Deuteronomio 28
Riveduta 1927
1Ora, se tu ubbidisci diligentemente alla voce dell’Eterno, del tuo Dio, avendo cura di mettere in pratica tutti i suoi comandamenti che oggi ti do, avverrà che l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, ti renderà eccelso sopra tutte le nazioni della terra;
2e tutte queste benedizioni verranno su te e si compiranno per te, se darai ascolto alla voce dell’Eterno, dell’Iddio tuo:
3Sarai benedetto nelle città e sarai benedetto nella campagna.
4Benedetto sarà il frutto delle tue viscere, il frutto del tuo suolo e il frutto del tuo bestiame; benedetti i parti delle tue vacche e delle tue pecore.
5Benedetti saranno il tuo paniere e la tua madia.
6Sarai benedetto al tuo entrare e benedetto al tuo uscire.
7L’Eterno farà sì che i tuoi nemici, quando si leveranno contro di te, siano sconfitti dinanzi a te; usciranno contro a te per una via, e per sette vie fuggiranno d’innanzi a te.
8L’Eterno ordinerà alla benedizione d’esser teco ne’ tuoi granai e in tutto ciò a cui metterai mano; e ti benedirà nel paese che l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, ti dà.
9L’Eterno ti stabilirà perché tu gli sia un popolo santo, come t’ha giurato, se osserverai i comandamenti dell’Eterno, ch’è il tuo Dio, e se camminerai nelle sue vie;
10e tutti i popoli della terra vedranno che tu porti il nome dell’Eterno, e ti temeranno.
11L’Eterno, il tuo Dio, ti colmerà di beni, moltiplicando il frutto delle tue viscere, il frutto del tuo bestiame e il frutto del tuo suolo, nel paese che l’Eterno giurò ai tuoi padri di darti.
12L’Eterno aprirà per te il suo buon tesoro, il cielo, per dare alla tua terra la pioggia a suo tempo, e per benedire tutta l’opera delle tue mani, e tu presterai a molte nazioni e non prenderai nulla in prestito.
13L’Eterno ti metterà alla testa e non alla coda, e sarai sempre in alto e mai in basso, se ubbidirai ai comandamenti dell’Eterno, del tuo Dio, i quali oggi ti do perché tu li osservi e li metta in pratica,
14e se non devierai né a destra né a sinistra da alcuna delle cose che oggi vi comando, per andar dietro ad altri dèi e per servirli.
15Ma se non ubbidisci alla voce dell’Eterno, del tuo Dio, se non hai cura di mettere in pratica tutti i suoi comandamenti e tutte le sue leggi che oggi ti do, avverrà che tutte queste maledizioni verranno su te e si compiranno per te:
16Sarai maledetto nella città e sarai maledetto nella campagna.
17Maledetti saranno il tuo paniere e la tua madia.
18Maledetto sarà il frutto delle tue viscere, il frutto del tuo suolo; maledetti i parti delle tue vacche e delle tue pecore.
19Sarai maledetto al tuo entrare e maledetto al tuo uscire.
20L’Eterno manderà contro di te la maledizione, lo spavento e la minaccia in ogni cosa a cui metterai mano e che farai, finché tu sia distrutto e tu perisca rapidamente, a motivo della malvagità delle tue azioni per la quale m’avrai abbandonato.
21L’Eterno farà sì che la peste s’attaccherà a te, finch’essa t’abbia consumato nel paese nel quale stai per entrare per prenderne possesso.
22L’Eterno ti colpirà di consunzione, di febbre, d’infiammazione, d’arsura, di aridità, di carbonchio e di ruggine, che ti perseguiteranno finché tu sia perito.
23Il tuo cielo sarà di rame sopra il tuo capo, e la terra sotto di te sarà di ferro.
24L’Eterno manderà sul tuo paese, invece di pioggia, sabbia e polvere, che cadranno su te dal cielo, finché tu sia distrutto.
25L’Eterno farà si che sarai messo in rotta dinanzi ai tuoi nemici; uscirai contro a loro per una via e per sette vie fuggirai d’innanzi a loro, e nessuno dei regni della terra ti darà requie.
