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Deuteronomy 1-3; Mark 10:32-52 (Contemporary English Version)

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Deuteronomy 1

The Final Speeches of Moses
 1-5This book contains the speeches that Moses made while Israel was in the land of Moab, camped near the town of Suph in the desert east of the Jordan River. The town of Paran was in one direction from their camp, and the towns of Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab [a] were in the opposite direction. Earlier, Moses had defeated the Amorite King Sihon of Heshbon. Moses had also defeated King Og of Bashan, who used to live in Ashtaroth for part of the year and in Edrei for the rest of the year.

   Although it takes only eleven days to walk from Mount Sinai [b] to Kadesh-Barnea by way of the Mount Seir Road, these speeches were not made until forty years after Israel left Egypt. [c] The LORD's Command at Mount Sinai

   The LORD had given Moses his laws for the people of Israel. And on the first day of the eleventh month, [d] Moses began explaining those laws by saying:

THE FIRST SPEECH: MOSES REVIEWS THE PAST
 6People of Israel, when we were in our camp at Mount Sinai, [e] the LORD our God told us: You have stayed here long enough. 7Leave this place and go into the land that belongs to the Amorites and their neighbors the Canaanites. This land includes the Jordan River valley, the hill country, the western foothills, the Southern Desert, the Mediterranean seacoast, the Lebanon Mountains, and all the territory as far as the Euphrates River. 8I give you this land, just as I promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Now you must go and take the land.

   Moses said:

   

Leaders Were Appointed
(Exodus 18.13-27)
 9Right after the LORD commanded us to leave Mount Sinai, I told you:

   Israel, being your leader is too big a job for one person. 10The LORD our God has blessed us, and so now there are as many of us as there are stars in the sky. 11God has even promised to bless us a thousand times more, and I pray that he will. 12But I cannot take care of all your problems and settle all your arguments alone. 13Each tribe must choose some experienced men who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will make those men the official leaders of their tribes.

    14You answered, " That's a good idea!" 15Then I took these men, who were already wise and respected leaders, and I appointed them as your official leaders. Some of them became military officers in charge of groups of a thousand, or a hundred, or fifty, or ten, 16and others became judges. I gave these judges the following instructions:

   When you settle legal cases, your decisions must be fair. It doesn't matter if the case is between two Israelites, or between an Israelite and a foreigner living in your community. 17And it doesn't matter if one is helpless and the other is powerful. Don't be afraid of anyone! No matter who shows up in your court, God will help you make a fair decision.

   If any case is too hard for you, bring the people to me, and I will make the decision.

    18After I gave these instructions to the judges, I taught you the LORD's commands.

   Moses said to Israel:

   

Men Were Sent To Explore the Hill Country
(Numbers 13.1-33)
 19The LORD had commanded us to leave Mount Sinai and go to the hill country that belonged to the Amorites, so we started out into the huge desert. You remember how frightening it was, but soon we were at Kadesh-Barnea, 20-21and I told you, " We have reached the hill country. It belongs to the Amorites now, but the LORD our God is giving it to us. He is the same God our ancestors worshiped, and he has told us to go in and take this land, so don't hesitate and be afraid."

    22Then all of you came to me and said, " Before we go into the land, let's send some men to explore it. When they come back, they can tell us about the towns we will find and what roads we should take to get there."

    23It seemed like a good idea, so I chose twelve men, one from each tribe. 24They explored the hill country as far as Bunch Valley [f] 25and even brought back some of the fruit. They said, " The LORD our God is giving us good land." Moses said to Israel:

   

Israel Refused To Obey the LORD
(Numbers 14.1-45)
 26You did not want to go into the land, and you refused to obey the LORD your God. 27You stayed in your tents and grumbled, " The LORD must hate us--he brought us out of Egypt, just so he could hand us over to the Amorites and get rid of us. 28We are afraid, because the men who explored the land told us that the cities are large, with walls that reach to the sky. The people who live there are taller and stronger than we are, [g] and some of them are Anakim. [h] We have nowhere to go." 29Then I said, " Don't worry! 30The LORD our God will lead the way. He will fight on our side, just as he did when we saw him do all those things to the Egyptians. 31And you know that the LORD has taken care of us the whole time we've been in the desert, just as you might carry one of your children."

