Deuteronomy 1
Good News Translation
Introduction
1 In this book are the words that Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they were in the wilderness east of the Jordan River. They were in the Jordan Valley near Suph, between the town of Paran on one side and the towns of Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab on the other. (2 It takes eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh Barnea by way of the hill country of Edom.) 3 On the first day of the eleventh month of the fortieth year after they had left Egypt, Moses told the people everything the Lord had commanded him to tell them. 4 (A)This was after the Lord[a] had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in the town of Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, who ruled in the towns of Ashtaroth and Edrei. 5 It was while the people were east of the Jordan in the territory of Moab that Moses began to explain God's laws and teachings.
He said, 6 “When we were at Mount Sinai, the Lord our God said to us, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain. 7 Break camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all the surrounding regions—to the Jordan Valley, to the hill country and the lowlands, to the southern region, and to the Mediterranean coast. Go to the land of Canaan and on beyond the Lebanon Mountains as far as the great Euphrates River. 8 All of this is the land which I, the Lord, promised to give to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants. Go and occupy it.’”
Moses Appoints Judges(B)
9 Moses said to the people, “While we were still at Mount Sinai, I told you, ‘The responsibility for leading you is too much for me. I can't do it alone. 10 The Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky. 11 May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, make you increase a thousand times more and make you prosperous, as he promised! 12 But how can I alone bear the heavy responsibility for settling your disputes? 13 Choose some wise, understanding, and experienced men from each tribe, and I will put them in charge of you.’ 14 And you agreed that this was a good thing to do. 15 So I took the wise and experienced leaders you chose from your tribes, and I placed them in charge of you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten. I also appointed other officials throughout the tribes.
16 “At that time I instructed them, ‘Listen to the disputes that come up among your people. Judge every dispute fairly, whether it concerns only your own people or involves foreigners who live among you. 17 Show no partiality in your decisions; judge everyone on the same basis, no matter who they are. Do not be afraid of anyone, for the decisions you make come from God. If any case is too difficult for you, bring it to me, and I will decide it.’ 18 At the same time I gave you instructions for everything else you were to do.
The Spies Are Sent Out from Kadesh Barnea(C)
19 “We did what the Lord our God commanded us. We left Mount Sinai and went through that vast and fearful desert on the way to the hill country of the Amorites. When we reached Kadesh Barnea, 20-21 I told you, ‘You have now come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God, the God of our ancestors, is giving us. Look, there it is. Go and occupy it as he commanded. Do not hesitate or be afraid.’
22 “But you came to me and said, ‘Let's send men ahead of us to spy out the land, so that they can tell us the best route to take and what kind of cities are there.’
23 “That seemed like a good thing to do, so I selected twelve men, one from each tribe. 24 They went into the hill country as far as Eshcol Valley and explored it. 25 They brought us back some fruit they found there, and reported that the land which the Lord our God was giving us was very fertile.
26 (D)“But you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God, and you would not enter the land. 27 You grumbled to one another: ‘The Lord hates us. He brought us out of Egypt just to hand us over to these Amorites, so that they could kill us. 28 Why should we go there? We are afraid. The men we sent tell us that the people there are stronger and taller than we are, and that they live in cities with walls that reach the sky. They saw giants there!’
29 “But I told you, ‘Don't be afraid of those people. 30 The Lord your God will lead you, and he will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt 31 (E)and in the desert. You saw how he brought you safely all the way to this place, just as a father would carry his son.’ 32 (F)But in spite of what I said, you still would not trust the Lord, 33 even though he always went ahead of you to find a place for you to camp. To show you the way, he went in front of you in a pillar of fire by night and in a pillar of cloud by day.
The Lord Punishes Israel(G)
34 (H)“The Lord heard your complaints and became angry, and so he solemnly declared, 35 ‘Not one of you from this evil generation will enter the fertile land that I promised to give your ancestors. 36 Only Caleb son of Jephunneh will enter it. He has remained faithful to me, and I will give him and his descendants the land that he has explored.’ 37 Because of you the Lord also became angry with me and said, ‘Not even you, Moses, will enter the land. 38 But strengthen the determination of your helper, Joshua son of Nun. He will lead Israel to occupy the land.’
39 “Then the Lord said to all of us, ‘Your children, who are still too young to know right from wrong, will enter the land—the children you said would be seized by your enemies. I will give the land to them, and they will occupy it. 40 But as for you people, turn around and go back into the desert on the road to the Gulf of Aqaba.’
