Choose Life

15 “See, (A)I have placed before you today life and [a]happiness, and death and [b]adversity, 16 in that I am commanding you today (B)to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, so that you (C)may live and become numerous, and that the Lord your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to take possession of it. 17 But if your heart turns away and you will not obey, but allow yourself to be led astray and you worship other gods and serve them, 18 I declare to you today that (D)you will certainly perish. You will not prolong your days in the land where you are crossing the Jordan to enter [c]and take possession of it. 19 (E)I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have placed before you life and death, (F)the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your [d]descendants, 20 (G)by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and (H)by holding close to Him; (I)for [e]this is your life and the length of your days, [f]so that you may live in (J)the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Deuteronomy 30:15 Lit good
  2. Deuteronomy 30:15 Lit evil
  3. Deuteronomy 30:18 Lit to
  4. Deuteronomy 30:19 Lit seed
  5. Deuteronomy 30:20 Lit that
  6. Deuteronomy 30:20 Lit to dwell

15 “Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. 16 For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy.

17 “But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods, 18 then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live a long, good life in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.

19 “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! 20 You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This[a] is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

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  1. 30:20 Or He.