Deuteronomy

Chapter 30

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehayah֩ kiֽy-yabo֨'u 'ale֜yka kּal-hadּebari֣ym ha'e֗lּeh habּerakah֙ vehaqּelala֔h 'ashshe֥r nata֖tּiy lepane֑yka vahashshebota֙ 'el-lebabe֔ka bּekal-hagּoyi֔m 'ashshe֧r hidּiychaka֛ yehva֥h 'elohe֖yka shshaֽmּah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the LORD your God disperses you among the nations,

וְהָיָה֩ כִֽי־יָבֹ֨אוּ עָלֶ֜יךָ כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה הַבְּרָכָה֙ וְהַקְּלָלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֙ אֶל־לְבָבֶ֔ךָ בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִדִּיחֲךָ֛ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ שָֽׁמָּה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshabetּa֞ 'ad-yehva֤h 'elohe֨yka֙ veshshama'etּa֣ beqol֔o kּeko֛l 'ashsher-'anoki֥y metzaueka֖ hayּ֑om 'atּa֣h ubane֔yka bּekal-lebabeka֖ ubekal-napeshsheֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today,

וְשַׁבְתָּ֞ עַד־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֣ בְקֹל֔וֹ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם אַתָּ֣ה וּבָנֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsha֨b yehva֧h 'elohe֛yka 'et-shshebuteka֖ verichame֑ka veshsha֗b veqibּetzeka֙ mikּal-ha֣'amּi֔ym 'ashshe֧r hepiֽytzeka֛ yehva֥h 'elohe֖yka shshaֽmּah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you.

וְשָׁ֨ב יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֶת־שְׁבוּתְךָ֖ וְרִחֲמֶ֑ךָ וְשָׁ֗ב וְקִבֶּצְךָ֙ מִכָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֱפִֽיצְךָ֛ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ שָֽׁמָּה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): im-yiheye֥h niֽdּachaka֖ bּiqetze֣h hashshּama֑yim mishshּa֗m yeqabּetzeka֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka umishshּa֖m yiqּacheֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the LORD your God will gather you and bring you back.

אִם־יִהְיֶ֥ה נִֽדַּחֲךָ֖ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם מִשָּׁ֗ם יְקַבֶּצְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וּמִשָּׁ֖ם יִקָּחֶֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehebiֽy'aka֞ yehva֣h 'elohe֗yka 'el-ha'a֛retz 'ashsher-yareshsh֥u 'abote֖yka viֽyrishshetּa֑hּ veheytiֽbeka֥ vehirebּeka֖ me'aboteֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He will bring you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors.

וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֞ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יָרְשׁ֥וּ אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑הּ וְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֥ וְהִרְבְּךָ֖ מֵאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): uma֨l yehva֧h 'elohe֛yka 'et-lebabeka֖ ve'et-leba֣b zare'e֑ka le'ahaba֞h 'et-yehva֧h 'elohe֛yka bּekal-lebabeka֥ ubekal-napeshsheka֖ lema֥'an chayּeֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.

וּמָ֨ל יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֶת־לְבָבְךָ֖ וְאֶת־לְבַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ לְמַ֥עַן חַיֶּֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venatan֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka 'e֥t kּal-ha'al֖ot ha'e֑lּeh 'al-'oyebe֥yka ve'al-shsone'e֖yka 'ashshe֥r redapֽuka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.

וְנָתַן֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הָאָל֖וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה עַל־אֹיְבֶ֥יךָ וְעַל־שֹׂנְאֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר רְדָפֽוּךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h tashsh֔ub veshshama'etּa֖ bּeq֣ol yehva֑h ve'ashsi֨yta֙ 'et-kּal-mitzevota֔yv 'ashshe֛r 'anoki֥y metzaueka֖ hayּֽom׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You will again obey the LORD and follow all his commands I am giving you today.

וְאַתָּ֣ה תָשׁ֔וּב וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehotiֽyreka֩ yehva֨h 'elohe֜yka bּeko֣l ׀ ma'ashse֣h yade֗ka bּiperi֨y biteneka֜ ubiperi֧y behemetּeka֛ ubiperi֥y 'ademateka֖ letoba֑h kּi֣y ׀ yashsh֣ub yehva֗h lashs֤ushs 'ale֨yka֙ let֔ob kּa'ashsher-shsa֖shs 'al-'aboteֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. the LORD will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors,

וְהוֹתִֽירְךָ֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ בְּכֹ֣ל ׀ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדֶ֗ךָ בִּפְרִ֨י בִטְנְךָ֜ וּבִפְרִ֧י בְהֶמְתְּךָ֛ וּבִפְרִ֥י אַדְמָתְךָ֖ לְטוֹבָ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀ יָשׁ֣וּב יְהוָ֗ה לָשׂ֤וּשׂ עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ לְט֔וֹב כַּאֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֖שׂ עַל־אֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y tishshema֗ bּeqol֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka lishshemo֤r mitzevotayv֙ vechuqּota֔yv hakּetuba֕h bּese֥per hatּora֖h hazּe֑h kּi֤y tashshub֙ 'el-yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka bּekal-lebabeka֖ ubekal-napeshsheֽka׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)if you obey the LORD your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

כִּ֣י תִשְׁמַ֗ע בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֤ר מִצְוֺתָיו֙ וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו הַכְּתוּבָ֕ה בְּסֵ֥פֶר הַתּוֹרָ֖ה הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י תָשׁוּב֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֚y hamּitzeva֣h hazּo֔'t 'ashshe֛r 'anoki֥y metzaueka֖ hayּ֑om loֽ'-nipele֥'t hiv'֙ mimּeka֔ velo֥ rechoqa֖h hiֽv'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.

