Deuteronomio 1

1 Estas son las palabras que Moisés dirigió a todo Israel al otro lado del Jordán, en el desierto, en el Arabá frente a Suf, entre Parán, Tofel, Labán, Hazerot y Dizahab.

In this book is written what Moses/I said to the Israeli people. He/I told them these things when they/we were in the desert, on the east side of the Jordan [River]. They/We had set up our tents near [a place named] Suph, between Paran [town on the one side of the river] and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab [towns on the other side of the river].

2 Hay once días de viaje desde Horeb, por el camino del monte Seir, hasta Cades Barnea.

To walk from Sinai [Mountain] to the Kadesh-Barnea [oasis], people usually travel for only eleven days, going by way of the hilly area named Edom.

3 En el año cuarenta, en el mes undécimo, el primer día del mes, Moisés habló a los hijos de Israel según todo lo que Yahvé le había ordenado,

Forty years after (the Israelis/we) left Egypt, in the middle of January, Moses/I told the Israeli people everything that Yahweh had commanded him/me to tell them.

4 después de haber herido en Edrei a Sehón, rey de los amorreos que vivía en Hesbón, y a Og, rey de Basán que vivía en Astarot.

This was after they/we had defeated Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city], and Og, the king of the Bashan [region] who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei [towns].

5 Al otro lado del Jordán, en la tierra de Moab, Moisés comenzó a declarar esta ley, diciendo:

Moses/I told them these things while the people were in the Moab region, on the east side of the Jordan [River]. He/I (explained to them/enabled them to understand) God’s laws. This is what he/I said to them:

6 “El Señor, nuestro Dios, nos habló en Horeb, diciendo: ‘Ya habéis vivido bastante en este monte.

“Yahweh our God said to us when we were at Sinai [Mountain], ‘You have stayed for a very long time at [the bottom of] this mountain.

7 Volveos y emprended vuestro viaje, e id a la región montañosa de los amorreos y a todos los lugares cercanos a ella: en el Arabá, en la región montañosa, en la llanura, en el sur, a la orilla del mar, en la tierra de los cananeos y en el Líbano hasta el gran río, el río Éufrates.

So now continue traveling. Go to the hilly area where the Amor people-group lives and to the nearby areas—to the Jordan [River] Valley, to the hilly region, to the western (foothills/hills at the bottom of the mountains), to the desert area to the south, to the [Mediterranean] Seacoast, to all of Canaan land, to the Lebanon [Mountains], and [northeast] to the great Euphrates River.

8 He aquí que he puesto la tierra delante de ti. Entrad y poseed la tierra que Yahvé juró a vuestros padres — a Abraham, a Isaac y a Jacob — para dársela a ellos y a su descendencia después de ellos”.

Note that I will give that land to you. I, Yahweh, promised to your ancestors Abraham and Isaac and Jacob that I would give it to them and to their descendants. So now go and occupy it.’”

9 En aquel tiempo te hablé diciendo: “No puedo hacerme cargo yo solo.

Moses/I also said to the people, “When [we were still at Sinai Mountain], I told your ancestors ‘It is a very big burden/responsibility for me to govern all of you. So I cannot do it by myself.

10 Yahvé, vuestro Dios, os ha multiplicado, y he aquí que sois hoy como las estrellas del cielo por la multitud.

Yahweh our God has caused us Israelis to now become as numerous as the stars in the sky.

11 ¡Que Yahvé, el Dios de tus padres, te haga mil veces más numerosa y te bendiga, como te ha prometido!

And I hope/desire that Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped], will cause us to become 1,000 times as numerous as we are now and that he will bless us just like he promised to do.

12 ¿Cómo podré llevar yo solo vuestros problemas, vuestras cargas y vuestras luchas?

But I certainly cannot [RHQ] (solve/deal with) all of your complaints/problems.

13 Toma a hombres sabios y entendidos que sean respetados entre tus tribus, y los haré jefes sobre ti”.

So choose some men from your tribes who are wise and who have good sense and who are respected. Then I will appoint them to be your leaders.’

14 Tú me respondiste y dijiste: “Lo que has dicho es bueno hacerlo”.

Your ancestors replied, ‘What you have suggested is good for us to do.’

15 Así que tomé a los jefes de vuestras tribus, hombres sabios y respetados, y los nombré jefes sobre vosotros, capitanes de millares, capitanes de centenas, capitanes de cincuenta, capitanes de decenas y oficiales, según vuestras tribus.

So I took the wise and respected men [that your ancestors chose] from your tribes, and I appointed them to be your leaders. I appointed some to (rule/have authority) over 1,000 people, some to have authority over 100 people, some to have authority over 50 people, and some to have authority over ten people. I also appointed other officers from throughout your tribes.

