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Chapter 30

God’s Forgiveness and Blessing. When all of these blessings and curses come upon you that I have set before you and you call them to mind wherever you are dispersed among all of the nations, and you and your children return to the Lord, your God, and you obey his voice in all that I command you today with all your heart and all your soul, then the Lord, your God, will have compassion on you in your captivity, and he will bring you back, gathering you from all the nations where the Lord, your God, has scattered you. The Lord, your God, will gather and fetch you back, even if your exiles are in the outermost parts of the heavens. The Lord, your God, will bring you into the land that your ancestors possessed so that you might possess it, and he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors. The Lord, your God, will circumcise your heart and the hearts of your offspring so that you might love the Lord, your God, with all your heart and all your soul, and that you might live. The Lord, your God, will cause all of these curses to come upon your enemies and those who hated and persecuted you. You shall once again obey the voice of the Lord and observe all of his commandments that I have given you today. The Lord, your God, will make you bountiful in all of your undertakings, your offspring, your livestock, and the produce from your land; the Lord will take as much delight in bringing you prosperity as the Lord delighted in your fathers 10 if you obey the voice of the Lord and observe his commandments and his statutes that are written in this book of the law, if you turn to the Lord, your God, with your whole heart and your whole soul.

11 [a]This commandment that I give you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too distant from you. 12 It is not in the heavens that you should say, “Who will go up into the heavens to bring it down to us so that we might hear it and observe it?” 13 Nor is it beyond the sea that you should say, “Who will cross over the sea to bring it to us so that we might hear it and observe it?” 14 No, the word is very near to you, it is in your heart and in your mouth, so that you might do it.

15 Israel’s Choice. See, I have set before you today life and good, and death and evil. 16 If you obey the command that I give you today, to love the Lord, your God, and to walk in his ways, and to observe his commandments, statutes, and decrees, then you will live and multiply, and the Lord, your God, will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.

17 But if your hearts turn away so that you will not listen, and you are drawn away to worship other gods and to serve them, 18 then, as I swear to you today, you will surely perish. You will not live a long time in the land that you are crossing over the Jordan to enter and to possess.

19 I call upon the heavens and the earth to witness today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life, so that you and your descendants might live 20 loving the Lord, your God, obeying his voice, and holding on to him, for he is life and length of days to you, and so that you might dwell in the land that the Lord promised to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 30:11 The word of God is accessible to all people forever in Scripture, so that all might accept it with an open and willing heart.

Promisiunea restaurării

30 Când vor veni peste tine toate binecuvântările şi blestemele pe care eu ţi le-am pus înainte, iar tu îţi vei aduce aminte de ele în mijlocul neamurilor în care Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, te va risipi, dacă tu şi copiii tăi te vei întoarce la El şi vei asculta de glasul Lui din toată inima ta şi din tot sufletul tău, potrivit cu tot ceea ce ţi-am poruncit astăzi, atunci Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, îţi va întoarce captivii[a], va avea milă de tine, te va aduce înapoi şi te va strânge dintre toate popoarele prin care te-a risipit. Chiar dacă ai fi risipit până la marginile cerului, şi de acolo Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, te va strânge şi te va întoarce. El te va aduce în ţara pe care o stăpâneau strămoşii tăi şi o vei lua în stăpânire. El îţi va face bine şi te va înmulţi mai mult decât pe strămoşii tăi. Domnul, Dumnezeul tău va circumcide inima ta şi inima urmaşilor[b] tăi, ca să-L iubeşti din toată inima ta şi din tot sufletul tău şi astfel să trăieşti. Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, va face ca toate aceste blesteme să vină asupra duşmanilor tăi, care te prigonesc şi asupra celor ce te urăsc. Iar tu te vei întoarce, vei asculta de glasul Domnului şi vei împlini toate poruncile pe care eu ţi le-am dat astăzi. Atunci Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, te va face să prosperi în toate lucrările mâinilor tale, în rodul trupului tău, în rodul cirezilor tale şi în rodul pământului. Domnul se va bucura din nou de fericirea ta, aşa cum s-a bucurat de cea a strămoşilor tăi, 10 dacă vei asculta de glasul Domnului, Dumnezeul tău, păzind poruncile şi hotărârile Lui scrise în această Carte a Legii şi dacă te vei întoarce la El din toată inima ta şi din tot sufletul tău.

