Deuteronomy 1

1 These [are] the words which Moses has spoken to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, 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 takes] eleven days [to go] from Horeb, 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 comes to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first of the month, Moses has spoken to the sons of Israel according to all that YHWH has 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 his striking Sihon king of the Amorite who is dwelling in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan who is dwelling in Ashtaroth in Edrei.

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 Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses has begun to explain this law, saying,

Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses began to announce these instructions, saying,

6 “Our God YHWH has spoken to us in Horeb, saying, For you dwell at this mountain long enough;

“Yahweh our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, 'You have lived long enough in this hill country.

7 turn and journey for yourselves, and go to the mountain of the Amorite, and to all its neighboring places in the plain, in the hill-country, and in the low country, and in the south, and in the haven of the sea, the land of the Canaanite, and of Lebanon, as far as the great river, the Euphrates River;

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 see, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which YHWH has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to 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 speak to you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you by myself;

I spoke to you at that time, saying, 'I am not able to carry you myself alone.

10 your God YHWH has multiplied you, and behold, today you [are] as the stars of the heavens for multitude;

Yahweh your God has multiplied you, and, look, you are today as the multitude of the stars of heaven.

11 YHWH, God of your fathers, is adding to you, as you [are], one thousand times, and blesses you as He has spoken to 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 do I bear your pressure, and your burden, and your strife by myself?

But how can I myself alone carry your loads, your burdens, and your disputes?

13 Provide wise and understanding men for yourselves that are known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;

Take wise men, understanding men, and men of good repute from each tribe, and I will make them heads over you.'

14 and you answer me and say, The thing which you have 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 take the heads of your tribes, wise men that are known, and I appoint them [as] heads over you, princes of thousands, and princes of hundreds, and princes of fifties, and princes of tens, and authorities 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 command your judges at that time, saying, Listen between your brothers—then you have judged [in] righteousness between a man, and his brother, and his sojourner;

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 you do not discern faces in judgment; you hear the little as well as the great; you are not afraid of the face of any, for the judgment is God’s, and the thing which is too hard for you, you bring near to me, and I have heard 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 command you at that time all the things which you do.

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

19 And we journey from Horeb, and go [through] all that great and fearful wilderness which you have seen, the way of the hill-country of the Amorite, as our God YHWH has commanded us, and we come to 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 say to you, You have come to the hill-country of the Amorite, which our God YHWH is giving to us;

I said to you, 'You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which Yahweh our God is giving to us.

21 see, your God YHWH has set the land before you; go up, possess, as YHWH, God of your fathers, has spoken to you; do not fear, nor be frightened.

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 you come near to me, all of you, and say, Let us send men before us, and they search the land for us, and they bring us back word [concerning] the way in which we go up into it, and the cities to which we come in;

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 is good in my eyes, and I take twelve men from you, one man for the tribe.

The advice pleased me well; I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe.

24 And they turn and go up to the hill-country, and come to the Valley of Eshcol, and spy it out,

They turned and went up into the hill country, came to the Valley of Eshkol, and scouted it.

25 and they take in their hand from the fruit of the land, and bring [it] down to us, and bring us back word, and say, The land is good which our God YHWH is giving to us.

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 And you have not been willing to go up, and you provoke the mouth of your God YHWH,

Yet you refused to attack, but rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh your God.

27 and murmur in your tents, and say, In YHWH’s hating us He has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorite—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 to where are we going up? Our brothers have melted our heart, saying, [The] people [are] greater and taller than we; [the] cities [are] great and fortified up to the heavens, and we have also seen sons of Anakim 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 say to you, Do not be terrified, nor be afraid of them;

Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified, neither be afraid of them.

30 your God YHWH, who is going before you—He fights for you, according to all that He has done with 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 where you have seen that your God YHWH has carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way which you have gone until your coming to 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 And in this thing you are not steadfast in your God YHWH,

Yet in spite of this word you did not believe Yahweh your God,

33 who is going before you in the way to search out for you a place for your encamping, in fire by night, to show you in the way in which you 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 YHWH hears the voice of your words, and is angry, and swears, saying,

Yahweh heard the sound of your words and was angry; he swore and said,

35 Not one of these men of this evil generation sees the good land which I have sworn to give to 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 except Caleb son of Jephunneh—he sees it, and to him I give the land on which he has trodden, and to his sons, because that he has been fully after YHWH.

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 Moreover, YHWH has been angry with me for your sake, saying, Indeed, you do not go in there;

Also Yahweh was angry with me because of you, saying, 'You also will not go in there;

38 Joshua son of Nun, who is standing before you, he goes in there; strengthen him, for he causes 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 infants, of whom you have said, They are for a prey, and your sons who today have not known good and evil, they go in there, and I give it to them, and they 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 you, turn and journey for yourselves toward the wilderness, 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 you answer and say to me, We have sinned against YHWH; we go up and we have fought, according to all that which our God YHWH has commanded us; and you each gird on his weapons of war, and you are ready to go up into the hill-country;

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 YHWH says to me, Say to them, You do not go up, nor fight, for I am not in your midst, and you are not struck 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 speak to you, and you have not listened, and provoke the mouth of YHWH, and act proudly, and go up into the hill-country;

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 Amorite who is dwelling in that hill-country comes out to meet you, and they pursue you as the bees do, and strike you in Seir, even to Hormah.

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 you return and weep before YHWH, and YHWH has not listened to your voice, nor has He given ear to you;

You returned and wept before Yahweh; but Yahweh did not listen to your voice, nor did he pay attention to you.

46 and you dwell in Kadesh [for] many days, according to the days which you had dwelt.”

So you stayed in Kadesh many days, all the days that you stayed there.