    32But you still would not trust the LORD, 33even though he had always been with us in the desert. During the daytime, the LORD was in the cloud, leading us in the right direction and showing us where to camp. And at night, he was there in the fire. [i] 34You had made the LORD angry, and he said:

    35You people of this generation are evil, and I refuse to let you go into the good land that I promised your ancestors. 36Caleb son of Jephunneh is the only one of your generation that I will allow to go in. He obeyed me completely, so I will give him and his descendants the land he explored.

    37The LORD was even angry with me because of you people, and he said, " Moses, I won't let you go into the land either. 38Instead, I will let Joshua [j] your assistant lead Israel to conquer the land. So encourage him." 39Then the LORD spoke to you again:

   People of Israel, you said that your innocent young children would be taken prisoner in the battle for the land. But someday I will let them go into the land, and with my help they will conquer it and live there.

    40Now, turn around and go back into the desert by way of Red Sea [k] Road. 41Then you told me, " We disobeyed the LORD our God, but now we want to obey him. We will go into the hill country and fight, just as he told us to do." So you picked up your weapons, thinking it would be easy to take over the hill country.

    42But the LORD said, " Moses, warn them not to go into the hill country. I won't help them fight, and their enemies will defeat them."

    43I told you what the LORD had said, but you paid no attention. You disobeyed him and went into the hill country anyway. You thought you were so great! 44But when the Amorites in the hill country attacked from their towns, you ran from them as you would run from a swarm of bees. The Amorites chased your troops into Seir [l] as far as Hormah, killing them as they went. 45Then you came back to the place of worship at Kadesh-Barnea and wept, but the LORD would not listen to your prayers.

Israel Spent Years in the Desert
Moses said to Israel:
 46After we had been in Kadesh for a few months, we obeyed the LORD and headed back into the desert by way of Red Sea [m] Road.

Deuteronomy 2

 1We spent many years wandering around outside the hill country of Seir, [n] 2until the LORD said: Moses, 3Israel has wandered in these hills long enough. Turn and go north. 4And give the people these orders: " Be very careful, because you will soon go through the land that belongs to your relatives, the descendants of Esau. [o] They are afraid of you, 5but don't start a war with them. I have given them the hill country of Seir, so I won't give any of it to you, not even enough to set a foot on. 6And as you go through their land, you will have to buy food and water from them." 7The LORD has helped us and taken care of us during the past forty years that we have been in this huge desert. We've had everything we needed, and the LORD has blessed us and made us successful in whatever we have done.

    8We went past the territory that belonged to our relatives, the descendants of Esau. [p] We followed Arabah Road that starts in the south at Elath and Ezion-Geber, then we turned onto the desert road that leads to Moab. 9The LORD told me, " Don't try to start a war with Moab. Leave them alone, because I gave the land of Ar [q] to them, [r] and I will not let you have any of it."

Tribes That Lived near Canaan
 10Before the LORD gave the Moabites their land, a large and powerful tribe lived there. They were the Emim, and they were as tall as the Anakim. 11The Moabites called them Emim, though others sometimes used the name Rephaim [s] for both the Anakim and the Emim. 12The Horites used to live in Seir, but the Edomites [t] took over that region. They killed many of the Horites and forced the rest of them to leave, just as Israel did to the people in the land that the LORD gave them.
Israel Crossed the Zered Gorge
Moses said to Israel:
 13When we came to the Zered Gorge along the southern border of Moab, the LORD told us to cross the gorge into Moab, and we did. 14This was thirty-eight years after we left Kadesh-Barnea, and by that time all the men who had been in the army at Kadesh-Barnea had died, just as the LORD had said they would. 15-16The LORD kept getting rid of [u] them until finally none of them were left. 17Then the LORD told me, 18" Moses, now go past the town of Ar and cross Moab's northern border 19into Ammon. But don't start a war with the Ammonites. I gave them [v] their land, and I won't give any of it to Israel."
More Nations That Lived near Canaan
 20Before the Ammonites conquered the land that the LORD had given them, some of the Rephaim used to live there, although the Ammonites called them Zamzummim. 21The Zamzummim were a large and powerful tribe and were as tall as the Anakim. [w] But the LORD helped the Ammonites, and they killed many of the Zamzummim and forced the rest to leave. Then the Ammonites settled there. 22The LORD helped them as he had helped the Edomites, [x] who killed many of the Horites in Seir and forced the rest to leave before settling there themselves. 23A group called the Avvim used to live in villages as far south as Gaza, but the Philistines [y] killed them and settled on their land.
Israel Crossed the Arnon Gorge
Moses said:
 24After we went through Ammon, the LORD told us:

