1. Carefully obey the Lord your God, and faithfully follow all his commands that I’m giving you today. If you do, the Lord your God will place you high above all the other nations in the world.
2. These are all the blessings that will come to you and stay close to you because you obey the Lord your God:
3. You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
4. You will be blessed. You will have children. Your land will have crops. Your animals will have offspring. Your cattle will have calves, and your flocks will have lambs and kids.
5. The grain you harvest and the bread you bake will be blessed.
6. You will be blessed when you come and blessed when you go.
7. The Lord will defeat your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction but run away from you in seven directions.
8. The Lord will bless your barns and everything you do. The Lord your God will bless you in the land that he is giving you.
9. You will be the Lord’s holy people, as he promised you with an oath. He will do this if you obey the commands of the Lord your God and follow his directions.