¹Hæc sunt præcepta, et cæremoniæ,“These are the precepts and ceremonies,atque judicia, quæ mandavit Dominus Deus vester ut docerem vos,as well as the judgments, which the Lord your God has commanded that I teach to you,et faciatis ea in terra, ad quam transgredimini possidendam:which you shall do in the land to which you will travel in order to possess it.

¹Hæc sunt præcepta, et cæremoniæ,“These are the precepts and ceremonies,atque judicia, quæ mandavit Dominus Deus vester ut docerem vos,as well as the judgments, which the Lord your God has commanded that I teach to you,et faciatis ea in terra, ad quam transgredimini possidendam:which you shall do in the land to which you will travel in order to possess it.

²ut timeas Dominum Deum tuum,So may you fear the Lord your God,et custodias omnia mandata et præcepta ejus,and keep all his commandments and precepts,quæ ego præcipio tibi,which I am entrusting to you,et filiis, ac nepotibus tuis,and to your sons and grandsons,cunctis diebus vitæ tuæ,all the days of your life,ut prolongentur dies tui.so that your days may be prolonged.

²ut timeas Dominum Deum tuum,So may you fear the Lord your God,et custodias omnia mandata et præcepta ejus,and keep all his commandments and precepts,quæ ego præcipio tibi,which I am entrusting to you,et filiis, ac nepotibus tuis,and to your sons and grandsons,cunctis diebus vitæ tuæ,all the days of your life,ut prolongentur dies tui.so that your days may be prolonged.

³Audi, Israël,Listen and observe,et observa ut facias quæ præcepit tibi Dominus,O Israel, so that you may do just as the Lord has instructed you,et bene sit tibi,and it may be well with you,et multipliceris amplius,and you may be multiplied all the more,sicut pollicitus est Dominus Deus patrum tuorum tibi terram lacte et melle manantem.for the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.

³Audi, Israël,Listen and observe,et observa ut facias quæ præcepit tibi Dominus,O Israel, so that you may do just as the Lord has instructed you,et bene sit tibi,and it may be well with you,et multipliceris amplius,and you may be multiplied all the more,sicut pollicitus est Dominus Deus patrum tuorum tibi terram lacte et melle manantem.for the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.

⁴Audi, Israël:Listen, O Israel:Dominus Deus noster, Dominus unus est.the Lord our God is one Lord.

⁴Audi, Israël:Listen, O Israel:Dominus Deus noster, Dominus unus est.the Lord our God is one Lord.

⁵Diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo,You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,et ex tota anima tua,and with all your soul,et ex tota fortitudine tua.and with all your strength.

⁵Diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo,You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,et ex tota anima tua,and with all your soul,et ex tota fortitudine tua.and with all your strength.

⁶Eruntque verba hæc,And these words,quæ ego præcipio tibi hodie,which I instruct to you this day,in corde tuo:shall be in your heart.

⁶Eruntque verba hæc,And these words,quæ ego præcipio tibi hodie,which I instruct to you this day,in corde tuo:shall be in your heart.

⁷et narrabis ea filiis tuis,And you shall explain them to your sons.et meditaberis in eis sedens in domo tua,And you shall meditate upon them sitting in your house,et ambulans in itinere,and walking on a journey,dormiens atque consurgens.when lying down and when rising up.

⁷et narrabis ea filiis tuis,And you shall explain them to your sons.et meditaberis in eis sedens in domo tua,And you shall meditate upon them sitting in your house,et ambulans in itinere,and walking on a journey,dormiens atque consurgens.when lying down and when rising up.

⁸Et ligabis ea quasi signum in manu tua,And you shall bind them like a sign on your hand,eruntque et movebuntur inter oculos tuos,and they shall be placed and shall move between your eyes.

⁸Et ligabis ea quasi signum in manu tua,And you shall bind them like a sign on your hand,eruntque et movebuntur inter oculos tuos,and they shall be placed and shall move between your eyes.

⁹scribesque ea in limine,And you shall write them at the thresholdet ostiis domus tuæ.and on the doors of your house.