41 “You replied, ‘Moses, we have sinned against the Lord. But now we will attack, just as the Lord our God commanded us.’ Then each one of you got ready to fight, thinking it would be easy to invade the hill country.
42 “But the Lord said to me, ‘Warn them not to attack, for I will not be with them, and their enemies will defeat them.’ 43 I told you what the Lord had said, but you paid no attention. You rebelled against him, and in your pride you marched into the hill country. 44 Then the Amorites who lived in those hills came out against you like a swarm of bees. They chased you as far as Hormah and defeated you there in the hill country of Edom. 45 So you cried out to the Lord for help, but he would not listen to you or pay any attention to you.
The Years in the Desert
46 “So then, after we had stayed at Kadesh for a long time,
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 1:4 the Lord; or Moses.
Deuteronomio 1
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Moisés ordena salir de Horeb
1 Estas son las palabras que Moisés dirigió a todo Israel en el desierto al este del Jordán, es decir, en el Arabá, frente a Suf, entre la ciudad de Parán y las ciudades de Tofel, Labán, Jazerot y Dizahab. 2 Por la ruta del monte Seír hay once días de camino entre Horeb y Cades Barnea.
3 El día primero del mes undécimo del año cuarenta, Moisés les declaró a los israelitas todo lo que el Señor les había ordenado por medio de él. 4 Poco antes, Moisés había derrotado a Sijón, rey de los amorreos, que reinaba en Hesbón, y a Og, rey de Basán, que reinaba en Astarot y en Edrey.
5 Moisés comenzó a explicar esta ley cuando todavía estaban los israelitas en el país de Moab, al este del Jordán. Les dijo:
6 «Cuando estábamos en Horeb, el Señor nuestro Dios nos ordenó: “Habéis permanecido ya demasiado tiempo en este monte. 7 Poneos en marcha y dirigíos a la región montañosa de los amorreos y a todas las zonas vecinas: el Arabá, las montañas, las llanuras occidentales, el Néguev y la costa, hasta la tierra de los cananeos, el Líbano y el gran río, el Éufrates. 8 Yo os he entregado esta tierra; ¡adelante, tomad posesión de ella!” El Señor juró que se la daría a vuestros antepasados, es decir, a Abraham, Isaac y Jacob, y a sus descendientes.
Nombramiento de jefes
9 »En aquel tiempo os dije: “Yo solo no puedo con todos vosotros. 10 El Señor vuestro Dios os ha hecho tan numerosos que hoy sois vosotros tantos como las estrellas del cielo. 11 ¡Que el Señor y Dios de vuestros antepasados os multiplique mil veces más, y os bendiga tal como prometió! 12 ¿Cómo puedo seguir ocupándome de todos vuestros problemas, cargas y pleitos? 13 Designad de cada una de vuestras tribus a hombres sabios, inteligentes y experimentados, para que sean vuestros jefes”.
14 »Vosotros me respondisteis: “Tu plan de acción nos parece excelente”. 15 Así que tomé a los líderes de vuestras tribus, hombres sabios y experimentados, y les di autoridad sobre vosotros. Los puse como jefes de grupos de mil, de cien, de cincuenta y de diez, y como funcionarios de las tribus. 16 Además, en aquel tiempo les di a vuestros jueces la siguiente orden: “Atended todos los litigios entre vuestros hermanos, y juzgad con imparcialidad, tanto a los israelitas como a los extranjeros. 17 No seáis parciales en el juicio; considerad de igual manera la causa de los débiles y la de los poderosos. No os dejéis intimidar por nadie, porque el juicio es de Dios. Los casos que no seáis capaces de resolver, traédmelos, que yo los atenderé”.
18 »Fue en aquel tiempo cuando yo os ordené todo lo que vosotros debíais hacer.
Misión de los espías
19 »Obedecimos al Señor nuestro Dios y salimos de Horeb rumbo a la región montañosa de los amorreos. Cruzamos todo aquel inmenso y terrible desierto que habéis visto, y así llegamos a Cades Barnea. 20 Entonces os dije: “Habéis llegado a la región montañosa de los amorreos, la cual el Señor nuestro Dios nos da. 21 Mirad, el Señor vuestro Dios os ha entregado la tierra. Id y tomad posesión de ella como os dijo el Señor y Dios de vuestros antepasados. No tengáis miedo ni os desaniméis”.
