Deuteronomy 10
King James Version
10 At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.
2 And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
3 And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.
4 And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the Lord gave them unto me.
5 And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the Lord commanded me.
6 And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
7 From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.
8 At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God promised him.
10 And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also, and the Lord would not destroy thee.
11 And the Lord said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.
12 And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
13 To keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
15 Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
17 For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
18 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
19 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
20 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
21 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Deuteronomy 10
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 10
The Stone Tablets. 1 The Lord then also told me, “Carve out two stone tablets like the first ones, and come up to me on the mountain. You are also to make an Ark out of wood. 2 I will engrave the words that had been on the first tablets that you broke on these tablets. Then you are to place them in the Ark.”
3 I made an Ark out of acacia wood and carved out two tablets like the first ones and climbed up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands. 4 He wrote on the tablets what he had written on the previous ones, the ten commandments that the Lord had proclaimed to you on the mountain from the midst of the flames on the day of the assembly. The Lord then gave them to me. 5 I climbed down the mountain and placed the tablets in the Ark that I had made, as the Lord had commanded, and they are still there today.
6 The Israelites traveled from the wells of Bene-jaakan to Moserah.[a] There Aaron died, and he was buried there. Eleazer, his son, succeeded him as priest. 7 From there they traveled to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land filled with streams of water. 8 It was at this time that the Lord set aside the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the Covenant, to stand before the Lord to minister to him, and to pronounce blessings in his name, as they do until the present. 9 That is why the Levites have no share in the inheritance with their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as the Lord, your God, promised them.
10 Once again I stayed on the mountain for forty days and forty nights, like the first time, and the Lord heard me once again, for the Lord decided not to destroy you. 11 The Lord said to me, “Rise up, proceed on your journey ahead of the people so that they might go in and take possession of the land that I promised to their fathers to give them.”
12 God’s Steadfast Love.[b]And so now, O Israel, what does the Lord, your God, require of you but to fear the Lord, your God, to walk in all of his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord, your God, with all your heart and all your soul, 13 and to observe the commandments and the statutes that I am giving you today for your own good. 14 Indeed the heavens and the highest heavens[c] belong to the Lord, your God, as well as the earth and all that is in it, 15 yet the Lord’s sole delight was in your fathers. He loved them so much that he chose you, their descendants, above every other nation, which is still true today.
16 Therefore, circumcise the foreskin of your hearts, and stop being stiff-necked,[d] 17 for the Lord, your God, is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and awesome, who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. 18 He ensures justice for the orphan and the widow, and demonstrates his love for the foreigner by giving him food and clothing. 19 So now, show your love to the foreigner, for you were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.
20 You shall fear the Lord, your God, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him, taking your oaths by his name. 21 He is your glory, and he is your God. He has performed great and awesome wonders for you, deeds he performed before your very eyes. 22 Seventy of your ancestors went down into Egypt. Now the Lord, your God, has multiplied you so that you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 10:6 Moserah: the Moseroth of Num 33:30, about fifteen kilometers east of Kadesh. According to the priestly tradition, Aaron died on Mount Hor (Deut 32:50; Num 20:22; 33:38). Perhaps the two names, Moserah and Hor, refer to the same area.
- Deuteronomy 10:12 A recapitulation brings out what the covenant involves for Israel as God’s beloved. The points highlighted are the interior religious attitude, the demands of love and justice, and care for the needy and even for foreigners.
- Deuteronomy 10:14 The highest heavens: literally, “the heavens of the heavens.”
- Deuteronomy 10:16 See Jer 4:4. The rite of circumcision of the flesh is worthless without a conversion of heart. This thought will recur often, as will that of the stiff neck; see the exclamation of Stephen in Acts 7:51: “You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts!”
