Deuteronomy 1

1 These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.

These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suf, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

2 It is eleven days journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.

It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.

3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, according to all that Jehovah had given him in commandment to them,

In the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the LORD had given him in commandment to them,

4 after he had smitten Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashtaroth, at Edrei.

after he had struck Sihon the king of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan who lived in Ashtaroth, at Edrei.

5 Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare this law, saying,

Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to declare this law, saying,

6 Jehovah our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough at this mountain.

“The LORD our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying, ‘You have lived long enough at this mountain.

7 Turn, and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites, and to all the places near thereto, in the Arabah, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea-shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

Turn, and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the places near there: in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the lowland, in the South, by the seashore, in the land of the Canaanites, and in Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

8 Behold, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess the land which Jehovah swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them.

Behold, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to your fathers—to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob—to give to them and to their offspring after them.’”

9 And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone.

I spoke to you at that time, saying, “I am not able to bear you myself alone.

10 Jehovah your God has multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

The LORD your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as the stars of the sky for multitude.

11 Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he has promised you!

May the LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you!

12 How can I myself alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

How can I myself alone bear your problems, your burdens, and your strife?

13 Take for you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

Take wise men of understanding who are respected amongst your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.”

14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou have spoken is good to do.

You answered me, and said, “The thing which you have spoken is good to do.”

15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.

So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and respected men, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds, captains of fifties, captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes.

16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner who is with him.

I commanded your judges at that time, saying, “Hear cases between your brothers and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.

17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment. Ye shall hear the small and the great alike. Ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you ye shall bring to me, and I will hear it.

You shall not show partiality in judgement; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgement is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.”

18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.

I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.

19 And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as Jehovah our God commanded us, and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

We travelled from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw, by the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh Barnea.

20 And I said to you, Ye have come to the hill-country of the Amorites, which Jehovah our God gives to us.

I said to you, “You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God gives to us.

21 Behold, Jehovah thy God has set the land before thee. Go up, take possession, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, has spoken to thee. Fear not, neither be dismayed.

Behold, the LORD your God has set the land before you. Go up, take possession, as the LORD the God of your fathers has spoken to you. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed.”

22 And ye came near to me, all of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities to which we shall come.

You came near to me, everyone of you, and said, “Let’s send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring back to us word of the way by which we must go up, and the cities to which we shall come.”

23 And the thing pleased me well. And I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe.

The thing pleased me well. I took twelve of your men, one man for every tribe.

24 And they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.

They turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out.

25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which Jehovah our God gives to us.

They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, “It is a good land which the LORD our God gives to us.”

26 Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah your God.

Yet you wouldn’t go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God.

27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because Jehovah hated us, he has brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

You murmured in your tents, and said, “Because the LORD hated us, he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.

28 Where are we going up? Our brothers have made our heart to melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we. The cities are great and fortified up to heaven, and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

Where are we going up? Our brothers have made our heart melt, saying, ‘The people are greater and taller than we. The cities are great and fortified up to the sky. Moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there!’”

29 Then I said to you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

Then I said to you, “Don’t be terrified. Don’t be afraid of them.

30 Jehovah your God who goes before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,

The LORD your God, who goes before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,

31 and in the wilderness, where thou have seen how that Jehovah thy God bore thee, as a man bears his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came to this place.

and in the wilderness where you have seen how that the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went, until you came to this place.”

32 Yet in this thing ye did not believe Jehovah your God,

Yet in this thing you didn’t believe the LORD your God,

33 who went before you in the way, to seek out a place for you to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to show you by what way ye should go, and in the cloud by day.

who went before you on the way, to seek out a place for you to pitch your tents in: in fire by night, to show you by what way you should go, and in the cloud by day.

34 And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, and was angry, and swore, saying,

The LORD heard the voice of your words and was angry, and swore, saying,

35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I swore to give to your fathers,

“Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land which I swore to give to your fathers,

36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and I will give to him the land that he has trodden upon, and to his sons, because he has wholly followed Jehovah.

except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it. I will give the land that he has trodden on to him and to his children, because he has wholly followed the LORD.”

37 Also Jehovah was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shall not go in there.

Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, “You also shall not go in there.

38 Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before thee, he shall go in there. Encourage thou him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

39 Moreover your little ones, who ye said would be a prey, and your sons, who this day have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there, and I will give it to them, and they shall possess it.

Moreover your little ones, whom you said would be captured or killed, your children, who today have no knowledge of good or evil, shall go in there. I will give it to them, and they shall possess it.

40 But as for you, turn, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.

But as for you, turn, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Sea of Suf.”

41 Then ye answered and said to me, We have sinned against Jehovah, we will go up and fight according to all that Jehovah our God commanded us. And ye girded on every man his weapons of war, and were forward to go up into the hill-country.

Then you answered and said to me, “We have sinned against the LORD. We will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us.” Every man of you put on his weapons of war, and presumed to go up into the hill country.

42 And Jehovah said to me, Say to them, Do not go up, neither fight, for I am not among you, lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

The LORD said to me, “Tell them, ‘Don’t go up and don’t fight; for I am not amongst you, lest you be struck before your enemies.’”

43 So I spoke to you, and ye did not hearken, but ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill-country.

So I spoke to you, and you didn’t listen; but you rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill country.

44 And the Amorites, who dwelt in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.

The Amorites, who lived in that hill country, came out against you and chased you as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.

45 And ye returned and wept before Jehovah, but Jehovah did not hearken to your voice, nor gave ear to you.

You returned and wept before the LORD, but the LORD didn’t listen to your voice, nor turn his ear to you.

46 So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according to the days that ye abode there.

So you stayed in Kadesh many days, according to the days that you remained.