Deuteronomy 17:11 - Easy To Read Version You must accept their decision and follow their instructions exactly. You must do exactly what they tell you to do—don’t change anything! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 according to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition According to the decision of the law which they shall teach you and the judgment which they shall announce to you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the verdict they give you, either to the right hand or the left. American Standard Version (1901) according to the tenor of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do; thou shalt not turn aside from the sentence which they shall show thee, to the right hand, nor to the left. Common English Bible Act precisely according to the instruction they give you and the ruling they announce to you. Don’t deviate even a bit from the word they announce. Catholic Public Domain Version in accord with his law, and you shall follow their sentence. Neither shall you turn aside to the right or to the left. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version According to his law. And thou shalt follow their sentence: neither shalt thou decline to the right hand nor to the left hand. |
Don’t leave the straight path—the way that is good and right. But always turn away from evil.
The Lord gave his laws to Moses, and Moses gave those laws to the people. Aaron, you must teach the people about all of those laws.”
There at the Lord’s special place they will tell you their decision. You must do whatever they say. Be sure to do all the things they tell you to do.
Then the king will not think that he is better than any of his own people. And he will not turn away from the law, but he will follow it exactly. Then that king and his descendants [112] will rule the kingdom of Israel a long time.
“When two people have an argument, they should go to the court. The judges will decide which person is right and which person is wrong.
You must not turn away from any of the teachings that I give you today. You must not turn away to the right or to the left. You must not follow other gods to serve them.
“So, you people must be careful to do all the things the Lord commanded you. Don’t stop following God!
Greetings from Paul, a prisoner for Jesus Christ, and from Timothy, our brother.
But you must also be strong and brave about another thing. You must be sure to obey the commands my servant Moses gave you. If you follow his teachings exactly, then you will be successful in everything you do.
“You must be careful to obey all the things the Lord has commanded us. Obey everything that is written in the Book of the Law [73] of Moses. Don’t turn away from that law.
That punishment is for those people who live by doing the bad things their sinful selves want, and it is for people who hate the Lord’s authority (power).