Deuteronomio 1
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Orden de entrar a la tierra prometida
1 Estas son las palabras que Moisés habló a todo Israel al otro lado del río Jordán, en el desierto(A), en el Arabá(B), frente a Suf[a], entre Parán, Tofel, Labán, Hazerot y Dizahab. 2 Hay once días de camino desde Horeb(C) hasta Cades Barnea(D) por el camino del monte Seir(E). 3 En el año cuarenta(F), el mes undécimo, el primer día del mes, Moisés habló a los israelitas conforme a todo lo que el Señor le había ordenado(G) que les diera, 4 después de haber derrotado[b] a Sehón, rey de los amorreos, que habitaba en Hesbón(H), y a Og, rey de Basán(I), que habitaba en Astarot y[c] en Edrei(J).
5 Al otro lado del Jordán, en la tierra de Moab, Moisés comenzó a explicar esta ley: 6 «El Señor nuestro Dios nos habló en Horeb(K) y dijo: “Ustedes han permanecido[d] bastante tiempo en este monte. 7 Vuélvanse; pónganse en marcha y vayan a la región montañosa de los amorreos, y a todos sus vecinos, en el Arabá, en la región montañosa, en el valle[e](L), en el Neguev[f], y por la costa del mar, la tierra de los cananeos y el Líbano, hasta el gran río, el río Éufrates(M). 8 Miren, he puesto la tierra delante de ustedes. Entren y tomen posesión de la tierra que el Señor juró dar a sus padres Abraham, Isaac y Jacob, a ellos y a su descendencia[g] después de ellos(N)”.
Ayudantes para Moisés
9 »En aquel tiempo les hablé: “Yo solo no puedo llevar la carga de todos ustedes(O). 10 El Señor su Dios los ha multiplicado y hoy son como las estrellas del cielo en multitud(P). 11 Que el Señor, el Dios de sus padres, los multiplique mil veces más de lo que son y los bendiga, tal como les ha prometido[h](Q). 12 ¿Cómo puedo yo solo llevar el peso y la carga de ustedes y sus pleitos? 13 Escojan[i] de entre sus tribus hombres sabios, entendidos y expertos, y yo los nombraré como sus jefes(R)”. 14 Entonces ustedes me respondieron: “Bueno es que se haga lo que has dicho”. 15 Así que tomé a los principales[j] de sus tribus, hombres sabios y expertos, y los nombré[k] como dirigentes[l] suyos: jefes de mil, de[m] cien, de[n] cincuenta y de[o] diez, y oficiales para sus tribus.
16 »En aquella ocasión di órdenes a sus jueces y les dije: “Oigan los pleitos entre sus hermanos[p], y juzguen justamente(S) entre un hombre y su hermano[q], o el extranjero que está con él. 17 No mostrarán parcialidad en el juicio; lo mismo oirán al pequeño que al grande(T). No tendrán temor del[r] hombre, porque el juicio es de Dios(U). El caso que sea muy difícil para ustedes, me lo traerán a mí, y yo lo oiré(V)”. 18 En aquella misma ocasión les mandé todas las cosas que debían hacer(W).
Misión de los doce espías
19 »(X)Entonces salimos de Horeb(Y) y pasamos por todo aquel vasto y terrible desierto(Z) que ustedes vieron, camino de la región montañosa de los amorreos(AA), tal como el Señor nuestro Dios nos había mandado, y llegamos a Cades Barnea(AB). 20 Y les dije: “Han llegado a la región montañosa de los amorreos que el Señor nuestro Dios nos va a dar. 21 Mira, Israel, el Señor tu Dios ha puesto la tierra delante de ti; sube, toma posesión de ella, como el Señor, el Dios de tus padres, te ha dicho. No temas ni te acobardes(AC)”.
22 »Entonces todos ustedes se acercaron a mí, y dijeron: “Enviemos hombres delante de nosotros, que nos exploren la tierra, y nos traigan noticia[s] del camino por el cual hemos de subir y de las ciudades a las cuales entraremos(AD)”. 23 Me agradó el plan[t], y tomé a doce hombres de entre ustedes, un hombre por cada tribu. 24 Ellos salieron[u] y subieron a la región montañosa, y llegaron hasta el valle[v] de Escol, y reconocieron la tierra[w](AE). 25 Entonces tomaron en sus manos del fruto de la tierra y nos lo trajeron; y nos dieron[x] un informe y dijeron[y]: “Es una tierra buena que el Señor nuestro Dios nos da”.
26 »Sin embargo, ustedes no quisieron subir(AF), y se rebelaron contra el mandato[z] del Señor su Dios(AG). 27 Murmuraron en sus tiendas(AH) y dijeron[aa]: “Porque el Señor nos aborrece, nos ha sacado de la tierra de Egipto para entregarnos en manos de los amorreos y destruirnos. 28 ¿Adónde subiremos? Nuestros hermanos nos han atemorizado[ab], diciendo: ‘El pueblo es más grande y más alto que nosotros; las ciudades son grandes y fortificadas hasta el cielo. Y además vimos allí a los hijos de Anac(AI)’”.
