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| [1]`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth, |
[1]If thou shalt obey diligently the voice of the Lord thy God, and observe and do all his commandments, which I command thee this day, then the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth. |
| [2]and all these blessings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee, because thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God: |
[2]And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt obey the voice of the Lord thy God. |
| [3]`Blessed [art] thou in the city, and blessed [art] thou in the field. |
[3]Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed also in the field. |
| [4]`Blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock. |
[4]Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. |
| [5]`Blessed [is] thy basket and thy kneading-trough. |
[5]Blessed shall be thy basket and thy dough. |
| [6]`Blessed [art] thou in thy coming in, and blessed [art] thou in thy going out. |
[6]Blessed shalt thou be, when thou comest in, and blessed also when thou goest out. |
| [7]`Jehovah giveth thine enemies, who are rising up against thee -- smitten before thy face; in one way they come out unto thee, and in seven ways they flee before thee. |
[7]The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise against thee, to fall before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and shall flee before thee seven ways. |
| [8]`Jehovah commandeth with thee the blessing in thy storehouses, and in every putting forth of thy hand, and hath blessed thee in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee. |
[8]The Lord shall command the blessing to be with thee in thy store houses, and in all that thou settest thine hand to, and will bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. |
| [9]`Jehovah doth establish thee to Himself for a holy people, as He hath sworn to thee, when thou keepest the commands of Jehovah thy God, and hast walked in His ways; |
[9]The Lord shall make thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. |
| [10]and all the peoples of the land have seen that the name of Jehovah is called upon thee, and they have been afraid of thee. |
[10]Then all people of the earth shall see that the name of the Lord is called upon over thee, and they shall be afraid of thee. |
| [11]`And Jehovah hath made thee abundant in good, in the fruit of the womb, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee. |
[11]And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord swear unto thy fathers, to give thee. |
| [12]`Jehovah doth open to thee his good treasure -- the heavens -- to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand, and thou hast lent to many nations, and thou -- thou dost not borrow. |
[12]The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, even the heaven to give rain unto thy land in due season, and to bless all the work of thine hands: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but shalt not borrow thyself. |
| [13]`And Jehovah hath given thee for head, and not for tail; and thou hast been only above, and art not beneath, for thou dost hearken unto the commands of Jehovah thy God, which I am commanding thee to-day, to keep and to do, |
[13]And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail, and thou shalt be above only, and shalt not be beneath, if thou obey the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to keep and to do them. |
| [14]and thou dost not turn aside from all the words which I am commanding you to-day -- right or left -- to go after other gods, to serve them. |
[14]But thou shalt not decline from any of the words, which I command you this day, either to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. |
| [15]`And it hath been, if thou dost not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God to observe to do all His commands, and His statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day, that all these revilings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee: |
[15]But if thou wilt not obey the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep and to do all his commandments and his ordinances, which I command thee this day, then all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee. |
| [16]`Cursed [art] thou in the city, and cursed [art] thou in the field. |
[16]Cursed shalt thou be in the town, and cursed also in the field. |
| [17]`Cursed [is] thy basket and thy kneading-trough. |
[17]Cursed shall thy basket be, and thy dough. |
| [18]`Cursed [is] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock. |
[18]Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. |
| [19]`Cursed [art] thou in thy coming in, and cursed [art] thou in thy going out. |
[19]Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed also when thou goest out. |
| [20]`Jehovah doth send on thee the curse, the trouble, and the rebuke, in every putting forth of thy hand which thou dost, till thou art destroyed, and till thou perish hastily, because of the evil of thy doings [by] which thou hast forsaken Me. |
[20]The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, trouble, and shame, in all that which thou settest thine hand to do, until thou be destroyed, and perish quickly, because of the wickedness of thy works whereby thou hast forsaken me. |
