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 that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain of the Jordan River valley over against Suph, 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;
It happened in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the people of Israel, telling them all that Yahweh commanded him concerning 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.
This was after Yahweh had attacked 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 announce these instructions, saying,
6 The Lord our God spoke unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have tarried long enough at this mount;
“Yahweh our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, 'You have lived long enough in this hill country.
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 plain of the Jordan River valley, in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Negev, and by the seashore—the land of the Canaanites, and in Lebanon as far as the great river, the 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.
Look, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land that Yahweh swore to your fathers—to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob—to give to them and to their descendants 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 carry you myself alone.
10 The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Yahweh your God has multiplied you, and, look, you are today as the multitude of the stars of heaven.
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 Yahweh, 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!
But how can I myself alone carry your loads, your burdens, and your disputes?
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, understanding men, and men of good repute from each tribe, 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 that you have spoken is good for us 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 men, and men of good repute, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds, captains of fifties, captains of tens, and officers, tribe by tribe.
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 the disputes between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is 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 will not show partiality to anyone in a dispute; you will hear the small and the great alike. You will not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's. The dispute that is too hard for you, you will 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 that 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 journeyed away from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness that you saw, on our way to the hill country of the Amorites, as Yahweh our God had 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 Yahweh our God is giving 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.
Look, Yahweh your God has set the land before you; go up, take possession, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has spoken to you; do not be afraid, neither be discouraged.'
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.
Every one of you came to me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us, so that they may search out the land for us, and bring us word about the way by which we should attack, and about the cities to which we will come.'
23 And the thing was pleasing in my eyes; and I took of you twelve men, one man for every tribe:
The advice pleased me well; I took twelve men of you, 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, came to the Valley of Eshkol, and scouted it.
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 produce of the land in their hands and brought it down to us. They also brought us word and said, 'It is a good land that Yahweh our God is giving to us.'
26 But you would not go up, and ye rebelled against the order of the Lord your God;
Yet you refused to attack, but rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh 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 complained in your tents and said, “It is because Yahweh hated us that he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give 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 can we go now? Our brothers have made our heart to melt, saying, 'Those people are bigger and taller than we are; their cities are large and are fortified up to the heavens; 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, 'Do not be terrified, neither 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;
Yahweh your God, who goes before you, he will fight for you, like everything 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 also in the wilderness, where you have seen how Yahweh your God carried you, as a man carries his son, everywhere you went until you came to this place.'
32 Yet in this thing do ye not believe in the Lord your God,
Yet in spite of this word you did not believe Yahweh 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 find a place for you to make camp, in fire by night and in a cloud by day.
34 And the Lord heard the voice of your words; and he was wroth, and swore, saying,
Yahweh heard the sound of your words and was angry; he swore and said,
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 will see the good land that I swore to give to your ancestors,
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.
save Caleb son of Jephunneh; he will see it. To him I will give the land that he has stepped on, and to his children, because he has wholly followed Yahweh.'
37 also with me was the Lord angry for your sakes, saying, also thou shalt not go in thither.
Also Yahweh was angry with me because of you, saying, 'You also will 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 son of Nun, who stands before you, he will go in there; encourage him, for he will lead 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 children, the ones you said would be victims, who today have no knowledge of good or evil—they will go in there. To them I will give it, and they will 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 along the way to the Sea of Reeds.'
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 Yahweh; we will go up and fight, and we will follow all that Yahweh our God has commanded us to do.' Every man among you put on his weapons of war, and you were ready to attack 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.
Yahweh said to me, 'Say to them, “Do not attack and do not fight, for I will not be with you, and you will be defeated by 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.
I spoke to you in this way, but you did not listen. You rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh; you were arrogant and attacked 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.
But the Amorites, who lived in that hill country, came out against you and chased you like bees, and struck you down in Seir, as far as 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 Yahweh; but Yahweh did not listen to your voice, nor did he pay attention 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, all the days that you stayed there.
