3. You saw the great troubles he gave them. You saw the miracles and amazing things he did.
4. But even today, you still don’t understand what happened. The Lord has not let you really understand what you saw and heard.
5. He led you through the desert for 40 years, and in all that time, your clothes and sandals did not wear out.
6. You did not have any food with you. You did not have any wine or anything else to drink. But he took care of you so that you would understand that he is the Lord your God.
7. “You came to this place, and King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight against us. But we defeated them.
8. Then we took their land and gave it to the people in the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to half the tribe of Manasseh.
9. If you obey all the commands in this agreement, you will continue to succeed in everything you do.
10. “Today all of you are standing here before the Lord your God. Your leaders, your officials, your elders, and all the other men are here.
11. Your wives and children are here and also the foreigners living among you—the people who cut your wood and bring you water.
12. You are all here to enter into an agreement with the Lord your God. The Lord your God is making this agreement with you today.
13. With this agreement he is making you his own special people, and he himself will become your God. He told you this. He promised this to your ancestors—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
14. The Lord is making this agreement with its promises with you people, but not only with you.
15. Yes, he is making this agreement with all of you who stand here with us today before the Lord our God. But this agreement is also for our descendants who are not here with us today.