| [21]`Jehovah doth cause to cleave to thee the pestilence, till He consume thee from off the ground whither thou art going in to possess it. |
[21]The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he hath consumed thee from the land, whither thou goest to possess it. |
| [22]`Jehovah doth smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with extreme burning, and with sword, and with blasting, and with mildew, and they have pursued thee till thou perish |
[22]The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with the fever, and with a burning ague, and with fervent heat, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with the mildew, and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. |
| [23]`And thy heavens which [are] over thy head have been brass, and the earth which [is] under thee iron; |
[23]And thine heaven that is over thine head, shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee, iron. |
| [24]Jehovah giveth the rain of thy land -- dust and ashes; from the heavens it cometh down on thee till thou art destroyed. |
[24]The Lord shall give thee for the rain of thy land, dust and ashes: even from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. |
| [25]`Jehovah giveth thee smitten before thine enemies; in one way thou goest out unto them, and in seven ways dost flee before them, and thou hast been for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth; |
[25]And the Lord shall cause thee to fall before thine enemies: thou shalt come out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them, and shalt be scattered through all the kingdoms of the earth. |
| [26]and thy carcase hath been for food to every fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the earth, and there is none causing trembling. |
[26]And thy carcasses shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and none shall fray them away. |
| [27]`Jehovah doth smite thee with the ulcer of Egypt, and with emerods, and with scurvy, and with itch, of which thou art not able to be healed. |
[27]The Lord will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, that thou canst not be healed. |
| [28]`Jehovah doth smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart; |
[28]And the Lord shall smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishing of heart. |
| [29]and thou hast been gropling at noon, as the blind gropeth in darkness; and thou dost not cause thy ways to prosper; and thou hast been only oppressed and plundered all the days, and there is no saviour. |
[29]Thou shalt also grope at noondays, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and shalt not prosper in thy ways: thou shalt never but be oppressed with wrong, and be polled evermore, and no man shall succor thee. |
| [30]`A woman thou dost betroth, and another man doth lie with her; a house thou dost build, and dost not dwell in it; a vineyard thou dost plant, and dost not make it common; |
[30]Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard and shalt not eat the fruit. |
| [31]thine ox [is] slaughtered before thine eyes, and thou dost not eat of it; thine ass [is] taken violently away from before thee, and it is not given back to thee; thy sheep [are] given to thine enemies, and there is no saviour for thee. |
[31]Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and no man shall rescue them for thee. |
| [32]`Thy sons and thy daughters [are] given to another people, and thine eyes are looking and consuming for them all the day, and thy hand is not to God! |
[32]Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall still look for them, even till they fall out, and there shall be no power in thine hand. |
| [33]The fruit of thy ground, and all thy labour, eat up doth a people whom thou hast not known; and thou hast been only oppressed and bruised all the days; |
[33]The fruit of thy land and all thy labors shall a people, which thou knowest not, eat, and thou shalt never but suffer wrong, and violence alway: |
| [34]and thou hast been mad, because of the sight of thine eyes which thou dost see. |
[34]So that thou shalt be mad for the sight which thine eyes shall see. |
| [35]`Jehovah doth smite thee with an evil ulcer, on the knees, and on the legs (of which thou art not able to be healed), from the sole of thy foot even unto thy crown. |
[35]The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the thighs, with a sore botch, that thou canst not be healed: even from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thine head. |
| [36]`Jehovah doth cause thee to go, and thy king whom thou raisest up over thee, unto a nation which thou hast not known, thou and thy fathers, and thou hast served there other gods, wood and stone; |
[36]The Lord shall bring thee and thy king (which thou shalt set over thee) unto a nation, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, and there thou shalt serve other gods: even wood and stone, |
| [37]and thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee. |
[37]And thou shalt be a wonder, a proverb and a common talk among all people, whither the Lord shall carry thee. |
| [38]`Much seed thou dost take out into the field, and little thou dost gather in, for the locust doth consume it; |