16 En aquel tiempo ordené a vuestros jueces, diciendo: “Oíd los casos entre vuestros hermanos y juzgad con justicia entre un hombre y su hermano, y el extranjero que vive con él.

I instructed/told your leaders, ‘Listen to the disputes that occur among your people. Judge each dispute, including disputes between close relatives and quarrels between your people and people from other countries who live among you.

17 No mostrarás parcialidad en el juicio; escucharás por igual al pequeño y al grande. No temerás el rostro del hombre, porque el juicio es de Dios. El caso que sea demasiado duro para ti, lo traerás a mí, y yo lo escucharé”.

You must (be impartial/not favor one person more than another); you must treat poor people and important people equally. You must not worry about what anyone will think [about how you decide matters], because you will decide matters as God [wants you to]. If any quarrel/dispute is very difficult and you are unable to decide it, bring it to me, and I will decide.’

18 En aquel momento os ordené todo lo que debíais hacer.

At that time I also told you other things that you should do.”

19 Salimos de Horeb y atravesamos todo ese desierto grande y terrible que ustedes vieron, por el camino de la región montañosa de los amorreos, como nos lo ordenó el Señor, nuestro Dios, y llegamos a Cades Barnea.

“Then, just like Yahweh our God commanded us, we left Sinai [Mountain] and went through that huge desert that was very (dangerous/difficult to travel through), on the road to the hilly area where the Amor people-group live. We arrived at Kadesh-Barnea.

20 Os dije: “Habéis llegado a la región montañosa de los amorreos, que el Señor nuestro Dios nos da.

I said to your ancestors, ‘We have now come to the hilly area where the Amor people-group live. This is part of the area that Yahweh our God, the one whom our ancestors [worshiped], is giving to us.

21 He aquí que el Señor, vuestro Dios, ha puesto la tierra delante de vosotros. Subid y tomad posesión, como os ha dicho el Señor, el Dios de vuestros padres. No tengas miedo ni te acobardes”.

Note that Yahweh our God is giving this land to us. So go and occupy it as he commanded. Do not be (at all/even a little bit) afraid.’

22 Os acercasteis a mí, todos vosotros, y dijisteis: “Enviemos hombres delante de nosotros, para que nos busquen por la tierra y nos traigan la noticia del camino por el que debemos subir y de las ciudades a las que debemos llegar.”

But all of your ancestors came to me and said, ‘Before we go, we should [first] send some men there to explore the land, in order that they can return and tell us which will be the best road to go there and what kind of towns are there.’

23 El asunto me agradó. Tomé doce de tus hombres, un hombre por cada tribu.

I thought that it would be good to do that, so I chose twelve men, one man from each tribe.

24 Se volvieron y subieron a la región montañosa, y llegaron al valle de Escol y lo exploraron.

They went up into the hilly area as far as Eshcol Valley, and they explored all that area.

25 Tomaron en sus manos parte del fruto de la tierra y nos lo trajeron, y nos volvieron a avisar diciendo: “Es una buena tierra la que nos da el Señor, nuestro Dios.”

They picked some of the fruit that they found there and brought it to us. They reported that the land that Yahweh our God was giving to us is very good/fertile.”

26 Pero no quisisteis subir, sino que os rebelasteis contra el mandamiento del Señor, vuestro Dios.

“But your ancestors refused to go [and conquer that land]. They rebelled against what Yahweh our God had commanded them to do, and they would not go into that land.

27 Murmurabais en vuestras tiendas y decíais: “Porque Yahvé nos odiaba, nos ha sacado de la tierra de Egipto para entregarnos en manos de los amorreos para que nos destruyan.

Your ancestors [stayed] in their tents and complained saying ‘Yahweh hates us. So he has brought us here from Egypt just to allow the Amor people-group to destroy us.

28 ¿Adónde vamos a subir? Nuestros hermanos han hecho que nuestro corazón se derrita, diciendo: ‘Los pueblos son más grandes y más altos que nosotros. Las ciudades son grandes y están fortificadas hasta el cielo. Además, hemos visto allí a los hijos de los Anac”.

(Why should we go there?/We do not want to go there.) [RHQ] The men whom we sent there have caused us to become very discouraged/afraid. They have told us that the people there are much stronger and taller than we are and that there are extremely high [HYP] walls around their towns. Also they reported that they saw [giants there that are] descendants of Anak.’

29 Entonces les dije: “No se asusten. No les tengáis miedo.

Then I said to your ancestors, ‘Do not be afraid (at all/even a little bit) [DOU] of those people!

