Estos, pues, son los mandamientos, los estatutos y los decretos que el SEÑOR vuestro Dios me ha mandado que os enseñe, para que los cumpláis en la tierra que vais a poseer, 2 para que temas al SEÑOR tu Dios, guardando todos sus estatutos y sus mandamientos que yo te ordeno^a, tú y tus hijos y tus nietos, todos los días de tu vida^b, para que tus días sean prolongados. 3 Escucha, pues, oh Israel, y cuida¹ de hacerlo, para que te vaya bien y te multipliques en gran manera^a, en una tierra que mana leche y miel^b, tal como el SEÑOR, el Dios de tus padres, te ha prometido.

4 Escucha, oh Israel, el SEÑOR es nuestro Dios^a, el SEÑOR uno es^b. 5 Amarás al SEÑOR tu Dios^a con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma^b y con toda tu fuerza. 6 ^aY estas palabras que yo te mando hoy, estarán sobre tu corazón; 7 y diligentemente las enseñarás a tus hijos^a, y hablarás de ellas cuando te sientes en tu casa y cuando andes por el camino, cuando te acuestes y cuando te levantes. 8 Y las atarás como una señal a tu mano, y serán por insignias¹ entre tus ojos^a. 9 Y las escribirás en los postes de tu casa y en tus puertas^a.

10 Y sucederá que cuando el SEÑOR tu Dios te traiga a la tierra que juró a tus padres Abraham, Isaac y Jacob que te daría, una tierra con grandes y espléndidas ciudades que tú no edificaste^a, 11 y casas llenas de toda buena cosa que tú no llenaste, y cisternas cavadas que tú no cavaste, viñas y olivos que tú no plantaste, y comas y te sacies^a; 12 entonces ten cuidado, no sea que te olvides^a del SEÑOR que te sacó de la tierra de Egipto, de la casa de servidumbre¹. 13 Temerás¹solo al SEÑOR tu Dios; y a Él adorarás^2a, y jurarás por su nombre^b. 14 No seguiréis a otros dioses^a, a ninguno de los dioses de los pueblos que os rodean, 15 porque el SEÑOR tu Dios, que está en medio de ti, es Dios celoso^a, no sea que se encienda la ira del SEÑOR tu Dios contra ti, y Él te borre¹ de la faz de la tierra.

16 No tentaréis al SEÑOR vuestro Dios^a, como le tentasteis en Masah^b. 17 Debéis guardar diligentemente los mandamientos del SEÑOR vuestro Dios, y sus testimonios y estatutos que te ha mandado^a. 18 Y harás lo que es justo y bueno a los ojos del SEÑOR, para que te vaya bien, y para que entres y tomes posesión de la buena tierra que el SEÑOR juró que daría a tus padres^a, 19 echando fuera a todos tus enemigos de delante de ti, como el SEÑOR ha dicho.

20 Cuando en el futuro tu hijo te pregunte, diciendo: «¿Qué significan los testimonios y los estatutos y los decretos que el SEÑOR nuestro Dios os ha mandado?», 21 entonces dirás a tu hijo: «Eramos esclavos de Faraón en Egipto, y el SEÑOR nos sacó de Egipto con mano fuerte^a. 22 Además, el SEÑOR hizo grandes y temibles señales y maravillas delante de nuestros ojos contra Egipto, contra Faraón y contra toda su casa; 23 y nos sacó de allí para traernos y darnos la tierra que Él había jurado dar a nuestros padres». 24 Y el SEÑOR nos mandó que observáramos todos estos estatutos, y que temiéramos siempre al SEÑOR nuestro Dios^a para nuestro bien y para preservarnos la vida^b, como hasta hoy. 25 Y habrá justicia para nosotros si cuidamos de¹ observar todos estos mandamientos delante del SEÑOR nuestro Dios^a, tal como Él nos ha mandado.

“Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it, 2 so that you and your son and your grandson might ^afear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, ^ball the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged. 3 O Israel, you should listen and ¹be careful to do it, that ^ait may be well with you and that you may multiply greatly, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in ^ba land flowing with milk and honey.

