Deuteronomy 28:2-14

2If you obey the Lord your God, he will bless you in very many ways.

3God will bless you in your cities and in your fields.

4God will bless your children and the crops that you grow. Your cows and your sheep will have many babies.

5God will bless you with lots of grain to make bread.

6God will bless you in your homes and when you go outside.

7When your enemies attack you, the Lord will knock them down. They will come from one direction to attack you, but they will run away from you in seven different directions!

8The Lord will bless you with lots of food to store. He will bless all the work that you do. He will bless you very much in the land that he is giving to you.

9The Lord will continue to help you as his special people, as he has promised to do. But you must obey his commands. You must live in a way that pleases him.

10If you do that, everyone in the world will see that you belong to the Lord. They will respect you with fear.

11The Lord will give you many children. Your animals will have many babies. Your fields will give you a lot of food. The Lord will do this in the land that he promised your ancestors he would give you.

12The Lord will send rain from the clouds where he stores it. He will cause the rain to fall at the time when the land needs it. He will bless all the work that you do. You will lend money to the people of many nations. But you will not need anyone to lend money to you.

13The Lord will make you the leaders of other people. You will not have to follow at the back. You will become more powerful, not weaker. But you must obey the commands of the Lord your God. I am telling you today, you must be very careful to do that.

14You must continue to obey all the commands that I am giving you today. Do not turn away from them to do anything else. Do not try to worship other gods.