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Deuteronomy 6
New International Version
Deuteronomy 6
New International Version
Love the Lord Your God
6 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, 2 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) 3 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.
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a](I) 5 Love(J) the Lord your God with all your heart(K) and with all your soul and with all your strength.(L) 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.(M) 7 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) 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(O) 9 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
- 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
Deuteronomy 6
King James Version
Deuteronomy 6
King James Version
6 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:
2 That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.
10 And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
12 Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
13 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
15 (For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers.
19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken.
20 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you?
21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
22 And the Lord shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.
24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.
Deuteronomium 6
Het Boek
Deuteronomium 6
Het Boek
Wetten voor groot en klein
6 ‘De Here, uw God, droeg mij op u al deze geboden te geven, die u moet gehoorzamen in het land dat u spoedig zult binnentrekken en waar u zult leven. 2 Het doel van deze wetten is dat u, uw kinderen en uw kleinkinderen de Here, uw God, eer bewijzen door al zijn aanwijzingen uw leven lang op te volgen. Als u dat doet, hebt u een lang en voorspoedig leven in het vooruitzicht. 3 Daarom, Israël, luister goed naar elk gebod en gehoorzaam het nauwgezet, zodat het u goed zal gaan en u vele kinderen zult hebben. Als u deze geboden gehoorzaamt, zult u een groot volk worden in een heerlijk land dat overvloeit van melk en honing, net zoals de God van uw voorouders het u heeft beloofd.
4 Israël, luister: de Here is onze God, de Here is één. 5 Heb de Here, uw God, lief met heel uw hart, en geheel uw ziel en al uw krachten. 6 En u moet de geboden die ik u vandaag geef, voortdurend in gedachten houden. 7 U moet ze uw kinderen inprenten en erover praten als u thuis bent of buiten loopt. Ja, ook tijdens het opstaan en naar bed gaan. 8 Bind ze aan uw hand, draag ze op uw voorhoofd 9 en schrijf ze op de deurposten van uw huis en op de poorten van uw steden. 10-12 Wanneer de Here, uw God, u in het land heeft gebracht dat Hij uw voorouders Abraham, Isaak en Jakob beloofde en u grote steden vol met goede dingen heeft gegeven—steden die u niet zelf hebt gebouwd, bronnen die u niet hebt gegraven en wijngaarden en olijfbomen die u niet hebt geplant—en wanneer u uw buik vol hebt gegeten, zorg er dan voor dat u de Here, die u uit Egypte—het land van de slavernij—heeft bevrijd, niet vergeet. 13 Als u voldaan bent, vergeet dan niet Hem dankbaar te zijn en Hem te dienen en alleen zijn naam te gebruiken voor het bekrachtigen van uw beloften. 14 U mag de afgoden van de naburige volken niet vereren, 15 want de Here, uw God, die bij u woont, is een jaloerse God. Zijn toorn zou dan wel eens tegen u kunnen ontbranden, zodat Hij u van de aardbodem wegvaagt.
16 U moet de Here, uw God, niet op de proef stellen, zoals u deed toen u zich tegen Hem beklaagde bij Massa. 17 U moet al zijn geboden met woord en daad gehoorzamen. 18 Alleen dan zult u doen wat rechtvaardig en goed is in de ogen van de Here. Als u Hem gehoorzaamt, zal het u goed gaan en zult u het land kunnen binnentrekken en in bezit nemen dat de Here uw voorouders beloofde. 19 Ook zult u in staat zijn uw vijanden die in uw land leven te verdrijven, want de Here heeft dat al bepaald.
20 Als uw zoon later aan u vraagt: “Wat is het nut van de wetten die de Here, onze God, ons heeft gegeven?”, 21 moet u hem antwoorden: “In Egypte waren wij slaven van de farao en de Here voerde ons met grote kracht 22 en machtige wonderen uit Egypte, wonderen die onheil brachten over Egypte, de farao en zijn hele volk. Wij hebben dat met onze eigen ogen gezien. 23 Hij leidde ons uit Egypte om ons het land te geven dat Hij onze voorouders had beloofd. 24 Hij heeft ons bevolen al deze wetten te gehoorzamen en Hem hoog in ere te houden, zodat Hij ons kan laten leven zoals Hij tot nu toe heeft gedaan. 25 Zolang wij alle wetten van de Here onze God gehoorzamen, zullen wij rechtvaardig tegenover God zijn, omdat wij doen wat Hij ons heeft geboden.” ’
Deuteronomio 6
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Deuteronomio 6
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
6 Questi sono i comandi, le leggi e le norme che il Signore vostro Dio ha ordinato di insegnarvi, perché li mettiate in pratica nel paese in cui state per entrare per prenderne possesso; 2 perché tu tema il Signore tuo Dio osservando per tutti i giorni della tua vita, tu, il tuo figlio e il figlio del tuo figlio, tutte le sue leggi e tutti i suoi comandi che io ti dò e così sia lunga la tua vita. 3 Ascolta, o Israele, e bada di metterli in pratica; perché tu sia felice e cresciate molto di numero nel paese dove scorre il latte e il miele, come il Signore, Dio dei tuoi padri, ti ha detto.
