And as the crowd pressed upon Him to hear the word of God, He was standing by the  ¹lake of Gennesaret.

And He  ¹saw two boats lying by the lake, and the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing the nets.

And He got into one of the boats, which was  ¹Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and from the boat taught the crowds.

And when He ceased speaking, He said to Simon, Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

And Simon answered and said,  ¹Master, through the whole night we toiled and caught nothing; but based on Your word I will let down the nets.

And when they did this, they enclosed a great number of fish, and their nets began to tear apart.

And they signaled to their companions in the other boat to come and assist them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

And when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.

For amazement had taken possession of him and all who were with him, because of the catch of the fish which they took;

And likewise also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were  ¹partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Do not be afraid. From now on you will be  ²catching men alive.

And when they had brought the boats to the land, they left all and followed Him.

And while He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a  ¹man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, Lord, if You are willing, You can cleanse me.

And stretching out His hand, He touched him, saying, I am willing; be cleansed! And immediately the leprosy left him.

And He charged him to tell no one: But go away, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift for your cleansing, even as Moses directed, for a testimony to them.

But the word concerning Him spread abroad all the more, and great crowds came together to hear Him and to be healed from their infirmities.

But He Himself often withdrew in the wilderness and  ¹prayed.

Beware that there is not among you any man or woman or family or tribe whose heart turns away, even today, from Jehovah our God, to go and serve the  ¹gods of those nations; that there is not among you a  ²root bearing poisonous fruit and wormwood;

And that when he hears the words of this  ¹oath, he blesses himself in his heart, saying, I will have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart;  ²to the ruin of the moist with the dry.

Jehovah will not be willing to pardon him; but rather the anger of Jehovah and His jealousy will fume against that man, and all the oath that is written in this book will settle on him, and Jehovah will blot out his name from under heaven.

And Jehovah will separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel according to all the oaths of the covenant written in this book of the law.

And the following generation, your children who will rise up after you and the foreigner who will come from a distant land, will say, when they see the plagues of that land and its diseases with which Jehovah has made it sick;

And that all its land is sulfur and salt, a burning waste; that it is not sown, nor does it sprout, nor does any vegetation come up in it; that it is like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Jehovah overthrew in His anger and burning wrath —

Indeed all the nations will say, Why has Jehovah done this to this land? Why the burning of this great anger?

And they will say, It is because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out from the land of Egypt;

And they went and served other gods and bowed down to them, gods whom they had not known and He had not allotted to them.

And the anger of Jehovah burned against this land, bringing upon it all the curses written in this book;

And Jehovah plucked them off their land in anger and in burning wrath and in great indignation, and sent them to another land, as they are this day.

The things that are  ¹hidden belong to Jehovah our God; but the things that are  ¹revealed, to us and our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

And  ¹when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you; and you bring them to heart while among the nations to whom Jehovah your God will drive you;

And you and your children return to Jehovah your God and listen to His voice, according to all that I am commanding you today, with all your heart and with all your soul;

Then Jehovah your God will turn your captivity and be compassionate to you, and He will turn and gather you from all the peoples among whom Jehovah your God has scattered you.

If any of you have been driven out to the ends of heaven, from there will Jehovah your God gather you and from there will He take you.

And Jehovah your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you will possess it; and He will do good for you and will multiply you more than He did your fathers.

And Jehovah your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your seed, so that you will love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.

And Jehovah your God will put all these  ¹oaths upon your enemies and upon them who hate you and who have persecuted you.

And you will turn and listen to the voice of Jehovah, and you will do all His commandments, which I am commanding you today.

And Jehovah your God will give you an excess of prosperity in all your undertakings, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your animals and in the fruit of your ground, for Jehovah will again exult over you for good as He exulted over your fathers;

If you listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes written in this book of the law; if you turn back to Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

For this commandment which I am commanding you today, it is not too  ¹difficult for you, nor is it distant.

 ¹It is not in heaven that you should say, Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us to make us hear it and do it?

Nor is it across the  ¹sea that you should say, Who will go across the sea for us and bring it to us to make us hear it and do it?

