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11 Certainly, this commandment that I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, and it is not far away. 12 It is not up in the heavens, so that you have to say, “Which one of us will go up to the heavens and get it for us so we can listen to it and carry it out?” 13 It is not across the sea, so that you have to say, “Which one of us will cross over to the other side of the sea and get it for us so we can listen to it and carry it out?” 14 Instead, the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so you can obey it.

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11 “For this commandment that I am commanding you today[a] is not too wonderful for you,[b] and it is not too far from you. 12 It is not in the heavens so that you might say,[c] ‘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,[d] so that you might say,[e] ‘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.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 30:11 Literally “the day”
  2. Deuteronomy 30:11 Literally “not is wonderful it from you”
  3. Deuteronomy 30:12 Literally “to say”
  4. Deuteronomy 30:13 Literally “is not from beyond the sea”
  5. Deuteronomy 30:13 Literally “to say”
  6. Deuteronomy 30:14 Literally “to do it”