4 Ascolta, Israele: il Signore è il nostro Dio, il Signore è uno solo. 5 Tu amerai il Signore tuo Dio con tutto il cuore, con tutta l'anima e con tutte le forze. 6 Questi precetti che oggi ti dò, ti stiano fissi nel cuore; 7 li ripeterai ai tuoi figli, ne parlerai quando sarai seduto in casa tua, quando camminerai per via, quando ti coricherai e quando ti alzerai. 8 Te li legherai alla mano come un segno, ti saranno come un pendaglio tra gli occhi 9 e li scriverai sugli stipiti della tua casa e sulle tue porte.
10 Quando il Signore tuo Dio ti avrà fatto entrare nel paese che ai tuoi padri Abramo, Isacco e Giacobbe aveva giurato di darti; quando ti avrà condotto alle città grandi e belle che tu non hai edificate, 11 alle case piene di ogni bene che tu non hai riempite, alle cisterne scavate ma non da te, alle vigne e agli oliveti che tu non hai piantati, quando avrai mangiato e ti sarai saziato, 12 guardati dal dimenticare il Signore, che ti ha fatto uscire dal paese d'Egitto, dalla condizione servile. 13 Temerai il Signore Dio tuo, lo servirai e giurerai per il suo nome.
Appello alla fedeltà
14 Non seguirete altri dei, divinità dei popoli che vi staranno attorno, 15 perché il Signore tuo Dio che sta in mezzo a te, è un Dio geloso; l'ira del Signore tuo Dio si accenderebbe contro di te e ti distruggerebbe dalla terra. 16 Non tenterete il Signore vostro Dio come lo tentaste a Massa. 17 Osserverete diligentemente i comandi del Signore vostro Dio, le istruzioni e le leggi che vi ha date. 18 Farai ciò che è giusto e buono agli occhi del Signore, perché tu sia felice ed entri in possesso della fertile terra che il Signore giurò ai tuoi padri di darti, 19 dopo che egli avrà scacciati tutti i tuoi nemici davanti a te, come il Signore ha promesso.
20 Quando in avvenire tuo figlio ti domanderà: Che significano queste istruzioni, queste leggi e queste norme che il Signore nostro Dio vi ha date? 21 tu risponderai a tuo figlio: Eravamo schiavi del faraone in Egitto e il Signore ci fece uscire dall'Egitto con mano potente. 22 Il Signore operò sotto i nostri occhi segni e prodigi grandi e terribili contro l'Egitto, contro il faraone e contro tutta la sua casa. 23 Ci fece uscire di là per condurci nel paese che aveva giurato ai nostri padri di darci. 24 Allora il Signore ci ordinò di mettere in pratica tutte queste leggi, temendo il Signore nostro Dio così da essere sempre felici ed essere conservati in vita, come appunto siamo oggi. 25 La giustizia consisterà per noi nel mettere in pratica tutti questi comandi, davanti al Signore Dio nostro, come ci ha ordinato.
Deuteronomy 6
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 6
New King James Version
The Greatest Commandment
6 “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, 2 (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. 3 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.’
4 (G)“Hear, O Israel: [b]The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 (H)You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, (I)with all your soul, and with all your strength.
6 “And (J)these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 (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. 8 (L)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 (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
- Deuteronomy 6:3 Lit. observe to do
- Deuteronomy 6:4 Or The Lord is our God, the Lord alone, i.e., the only one
- Deuteronomy 6:10 promised
- Deuteronomy 6:16 test
- Deuteronomy 6:16 tested
- Deuteronomy 6:23 promised
- Deuteronomy 6:24 do
- Deuteronomy 6:24 ordinances
- Deuteronomy 6:24 today
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