Deuteronomy 26

And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;

When you enter the land that the Lord gives you as an inheritance, and you take control of it and live there.

That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.

You should take some of the first fruits from your land that God gives you, put them in a basket, and bring them to the place where God chooses to put his name.

And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.

Go to the priest of that time and tell him, "I declare to the LORD your God that I have come to the land where He promised our ancestors He would give it to us."

And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.

The priest will take the basket from your hand and place it in front of God's altar.

And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

And you shall say, "My father was a Syrian about to die. He went to Egypt with just a few people and grew their numbers, making them a large, powerful, and crowded nation."

And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:

The Egyptians treated us badly, hurt us, and gave us difficult slavery.

And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

When we prayed to God, the God of our ancestors, God listened to our voices. God saw our suffering, our hard work, and how we were being treated unfairly.

And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:

And God took us from Egypt using great power, a wide arm, lots of fear, and amazing miracles.

And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.

He has brought us here and given us this land, a land filled with milk and honey.

And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:

Now, look, I've brought the first fruits from the land you, Lord, have given me. You will place them before the Lord God, and worship the Lord God.

And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.

Be happy about all the good things the Lord gives you, your family, the Levites, and anyone who is not from your family but lives with you.

When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;

When you finish giving all your tithes from your increased possessions in the third year, which is the year of tithing, and have given it to the Levites, strangers, orphans, and widows, so they can eat at your place and be full.

Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:

Then you will say to the Lord God, "I have removed sacred items from my home and given them to the Levites and others in need, like fatherless children and widows, just as you instructed. I haven't broken your rules or forgotten them."

I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

I didn't eat anything from that place during my sad time, nor did I use it in a dirty way or give it to the dead. Instead, I listened to the Lord's voice and followed everything you told me to do.

Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

From your heavenly home, look kindly on your people, Israel, and the land you've given us, just like you promised our ancestors, a land filled with goodness and sweetness.

This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

Today, the Lord your God tells you to follow these rules and decisions. You must fully obey them with all your heart and soul.

Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

Today, you have declared that the Lord is your God, and you will follow His path, obey His rules and commands, listen to His voice.

And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;

Today, the Lord has chosen you to be his special people, just like he promised, and he wants you to follow all his rules.

And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.

To make you greater than other nations in fame, name, and honor, so you can be a holy people belonging to the LORD, just as He said.