If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you ,
and if the sign or wonder - he has spoken to you comes about , but he says , “ Let us follow ... other - gods ( which you have not known ) and let us worship them , ”
you must not listen to the words of that prophet or - - dreamer .... For the LORD your God - is testing you to find out whether you love - (Him) ... with all your heart and with all your soul.
- You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. - Keep His commandments and listen - to His voice ; serve Him and hold fast
Such a prophet or dreamer ... ... must be put to death , because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God , who brought you out - of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery ; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk So you must purge the evil from among you.
If your very own brother ... ... , or your son or daughter , or the wife you embrace , or your closest friend - - secretly entices you , saying , “ Let us go and worship other gods ” ( which neither you nor your fathers have known ,
the gods of the peoples - around you , whether near ... or far , whether from one end of the earth or the other ... ... ),
you must not yield or listen to him. Show him no pity ... , ... ... and do not spare him or shield him.
Instead , you must surely kill him .... Your hand must be the first to put him to death , and then the hands of all the people.
Stone him ... to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God , who brought you out of the land of Egypt , out of the house of slavery.
Then all Israel will hear and be afraid , and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.
If , regarding one of the cities - the LORD your God is giving to inhabit ... , you hear it said
that wicked men ... have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray , - saying , “ Let us go and serve other gods ” ( which you have not known ),
then you must inquire , investigate , and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty ... ... that this abomination has been committed among you ,
you must surely put ... - the inhabitants of that city vvv to the sword. Devote to destruction - - - - all (its people) - - and livestock.
And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square , and completely burn ... - the city - and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. (The city) must remain a mound of ruins forever , never to be rebuilt. ...
Nothing ... devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands , so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger ... , grant mercy , show you compassion , and multiply you as He swore to your fathers ,
because you obey ... the LORD your God , keeping - all His commandments - I am giving you today ... (and) doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.