⁹scribesque ea in limine,And you shall write them at the thresholdet ostiis domus tuæ.and on the doors of your house.

¹⁰Cumque introduxerit te Dominus Deus tuus in terram,And when the Lord your God will have led you into the land,pro qua juravit patribus tuis Abraham,about which he swore to your fathers,Isaac,Abraham,et Jacob,Isaac,et dederit tibi civitates magnasand Jacob,et optimas,and when he will have given to you great and excellent cities,quas non ædificasti,which you did not build;

¹⁰Cumque introduxerit te Dominus Deus tuus in terram,And when the Lord your God will have led you into the land,pro qua juravit patribus tuis Abraham,about which he swore to your fathers,Isaac,Abraham,et Jacob,Isaac,et dederit tibi civitates magnasand Jacob,et optimas,and when he will have given to you great and excellent cities,quas non ædificasti,which you did not build;

¹¹domos plenas cunctarum opum,houses full of goods,quas non exstruxisti,which you did not amass;cisternas,cisterns,quas non fodisti,which you did not dig;vineta et oliveta,vineyards and olive groves,quæ non plantasti,which you did not plant;

¹¹domos plenas cunctarum opum,houses full of goods,quas non exstruxisti,which you did not amass;cisternas,cisterns,quas non fodisti,which you did not dig;vineta et oliveta,vineyards and olive groves,quæ non plantasti,which you did not plant;

¹²et comederis,and when you will have eatenet saturatus fueris:and been satisfied:

¹²et comederis,and when you will have eatenet saturatus fueris:and been satisfied:

¹³cave diligenter ne obliviscaris Domini,take care diligently, lest you forget the Lord,qui eduxit te de terra Ægypti,who led you away from the land of Egypt,de domo servitutis.from the house of servitude.Dominum Deum tuum timebis,You shall fear the Lord your God,et illi soli servies,and you shall serve him alone,ac per nomen illius jurabis.and you shall swear by his name.

¹³cave diligenter ne obliviscaris Domini,take care diligently, lest you forget the Lord,qui eduxit te de terra Ægypti,who led you away from the land of Egypt,de domo servitutis.from the house of servitude.Dominum Deum tuum timebis,You shall fear the Lord your God,et illi soli servies,and you shall serve him alone,ac per nomen illius jurabis.and you shall swear by his name.

¹⁴Non ibitis post deos alienos cunctarum gentium,You shall not go after the strange gods of all the Gentiles,quæ in circuitu vestro sunt:who are around you.

¹⁴Non ibitis post deos alienos cunctarum gentium,You shall not go after the strange gods of all the Gentiles,quæ in circuitu vestro sunt:who are around you.

¹⁵quoniam Deus æmulator Dominus Deus tuus in medio tui:For the Lord your God is a jealous God in your midst. Otherwise,nequando irascatur furor Domini Dei tui contra te,at some time, the fury of the Lord your God may be enraged against you,et auferat te de superficie terræ.and he may take you away from the face of the earth.

¹⁵quoniam Deus æmulator Dominus Deus tuus in medio tui:For the Lord your God is a jealous God in your midst. Otherwise,nequando irascatur furor Domini Dei tui contra te,at some time, the fury of the Lord your God may be enraged against you,et auferat te de superficie terræ.and he may take you away from the face of the earth.

¹⁶Non tentabis Dominum Deum tuum,You shall not tempt the Lord your God,sicut tentasti in loco tentationis.as you tempted him in the place of temptation.

¹⁶Non tentabis Dominum Deum tuum,You shall not tempt the Lord your God,sicut tentasti in loco tentationis.as you tempted him in the place of temptation.

¹⁷Custodi præcepta Domini Dei tui,Keep the precepts of the Lord your God,ac testimonia et cæremonias,as well as the testimonies and ceremonies,quas præcepit tibi:which he has instructed to you.

¹⁷Custodi præcepta Domini Dei tui,Keep the precepts of the Lord your God,ac testimonia et cæremonias,as well as the testimonies and ceremonies,quas præcepit tibi:which he has instructed to you.