   Israel, pack up your possessions, take down your tents, and cross the Arnon River gorge. [z] The territory of the Amorite King Sihon of Heshbon lies on the other side of the river, but I now give you his land. So attack and take it! 25Today I will start making all other nations afraid of you. They will tremble with fear when anyone mentions you, and they will be terrified when you show up. Moses said to Israel:

   

The Defeat of King Sihon of Heshbon
(Numbers 21.21-30)
 26After we had crossed the Arnon and had set up camp in the Kedemoth Desert, I sent messengers to King Sihon of Heshbon, telling him that his nation and ours could be at peace. I said:

    27Please let Israel go across your country. We will walk straight through, without turning off the road. 28-29You can even sell us food and water, and we will pay with silver. We need to reach the Jordan River and cross it, because the LORD our God is giving us the land on the west side. The Edomites and Moabites [aa] have already let us cross their land. Please let us cross your land as well. 30-31But Sihon refused to let us go across his country, because the LORD made him stubborn and eager to fight us. The LORD told me, " I am going to help you defeat Sihon and take his land, so attack him!"

    32We met Sihon and his army in battle at Jahaz, 33and the LORD our God helped us defeat them. We killed Sihon, his sons, and everyone else in his army. 34Then we captured and destroyed every town in Sihon's kingdom, killing everyone, 35but keeping the livestock and everything else of value. 36The LORD helped us capture every town from the Arnon River gorge north to the boundary of Gilead, including the town of Aroer on the edge of the gorge and the town in the middle of the gorge.

    37However, we stayed away from all the Ammonite towns, both in the hill country and near the Jabbok River, just as the LORD had commanded.

   Moses said to Israel:

   

Deuteronomy 3

The Defeat of King Og of Bashan
(Numbers 21.31-35)
 1When we turned onto the road that leads to Bashan, King Og of Bashan led out his whole army to fight us at Edrei. 2But the LORD told me, " Moses, don't be afraid of King Og. I am going to help you defeat him and his army and take over his land. Destroy him and his people, just as you did with the Amorite King Sihon of Heshbon."

    3-6The LORD our God helped us destroy Og and his army and conquer his entire kingdom of Bashan, including the Argob region. His kingdom had lots of villages and sixty towns with high walls and gates that locked with bars. We completely destroyed [ab] them all, killing everyone, 7but keeping the livestock and everything else of value. 8Sihon and Og had ruled Amorite kingdoms east of the Jordan River. Their land stretched from the Arnon River gorge in the south to Mount Hermon in the north, and we captured it all. 9Mount Hermon is called Mount Sirion by the people of Sidon, and it is called Mount Senir by the Amorites. 10We captured all the towns in the highlands, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah and Edrei, two of the towns that Og had ruled.

   

Og's Coffin
 11King Og was the last of the Rephaim, [ac] and his coffin [ad] is in the town of Rabbah in Ammon. It is made of hard black rock [ae] and is thirteen and a half feet long and six feet wide. Moses said to Israel:

   

The Land East of the Jordan River Is Divided
(Numbers 32.1-42)
 12-17I gave some of the land and towns we captured to the tribes of Reuben and Gad. Their share started at the Arnon River gorge in the south, took in the town of Aroer on the edge of the gorge, and went far enough north to include the southern half of the Gilead region. The northern part of their land went as far east as the upper Jabbok River gorge, which formed their border with the Ammonites. [af] I also gave them the eastern side of the Jordan River valley, from Lake Galilee [ag] south to the Dead Sea [ah] below the slopes of Mount Pisgah. I gave the northern half of Gilead and all of the Bashan region to half the tribe of Manasseh. [ai] Bashan had belonged to King Og, and the Argob region in Bashan used to be called the Land of the Rephaim. Jair from the Manasseh tribe conquered the Argob region as far west as the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. The Israelites even started calling Bashan by the name " Villages of Jair," [aj] and that is still its name. I gave the northern half of Gilead to the Machir clan. [ak] 18-19At that time I told the men of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh:

   The LORD our God told me to give you this land with its towns, and that's what I have done. Now your wives and children can stay here with your large flocks of sheep and goats and your large herds of cattle. But all of you men that can serve in our army must cross the Jordan River and help the other tribes, because they are your relatives. 20The LORD will let them defeat the enemy nations on the west side of the Jordan and take their land. Afterwards, you can come back here to the land I gave you.