26I tuoi cadaveri saran pasto di tutti gli uccelli del cielo e delle bestie della terra, che nessuno scaccerà.
27L’Eterno ti colpirà con l’ulcera d’Egitto, con emorroidi, con la rogna e con la tigna, di cui non potrai guarire.
28L’Eterno ti colpirà di delirio, di cecità e di smarrimento di cuore;
29e andrai brancolando in pien mezzodì, come il cieco brancola nel buio; non prospererai nelle tue vie, sarai del continuo oppresso e spogliato, e non vi sarà alcuno che ti soccorra.
30Ti fidanzerai con una donna, e un altro si giacerà con lei; edificherai una casa, ma non vi abiterai; pianterai una vigna, e non ne godrai il frutto.
31Il tuo bue sarà ammazzato sotto i tuoi occhi, e tu non ne mangerai; il tuo asino sarà portato via in tua presenza, e non ti sarà reso; le tue pecore saranno date ai tuoi nemici, e non vi sarà chi ti soccorra.
32I tuoi figliuoli e le tue figliuole saran dati in balìa d’un altro popolo; i tuoi occhi lo vedranno e languiranno del continuo dal rimpianto di loro, e la tua mano sarà senza forza.
33Un popolo, che tu non avrai conosciuto, mangerà il frutto della tua terra e di tutta la tua fatica, e sarai del continuo oppresso e schiacciato.
34E sarai fuor di te per le cose che vedrai con gli occhi tuoi.
35L’Eterno ti colpirà sulle ginocchia e sulle cosce con un’ulcera maligna, della quale non potrai guarire; ti colpirà dalle piante de’ piedi alla sommità del capo.
36L’Eterno farà andare te e il tuo re che avrai costituito sopra di te, verso una nazione che né tu né i padri tuoi avrete conosciuta; e quivi servirai a dèi stranieri, al legno e alla pietra;
37e diverrai lo stupore, il proverbio e la favola di tutti i popoli fra i quali l’Eterno t’avrà condotto.
38Porterai molta semenza al campo e raccoglierai poco, perché la locusta la divorerà.
39Pianterai vigne, le coltiverai, ma non berrai vino ne coglierai uva, perché il verme le roderà.
40Avrai degli ulivi in tutto il tuo territorio ma non t’ungerai d’olio, perché i tuoi ulivi perderanno il loro frutto.
41Genererai figliuoli e figliuole, ma non saranno tuoi perché andranno in schiavitù.
42Tutti i tuoi alberi e il frutto del tuo suolo saran preda alla locusta.
43Lo straniero che sarà in mezzo a te salirà sempre più in alto al disopra di te, e tu scenderai sempre più in basso.
44Egli presterà a te, e tu non presterai a lui; egli sarà alla testa, e tu in coda.
45Tutte queste maledizioni verranno su te, ti perseguiteranno e ti raggiungeranno, finché tu sia distrutto, perché non avrai ubbidito alla voce dell’Eterno, del tuo Dio, osservando i comandamenti e le leggi ch’egli t’ha dato.
46Esse saranno per te e per la tua progenie come un segno e come un prodigio, in perpetuo.
47E perché non avrai servito all’Eterno, al tuo Dio, con gioia e di buon cuore in mezzo all’abbondanza d’ogni cosa,
48servirai ai tuoi nemici che l’Eterno manderà contro di te, in mezzo alla fame, alla sete, alla nudità e alla mancanza d’ogni cosa; ed essi ti metteranno un giogo di ferro sul collo, finché t’abbiano distrutto.
49L’Eterno farà muover contro di te, da lontano, dalle estremità della terra, una nazione, pari all’aquila che vola, una nazione della quale non intenderai la lingua,
50una nazione dall’aspetto truce, che non avrà riguardo al vecchio e non avrà mercé del fanciullo;
51che mangerà il frutto del tuo bestiame e il frutto del tuo suolo, finché tu sia distrutto, e non ti lascerà di resto né frumento, né mosto, né olio, né parti delle tue vacche e delle tue pecore, finché t’abbia fatto perire.
