Re’eh(רְאֵה)
Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17
Third Aliyah
12:29
When God excises the nations to which you are coming, and drives them away before you, you shall expel them and live in their land.
When God excises the nations to which you are coming, and drives them away before you, you shall expel them and live in their land.
Ki-yachrit Adonay Eloheycha et-hagoyim asher atah va-shamah lareshet otam mipaneycha veyarashta otam veyashavta be’artsam.
כִּי-יַכְרִית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת-הַגּוֹיִם, אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה בָא-שָׁמָּה לָרֶשֶׁת אוֹתָם–מִפָּנֶיךָ; וְיָרַשְׁתָּ אֹתָם, וְיָשַׁבְתָּ בְּאַרְצָם.
12:30
After they have been wiped out before you, be very careful not to fall into a deadly trap by trying to follow them. Do not try to find out about their gods, saying, ‘Now, how did these nations worship their gods? I would also like to try [such practices].’
After they have been wiped out before you, be very careful not to fall into a deadly trap by trying to follow them. Do not try to find out about their gods, saying, ‘Now, how did these nations worship their gods? I would also like to try [such practices].’
Hishamer lecha pen-tinakesh achareyhem acharey hishamdam mipaneycha ufen-tidrosh le-eloheyhem lemor eychah ya’avdu hagoyim ha’eleh et-eloheyhem ve’e’eseh-ken gam-ani.
הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ, פֶּן-תִּנָּקֵשׁ אַחֲרֵיהֶם, אַחֲרֵי, הִשָּׁמְדָם מִפָּנֶיךָ; וּפֶן-תִּדְרֹשׁ לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר, אֵיכָה יַעַבְדוּ הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה אֶת-אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, וְאֶעֱשֶׂה-כֵּן, גַּם-אָנִי.
12:31
Do not worship God your Lord with such practices. In worshiping their gods, [these nations], committed all sorts of perversions hated by God. They would even burn their sons and daughters in fire as a means of worshiping their gods!
Do not worship God your Lord with such practices. In worshiping their gods, [these nations], committed all sorts of perversions hated by God. They would even burn their sons and daughters in fire as a means of worshiping their gods!
Lo-ta’aseh chen l’Adonay Eloheycha ki chol-toavat Adonay asher sane asu l’eloheyhem ki gam et-bneyhem ve’et-benoteyhem yisrefu va’esh l’eloheyhem.
לֹא-תַעֲשֶׂה כֵן, לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ: כִּי כָל-תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר שָׂנֵא, עָשׂוּ לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם–כִּי גַם אֶת-בְּנֵיהֶם וְאֶת-בְּנֹתֵיהֶם, יִשְׂרְפוּ בָאֵשׁ לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם.
13:1
[It is enough that you] carefully observe everything that I am prescribing to you. Do not add to it and do not subtract from it.
[It is enough that you] carefully observe everything that I am prescribing to you. Do not add to it and do not subtract from it.
Et kol-hadavar asher anochi metsaveh etchem oto tishmeru la’asot lo-tosef alav velo tigra mimenu.
אֵת כָּל-הַדָּבָר, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם–אֹתוֹ תִשְׁמְרוּ, לַעֲשׂוֹת: לֹא-תֹסֵף עָלָיו, וְלֹא תִגְרַע מִמֶּנּוּ.
13:2
[This is what you must do] when a prophet or a person who has visions in a dream arises among you. He may present you with a sign or miracle,
[This is what you must do] when a prophet or a person who has visions in a dream arises among you. He may present you with a sign or miracle,
Ki-yakum bekirbecha navi o cholem chalom venatan eleycha ot o mofet.
כִּי-יָקוּם בְּקִרְבְּךָ נָבִיא, אוֹ חֹלֵם חֲלוֹם; וְנָתַן אֵלֶיךָ אוֹת, אוֹ מוֹפֵת.
13:3
and on the basis of that sign or miracle, say to you, ‘Let us try out a different god. Let us serve it and have a new spiritual experience.’
and on the basis of that sign or miracle, say to you, ‘Let us try out a different god. Let us serve it and have a new spiritual experience.’
Uva ha’ot vehamofet asher-diber eleycha lemor nelechah acharey elohim acherim asher lo-yedatam vena’ovdem.
