Ifכִּיa prophetנָבִיאorאוֹa dreamerחֹלֵםof dreamsחֲלוֹםarisesיָקוּםamong youבְּקִרְבְּךָand givesוְנָתַןyouאֵלֶיךָa signאוֹתorאוֹa wonder,מוֹפֵת
and the signוּ הָאוֹתor the wonderוְהַמּוֹפֵתcomes about,בָאof whichאֲשֶׁרhe spokeדִּבֶּרto you,אֵלֶיךָsaying,לֵאמֹר“Let us goנֵלְכָהafterאַחֲרֵיotherאֲחֵרִיםgods,אֱלֹהִיםwhomאֲשֶׁר םyou have notלֹאknown,יְדַעְתָּand let us serve them,”וְנָעָבְדֵם
you shall notלֹאlistenתִשְׁמַעto the wordsאֶל דִּבְרֵיof thatהַהוּאprophetהַנָּבִיאorאוֹto thatהַהוּאdreamerאֶל חוֹלֵםof dreams,הַחֲלוֹםforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםis testingמְנַסֶּהyouאֶתְכֶםto knowלָדַעַתwhetherהֲyouכֶםloveאֹהֲבִיםYHWHאֶת יְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםwith allבְּכָלyour heartלְבַבְכֶםand with allוּבְכָלyour soul.נַפְשְׁכֶם
AfterאַחֲרֵיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֵיכֶםyou shall walk,תֵּלֵכוּand himוְאֹתוֹyou shall fear,תִירָאוּand his commandmentsוְאֶת מִצְוֺתָיוyou shall keep,תִּשְׁמֹרוּand his voiceוּבְקֹלוֹyou shall obey,תִשְׁמָעוּand himוְאֹתוֹyou shall serve,תַעֲבֹדוּand to himוּבוֹyou shall cling.תִדְבָּקוּן
But thatוְ הַהוּאprophetהַנָּבִיאorאוֹthatהַהוּאdreamerחֹלֵםof dreamsהַחֲלוֹםshall be put to death,יוּמָתbecauseכִּיhe has spokenדִבֶּרturning asideסָרָהagainstעַלYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיכֶםwho broughtהַמּוֹצִיאyouאֶתְכֶםout of the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםand redeemedוְהַפֹּדְyouךָfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof slaves,עֲבָדִיםto dragלְהַדִּיחֲyouךָaway fromמִןthe wayהַדֶּרֶךְin whichאֲשֶׁר בָּהּYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָcommanded youצִוְּךָto walk.לָלֶכֶתSo you shall removeוּבִעַרְתָּthe evilהָרָעfrom among you.מִקִּרְבֶּךָ
Ifכִּיyour brother,אָחִיךָthe sonבֶןof your mother,אִמֶּךָorאוֹyour sonבִנְךָorאוֹyour daughterבִתְּךָorאוֹthe wifeאֵשֶׁתof your bosomחֵיקֶךָorאוֹyour companionרֵעֲךָwho isאֲשֶׁרlike your own soulכְּנַפְשְׁךָincites youיְסִיתְךָsecretly,בַּסֵּתֶרsaying,לֵאמֹר“Let us goנֵלְכָהand serveוְנַעַבְדָהotherאֲחֵרִיםgods,”אֱלֹהִיםwhomאֲשֶׁרyou have notלֹאknown,יָדַעְתָּyouאַתָּהor your fathers,וַאֲבֹתֶיךָ
some of the godsמֵאֱלֹהֵיof the peoplesהָעַמִּיםthatאֲשֶׁרare around you,סְבִיבֹתֵיכֶםwhether nearהַקְּרֹבִיםto youאֵלֶיךָorאוֹfarהָרְחֹקִיםfrom you,מִמֶּךָּfrom one endמִקְצֵהof the earthהָאָרֶץto the other endוְעַד קְצֵהof the earth,הָאָרֶץ
you shall notלֹאconsentתֹאבֶהto himלוֹorוְlistenלֹא תִשְׁמַעto him,אֵלָיוand your eye shall notוְלֹא עֵינְךָpityתָחוֹסhim,עָלָיוand you shall notוְלֹאspareתַחְמֹלhimorוְshieldלֹא תְכַסֶּהhim.עָלָיו
Butכִּיyou shall surelyהָרֹגkill him;תַּהַרְגֶנּוּyour handיָדְךָshall beתִּהְיֶהagainst himבּוֹfirstבָרִאשׁוֹנָהto put him to death,לַהֲמִיתוֹand the handוְיַדof allכָּלthe peopleהָעָםafterward.בָּאַחֲרֹנָה
