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
Deuteronomio 6
Nueva Biblia Viva
El amor de Dios
6 »El Señor su Dios me ha pedido que les dé estos mandamientos, para que los obedezcan en la tierra a la que pronto entrarán y en la cual vivirán. 2 El propósito es que ustedes, sus hijos y nietos, obedezcan al Señor su Dios en todo. ¡Esa es la manera en que ustedes lo honrarán! Como resultado, vivirán muchos años llenos de prosperidad. 3 Por tanto, oh Israel, escucha atentamente cada mandato y ponlo por obra para que te vaya bien a ti y a tus hijos. Si obedeces estos mandamientos llegarás a ser una gran nación en la tierra gloriosa de la que fluye leche y miel, según la promesa de Dios a tus padres.
4 »Oye Israel: el Señor nuestro Dios es nuestro único Señor. 5 Ámalo con toda tu capacidad mental, con todo lo que eres y con todo lo que vales. 6 Debes pensar constantemente en estos mandamientos que te doy en este día. 7 Debes enseñarlos a tus hijos y hablar de ellos cuando estás en casa o cuando caminas con ellos; al acostarte y al levantarte. 8 Átalos en tu mano y llévalos en la frente, 9 escríbelos en la puerta de tu casa y en los portones de tu ciudad.
10-11 »Cuando el Señor tu Dios te haya introducido en la tierra que les prometió a tus antepasados Abraham, Isaac y Jacob; y cuando te haya dado ciudades grandes y hermosas que no edificaste, repletas de todo tipo de bienes con pozos que no cavaste, viñedos y olivares que no plantaste; y cuando hayas comido hasta saciarte; 12 no olvides jamás que el Señor te sacó de Egipto, tierra de esclavitud. 13 Por esa razón solo al Señor debes rendirle toda honra, servirlo y usar su nombre para respaldar tus juramentos y promesas.
14 »No adorarás a los dioses de las naciones que te rodean, 15 porque el Señor tu Dios, que permanece contigo, es un Dios celoso, y su ira puede encenderse en contra tuya y borrarte de la faz de la tierra. 16 No debes provocarlo ni probar su paciencia como lo hiciste cuando te quejaste en su contra en Masá. 17 Debes obedecerle en todo lo que te mande. 18 Sólo entonces estarás haciendo lo que es correcto y bueno de acuerdo con el deseo del Señor. Si le obedeces, todo te irá bien, y podrás entrar y poseer la buena tierra que el Señor prometió a tus antepasados. 19 También podrás expulsar a todos los enemigos que viven en tu tierra, como el Señor te ha dicho.
20 »En el futuro, cuando tus hijos te pregunten cuál es el propósito de todos estos mandamientos que el Señor nuestro Dios nos ha dado, 21 les responderás: “Fuimos esclavos del faraón en Egipto, y el Señor nos sacó de Egipto con gran poder 22 y por medio de milagros portentosos. Envió terribles plagas contra Egipto, contra el faraón y contra toda su gente. Lo vimos con nuestros propios ojos. 23 Nos sacó de Egipto para darnos esta tierra que había prometido a nuestros antepasados. 24 Y nos ha mandado que obedezcamos estas leyes y las honremos, para que sigamos con vida como lo ha hecho hasta ahora. 25 Porque cuando obedecemos todas estas leyes del Señor nuestro Dios, somos justos”.
Deuteronomy 6
English Standard Version
The Greatest Commandment
6 “Now this is (A)the commandment—the statutes and the rules[a]—that the Lord your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it, 2 that (B)you may fear the Lord your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and (C)that your days may be long. 3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, (D)as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.
4 “Hear, O Israel: (E)The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[b] 5 You (F)shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And (G)these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 (H)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 (I)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 (J)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
10 “And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities (K)that you did not build, 11 and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—and when you eat and are full, 12 (L)then take care lest you forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 13 It is (M)the Lord your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and (N)by his name you shall swear. 14 You shall not (O)go after other gods, (P)the gods of the peoples who are around you— 15 for (Q)the Lord your God in your midst (R)is a jealous God—(S)lest the anger of the Lord your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.
16 (T)“You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, (U)as you tested him at Massah. 17 You shall (V)diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded you. 18 (W)And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and take possession of the good land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers 19 (X)by thrusting out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has promised.
20 (Y)“When your son asks you in time to come, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the Lord our God has commanded you?’ 21 then you shall say to your son, (Z)‘We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt. And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. 22 And (AA)the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes. 23 And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers. 24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, (AB)to fear the Lord our God, (AC)for our good always, that (AD)he might preserve us alive, as we are this day. 25 And (AE)it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.’
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 6:1 Or just decrees; also verse 20
- 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
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