1. Moses called together the people of Israel and said:Today I am telling you the laws and teachings that you must follow, so listen carefully.
2. The Lord our God made an agreement with our nation at Mount Sinai.
3. That agreement wasn't only with our ancestors but with us, who are here today.
4. The Lord himself spoke to you out of the fire,
5. but you were afraid of the fire and refused to go up the mountain. So I spoke with the Lord for you, then I told you that he had said: