Deuteronomy

Chapter 13

Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣t kּal-hadּaba֗r 'ashshe֤r 'anokiy֙ metzaue֣h 'eteke֔m 'ot֥o tishshemer֖u la'ashs֑ot lo'-tose֣p 'ala֔yv velo֥ tigera֖ mimּeֽnּu׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder,

אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָנֹכִי֙ מְצַוֶּ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֹת֥וֹ תִשְׁמְר֖וּ לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת לֹא־תֹסֵ֣ף עָלָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א תִגְרַ֖ע מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-yaq֤um bּeqirebּeka֙ nabi֔y '֖o chole֣m chal֑om venata֥n 'ele֛yka '֖ot '֥o mopeֽt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, "Let us follow other gods" (gods you have not known) "and let us worship them,"

כִּֽי־יָק֤וּם בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙ נָבִ֔יא א֖וֹ חֹלֵ֣ם חֲל֑וֹם וְנָתַ֥ן אֵלֶ֛יךָ א֖וֹת א֥וֹ מוֹפֵֽת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): uba֤ ha'ot֙ vehamּope֔t 'ashsher-dּibּe֥r 'ele֖yka le'mo֑r nֽeleka֞h 'achare֨y 'elohi֧ym 'acheri֛ym 'ashshe֥r loֽ'-yeda'etּa֖m venaֽ'abedeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.

וּבָ֤א הָאוֹת֙ וְהַמּוֹפֵ֔ת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ לֵאמֹ֑ר נֵֽלְכָ֞ה אַחֲרֵ֨י אֱלֹהִ֧ים אֲחֵרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יְדַעְתָּ֖ם וְנָֽעָבְדֵֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lo֣ tishshema֗ 'el-dּiberey֙ hanּabi֣y hah֔u '֛o 'el-chole֥m hachal֖om hah֑u kּi֣y menasּe֞h yehva֤h 'eloֽheykem֙ 'eteke֔m lada֗'at hayishsheke֤m 'oֽhabiym֙ 'et-yehva֣h 'eloheyke֔m bּekal-lebabeke֖m ubekal-napeshshekeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.

לֹ֣א תִשְׁמַ֗ע אֶל־דִּבְרֵי֙ הַנָּבִ֣יא הַה֔וּא א֛וֹ אֶל־חוֹלֵ֥ם הַחֲל֖וֹם הַה֑וּא כִּ֣י מְנַסֶּ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם לָדַ֗עַת הֲיִשְׁכֶ֤ם אֹֽהֲבִים֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֖ם וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): achare֨y yehva֧h 'eloheyke֛m tּele֖ku ve'ot֣o tiyra֑'u ve'et-mitzevota֤yv tּishshemo֨ru֙ ubeqol֣o tishshema֔'u ve'ot֥o ta'abo֖du ub֥o tidebּaqֽun׃

Edified Edition (EDE)That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the LORD your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.

אַחֲרֵ֨י יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם תֵּלֵ֖כוּ וְאֹת֣וֹ תִירָ֑אוּ וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתָ֤יו תִּשְׁמֹ֨רוּ֙ וּבְקֹל֣וֹ תִשְׁמָ֔עוּ וְאֹת֥וֹ תַעֲבֹ֖דוּ וּב֥וֹ תִדְבָּקֽוּן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehanּabi֣y hah֡u '֣o cholem֩ hachal֨om hah֜u yuma֗t kּi֣y dibּer-sa֠rah 'al-yehva֨h 'eloֽheyke֜m hamּotzi֥y 'eteke֣m ׀ me'e֣retz mitzera֗yim vehapּoֽdeka֙ mibּe֣yt 'abadi֔ym lehadּiֽychaka֙ min-hadּe֔reke 'ashshe֧r tziueka֛ yehva֥h 'elohe֖yka lale֣ket bּa֑hּ ubiֽ'aretּa֥ hara֖ miqּirebּeֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, "Let us go and worship other gods" (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,

