Deuteronomio 1
1 Éstas son las palabras que Moisés habló a todo Israel en el desierto al otro lado del Jordán, en el Arabá frente a Suf, entre Parán, Tofel, Labán, Hazerot y Di-zahab.
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 11 jornadas desde Horeb por el camino de la montaña de 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 El primero del mes undécimo del año 40, sucedió que Moisés habló a los hijos de Israel conforme a todo lo que Yavé le ordenó acerca de ellos,
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 derrotar a Sehón, rey amorreo, que habitaba en Hesbón, y de vencer en Edrei a Og, rey de Basán, quien 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 explicar esta Ley:
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 Yavé nuestro ʼElohim nos habló en Horeb: Bastante tiempo permanecieron en esta montaña.
“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 Vuelvan y vayan a la montaña del amorreo, a todos los lugares circunvecinos en el Arabá, en la región montañosa, en los valles, en el Neguev, en la costa del mar, a la tierra del cananeo, al Líbano y hasta el gran 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 Miren que pongo delante de ustedes la tierra que Yavé juró a sus antepasados, Abraham, Isaac y Jacob, que la daría a ellos y después de ellos a su descendencia. Entren y tomen posesión de la tierra.
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 les hablé: Yo solo no puedo llevarlos.
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 Yavé su ʼElohim los multiplicó mucho, y ciertamente hoy son como la multitud de las estrellas en el cielo.
Yahweh our God has caused us Israelis to now become as numerous as the stars in the sky.
11 Yavé, ʼElohim de sus antepasados, los aumente 1.000 veces más de lo que son y los bendiga tal como les habló.
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 Pero ¿cómo puedo yo solo soportar sus problemas, la carga de ustedes y su contención?
But I certainly cannot [RHQ] (solve/deal with) all of your complaints/problems.
13 Denme de sus tribus varones sabios, entendidos y expertos, a quienes yo designe como sus jefes.
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 Y me respondieron: Bueno es hacer lo que dijiste.
Your ancestors replied, ‘What you have suggested is good for us to do.’
15 Tomé, pues, los jefes de sus tribus, varones sabios y expertos, y los designé como sus caudillos, como jefes de miles, centenas, cincuentenas y decenas, y como oficiales de sus 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 Entonces mandé a sus jueces: Escuchen a sus hermanos y juzguen justamente entre un hombre y su hermano, o el extranjero que está 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 hagan distinción de personas en el juicio. Escuchen tanto al pequeño como al grande. No se intimiden delante de ningún hombre, porque el juicio pertenece a ʼElohim. La causa que les sea demasiado difícil la traerán a mí y yo la oiré.
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 tiempo les prescribí todo lo que debían hacer.
At that time I also told you other things that you should do.”
19 Así que salimos de Horeb y recorrimos todo aquel vasto y terrible desierto que ustedes vieron en el camino hacia la región montañosa del amorreo, tal como Yavé nuestro ʼElohim nos ordenó, 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 Entonces les dije: Llegaron ustedes a la región montañosa del amorreo, la cual Yavé nuestro ʼElohim está a punto de darnos.
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 Miren, Yavé su ʼElohim colocó esta tierra delante de ustedes. Suban y tomen posesión, tal como Yavé el ʼElohim de sus antepasados les habló. No teman ni se acobarden.
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 Todos ustedes acudieron a mí, y dijeron: Enviemos varones delante de nosotros para que exploren la tierra, nos informen acerca del camino por el cual debemos subir, y de las ciudades en las cuales entraremos.
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 Me pareció acertado el consejo, por lo cual tomé 12 varones de entre ustedes, un varón por cada tribu,
I thought that it would be good to do that, so I chose twelve men, one man from each tribe.
24 quienes salieron. Al subir a la montaña llegaron hasta el arroyo de Escol y exploraron la tierra.
They went up into the hilly area as far as Eshcol Valley, and they explored all that area.
25 Tomaron fruto de la tierra en sus manos y nos lo llevaron. Nos informaron y dijeron: ¡La tierra que Yavé nuestro ʼElohim nos da es buena!
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 quisieron entrar, sino se rebelaron contra el mandamiento de Yavé su ʼElohim.
“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 Murmuraron en sus tiendas y dijeron: Porque nos aborrece Yavé nos sacó de la tierra de Egipto para entregarnos en mano del amorreo para destruirnos.
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 ¿A dónde subiremos? Nuestros hermanos desmayaron nuestro corazón al decir: Este pueblo es más grande y más alto que nosotros. Las ciudades son grandes y amuralladas hasta el cielo, y también vimos allí a los hijos de 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 tengan temor ante ellos,
Then I said to your ancestors, ‘Do not be afraid (at all/even a little bit) [DOU] of those people!
30 porque Yavé su ʼElohim va delante de ustedes. Él peleará por ustedes, así como lo hizo por ustedes en Egipto ante sus propios 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 También en el desierto, donde vieron cómo Yavé su ʼElohim los llevó como un hombre lleva a su propio hijo, en todo el camino que anduvieron hasta que llegaron 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 ni aun con esto creyeron a Yavé su ʼElohim,
[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 Quien iba delante de ustedes en el camino con fuego de noche y con nube de día para buscarles lugar donde acampar y mostrarles el camino por donde debían andar.
34 Entonces Yavé oyó la voz de sus palabras, se airó y juró:
Yahweh heard what they said, and he became angry. He solemnly declared,
35 Ninguno de los hombres de esta perversa generación verá la buena tierra de la cual juré a sus antepasados que se la daría,
‘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. Daré la tierra que pisó a él y a sus hijos, porque siguió con integridad a Yavé.
37 También por causa de ustedes Yavé se airó contra mí y me dijo: Tampoco tú entrarás allá.
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, quien está delante de ti para servirte, él entrará allá. 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 sus pequeños, de los cuales ustedes dijeron que serían una presa, y sus hijos que hoy no conocen bien ni mal, entrarán allá porque a ellos la daré. Ellos la tomarán en posesión.
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 ustedes, devuélvanse y vayan hacia el 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 me respondieron: Pecamos contra Yavé. Nosotros ciertamente subiremos y pelearemos, tal como Yavé nuestro ʼElohim nos ordenó. Y cada uno se ató sus armas de guerra y se alistó para 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 Pero Yavé me dijo: Diles: No suban ni peleen, porque Yo no estoy entre ustedes. De otra manera serán derrotados delante de 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 Les hablé, pero no escucharon, sino se rebelaron contra el mandato de Yavé, y al persistir con altivez, subieron a la montaña.
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 habitaban en aquella montaña salieron a su encuentro y los derrotaron, y como hacen las abejas, los persiguieron desde Seír 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 Entonces se volvieron y lloraron delante de Yavé, pero Yavé no escuchó su voz ni les prestó oído.
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 fueron muchos días los que permanecieron en Cades.
So we stayed there at Kadesh-Barnea for a long time.”
