Re’eh(רְאֵה)
Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17
First Aliyah
11:26
You can therefore see that I am placing before you both a blessing and a curse.
You can therefore see that I am placing before you both a blessing and a curse.
Re’eh anochi noten lifneychem hayom berachah uklalah.
רְאֵה, אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לִפְנֵיכֶם–הַיּוֹם: בְּרָכָה, וּקְלָלָה.
11:27
The blessing [will come] if you obey the commandments of God your Lord, which I am prescribing to you today.
The blessing [will come] if you obey the commandments of God your Lord, which I am prescribing to you today.
Et-haberachah asher tishme’u el-mitsvot Adonay Eloheychem asher anochi metsaveh etchem hayom.
אֶת-הַבְּרָכָה–אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמְעוּ, אֶל-מִצְוֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם, הַיּוֹם.
11:28
The curse [will come] if you do not obey the commandments of God your Lord, and you go astray from the path that I am prescribing for you today, following other gods to have a novel spiritual experience.
The curse [will come] if you do not obey the commandments of God your Lord, and you go astray from the path that I am prescribing for you today, following other gods to have a novel spiritual experience.
Vehakelalah im-lo tishme’u el-mitsvot Adonay Eloheychem vesartem min-haderech asher anochi metsaveh etchem hayom lalechet acharey elohim acherim asher lo-yedatem.
וְהַקְּלָלָה, אִם-לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ אֶל-מִצְוֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, וְסַרְתֶּם מִן-הַדֶּרֶךְ, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם: לָלֶכֶת, אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים–אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יְדַעְתֶּם.
11:29
When God your Lord brings you to the land which you are about to occupy, you must declare the blessing on Mount Gerizim, and the curse on Mount Ebal.
When God your Lord brings you to the land which you are about to occupy, you must declare the blessing on Mount Gerizim, and the curse on Mount Ebal.
Vehayah ki yevi’acha Adonay Eloheycha el-ha’arets asher atah vah-shamah lerishtah venatatah et-habrachah al-har Gerizim ve’et-haklalah al-har Eyval.
וְהָיָה, כִּי יְבִיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֶל-הָאָרֶץ, אֲשֶׁר-אַתָּה בָא-שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ–וְנָתַתָּה אֶת-הַבְּרָכָה עַל-הַר גְּרִזִים, וְאֶת-הַקְּלָלָה עַל-הַר עֵיבָל.
11:30
They are across the Jordan, just beyond the Sunset Highway on the way to Gilgal, near the Plains of Moreh, in the territory of the Canaanites who live in the flood plain.
They are across the Jordan, just beyond the Sunset Highway on the way to Gilgal, near the Plains of Moreh, in the territory of the Canaanites who live in the flood plain.
Halo-hemah be’ever haYarden acharey derech mevo hashemesh be’erets haKna’ani hayoshev ba’Aravah mul haGilgal etsel eloney Moreh.
הֲלֹא-הֵמָּה בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן, אַחֲרֵי דֶּרֶךְ מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, בְּאֶרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי, הַיֹּשֵׁב בָּעֲרָבָה–מוּל, הַגִּלְגָּל, אֵצֶל, אֵלוֹנֵי מֹרֶה.
11:31
[You must do this] because you are crossing the Jordan to come to the land which God your Lord is giving you and occupy it. When you have occupied it and you live there,
[You must do this] because you are crossing the Jordan to come to the land which God your Lord is giving you and occupy it. When you have occupied it and you live there,
Ki atem ovrim et-haYarden lavo lareshet et-ha’arets asher-Adonay Eloheychem noten lachem virishtem otah vishavtem-bah.
הֲלֹא-הֵמָּה בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן, אַחֲרֵי דֶּרֶךְ מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, בְּאֶרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי, הַיֹּשֵׁב בָּעֲרָבָה–מוּל, הַגִּלְגָּל, אֵצֶל, אֵלוֹנֵי מֹרֶה.
11:32
you must carefully keep all the rules and laws that I am prescribing to you today.
you must carefully keep all the rules and laws that I am prescribing to you today.
Ushmartem la’asot et kol-hachukim ve’et-hamishpatim asher anochi noten lifneychem hayom.
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם לַעֲשׂוֹת, אֵת כָּל-הַחֻקִּים וְאֶת-הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לִפְנֵיכֶם, הַיּוֹם.
12:1
These are the rules and laws that you must carefully keep in the land that God, Lord of your fathers, is giving you so that you will be able to occupy it as long as you live on earth:
These are the rules and laws that you must carefully keep in the land that God, Lord of your fathers, is giving you so that you will be able to occupy it as long as you live on earth:
Eleh hachukim vehamishpatim asher tishmerun la’asot ba’arets asher natan Adonay Elohey avoteycha lecha lerishtah kol-hayamim asher-atem chayim al-ha’adamah.
אֵלֶּה הַחֻקִּים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים, אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמְרוּן לַעֲשׂוֹת, בָּאָרֶץ, אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֶיךָ לְךָ לְרִשְׁתָּהּ: כָּל-הַיָּמִים–אֲשֶׁר-אַתֶּם חַיִּים, עַל-הָאֲדָמָה.
12:2
Do away with all the places where the nations whom you are driving out worship their gods, [whether they are] on the high mountains, on the hills, or under any luxuriant tree.
Do away with all the places where the nations whom you are driving out worship their gods, [whether they are] on the high mountains, on the hills, or under any luxuriant tree.
Abed te’abdun et-kol-hamekomot asher avdu-sham hagoyim asher atem yorshim otam et-Eloheyhem al-heharim haramim ve’al-hageva’ot vetachat kol-ets ra’anan.
