The Altar on Mount Ebal
1Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all these commands that I give you today. 2When you have crossed the Jordan into the land the Lord your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster. 3Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you. 4And when you have crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I command you today, and coat them with plaster. 5Build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. Do not use any iron tool on them. 6Build the altar of the Lord your God with fieldstones and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God. 7Sacrifice fellowship offerings there, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the Lord your God. 8And you shall write very clearly all the words of this law on these stones you have set up.”
Curses From Mount Ebal
9Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Be silent, Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God. 10Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands and decrees that I give you today.”
11On the same day Moses commanded the people:
12When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph and Benjamin. 13And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to pronounce curses: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali.
14The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:
15“Cursed is anyone who makes an idol—a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
16“Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
17“Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
18“Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
19“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
20“Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
21“Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
22“Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
23“Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
24“Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
25“Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
26“Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
以巴路山上的律法
1摩西和以色列眾長老吩咐民眾說：「你們要遵守我今天吩咐你們的一切誡命。 2你們渡過約旦河、進入你們的上帝耶和華賜給你們的土地那天，要豎立幾塊大石，塗上石灰。 3你們渡過約旦河，進入你們祖先的上帝耶和華應許要賜給你們的奶蜜之鄉後，要把這律法一字不漏地寫在大石上。 4你們渡過約旦河後，要照我今日的吩咐，在以巴路山上豎立這些石頭，塗上石灰。 5要在那裡為你們的上帝耶和華築一座石壇，不要用鐵器鑿刻石頭。 6要用未鑿過的石頭為你們的上帝耶和華築一座壇，在上面獻燔祭給祂； 7又要獻上平安祭，在祂面前吃喝快樂。 8你們要把這律法一字不漏、清清楚楚地寫在那幾塊大石上。」
9摩西和利未祭司對全體以色列人說：「以色列人啊，要肅靜聆聽！你們今天已成為你們上帝耶和華的子民。 10你們要聽從祂，遵守祂的誡命和律例，就是我今天吩咐你們的。」
違命必受咒詛
11那天，摩西吩咐民眾說： 12「你們渡過約旦河後，西緬、利未、猶大、以薩迦、約瑟和便雅憫各支派要站在基利心山上為民眾祝福； 13呂便、迦得、亞設、西布倫、但和拿弗他利各支派要站在以巴路山上宣告咒詛。 14利未人要對所有以色列人高聲說：
15「『凡雕刻或鑄造耶和華所憎惡的神像，就是匠人製作的，並偷偷供奉的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
16「『凡不尊敬父母的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
17「『凡挪移鄰居界石的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
18「『凡故意帶領盲人走錯路的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
19「『凡不為寄居者和孤兒寡婦伸張正義的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
20「『凡與父親的妻妾亂倫的必受咒詛，因為他羞辱了父親！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
21「『凡與獸交合的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
22「『凡與同父異母或同母異父的姊妹亂倫的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
23「『凡與岳母亂倫的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
24「『凡暗殺鄰居的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
25「『凡因收受賄賂而殺害無辜的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
26「『凡不遵行這律法的必受咒詛！』
全體民眾要回答說，『阿們！』