    21-22Then I told Joshua, " You saw how the LORD our God helped us destroy King Sihon and King Og. So don't be afraid! Wherever you go, the LORD will fight on your side and help you destroy your enemies."

   

God Refused To Let Moses Enter Canaan
Moses said to Israel:
 23At that time I prayed and begged, 24" Our LORD, it seems that you have just begun to show me your great power. No other god in the sky or on earth is able to do the mighty things that you do. 25The land west of the Jordan is such good land. Please let me cross the Jordan and see the hills and the Lebanon Mountains."

    26But the LORD was angry with me because of you people, [al] and he refused to listen. " That's enough!" he said. " I don't want to hear any more. 27Climb to the top of Mount Pisgah and look north, south, east, and west. Take a good look, but you are not going to cross the Jordan River. 28Joshua will lead Israel across the Jordan to take the land, so help him be strong and brave and tell him what he must do." 29After this we stayed in the valley at Beth-Peor.

   

Footnotes:
  1. Deuteronomy 1:1 Suph. . . Paran. . . Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab: The exact location of these towns is not known.
  2. Deuteronomy 1:1 Mount Sinai: The Hebrew text has " Horeb," another name for Mount Sinai.
  3. Deuteronomy 1:1 Egypt: The Israelites would soon enter Canaan, but they would have entered the land of Canaan from Kadesh-Barnea forty years earlier if they had not rebelled against God (see verses 6-40).
  4. Deuteronomy 1:1 eleventh month: Shebat, the eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-January to mid-February.
  5. Deuteronomy 1:6 Mount Sinai: See the note at 1.1-5.
  6. Deuteronomy 1:24 Bunch Valley: Or " Eshcol Valley," famous for its large bunches of grapes.
  7. Deuteronomy 1:28 The people. . . we are: Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts and one ancient translation " the people who live there are stronger than we are, and there are more of them than there are of us."
  8. Deuteronomy 1:28 Anakim: Perhaps a group of very tall people that lived in or near Palestine before the Israelites. See also 2.10,11,20,21; Numbers 13.33.
  9. Deuteronomy 1:33 the cloud. . . the fire: See Exodus 40.34-38; Numbers 9.15-23.
  10. Deuteronomy 1:38 Joshua: Hebrew " Joshua son of Nun."
  11. Deuteronomy 1:40 Red Sea: Hebrew yam suph, here referring to the Gulf of Aqaba, since the term is extended to include the northeastern arm of the Red Sea (see also the note at 11.4).
  12. Deuteronomy 1:44 Seir: An area of hills and mountains that was part of the territory of Edom.
  13. Deuteronomy 1:46 Red Sea: See the notes at 1.40; 11.4.
  14. Deuteronomy 2:1 hill country of Seir: See the note at 1.44.
  15. Deuteronomy 2:4 your relatives, the descendants of Esau: Esau was the brother of Jacob, the ancestor of the nation of Israel. Esau's descendants were also known as the nation of Edom.
  16. Deuteronomy 2:8 We went past. . . Esau: According to Numbers 20.14-21, the king of Edom did not let the Israelites go through his land.
  17. Deuteronomy 2:9 Ar: One of the main cities of Moab (see Numbers 21.28); sometimes it may have stood for the whole territory of Moab.
  18. Deuteronomy 2:9 them: The Hebrew text has " the descendants of Lot" ; the nation of Moab descended from Moab, who was the son of Lot, the nephew of Abraham.
  19. Deuteronomy 2:11 Emim. . . Anakim. . . Rephaim: These may refer to a group or groups of very tall people that lived in or near Palestine before the Israelites (see also Numbers 13.33).
  20. Deuteronomy 2:12 Edomites: The Hebrew text has " the descendants of Esau," who became the nation of Edom.
  21. Deuteronomy 2:15 getting rid of: Or " sending diseases on."
  22. Deuteronomy 2:19 them: The Hebrew text has " descendants of Lot" ; the nation of Ammon descended from Benammi, who was the son of Lot, the nephew of Abraham.
  23. Deuteronomy 2:21 Anakim: See the note at 2.10,11.
  24. Deuteronomy 2:22 Edomites: See the note at 2.12.
  25. Deuteronomy 2:23 Philistines: The Hebrew text has " the Caphtorim from Caphtor," probably referring to the Philistines who originally came from Crete.
  26. Deuteronomy 2:24 Arnon River gorge: The northern boundary of Moab's territory and the southern boundary of Sihon's kingdom.
  27. Deuteronomy 2:28 Edomites and Moabites: Hebrew " descendants of Esau, who live in Seir and Moabites who live in Ar."
  28. Deuteronomy 3:3 completely destroyed: The Hebrew word means that the town was given completely to the LORD, and since it could not be used for normal purposes any more, it had to be destroyed. Every person was killed and sometimes all the animals as well.
  29. Deuteronomy 3:11 Rephaim: See the note at 2.10,11.
  30. Deuteronomy 3:11 coffin: Or " bed."
  31. Deuteronomy 3:11 hard black rock: The Hebrew text has " iron," which probably refers to basalt, a hard black rock.
  32. Deuteronomy 3:12 The northern part. . . border with the Ammonites: The Jabbok River flowed from south to north, then it turned west and formed the northern border of the land belonging to the Reuben and Gad tribes.
  33. Deuteronomy 3:12 Lake Galilee: The Hebrew text has " Lake Chinnereth," an earlier name.
  34. Deuteronomy 3:12 the Dead Sea: Hebrew " the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea."
  35. Deuteronomy 3:12 half the tribe of Manasseh: Or " East Manasseh."
  36. Deuteronomy 3:12 Villages of Jair: Or " Havvoth-Jair."
  37. Deuteronomy 3:12 Machir clan: One of the clans of the Manasseh tribe.
  38. Deuteronomy 3:26 But the LORD. . . people: See 1.37.

