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All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers. And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. 10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12 lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 16 who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; 17 and thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.

Remember the Lord Your God

“Every commandment which I command you today (A)you must [a]be careful to observe, that you may live and (B)multiply,[b] and go in and possess the land of which the Lord [c]swore to your fathers. And you shall remember that the Lord your God (C)led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and (D)test you, (E)to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. So He humbled you, (F)allowed you to hunger, and (G)fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall (H)not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord. (I)Your garments did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. (J)You should [d]know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you.

“Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, (K)to walk in His ways and to fear Him. For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, (L)a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 (M)When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.

11 “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, 12 (N)lest—when you have eaten and are [e]full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; 13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are [f]multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 (O)when your heart [g]is lifted up, and you (P)forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 who (Q)led you through that great and terrible wilderness, (R)in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; (S)who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; 16 who fed you in the wilderness with (T)manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, (U)to do you good in the end— 17 then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’

18 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, (V)for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, (W)that He may [h]establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, (X)I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, (Y)so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 8:1 observe to do
  2. Deuteronomy 8:1 increase in number
  3. Deuteronomy 8:1 promised
  4. Deuteronomy 8:5 consider
  5. Deuteronomy 8:12 satisfied
  6. Deuteronomy 8:13 increased
  7. Deuteronomy 8:14 becomes proud
  8. Deuteronomy 8:18 confirm

Remember the Lord Your God

You must carefully keep all the commandments that I am commanding you today, so that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord swore to your fathers. You must remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, and to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. He humbled you and let you suffer hunger, and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man does not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord. Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did your feet swell these forty years. You must also consider in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

Therefore you must keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him. For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs that flow out of valleys and hills, a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey, a land where you may eat bread without scarcity, in which you will not lack anything, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.

10 When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. 11 Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, and His judgments, and His statutes, which I am commanding you today. 12 Otherwise, when you have eaten and are full and have built and occupied good houses, 13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, 15 who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, where there were fiery serpents and scorpions and drought, where there was no water, who brought forth for you water out of the rock of flint, 16 who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might prove you, to do good for you in the end. 17 Otherwise, you may say in your heart, “My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.” 18 But you must remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth, so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is today.

19 If you ever forget the Lord your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, then I testify against you today that you will surely perish. 20 Just like the nations which the Lord will destroy before you, so shall you perish because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.

La buena tierra que han de poseer

»Asegúrense de poner por obra todos los mandamientos que hoy les ordeno cumplir, para que vivan y sean multiplicados, y entren y posean la tierra que, bajo juramento, el Señor prometió dar a sus padres. Te acordarás de todo el camino en el desierto, por donde el Señor tu Dios te ha traído estos cuarenta años para afligirte y ponerte a prueba, y para saber lo que había en tu corazón, y si habrías de cumplir o no con sus mandamientos. El Señor te afligió, y te hizo sentir hambre, pero te sustentó con maná, comida que ni tú ni tus padres habían conocido, para hacerte saber que no sólo de pan vive el hombre, sino que vive(A) de todo lo que sale de la boca del Señor. En estos cuarenta años la ropa que llevabas puesta nunca se envejeció, ni se te han hinchado los pies. Reconoce en tu corazón que el Señor tu Dios te castiga del mismo modo que un hombre castiga a su hijo. Así que cumple con los mandamientos del Señor tu Dios, y ve por sus caminos, y témele. El Señor tu Dios te introduce en una buena tierra. Es una tierra de arroyos y aguas, de fuentes y de manantiales que brotan en vegas y montes; es tierra de trigo y de cebada; de vides, higueras y granados; es tierra de olivos, de aceite y de miel; es tierra donde nunca comerás el pan con escasez, ni nada en ella te faltará; es tierra cuyas piedras son de hierro, y de cuyos montes extraerás cobre. 10 Y comerás y quedarás satisfecho, y bendecirás al Señor tu Dios por la buena tierra que te habrá dado.

Amonestación de no olvidar a Dios

11 »¡Cuidado! No vayas a olvidarte del Señor tu Dios, ni de cumplir sus mandamientos, sus decretos y sus estatutos, que hoy te ordeno cumplir. 12 No vaya a ser que luego de que comas y te sacies, y edifiques buenas casas y las habites, 13 y tus vacas y tus ovejas aumenten en número, y la plata y el oro se te multipliquen, y todo lo que tengas aumente, 14 tu corazón se enorgullezca y te olvides del Señor tu Dios, que te sacó de la tierra de Egipto, donde eras esclavo, 15 y te hizo caminar por un desierto grande y espantoso, lleno de serpientes venenosas, y de escorpiones, donde no había agua, y él sacó para ti agua de la roca del pedernal, y apagó tu sed; 16 tu Dios que en el desierto te sustentó con maná, comida que tus padres no habían conocido, y te afligió y te puso a prueba, para finalmente hacerte bien.(B) 17 No vayas a decir en tu corazón: “Mi poder y la fuerza de mi brazo me han hecho ganar estas riquezas.” 18 Más bien, acuérdate del Señor tu Dios, porque él es quien te da el poder de ganar esas riquezas, a fin de confirmar el pacto que hizo con tus padres, como en este día. 19 Pero si llegan a olvidarse del Señor su Dios y se van tras dioses ajenos, y les sirven y se inclinan ante ellos, yo les hago saber hoy que de cierto perecerán. 20 Por no atender a la voz del Señor su Dios, perecerán como las naciones que el Señor va a destruir delante de ustedes.