1. These are the words of the covenant which the Lord instructed Moses to form with the sons of Israel in the land of Moab, beside that covenant which he struck with them at Horeb.
2. And Moses called all of Israel, and he said to them: "You have seen all the things that the Lord has done in your sight in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to his entire land:
3. the great trials, which your eyes have seen, those immense signs and wonders.
4. But the Lord has not given you an understanding heart, and seeing eyes, and ears that are able to hear, even to this present day.
5. He led you for forty years through the desert. Your garments have not been worn out, nor have the shoes on your feet been consumed by age.