Alegerea între viaţă şi moarte

11 Porunca aceasta, pe care ţi-o dau astăzi, nu este prea grea pentru tine, nici prea departe de tine. 12 Nu este nici în cer, ca să zici: «Cine se va înălţa la cer pentru noi ca să ne-o aducă şi astfel să o auzim şi să o împlinim?» 13 Şi nu este nici de partea cealaltă a mării, ca să zici: «Cine va traversa marea ca să ne-o aducă şi astfel să o auzim şi s-o împlinim?» 14 Dimpotrivă, Cuvântul este foarte aproape de tine; este în gura ta şi în inima ta, ca să-l poţi împlini.

15 Iată, astăzi îţi pun înainte viaţa şi binele, moartea şi răul. 16 Pentru că astăzi îţi poruncesc să-L iubeşti pe Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, să umbli în căile Lui şi să păzeşti poruncile, hotărârile şi legile Lui; atunci vei trăi şi te vei înmulţi, iar Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, te va binecuvânta în ţara în care ai intrat s-o iei în stăpânire.

17 Dar dacă inima ta se va schimba şi nu vei asculta, dacă te vei abate închinându-te şi slujind altor dumnezei, 18 atunci îţi fac cunoscut astăzi că vei fi nimicit şi nu vei locui multe zile în ţara pentru care ai traversat Iordanul, ca să intri în ea şi s-o iei în stăpânire.

19 Chem astăzi cerul şi pământul ca martori împotriva voastră, că v-am pus înainte viaţa şi moartea, binecuvântarea şi blestemul. Acum alege viaţa, ca să trăieşti atât tu, cât şi urmaşii tăi, 20 iubindu-L pe Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, ascultând glasul Lui şi alipindu-te de El. Căci El este viaţa ta şi lungimea zilelor tale în ţara pe care Domnul a promis-o strămoşilor tăi, Avraam, Isaac şi Iacov, că le-o va da.“

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronom 30:3 Sau: îţi va restaura bunăstarea
  2. Deuteronom 30:6 Lit.: seminţei; termenul ebraic pentru sămânţă este un singular care se poate referi atât la un singur urmaş, cât şi la toţi urmaşii de pe linia genealogică a unei persoane (colectiv). Este foarte probabil ca în cele mai multe cazuri termenul să exprime o ambiguitate intenţionată

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

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.

The Blessing of Returning to God

30 “Now (A)it shall come to pass, when (B)all these things come upon you, the blessing and the (C)curse which I have set before you, and (D)you [a]call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God drives you, and you (E)return to the Lord your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul, (F)that the Lord your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and (G)gather you again from all the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you. (H)If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. Then the Lord your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers. And (I)the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.

“Also the Lord your God will put all these (J)curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you. And you will (K)again obey the voice of the Lord and do all His commandments which I command you today. (L)The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the [b]fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good. For the Lord will again (M)rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers, 10 if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

The Choice of Life or Death

11 “For this commandment which I command you today (N)is [c]not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. 12 (O)It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 13 Nor 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, (P)in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

15 “See, (Q)I have set before you today life and good, death and evil, 16 in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. 17 But if your heart turns away so that you do not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods and serve them, 18 (R)I announce to you today that you shall surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. 19 (S)I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that (T)I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your (U)life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 30:1 Lit. cause them to return to your heart
  2. Deuteronomy 30:9 offspring
  3. Deuteronomy 30:11 not hidden from