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Mark 10:32-52

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Jesus Again Tells about His Death
(Matthew 20.17-19; Luke 18.31-34)
 32The disciples were confused as Jesus led them toward Jerusalem, and his other followers were afraid. Once again, Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and told them what was going to happen to him. He said:

    33We are now on our way to Jerusalem where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses. They will sentence him to death and hand him over to foreigners, [a] 34who will make fun of him and spit on him. They will beat him and kill him. But three days later he will rise to life.

   

The Request of James and John
(Matthew 20.20-28)
 35James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, will you do us a favor?"

    36Jesus asked them what they wanted, 37and they answered, "When you come into your glory, please let one of us sit at your right side and the other at your left." [b]

    38Jesus told them, "You don't really know what you're asking! Are you able to drink from the cup [c] that I must soon drink from or be baptized as I must be baptized?" [d]

    39"Yes, we are!" James and John answered.

   Then Jesus replied, "You certainly will drink from the cup from which I must drink. And you will be baptized just as I must! 40But it isn't for me to say who will sit at my right side and at my left. That is for God to decide."

    41When the ten other disciples heard this, they were angry with James and John. 42But Jesus called the disciples together and said:

   You know that those foreigners who call themselves kings like to order their people around. And their great leaders have full power over the people they rule. 43But don't act like them. If you want to be great, you must be the servant of all the others. 44And if you want to be first, you must be everyone's slave. 45The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue [e] many people.

   

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus
(Matthew 20.29-34; Luke 18.35-43)
 46Jesus and his disciples went to Jericho. And as they were leaving, they were followed by a large crowd. A blind beggar by the name of Bartimaeus son of Timaeus was sitting beside the road. 47When he heard that it was Jesus from Nazareth, he shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, [f] have pity on me!" 48Many people told the man to stop, but he shouted even louder, "Son of David, have pity on me!"

    49Jesus stopped and said, "Call him over!"

   They called out to the blind man and said, "Don't be afraid! Come on! He is calling for you." 50The man threw off his coat as he jumped up and ran to Jesus.

    51Jesus asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

   The blind man answered, "Master, [g] I want to see!"

    52Jesus told him, "You may go. Your eyes are healed because of your faith."

   Right away the man could see, and he went down the road with Jesus.

   

Footnotes:
  1. Mark 10:33 foreigners: The Romans who ruled Judea at this time.
  2. Mark 10:37 right side. . . left: The most powerful people in a kingdom sat at the right and left side of the king.
  3. Mark 10:38 drink from the cup: In the Scriptures a "cup" is sometimes used as a symbol of suffering. To "drink from the cup" would be to suffer.
  4. Mark 10:38 as I must be baptized: Baptism is used with the same meaning that "cup" has in this verse.
  5. Mark 10:45 rescue: The Greek word often, though not always, means the payment of a price to free a slave or a prisoner.
  6. Mark 10:47 Son of David: The Jewish people expected the Messiah to be from the family of King David, and for this reason the Messiah was often called the "Son of David."
  7. Mark 10:51 Master: A Hebrew word that may also mean "Teacher."

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