Deuteronomy, 8

1. All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.

1. Be careful to fulfill all the commandments which I give you today, that you may live and increase, and conquer the land which Yahweh promised on oath to your fathers.

2. And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

2. Remember how Yahweh, your God, brought you through the desert for forty years. He humbled you, to test you and know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.

3. And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

3. He made you experience want, he made you experience hunger, but he gave you manna to eat which neither you nor your fathers had known, to show you that man lives not on bread alone, but that all that proceeds from the mouth of God is life for man.

4. Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

4. Your garment did not even fray, or your foot swell all these forty years.

5. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.

5. Understand, then, that Yahweh has taught you in the same way that a father teaches his child.

6. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

6. Observe the commandments of Yahweh, your God; follow his ways and revere him.

7. For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

7. For Yahweh, your God, will bring you into that good land, a land of streams and rivers, of subterranean waters that gush forth in the valleys and mountains,

8. A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;

8. a land of wheat and barley, of grapes and figs, of pomegranates and olives, a land of oil and honey,

9. A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

9. a land where the bread you eat is not rationed and where you will lack nothing, a land with iron in stones and copper mines in the mountains.

10. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

10. You shall eat until you are satisfied, and you shall bless Yahweh for the good land he has given you.

11. Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

11. So take care that you do not forget Yahweh, your God, by neglecting the commandments, norms and laws that I give you today.

12. Lest [when] thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein];

12. And when you have eaten and have been satisfied, when you have built comfortable homes and live in them,

13. And [when] thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

13. when your livestock have multiplied, when you have silver and gold in abundance, and an increase of good things of every kind,

14. Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

14. then do not let your heart become proud and do not forget Yahweh, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of slavery.

15. Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where [there was] no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

15. It is he who has led you across this great and terrible desert, full of fiery serpents and scorpions, an arid land where there is no water. But for you he made water gush forth from the hardest rock.

16. Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;

16. And he fed you in the desert with manna which your fathers did not know. He made you experience want and put you to the test, so that it would be for your good later on,

17. And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.

17. lest you say, "With my own strength I have attained all these good things."

18. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for [it is] he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as [it is] this day.

18. Remember Yahweh, your God, the one who gave you power to become prosperous, as you are today, in fulfillment of the Covenant he promised under oath to your fathers.

19. And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

19. But if you forget Yahweh and follow other gods, if you pay them homage and bow before them, I warn you right now that you will surely perish.

20. As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.

20. In the same way that Yahweh destroyed the nations that stood in your way, so will he destroy you if you disobey Yahweh, your God.