11. This command I give you today is not too hard for you. It is not beyond what you can do.
12. It is not up in heaven. You do not have to ask, “Who will go up to heaven and get it for us? Then we can obey it and keep it.”
13. It is not on the other side of the sea. You do not have to ask, “Who will go across the sea and get it? Who will tell it to us? Then we can keep it.”
14. No, the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart. So, you may obey it.
15. Look, today I offer you life and success, death and destruction.
16. I command you today to love the Lord your God. Do what he wants you to do. Keep his commands, his rules and his laws. Then you will live and grow in number. And the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are going to take as your own.
17. But you might turn away from the Lord. You might not obey him. You might be led to bowing down and serving other gods.
18. I tell you today that you will be destroyed. And you will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan River to enter and own.