29 »Entonces yo les dije: “No teman ni les tengan miedo. 30 El Señor su Dios, que va delante de ustedes, Él peleará por ustedes(AJ), así como lo[ac] hizo delante de sus ojos en Egipto 31 y en el desierto, donde has visto cómo el Señor tu Dios te llevó, como un hombre lleva a su hijo(AK), por todo el camino que anduvieron hasta llegar a este lugar”. 32 Pero con todo esto[ad], ustedes no confiaron en el Señor su Dios(AL), 33 que iba delante de ustedes en el camino para buscarles lugar donde acampar, con fuego de noche y nube de día(AM), para mostrarles el camino por donde debían andar(AN).
El castigo de Dios
34 »(AO)Entonces el Señor oyó la voz de las palabras de ustedes, y se enojó y juró: 35 “Ninguno de estos hombres, esta generación perversa, verá la buena tierra que juré dar a sus padres(AP), 36 excepto Caleb, hijo de Jefone; él la verá, y a él y a sus hijos daré la tierra que ha pisado, pues él ha seguido fielmente al Señor(AQ)”. 37 El Señor se enojó también contra mí por causa de ustedes(AR) y dijo: “Tampoco tú entrarás allá(AS). 38 Josué, hijo de Nun, que está delante de ti, él entrará allá; anímale(AT), porque él hará que Israel la posea(AU). 39 Además, en cuanto a los pequeños, que ustedes dijeron que vendrían a ser presa(AV), y sus hijos, que hoy no tienen conocimiento del bien ni del mal(AW), entrarán allá, y a ellos les daré la tierra y ellos la poseerán. 40 Pero ustedes, vuélvanse y vayan hacia el desierto por el camino del mar Rojo[ae](AX)”.
41 »(AY)Entonces ustedes respondieron: “Hemos pecado contra el Señor; nosotros subiremos y pelearemos tal como el Señor nuestro Dios nos ha mandado”. Y cada uno de ustedes se puso sus armas de guerra, y pensaron que era fácil subir a la región montañosa. 42 Pero el Señor me dijo: “Diles: ‘No suban, ni peleen, pues Yo no estoy entre ustedes; para que no sean derrotados por[af] sus enemigos(AZ)’”. 43 Así les hablé, pero no quisieron escuchar. Al contrario, se rebelaron contra el mandamiento[ag] del Señor, y obraron con orgullo, y subieron a la región montañosa(BA). 44 Los amorreos que moraban en aquella región montañosa salieron contra ustedes, y los persiguieron como lo hacen las abejas(BB), y los derrotaron[ah] desde Seir hasta Horma(BC). 45 Entonces volvieron y lloraron delante del Señor, pero el Señor no escuchó su voz, ni les hizo caso(BD). 46 Por eso ustedes permanecieron en Cades muchos días, los días[ai] que pasaron allí(BE).
Footnotes
- 1:1 Posiblemente, el mar Rojo.
- 1:4 Lit. herido.
- 1:4 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; el T.M. no incluye, y.
- 1:6 Lit. morado.
- 1:7 Heb. Sefela.
- 1:7 I.e. región del sur.
- 1:8 Lit. simiente.
- 1:11 Lit. hablado.
- 1:13 Lit. Darles.
- 1:15 Lit. cabezas.
- 1:15 Lit. di.
- 1:15 Lit. cabezas.
- 1:15 Lit. jefes de.
- 1:15 Lit. jefes de.
- 1:15 Lit. jefes de.
- 1:16 O conciudadano(s).
- 1:16 O conciudadano(s).
- 1:17 Lit. a causa del.
- 1:22 Lit. palabra.
- 1:23 Lit. la palabra.
- 1:24 Lit. Y se volvieron.
- 1:24 O torrente.
- 1:24 Lit. y la exploraron.
- 1:25 Lit. trajeron.
- 1:25 Lit. y dijeron.
- 1:26 Lit. la boca.
- 1:27 Lit. y dijeron.
- 1:28 Lit. han atemorizado nuestro corazón.
- 1:30 Lit. conforme a todo lo que.
- 1:32 Lit. en este asunto.
- 1:40 Lit. mar de Cañas.
- 1:42 Lit. heridos delante de.
- 1:43 Lit. la boca.
- 1:44 Lit. despedazaron.
- 1:46 Lit. como los días.
Deuteronomy 1
King James Version
1 These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
2 (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them;
4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
5 On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
6 The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.
9 And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
10 The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
11 (The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
12 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
13 Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
19 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God doth give unto us.
21 Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
22 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
23 And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us.
26 Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God:
27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
28 Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
30 The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.
32 Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God,
33 Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
34 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers.
