1. Moses called all the people of Israel together and said: Listen, Israel, to the commands and laws I give you today. Learn them and obey them carefully.
2. The Lord our God made an agreement with us at Mount Sinai.
3. He did not make this agreement with our ancestors. He made it with us. He made it with all of us who are alive here today.
4. The Lord spoke to you face to face. He spoke from the fire on the mountain.
5. (At that time I stood between you and the Lord. I told you what the Lord said. You were afraid of the fire. So you would not go up on the mountain.) The Lord said:
6. “I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of the land of Egypt where you were slaves.