Deuteronomy · Clementine Vulgate
Deuteronomy 13 Clementine Vulgate
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1 Si surrexerit in medio tui prophetes, aut qui somnium vidisse se dicat, et prædixerit signum atque portentum,
1 If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
2 et evenerit quod locutus est, et dixerit tibi: Eamus, et sequamur deos alienos quos ignoras, et serviamus eis:
2 and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, “Let’s go after other gods” (which you have not known) “and let’s serve them,”
3 non audies verba prophetæ illius aut somniatoris: quia tentat vos Dominus Deus vester, ut palam fiat utrum diligatis eum an non, in toto corde, et in tota anima vestra.
3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your God is testing you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
4 Dominum Deum vestrum sequimini, et ipsum timete, et mandata illius custodite, et audite vocem ejus: ipsi servietis, et ipsi adhærebitis.
4 You shall walk after Yahweh your God, fear him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice. You shall serve him, and cling to him.
5 Propheta autem ille aut fictor somniorum interficietur: quia locutus est ut vos averteret a Domino Deo vestro, qui eduxit vos de terra Ægypti, et redemit vos de domo servitutis: ut errare te faceret de via, quam tibi præcepit Dominus Deus tuus: et auferes malum de medio tui.
5 That prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to draw you aside out of the way which Yahweh your God commanded you to walk in. So you shall remove the evil from among you.
6 Si tibi voluerit persuadere frater tuus filius matris tuæ, aut filius tuus vel filia, sive uxor quæ est in sinu tuo, aut amicus, quem diligis ut animam tuam, clam dicens: Eamus, et serviamus diis alienis, quos ignoras tu, et patres tui,
6 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods”—which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
7 cunctarum in circuitu gentium, quæ juxta vel procul sunt, ab initio usque ad finem terræ,
7 of the gods of the peoples who are around you, near to you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth—
8 non acquiescas ei, nec audias, neque parcat ei oculus tuus ut miserearis et occultes eum,
8 you shall not consent to him nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him;
9 sed statim interficies: sit primum manus tua super eum, et postea omnis populus mittat manum.
9 but you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people.
10 Lapidibus obrutus necabitur: quia voluit te abstrahere a Domino Deo tuo, qui eduxit te de terra Ægypti, de domo servitutis:
10 You shall stone him to death with stones, because he has sought to draw you away from Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
11 ut omnis Israël audiens timeat, et nequaquam ultra faciat quippiam hujus rei simile.
11 All Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall not do any more wickedness like this among you.
12 Si audieris in una urbium tuarum, quas Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi ad habitandum, dicentes aliquos:
12 If you hear about one of your cities, which Yahweh your God gives you to dwell there, that
13 Egressi sunt filii Belial de medio tui, et averterunt habitatores urbis suæ, atque dixerunt: Eamus, et serviamus diis alienis quos ignoratis:
13 certain wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods,” which you have not known,
14 quare sollicite et diligenter, rei veritate perspecta, si inveneris certum esse quod dicitur, et abominationem hanc opere perpetratam,
14 then you shall inquire, investigate, and ask diligently. Behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination was done among you,
15 statim percuties habitatores urbis illius in ore gladii, et delebis eam ac omnia quæ in illa sunt, usque ad pecora.
15 you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, with all that is therein and its livestock, with the edge of the sword.
16 Quidquid etiam supellectilis fuerit, congregabis in medio platearum ejus, et cum ipsa civitate succendes, ita ut universa consumas Domino Deo tuo, et sit tumulus sempiternus. Non ædificabitur amplius,
16 You shall gather all its plunder into the middle of its street, and shall burn with fire the city, with all of its plunder, to Yahweh your God. It shall be a heap forever. It shall not be built again.
17 et non adhærebit de illo anathemate quidquam in manu tua: ut avertatur Dominus ab ira furoris sui, et misereatur tui, multiplicetque te sicut juravit patribus tuis,
17 Nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, that Yahweh may turn from the fierceness of his anger and show you mercy, and have compassion on you and multiply you, as he has sworn to your fathers,
18 quando audieris vocem Domini Dei tui custodiens omnia præcepta ejus, quæ ego præcipio tibi hodie, ut facias quod placitum est in conspectu Domini Dei tui.
18 when you listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, to keep all his commandments which I command you today, to do that which is right in Yahweh your God’s eyes.
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Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (17)
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- 1 1 John 4:1; Jeremiah 23:25–28; Jeremiah 29:8; 1 Kings 13:18; Jeremiah 27:9
- 2 Revelation 13:13–14; 2 Corinthians 11:13–15; 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11; Matthew 24:24; Matthew 7:22–23
- 3 Deuteronomy 8:2; Psalm 66:10; 1 Corinthians 11:19; Deuteronomy 6:5; 1 John 4:1
- 4 Colossians 1:10; Deuteronomy 10:20; 1 Corinthians 6:17; Jeremiah 7:23; 2 Chronicles 34:31
- 5 Deuteronomy 18:20; 1 Corinthians 5:13; Deuteronomy 22:21; Jeremiah 14:15; Deuteronomy 19:19
- 6 Deuteronomy 17:2–7; 2 Peter 2:1; Ephesians 4:14; 1 John 2:26–27; Proverbs 18:24
- 8 Proverbs 1:10; Deuteronomy 19:13; Deuteronomy 7:16; Ezekiel 9:5–6; Galatians 1:8–9
- 9 Matthew 10:37; John 8:7; Acts 7:58; Deuteronomy 17:2–7; Luke 14:26
- 10 Joshua 7:25; Leviticus 20:2; 2 Chronicles 24:21; Deuteronomy 21:21; Numbers 15:35–36
- 11 Deuteronomy 19:20; Deuteronomy 17:13; Proverbs 21:11; 1 Timothy 5:20; Proverbs 19:25
- 12 Judges 20:1–17; Joshua 22:11–34
- 13 1 John 2:19; Deuteronomy 13:6; Deuteronomy 13:2; 2 Corinthians 6:15; Judges 20:13
- 14 Deuteronomy 17:4; John 7:24; 1 Timothy 5:19; Isaiah 11:3–4; Deuteronomy 10:18
- 15 Exodus 22:20; Leviticus 27:28; Deuteronomy 7:2; Deuteronomy 7:16; Joshua 6:24
- 16 Joshua 8:28; Jeremiah 49:2; Joshua 6:24; Isaiah 25:2; Isaiah 17:1
- 17 Deuteronomy 7:26; Genesis 26:24; Joshua 7:26; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 28:14
- 18 Deuteronomy 12:28; Deuteronomy 12:25; Matthew 7:24; Matthew 7:21; Matthew 6:33
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When, therefore, it is said, "The Lord your God tempteth (proveth) you, that He may know if ye love Him," the words "that He may know" are employed for what is the real state of the case, that He may make you know: just as we speak of a joyful day, because it makes us joyful; of a sluggish frost, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
For there is another sort of temptation which is called a proving; of this kind of temptation it is written, "The Lord your God tempteth (proveth) you to know whether ye love Him." What means "to know"?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Thou hast it written, "God tempteth not any man;" and again thou hast it written, "The Lord your God tempteth you, to know whether you love Him." Just the point in dispute, you see.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)