Deuteronomio 1

1 Estas son las palabras que habló Moisés a todo Israel de esta parte del Jordán en el desierto, en el llano, delante del mar Bermejo, entre Farán, y Tofel, y Labán, y Jaserot, 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 Once jornadas hay desde Horeb camino del monte de Seir hasta Cádes-barne.

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 Y fue, que a los cuarenta años, en el mes undécimo, al primero del mes, Moisés habló a los hijos de Israel conforme a todas las cosas que Jehová le había mandado 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 que hirió a Sejón rey de los Amorreos, que habitaba en Jesebón, y a Og rey de Basán, que habitaba en Astarot en Edrai,

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 De esta parte del Jordán en tierra de Moab quiso Moisés 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 Jehová nuestro Dios nos habló en Horeb, diciendo: Harto habéis estado 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 Volvéos, partíos, e id al monte del Amorreo, y a todas sus comarcas en el llano, en el monte, y en los valles, y al mediodía, y a la costa de la mar: a la tierra del Cananeo, y el Líbano hasta el gran río, el río de 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 Mirád, yo he dado la tierra en vuestra presencia, entrád y poseéd la tierra, que Jehová juró a vuestros padres Abraham, Isaac, y Jacob, que les daría a ellos y a su simiente 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 Y yo os hablé entonces, diciendo: Yo no puedo llevaros 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 Jehová vuestro Dios os ha multiplicado, que, he aquí, sois hoy vosotros como las estrellas del cielo en multitud.

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

11 Jehová Dios de vuestros padres añada sobre vosotros como sois mil veces, y os bendiga, como os 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 llevaré yo solo vuestras molestias, vuestras cargas, y vuestros pleitos?

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

13 Dad de vosotros varones sabios y entendidos, y expertos, de vuestras tribus, para que yo los ponga por vuestras cabezas.

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 respondisteis y dijisteis: Bueno es lo que has dicho para que se haga.

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

15 Y tomé los principales de vuestras tribus, varones sabios y expertos, y púselos por príncipes sobre vosotros, príncipes de millares, y príncipes de cientos, y príncipes de cincuenta, y príncipes de diez, y gobernadores a 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 Y entonces mandé a vuestros jueces, diciendo: Oíd entre vuestros hermanos: juzgád justamente entre el hombre y su hermano, y entre su extranjero.

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 tengáis respeto de personas en el juicio: así al pequeño como al grande oiréis: no habréis temor de ninguno, porque el juicio es de Dios: y la causa que os fuere difícil, llegaréis 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 Y entonces os mandé todo lo que hubieseis de hacer.

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

19 Y partidos de Horeb, anduvimos todo este desierto grande y temeroso, que habéis visto, por el camino del monte del Amorreo, como Jehová nuestro Dios nos lo mandó: y llegamos hasta Cádes-barne.

“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 Y os dije: Llegado habéis al monte del Amorreo, el cual Jehová 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 Mira, Jehová tu Dios ha dado delante de ti la tierra: sube y poséela, como Jehová el Dios de tus padres te ha dicho, no temas, ni desmayes.

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 Y llegasteis a mí todos vosotros, y dijisteis: Enviemos varones delante de nosotros, que nos reconozcan la tierra, y nos tornen la respuesta; el camino por donde hemos de subir, y las ciudades a donde hemos de venir.

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 Y el dicho me pareció bien, y tomé doce varones de vosotros un varón por tribu;

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

24 Y volvieron, y subieron al monte, y vinieron hasta el arroyo de Escol, y reconocieron la tierra.

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

25 Y tomaron en sus manos del fruto de la tierra, y trajéronnoslo, y diéronnos la respuesta, y dijeron: Buena es la tierra que Jehová nuestro Dios nos da.

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 Y no quisisteis subir, mas os rebelasteis al dicho de Jehová 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 Y murmurasteis en vuestras tiendas, diciendo: Porque Jehová nos aborrecía, nos sacó de 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 ¿Dónde subimos? Nuestros hermanos han hecho desleir nuestro corazón, diciendo: Este pueblo es mayor y más alto que nosotros; las ciudades grandes y encastilladas hasta el cielo, y también vimos allí hijos de gigantes.

(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 yo os dije: No temáis, ni hayáis miedo de ellos:

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

30 Jehová vuestro Dios, el que va delante de vosotros, él peleará por vosotros, conforme a todas las cosas que hizo con vosotros en Egipto delante de 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, has visto que Jehová tu Dios te ha traído, como trae el hombre a su hijo, por todo el camino que habéis andado, hasta que habéis venido a este lugar.

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

32 Y aun con esto no habéis creído en Jehová 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 El cual iba delante de vosotros por el camino, para reconoceros el lugar donde habíais de asentar el campo, con fuego de noche, para mostraros el camino por donde anduvieseis: y con nube de día.

34 Y oyó Jehová la voz de vuestras palabras, y enojóse, y juró, diciendo:

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

35 No verá hombre de estos, esta mala generación, la buena tierra, que juré que había de 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 Sino fuere Caleb hijo de Jefone, él la verá, y yo le daré la tierra que holló, a él y a sus hijos, porque cumplió en pos de Jehová.

37 Y también contra mí se airó Jehová por vosotros, diciendo: 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, que está delante de ti, él entrará allá; esfuérzale, porque él la hará heredar a Israel.

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 Y vuestros chiquitos, de los cuales dijisteis, serán por presa; y vuestros hijos, que no saben hoy bueno ni malo, ellos entrarán allá, y a ellos la daré, y ellos la heredarán.

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 Y vosotros volvéos, y partíos al desierto camino del mar Bermejo.

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

41 Y respondisteis y me dijisteis: Pecamos a Jehová, nosotros subiremos, y pelearemos, conforme a todo lo que Jehová nuestro Dios nos ha mandado. Y os armasteis cada uno de sus armas de guerra, y os apercebisteis para subir al monte,

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 Y Jehová me dijo: Díles: No subáis, ni peleéis, porque yo no estoy entre vosotros, y no seáis heridos delante de vuestros 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 Y os hablé y no oísteis; antes os rebelasteis al dicho de Jehová, y porfiasteis con soberbia, y subisteis al monte.

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 Y salió el Amorreo, que habitaba en aquel monte, a vuestro encuentro, y os persiguieron, como hacen las avispas, y os quebrantaron en Seir hasta Jorma.

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 Y volvisteis, y llorasteis delante de Jehová, y Jehová no oyó vuestra voz, ni os escuchó.

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 Y estuvisteis en Cádes por muchos días, como parece en los días que habéis estado.

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