"Then it shall be, when you enter
the land
which
the LORD
your God
gives
you as an inheritance
, and you possess
it and live
in it,
that you shall take some
of athe first
of all
the produce
of the ground
which
you bring
in from your land
that the LORD
your God
gives
you, and you shall put
it in a basket
and bgo
to the place
where
the LORD
your God
chooses
to establish
His name
.
"You shall go to the priest
who
is in office at that time
and say
to him, `I declare
this day
to the LORD
1my God
that I have entered
the land
which
the LORD
swore
to our fathers
to give
us.'
"Then the priest shall take
the basket
from your hand
and set
it down
before
the altar
of the LORD
your God
.
"You shall answer and say
before
the LORD
your God
, ` aMy father
was a 1wandering
Aramean
, and he went
down
to Egypt
and 2sojourned
there
, bfew
in number
; but there
he became
a cgreat
, mighty
and populous
nation
.
`And the aEgyptians treated
us harshly
and afflicted
us, and imposed
hard
labor
on us.
`Then awe cried to the LORD
, the God
of our fathers
, and the LORD
heard
our voice
and saw
our affliction
and our toil
and our oppression
;
aand the LORD brought
us out of Egypt
with a mighty
hand
and an outstretched
arm
and with great
terror
and with signs
and wonders
;
and He has brought us to this
place
and has given
us this
land
, aa land
flowing
with milk
and honey
.
`Now behold
, I have brought
the first
of the produce
of the ground
awhich
You, O LORD
have given
me.' And you shall set
it down
before
the LORD
your God
, and worship
before
the LORD
your God
;
and you and athe Levite and the alien
who
is among
you shall brejoice
in all
the good
which
the LORD
your God
has given
you and your household
.
" aWhen you have finished
1paying
all
the tithe
of your increase
in the third
year
, the year
of tithing
, then you shall give
it to the Levite
, to the stranger
, to the 2orphan
and to the widow
, that they may eat
in your 3towns
and be satisfied
.
"You shall say before
the LORD
your God
, `I have removed
the sacred
portion from my house
, and also
have given
it to the Levite
and the alien
, the 1orphan
and the widow
, according to all
Your commandments
which
You have commanded
me; aI have not transgressed
or forgotten
any
of Your commandments
.
`I have not eaten of it 1while mourning
, nor
have I removed
any
of it while I was unclean
, nor
offered
any
of it to the dead
. I have listened
to the voice
of the LORD
my God
; I have done
according to all
that You have commanded
me.
` aLook down
from Your holy
habitation
, from heaven
, and bless
Your people
Israel
, and the ground
which
You have given
us, ba land
flowing
with milk
and honey
, as You swore
to our fathers
.'
"This day
the LORD
your God
commands
you to do
these
statutes
and ordinances
. You shall therefore be careful
to do
them awith all
your heart
and with all
your soul
.
" aYou have today declared
the LORD
to be your God
, and 1that you would walk
in His ways
and keep
His statutes
, His commandments
and His ordinances
, and listen
to His voice
.
"The LORD has today
declared
you to be aHis people
, a treasured
possession
, as He promised
you, and 1that you should keep
all
His commandments
;
and 1that He will aset you high
above
all
nations
which
He has made
, for praise
, fame
, and honor
; and that you shall be ba consecrated
people
to the LORD
your God
, as He has spoken
."