4 “^aHear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the ^bLORD is one! 5 ^aYou shall love the LORD your God ^bwith all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 ^aThese words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. 7 ^aYou shall teach them diligently to your sons 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 up. 8 ^aYou shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as ¹frontals ²on your forehead. 9 ^aYou shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

10 “Then it shall come about when the LORD your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you, ^agreat and splendid cities which you did not build, 11 and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn cisterns which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and ^ayou eat and are satisfied, 12 then watch yourself, that ^ayou do not forget the LORD who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of ¹slavery. 13 ^aYou shall ¹fear only the LORD your God; and you shall ²worship Him and ^bswear by His name. 14 ^aYou shall not follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who surround you, 15 for the LORD your God in the midst of you is a ^ajealous God; otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will ¹wipe you off the face of the earth.

16 “^aYou shall not put the LORD your God to the test, ^bas you tested Him at Massah. 17 ^aYou should diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you. 18 You shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that ^ait may be well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to give your fathers, 19 by driving out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has spoken.

20 “^aWhen your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What do the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments mean which the LORD our God commanded you?’ 21 then you shall say to your son, ‘We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and the LORD brought us from Egypt with a mighty hand. 22 Moreover, the LORD showed great and distressing signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh and all his household; 23 He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.’ 24 So the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, ^ato fear the LORD our God for our good always and ^bfor our survival, as it is today. 25 ^aIt will be righteousness for us if we ¹are careful to observe all this commandment before the LORD our God, just as He commanded us.

“Now this is the command; the statutes and the judgments (precepts) which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you might do (follow, obey) them in the land which you are crossing over the Jordan to possess, 2 so that you and your son and your grandson may ^afear and worship the LORD your God with awe-filled reverence and profound respect, to keep and actively do all His statutes and His commandments which I am commanding you, ^ball the days of your life, so that your days may be prolonged. 3 Therefore listen, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that ^ait may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in numbers, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in ^ba land ¹flowing with milk and honey.

4 “^aHear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is ^bone the only God! 5 ^aYou shall love the LORD your God ^bwith all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength your entire being. 6 ^aThese words, which I am commanding you today, shall be written on your heart and mind. 7 ^aYou shall teach them diligently to your ¹children impressing God’s precepts on their minds and penetrating their hearts with His truths and shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road and when you lie down and when you get up. 8 And you ^ashall bind them as a sign on your hand (forearm) , and they shall be used as ¹bands (frontals, frontlets) on your forehead. 9 ^aYou shall write them on the ¹doorposts of your house and on your gates.

10 “Then it shall come about when the LORD your God brings you into the land which He swore (solemnly promised) to give your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give you, a land with ^agreat and splendid cities which you did not build, 11 and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn (excavated) cisterns (wells) which you did not dig out, and vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and ^ayou eat and are full and satisfied, 12 then ¹beware that ^ayou do not forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 13 ^aYou shall fear only the LORD your God; and you shall serve Him with awe-filled reverence and profound respect and ^bswear oaths by His name alone. 14 ^aYou shall not follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who surround you, 15 for the LORD your God who is among you is a ^1ajealous (impassioned) God demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His—otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled and burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth.

16 “^aYou shall not put the LORD your God to the test, ^bas you tested Him at Massah. Ex 17:7 17 ^aYou shall diligently keep foremost in your thoughts and actively do the commandments of the LORD your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you. 18 You shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that ^ait may be well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to give your fathers, 19 by driving out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has spoken.

20 “^aWhen your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and statutes and judgments (precepts) which the LORD our God has commanded you?’ 21 then you shall say to your son, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. 22 Moreover, the LORD showed great and terrible signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh and all his household; 23 He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to give our fathers.’ 24 So the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to ^afear and worship the LORD our God with awe-filled reverence and profound respect for our good always and so that He might ^bpreserve us alive, as it is today. 25 ^aIt will be considered righteousness for us that is, right standing with God if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the LORD our God—just as He has commanded us.