[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Shēn‐Mìng‐Jì ((Shēn States 申)‐(Mìng Commands 命)‐(Jì Record 记 記) → [The Book of Deuteronomy]) 30 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 11 “Jīntiān wǒ (I 我) fēnfu nǐ (you 你) de (’s 的) zhèige (zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) jièmìng, duì nǐ (you 你) bú (not 不) tài nán, lí nǐ (you 你) yě (also 也) bù (not 不) yuǎn. 12 Zhè (this 这 這) bú (not 不) shì (is 是) zài tiānshàng (tiān·shàng heaven · above 天上), yǐzhì nǐ (you 你) shuō ({to say} 说 說/説): ‘Shéi tì wǒmen shēng dào (to 到) tiānshàng (tiān·shàng heaven · above 天上) qù, wèi (for 为 為/爲) wǒmen qǔ xialai, hǎo ràng wǒmen tīngjian (tīng·jian hear · {to be meeting} 听见 聽見) zūnxíng ne ([? ptcl] 呢)?’ 13 Zhè (this 这 這) yě (also 也) bú (not 不) shì (is 是) zài hǎiwài, yǐzhì nǐ (you 你) shuō ({to say} 说 說/説): ‘Shéi tì wǒmen guòdào hǎi nèibiān (nèi·biān that · side 那边 那邊) qù, wèi (for 为 為/爲) wǒmen qǔ guolai, hǎo ràng wǒmen tīngjian (tīng·jian hear · {to be meeting} 听见 聽見) zūnxíng ne ([? ptcl] 呢)?’ 14 Qíshí zhè (this 这 這) huàyǔ (word 话语 話語) lí nǐ (you 你) hěn jìn, jiù (merely 就) zài nǐ (you 你) kǒu zhōng, zhèngzài nǐ (you 你) xīnli, ràng nǐ (you 你) kěyǐ zūnxíng.

📖 📄 📘 15 “Kàn (see 看) na ([ptcl used in direct address, only after words ending in Pīnyīn with “n”] 哪/呐 哪/吶), jīntiān (jīn·tiān present · {sky → [day]} → [today] 今天) wǒ (I 我) bǎ ({do hold} 把) shēngmìng (life 生命) hé (and 和) fúfen (fú·fen {good fortune} · portion 福分), sǐwáng (dying → [death] 死亡) hé (and 和) zāihuò (calamity 灾祸 災禍), dōu (all 都) bǎi ({to be put} 摆 擺) zài (at 在) nǐ (you 你) miànqián (miàn·qián faces · before → [before your faces] 面前). 16 Rúguǒ (Rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) nǐ (you 你) tīngcóng (tīng·cóng {listen to} · follow 听从 聽從) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) nǐ (your 你) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) de (’s 的) jièmìng (jiè·mìng commandments · orders 诫命 誡命), jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · are 就是) wǒ (I 我) jīntiān (jīn·tiān present · {sky → [day]} → [today] 今天) fēnfu ({am commanding} 吩咐) nǐ (you 你) de ({’s (ones)} 的), ài ({to love} 爱 愛) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝), ànzhào ({in accordance with} 按照) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) zhǐyǐn (zhǐ·yǐn {(pointing) finger → [pointing]} · guiding 指引) chǔshì (chǔ·shì {to deal with} · world 处世 處世) wéirén (wéi·rén {to act as} · persons → [to conduct yourselves] 为人 為人), zūnshǒu ({to abide by} 遵守) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) jièmìng (jiè·mìng commandments · orders 诫命 誡命), lǜlì (lǜ·lì statutes · laws 律例), fǎlìng (fǎ·lìng laws · decrees 法令), nǐ (you 你) jiù (then 就) huì (will 会 會) huó (live 活) xiaqu (xia·qu down · {to go} 下去), rénshù (rén·shù people · number 人数 人數) zēngduō (zēng·duō increasing · {to be many} 增多). Zài (on 在) nǐ (you 你) qiánqù (qián·qù forward · {are going} 前去) zhànlǐng (zhàn·lǐng {to possess} · {neck → [to be in possession of]} → [to occupy] 占领 占/佔領) de (’s 的) tǔdì (tǔ·dì soil · land 土地) shang (upon 上), nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) huì (will 会 會) cì (bestow 赐 賜) fú (blessings 福) gěi ({to give to} 给 給) nǐ (you 你).

📖 📄 📘 … 19 Jīntiān (Jīn·tiān present · {sky → [day]} → [today] 今天) wǒ (I 我) yǐ (take 以) tiāndì (tiān·dì heavens · earth 天地) wéi (as 为 為/爲) zhèng (testimony 证 證/証), wǒ (I 我) bǎ ({have held} 把) shēngmìng (life 生命) hé (and 和) sǐwáng ({dying → [death]} 死亡), fúfen (fú·fen blessing · portion 福分) hé (and 和) zǔzhòu (cursing 诅咒 詛咒), dōu (all 都) bǎi ({to be put} 摆 擺) zài (at 在) nǐ (you 你) miànqián (miàn·qián faces · before → [before your faces] 面前). Nǐ (you 你) yào (must 要) xuǎnzé (choose 选择 選擇) shēngmìng (life 生命), zhèyàng (zhè·yàng this · {form → [way]} 这样 這樣) nǐ (you 你) hé (and 和) nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) zǐsūn (zǐ·sūn children · grandchildren → [descendants] 子孙 子孫) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) néng ({will be able} 能) huó ({to live} 活) xiaqu (xia·qu down · {to go} 下去); 20 yào ({(you) must} 要) ài (love 爱 愛) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝), tīngcóng (tīng·cóng {listen to} · follow 听从 聽從) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) huà (words 话 話), jǐnjǐn (jǐn·jǐn {being tight} · {being tight} → [tightly] 紧紧 緊緊) yǐkào ({lean on} → [rely on] 倚靠) tā (him 他), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) tā (he 他) shì (is 是) nǐ de ((nǐ you 你) (de ’s 的) → [your]) shēngmìng (life 生命), néng (able 能) ràng ({to make} 让 讓) nǐ (you 你) chángjiǔ (cháng·jiǔ long · {for a long time} 长久 長久) zhù (reside 住) zài (on 在) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) xiàng (to 向 向/曏/嚮) nǐ (your 你) zǔxiān (ancestors 祖先) Yàbólāhǎn (Abraham 亚伯拉罕 亞伯拉罕), Yǐsā (Isaac 以撒), Yǎgè (Jacob 雅各) fāshì (fā·shì {issued → [uttered]} · vow 发誓 發誓) yào ({(that he) must} → [that he will] 要) cìgěi (cì·gěi give · to 赐给 賜給) tāmen (tā·men him · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) de (’s 的) tǔdì (tǔ·dì soil · land 土地) shang (upon 上).”