52E t’assedierà in tutte le tue città, finché in tutto il tuo paese cadano le alte e forti mura nelle quali avrai riposto la tua fiducia. Essa ti assedierà in tutte le tue città, in tutto il paese che l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, t’avrà dato.
53E durante l’assedio e nella distretta alla quale ti ridurrà il tuo nemico, mangerai il frutto delle tue viscere, le carni de’ tuoi figliuoli e delle tue figliuole, che l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, t’avrà dati.
54L’uomo più delicato e più molle tra voi guarderà di mal occhio il suo fratello, la donna che riposa sul suo seno, i figliuoli che ancora gli rimangono,
55non volendo dare ad alcun d’essi delle carni de’ suoi figliuoli delle quali si ciberà, perché non gli sarà rimasto nulla in mezzo all’assedio e alla distretta alla quale i nemici t’avranno ridotto in tutte le tue città.
56La donna più delicata e più molle tra voi, che per mollezza e delicatezza non si sarebbe attentata a posare la pianta del piede in terra, guarderà di mal occhio il marito che le riposa sul seno, il suo figliuolo e la sua figliuola,
57per non dar loro nulla della placenta uscita dal suo seno e de’ figliuoli che metterà al mondo, perché, mancando di tutto, se ne ciberà di nascosto, in mezzo all’assedio e alla penuria alla quale i nemici t’avranno ridotto in tutte le tue città.
58Se non hai cura di mettere in pratica tutte le parole di questa legge, scritte in questo libro, se non temi questo nome glorioso e tremendo dell’Eterno, dell’Iddio tuo,
59l’Eterno renderà straordinarie le piaghe con le quali colpirà te e la tua progenie: piaghe grandi e persistenti e malattie maligne e persistenti,
60e farà tornare su te tutte le malattie d’Egitto, dinanzi alle quali tu tremavi, e s’attaccheranno a te.
61Ed anche le molte malattie e le molte piaghe non menzionate nel libro di questa legge, l’Eterno le farà venir su te, finché tu sia distrutto.
62E voi rimarrete poca gente, dopo essere stati numerosi come le stelle del cielo perché non avrai ubbidito alla voce dell’Eterno, ch’è il tuo Dio.
63E avverrà che come l’Eterno prendeva piacere a farvi del bene e moltiplicarvi, così l’Eterno prenderà piacere a farvi perire e a distruggervi; e sarete strappati dal paese del quale vai a prender possesso.
64L’Eterno ti disperderà fra tutti i popoli, da un’estremità della terra sino all’altra; e là servirai ad altri dèi, che né tu né i tuoi padri avete mai conosciuti: al legno e alla pietra.
65E fra quelle nazioni non avrai requie, e non vi sarà luogo di riposo per la pianta de’ tuoi piedi; ma l’Eterno ti darà quivi un cuor tremante, degli occhi che si spegneranno e un’anima languente.
66La tua vita ti starà dinanzi come sospesa; tremerai notte e giorno, e non sarai sicuro della tua esistenza.
67La mattina dirai: “Fosse pur sera!” e la sera dirai: “Fosse pur mattina!” a motivo dello spavento ond’avrai pieno il cuore, e a motivo delle cose che vedrai cogli occhi tuoi.
68E l’Eterno ti farà tornare in Egitto su delle navi, per la via della quale t’avevo detto: “Non la rivedrai mai più!” E là sarete offerti in vendita ai vostri nemici come schiavi e come schiave, e mancherà il compratore!
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y SERÁ que, si oyeres diligente la voz de Jehová tu Dios, para guardar, para poner por obra todos sus mandamientos que yo te prescribo hoy, también Jehová tu Dios te pondrá alto sobre todas las gentes de la tierra;
2Y vendrán sobre ti todas estas bendiciones, y te alcanzarán, cuando oyeres la voz de Jehová tu Dios.
3Bendito serás tú en la ciudad, y bendito tú en el campo.
4Bendito el fruto de tu vientre, y el fruto de tu bestia, la cría de tus vacas, y los rebaños de tus ovejas.
