5. You saw what he did for you in the desert until you came here.
6. You also saw what he did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, from the tribe of Reuben. In the middle of all the Israelites the ground opened up and swallowed them, their families, their tents, and every living creature with them.
7. You saw with your own eyes all these spectacular things that the Lord did.
8. Obey all the commands I’m giving you today. Then you will have the strength to enter and take possession of the land once you’ve crossed ⌊the Jordan River⌋.
9. Then you will also live for a long time in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors and their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey.
10. The land you’re about to enter and take possession of isn’t like the land you left in Egypt. There you used to plant your seed, and you had to water it like a vegetable garden.
11. The land you’re about to enter is a land with hills and valleys, watered by rain from the sky.
12. It is a land the Lord your God cares about. He watches over it all year long.
13. If you faithfully obey the commands that I’m giving you today, love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
14. I will send rain on your land at the right time, both in the fall and in the spring. Then you will gather your own grain, new wine, and olive oil.
15. I will provide grass in the fields for your animals, and you will be able to eat all you want.
16. Be careful, or you’ll be tempted to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.
17. The Lord will become angry with you. He’ll shut the sky so that there’ll be no rain. Then the ground won’t grow any crops, and you’ll quickly disappear from this good land the Lord is giving you.