[38]Thou shalt carry out much seed into the field, and shalt gather but little in: for the grasshoppers shall destroy it. |
| [39]vineyards thou dost plant, and hast laboured, and wine thou dost not drink nor gather, for the worm doth consume it; |
[39]Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dress it, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the worms shall eat it. |
| [40]olives are to thee in all thy border, and oil thou dost not pour out, for thine olive doth fall off. |
[40]Thou shalt have olive trees in all thy coasts, but shalt not anoint thyself with the oil: for thine olives shall fall. |
| [41]`Sons and daughters thou dost beget, and they are not with thee, for they go into captivity; |
[41]Thou shalt beget sons, and daughters, but shalt not have them: for they shall go into captivity. |
| [42]all thy trees and the fruit of thy ground doth the locust possess; |
[42]All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the grasshopper consume. |
| [43]the sojourner who [is] in thy midst goeth up above thee very high, and thou goest down very low; |
[43]The stranger that is among you, shall climb above thee up on high, and thou shalt come down beneath alow. |
| [44]he doth lend [to] thee, and thou dost not lend [to] him; he is for head, and thou art for tail. |
[44]He shall lend thee, and thou shalt not lend him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. |
| [45]`And come upon thee have all these curses, and they have pursued thee, and overtaken thee, till thou art destroyed, because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep His commands, and His statutes, which he hath commanded thee; |
[45]Moreover, all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed, because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments, and his ordinances, which he commanded thee: |
| [46]and they have been on thee for a sign and for a wonder, also on thy seed -- to the age. |
[46]And they shall be upon thee for signs and wonders, and upon thy seed forever, |
| [47]`Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things -- |
[47]Because thou servest not the Lord thy God with joyfulness and with a good heart for the abundance of all things. |
| [48]thou hast served thine enemies, whom Jehovah sendeth against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in lack of all things; and he hath put a yoke of iron on thy neck, till He hath destroyed thee. |
[48]Therefore thou shalt serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send upon thee, in hunger and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in need of all things? And he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck until he have destroyed thee. |
| [49]`Jehovah doth lift up against thee a nation, from afar, from the end of the earth, as the eagle it flieth; a nation whose tongue thou hast not heard, |
[49]The Lord shall bring a nation upon thee from far, even from the end of the world, flying swift as an eagle: a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand: |
| [50]a nation -- fierce of countenance -- which accepteth not the face of the aged, and the young doth not favour; |
[50]A nation of a fierce countenance, which will not regard the person of the old, nor have compassion of the young. |
| [51]and it hath eaten the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, till thou art destroyed; which leaveth not to thee corn, new wine, and oil, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock, till it hath destroyed thee. |
[51]The same shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land until thou be destroyed, and he shall leave thee neither wheat, wine, nor oil, neither the increase of thy kine, nor the flocks of thy sheep, until he have brought thee to naught. |
| [52]`And it hath laid siege to thee in all thy gates, till thy walls come down, the high and the fenced ones in which thou art trusting, in all thy land; yea, it hath laid siege to thee in all thy gates, in all thy land, which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee; |
[52]And he shall besiege thee in all thy cities, until thine high and strong walls fall down, wherein thou trustest in all the land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy cities throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. |
| [53]and thou hast eaten the fruit of thy body, flesh of thy sons and thy daughters (whom Jehovah thy God hath given to thee), in the siege, and in the straitness with which thine enemies do straiten thee. |
[53]And thou shalt eat the fruit of thy body: even the flesh of thy sons and thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, during the siege and straightness wherein thine enemy shall enclose thee: |
| [54]`The man who is tender in thee, and who [is] very delicate -- his eye is evil against his brother, and against the wife of his bosom, and against the remnant of his sons whom he leaveth, |
[54]So that the man (that is tender and exceeding dainty among you) shall be grieved at his brother and at his wife, that lieth in his bosom, and at the remnant of his children, which he hath yet left, |
| [55]against giving to one of them of the flesh of his sons whom he eateth, because he hath nothing left to him, in the siege, and in the straitness with which thine enemy doth straiten thee in all thy gates. |
