Deuteronomy 27

vayetsav mosheh veziqne yisra'el et-ha'am lemor shamor et-kol-hammitsvah asher anokhi metsavveh etkhem hayyom

Moses and the elders of Israel charged the people, saying: Observe all the Instruction that I enjoin upon you this day.

vehayah bayyom asher ta'avru et-hayyarden el-ha'arets asher-Adonai elohekha noten lakh vahaqemota lekha avanim gedolot vesadta otam bassid

As soon as you have crossed the Jordan into the land that the ETERNAL your God is giving you, you shall set up large stones. Coat them with plaster

vekhatavta alehen et-kol-divre hattorah hazzot be'ovrekha lema'an asher tavo el-ha'arets asher-Adonai elohekha noten lekha erets zavat khalav udevash ka'asher dibber Adonai elohe-avotekha lakh

and inscribe upon them all the words of this Teaching. When you cross over to enter the land that the ETERNAL your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the ETERNAL, the God of your ancestors, promised you—

vehayah be'ovrekhem et-hayyarden taqimu et-ha'avanim ha'elleh asher anokhi metsavveh etkhem hayyom behar eval vesadta otam bassid

upon crossing the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, about which I charge you this day, on Mount Ebal, and coat them with plaster.

uvanita sham mizbeakh la-Adonai elohekha mizbakh avanim lo-tanif alehem barzel

There, too, you shall build an altar to the ETERNAL your God, an altar of stones. Do not wield an iron tool over them;

avanim shelemot tivneh et-mizbakh Adonai elohekha veha'alita alayw olot la-Adonai elohekha

you must build the altar of the ETERNAL your God of unhewn stones. You shall offer on it burnt offerings to the ETERNAL your God,

vezavakhta shelamim ve'akhalta sham vesamakhta lifne Adonai elohekha

and you shall sacrifice there offerings of well-being and eat them, rejoicing before the ETERNAL your God.

vekhatavta al-ha'avanim et-kol-divre hattorah hazzot ba'er hetev

And on those stones you shall inscribe every word of this Teaching most distinctly.

vayedabber mosheh vehakkohanim haleviyyim el kol-yisra'el lemor hasket ushema yisra'el hayyom hazzeh nihyeta le'am la-Adonai elohekha

Moses and the levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying: Silence! Hear, O Israel! Today you have become the people of the ETERNAL your God:

veshamata beqol Adonai elohekha ve'asita et-mitsvotav ve'et-khuqqayw asher anokhi metsavvekha hayyom

Heed the ETERNAL your God and observe the commandments and laws that I enjoin upon you this day.

vayetsav mosheh et-ha'am bayyom hahu lemor

Thereupon Moses charged the people, saying:

elleh ya'amdu levarekh et-ha'am al-har gerizim be'ovrekhem et-hayyarden shimon velevi vihudah veyissashkhar veyosef uvinyamin

After you have crossed the Jordan, the following shall stand on Mount Gerizim when the blessing for the people is spoken: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

ve'elleh ya'amdu al-haqqelalah behar eval re'uven gad ve'asher uzevulun dan venaftali

And for the curse, the following shall stand on Mount Ebal: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

ve'anu haleviyyim ve'ameru el-kol-ish yisra'el qol ram

The Levites shall then proclaim in a loud voice to the entire body of Israel:

arur ha'ish asher ya'aseh fesel umassekhah to'avat Adonai ma'aseh yede kharash vesam bassater ve'anu khol-ha'am ve'ameru amen

Cursed be anyone who makes a sculptured or molten image, abhorred by GOD, a craftsman’s handiwork, and sets it up in secret.—And all the people shall respond, Amen.

arur maqleh aviv ve'immo ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be the one who insults their father or mother.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

arur massig gevul re'ehu ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be the one who moves a neighbor’s landmark.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

arur mashgeh ivver baddarekh ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be the one who misdirects a blind person who is underway.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

arur matteh mishpat ger-yatom ve'almanah ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be the one who subverts the rights of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

arur shokhev im-eshet aviv ki gillah kenaf aviv ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be the one who lies with his father’s wife, for he has removed his father’s garment.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

arur shokhev im-kol-behemah ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be the one who lies with any animal.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

arur shokhev im-akhoto bat-aviv o vat-immo ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be the one who lies with his sister, whether daughter of his father or of his mother.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

arur shokhev im-khotanto ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be the one who lies with his mother-in-law.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

arur makkeh re'ehu bassater ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be the one who strikes down a fellow Israelite in secret.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

arur loqeakh shokhad lehakkot nefesh dam naqi ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be the one who accepts a bribe in the case of the murder of an innocent person.—And all the people shall say, Amen.

arur asher lo-yaqim et-divre hattorah-hazzot la'asot otam ve'amar kol-ha'am amen

Cursed be whoever will not uphold the terms of this Teaching and observe them.—And all the people shall say, Amen.