וּבָא הָאוֹת וְהַמּוֹפֵת, אֲשֶׁר-דִּבֶּר אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר: נֵלְכָה אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יְדַעְתָּם–וְנָעָבְדֵם.
13:4
Do not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. God your Lord is testing you to see if you are truly able to love God your Lord with all your heart and all your soul.
Do not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. God your Lord is testing you to see if you are truly able to love God your Lord with all your heart and all your soul.
Lo tishma el-divrey hanavi hahu o el-cholem hachalom hahu ki menaseh Adonay Eloheychem etchem lada’at hayishchem ohavim et-Adonay Eloheychem bechol-levavchem uvechol-nafshechem.
לֹא תִשְׁמַע, אֶל-דִּבְרֵי הַנָּבִיא הַהוּא, אוֹ אֶל-חוֹלֵם הַחֲלוֹם, הַהוּא: כִּי מְנַסֶּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, אֶתְכֶם, לָדַעַת הֲיִשְׁכֶם אֹהֲבִים אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, בְּכָל-לְבַבְכֶם וּבְכָל-נַפְשְׁכֶם.
13:5
Follow God your Lord, remain in awe of Him, keep His commandments, obey Him and serve Him, and you will then be able to have a true spiritual experience through Him.
Follow God your Lord, remain in awe of Him, keep His commandments, obey Him and serve Him, and you will then be able to have a true spiritual experience through Him.
Acharey Adonay Eloheychem telechu ve’oto tira’u ve’et-mitsvotav tishmoru uvekolo tishma’u ve’oto ta’avodu uvo tidbakun.
אַחֲרֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם תֵּלֵכוּ, וְאֹתוֹ תִירָאוּ; וְאֶת-מִצְוֹתָיו תִּשְׁמֹרוּ וּבְקֹלוֹ תִשְׁמָעוּ, וְאֹתוֹ תַעֲבֹדוּ וּבוֹ תִדְבָּקוּן.
13:6
That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for having spoken rebelliously against God your Lord, who brought you out of Egypt and liberated you from the place of slavery. He was trying to make you leave the path that God your Lord commanded you to walk, and you must destroy such evil from your midst.
That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for having spoken rebelliously against God your Lord, who brought you out of Egypt and liberated you from the place of slavery. He was trying to make you leave the path that God your Lord commanded you to walk, and you must destroy such evil from your midst.
Vehanavi hahu o cholem hachalom hahu yumat ki diber-sarah al-Adonay Eloheychem hamotsi etchem me’erets Mitsrayim vehapodecha mibeyt avadim lehadichacha min-haderech asher tsivecha Adonay Eloheycha lalechet bah uvi’arta hara mikirbecha.
וְהַנָּבִיא הַהוּא אוֹ חֹלֵם הַחֲלוֹם הַהוּא יוּמָת, כִּי דִבֶּר-סָרָה עַל-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם הַמּוֹצִיא אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וְהַפֹּדְךָ מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים–לְהַדִּיחֲךָ מִן-הַדֶּרֶךְ, אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת בָּהּ; וּבִעַרְתָּ הָרָע, מִקִּרְבֶּךָ.
13:7
[This is what you must do] if your blood brother, your son, your daughter, your bosom wife, or your closest friend secretly tries to act as a missionary among you, and says, ‘Let us go worship a new god. Let us have a spiritual experience previously unknown by you or your fathers.’
[This is what you must do] if your blood brother, your son, your daughter, your bosom wife, or your closest friend secretly tries to act as a missionary among you, and says, ‘Let us go worship a new god. Let us have a spiritual experience previously unknown by you or your fathers.’
Ki yesitcha achicha ven-imecha o-vincha o-vitcha o eshet cheykecha o re’acha asher kenafshecha baseter lemor nelchah vena’avdah elohim acherim asher lo yadata atah va’avoteycha.
כִּי יְסִיתְךָ אָחִיךָ בֶן-אִמֶּךָ אוֹ-בִנְךָ אוֹ-בִתְּךָ אוֹ אֵשֶׁת חֵיקֶךָ, אוֹ רֵעֲךָ אֲשֶׁר כְּנַפְשְׁךָ–בַּסֵּתֶר לֵאמֹר: נֵלְכָה, וְנַעַבְדָה אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, אֲשֶׁר לֹא יָדַעְתָּ, אַתָּה וַאֲבֹתֶיךָ.
