¹Cum ergo venerint super te omnes sermones isti,“Now when all these things will have fallen over you,benedictio sive maledictio, quam proposui in conspectu tuo:the blessing or the curse that I have set forth in your sight,et ductus pœnitudine cordis tui in universis gentibus, in quas disperserit te Dominus Deus tuus,and you will have been led to repentance in your heart among all the nations to which the Lord your God will have dispersed you,

¹Cum ergo venerint super te omnes sermones isti,“Now when all these things will have fallen over you,benedictio sive maledictio, quam proposui in conspectu tuo:the blessing or the curse that I have set forth in your sight,et ductus pœnitudine cordis tui in universis gentibus, in quas disperserit te Dominus Deus tuus,and you will have been led to repentance in your heart among all the nations to which the Lord your God will have dispersed you,

²et reversus fueris ad eum,and when you will have returned to him,et obedieris ejus imperiis,so as to obey his commandments,sicut ego hodie præcipio tibi,just as I have instructed you this day,cum filiis tuis,with your sons,in toto corde tuo,with your whole heartet in tota anima tua:and with your whole soul,

²et reversus fueris ad eum,and when you will have returned to him,et obedieris ejus imperiis,so as to obey his commandments,sicut ego hodie præcipio tibi,just as I have instructed you this day,cum filiis tuis,with your sons,in toto corde tuo,with your whole heartet in tota anima tua:and with your whole soul,

³reducet Dominus Deus tuus captivitatem tuam,then the Lord your God will lead you away from your captivity,ac miserebitur tui,and he will take pity on you,et rursum congregabit te de cunctis populis, in quos te ante dispersit.and he will gather you again from all the nations to which he had dispersed you before.

³reducet Dominus Deus tuus captivitatem tuam,then the Lord your God will lead you away from your captivity,ac miserebitur tui,and he will take pity on you,et rursum congregabit te de cunctis populis, in quos te ante dispersit.and he will gather you again from all the nations to which he had dispersed you before.

⁴Si ad cardines cæli fueris dissipatus,Even if you will have been scattered as far as the poles of the heavens,inde te retrahet Dominus Deus tuus,the Lord your God will retrieve you from there.

⁴Si ad cardines cæli fueris dissipatus,Even if you will have been scattered as far as the poles of the heavens,inde te retrahet Dominus Deus tuus,the Lord your God will retrieve you from there.

⁵et assumet, atque introducet in terram, quam possederunt patres tui,And he will take you up and lead you into the land which your fathers had possessed,et obtinebis eam:and you shall obtain it.et benedicens tibi,And in blessing you,majoris numeri te esse faciat quam fuerunt patres tui.he will make you greater in number than your fathers ever were.

⁵et assumet, atque introducet in terram, quam possederunt patres tui,And he will take you up and lead you into the land which your fathers had possessed,et obtinebis eam:and you shall obtain it.et benedicens tibi,And in blessing you,majoris numeri te esse faciat quam fuerunt patres tui.he will make you greater in number than your fathers ever were.

⁶Circumcidet Dominus Deus tuus cor tuum,The Lord your God will circumcise your heart,et cor seminis tui,and the heart of your offspring,ut diligas Dominum Deum tuum in toto corde tuo,so that you may love the Lord your God with your entire heartet in tota anima tua,and with your entire soul,ut possis vivere.so that you may be able to live.

⁶Circumcidet Dominus Deus tuus cor tuum,The Lord your God will circumcise your heart,et cor seminis tui,and the heart of your offspring,ut diligas Dominum Deum tuum in toto corde tuo,so that you may love the Lord your God with your entire heartet in tota anima tua,and with your entire soul,ut possis vivere.so that you may be able to live.

⁷Omnes autem maledictiones has convertet super inimicos tuos,And he will turn all these curses upon your enemies,et eos qui oderunt te et persequuntur.and upon those who hate and persecute you.

⁷Omnes autem maledictiones has convertet super inimicos tuos,And he will turn all these curses upon your enemies,et eos qui oderunt te et persequuntur.and upon those who hate and persecute you.

