² Do this so that you may fear^(A) the Lord your God^(B) all the days of your life^(C) by keeping all his statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life.^{(D) 3} Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.^(E)

²⁰ “When your son asks you in the future, ‘What is the meaning^(A) of the decrees, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God has commanded you?’ ²¹ tell him, ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand.^{(B) 22} Before our eyes the Lord inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt,^(C) on Pharaoh, and on all his household, ²³ but he brought us from there in order to lead us in and give us the land that he swore to our ancestors. ²⁴ The Lord commanded us to follow all these statutes and to fear the Lord our God for our prosperity always and for our preservation, as it is today. ²⁵ Righteousness will be ours if we are careful to follow every one of these commands before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.’