13:8
[He may be enticing you with] the gods of the nations around you, far or near, or those that are found at one end of the world or another.
[He may be enticing you with] the gods of the nations around you, far or near, or those that are found at one end of the world or another.
Me’elohey ha’amim asher svivoteychem hakrovim eleycha o harechokim mimeka miktseh ha’arets ve’ad-ketseh ha’arets.
מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים, אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתֵיכֶם, הַקְּרֹבִים אֵלֶיךָ, אוֹ הָרְחֹקִים מִמֶּךָּ–מִקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ, וְעַד-קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ.
13:9
Do not agree with him, and do not listen to him. Do not let your eyes pity him, do not show him any mercy, and do not try to cover up for him,
Do not agree with him, and do not listen to him. Do not let your eyes pity him, do not show him any mercy, and do not try to cover up for him,
Lo-toveh lo velo tishma elav velo-tachos eynecha alav velo-tachmol velo-techaseh alav.
לֹא-תֹאבֶה לוֹ, וְלֹא תִשְׁמַע אֵלָיו; וְלֹא-תָחוֹס עֵינְךָ עָלָיו, וְלֹא-תַחְמֹל וְלֹא-תְכַסֶּה עָלָיו.
13:10
since you must be the one to put him to death. Your hand must be the first against him to kill him, followed by the hands of the other people.
since you must be the one to put him to death. Your hand must be the first against him to kill him, followed by the hands of the other people.
Ki harog tahargenu yadecha tihyeh-bo varishonah lahamito veyad kol-ha’am ba’acharonah.
כִּי הָרֹג תַּהַרְגֶנּוּ, יָדְךָ תִּהְיֶה-בּוֹ בָרִאשׁוֹנָה לַהֲמִיתוֹ; וְיַד כָּל-הָעָם, בָּאַחֲרֹנָה.
13:11
Pelt him to death with stones, since he has tried to make you abandon God your Lord, who brought you out of the slave house that was Egypt.
Pelt him to death with stones, since he has tried to make you abandon God your Lord, who brought you out of the slave house that was Egypt.
Uskalto va’avanim vamet ki vikesh lehadichacha me’al Adonay Eloheycha hamotsi’acha me’erets Mitsrayim mibeyt avadim.
וּסְקַלְתּוֹ בָאֲבָנִים, וָמֵת: כִּי בִקֵּשׁ, לְהַדִּיחֲךָ מֵעַל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, הַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם, מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים.
13:12
When all Israel hears about it, they will be afraid, and they will never again do such an evil thing among you.
When all Israel hears about it, they will be afraid, and they will never again do such an evil thing among you.
Vechol-Yisra’el yishme’u veyira’un velo-yosifu la’asot kadavar hara hazeh bekirbecha.
וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל–יִשְׁמְעוּ, וְיִרָאוּן; וְלֹא-יוֹסִפוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת, כַּדָּבָר הָרָע הַזֶּה–בְּקִרְבֶּךָ.
13:13
[This is what you must do] if, with regard to one of your cities that God your Lord is giving you as a place to live, you hear a report, stating that
[This is what you must do] if, with regard to one of your cities that God your Lord is giving you as a place to live, you hear a report, stating that
Ki-tishma be’achat areycha asher Adonay Eloheycha noten lecha lashevet sham lemor.
כִּי-תִשְׁמַע בְּאַחַת עָרֶיךָ, אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ לָשֶׁבֶת שָׁם–לֵאמֹר.
13:14
irresponsible men among you have been successful in leading the city’s inhabitants astray by saying, ‘Let us worship another god and have a novel spiritual experience.’
irresponsible men among you have been successful in leading the city’s inhabitants astray by saying, ‘Let us worship another god and have a novel spiritual experience.’
Yatse’u anashim bney-Vliya’al mikirbecha vayadichu et-yoshvey iram lemor nelchah vena’avdah elohim acherim asher lo-yedatem.