⁸Tu autem reverteris,But you shall return,et audies vocem Domini Dei tui,and you shall listen to the voice of the Lord your God.faciesque universa mandata quæ ego præcipio tibi hodie:And you shall carry out all the commandments which I am entrusting to you this day.

⁸Tu autem reverteris,But you shall return,et audies vocem Domini Dei tui,and you shall listen to the voice of the Lord your God.faciesque universa mandata quæ ego præcipio tibi hodie:And you shall carry out all the commandments which I am entrusting to you this day.

⁹et abundare te faciet Dominus Deus tuus in cunctis operibus manuum tuarum,And the Lord your God will cause you to abound in all the works of your hands,in sobole uteri tui,in the progeny of your womb,et in fructu jumentorum tuorum,and in the fruit of your cattle,in ubertate terræ tuæ,in the fertility of your land,et in rerum omnium largitate.and with an abundance of all things.Revertetur enim Dominus,For the Lord will return,ut gaudeat super te in omnibus bonis,so that he may rejoice over you in all good things,sicut gavisus est in patribus tuis:just as he rejoiced in your fathers:

⁹et abundare te faciet Dominus Deus tuus in cunctis operibus manuum tuarum,And the Lord your God will cause you to abound in all the works of your hands,in sobole uteri tui,in the progeny of your womb,et in fructu jumentorum tuorum,and in the fruit of your cattle,in ubertate terræ tuæ,in the fertility of your land,et in rerum omnium largitate.and with an abundance of all things.Revertetur enim Dominus,For the Lord will return,ut gaudeat super te in omnibus bonis,so that he may rejoice over you in all good things,sicut gavisus est in patribus tuis:just as he rejoiced in your fathers:

¹⁰si tamen audieris vocem Domini Dei tui, et custodieris præcepta ejus et cæremonias,but only if you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep his precepts and ceremonies,quæ in hac lege conscripta sunt:which have been written in this law,et revertaris ad Dominum Deum tuum in toto corde tuo, et in tota anima tua.and only if you return to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

¹⁰si tamen audieris vocem Domini Dei tui, et custodieris præcepta ejus et cæremonias,but only if you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep his precepts and ceremonies,quæ in hac lege conscripta sunt:which have been written in this law,et revertaris ad Dominum Deum tuum in toto corde tuo, et in tota anima tua.and only if you return to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

¹¹Mandatum hoc,This commandment,quod ego præcipio tibi hodie,which I entrust to you today,non supra te est,is not high above you,neque procul positum,nor has it been placed far away.

¹¹Mandatum hoc,This commandment,quod ego præcipio tibi hodie,which I entrust to you today,non supra te est,is not high above you,neque procul positum,nor has it been placed far away.

¹²nec in cælo situm,Nor is it in heaven,ut possis dicere:so that you would be able to say,Quis nostrum valet ad cælum ascendere,‘Which of us can ascend to heaven,ut deferat illud ad nos,so as to carry it back to us,et audiamus atque opere compleamus?and so that we may hear it and fulfill it in deed?’

¹²nec in cælo situm,Nor is it in heaven,ut possis dicere:so that you would be able to say,Quis nostrum valet ad cælum ascendere,‘Which of us can ascend to heaven,ut deferat illud ad nos,so as to carry it back to us,et audiamus atque opere compleamus?and so that we may hear it and fulfill it in deed?’

¹³neque trans mare positum:Nor is it beyond the sea,ut causeris,so that you would excuse yourself by saying,et dicas:‘Which of us is able to cross the sea,Quis ex nobis poterit transfretare mare,and to carry it back to us,et illud ad nos usque deferre,so that we may be able to hearut possimus audire et facere quod præceptum est?and to do what has been instructed?’

¹³neque trans mare positum:Nor is it beyond the sea,ut causeris,so that you would excuse yourself by saying,et dicas:‘Which of us is able to cross the sea,Quis ex nobis poterit transfretare mare,and to carry it back to us,et illud ad nos usque deferre,so that we may be able to hearut possimus audire et facere quod præceptum est?and to do what has been instructed?’

¹⁴sed juxta te est sermo valde,Instead,in ore tuo,the word is near to you,et in corde tuo,in your mouth and in your heart,ut facias illum.so that you may do it.

