Глава 27

The order was given to build a stone monument upon crossing the Jordan with the provisions of the law inscribed on it, and together an altar to Jehovah. – The ceremony of pronouncing curses on those who disobey the law and blessings on those who do it. Deut.27:2. And when you cross over the Jordan into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, then set up for yourself large stones and cover them with lime; “Set up for yourself great stones” - on Mount Ebal (Deut. 27:2.4). Deut.27:3. And thou shalt write on these [stones] all the words of this law, when thou hast crossed over [the Jordan] to enter into the land which the Lord thy God is giving thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord God of thy fathers spake unto thee. “All the words (i.e., all the basic provisions) of this law.” According to Jewish tradition, civil and criminal laws, as well as moral provisions included in the Pentateuch, numbering 613, were inscribed on the stones (Joshua 8.30–32). Deut.27:5. And you shall build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones, without lifting up iron on them; "An altar of stones, without lifting up iron on them," according to the law set forth in Ex. 20.25. Deut.27:12. These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people when you cross the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph and Benjamin; Deut.27:13. and these shall stand on Mount Ebal to pronounce the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali. Mounts Gerizim and Mount Ebal form with their slopes the valley in which the village of Nablus (ancient Shechem) lies. Mount Ebal is located on the north side of the valley, Mount Gerizim is on the south. This chapter only mentions the curses that must be pronounced on Mount Ebal. In the next chapter, Deuteronomy 28.1, we encounter twelve blessings, as if corresponding to the twelve curses of Deuteronomy 27.1. The commanded ritual of nationwide blessing and cursing was performed under Moses' successor, Joshua (Joshua 8.33–34). Deut.27:15. cursed is he who makes a carved or cast idol, an abomination to the Lord, the work of an artist, and places it in a secret place! All the people will shout and say: Amen. Wed. Ref. 20:4; Lev.26:1; Deut 4:15–19, 5:7–9. Deut.27:16. Cursed be he who curses his father or his mother! And all the people will say: Amen. Wed. Ref. 20:12 ; Lev.19:3; Deut 21:18. Deut.27:17. Cursed be he who trespasses his neighbor's boundaries! And all the people will say: Amen. Deut.27:18. Cursed be he who leads the blind astray! And all the people will say: Amen. Deut.27:19. Cursed be he who judges wrongly the stranger, the orphan and the widow! And all the people will say: Amen. Wed. Ref. 22:21–22, 23:6–9; Deut 24:17. Deut.27:20. Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife, for he has revealed the hem of his father's garment! And all the people will say: Amen. Wed. Lev.20.11; Tue 22.30. Deut.27:21. Cursed be he who lies with any cattle! And all the people will say: Amen. Deut.27:22. Cursed be he who lies with his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter! And all the people will say: Amen. Deut.27:23. Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law! And all the people will say: Amen. [Cursed be he who lies with his wife's sister! And all the people will say: Amen.] Wed. Lev.18:17, 18, 20:14. Deut.27:24. Cursed is he who secretly kills his neighbor! And all the people will say: Amen. Wed. Ref. 20:13, 21:14; Deuteronomy 19:11–13. Deut.27:25. Cursed be he who accepts a bribe to kill a soul and shed innocent blood! And all the people will say: Amen. Wed. Ex. 23:1, 7; Lev.19:16; Deut. 19:18–19. Deut.27:26. Cursed is [every person] who does not fulfill [all] the words of this law and does not walk in them! And all the people will say: Amen. You might be interested in: