Deuteronomy 31
1 And so, Moses went out, and he spoke all these words to all of Israel.
Cuando Moisés terminó de darles estas instrucciones a todos los israelitas,
2 And he said to them: “Today, I am one hundred and twenty years old. I am no longer able to go out and return, especially since the Lord has also said to me, ‘You shall not cross this Jordan.’
les dijo: “ahora tengo ciento veinte años. No puedo moverme como antes, y el Señor me ha dicho: ‘No deben cruzar el Jordán’”.
3 Therefore, the Lord your God will go across before you. He himself will abolish all these nations in your sight, and you shall possess them. And this man Joshua shall go across before you, just as the Lord has spoken.
El Señor tu Dios en persona te va a guiar a través. Él destruirá estas naciones a medida que avancen, y se apoderará de su tierra. Josué cruzará delante de ustedes, como dijo el Señor.
4 And the Lord will do to them just as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, and he will wipe them away.
El Señor hará con ellos lo que hizo con Sehón y Og, los reyes de los amorreos, y su tierra cuando los destruyó.
5 Therefore, when the Lord will have delivered these to you also, you shall act similarly toward them, just as I have instructed you.
El Señor se los entregará, y harán con ellos exactamente como se los he dicho.
6 Act manfully and be strengthened. Do not be afraid, and do not dread at the sight of them. For the Lord your God himself is your commander, and he will neither dismiss nor abandon you.”
¡Sean fuertes! Sean valientes! No tengan miedo ni terror, porque el Señor su Dios irá con ustedes. No los dejará ni los abandonará nunca.
7 And Moses called Joshua, and, before all of Israel, he said to him: ‘Be strong and valiant. For you shall lead this people into the land which the Lord swore that he would give to their fathers, and you shall divide it by lot.
Moisés llamó a Josué y le dijo delante de todos los israelitas: “¡Sé fuerte! ¡Sé valiente! Acompañarás a este pueblo al país que el Señor prometió darles a sus antepasados, y se los asignarás como propio.
8 And the Lord, who is your commander, will himself be with you. He will neither renounce nor abandon you. Do not be afraid, and do not dread.”
El Señor mismo va delante de ti. Él estará con ustedes. No te dejará ni te abandonará nunca. No tengas miedo y no te desanimes”.
9 And so, Moses wrote this law, and he handed it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel.
Moisés escribió esta ley y la dio a los sacerdotes, los hijos de Leví, que llevaban el Arca del pacto del Señor, y a todos los ancianos israelitas.
10 And he instructed them, saying: “After seven years, in the year of remission, at the solemnity of the Feast of Tabernacles,
Moisés les dio estas órdenes: “Cada siete años, el año en que se cancelan las deudas durante la Fiesta de los Tabernáculos,
11 when all of Israel has convened in order to appear in the sight of the Lord your God, in the place which the Lord will choose, you shall read the words of this law before all of Israel, in their hearing.
y cuando todos los israelitas se presenten ante el Señor su Dios en el lugar que él elija, deben leer esta ley para que todos la escuchen.
12 And when the people have gathered together, men as well as women and little children, and the new arrivals who are within your gates, they shall listen so that they may learn, and may fear the Lord your God, and may keep and fulfill all the words of this law,
“Haz que el pueblo se reúna – hombres, mujeres, niños y extranjeros que viven contigo – para que escuchen y aprendan a respetar al Señor tu Dios y a observar cuidadosamente todas las instrucciones de esta ley.
13 and also so that their sons, who are now ignorant, may be able to listen, and may fear the Lord their God all the days that they live in the land to which you will travel, crossing the Jordan in order to obtain it.”
Entonces sus hijos que no conocen la ley escucharán y aprenderán a respetar al Señor tu Dios durante todo el tiempo que vivas en el país del que te harás cargo después de que cruces el Jordán”.
14 And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, the days of your death draw near. Call Joshua, and stand in the tabernacle of the testimony, so that I may instruct him.” Therefore, Moses and Joshua went and stood in the tabernacle of the testimony.
Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés: “Escucha, pronto vas a morir. Dile a Josué que se reúna contigo, y luego los dos vendrán y se presentarán ante mí en el Tabernáculo de Reunión, para que yo lo designe a él como líder”. Moisés y Josué fueron a presentarse ante el Señor en el Tabernáculo de Reunión.
15 And the Lord appeared there, in a pillar of cloud, which stood at the entrance of the tabernacle.
El Señor se apareció allí en la tienda en una columna de nube. La nube estaba a la entrada de la tienda.
