Deuteronomy 4
1 and now Israel to hear: hear to(wards) [the] statute: decree and to(wards) [the] justice: judgement which I to learn: teach [obj] you to/for to make: do because to live and to come (in): come and to possess: take [obj] [the] land: country/planet which LORD God father your to give: give to/for you
People of Israel, pay attention to the rules and regulations I'm teaching you to observe. That way you can stay alive, and go in and take over the country the Lord, the God of your forefathers, is giving you.
2 not to add upon [the] word which I to command [obj] you and not to dimish from him to/for to keep: obey [obj] commandment LORD God your which I to command [obj] you
You are not to add to or take away from what I'm telling you, so that you can keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I'm ordering you to follow.
3 eye your [the] to see: see [obj] which to make: do LORD in/on/with Baal of Peor Baal of Peor for all [the] man which to go: follow after Baal of Peor Baal of Peor to destroy him LORD God your from entrails: among your
You've seen for yourselves what the Lord did at Baal-peor where the Lord your God killed everyone among you who worshiped Baal of Peor.
4 and you(m. p.) [the] cleaving in/on/with LORD God your alive all your [the] day
Those of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today, every one of you.
5 to see: behold! to learn: teach [obj] you statute: decree and justice: judgement like/as as which to command me LORD God my to/for to make: do so in/on/with entrails: among [the] land: country/planet which you(m. p.) to come (in): come there [to] to/for to possess: take her
Listen, I have taught you the rules and regulations just as the Lord my God ordered me to do, so you can follow them in the country that you are about to enter and take over.
6 and to keep: obey and to make: do for he/she/it wisdom your and understanding your to/for eye: seeing [the] people which to hear: hear [emph?] [obj] all [the] statute: decree [the] these and to say except people wise and to understand [the] nation [the] great: large [the] this
Be careful to observe them, because this will demonstrate your wisdom and insight to the other people living there who are watching. They will find out about all these rules and say, “The people of this great nation are very wise and have good insight.”
7 for who? nation great: large which to/for him God near to(wards) him like/as LORD God our in/on/with all to call: call to we to(wards) him
What nation is as great as us, having a god so close to them as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call on him?
8 and who? nation great: large which to/for him statute: decree and justice: judgement righteous like/as all [the] instruction [the] this which I to give: put to/for face: before your [the] day
What nation is as great as us, having such good rules and regulations like all these laws that I'm placing before you today?
9 except to keep: careful to/for you and to keep: obey soul your much lest to forget [obj] [the] word: thing which to see: see eye your and lest to turn aside: depart from heart your all day life your and to know them to/for son: child your and to/for son: child son: child your
Just make sure to be very careful, and really watch what you do, so you don't forget the things you've have seen. Keep them in mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
10 day which to stand: stand to/for face: before LORD God your in/on/with Horeb in/on/with to say LORD to(wards) me to gather to/for me [obj] [the] people and to hear: hear them [obj] word my which to learn: learn [emph?] to/for to fear: revere [obj] me all [the] day which they(masc.) alive upon [the] land: planet and [obj] son: child their to learn: teach [emph?]
That day when you stood in the presence of the Lord your God at Horeb, the Lord told me, “Have the people come to me and to hear what I have to say, so they may learn to have respect for me throughout their lives here on earth, and so they may teach this to their children.”
11 and to present: come [emph?] and to stand: stand [emph?] underneath: under [the] mountain: mount and [the] mountain: mount to burn: burn in/on/with fire till heart [the] heaven darkness cloud and cloud
You gathered and stood at the foot of the mountain. The mountain was on fire, shooting out flames into the sky and producing thick dark clouds.
12 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) you from midst [the] fire voice: sound word you(m. p.) to hear: hear and likeness nothing you to see: see exception voice
The Lord spoke to you from the fire. You heard the words, but you didn't see the form of anyone speaking—there was just a voice.
13 and to tell to/for you [obj] covenant his which to command [obj] you to/for to make: do ten [the] word and to write them upon two tablet stone
He explained to you his agreement, the Ten Commandments, which he ordered you to follow. He wrote them down on two tablets of stone.
14 and [obj] me to command LORD in/on/with time [the] he/she/it to/for to learn: teach [obj] you statute: decree and justice: judgement to/for to make: do you [obj] them in/on/with land: country/planet which you(m. p.) to pass there [to] to/for to possess: take her
This was the time that the Lord ordered me to teach you the rules and regulations that you are to follow when you arrive in the country you're going to own once you've crossed the Jordan.
