28 They are a nation without sense,
    there is no discernment(A) in them.
29 If only they were wise and would understand this(B)
    and discern what their end will be!(C)
30 How could one man chase a thousand,
    or two put ten thousand to flight,(D)
unless their Rock had sold them,(E)
    unless the Lord had given them up?(F)
31 For their rock is not like our Rock,(G)
    as even our enemies concede.(H)
32 Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom(I)
    and from the fields of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are filled with poison,(J)
    and their clusters with bitterness.(K)
33 Their wine is the venom of serpents,
    the deadly poison of cobras.(L)

34 “Have I not kept this in reserve
    and sealed it in my vaults?(M)
35 It is mine to avenge;(N) I will repay.(O)
    In due time their foot will slip;(P)
their day of disaster is near
    and their doom rushes upon them.(Q)

36 The Lord will vindicate his people(R)
    and relent(S) concerning his servants(T)
when he sees their strength is gone
    and no one is left, slave(U) or free.[a]
37 He will say: “Now where are their gods,
    the rock they took refuge in,(V)
38 the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their drink offerings?(W)
Let them rise up to help you!
    Let them give you shelter!

39 “See now that I myself am he!(X)
    There is no god besides me.(Y)
I put to death(Z) and I bring to life,(AA)
    I have wounded and I will heal,(AB)
    and no one can deliver out of my hand.(AC)
40 I lift my hand(AD) to heaven and solemnly swear:
    As surely as I live forever,(AE)
41 when I sharpen my flashing sword(AF)
    and my hand grasps it in judgment,
I will take vengeance(AG) on my adversaries
    and repay those who hate me.(AH)
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,(AI)
    while my sword devours flesh:(AJ)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

43 Rejoice,(AK) you nations, with his people,[b][c]
    for he will avenge the blood of his servants;(AL)
he will take vengeance on his enemies(AM)
    and make atonement for his land and people.(AN)

44 Moses came with Joshua[d](AO) son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people. 45 When Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel, 46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day,(AP) so that you may command(AQ) your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. 47 They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.(AR) By them you will live long(AS) in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Deuteronomy 32:36 Or and they are without a ruler or leader
  2. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or Make his people rejoice, you nations
  3. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) people, / and let all the angels worship him, /
  4. Deuteronomy 32:44 Hebrew Hoshea, a variant of Joshua

28 They are a nation void of sense;
    there is no understanding in them.
29 If they were wise, they would understand this;
    they would discern what their end would be.(A)
30 How could one have routed a thousand
    and two put a myriad to flight,
unless their Rock had sold them,
    the Lord had given them up?(B)
31 Indeed, their rock is not like our Rock;
    our enemies are fools.[a](C)
32 Their vine comes from the vinestock of Sodom,
    from the vineyards of Gomorrah;
their grapes are grapes of poison;
    their clusters are bitter;
33 their wine is the poison of serpents,
    the cruel venom of asps.(D)

34 Is not this laid up in store with me,
    sealed up in my treasuries,(E)
35 for the day of vengeance[b] and recompense,
    for the time when their foot shall slip?
Because the day of their calamity is at hand;
    their doom comes swiftly.(F)

36 Indeed, the Lord will vindicate his people,
    have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone,
    neither bond nor free remaining.(G)
37 Then he will say, ‘Where are their gods,
    the rock in which they took refuge,(H)
38 who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their libations?
Let them rise up and help you;
    let them be your protection!

39 See now that I, even I, am he;
    there is no god besides me.
I kill, and I make alive;
    I wound, and I heal;
    and no one can deliver from my hand.(I)
40 For I lift up my hand to heaven
    and swear, As I live forever,
41 when I whet my flashing sword
    and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
    and will repay those who hate me.(J)
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
    and my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
    from the long-haired enemy.’(K)

43 Praise, O heavens,[c] his people;
    worship him, all you gods![d]
For he will avenge the blood of his children[e]
    and take vengeance on his adversaries;
he will repay those who hate him[f]
    and cleanse the land for his people.”[g](L)

44 Moses came and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he and Joshua[h] son of Nun. 45 When Moses had finished reciting all these words to all Israel, 46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words that I am giving in witness against you today; give them as a command to your children, so that they may diligently observe all the words of this law.(M) 47 This is no trifling matter for you but rather your very life; through it you may live long in the land that you are crossing over the Jordan to possess.”(N)

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Notas al pie

  1. 32.31 Gk: Heb judges
  2. 32.35 Sam Gk: MT vengeance is mine
  3. 32.43 Q ms Gk: MT nations
  4. 32.43 Q ms Gk: MT lacks this line
  5. 32.43 Q ms Gk: MT his servants
  6. 32.43 Q ms Gk: MT lacks this line
  7. 32.43 Q ms Sam Gk Vg: MT his land his people
  8. 32.44 Sam Gk Syr Vg: MT Hoshea