כִּ֚י הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם לֹֽא־נִפְלֵ֥את הִוא֙ מִמְּךָ֔ וְלֹ֥א רְחֹקָ֖ה הִֽוא׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lo֥ bashshּama֖yim hi֑v le'mo֗r mi֣y ya'aleh-lּa֤nu hashshּama֨yemah֙ veyiqּache֣ha lּa֔nu veyashshemi'e֥nu 'ota֖hּ vena'ashseֽnּah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?"

לֹ֥א בַשָּׁמַ֖יִם הִ֑וא לֵאמֹ֗ר מִ֣י יַעֲלֶה־לָּ֤נוּ הַשָּׁמַ֨יְמָה֙ וְיִקָּחֶ֣הָ לָּ֔נוּ וְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּ אֹתָ֖הּ וְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-me'e֥ber layּa֖m hi֑v le'mo֗r mi֣y ya'abar-la֜nu 'el-'e֤ber hayּam֙ veyiqּache֣ha lּa֔nu veyashshemi'e֥nu 'ota֖hּ vena'ashseֽnּah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, "Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?"

וְלֹֽא־מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיָּ֖ם הִ֑וא לֵאמֹ֗ר מִ֣י יַעֲבָר־לָ֜נוּ אֶל־עֵ֤בֶר הַיָּם֙ וְיִקָּחֶ֣הָ לָּ֔נוּ וְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּ אֹתָ֖הּ וְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-qar֥ob 'ele֛yka hadּaba֖r me'o֑d bּepi֥yka ubiֽlebabeka֖ la'ashsotֽo׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.

כִּֽי־קָר֥וֹב אֵלֶ֛יךָ הַדָּבָ֖ר מְאֹ֑ד בְּפִ֥יךָ וּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖ לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): re'e֨h nata֤tּiy lepane֨yka֙ hayּ֔om 'et-haֽchayּi֖ym ve'et-hatּ֑ob ve'et-hamּa֖vet ve'et-haraֽ'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction.

רְאֵ֨ה נָתַ֤תִּי לְפָנֶ֨יךָ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם אֶת־הַֽחַיִּ֖ים וְאֶת־הַטּ֑וֹב וְאֶת־הַמָּ֖וֶת וְאֶת־הָרָֽע׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֨r 'anoki֣y metzaueka֮ hayּom֒ le'ahaba֞h 'et-yehva֤h 'elohe֨yka֙ lale֣ket bּideraka֔yv velishshemo֛r mitzevota֥yv vechuqּota֖yv umishshepּata֑yv vechayi֣yta verabi֔yta ubeֽrakeka֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka bּa'a֕retz 'ashsher-'atּa֥h ba'-shsha֖mּah lerishshetּaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֣י מְצַוְּךָ֮ הַיּוֹם֒ לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֔יו וְלִשְׁמֹ֛ר מִצְוֺתָ֥יו וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יו וְחָיִ֣יתָ וְרָבִ֔יתָ וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה בָא־שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'im-yipene֥h lebabeka֖ velo֣ tishshema֑ venidּachetּa֗ vehiֽshshetּachavi֛yta le'lohi֥ym 'acheri֖ym va'abadetּaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,

וְאִם־יִפְנֶ֥ה לְבָבְךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁמָ֑ע וְנִדַּחְתָּ֗ וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָ לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים וַעֲבַדְתָּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): higּa֤detּiy lakem֙ hayּ֔om kּi֥y 'abo֖d tּo'bed֑un lo'-ta'ariyku֤n yamiym֙ 'al-ha֣'adama֔h 'ashshe֨r 'atּa֤h 'ober֙ 'et-hayּaredּe֔n labo֥ shsha֖mּah lerishshetּaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

הִגַּ֤דְתִּי לָכֶם֙ הַיּ֔וֹם כִּ֥י אָבֹ֖ד תֹּאבֵד֑וּן לֹא־תַאֲרִיכֻ֤ן יָמִים֙ עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתָּ֤ה עֹבֵר֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לָבֹ֥א שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ha'iydo֨tiy bake֣m hayּom֮ 'et-hashshּama֣yim ve'et-ha'aretz֒ hachayּi֤ym vehamּa֨vet֙ nata֣tּiy lepane֔yka habּeraka֖h vehaqּelala֑h ubaֽcharetּa֙ bּaֽchayּi֔ym lema֥'an tּicheye֖h 'atּa֥h vezare'eֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live

הַעִידֹ֨תִי בָכֶ֣ם הַיּוֹם֮ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ֒ הַחַיִּ֤ים וְהַמָּ֨וֶת֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לְפָנֶ֔יךָ הַבְּרָכָ֖ה וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה וּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙ בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים לְמַ֥עַן תִּחְיֶ֖ה אַתָּ֥ה וְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): le'aֽhabah֙ 'et-yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka lishshemo֥'a bּeqol֖o uledabeqah-b֑o kּi֣y h֤u chayּe֨yka֙ ve'o֣reke yame֔yka lashshe֣bet 'al-ha'adama֗h 'ashsher֩ nishshebּa֨ yehva֧h la'abote֛yka le'aberaha֛m leyitzecha֥q uֽleya'aqo֖b late֥t laheֽm׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ בְּקֹל֖וֹ וּלְדָבְקָה־ב֑וֹ כִּ֣י ה֤וּא חַיֶּ֨יךָ֙ וְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמֶ֔יךָ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת עַל־הָאֲדָמָ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨ע יְהוָ֧ה לַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ לְאַבְרָהָ֛ם לְיִצְחָ֥ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖ב לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶֽם׃פ