5Bendito tu canastillo y tus sobras.
6Bendito serás en tu entrar, y bendito en tu salir.
7Pondrá Jehová á tus enemigos que se levantaren contra ti, de rota batida delante de ti: por un camino saldrán á ti, por siete caminos huirán delante de ti.
8Enviará Jehová contigo la bendición en tus graneros, y en todo aquello en que pusieres tu mano; y te bendecirá en la tierra que Jehová tu Dios te da.
9Confirmarte ha Jehová por pueblo suyo santo, como te ha jurado, cuando guardares los mandamientos de Jehová tu Dios, y anduvieres en sus caminos.
10Y verán todos los pueblos de la tierra que el nombre de Jehová es llamado sobre ti, y te temerán.
11Y te hará Jehová sobreabundar en bienes, en el fruto de tu vientre, y en el fruto de tu bestia, y en el fruto de tu tierra, en el país que juró Jehová á tus padres que te había de dar.
12Abrirte ha Jehová su buen depósito, el cielo, para dar lluvia á tu tierra en su tiempo, y para bendecir toda obra de tus manos. Y prestarás á muchas gentes, y tú no tomarás emprestado.
13Y te pondrá Jehová por cabeza, y no por cola: y estarás encima solamente, y no estarás debajo; cuando obedecieres á los mandamientos de Jehová tu Dios, que yo te ordeno hoy, para que los guardes y cumplas.
14Y no te apartes de todas las palabras que yo os mando hoy, ni á diestra ni á siniestra, para ir tras dioses ajenos para servirles.
15Y será, si no oyeres la voz de Jehová tu Dios, para cuidar de poner por obra todos sus mandamientos y sus estatutos, que yo te intimo hoy, que vendrán sobre ti todas estas maldiciones, y te alcanzarán.
16Maldito serás tu en la ciudad, y maldito en el campo.
17Maldito tu canastillo, y tus sobras.
18Maldito el fruto de tu vientre, y el fruto de tu tierra, y la cría de tus vacas, y los rebaños de tus ovejas.
19Maldito serás en tu entrar, y maldito en tu salir.
20Y Jehová enviará contra ti la maldición, quebranto y asombro en todo cuanto pusieres mano é hicieres, hasta que seas destruído, y perezcas presto á causa de la maldad de tus obras, por las cuales me habrás dejado.
21Jehová hará que se te pegue mortandad, hasta que te consuma de la tierra á la cual entras para poseerla.
22Jehová te herirá de tisis, y de fiebre, y de ardor, y de calor, y de cuchillo, y de calamidad repentina, y con añublo; y perseguirte han hasta que perezcas.
23Y tus cielos que están sobre tu cabeza, serán de metal; y la tierra que está debajo de ti, de hierro.
24Dará Jehová por lluvia á tu tierra polvo y ceniza: de los cielos descenderán sobre ti hasta que perezcas.
25Jehová te entregará herido delante de tus enemigos: por un camino saldrás á ellos, y por siete caminos huirás delante de ellos: y serás sacudido á todos los reinos de la tierra.
26Y será tu cuerpo muerto por comida á toda ave del cielo y bestia de la tierra, y no habrá quien las espante.
27Jehová te herirá de la plaga de Egipto, y con almorranas, y con sarna, y con comezón, de que no puedas ser curado.
28Jehová te herirá con locura, y con ceguedad, y con pasmo de corazón.
29Y palparás al mediodía, como palpa el ciego en la oscuridad, y no serás prosperado en tus caminos: y nunca serás sino oprimido y robado todos los días, y no habrá quien te salve.
30Te desposarás con mujer, y otro varón dormirá con ella; edificarás casa, y no habitarás en ella; plantarás viña, y no la vendimiarás.
31Tu buey será matado delante de tus ojos, y tú no comerás de él; tu asno será arrebatado de delante de ti, y no se te volverá; tus ovejas serán dadas á tus enemigos, y no tendrás quien te las rescate.
