1In tempore illo dixit Dominus ad me:“At that time, the Lord said to me:Dola tibi duas tabulas lapideas,‘Hew for yourself two tablets of stone,sicut priores fuerunt,like those that were before,et ascende ad me in montem:and ascend to me on the mountain.faciesque arcam ligneam,And you shall make an ark of wood.
2et scribam in tabulis verba quæ fuerunt in his qui ante confregisti:And I will write on the tablets the words which were on those that you broke before,ponesque eas in arca.and you shall place them in the ark.’
3Feci igitur arcam de lignis setim.And so, I made an ark of setim wood.Cumque dolassem duas tabulas lapideas instar priorum,And when I had hewn two tablets of stone like the former,ascendi in montem,I ascended onto the mountain,habens eas in manibus.having them in my hands.
4Scripsitque in tabulis,And he wrote on the tablets,juxta id quod prius scripserat,according to that which he had written before,verba decem,the ten words,quæ locutus est Dominus ad vos in monte de medio ignis,which the Lord spoke to you on the mountain from the midst of fire,quando populus congregatus est:when the people were assembled.et dedit eas mihi.And he gave them to me.
5Reversusque de monte,And returning from the mountain,descendi,I descendedet posui tabulas in arcam,and placed the tablets in the ark,quam feceram,which I had made,quæ hucusque ibi sunt,and they are still there even now,sicut mihi præcepit Dominus.just as the Lord instructed me.
6Filii autem Israël moverunt castra ex Beroth filiorum Jacan in Mosera,Then the sons of Israel moved their camp, from Beeroth among the sons of Jaakan,ubi Aaron mortuus ac sepultus est,into Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried,pro quo sacerdotio functus est Eleazar filius ejus.and where his son Eleazar was installed in the priesthood in his place.
7Inde venerunt in Gadgad:From there,de quo loco profecti,they went into Gudgodah.castrametati sunt in Jetebatha,From that place,in terra aquarumthey set out and camped at Jotbathah,atque torrentium.in a land of waters and torrents.
8Eo tempore separavit tribum Levi,At that time, he separated the tribe of Levi,ut portaret arcam fœderis Domini,so that he would carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord,et staret coram eo in ministerio,and stand before him in the ministry,ac benediceret in nomine illius usque in præsentem diem.and speak blessings in his name, even to the present day.
9Quam ob rem non habuit Levi partem,As a result,neque possessionem cum fratribus suis:Levi has no portion or possession with his brothers.quia ipse Dominus possessio ejus est,For the Lord himself is his possession,sicut promisit ei Dominus Deus tuus.just as the Lord your God promised him.
10Ego autem steti in monte,Then I stood on the mountain,sicut prius,as before,quadraginta diebus ac noctibus:for forty days and nights.exaudivitque me Dominus etiam hac vice,And the Lord heeded me at this time also,et te perdere noluit.and he was not willing to destroy you.
11Dixitque mihi:And he said to me:Vade,‘Go forthet præcede populum,and walk before the people,ut ingrediatur,so that they may enteret possideat terram,and possess the land,quam juravi patribus eorum ut traderem eis.which I swore to their fathers that I would deliver to them.’
12Et nunc Israël,And now,quid Dominus Deus tuus petit a te,O Israel,nisi ut timeas Dominum Deum tuum,what does the Lord your God require of you?et ambules in viis ejus,Only that you fear the Lord your God,et diligas eum,and walk in his ways,ac servias Domino Deo tuo in toto corde tuo,and love him,et in tota anima tua:and serve the Lord your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul,
13custodiasque mandata Domini,and that you keep the commandments of the Lord,et cæremonias ejus,and his ceremonies,quas ego hodie præcipio tibi,which I am instructing to you this day,ut bene sit tibi?so that it may be well with you.
14En Domini Dei tui cælum est,Lo, heaven belongs to the Lord your God,et cælum cæli,and the heaven of heaven,terra,and the earth,et omnia quæ in ea sunt:and all the things that are within these.
15et tamen patribus tuis conglutinatus est Dominus,Now the Lord was closely joined to your fathers,et amavit eos,and he loved them,elegitque semen eorum post eos,and he chose their offspring after them,id est,that is,vos,you yourselves,de cunctis gentibus,out of all the nations,sicut hodie comprobatur.just as is being proven today.
16Circumcidite igitur præputium cordis vestri,Therefore, circumcise the foreskin of your heart,et cervicem vestram ne induretis amplius:and no longer stiffen your neck.
17quia Dominus Deus vester ipse est Deus deorum,For the Lord your God himself is the God of gods,et Dominus dominantium,and the Lord of lords,Deus magnus,a God greatet potens,and powerfulet terribilis,and terrible,qui personam non accipit,who favors no personnec munera.and accepts no bribe.
18Facit judicium pupillo et viduæ;He accomplishes judgment for the orphan and the widow.amat peregrinum,He loves the sojourner,et dat ei victum atque vestitum.and he gives him food as well as clothing.
19Et vos ergo amate peregrinos,Therefore,quiayou also should love sojourners,et ipsi fuistis advenæ in terra Ægypti.for you also were new arrivals in the land of Egypt.
20Dominum Deum tuum timebis,You shall fear the Lord your God,et ei soli servies:and him alone shall you serve.ipsi adhærebis,You shall cling to him,jurabisque in nomine illius.and you shall swear by his name.
21Ipse est laus tua, et Deus tuus,He is your praise and your God.qui fecit tibi hæc magnalia et terribilia,He has done for you these great and terrible things,quæ viderunt oculi tui.which your eyes have seen.
22In septuaginta animabus descenderunt patres tui in Ægyptum,As seventy souls, your fathers descended into Egypt. And now,et ecce nunc multiplicavit te Dominus Deus tuus sicut astra cæli.behold, the Lord your God has multiplied you to be like the stars of heaven.”