וְהַנָּבִ֣יא הַה֡וּא א֣וֹ חֹלֵם֩ הַחֲל֨וֹם הַה֜וּא יוּמָ֗ת כִּ֣י דִבֶּר־סָ֠רָה עַל־יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֜ם הַמּוֹצִ֥יא אֶתְכֶ֣ם ׀ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם וְהַפֹּֽדְךָ֙ מִבֵּ֣ית עֲבָדִ֔ים לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙ מִן־הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֧ר צִוְּךָ֛ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לָלֶ֣כֶת בָּ֑הּ וּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥ הָרָ֖ע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y yesiֽyteka֡ 'achi֣yka ben-'i֠mּeka 'ֽo-bineka֨ 'ֽo-bitּeka֜ '֣o ׀ 'e֣shshet cheyqe֗ka '֧o reֽ'aka֛ 'ashshe֥r kּenapeshsheka֖ bּasּe֣ter le'mo֑r neֽleka֗h venaֽ'abedah֙ 'elohi֣ym 'acheri֔ym 'ashsher֙ lo֣ yada֔'etּa 'atּa֖h va'aboteֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other),

כִּ֣י יְסִֽיתְךָ֡ אָחִ֣יךָ בֶן־אִ֠מֶּךָ אֽוֹ־בִנְךָ֨ אֽוֹ־בִתְּךָ֜ א֣וֹ ׀ אֵ֣שֶׁת חֵיקֶ֗ךָ א֧וֹ רֵֽעֲךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר נֵֽלְכָ֗ה וְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתָּ אַתָּ֖ה וַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): me'elohe֣y hֽa'amּi֗ym 'ashsher֙ sebiybo֣teyke֔m haqּerobi֣ym 'ele֔yka '֖o harechoqi֣ym mimּe֑kּa miqetze֥h ha'a֖retz ve'ad-qetze֥h ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)do not yield to them or listen to them. Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them.

מֵאֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽעַמִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים אֵלֶ֔יךָ א֖וֹ הָרְחֹקִ֣ים מִמֶּ֑ךָּ מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־קְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lo'-to'be֣h l֔o velo֥ tishshema֖ 'ela֑yv velo'-tach֤os 'eֽyneka֙ 'ala֔yv veloֽ'-tachemo֥l veloֽ'-tekasּe֖h 'alaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You must certainly put them to death. Your hand must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people.

לֹא־תֹאבֶ֣ה ל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁמַ֖ע אֵלָ֑יו וְלֹא־תָח֤וֹס עֵֽינְךָ֙ עָלָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־תַחְמֹ֥ל וְלֹֽא־תְכַסֶּ֖ה עָלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y harog֙ tּaֽharege֔nּu yaֽdeka֛ tּiֽheyeh-bּ֥o bariֽ'shshona֖h lahamiyt֑o veya֥d kּal-ha'a֖m bּa'acharonaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

כִּ֤י הָרֹג֙ תַּֽהַרְגֶ֔נּוּ יָֽדְךָ֛ תִּֽהְיֶה־בּ֥וֹ בָרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֖ה לַהֲמִית֑וֹ וְיַ֥ד כָּל־הָעָ֖ם בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): useqaletּ֥o ba'abani֖ym vame֑t kּi֣y biqּe֗shsh lehadּiֽychaka֙ me'al֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka hamּotziy'aka֛ me'e֥retz mitzera֖yim mibּe֥yt 'abadiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.

וּסְקַלְתּ֥וֹ בָאֲבָנִ֖ים וָמֵ֑ת כִּ֣י בִקֵּ֗שׁ לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙ מֵעַל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ הַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekal-yishsera'e֔l yishsheme'֖u veyiֽra'֑un veloֽ'-yosi֣pu la'ashs֗ot kּadּaba֥r hara֛ hazּe֖h bּeqirebּeֽka׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)If you hear it said about one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you to live in

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְיִֽרָא֑וּן וְלֹֽא־יוֹסִ֣פוּ לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת כַּדָּבָ֥ר הָרָ֛ע הַזֶּ֖ה בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-tishshema֞ bּe'acha֣t 'are֗yka 'ashsher֩ yehva֨h 'elohe֜yka note֥n leka֛ lashshe֥bet shsha֖m le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)that troublemakers have arisen among you and have led the people of their town astray, saying, "Let us go and worship other gods" (gods you have not known),