36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the Lord.
37 Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
38 But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
39 Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
40 But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
41 Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the Lord, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.
42 And the Lord said unto me, Say unto them. Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
43 So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
44 And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
45 And ye returned and wept before the Lord; but the Lord would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
46 So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there.
Deuteronomy 1
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Events at Horeb Recalled
1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan—in the wilderness, on the plain opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. 2 (By the way of Mount Seir it takes eleven days to reach Kadesh-barnea from Horeb.) 3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the Israelites just as the Lord had commanded him to speak to them. 4 This was after he had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and[a] in Edrei. 5 Beyond the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to expound this law as follows:
6 The Lord our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain. 7 Resume your journey, and go into the hill country of the Amorites as well as into the neighbouring regions—the Arabah, the hill country, the Shephelah, the Negeb, and the sea coast—the land of the Canaanites and the Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. 8 See, I have set the land before you; go in and take possession of the land that I[b] swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them.’
Appointment of Tribal Leaders
9 At that time I said to you, ‘I am unable by myself to bear you. 10 The Lord your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars of heaven. 11 May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more and bless you, as he has promised you! 12 But how can I bear the heavy burden of your disputes all by myself? 13 Choose for each of your tribes individuals who are wise, discerning, and reputable to be your leaders.’ 14 You answered me, ‘The plan you have proposed is a good one.’ 15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and reputable individuals, and installed them as leaders over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officials, throughout your tribes. 16 I charged your judges at that time: ‘Give the members of your community a fair hearing, and judge rightly between one person and another, whether citizen or resident alien. 17 You must not be partial in judging: hear out the small and the great alike; you shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgement is God’s. Any case that is too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’ 18 So I charged you at that time with all the things that you should do.
Israel’s Refusal to Enter the Land
19 Then, just as the Lord our God had ordered us, we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness that you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, until we reached Kadesh-barnea. 20 I said to you, ‘You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us. 21 See, the Lord your God has given the land to you; go up, take possession, as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you; do not fear or be dismayed.’
22 All of you came to me and said, ‘Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land for us and bring back a report to us regarding the route by which we should go up and the cities we will come to.’ 23 The plan seemed good to me, and I selected twelve of you, one from each tribe. 24 They set out and went up into the hill country, and when they reached the Valley of Eshcol they spied it out 25 and gathered some of the land’s produce, which they brought down to us. They brought back a report to us, and said, ‘It is a good land that the Lord our God is giving us.’
26 But you were unwilling to go up. You rebelled against the command of the Lord your God; 27 you grumbled in your tents and said, ‘It is because the Lord hates us that he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to hand us over to the Amorites to destroy us. 28 Where are we heading? Our kindred have made our hearts fail by reporting, “The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large and fortified up to heaven! We actually saw there the offspring of the Anakim!”’ 29 I said to you, ‘Have no dread or fear of them. 30 The Lord your God, who goes before you, is the one who will fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your very eyes, 31 and in the wilderness, where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, just as one carries a child, all the way that you travelled until you reached this place. 32 But in spite of this, you have no trust in the Lord your God, 33 who goes before you on the way to seek out a place for you to camp, in fire by night, and in the cloud by day, to show you the route you should take.’
The Penalty for Israel’s Rebellion
34 When the Lord heard your words, he was wrathful and swore: 35 ‘Not one of these—not one of this evil generation—shall see the good land that I swore to give to your ancestors, 36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his descendants I will give the land on which he set foot, because of his complete fidelity to the Lord.’ 37 Even with me the Lord was angry on your account, saying, ‘You also shall not enter there. 38 Joshua son of Nun, your assistant, shall enter there; encourage him, for he is the one who will secure Israel’s possession of it. 39 And as for your little ones, who you thought would become booty, your children, who today do not yet know right from wrong, they shall enter there; to them I will give it, and they shall take possession of it. 40 But as for you, journey back into the wilderness, in the direction of the Red Sea.’[c]
41 You answered me, ‘We have sinned against the Lord! We are ready to go up and fight, just as the Lord our God commanded us.’ So all of you strapped on your battle gear, and thought it easy to go up into the hill country. 42 The Lord said to me, ‘Say to them, “Do not go up and do not fight, for I am not in the midst of you; otherwise you will be defeated by your enemies.”’ 43 Although I told you, you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the Lord and presumptuously went up into the hill country. 44 The Amorites who lived in that hill country then came out against you and chased you as bees do. They beat you down in Seir as far as Hormah. 45 When you returned and wept before the Lord, the Lord would neither heed your voice nor pay you any attention.
The Desert Years
46 After you had stayed at Kadesh as many days as you did,
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 1:4 Gk Syr Vg Compare Josh 12.4: Heb lacks and
- Deuteronomy 1:8 Sam Gk: MT the Lord
- Deuteronomy 1:40 Or Sea of Reeds
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