יָצְאוּ אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי-בְלִיַּעַל, מִקִּרְבֶּךָ, וַיַּדִּיחוּ אֶת-יֹשְׁבֵי עִירָם, לֵאמֹר: נֵלְכָה, וְנַעַבְדָה אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים–אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יְדַעְתֶּם.
13:15
You must investigate and probe, making careful inquiry. If it is established to be true, and such a revolting thing has occurred in your midst,
You must investigate and probe, making careful inquiry. If it is established to be true, and such a revolting thing has occurred in your midst,
Vedarashta vechakarta vesha’alta heytev vehineh emet nachon hadavar ne’estah hato’evah hazot bekirbecha.
וְדָרַשְׁתָּ וְחָקַרְתָּ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ, הֵיטֵב; וְהִנֵּה אֱמֶת נָכוֹן הַדָּבָר, נֶעֶשְׂתָה הַתּוֹעֵבָה הַזֹּאת בְּקִרְבֶּךָ.
13:16
then you must kill all the inhabitants of the city by the sword. Destroy it and everything in it as taboo, and [kill] all its animals by the sword.
then you must kill all the inhabitants of the city by the sword. Destroy it and everything in it as taboo, and [kill] all its animals by the sword.
Hakeh takeh et-yoshvey ha’ir hahi lefi-charev hacharem otah ve’et-kol-asher-bah ve’et-behemtah lefi-charev.
הַכֵּה תַכֶּה, אֶת-יֹשְׁבֵי הָעִיר הַהִוא–לְפִי-חָרֶב: הַחֲרֵם אֹתָהּ וְאֶת-כָּל-אֲשֶׁר-בָּהּ וְאֶת-בְּהֶמְתָּהּ, לְפִי-חָרֶב.
13:17
Gather all [the city’s] goods to its central square, and burn the city along with all its goods, [almost] like a sacrifice to God your Lord. [The city] shall then remain an eternal ruin, never again to be rebuilt.
Gather all [the city’s] goods to its central square, and burn the city along with all its goods, [almost] like a sacrifice to God your Lord. [The city] shall then remain an eternal ruin, never again to be rebuilt.
Ve’et-kol-shlalah tikbots el-toch rechovah vesarafta va’esh et-ha’ir ve’et-kol-shlalah kalil l’Adonay Eloheycha vehayetah tel olam lo tibaneh od.
וְאֶת-כָּל-שְׁלָלָהּ, תִּקְבֹּץ אֶל-תּוֹךְ רְחֹבָהּ, וְשָׂרַפְתָּ בָאֵשׁ אֶת-הָעִיר וְאֶת-כָּל-שְׁלָלָהּ כָּלִיל, לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ; וְהָיְתָה תֵּל עוֹלָם, לֹא תִבָּנֶה עוֹד.
13:18
Let nothing that has been declared taboo there remain in your hands. God will then have mercy on you, and reverse any display of anger that might have existed. In His mercy, He will make you flourish, just as He promised your fathers.
Let nothing that has been declared taboo there remain in your hands. God will then have mercy on you, and reverse any display of anger that might have existed. In His mercy, He will make you flourish, just as He promised your fathers.
Velo-yidbak beyadecha me’umah min-hacherem lema’an yashuv Adonay mecharon apo venatan-lecha rachamim verichamecha vehirbecha ka’asher nishba la’avoteycha.
וְלֹא-יִדְבַּק בְּיָדְךָ מְאוּמָה, מִן-הַחֵרֶם–לְמַעַן יָשׁוּב יְהוָה מֵחֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ, וְנָתַן-לְךָ רַחֲמִים וְרִחַמְךָ וְהִרְבֶּךָ, כַּאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע, לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ.
13:19
You will have obeyed God your Lord, keeping all the commandments that I prescribe to you today, and doing what is morally right in the eyes of God your Lord.
You will have obeyed God your Lord, keeping all the commandments that I prescribe to you today, and doing what is morally right in the eyes of God your Lord.
Ki tishma bekol Adonay Eloheycha lishmor et-kol-mitsvotav asher anochi metsavecha hayom la’asot hayashar be’eyney Adonay Eloheycha.
כִּי תִשְׁמַע, בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, לִשְׁמֹר אֶת-כָּל-מִצְוֹתָיו, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם–לַעֲשׂוֹת, הַיָּשָׁר, בְּעֵינֵי, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ.