Deuteronomy 27 — Novel English Bible

1 Mashah (Moses) and the zaqanay (elders) of Yashar-Al (Israel) tzawah (commanded) the im (nation / people), amar (said), “shamar (keep/guard) all the matzawah (commandment) which I tzawah (command) you this yawam (day).

2 It shall be on the yawam (day) when you shall ibar (pass over/through) over the Yaradan (Jordan) to the aratz (Earth/land) which Yahawah () your Alahayam () nathan (give) you, that you shall qawam (rise up) yourself up gadawal (very great/important/mighty) abanayam (stones), and plaster them with plaster:

3 And you shall kathab (write) on them all the dabaray (words) of this thawarah (instruction), when you ibar (pass over/through) passed over; that you may bawaa (come) in to the aratz (Earth/land) which Yahawah () your Alahayam () nathan (give) you, a aratz (Earth/land) zawab (flow) with chalab (milk) and dabash (honey), as Yahawah (), the Alahayam () of your ab (father), has dabar (word / matter) you.

4 It shall be, when you ibar (pass over/through) passed over the Yaradan (Jordan), that you shall qawam (rise up) up these abanayam (stones), which I tzawah (command) you this yawam (day), in har (mountain) Iyabal (Ebal), and you shall plaster them with plaster.

5 There you shall banah (build) an mazabach (altar) to Yahawah () your Alahayam (), an mazabach (altar) of abanayam (stones): you shall nawap (lift) up no barazal (iron) on them.

6 You shall banah (build) the mazabach (altar) of Yahawah () your Alahayam () of uncut abanayam (stones); and you shall ilah (go up / offer) burnt iwalath (offerings) thereon to Yahawah () your Alahayam ():

7 And you shall zabach (sacrifice) shalam (peace) offerings, and shall akal (eat) there; and you shall shamach (rejoice) panayam (face) Yahawah () your Alahayam ().

8 You shall kathab (write) on the abanayam (stones) all the dabaray (words) of this thawarah (Torah / Instruction) very baar (plainly).”

9 Mashah (Moses) and the kahanayam (priests) the Lawayay (Levites) dabar (word / matter) to all Yashar-Al (Israel), amar (spoke), “Keep silence, and shamai (hearken / hear), Yashar-Al (Israel): this yawam (day) you hayah (came to pass) become the im (nation / people) of Yahawah () your Alahayam ().

10 You shall therefore shamai (hearken / hear) the qawal (sound / voice) of Yahawah () your Alahayam (), and ishah (make) his matzawah (commandments) and his chaq (statute), which I tzawah (command) you this yawam (day).”

11 Mashah (Moses) tzawah (commanded) the im (nation / people) the same yawam (day), amar (said),

12 “These shall imad (stand) on har (mountain) Garazayam (Gerizim) to barak (blessed) the im (nation / people), when you ibar (pass over/through) passed over the Yaradan (Jordan): Shamaiwan (Simeon), and Laway (Levi), and Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah), and Yashashakar (Issachar), and Yawasap (Joseph), and Banayamayan (Benjamin).

13 These shall imad (stand) on har (mountain) Iyabal (Ebal) for the qalalah (curse): Raawaban (Reuben), Gad (Gad), and Ashar (who/that), and Zabawalawan (Zebulun), Dan (Dan), and Napathalay (Naphtali).

14 The Lawayay (Levites) shall inah (answer / respond), and tell all the ayash (man / husband) of Yashar-Al (Israel) with a rawam (will lift up) qawal (sound / voice),

15 ‘Arar (cursed) is the ayash (man / husband) who ishah (make) an engraved or masakah (molten) image, an thawaibah (abomination) to Yahawah (), the maishah (work) of the yaday (hands) of the charash (craftsman), and shawam (place / establish / appoint) it up in sathar (secret / hidden).’ All the im (nation / people) shall inah (answer / respond) and amar (spoke), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

16 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who sets qalah (light) by his ab (father) or his am (mother).’ All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

17 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who nasag (removes) his neighbor's gabawal (border/boundary).’ All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

18 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who makes the iwar (blind) to shagah (wander) out of the darak (way).’ All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

19 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who deprives the foreigner, yathawam (fatherless), and alamanah (widow).’ of mashapat (justice). All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

20 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who shakab (lies) with his ab (father) ayashah (woman / wife), because he has galah (uncovered) his ab (father) kanap (skirt).’ All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

21 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who shakab (lies) with any kind of animal.’ All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

22 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who shakab (lies) with his achawath (sister), the banath (daughter) of his ab (father), or the banath (daughter) of his am (mother).’ All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

23 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who shakab (lies) with his mother-in-law.’ All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

24 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who nakah (strikes) his neighbor.’ in sathar (secret / hidden). All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

25 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who laqach (take / seize) a shachad (bribe) to nakah (kill) an naqay (innocent) napash (soul).’ All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’

26 ‘Arar (cursed) is he who doesn't qawam (rise up) the dabaray (words) of this thawarah (Torah / Instruction) to ishah (make) them.’ All the im (nation / people) shall amar (said), ‘aman (believe / have faith).’”