22 »Pero todos vosotros vinisteis a decirme: “Enviemos antes algunos de los nuestros para que exploren la tierra y nos traigan un informe de la ruta que debemos seguir y de las ciudades en las que podremos entrar”.
23 »Vuestra propuesta me pareció buena, así que escogí a doce de vosotros, uno por cada tribu. 24 Los doce salieron en dirección a la región montañosa, y llegaron al valle de Escol y lo exploraron. 25 Tomaron consigo algunos de los frutos de la tierra, los trajeron y nos informaron de lo buena que es la tierra que nos da el Señor nuestro Dios.
Rebelión contra el Señor
26 »Sin embargo, vosotros os negasteis a subir y os rebelasteis contra la orden del Señor vuestro Dios. 27 Os pusisteis a murmurar en vuestras tiendas y dijisteis: “El Señor nos aborrece; nos hizo salir de Egipto para entregarnos a los amorreos y destruirnos. 28 ¿A dónde iremos? Nuestros hermanos nos han llenado de miedo, pues nos informan de que la gente de allí es más fuerte y más alta que nosotros, y de que las ciudades son grandes y tienen muros que llegan hasta el cielo. ¡Para colmo, nos dicen que allí vieron anaquitas!”
29 »Entonces os respondí: “No os asustéis ni les tengáis miedo. 30 El Señor vuestro Dios marcha al frente y peleará por vosotros, como visteis que hizo en Egipto 31 y en el desierto. Por todo el camino que habéis recorrido, hasta llegar a este lugar, habéis visto cómo el Señor vuestro Dios os ha guiado, como lo hace un padre con su hijo”.
32 »A pesar de eso, ninguno de vosotros confió en el Señor vuestro Dios, 33 que iba delante de vosotros para buscaros dónde acampar. De noche lo hacía con fuego, para que vierais el camino a seguir, y de día os acompañaba con una nube.
34 »Cuando el Señor oyó lo que dijisteis, se enojó e hizo este juramento: 35 “Ni un solo hombre de esta generación perversa verá la buena tierra que juré darles a vuestros antepasados. 36 Solo la verá Caleb hijo de Jefone. A él y a sus descendientes les daré la tierra que han tocado sus pies, porque fue fiel al Señor”.
37 »Por vuestra causa el Señor se enojó también conmigo, y me dijo: “Tampoco tú entrarás en esa tierra. 38 Quien sí entrará es tu asistente, Josué hijo de Nun. Infúndele ánimo, pues él hará que Israel posea la tierra. 39 En cuanto a vuestros hijos pequeños, que todavía no saben distinguir entre el bien y el mal, y de quienes pensasteis que servirían de botín, ellos sí entrarán en la tierra y la poseerán, porque yo se la he dado. 40 Y ahora, ¡regresad al desierto! Seguid la ruta del Mar Rojo”.
41 »Vosotros me respondisteis: “Hemos pecado contra el Señor. Pero iremos y pelearemos, como el Señor nuestro Dios nos ha ordenado”. Así que cada uno de vosotros se equipó para la guerra, pensando que era fácil subir a la región montañosa.
42 »Pero el Señor me dijo: “Diles que no suban ni peleen, porque yo no estaré con ellos. Si insisten, los derrotarán sus enemigos”.
43 »Yo os di la información, pero vosotros no obedecisteis. Os rebelasteis contra la orden del Señor y temerariamente subisteis a la región montañosa. 44 Los amorreos que vivían en aquellas montañas os salieron al encuentro y os persiguieron como abejas, y os vencieron por completo desde Seír hasta Jormá. 45 Entonces regresasteis y llorasteis ante el Señor, pero él no prestó atención a vuestro lamento ni os hizo caso. 46 Por eso tuvisteis que permanecer en Cades tanto tiempo.
Deuteronomy 1
New King James Version
The Previous Command to Enter Canaan
1 These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel (A)on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the [a]plain opposite [b]Suph, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 2 It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir (B)to Kadesh Barnea. 3 Now it came to pass (C)in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him as commandments to them, 4 (D)after he had killed Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who dwelt at Ashtaroth (E)in[c] Edrei.
