I am speaking to you because you are the ones who saw all the great deeds of the Lord!

then he will drive out all these nations ahead of you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.

Be certain to keep all the statutes and ordinances that I am presenting to you today.

You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone doing what seems best to him,

Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land.

These you may eat from among water creatures: anything with fins and scales you may eat,

You must be certain to tithe all the produce of your seed that comes from the field year after year.

At the end of every three years you must bring all the tithe of your produce, in that very year, and you must store it up in your villages.

The Lord your God will deliver it over to you and you must kill every single male by the sword.

You must not seek peace and prosperity for them through all the ages to come.

You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest.

You must inscribe on the stones all the words of this law, making them clear.”

“The Levites will call out to every Israelite with a loud voice:

‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

All these blessings will come to you in abundance if you obey the Lord your God:

Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you belong to the Lord, and they will respect you.

“Because you have not served the Lord your God joyfully and wholeheartedly with the abundance of everything you have,

He will infect you with all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will persistently afflict you.

Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.