Deuteronomy 1

1 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.

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.

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 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.

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,

4 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.

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.

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

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

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

Jehovah our God spoke to us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt 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 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.

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.

8 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.'

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.

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

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

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

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

11 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!

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

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

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

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

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

14 You answered me and said, 'The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.'

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

15 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.

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.

16 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.

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.

17 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.'

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.

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

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

19 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.

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.

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

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

21 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.'

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.

22 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.'

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.

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

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

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

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

25 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.'

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.

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

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

27 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.

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.

28 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.'”

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.

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

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

30 Yahweh your God, who goes before you, he will fight for you, like everything that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,

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,

31 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.'

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.

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

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

33 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.

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.

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

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

35 'Surely not one of these men of this evil generation will see the good land that I swore to give to your ancestors,

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

36 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.'

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.

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

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

38 Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he will go in there; encourage him, for he will lead Israel to inherit it.

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.

39 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.

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.

40 But as for you, turn and take your journey into the wilderness along the way to the Sea of Reeds.'

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

41 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.

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.

42 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.'

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.

43 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.

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.

44 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.

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.

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

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

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

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