30 Yahvé vuestro Dios, que va delante de vosotros, luchará por vosotros, según todo lo que hizo por vosotros en Egipto ante vuestros ojos,

Yahweh our God will go ahead of you, and he will fight for you, just like you saw him do for you in Egypt

31 y en el desierto, donde has visto cómo Yahvé vuestro Dios te llevaba, como un hombre lleva a su hijo, en todo el camino que recorriste, hasta que llegaste a este lugar.”

and in the desert. You saw how he brought you safely here, like a man would carry his son. [SIM]’

32 Pero en esto no creísteis a Yahvé, vuestro Dios,

[I reminded them that] he always went ahead of them while they traveled [in the desert]. He directed them by [a pillar of] fire during the night and a [pillar of] cloud during the day. He showed them places to set up their tents. But in spite of what I said, your ancestors would not trust Yahweh our God.

33 que iba delante de vosotros en el camino, para buscaros un lugar donde acampar: en el fuego de noche, para mostraros por qué camino debíais ir, y en la nube de día.

34 Yahvé oyó la voz de vuestras palabras y se enojó, y juró diciendo:

Yahweh heard what they said, and he became angry. He solemnly declared,

35 “Ciertamente ninguno de estos hombres de esta mala generación verá la buena tierra que juré dar a vuestros padres,

‘Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, will enter the land. He has obeyed me completely. So I will give to him and to his descendants [some of] the land that he explored. He is the only one of all you people who will enter that land. None of these evil people will ever see that good land which I solemnly promised to give to your ancestors.’

36 excepto Caleb hijo de Jefone. Él la verá. Le daré la tierra que ha pisado a él y a sus hijos, porque ha seguido enteramente a Yahvé”.

37 También el Señor se enojó conmigo por causa de ustedes, diciendo: “Tú tampoco entrarás allí.

But because of [what] your ancestors [did], Yahweh was also angry with me. He said to me, ‘You also will not enter that land.

38 Josué, hijo de Nun, que está delante de ti, entrará allí. Anímalo, porque él hará que Israel la herede.

Joshua, the son of Nun, who is your helper, will enter it. Encourage him, because he is the one who will enable you Israeli people to occupy that land.’

39 Además, tus pequeños, que dijiste que serían capturados o asesinados, tus hijos, que hoy no tienen conocimiento del bien ni del mal, entrarán allí. Yo se la daré, y ellos la poseerán.

Then Yahweh said to all of us, ‘You said that your children would be captured by your enemies. Because they are very young, they do not yet know what is good and what is evil. But they are the ones to whom I will give that land, and they will enter it and occupy it.

40 Pero en cuanto a ti, vuélvete y emprende tu viaje al desierto por el camino del Mar Rojo”.

But as for you, turn around and go back into the desert, toward the (Red Sea/Gulf of Aqaba).’

41 Entonces respondisteis y me dijisteis: “Hemos pecado contra Yahvé. Subiremos a pelear, conforme a todo lo que nos ordenó el Señor, nuestro Dios”. Cada uno de ustedes se vistió con sus armas de guerra y se dispuso a subir a la región montañosa.

Then your ancestors replied, ‘We have sinned; we have disobeyed Yahweh. So we will go and attack [the people who live in] that land, just like Yahweh our God commanded us to do.’ And each of their men put on his weapons, and they thought that it would be easy to invade the hilly region.

42 El Señor me dijo: “Diles que no suban y que no peleen, porque yo no estoy en medio de ustedes, para que no sean golpeados ante sus enemigos”.

But Yahweh said to me, ‘Tell them, “Do not go up there and attack those people, because I will not go with you. If you go, your enemies will defeat you.”’

43 Así que os hablé, y no me escuchasteis, sino que os rebelasteis contra el mandamiento del Señor, y fuisteis presuntuosos, y subisteis a la región montañosa.

So I told that to your ancestors, but they would not heed what I said. They [again] rebelled against what Yahweh commanded them to do. Their soldiers proudly/arrogantly marched up into that hilly region.

44 Los amorreos, que vivían en esa región montañosa, salieron contra ti y te persiguieron como lo hacen las abejas, y os derrotaron en Seir, hasta Horma.

Then the men of the Amor people-group who lived in that region came out [of their towns] and attacked those soldiers. They pursued your ancestors’ soldiers like [a swarm of] bees pursues people, and they pursued them [south] from the Edom area and defeated them at Hormah [city].

45 Volvisteis y llorasteis delante de Yahvé, pero Yahvé no escuchó vuestra voz, ni volvió su oído hacia vosotros.

So your ancestors went back [to Kadesh-Barnea] and cried out to request Yahweh [to help them], but he did not heed them. He did not pay any attention to them [DOU].

46 Así que permaneciste en Cades muchos días, según los días que permaneciste.

So we stayed there at Kadesh-Barnea for a long time.”