¹⁴sed juxta te est sermo valde,Instead,in ore tuo,the word is near to you,et in corde tuo,in your mouth and in your heart,ut facias illum.so that you may do it.

¹⁵Considera quod hodie proposuerim in conspectu tuo,Consider what I have set forth in your sight this day,vitamlife and good,et bonum,or,et e contrario mortemon the opposite side,et malum:death and evil,

¹⁵Considera quod hodie proposuerim in conspectu tuo,Consider what I have set forth in your sight this day,vitamlife and good,et bonum,or,et e contrario mortemon the opposite side,et malum:death and evil,

¹⁶ut diligas Dominum Deum tuum, et ambules in viis ejus,so that you may love the Lord your God, and walk in his ways,et custodias mandata illius ac cæremonias atque judicia: et vivas,and keep his commandments and ceremonies and judgments, and so that you may live,atque multiplicet te, benedicatque tibi in terra,and he may multiply you and bless you in the land,ad quam ingredieris possidendam.which you shall enter in order to possess.

¹⁶ut diligas Dominum Deum tuum, et ambules in viis ejus,so that you may love the Lord your God, and walk in his ways,et custodias mandata illius ac cæremonias atque judicia: et vivas,and keep his commandments and ceremonies and judgments, and so that you may live,atque multiplicet te, benedicatque tibi in terra,and he may multiply you and bless you in the land,ad quam ingredieris possidendam.which you shall enter in order to possess.

¹⁷Si autem aversum fuerit cor tuum,But if your heart will have been turned aside,et audire nolueris,so that you are not willing to listen, and,atque errore deceptus adoraveris deos alienos, et servieris eis:having been deceived by error, you adore strange gods and serve them,

¹⁷Si autem aversum fuerit cor tuum,But if your heart will have been turned aside,et audire nolueris,so that you are not willing to listen, and,atque errore deceptus adoraveris deos alienos, et servieris eis:having been deceived by error, you adore strange gods and serve them,

¹⁸prædico tibi hodie quod pereas,then I predict to you this day that you will perish,et parvo tempore moreris in terra,and you will remain for only a short time in the land,ad quam, Jordane transmisso,for which you shall cross the Jordan,ingredieris possidendam.and which you shall enter in order to possess.

¹⁸prædico tibi hodie quod pereas,then I predict to you this day that you will perish,et parvo tempore moreris in terra,and you will remain for only a short time in the land,ad quam, Jordane transmisso,for which you shall cross the Jordan,ingredieris possidendam.and which you shall enter in order to possess.

¹⁹Testes invoco hodie cælum et terram,I call heaven and earth as witnesses this day,quod proposuerim vobis vitam et mortem,that I have set before you life and death,benedictionem et maledictionem.blessing and curse.Elige ergo vitam,Therefore,ut et tu vivas,choose life,et semen tuum:so that both you and your offspring may live,

¹⁹Testes invoco hodie cælum et terram,I call heaven and earth as witnesses this day,quod proposuerim vobis vitam et mortem,that I have set before you life and death,benedictionem et maledictionem.blessing and curse.Elige ergo vitam,Therefore,ut et tu vivas,choose life,et semen tuum:so that both you and your offspring may live,

²⁰et diligas Dominum Deum tuum,and so that you may love the Lord your God,atque obedias voci ejus,and obey his voice, and cling to him,et illi adhæreas (ipse est enim vita tua, et longitudo dierum tuorum), ut habites in terra,(for he is your life and the length of your days) and so that you may live in the land,pro qua juravit Dominus patribus tuis,about which the Lord swore to your fathers,Abraham,Abraham,Isaac,Isaac,et Jacob,and Jacob,ut daret eam illis.that he would give it to them.”

²⁰et diligas Dominum Deum tuum,and so that you may love the Lord your God,atque obedias voci ejus,and obey his voice, and cling to him,et illi adhæreas (ipse est enim vita tua, et longitudo dierum tuorum), ut habites in terra,(for he is your life and the length of your days) and so that you may live in the land,pro qua juravit Dominus patribus tuis,about which the Lord swore to your fathers,Abraham,Abraham,Isaac,Isaac,et Jacob,and Jacob,ut daret eam illis.that he would give it to them.”