine Gebote und Ordnungen haltet, die in diesem Buch aufgeschrieben sind, ja, wenn ihr aufrichtig und von ganzem Herzen zu ihm zurückkehrt.

11 Die Gebote, die ich euch heute gebe, sind ja nicht zu schwer für euch oder unerreichbar fern. 12 Sie sind nicht oben im Himmel, so dass ihr sagen müsstet: ›Wer steigt hinauf und bringt sie uns herunter, damit wir sie hören und befolgen können?‹ 13 Sie sind auch nicht auf der anderen Seite des Meeres, so dass ihr fragen müsstet: ›Wer fährt für uns hinüber und holt sie?‹ 14 Im Gegenteil: Gottes Wort ist euch ganz nahe; es ist in eurem Mund und in eurem Herzen. Ihr müsst es nur befolgen!«

Ihr habt die Wahl zwischen Leben und Tod

15 »Und nun hört gut zu! Heute stelle ich euch vor die Entscheidung zwischen Glück und Unglück, zwischen Leben und Tod. 16 Ich fordere euch auf: Liebt den Herrn, euren Gott! Geht den Weg, den er euch zeigt, und beachtet seine Gebote, Weisungen und Ordnungen! Dann werdet ihr am Leben bleiben und zu einem großen Volk werden. Der Herr, euer Gott, wird euch segnen in dem Land, das ihr jetzt einnehmen wollt.

17 Ganz anders wird es euch ergehen, wenn ihr dem Herrn den Rücken kehrt und eure Ohren vor ihm verschließt, wenn ihr euch dazu verführen lasst, anderen Göttern zu dienen und sie anzubeten. 18 Dann werdet ihr nicht lange in dem Land bleiben, in das ihr jetzt kommt, wenn ihr den Jordan überquert. Das sage ich euch klar und deutlich. Ihr werdet zugrunde gehen.

19 Himmel und Erde sind meine Zeugen, dass ich euch heute vor die Wahl gestellt habe zwischen Leben und Tod, zwischen Segen und Fluch. Wählt das Leben, damit ihr und eure Kinder nicht umkommt! 20 Liebt den Herrn, euren Gott, und hört auf ihn! Haltet ihm die Treue! Dann werdet ihr am Leben bleiben und in dem Land wohnen, das der Herr euren Vorfahren Abraham, Isaak und Jakob versprochen hat.«

Footnotes

  1. 30,6 Wörtlich: euer Herz und das Herz eurer Kinder beschneiden.

30 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee,

And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;

That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.

If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.

And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

And the Lord thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.

And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.

12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

16 In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.

19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

20 That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

Prosperity After Turning to the Lord

30 When all these blessings and curses(A) I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the Lord your God disperses you among the nations,(B) and when you and your children return(C) to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart(D) and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes[a](E) and have compassion(F) on you and gather(G) you again from all the nations where he scattered(H) you.(I) Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens,(J) from there the Lord your God will gather(K) you and bring you back.(L) He will bring(M) you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous(N) than your ancestors. The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants,(O) so that you may love(P) him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. The Lord your God will put all these curses(Q) on your enemies who hate and persecute you.(R) You will again obey the Lord and follow all his commands I am giving you today. Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land.(S) The Lord will again delight(T) in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, 10 if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law(U) and turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.(V)

The Offer of Life or Death

11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.(W) 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven(X) to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(Y) 13 Nor is it beyond the sea,(Z) so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(AA) 14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.(AB)

15 See, I set before you today life(AC) and prosperity,(AD) death(AE) and destruction.(AF) 16 For I command you today to love(AG) the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live(AH) and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, 18 I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed.(AI) You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you(AJ) that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.(AK) Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love(AL) the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life,(AM) and he will give(AN) you many years in the land(AO) he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 30:3 Or will bring you back from captivity