New King James Version

New Living Translation

The Second Pair of Tablets

“At that time the Lord said to me, [a]‘Hew for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to Me on the mountain and make yourself an ark of wood.

1

A New Copy of the Covenant

“At that time the LORD said to me, ‘Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones. Also make a wooden Ark — a sacred chest to store them in. Come up to me on the mountain,

2

And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you shall put them in the ark.’

2

and I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the ones you smashed. Then place the tablets in the Ark.’

3

“So I made an ark of acacia wood, hewed two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand.

3

“So I made an Ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the first two. Then I went up the mountain with the tablets in my hand.

4

And He wrote on the tablets according to the first writing, the Ten [b]Commandments, which the Lord had spoken to you in the mountain from the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the Lord gave them to me.

4

Once again the LORD wrote the Ten Commandmentsa on the tablets and gave them to me. They were the same words the LORD had spoken to you from the heart of the fire on the day you were assembled at the foot of the mountain.

5

Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, just as the Lord commanded me.”

5

Then I turned and came down the mountain and placed the tablets in the Ark of the Covenant, which I had made, just as the LORD commanded me. And the tablets are still there in the Ark.”

6

(Now the children of Israel journeyed from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died, and where he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his [c]stead.

6

(The people of Israel set out from the wells of the people of Jaakanb and traveled to Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried. His son Eleazar ministered as high priest in his place.

7

From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of [d]rivers of water.

7

Then they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from there to Jotbathah, a land with many brooks and streams.

8

At that time the Lord [e]separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day.

8

At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant, and to stand before the LORD as his ministers, and to pronounce blessings in his name. These are their duties to this day.

9

Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, just as the Lord your God promised him.)

9

That is why the Levites have no share of property or possession of land among the other Israelite tribes. The LORD himself is their special possession, as the LORD your God told them.)

10

“As at the first time, I stayed in the mountain forty days and forty nights; the Lord also heard me at that time, and the Lord chose not to destroy you.

10

“As for me, I stayed on the mountain in the LORD’s presence for forty days and nights, as I had done the first time. And once again the LORD listened to my pleas and agreed not to destroy you.

11

Then the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, begin your journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.’

11

Then the LORD said to me, ‘Get up and resume the journey, and lead the people to the land I swore to give to their ancestors, so they may take possession of it.’

12

The Essence of the Law

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

12

A Call to Love and Obedience

“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.

13

and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your [f]good?

13

And you must always obey the LORD’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.

14

Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it.

14

“Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the LORD your God.

15

The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their [g]descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.

15

Yet the LORD chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today.

16

Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked[h] no longer.

16

Therefore, change your heartsc and stop being stubborn.

17

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe.

17

“For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed.

18

He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.

18

He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.

19

Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

19

So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

20

You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.

20

You must fear the LORD your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

21

He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.

21

He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes.

22

Your fathers went down to Egypt with seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as the stars of heaven in multitude.

22

When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky!

Parallel

New King James Version

New Living Translation

Deuteronomy 10

Deuteronomy 10