5 On this side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying, 6 “The Lord our God spoke to us (F)in Horeb, saying: ‘You have dwelt long (G)enough at this mountain. 7 Turn and take your journey, and go to the mountains of the Amorites, to all the neighboring places in the [d]plain, in the mountains and in the lowland, in the South and on the seacoast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates. 8 See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord [e]swore to your fathers—to (H)Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give to them and their descendants after them.’
Tribal Leaders Appointed(I)
9 “And (J)I spoke to you at that time, saying: ‘I [f]alone am not able to bear you. 10 The Lord your God has multiplied you, (K)and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude. 11 (L)May the Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you (M)as He has promised you! 12 (N)How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints? 13 Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them [g]heads over you.’ 14 And you answered me and said, ‘The thing which you have told us to do is good.’ 15 So I took (O)the heads of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and [h]made them heads over you, leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, leaders of tens, and officers for your tribes.
16 “Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brethren, and (P)judge righteously between a man and his (Q)brother or the stranger who is with him. 17 (R)You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man’s presence, for (S)the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, (T)bring to me, and I will hear it.’ 18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.
Israel’s Refusal to Enter the Land(U)
19 “So we departed from Horeb, (V)and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the mountains of the Amorites, as the Lord our God had commanded us. Then (W)we came to Kadesh Barnea. 20 And I said to you, ‘You have come to the mountains of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us. 21 Look, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord God of your fathers has spoken to you; (X)do not fear or be discouraged.’
22 “And every one of you came near to me and said, ‘Let us send men before us, and let them search out the land for us, and bring back word to us of the way by which we should go up, and of the cities into which we shall come.’
23 “The plan pleased me well; so (Y)I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe. 24 (Z)And they departed and went up into the mountains, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out. 25 They also took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they brought back word to us, saying, ‘It is a (AA)good land which the Lord our God is giving us.’
26 (AB)“Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God; 27 and you (AC)complained in your tents, and said, ‘Because the Lord (AD)hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. 28 Where can we go up? Our brethren have [i]discouraged our hearts, saying, (AE)“The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; moreover we have seen the sons of the (AF)Anakim there.” ’
29 “Then I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified, (AG)or afraid of them. 30 (AH)The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes, 31 and in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a (AI)man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.’ 32 Yet, for all that, (AJ)you did not believe the Lord your God, 33 (AK)who went in the way before you (AL)to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day.
The Penalty for Israel’s Rebellion(AM)
34 “And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, (AN)and took an oath, saying, 35 (AO)‘Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see that good land of which I [j]swore to give to your fathers, 36 (AP)except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him and his children I am giving the land on which he walked, because (AQ)he [k]wholly followed the Lord.’ 37 (AR)The Lord was also angry with me for your sakes, saying, ‘Even you shall not go in there. 38 (AS)Joshua the son of Nun, (AT)who stands before you, he shall go in there. (AU)Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
39 (AV)‘Moreover your little ones and your children, who (AW)you say will be victims, who today (AX)have no knowledge of good and evil, they shall go in there; to them I will give it, and they shall possess it. 40 (AY)But as for you, turn and take your journey into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.’
41 “Then you answered and said to me, (AZ)‘We have sinned against the Lord; we will go up and fight, just as the Lord our God commanded us.’ And when everyone of you had girded on his weapons of war, you were ready to go up into the mountain.
42 “And the Lord said to me, ‘Tell them, (BA)“Do not go up nor fight, for I am not among you; lest you be defeated before your enemies.” ’ 43 So I spoke to you; yet you would not listen, but (BB)rebelled against the command of the Lord, and (BC)presumptuously[l] went up into the mountain. 44 And the Amorites who dwelt in that mountain came out against you and chased you (BD)as bees do, and drove you back from Seir to Hormah. 45 Then you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not listen to your voice nor give ear to you.
46 (BE)“So you remained in Kadesh many days, according to the days that you spent there.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 1:1 Heb. arabah
- Deuteronomy 1:1 One LXX ms., Tg., Vg. Red Sea
- Deuteronomy 1:4 LXX, Syr., Vg. and; cf. Josh. 12:4
- Deuteronomy 1:7 Heb. arabah
- Deuteronomy 1:8 promised
- Deuteronomy 1:9 am not able to bear you by myself
- Deuteronomy 1:13 rulers
- Deuteronomy 1:15 appointed
- Deuteronomy 1:28 Lit. melted
- Deuteronomy 1:35 promised
- Deuteronomy 1:36 fully
- Deuteronomy 1:43 willfully
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