15 and to keep: guard much to/for soul: myself your for not to see: see all likeness in/on/with day to speak: speak LORD to(wards) you in/on/with Horeb from midst [the] fire
You didn't see any form when the Lord spoke to you from the fire at Horeb, so be very careful
16 lest to ruin [emph?] and to make to/for you idol likeness all idol pattern male or female
that you don't spoil your relationship with the Lord by making an idol for yourselves in any shape or form, whether it looks like a male or female,
17 pattern all animal which in/on/with land: country/planet pattern all bird wing which to fly in/on/with heaven
or any land animal or bird that flies,
18 pattern all to creep in/on/with land: soil pattern all fish which in/on/with water from underneath: under to/for land: country/planet
or of any animal that crawls on the ground or any fish in the deep sea.
19 and lest to lift: raise eye your [the] heaven [to] and to see: see [obj] [the] sun and [obj] [the] moon and [obj] [the] star all army [the] heaven and to banish and to bow to/for them and to serve: minister them which to divide LORD God your [obj] them to/for all [the] people underneath: under all [the] heaven
When you look up at the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the heavenly bodies—don't be tempted to bow down to them. Don't worship them like all the other nations on earth in the way that the Lord has allowed.
20 and [obj] you to take: take LORD and to come out: send [obj] you from furnace [the] iron from Egypt to/for to be to/for him to/for people inheritance like/as day: today [the] this
Remember that the Lord took you and led you out of the iron furnace which was Egypt to be his own people, just as you are today.
21 and LORD be angry in/on/with me upon word: because your and to swear to/for lest to pass I [obj] [the] Jordan and to/for lest to come (in): come to(wards) [the] land: country/planet [the] pleasant which LORD God your to give: give to/for you inheritance
But the Lord was angry with me because of you, and he vowed that I wouldn't cross the Jordan to enter the good land that the Lord your God is giving you to own.
22 for I to die in/on/with land: country/planet [the] this nothing I to pass [obj] [the] Jordan and you(m. p.) to pass and to possess: take [obj] [the] land: country/planet [the] pleasant [the] this
So I will not be crossing the Jordan, because I have to die here in this land. But you will cross over and occupy that good land.
23 to keep: careful to/for you lest to forget [obj] covenant LORD God your which to cut: make(covenant) with you and to make to/for you idol likeness all which to command you LORD God your
However, be careful not to forget the agreement of the Lord your God that he made with you. Don't make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything, because he has forbidden you to do this.
24 for LORD God your fire to eat he/she/it God jealous
For the Lord your God is a fire that burns everything up. He is an exclusive God.
25 for to beget son: child and son: child son: child and to sleep in/on/with land: country/planet and to ruin and to make idol likeness all and to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD God your to/for to provoke him
After you have been living in the country for a long time and have had children and grandchildren, if you then spoil the relationship you have with the Lord and make an idol in any form. The Lord your God sees this as evil makes him angry.
26 to testify in/on/with you [the] day: today [obj] [the] heaven and [obj] [the] land: country/planet for to perish to perish [emph?] quickly from upon [the] land: country/planet which you(m. p.) to pass [obj] [the] Jordan there [to] to/for to possess: take her not to prolong [emph?] day: today upon her for to destroy to destroy [emph?]
If you do this, I call on heaven and earth to be witnesses against you today that you will be completely wiped out from the country that you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will not live long there—you will be totally destroyed.
27 and to scatter LORD [obj] you in/on/with people and to remain man number in/on/with nation which to lead LORD [obj] you there [to]
The Lord will scatter you among the other nations, and not many of you will survive in the countries where the Lord has exiled you.
28 and to serve: minister there God deed: work hand man tree: wood and stone which not to see: see [emph?] and not to hear: hear [emph?] and not to eat [emph?] and not to smell [emph?]
There you will worship gods of wood and stone made by human beings. These idols can't see or hear or eat or smell.
29 and to seek from there [obj] LORD God your and to find for to seek him in/on/with all heart your and in/on/with all soul your
However, if while you're there you decide to come to the Lord your God, you will find him if you come to him whole-heartedly, with complete commitment.
30 in/on/with distress to/for you and to find you all [the] word: thing [the] these in/on/with end [the] day and to return: return till LORD God your and to hear: obey in/on/with voice his
When you are in trouble, after you've experienced all these things, then eventually you will return to the Lord your God and do what he says.
31 for God compassionate LORD God your not to slacken you and not to ruin you and not to forget [obj] covenant father your which to swear to/for them
The Lord your God is a merciful God. He won't abandon you or destroy you or forget the agreement he made with your forefathers, confirmed by a solemn promise.
32 for to ask please to/for day first: previous which to be to/for face: before your to/for from [the] day which to create God man upon [the] land: country/planet and to/for from end [the] heaven and till end [the] heaven to be like/as Chronicles [the] great: large [the] this or to hear: hear like him
Think about it! Examine the whole of history from the beginning of time, long before you existed, when God made human beings, right up until now. Ask this question anywhere, from one end of the earth to the other: Has anything as amazing as this ever happened before; has anyone ever heard anything like this?