¹⁸et fac quod placitum est et bonum in conspectu Domini, ut bene sit tibi:And do what is pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord, so that it may be well with you,et ingressus possideas terram optimam,and so that, when you enter, you may possess the excellent land,de qua juravit Dominus patribus tuis,about which the Lord swore to your fathers

¹⁸et fac quod placitum est et bonum in conspectu Domini, ut bene sit tibi:And do what is pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord, so that it may be well with you,et ingressus possideas terram optimam,and so that, when you enter, you may possess the excellent land,de qua juravit Dominus patribus tuis,about which the Lord swore to your fathers

¹⁹ut deleret omnes inimicos tuos coram te,that he would wipe away all your enemies before you,sicut locutus est.just as he has spoken.

¹⁹ut deleret omnes inimicos tuos coram te,that he would wipe away all your enemies before you,sicut locutus est.just as he has spoken.

²⁰Cumque interrogaverit te filius tuus cras,And when your son will ask you tomorrow,dicens:saying:Quid sibi volunt testimonia hæc,‘What do these testimonieset cæremoniæ,and ceremoniesatque judicia,and judgments mean,quæ præcepit Dominus Deus noster nobis?which the Lord our God has entrusted to us?’

²⁰Cumque interrogaverit te filius tuus cras,And when your son will ask you tomorrow,dicens:saying:Quid sibi volunt testimonia hæc,‘What do these testimonieset cæremoniæ,and ceremoniesatque judicia,and judgments mean,quæ præcepit Dominus Deus noster nobis?which the Lord our God has entrusted to us?’

²¹dices ei:You shall say to him:Servi eramus Pharaonis in Ægypto,‘We were servants of Pharaoh in Egypt,et eduxit nos Dominus de Ægypto in manu forti:and the Lord led us away from Egypt with a strong hand.

²¹dices ei:You shall say to him:Servi eramus Pharaonis in Ægypto,‘We were servants of Pharaoh in Egypt,et eduxit nos Dominus de Ægypto in manu forti:and the Lord led us away from Egypt with a strong hand.

²²fecitque signa atque prodigia magna et pessima in Ægypto contra Pharaonem,And he wrought signs and wonders, great and very grievous, in Egypt,et omnem domum illius in conspectu nostro,against Pharaoh and all his house, in our sight.

²²fecitque signa atque prodigia magna et pessima in Ægypto contra Pharaonem,And he wrought signs and wonders, great and very grievous, in Egypt,et omnem domum illius in conspectu nostro,against Pharaoh and all his house, in our sight.

²³et eduxit nos inde,And he led us away from that place,ut introductis daret terram,so that he might lead us in and give us the land,super qua juravit patribus nostris.about which he swore to our fathers.

²³et eduxit nos inde,And he led us away from that place,ut introductis daret terram,so that he might lead us in and give us the land,super qua juravit patribus nostris.about which he swore to our fathers.

²⁴Præcepitque nobis Dominus ut faciamus omnia legitima hæc,And the Lord instructed us that we should do all these ordinances,et timeamus Dominum Deum nostrum,and that we should fear the Lord our God,ut bene sit nobis cunctis diebus vitæ nostræ,so that it may be well with us all the days of our life,sicut est hodie.just as it is today.

²⁴Præcepitque nobis Dominus ut faciamus omnia legitima hæc,And the Lord instructed us that we should do all these ordinances,et timeamus Dominum Deum nostrum,and that we should fear the Lord our God,ut bene sit nobis cunctis diebus vitæ nostræ,so that it may be well with us all the days of our life,sicut est hodie.just as it is today.

²⁵Eritque nostri misericors,And he will be merciful to us,si custodierimusif we keep and perform all his precepts,et fecerimus omnia præcepta ejus coram Domino Deo nostro,in the sight of the Lord our God,sicut mandavit nobis.just as he has commanded us.’”

²⁵Eritque nostri misericors,And he will be merciful to us,si custodierimusif we keep and perform all his precepts,et fecerimus omnia præcepta ejus coram Domino Deo nostro,in the sight of the Lord our God,sicut mandavit nobis.just as he has commanded us.’”