Deuteronomy 1

1 These are the words which Moses spoke unto all Israel on this side of the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Chazeroth, 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 a journey of eleven days from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto 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 unto the children of Israel, according to all that the Lord had commanded him concerning 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 Sichon the king of the Emorites, who dwelt in Cheshbon, and 'Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt at 'Ashtaroth in Edre'i.

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 On this side of the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to explain this law, saying,

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

6 The Lord our God spoke unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have tarried long enough at this mount;

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

7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mountain of the Emorites, and unto all its neighboring places, in the plain, in the mountain, and in the lowlands, and in the southern country, and by the coast of the sea, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto the Lebanon, up to 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 given up the land before you: go in and take possession of the land which the Lord hath sworn unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give it unto 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 said unto you at that time, as followeth, I am not able alone to bear you:

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

10 The Lord your God hath 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 May the Lord the God of your fathers make you a thousand times as many more as ye are; and bless you, as he hath spoken unto 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 by myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife!

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

13 Furnish for yourselves wise and understanding men, and those known among your tribes, and I will place them as chiefs 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 hast spoken is good to do.

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

15 And I took the chiefs of your tribes, wise and known men, and I set them as heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and as officers for 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 commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously, between a man and his brother, and between his stranger.

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; the small as well as the great shall ye hear; ye shall not be afraid of any man; for the judgment belongeth to God: and the cause that is too hard for you shall ye bring unto 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 departed from Horeb, and we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye have seen, by the way of the mountain of the Emorites, as the Lord our God had commanded us; and we came as far as 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 unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Emorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto 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, the Lord thy God hath given up the land before thee: go up and take possession of it, as the Lord the God of thy fathers hath spoken unto thee; do not fear, and be not discouraged.

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 all came near unto me and said, Let us send out men before us, that they may search out for us the land, and bring us word again concerning 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 was pleasing in my eyes; and I took of you twelve men, 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 mountain, and came unto 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 in their hand some of the fruit of the land, and brought it down unto us; and they brought us word again, and said, The land which the Lord our God doth give us is good.

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 But you would not go up, and ye rebelled against the order of the Lord 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, On account of the hatred of the Lord toward us, hath he brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Emorites, 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 Whither shall we go up? our brethren have made faint our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover the sons of the 'Anakim have we seen 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 And I said unto you, Have no dread, nor be ye afraid of them.

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

30 The Lord your God who goeth before you, he it is who will fight for you; all just as 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 which thou hast seen, where the Lord thy God bore thee, as a man doth bear his son, on all the way that ye have gone, until ye came unto 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 do ye not believe in the Lord your God,

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

33 Who goeth before you on the way to seek out for you a place for your encamping, in fire by night, to cause you to see on the way in which ye are to go, and in a 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 the Lord heard the voice of your words; and he was wroth, 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 that good land, which I have sworn to give unto 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 Save Caleb the son of Yephunneh, he shall see it, and to him will I give the land upon which he hath trodden, and to his children; because he hath wholly followed the Lord.

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 with me was the Lord angry for your sakes, saying, also thou shalt not go in thither.

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 standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: him encourage; 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 And your little ones, of whom ye said, They will become a prey, and your children who know not this day either good or evil, these shall go in thither; and unto them will I give it, 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 you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.

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

41 And ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the Lord; we indeed will go up and we will fight, according to all that the Lord our God hath commanded us; and ye girded on every man his weapons of war, and ye insisted to go up into the mountain.

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 the Lord said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, and do not 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 And I spoke unto you; but ye would not hear; and ye rebelled against the order of the Lord, and you were presumptuous, and went up into the mountain.

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 Emorites, who dwelt in that mountain: came out against you, and they pursued you, as the bees do, and they overthrew you in Seir, as far as Chormah.

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 the Lord; but the Lord hearkened not to your voice, nor gave ear unto you.

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

46 And ye tarried in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye tarried there.

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