Liber Deuteronomii, 6

1. Haec sunt mandata et praecep ta atque iudicia, quae mandavit Dominus Deus vester, ut docerem vos, et faciatis ea in terra, ad quam transgredimini possidendam;

1. "Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it;

2. ut timeas Dominum Deum tuum et custodias omnia praecepta et mandata eius, quae ego praecipio tibi et filiis ac nepotibus tuis, cunctis diebus vitae tuae, ut prolongentur dies tui.

2. that you may fear the LORD your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged.

3. Audi, Israel, et observa, ut facias, et bene sit tibi, et multipliceris amplius, sicut pollicitus est Dominus, Deus patrum tuorum, tibi terram lacte et melle manantem.

3. Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them; that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

4. Audi, Israel: Dominus Deus noster Dominus unus est.

4. "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD;

5. Diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo et ex tota anima tua et ex tota fortitudine tua.

5. and you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.

6. Eruntque verba haec, quae ego praecipio tibi hodie, in corde tuo,

6. And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart;

7. et inculcabis ea filiis tuis et loqueris ea sedens in domo tua et ambulans in itinere, decumbens atque consurgens;

7. and you shall teach them diligently to your children, 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.

8. et ligabis ea quasi signum in manu tua, eruntque quasi appensum quid inter oculos tuos,

8. And you shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9. scribesque ea in postibus domus tuae et in portis tuis.

9. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

10. Cumque introduxerit te Dominus Deus tuus in terram, pro qua iuravit patribus tuis Abraham, Isaac et Iacob, ut daret tibi, civitates magnas et optimas, quas non aedificasti,

10. "And when the LORD your God brings you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you, with great and goodly cities, which you did not build,

11. domos plenas cunctarum opum, quas non implevisti, cisternas, quas non fodisti, vineta et oliveta, quae non plantasti, et comederis et saturatus fueris,

11. and houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, and cisterns hewn out, which you did not hew, and vineyards and olive trees, which you did not plant, and when you eat and are full,

12. cave diligenter, ne obliviscaris Domini, qui eduxit te de terra Aegypti, de domo servitutis:

12. then take heed lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

13. Dominum Deum tuum timebis et ipsi servies ac per nomen illius iurabis.

13. You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve him, and swear by his name.

14. Non ibitis post deos alienos, de diis gentium, quae in circuitu vestro sunt,

14. You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are round about you;

15. quoniam Deus aemulator Dominus Deus tuus in medio tui; ne quando irascatur furor Domini Dei tui contra te et auferat te de superficie terrae.

15. for the LORD your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.

16. Non tentabitis Dominum Deum vestrum, sicut tentastis in Massa.

16. "You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.

17. Custodite mandata Domini Dei vestri ac testimonia et praecepta, quae praecepit tibi;

17. You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.

18. et fac, quod rectum est et bonum in conspectu Domini, ut bene sit tibi, et ingressus possideas terram optimam, de qua iuravit Dominus patribus tuis,

18. And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and take possession of the good land which the LORD swore to give to your fathers

19. ut deleret omnes inimicos tuos coram te, sicut locutus est Dominus.

19. by thrusting out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has promised.

20. Cumque interrogaverit te filius tuus cras dicens: “Quid sibi volunt testimonia haec et praecepta atque iudicia, quae praecepit Dominus Deus noster vobis?”,

20. "When your son asks you in time to come, `What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD our God has commanded you?'

21. dices ei: “Servi eramus pharaonis in Aegypto, et eduxit nos Dominus de Aegypto in manu forti

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. fecitque signa atque prodigia magna et pessima in Aegypto contra pharaonem et omnem domum illius in conspectu nostro;

22. and the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes;

23. et eduxit nos inde, ut introductis daret terram, super qua iuravit patribus nostris.

23. and he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land which he swore to give to our fathers.

24. Praecepitque nobis Dominus, ut faciamus omnia praecepta haec et timeamus Dominum Deum nostrum, et bene sit nobis cunctis diebus vitae nostrae, sicut est hodie.

24. And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day.

25. Eritque iustitia nobis, si custodierimus et fecerimus omnia mandata haec coram Domino Deo nostro, sicut mandavit nobis”.

25. And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.'