1. Moses called all the people of Israel together and said: Listen, Israel, to the commands and laws I am giving 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, but he made it with us, with all of us who are alive here today.
4. The Lord spoke to you face to face from the fire on the mountain.
5. (At that time I stood between you and the Lord in order to tell 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.
7. “You must not have any other gods except me.