אַבֵּד תְּאַבְּדוּן אֶת-כָּל-הַמְּקֹמוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָבְדוּ-שָׁם הַגּוֹיִם, אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם יֹרְשִׁים אֹתָם–אֶת-אֱלֹהֵיהֶם: עַל-הֶהָרִים הָרָמִים וְעַל-הַגְּבָעוֹת, וְתַחַת כָּל-עֵץ רַעֲנָן.
12:3
You must tear down their altars, break up their sacred pillars, burn their Asherah trees, and chop down the statues of their gods, obliterating their names from that place.
You must tear down their altars, break up their sacred pillars, burn their Asherah trees, and chop down the statues of their gods, obliterating their names from that place.
Venitatstem et-mizbechotam veshibartem et-matsevotam va’ashereyhem tisrefun ba’esh ufsiley eloheyhem tegade’un ve’ibadetem et-shmam min-hamakom hahu.
וְנִתַּצְתֶּם אֶת-מִזְבְּחֹתָם, וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם אֶת-מַצֵּבֹתָם, וַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶם תִּשְׂרְפוּן בָּאֵשׁ, וּפְסִילֵי אֱלֹהֵיהֶם תְּגַדֵּעוּן; וְאִבַּדְתֶּם אֶת-שְׁמָם, מִן-הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא.
12:4
You may not worship God your Lord in such a manner.
You may not worship God your Lord in such a manner.
Lo ta’asun ken l’Adonay Eloheychem.
לֹא-תַעֲשׂוּן כֵּן, לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
12:5
This you may do only on the site that God your Lord will choose from among all your tribes, as a place established in His name. It is there that you shall go to seek His presence.
This you may do only on the site that God your Lord will choose from among all your tribes, as a place established in His name. It is there that you shall go to seek His presence.
Ki im-el-hamakom asher yivchar Adonay Eloheychem mikol-shivteychem lasum et-shemo sham leshichno tidreshu uvata shamah.
כִּי אִם-אֶל-הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר-יִבְחַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, מִכָּל-שִׁבְטֵיכֶם, לָשׂוּם אֶת-שְׁמוֹ, שָׁם–לְשִׁכְנוֹ תִדְרְשׁוּ, וּבָאתָ שָּׁמָּה.
12:6
That shall be the place to which you must bring your burnt offerings and eaten sacrifices, your [special] tithes, your hand-delivered elevated gifts, your general and specific pledges, and the first-born of your cattle and flocks.
That shall be the place to which you must bring your burnt offerings and eaten sacrifices, your [special] tithes, your hand-delivered elevated gifts, your general and specific pledges, and the first-born of your cattle and flocks.
Vahavetem shamah oloteychem vezivcheychem ve’et masroteychem ve’et trumat yedchem venidreychem venidvoteychem uvechorot bekarchem vetsonchem.
וַהֲבֵאתֶם שָׁמָּה, עֹלֹתֵיכֶם וְזִבְחֵיכֶם, וְאֵת מַעְשְׂרֹתֵיכֶם, וְאֵת תְּרוּמַת יֶדְכֶם; וְנִדְרֵיכֶם, וְנִדְבֹתֵיכֶם, וּבְכֹרֹת בְּקַרְכֶם, וְצֹאנְכֶם.
12:7
You and your families shall eat there before God your Lord, and you shall rejoice in all your endeavors, through which God your Lord shall bless you.
You and your families shall eat there before God your Lord, and you shall rejoice in all your endeavors, through which God your Lord shall bless you.
Va’achaltem-sham lifney Adonay Eloheychem usmachtem bechol mishlach yedchem atem uvateychem asher berachecha Adonay Eloheycha.
וַאֲכַלְתֶּם-שָׁם, לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם בְּכֹל מִשְׁלַח יֶדְכֶם, אַתֶּם וּבָתֵּיכֶם–אֲשֶׁר בֵּרַכְךָ, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ.
12:8
You will then not be able to do everything that we are now doing, [where each] person does what is right in his eyes.
You will then not be able to do everything that we are now doing, [where each] person does what is right in his eyes.
Lo ta’asun kechol asher anachnu osim poh hayom ish kol-hayashar be’eynav.
לֹא תַעֲשׂוּן–כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ עֹשִׂים פֹּה, הַיּוֹם: אִישׁ, כָּל-הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו.
12:9
Now you have not yet come to the resting place and hereditary land that God your Lord is giving you.
Now you have not yet come to the resting place and hereditary land that God your Lord is giving you.
Ki lo-vatem ad-atah el-hamenuchah ve’el-hanachalah asher Adonay Eloheycha noten lach.
כִּי לֹא-בָאתֶם, עַד-עָתָּה–אֶל-הַמְּנוּחָה, וְאֶל-הַנַּחֲלָה, אֲשֶׁר-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, נֹתֵן לָךְ.
12:10
But you shall soon cross the Jordan and live in the land that God your Lord is allotting you. When He has granted you safety from all your enemies around you, and you live in security,
But you shall soon cross the Jordan and live in the land that God your Lord is allotting you. When He has granted you safety from all your enemies around you, and you live in security,
Va’avartem et-haYarden vishavtem ba’arets asher-Adonay Eloheychem manchil etchem veheniach lachem mikol-oyveychem misaviv vishavtem-betach.
וַעֲבַרְתֶּם, אֶת-הַיַּרְדֵּן, וִישַׁבְתֶּם בָּאָרֶץ, אֲשֶׁר-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מַנְחִיל אֶתְכֶם; וְהֵנִיחַ לָכֶם מִכָּל-אֹיְבֵיכֶם מִסָּבִיב, וִישַׁבְתֶּם-בֶּטַח.