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Deuteronomy 30
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30 “And then when all of these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse that I have set before you[a] and you call them to mind[b] among the nations there where Yahweh your God has scattered you, 2 and you return to Yahweh and you listen to his voice according to all that I am commanding you today,[c] both you and your children,[d] with all your heart and with all your inner self,[e] 3 and Yahweh your God will restore your fortunes, and he will have compassion upon you, and he will again gather you together[f] from all the peoples where Yahweh your God scattered you there.

4 “Even if you are outcasts[g] at the end of the heavens, even from there Yahweh your God shall gather you, and from there he shall bring you back.[h] 5 And Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that your ancestors[i] had taken possession of,[j] and he will make you successful, and he will make you more numerous than your ancestors.[k]

6 “And Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring to love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your inner self[l] so that you may live.[m] 7 And Yahweh your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you,[n] on those who harassed you.[o] 8 And you will again listen[p] to the voice of Yahweh, and you will do all his commandments that I am commanding you today.[q] 9 And Yahweh your God will make you prosperous in all your undertakings,[r] and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground abundantly,[s] for Yahweh will again rejoice[t] over you, just as he rejoiced over your ancestors.[u] 10 He will do this if you listen to[v] the voice of Yahweh your God by keeping his commandment and his statutes written in the scroll of this law and if you return to Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your inner self.[w]

11 “For this commandment that I am commanding you today[x] is not too wonderful for you,[y] and it is not too far from you. 12 It is not in the heavens so that you might say,[z] ‘Who will go up for us to the heavens and get it for us and cause us to hear it, so that we may do it?’ 13 And it is not beyond the sea,[aa] so that you might say,[ab] ‘Who will cross for us to the other side of the sea and take it for us and cause us to hear it, so that we may do it?’ 14 But the word is very near you, even in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may do it.[ac]

15 “See, I am setting before you[ad] today[ae] life and prosperity and death and disaster; 16 what I am commanding you today[af] is to love Yahweh your God by going[ag] in his ways and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his regulations, and then you will live, and you will become numerous, and Yahweh your God will bless you in the land where you are going.[ah] 17 However, if your heart turns aside and you do not listen and you are lured away and you bow down to other gods and you serve them, 18 I declare to you today[ai] that you will certainly perish; you will not extend your time[aj] on the land that you are crossing the Jordan to go there to take possession of it. 19 I invoke as a witness against you today[ak] the heaven and the earth: life and death I have set before you,[al] blessing and curse. So choose life, so that you may live, you and your offspring,[am] 20 by loving Yahweh your God by listening to his voice and by clinging to him, for he is your life and the length of your days in order for you to live on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors,[an] to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them.”

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 30:1 Literally “to the face of you”
  2. Deuteronomy 30:1 Literally “and you bring them back to your heart”
  3. Deuteronomy 30:2 Literally “the day”
  4. Deuteronomy 30:2 Or “sons”
  5. Deuteronomy 30:2 Or “soul”
  6. Deuteronomy 30:3 Literally “he will do again and he will gather you together”
  7. Deuteronomy 30:4 Literally “he/it shall be outcasting your”
  8. Deuteronomy 30:4 Literally “he shall take/fetch you”
  9. Deuteronomy 30:5 Or “fathers”
  10. Deuteronomy 30:5 Hebrew “of it”
  11. Deuteronomy 30:5 Or “fathers”
  12. Deuteronomy 30:6 Or “soul”
  13. Deuteronomy 30:6 Literally “for the sake of your life”
  14. Deuteronomy 30:7 Literally “the haters of you”
  15. Deuteronomy 30:7 Literally “who pursued after/persecuted you”
  16. Deuteronomy 30:8 Literally “you will return and you will listen”
  17. Deuteronomy 30:8 Literally “the day”
  18. Deuteronomy 30:9 Literally “in all of the work of your hand”
  19. Deuteronomy 30:9 Literally “to/for good”
  20. Deuteronomy 30:9 Literally “he will return ... to rejoice”
  21. Deuteronomy 30:9 Or “fathers”
  22. Deuteronomy 30:10 Or “if you obey/hearken to”
  23. Deuteronomy 30:10 Or “soul”
  24. Deuteronomy 30:11 Literally “the day”
  25. Deuteronomy 30:11 Literally “not is wonderful it from you”
  26. Deuteronomy 30:12 Literally “to say”
  27. Deuteronomy 30:13 Literally “is not from beyond the sea”
  28. Deuteronomy 30:13 Literally “to say”
  29. Deuteronomy 30:14 Literally “to do it”
  30. Deuteronomy 30:15 Literally “to the face of you”
  31. Deuteronomy 30:15 Literally “the day”
  32. Deuteronomy 30:16 Literally “the day”
  33. Deuteronomy 30:16 Or “walking”
  34. Deuteronomy 30:16 Literally “the land where you are going there”
  35. Deuteronomy 30:18 Literally “the day”
  36. Deuteronomy 30:18 Literally “you will not make long days”
  37. Deuteronomy 30:19 Literally “the day”
  38. Deuteronomy 30:19 Literally “to the face of you”
  39. Deuteronomy 30:19 Or “seed”
  40. Deuteronomy 30:20 Or “fathers”
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Deuteronomy 30
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Repentance and Forgiveness

30 (A)“And (B)when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and (C)you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you, 2 and (D)return to the Lord your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, 3 then the Lord your God (E)will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will (F)gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you. 4 (G)If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will take you. 5 And the Lord your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. (H)And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. 6 And (I)the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, (J)so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. 7 And the Lord your God will put all these curses on your foes and enemies who persecuted you. 8 And you shall again obey the voice of the Lord and keep all his commandments that I command you today. 9 (K)The Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground. (L)For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers, 10 when you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

The Choice of Life and Death

11 “For this commandment that I command you today (M)is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. 12 (N)It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 14 But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.

15 “See, (O)I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. 16 If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God[a] that I command you today, (P)by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules,[b] then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. 17 But if (Q)your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, 18 (R)I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. 19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, (S)blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, 20 loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice (T)and holding fast to him, for (U)he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in (V)the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 30:16 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God
  2. Deuteronomy 30:16 Or his just decrees
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