[55]For fear of giving unto any of them of the flesh of his children, whom he shall eat, because he hath nothing left him in that siege, and straightness, wherewith thine enemy shall besiege thee in all thy cities. |
| [56]`The tender woman in thee, and the delicate, who hath not tried the sole of her foot to place on the ground because of delicateness and because of tenderness -- her eye is evil against the husband of her bosom, and against her son, and against her daughter, |
[56]The tender and dainty woman among you, which never would venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground (for her softness and tenderness) shall be grieved at her husband that lieth in her bosom, and at her son, and at her daughter, |
| [57]and against her seed which cometh out from between her feet, even against her sons whom she doth bear, for she doth eat them for the lacking of all things in secret, in the siege and in the straitness with which thine enemy doth straiten thee within thy gates. |
[57]And at her afterbirth (that shall come out from between her feet) and at her children, which she shall bear: for when all things lack, she shall eat them secretly, during the siege and straightness, wherewith thine enemy shall besiege thee in thy cities. |
| [58]`If thou dost not observe to do all the words of this law which are written in this book, to fear this honoured and fearful name -- Jehovah thy God -- |
[58]If thou wilt not keep and do all the words of this law (that are written in this book) and fear this glorious and fearful name THE LORD THY GOD, |
| [59]then hath Jehovah made wonderful thy strokes, and the strokes of thy seed -- great strokes, and stedfast, and evil sicknesses, and stedfast. |
[59]Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues and of long continuance, and sore diseases, and of long durance. |
| [60]`And He hath brought back on thee all the diseases of Egypt, of the presence of which thou hast been afraid, and they have cleaved to thee; |
[60]Moreover, he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, whereof thou wast afraid, and they shall cleave unto thee. |
| [61]also every sickness and every stroke which is not written in the book of this law; Jehovah doth cause them to go up upon thee till thou art destroyed, |
[61]And every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, will the Lord heap upon thee, until thou be destroyed. |
| [62]and ye have been left with few men, instead of which ye have been as stars of the heavens for multitude, because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah thy God. |
[62]And ye shall be left few in number, where ye were as the stars of heaven in multitude, because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God. |
| [63]`And it hath been, as Jehovah hath rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so doth Jehovah rejoice over you to destroy you, and to lay you waste; and ye have been pulled away from off the ground whither thou art going in to possess it; |
[63]And as the Lord hath rejoiced over you, to do you good, and to multiply you, so he will rejoice over you, to destroy you, and bring you to naught, and ye shall be rooted out of the land, whither thou goest to possess it. |
| [64]and Jehovah hath scattered thee among all the peoples, from the end of the earth even unto the end of the earth; and thou hast served there other gods which thou hast not known, thou and thy fathers -- wood and stone. |
[64]And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the world unto the other, and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known nor thy fathers, even wood and stone. |
| [65]`And among those nations thou dost not rest, yea, there is no resting-place for the sole of thy foot, and Jehovah hath given to thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and grief of soul; |
[65]Also among these nations thou shalt find no rest, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: for the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and looking to return till thine eyes fall out, and a sorrowful mind. |
| [66]and thy life hath been hanging in suspense before thee, and thou hast been afraid by night and by day, and dost not believe in thy life; |
[66]And thy life shall hang before thee, and thou shalt fear both night and day, and shalt have none assurance of thy life. |
| [67]in the morning thou sayest, O that it were evening! and in the evening thou sayest, O that it were morning! from the fear of thy heart, with which thou art afraid, and from the sight of thine eyes which thou seest. |
[67]In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were evening, and at the evening thou shalt say, Would God it were morning, for the fear of thine heart, which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes, which thou shalt see. |
| [68]`And Jehovah hath brought thee back to Egypt with ships, by a way of which I said to thee, Thou dost not add any more to see it, and ye have sold yourselves there to thine enemies, for men-servants and for maid-servants, and there is no buyer.' |
[68]And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships by the way, whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and there shall be no buyer. |