1Omne mandatum,“All the commandments which I am entrusting to you this day,quod ego præcipio tibi hodie,take care to observe them diligently,cave diligenter ut facias,so that you may live and be multiplied,ut possitis vivere,and so that,et multiplicemini,upon entering,ingressique possideatis terram,you may possess the land,pro qua juravit Dominus patribus vestris.about which the Lord swore to your fathers.

2Et recordaberis cuncti itineris,And you shall remember the entire journey along which the Lord your God led you,per quod adduxit te Dominus Deus tuus quadraginta annis per desertum,for forty years through the desert,ut affligeret te,to afflict you,atque tentaret,and to test you,et nota fierent quæ in tuo animo versabantur,and to make known the things that were turning in your soul,utrum custodires mandata illius,whetheran non.or not you would keep his commandments.

3Afflixit te penuria,He afflicted you with need,et dedit tibi cibum manna,and he gave you Manna as your food,quod ignorabas tu et patres tui:which neither you nor your fathers knew,ut ostenderet tibi quod non in solo pane vivat homo,so as to reveal to you that it is not by bread alone that man lives,sed in omni verbo quod egreditur de ore Dei.but by every word that goes forth from the mouth of God.

4Vestimentum tuum,Your garment,quo operiebaris,with which you were covered,nequaquam vetustate defecit,has by no means decayed due to age,et pes tuus non est subtritus,and your foot has not been worn down,en quadragesimus annus est:even to this fortieth year,

5ut recogites in corde tuo,so that you would recognize in your heart that,quia sicut erudit filium suum homo,just as a man educates his son,sic Dominus Deus tuus erudivit te,so has the Lord your God educated you.

6ut custodias mandata Domini Dei tui,So may you keep the commandments of the Lord your God,et ambules in viis ejus,and walk in his ways,et timeas eum.and fear him.

7Dominus enim Deus tuus introducet te in terram bonam,For the Lord your God will lead you into a good land:terram rivorum, aquarumque et fontium,a land of brooks and waters and fountains,in cujus campis et montibus erumpunt fluviorum abyssi:in which deep rivers burst forth from its plains and mountains,

8terram frumenti,a land of crops,hordei ac vinearum,barley, and vineyards,in qua ficus, et malogranata, et oliveta nascuntur:in which fig and pomegranate and olive trees spring up,terram olei ac mellis,a land of oil and honey.

9ubi absque ulla penuria comedes panem tuum,In that place, without any need,et rerum omnium abundantia perfrueris:you shall eat your bread and enjoy an abundance of all things:cujus lapides ferrum sunt,where the stones are like iron,et de montibus ejus æris metalla fodiuntur:and where ore for brass is dug out of its mountains.

10ut cum comederis,So then,et satiatus fueris,when you have eatenbenedicas Domino Deo tuo pro terra optima,and been satisfied,quam dedit tibi.you should bless the Lord your God for the excellent land which he has given to you.

11Observa, et cave nequando obliviscaris Domini Dei tui,Be observant and cautious, lest at some time you may forget the Lord your God,et negligas mandata ejus atque judicia et cæremonias,and neglect his commandments, as well as the judgments and ceremonies,quas ego præcipio tibi hodie:which I instruct to you this day.

12ne postquam comederis et satiatus fueris,Otherwise,domos pulchras ædificaveris,after you have eaten and been satisfied,et habitaveris in eis,and have built beautiful houses and have lived in them,

13habuerisque armenta boum,and have obtained herds of oxen,et ovium greges,and flocks of sheep,argenti et auri, cunctarumque rerum copiam,and a plentitude of gold and silver and all things,

14elevetur cor tuum,your heart might be lifted up,et non reminiscaris Domini Dei tui,and you might not remember the Lord your God,qui eduxit te de terra Ægypti,who led you away from the land of Egypt,de domo servitutis,from the house of servitude,

15et ductor tuus fuit in solitudine magna atque terribili,and who was your leader in the great and terrible wilderness,in qua erat serpens flatu adurens,in which there was the serpent with a burning breath,et scorpio,and the scorpion,ac dipsas,and the snake of thirst,et nullæ omnino aquæ:and no waters at all.qui eduxit rivos de petra durissima,He led streams out of the hardest rock,

16et cibavit te manna in solitudine,and he nourished you in the wilderness with Manna,quod nescierunt patres tui.which your fathers had not known.Et postquam afflixitAnd after he had afflicted and tested you,ac probavit,in the very end,ad extremum misertus est tui,he took pity on you.

17ne diceres in corde tuo:Otherwise, you might say in your heart:Fortitudo mea,‘My own strength,et robur manus meæ,and the power of my own hand,hæc mihi omnia præstiterunt:have brought forth all these things for me.’

18sed recorderis Domini Dei tui,But remember the Lord your God,quod ipse vires tibi præbuerit,that he himself has provided you with strength,ut impleret pactum suum,so that he may fulfill his covenant,super quo juravit patribus tuis,about which he swore to your fathers,sicut præsens indicat dies.just as the present day reveals.

19Sin autem oblitus Domini Dei tui,But if you forget the Lord your God,secutus fueris deos alienos,so that you follow foreign gods,coluerisque illosand serve and adore them:et adoraveris:behold,ecce nunc prædico tibi quod omnino dispereas.I now foretell to you that you shall utterly perish.

20Sicut gentes,Just like the nations,quas delevit Dominus in introitu tuo,which the Lord destroyed upon your arrival,ita et vos peribitis,so shall you also perish,si inobedientes fueritis voci Domini Dei vestri.if you have been disobedient to the voice of the Lord your God.”