32Tus hijos y tus hijas serán entregados á otro pueblo, y tus ojos lo verán, y desfallecerán por ellos todo el día: y no habrá fuerza en tu mano.
33El fruto de tu tierra y todo tu trabajo comerá pueblo que no conociste; y nunca serás sino oprimido y quebrantado todos los días.
34Y enloquecerás á causa de lo que verás con tus ojos.
35Herirte ha Jehová con maligna pústula en las rodillas y en las piernas, sin que puedas ser curado: aun desde la planta de tu pie hasta tu mollera.
36Jehová llevará á ti, y á tu rey que hubieres puesto sobre ti, á gente que no conociste tú ni tus padres; y allá servirás á dioses ajenos, al palo y á la piedra.
37Y serás por pasmo, por ejemplo y por fábula, á todos los pueblos á los cuales te llevará Jehová.
38Sacarás mucha simiente al campo, y cogerás poco; porque la langosta lo consumirá.
39Plantarás viñas y labrarás, mas no beberás vino, ni cogerás uvas; porque el gusano las comerá.
40Tendrás olivas en todo tu término, mas no te ungirás con el aceite; porque tu aceituna se caerá.
41Hijos é hijas engendrarás, y no serán para ti; porque irán en cautiverio.
42Toda tu arboleda y el fruto de tu tierra consumirá la langosta.
43El extranjero que estará en medio de ti subirá sobre ti muy alto, y tú serás puesto muy bajo.
44El te prestará á ti, y tú no prestarás á él: él será por cabeza, y tú serás por cola.
45Y vendrán sobre ti todas estas maldiciones, y te perseguirán, y te alcanzarán hasta que perezcas; por cuanto no habrás atendido á la voz de Jehová tu Dios, para guardar sus mandamientos y sus estatutos, que él te mandó:
46Y serán en ti por señal y por maravilla, y en tu simiente para siempre.
47Por cuanto no serviste á Jehová tu Dios con alegría y con gozo de corazón, por la abundancia de todas las cosas;
48Servirás por tanto á tus enemigos que enviare Jehová contra ti, con hambre y con sed y con desnudez, y con falta de todas las cosas; y él pondrá yugo de hierro sobre tu cuello, hasta destruirte.
49Jehová traerá sobre ti gente de lejos, del cabo de la tierra, que vuele como águila, gente cuya lengua no entiendas;
50Gente fiera de rostro, que no tendrá respeto al anciano, ni perdonará al niño:
51Y comerá el fruto de tu bestia y el fruto de tu tierra, hasta que perezcas: y no te dejará grano, ni mosto, ni aceite, ni la cría de tus vacas, ni los rebaños de tus ovejas, hasta destruirte.
52Y te pondrá cerco en todas tus ciudades, hasta que caigan tus muros altos y encastillados en que tú confías, en toda tu tierra: te cercará, pues, en todas tus ciudades y en toda tu tierra, que Jehová tu Dios te habrá dado.
53Y comerás el fruto de tu vientre, la carne de tus hijos y de tus hijas que Jehová tu Dios te dió, en el cerco y en el apuro con que te angustiará tu enemigo.
54El hombre tierno en ti, y el muy delicado, su ojo será maligno para con su hermano, y para con la mujer de su seno, y para con el resto de sus hijos que le quedaren;
55Para no dar á alguno de ellos de la carne de sus hijos, que él comerá, porque nada le habrá quedado, en el cerco y en el apuro con que tu enemigo te oprimirá en todas tus ciudades.
56La tierna y la delicada entre vosotros, que nunca la planta de su pie probó á sentar sobre la tierra, de ternura y delicadeza, su ojo será maligno para con el marido de su seno, y para con su hijo, y para con su hija,
57Y para con su chiquita que sale de entre sus pies, y para con sus hijos que pariere; pues los comerá escondidamente, á falta de todo, en el cerco y en el apuro con que tu enemigo te oprimirá en tus ciudades.
