1. "And so, love the Lord your God, and observe his precepts and ceremonies, his judgments and commandments, at all times.
2. Acknowledge, on this day, the things that your sons did not know. For they did not see the chastisements of the Lord your God, his great acts, and powerful hand, and outstretched arm,
3. the signs and works that he did in the midst of Egypt, to Pharaoh, the king, and to his entire land,
4. and to the entire army of the Egyptians, and to their horses and chariots: how the waters of the Red Sea covered them as they were pursuing you, and how the Lord wiped them away, even to the present day;
5. and the things that he accomplished for you in the wilderness, until you arrived at this place;
6. and to Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, who was the son of Reuben, those whom the earth, opening its mouth, engulfed with their households and tents, and with their entire substance which they had in the midst of Israel.
7. Your eyes have seen all the great works of the Lord, which he has accomplished,
8. so that you would keep all his commandments, which I entrust to you this day, and so that you would be able to enter and possess the land, toward which you are advancing,