כִּֽי־תִשְׁמַ֞ע בְּאַחַ֣ת עָרֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֛ לָשֶׁ֥בֶת שָׁ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): yatze'֞u 'anashshi֤ym bּeneֽy-beliyּa֨'al֙ miqּirebּe֔ka vayּadּi֛ychu 'et-yoshshebe֥y 'iyra֖m le'mo֑r neleka֗h vena'abeda֛h 'elohi֥ym 'acheri֖ym 'ashshe֥r lo'-yeda'etּeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,

יָצְא֞וּ אֲנָשִׁ֤ים בְּנֵֽי־בְלִיַּ֨עַל֙ מִקִּרְבֶּ֔ךָ וַיַּדִּ֛יחוּ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י עִירָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר נֵלְכָ֗ה וְנַעַבְדָ֛ה אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יְדַעְתֶּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vedarashshetּa֧ vechaqaretּa֧ veshsha'aletּa֖ heyte֑b vehinּe֤h 'emet֙ nak֣on hadּaba֔r ne'eshseta֛h hatּo'eba֥h hazּo֖'t bּeqirebּeֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)you must certainly put to the sword all who live in that town. You must destroy it completely, both its people and its livestock.

וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧ וְחָקַרְתָּ֧ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖ הֵיטֵ֑ב וְהִנֵּ֤ה אֱמֶת֙ נָכ֣וֹן הַדָּבָ֔ר נֶעֶשְׂתָ֛ה הַתּוֹעֵבָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hakּe֣h takּe֗h 'et-yoֽshshebe֛y ha'i֥yr hhv hahi֖y lepiy-cha֑reb hachare֨m 'ota֧hּ ve'et-kּal-'ashsher-bּa֛hּ ve'et-bּehemetּa֖hּ lepiy-chaֽreb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You are to gather all the plunder of the town into the middle of the public square and completely burn the town and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town is to remain a ruin forever, never to be rebuilt.

הַכֵּ֣ה תַכֶּ֗ה אֶת־יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י הָעִ֥יר ההוא הַהִ֖יא לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב הַחֲרֵ֨ם אֹתָ֧הּ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֛הּ וְאֶת־בְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּ לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-kּal-shshelala֗hּ tּiqebּotz֮ 'el-tּ֣oke rechobahּ֒ veshsarapetּa֨ ba'e֜shsh 'et-ha'i֤yr ve'et-kּal-shshelalahּ֙ kּali֔yl layhva֖h 'elohe֑yka vehayetah֙ tּe֣l 'ola֔m lo֥ tibּane֖h 'ֽod׃

Edified Edition (EDE)None of the condemned things are to be found in your hands. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger, will show you mercy, and will have compassion on you. He will increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your ancestors,

וְאֶת־כָּל־שְׁלָלָ֗הּ תִּקְבֹּץ֮ אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ רְחֹבָהּ֒ וְשָׂרַפְתָּ֨ בָאֵ֜שׁ אֶת־הָעִ֤יר וְאֶת־כָּל־שְׁלָלָהּ֙ כָּלִ֔יל לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְהָיְתָה֙ תֵּ֣ל עוֹלָ֔ם לֹ֥א תִבָּנֶ֖ה עֽוֹד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-yidebּa֧q bּeyadeka֛ me'֖umah min-hache֑rem lema'an֩ yashsh֨ub yehva֜h mechar֣on 'apּ֗o venaֽtan-leka֤ rachamiym֙ veriֽchameka֣ vehirebּe֔ka kּa'ashshe֥r nishshebּa֖ la'aboteֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)because you obey the LORD your God by keeping all his commands that I am giving you today and doing what is right in his eyes.

וְלֹֽא־יִדְבַּ֧ק בְּיָדְךָ֛ מְא֖וּמָה מִן־הַחֵ֑רֶם לְמַעַן֩ יָשׁ֨וּב יְהוָ֜ה מֵחֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֗וֹ וְנָֽתַן־לְךָ֤ רַחֲמִים֙ וְרִֽחַמְךָ֣ וְהִרְבֶּ֔ךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃

כִּ֣י תִשְׁמַ֗ע בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹר֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ הַיָּשָׁ֔ר בְּעֵינֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ס