58Si no cuidares de poner por obra todas las palabras de aquesta ley que están escritas en este libro, temiendo este nombre glorioso y terrible, JEHOVÁ TU DIOS,
59Jehová aumentará maravillosamente tus plagas y las plagas de tu simiente, plagas grandes y estables, y enfermedades malignas y duraderas;
60Y hará volver sobre ti todos los males de Egipto, delante de los cuales temiste, y se te pegarán.
61Asimismo toda enfermedad y toda plaga que no está escrita en el libro de esta ley, Jehová la enviará sobre ti, hasta que tú seas destruído.
62Y quedaréis en poca gente, en lugar de haber sido como las estrellas del cielo en multitud; por cuanto no obedeciste á la voz de Jehová tu Dios.
63Y será que como Jehová se gozó sobre vosotros para haceros bien, y para multiplicaros, así se gozará Jehová sobre vosotros para arruinaros, y para destruiros; y seréis arrancados de sobre la tierra, á la cual entráis para poseerla.
64Y Jehová te esparcirá por todos los pueblos, desde el un cabo de la tierra hasta el otro cabo de ella; y allí servirás á dioses ajenos que no conociste tú ni tus padres, al leño y á la piedra.
65Y ni aun entre las mismas gentes descansarás, ni la planta de tu pie tendrá reposo; que allí te dará Jehová corazón temeroso, y caimiento de ojos, y tristeza de alma:
66Y tendrás tu vida como colgada delante de ti, y estarás temeroso de noche y de día, y no confiarás de tu vida.
67Por la mañana dirás: ¡Quién diera fuese la tarde! y á la tarde dirás: ¡Quién diera fuese la mañana! por el miedo de tu corazón con que estarás amedrentado, y por lo que verán tus ojos.
68Y Jehová te hará tornar á Egipto en navíos por el camino del cual te ha dicho: Nunca más volveréis: y allí seréis vendidos á vuestros enemigos por esclavos y por esclavas, y no habrá quien os compre.
King James Version
1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
7The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
8The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
9The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
10And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
11And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
12The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
13And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
14And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
16Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
17Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
18Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
19Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
20The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
21The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.
22The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
23And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
24The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
25The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
26And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.
27The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
28The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
29And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
31Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
32Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.
33The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
34So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
35The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.
36The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
38Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.
39Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
40Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
41Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
42All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
43The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
44He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
45Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
46And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
47Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
48Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
49The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
50A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:
51And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.
52And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
53And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
54So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
55So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
56The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
57And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
58If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
59Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.
60Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee.
61Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
62And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
63And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
64And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
65And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
66And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
67In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
68And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
World English Bible
1It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the LORD your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
2All these blessings will come upon you, and overtake you, if you listen to the LORD your God’s voice.
3You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall be blessed in the field.
4You shall be blessed in the fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the fruit of your animals, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock.
5Your basket and your kneading trough shall be blessed.
6You shall be blessed when you come in, and you shall be blessed when you go out.
7The LORD will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck before you. They will come out against you one way, and will flee before you seven ways.
8The LORD will command the blessing on you in your barns, and in all that you put your hand to. He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
9The LORD will establish you for a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and walk in his ways.
10All the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the LORD’s name, and they will be afraid of you.
11The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.
12The LORD will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, and you will not borrow.
13The LORD will make you the head, and not the tail. You will be above only, and you will not be beneath, if you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you today, to observe and to do,
14and shall not turn away from any of the words which I command you today, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
15But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to the LORD your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come on you and overtake you.
16You will be cursed in the city, and you will be cursed in the field.
17Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed.
18The fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock will be cursed.
19You will be cursed when you come in, and you will be cursed when you go out.
20The LORD will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke in all that you put your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly, because of the evil of your doings, by which you have forsaken me.
21The LORD will make the pestilence cling to you, until he has consumed you from off the land where you go in to possess it.
22The LORD will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with fiery heat, with the sword, with blight, and with mildew. They will pursue you until you perish.
23Your sky that is over your head will be bronze, and the earth that is under you will be iron.
24The LORD will make the rain of your land powder and dust. It will come down on you from the sky, until you are destroyed.
25The LORD will cause you to be struck before your enemies. You will go out one way against them, and will flee seven ways before them. You will be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.