But the word is very near to you, even in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

See, I have put before you today life and good, and death and evil.

 ¹If you obey the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I am commanding you today, to love Jehovah your God and walk in His ways and keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, then you will live and multiply, and Jehovah your God will bless you in the land which you are entering to possess.

But if your heart turns and you do not listen, but rather you are drawn away in worship to other gods and serve them,

I declare to you today that you shall surely perish; your days will not be extended upon the land into which you are crossing over the Jordan to go and possess.

I call heaven and earth to witness against you today: I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life that you and your seed may live,

In loving Jehovah your God by listening to His voice and holding fast to Him; for  ¹He is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell upon the land which Jehovah swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

When Moses  ¹finished speaking these words to all Israel,

He said to them, I am a hundred and twenty years old today; I can no longer go out and come in, and Jehovah has said to me, You shall not cross over this Jordan.

It is Jehovah your God who is crossing over before you; it is He who will destroy these nations from before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua is the one who is crossing over before you, as Jehovah has spoken.

And Jehovah will do to them even as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land when He destroyed them.

And Jehovah will deliver them up before you, and you will do to them according to the whole commandment, which I have commanded you.

Be strong and take courage; do not fear, neither be terrified of them, for it is Jehovah your God who goes with you; He will not fail you nor forsake you.

And Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and take courage, for you will go with this people into the land which Jehovah swore to their fathers to give them; and you will cause them to inherit it.

But it is Jehovah who is going before you. He will be with you; He will not fail you nor forsake you. Do not fear, neither be dismayed.

And Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who bear the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah, and to all the elders of Israel.

And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time of the year of release, at the Feast of  ¹Tabernacles,

When all Israel comes to appear before Jehovah your God in the place which He will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

Gather the people, the men, the women, and the little ones, and the sojourner with you, who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear Jehovah your God and be certain to do all the words of this law,

And that their children, who have not known these things, may hear and learn to fear Jehovah your God all the days that you live upon the land into which you are crossing over the Jordan to possess.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Now your days draw near for you to die. Call Joshua and present yourselves in the Tent of Meeting that I may charge him. So Moses went with Joshua, and they presented themselves in the Tent of Meeting.

And Jehovah appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud; and the pillar of cloud stood over the entrance of the tent.

And Jehovah said to Moses, You are now about to lie down with your fathers; and this people will rise up and go as harlots after the strange gods of the land, into the midst of which they are entering; and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I made with them.

And My anger will burn against them in that day, and I will forsake them and hide My face from them; and they will be devoured, and many evils and troubles will befall them, so that they will say in that day, Is it not because our God is not in our midst that these evils have befallen us?

And I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they have done, for they turned to other gods.

And now write for yourselves this song and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouth that I may have this song as a witness against the children of Israel.

For I will bring them into the land which I swore to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, and they will eat and become satisfied and grow fat, and they will turn to other gods and serve them and despise Me and break My covenant.

And when many evils and troubles befall them, this song will respond as a witness before them, because it will not be forgotten in the mouth of their seed; for I know their intention, which they are making even today before I bring them into the land which I have sworn to them.

So Moses wrote this song on that day and taught it to the children of Israel.

And He charged Joshua the son of Nun and said, Be strong and take courage, for you will bring the children of Israel into the land which I have sworn to them; and I will be with you.

And when Moses finished writing the words of this law in a book until they were completed,

Moses charged the Levites who bear the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah, saying,

Take this book of the law and place it at the side of the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah your God, that it may be there as a witness against you.

For I know your  ¹rebelliousness and your  ¹stiff neck: See, while I am yet here alive with you today, you have been rebelling against Jehovah; so how much more after my death!

Gather to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak in their hearing these words and that I may call heaven and earth to witness against them;

For I know that after my death you will utterly spoil yourselves and turn away from the way that I have commanded you; and evil will come upon you in the last days, for you will do what is evil in the sight of Jehovah so as to provoke Him to anger by your undertakings.