申命記27:9-26

27:9 摩西和祭司利未人曉諭以色列眾人說：「以色列啊，要默默靜聽。你今日成為耶和華─你上帝的百姓了。
27:10 所以要聽從耶和華─你上帝的話，遵行他的誡命律例，就是我今日所吩咐你的。」
27:11 當日，摩西囑咐百姓說：
27:12 「你們過了約旦河，西緬、利未、猶大、以薩迦、約瑟、便雅憫六個支派的人都要站在基利心山上為百姓祝福。
27:13 流便、迦得、亞設、西布倫、但、拿弗他利六個支派的人都要站在以巴路山上宣布咒詛。
27:14 利未人要向以色列眾人高聲說：
27:15 「『有人製造耶和華所憎惡的偶像，或雕刻，或鑄造，就是工匠手所做的，在暗中設立，那人必受咒詛！』百姓都要答應說：『阿們！』
27:16 「『輕慢父母的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』
27:17 「『挪移鄰舍地界的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』
27:18 「『使瞎子走差路的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』
27:19 「『向寄居的和孤兒寡婦屈枉正直的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』
27:20 「『與繼母行淫的，必受咒詛！因為掀開他父親的衣襟。』百姓都要說：『阿們！』
27:21 「『與獸淫合的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』
27:22 「『與異母同父，或異父同母的姊妹行淫的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』
27:23 「『與岳母行淫的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』
27:24 「『暗中殺人的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』
27:25 「『受賄賂害死無辜之人的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』
27:26 「『不堅守遵行這律法言語的，必受咒詛！』百姓都要說：『阿們！』

⁹ Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Be silent, Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God. ¹⁰ Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands and decrees that I give you today.”

¹¹ On the same day Moses commanded the people:

¹² When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph and Benjamin. ¹³ And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to pronounce curses: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali.

¹⁴ The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:

¹⁵ “Cursed is anyone who makes an idol—a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

¹⁶ “Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

¹⁷ “Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

¹⁸ “Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

¹⁹ “Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

²⁰ “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

²¹ “Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

²² “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

²³ “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

²⁴ “Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

²⁵ “Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

²⁶ “Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

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    摩西對百姓說的話，對今日基督徒仍然是必須遵守的，正如這裡所宣告的：「以色列啊，要默默靜聽。你今日成為耶和華─你上帝的百姓了。所以要聽從耶和華─你上帝的話，遵行他的誡命律例，就是我今日所吩咐你的。」

    摩西在此說明了我們為何要遵行上帝的誡命律例，因為我們成為成為耶和華─我們上帝的百姓了。是因為上帝先施恩拯救我們，正如今天我們是靠上帝的恩典成為上帝的兒女，所以我們要遵行上帝的誡命律例，這是我們的本分！

    而我們是因為愛上帝，不願意離開上帝，所以我們要遠離上帝所不喜悅的事，就像這裡提到的12項咒詛的事情，我們為了愛上帝、討上帝喜悅，要堅決遠離惡行！正如我們信主悔改，就是遠離罪惡，靠上帝在基督裡的恩典來歸向上帝！