26Your dead bodies will be food to all birds of the sky, and to the animals of the earth; and there will be no one to frighten them away.
27The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with the tumors, with the scurvy, and with the itch, of which you can not be healed.
28The LORD will strike you with madness, with blindness, and with astonishment of heart.
29You will grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways. You will only be oppressed and robbed always, and there will be no one to save you.
30You will betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her. You will build a house, and you won’t dwell in it. You will plant a vineyard, and not use its fruit.
31Your ox will be slain before your eyes, and you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be violently taken away from before your face, and will not be restored to you. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and you will have no one to save you.
32Your sons and your daughters will be given to another people. Your eyes will look and fail with longing for them all day long. There will be no power in your hand.
33A nation which you don’t know will eat the fruit of your ground and all of your work. You will only be oppressed and crushed always,
34so that the sights that you see with your eyes will drive you mad.
35The LORD will strike you in the knees and in the legs with a sore boil, of which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.
36The LORD will bring you, and your king whom you will set over yourselves, to a nation that you have not known, you nor your fathers. There you will serve other gods of wood and stone.
37You will become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the LORD will lead you away.
38You will carry much seed out into the field, and will gather little in, for the locust will consume it.
39You will plant vineyards and dress them, but you will neither drink of the wine, nor harvest, because worms will eat them.
40You will have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you won’t anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives will drop off.
41You will father sons and daughters, but they will not be yours, for they will go into captivity.
42Locusts will consume all of your trees and the fruit of your ground.
43The foreigner who is among you will mount up above you higher and higher, and you will come down lower and lower.
44He will lend to you, and you won’t lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
45All these curses will come on you, and will pursue you and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you didn’t listen to the LORD your God’s voice, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded you.
46They will be for a sign and for a wonder to you and to your offspring forever.
47Because you didn’t serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;
48therefore you will serve your enemies whom the LORD sends against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in lack of all things. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.
49The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flies: a nation whose language you will not understand,
50a nation of fierce facial expressions, that doesn’t respect the elderly, nor show favor to the young.
51They will eat the fruit of your livestock and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed. They also won’t leave you grain, new wine, oil, the increase of your livestock, or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish.
52They will besiege you in all your gates until your high and fortified walls in which you trusted come down throughout all your land. They will besiege you in all your gates throughout all your land which the LORD your God has given you.
53You will eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemies will distress you.
54The man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye will be evil toward his brother, toward the wife whom he loves, and toward the remnant of his children whom he has remaining,
55so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he will eat, because he has nothing left to him, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy will distress you in all your gates.
56The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye will be evil toward the husband that she loves, toward her son, toward her daughter,
57toward her young one who comes out from between her feet, and toward her children whom she bears; for she will eat them secretly for lack of all things in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy will distress you in your gates.
58If you will not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD your God,
59then the LORD will make your plagues and the plagues of your offspring fearful, even great plagues, and of long duration, and severe sicknesses, and of long duration.
60He will bring on you again all the diseases of Egypt, which you were afraid of; and they will cling to you.
61Also every sickness and every plague which is not written in the book of this law, the LORD will bring them on you until you are destroyed.
62You will be left few in number, even though you were as the stars of the sky for multitude, because you didn’t listen to the LORD your God’s voice.
63It will happen that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so the LORD will rejoice over you to cause you to perish and to destroy you. You will be plucked from the land that you are going in to possess.
64The LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth. There you will serve other gods which you have not known, you nor your fathers, even wood and stone.
65Among these nations you will find no ease, and there will be no rest for the sole of your foot; but the LORD will give you there a trembling heart, failing of eyes, and pining of soul.
66Your life will hang in doubt before you. You will be afraid night and day, and will have no assurance of your life.
67In the morning you will say, “I wish it were evening!” and at evening you will say, “I wish it were morning!” for the fear of your heart which you will fear, and for the sights which your eyes will see.
68The LORD will bring you into Egypt again with ships, by the way of which I told you that you would never see it again. There you will offer yourselves to your enemies for male and female slaves, and nobody will buy you.