1. These are the terms of the covenant that the Lord commanded Moses to make with the people of Israel in the land of Moab; all this was in addition to the covenant which the Lord had made with them at Mount Sinai.
2. Moses called together all the people of Israel and said to them, “You saw for yourselves what the Lord did to the king of Egypt, to his officials, and to his entire country.
3. You saw the terrible plagues, the miracles, and the great wonders that the Lord performed.
4. But to this very day he has not let you understand what you have experienced.
5. For forty years the Lord led you through the desert, and your clothes and sandals never wore out.
6. You did not have bread to eat or wine or beer to drink, but the Lord provided for your needs in order to teach you that he is your God.
7. And when we came to this place, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight against us. But we defeated them,
8. took their land, and divided it among the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
9. Obey faithfully all the terms of this covenant, so that you will be successful in everything you do.
10. “Today you are standing in the presence of the Lord your God, all of you — your leaders and officials, your men,
11. women, and children, and the foreigners who live among you and cut wood and carry water for you.
12. You are here today to enter into this covenant that the Lord your God is making with you and to accept its obligations,
13. so that the Lord may now confirm you as his people and be your God, as he promised you and your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
14. You are not the only ones with whom the Lord is making this covenant with its obligations.