16 And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers, and this people will rise up and will fornicate after foreign gods, in the land which they will enter so that they may live in it. In that place, they will forsake me, and they will make void the covenant that I have formed with them.
El Señor le dijo a Moisés, “Te unirás a tus ancestros en la muerte, y este pueblo se prostituirá adorando a los dioses extranjeros del país en el que están por entrar. Me abandonarán y romperán el pacto que he hecho con ellos.
17 And my fury will be enraged against them in that day. And I will abandon them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured. Every evil and affliction will find them, so much so that they will say in that day: ‘Truly, it is because God is not with me that these evils have found me.’
Entonces los abandonaré y me alejaré de ellos, por lo tanto serán destruidos, y experimentarán muchos desastres y problemas. “En ese momento dirán: ‘¡Estamos sufriendo estos desastres porque nuestro Dios nos ha abandonado!’”
18 But I will hide myself, and I will conceal my face in that day, because of all the evils that they have done, because they have followed strange gods.
“Entonces definitivamente los ignoraré por todo el mal que han hecho al adorar a otros dioses.
19 And so, write this canticle now, and teach it to the sons of Israel, so that they may retain it in memory, and may chant it by mouth, and so that this verse may be a testimony to me among the sons of Israel.
“Así que escribe esta canción y enséñasela a los israelitas. Ayúdalos a aprender a cantarla, así tendré pruebas contra ellos.
20 For I will lead them into the land, about which I swore to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. And when they have eaten, and have been satiated and fattened, they will turn aside to foreign gods, and they will serve them. And they will disparage me, and they will nullify my covenant.
Una vez que los hayas llevado al país que prometí darles a sus antepasados, una tierra que fluye leche y miel, tendrán mucho que comer y les irá bien. Entonces irán a adorar a otros dioses, y me abandonarán y romperán mi acuerdo.
21 And after many evils and afflictions have overwhelmed them, this canticle will answer them as a testimony; it shall never pass into oblivion, away from the mouths of their offspring. For I know their thoughts and what they are about to do today, even before I lead them into the land which I have promised to them.”
Una vez que hayan experimentado muchos problemas y sufrimientos, esta canción testificará en su contra, porque sus descendientes no olvidarán las palabras. Sé cómo son, incluso antes de llevarlos al país que prometí darles”.
22 Therefore, Moses wrote the canticle, and he taught it to the sons of Israel.
Entonces Moisés escribió esta canción y se la enseñó a los israelitas.
23 And the Lord instructed Joshua, the son of Nun, and he said: “Be strong and valiant. For you shall lead the sons of Israel into the land which I have promised, and I will be with you.”
Entonces el Señor designó a Josué hijo de Nun como líder, y le dijo: “¡Sé fuerte! ¡Sé valiente! Porque vas a llevar a los israelitas al país que prometí darles, y yo estaré contigo”.
24 Therefore, after Moses had written the words of this law in a volume, and had finished it,
Cuando Moisés terminó de escribir esta Ley en un libro de principio a fin,
25 he instructed the Levites, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying:
ordenó a los levitas que llevaban el Arca del Acuerdo del Señor:
26 “Take this book, and place it inside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, so that it may be there as a testimony against you.
“Pongan este libro de la Ley junto al Arca del Pacto del Señor su Dios, para que se guarde allí como testimonio contra ustedes.
27 For I know your contentiousness and your very stiff neck. Even while I am still living and entering with you, you have always acted with contention against the Lord. How much more so when I will be dead?
Sé lo obstinado y rebelde que son. Si ya han empezado a rebelarse contra el Señor mientras yo estoy vivo, ¿cuánto peor les irá después de que yo muera?
28 Gather to me all those greater by birth throughout your tribes, as well as your teachers, and I will speak these words in their hearing, and I will call heaven and earth as witnesses against them.
“Convoca a todos los ancianos de tus tribus y a todos tus oficiales para que se reúnan aquí ante mí para que pueda decirles esto directamente y llamar al cielo y a la tierra como testigos contra ellos.
29 For I know that, after my death, you will act with iniquity, and you will quickly depart from the way that I have instructed to you. And so, evils will meet you in the end time, when you will have done evil in the sight of the Lord so as to provoke him through the works of your hands.”
Sé que después de mi muerte se volverán completamente inmorales, abandonando el camino que les he ordenado seguir. En el futuro, te sucederán cosas malas por los pecados malvados que cometas a los ojos del Señor, haciéndole enojar por lo que hagas”.
30 Thus did Moses speak, in the hearing of the entire assembly of Israel, the words of this canticle, and he completed it to its very end.
Entonces Moisés recitó todas las palabras de esta canción mientras los israelitas escuchaban.