33 to hear: hear people voice God to speak: speak from midst [the] fire like/as as which to hear: hear you(m. s.) and to live
Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking out of the fire, like you have, and survived?
34 or to test: try God to/for to come (in): come to/for to take: take to/for him nation from entrails: among nation in/on/with trial in/on/with sign: miraculous and in/on/with wonder and in/on/with battle and in/on/with hand: power strong and in/on/with arm to stretch and in/on/with fear great: large like/as all which to make: do to/for you LORD God your in/on/with Egypt to/for eye: before(the eyes) your
Has any god tried to take a nation out of another nation and make them his own, using tests and signs and miracles and war—with his great power and incredible strength and terrifying actions—like the Lord your God did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes?
35 you(m. s.) to see: see to/for to know for LORD he/she/it [the] God nothing still from to/for alone: besides him
You were shown all this so you could be certain that the Lord is God and there is no one like him.
36 from [the] heaven to hear: hear you [obj] voice his to/for to discipline you and upon [the] land: country/planet to see: see you [obj] fire his [the] great: large and word his to hear: hear from midst [the] fire
He made you hear his voice from heaven so you would obey him. On earth he revealed himself though blazing fire, and you heard him speak to you from the fire.
37 and underneath: because of for to love: lover [obj] father your and to choose in/on/with seed: children his after him and to come out: send you in/on/with face his in/on/with strength his [the] great: large from Egypt
Because he loved your forefathers, he chose you, their descendants. He himself led you out of Egypt by his great power,
38 to/for to possess: take nation great: large and mighty from you from face: before your to/for to come (in): bring you to/for to give: give to/for you [obj] land: country/planet their inheritance like/as day: today [the] this
driving out ahead of you nations that were greater and stronger than you, in order to lead you to their land and give it to you as yours to own, just as you do today.
39 and to know [the] day and to return: recall to(wards) heart your for LORD he/she/it [the] God in/on/with heaven from above and upon [the] land: country/planet from underneath: under nothing still
So today be sure about this and never forget: the Lord is the only God in heaven above and on the earth below.
40 and to keep: obey [obj] statute: decree his and [obj] commandment his which I to command you [the] day which be good to/for you and to/for son: child your after you and because to prolong day upon [the] land: soil which LORD God your to give: give to/for you all [the] day
Observe his rules and regulations that I'm giving you right now, so that you and your children will do well, and that you may have long lives in the country that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.
41 then to separate Moses three city in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan east [to] sun
Then Moses assigned three sanctuary towns to the east of the Jordan
42 to/for to flee there [to] to murder which to murder [obj] neighbor his in/on/with without knowledge and he/she/it not to hate to/for him from yesterday three days ago and to flee to(wards) one from [the] city [the] these and to live
where a person could run to after accidentally killing someone without deliberate hatred. To save their life they could run to one of these towns:
43 [obj] Bezer in/on/with wilderness in/on/with land: country/planet [the] plain to/for Reubenite and [obj] Ramoth in/on/with Gilead to/for Gad and [obj] Golan in/on/with Bashan to/for Manassite
Bezer in the desert plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.
44 and this [the] instruction which to set: make Moses to/for face: before son: descendant/people Israel
This is the law that Moses placed before the Israelites.
45 these [the] testimony and [the] statute: decree and [the] justice: judgement which to speak: speak Moses to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with to come out: come they from Egypt
These are the laws, rules, and regulations Moses gave them after they had come out of Egypt.
46 in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan in/on/with valley opposite Beth-peor Beth-peor in/on/with land: country/planet Sihon king [the] Amorite which to dwell in/on/with Heshbon which to smite Moses and son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with to come out: come they from Egypt
This was when they were in the valley to the east of the Jordan near Beth-peor in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites. He had ruled from Heshbon and had been defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had left Egypt.
47 and to possess: take [obj] land: country/planet his and [obj] land: country/planet Og king [the] Bashan two king [the] Amorite which in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan east sun
They took over his country and the country of Og king of Bashan. (They were the two kings of the Amorites who previously ruled on the east side of the Jordan.)
48 from Aroer which upon lip: edge torrent: valley Arnon and till mountain: mount (Mount) Sirion he/she/it (Mount) Hermon
The territory went from the town of Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley all the way to Mount Sirion, otherwise known as Mount Hermon,
49 and all [the] Arabah side: beside [the] Jordan east [to] and till sea [the] Arabah underneath: under Slopes (of Pisgah) [the] Pisgah
and included all the Arabah to the east of the Jordan down as far as the Dead Sea beside the slopes of Mount Pisgah.
