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神を愛せよ

もうすぐ約束の地へ入りますが、そこに住みついたら、すべての戒めを守りなさい。主がそう命じておられるのです。 あなたがたには、子々孫々に至るまで主を大切にし、生涯その教えを忠実に守ってほしいからです。そうすれば、いつまでも幸せに生きられます。 だから、少しも聞きもらさないよう気をつけ、一つ一つの戒めを注意深く守りなさい。そうすれば、神が先祖たちに約束されたとおり、乳とみつの流れる地で大きな民になるでしょう。

いいですか、私たちの神は主おひとりです。 だから、心を尽くし、たましいを尽くし、力を尽くして主を愛しなさい。 今日与えるこれらのことばを、一時も忘れてはいけません。 子どもたちにも、しっかり覚えさせなさい。家にいるとき、外を歩いているとき、寝る前、朝起きたとき、いつでもまず第一に暗唱させるのです。 忘れないように手に結び、額につけ、 家の門柱に記しなさい。

10-12 あなたがたの神、主が先祖アブラハム、イサク、ヤコブに約束された地を下さった日には、そこにある良い物はみな、あなたがたのものになります。町、井戸、ぶどう園、オリーブ畑が、自分で作ったわけでもないのに与えられるのです。しかし、いくら豊かになり、何不自由なく食べられるようになっても、主を忘れてはいけません。あのエジプトでのみじめな奴隷生活から救い出してくださったのは主です。 13 満ち足りたときにこそ、主を大切にし、心からお仕えしなさい。また、その方以外のどんな名にかけても誓わないようにしなさい。

14 外国の神々を拝んではいけません。 15 あなたがたとともにおられる主はそれをお赦しになりません。怒りをもって、あなたがたを一人残らず滅ぼしてしまうかもしれません。

16 マサであなたがたは不平を言って、主の怒りを買いましたが、何とか赦していただくことができました。もう二度と主を試みてはなりません。 17 主の命令には、どんなことでも進んで従いなさい。 18 でなければ、決して「よし」とは言ってくださいません。事がうまくいき、約束の地を占領できるかどうかは、心から主にお従いするかどうかにかかっているのです。 19 主の助けさえあれば、敵を追い出すことぐらい、わけはありません。

20 いつか息子たちが、『どうして神様は、このような教え(律法)を私たちに与えたのですか』と尋ねたら、 21-22 こう答えてあげなさい。『私たちイスラエル人は昔、エジプトで王の奴隷だった。その私たちを、主はとても考えられないような奇跡を起こして、そこから助け出してくださったのだ。その大いなるわざに、王をはじめエジプト中の人々が驚き、震え上がるのを、私たちはこの目ではっきり見た。 23 そんなにまでしてエジプトから助け出したのも、先祖への約束どおり、この地を私たちに与えるためだった。 24 だからこそ主は、これらの律法を守り、主を大切にするようにお命じになったのだ。そうすれば、これから先もずっと神様のお守りがある。 25 神様の律法に従っているならば、私たちはすべてがうまくいくのだよ。』

The Greatest Commandment

“Now this is (A)the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, (B)that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, (C)and that your days may be prolonged. Therefore hear, O Israel, and [a]be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may (D)multiply greatly (E)as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—(F)‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’

(G)“Hear, O Israel: [b]The Lord our God, the Lord is one! (H)You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, (I)with all your soul, and with all your strength.

“And (J)these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. (K)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. (L)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. (M)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Caution Against Disobedience

10 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He [c]swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities (N)which you did not build, 11 houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—(O)when you have eaten and are full— 12 then beware, lest you forget the (P)Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 13 You shall (Q)fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and (R)shall take oaths in His name. 14 You shall not go after other gods, (S)the gods of the peoples who are all around you 15 (for (T)the Lord your God is a jealous God (U)among you), lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth.

16 (V)“You shall not [d]tempt the Lord your God (W)as you [e]tempted Him in Massah. 17 You shall (X)diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you. 18 And you (Y)shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the Lord swore to your fathers, 19 (Z)to cast out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has spoken.

20 (AA)“When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the Lord our God has commanded you?’ 21 then you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt (AB)with a mighty hand; 22 and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household. 23 Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He [f]swore to our fathers. 24 And the Lord commanded us to [g]observe all these [h]statutes, (AC)to fear the Lord our God, (AD)for our good always, that (AE)He might preserve us alive, as it is [i]this day. 25 Then (AF)it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 6:3 Lit. observe to do
  2. Deuteronomy 6:4 Or The Lord is our God, the Lord alone, i.e., the only one
  3. Deuteronomy 6:10 promised
  4. Deuteronomy 6:16 test
  5. Deuteronomy 6:16 tested
  6. Deuteronomy 6:23 promised
  7. Deuteronomy 6:24 do
  8. Deuteronomy 6:24 ordinances
  9. Deuteronomy 6:24 today

Love the Lord Your God

These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their children after them may fear(A) the Lord your God as long as you live(B) by keeping all his decrees and commands(C) that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.(D) Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey(E) so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly(F) in a land flowing with milk and honey,(G) just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised(H) you.

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a](I) Love(J) the Lord your God with all your heart(K) and with all your soul and with all your strength.(L) These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.(M) Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.(N) Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(O) Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.(P)

10 When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build,(Q) 11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig,(R) and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied,(S) 12 be careful that you do not forget(T) the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

13 Fear the Lord(U) your God, serve him only(V) and take your oaths(W) in his name.(X) 14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you; 15 for the Lord your God(Y), who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land. 16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test(Z) as you did at Massah. 17 Be sure to keep(AA) the commands of the Lord your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.(AB) 18 Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight,(AC) so that it may go well(AD) with you and you may go in and take over the good land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors, 19 thrusting out all your enemies(AE) before you, as the Lord said.

20 In the future, when your son asks you,(AF) “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the Lord our God has commanded you?” 21 tell him: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.(AG) 22 Before our eyes the Lord sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household. 23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. 24 The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God,(AH) so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.(AI) 25 And if we are careful to obey all this law(AJ) before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.(AK)

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 6:4 Or The Lord our God is one Lord; or The Lord is our God, the Lord is one; or The Lord is our God, the Lord alone