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Deuteronomy 30 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | And it being when all these words shall come upon thee, the blessing, and the curse which I gave before thee, and thou shalt turn back to thy heart in all these nations where Jehovah thy God thrust thee away there, | “And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God has driven you, | 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, | |
| 2 | And thou turnedst back to Jehovah thy God, and heardst to his voice according to all which I command thee this day, thou and thy sons, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul: | and return to the LORD your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, | 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, | |
| 3 | And Jehovah thy God turned back thy captivity, and pitied thee, and he turned back and gathered thee from all the peoples, where Jehovah thy God scattered thee there. | then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you. | 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. | |
| 4 | If thy expelling shall be to the end of the heavens, from there thy God will gather thee, and from there he will take thee: | If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there he will take you. | 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. | |
| 5 | And Jehovah thy God brought thee to the land which thy fathers inherited, and thou inheritedst it: and he did good to thee and multiplied thee above thy fathers. | And the LORD your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. | 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. | |
| 6 | And Jehovah thy God circumcised thy heart and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, for the sake of thy life. | And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. | 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. | |
| 7 | And Jehovah thy God gave all these curses upon thine enemies and upon those hating thee, who chased thee. | And the LORD your God will put all these curses on your foes and enemies who persecuted you. | The LORD your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you. | |
| 8 | And thou shalt turn back and hear to the voice of Jehovah, and do all his commands which I command thee this day. | And you shall again obey the voice of the LORD and keep all his commandments that I command you today. | You will again obey the LORD and follow all his commands I am giving you today. | |
| 9 | And Jehovah thy God caused thee to abound in every work of thy hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land for good: for Jehovah will turn back to be glad over thee for good as he was glad over thy fathers: | The LORD your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground. For the LORD will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers, | 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, | |
| 10 | If thou shalt hear to the voice of Jehovah thy God to watch his commands and his laws written in the book of this law, if thou shalt turn back to Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul. | when you obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. | 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. | |
| 11 | For this command which I command thee this day, it was not great for thee, and it was not far off. | “For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. | Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. | |
| 12 | It is not in the heavens to say, Who shall go up for us to the heavens to take it to us and cause us to hear it and do it? | It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ | 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?” | |
| 13 | And it is not beyond the sea, to say, Who shall pass over for us to the other side of the sea, and take it to us and cause us to hear it and do it? | Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ | 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?” | |
| 14 | For the word is very near to thee in thy mouth and in thy heart to do it. | But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it. | No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it. | |
| 15 | See, I gave before thy face this day the life and the good, and the death and the evil; | “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. | See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. | |
| 16 | That I command thee this day to love Jehovah thy God, to go in his ways, to watch his commands and his laws and his judgments, and live thou and multiply: and Jehovah thy God blessed thee in the land which thou wentest there to possess it. | If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you today, by loving the LORD your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. | 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. | |
| 17 | And if thy heart shall turn aside and thou shalt not hear, and be thrust away and worship to other gods, and serve them; | But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, | 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, | |
| 18 | I announced to you this day that perishing, ye shall perish; ye shall not prolong the days upon the land which thou passest over Jordan to go in there to possess it. | I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. | 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. | |
| 19 | I called to witness against you this day the heavens and the earth, the life and the death I gave before thee, the blessing and the curse: and choose upon life, so that thou shalt live, thou and thy seed: | I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, | 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 | |
| 20 | To love Jehovah thy God; to hear to his voice and to cleave to him (for this thy life and the length of thy days) to dwell upon the land which Jehovah aware to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaak, and to Jacob, to give to them. | loving the LORD your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.” | 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. | |
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