You shall stone himוּסְקַלְתּוֹwith stonesבָאֲבָנִיםso that he dies,וָמֵתbecauseכִּיhe soughtבִקֵּשׁto drag you awayלְהַדִּיחֲךָfromמֵעַלYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָwho brought you outהַמּוֹצִיאֲךָof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof slaves.עֲבָדִים
And allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלshall hearיִשְׁמְעוּand fear,וְיִרָאוּןand they shall notוְלֹאagainיוֹסִפוּdoלַעֲשׂוֹתany suchכַּ הַזֶּהevilהָרָעthingדָּבָרamong you.בְּקִרְבֶּךָ
Ifכִּיyou hearתִשְׁמַעin oneבְּאַחַתof your citiesעָרֶיךָthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָis givingנֹתֵןyouלְךָto liveלָשֶׁבֶתthere,שָׁםit being said:לֵאמֹר
“Wickedבְּנֵי בְלִיַּעַלmenאֲנָשִׁיםhave gone outיָצְאוּfrom among youמִקִּרְבֶּךָand have dragged awayוַיַּדִּיחוּthe inhabitantsאֶת יֹשְׁבֵיof their city,עִירָםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Let us goנֵלְכָהand serveוְנַעַבְדָהotherאֲחֵרִיםgods,’אֱלֹהִיםwhomאֲשֶׁרyou have notלֹאknown,”יְדַעְתֶּם
then you shall seekוְדָרַשְׁתָּand investigateוְחָקַרְתָּand askוְשָׁאַלְתָּthoroughly.הֵיטֵבAnd look,וְהִנֵּהif it is trueאֱמֶתand the matterהַדָּבָרcertain,נָכוֹןthat thisהַזֹּאתabominationהַתּוֹעֵבָהhas been doneנֶעֶשְׂתָהamong you,בְּקִרְבֶּךָ
you shall surely strikeהַכֵּה תַכֶּהthe inhabitantsאֶת יֹשְׁבֵיof thatהַהִיאcityהָעִירwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword,חָרֶבdevoting it to destruction,הַחֲרֵם אֹתָהּand allוְאֶת כָּלthat isאֲשֶׁרin it,בָּהּand its livestock,וְאֶת בְּהֶמְתָּהּwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword.חָרֶב
Allוְאֶת כָּלits spoilשְׁלָלָהּyou shall gatherתִּקְבֹּץintoאֶלthe middleתּוֹךְof its square,רְחֹבָהּand you shall burnוְשָׂרַפְתָּwith fireבָאֵשׁthe cityאֶת הָעִירand allוְאֶת כָּלits spoilשְׁלָלָהּas a whole offeringכָּלִילto YHWHלַיהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָand it shall beוְהָיְתָהa heap of ruinsתֵּלforever;עוֹלָםit shall notלֹאbe rebuiltתִבָּנֶהagain.עוֹד
Nothingלֹא מְאוּמָהof what is devoted to destructionמִן הַחֵרֶםshall clingוְ יִדְבַּקto your hand,בְּיָדְךָso thatלְמַעַןYHWHיְהוָהmay turnיָשׁוּבfrom the burningמֵחֲרוֹןof his angerאַפּוֹand giveוְנָתַןyouלְךָmercyרַחֲמִיםand have mercy on youוְרִחַמְךָand multiply you,וְהִרְבֶּךָasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe sworeנִשְׁבַּעto your fathers,לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ
ifכִּיyou obeyתִשְׁמַע בְּthe voiceקוֹלof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָkeepingלִשְׁמֹרallאֶת כָּלhis commandmentsמִצְוֺתָיוthatאֲשֶׁרIאָנֹכִיam commanding youמְצַוְּךָtoday,הַיּוֹםdoingלַעֲשׂוֹתwhat is rightהַיָּשָׁרin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֶיךָ