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1These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

1These are the words that Moses spoke to the assembly of Israel east of the Jordan River, in the Arabah desert, opposite Suph between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.

2It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.

2It takes eleven days to travel from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea via Mount Seir.

3In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them.

3On the first day of the eleventh month, in the fortieth year, Moses spoke to the Israelis about everything that the LORD had commanded him concerning them.

4This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.

4This took place after he defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon and Og, king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth at Edrei.

5On the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:

5East of the Jordan River, in the land of Moab, Moses began to expound this Law:

6The LORD our God said to us at Horeb: “You have stayed at this mountain long enough.

6"The LORD our God spoke to us in Horeb. He said, 'You have been at this mountain long enough.

7Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.

7Break camp, get going, and proceed to the hill country of the Amorites and all the nearby places in the Arabah desert, the highlands, the foothills, the Negev, the coastal plains, all of the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon as far as the great river, the Euphrates.

8See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”

8Look! I've given you the land that lies ahead. Go in and possess the land that I, the LORD, promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well as to their descendants.'"

9At that time I said to you, “I cannot carry the burden for you alone.

9"I also told you at that time that I won't be able to sustain you on my own.

10The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

10The LORD your God greatly multiplied your numbers, and today you are like the stars in the sky.

11May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.

11May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase your numbers a thousand times more, and may he bless you, as he promised you.

12But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?

12How can I bear the burden of you and your bickering all by myself?

13Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”

13Choose for yourselves wise and discerning men, known to your tribes, and appoint them as your leaders.

14And you answered me and said, “What you propose to do is good.”

14You answered by saying that this plan is a good thing.

15So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

15So I chose leaders from your tribes, wise and respected men, and I appointed them over you—commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

16At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

16I charged your judges at that time, 'When you hold a hearing between brothers, judge fairly between a man and his brother or between foreigners.

17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”

17When you hold a hearing, don't be partial in judgment toward the least important or toward the great. Never fear men, because judgment belongs to God. If the matter is difficult for you, bring it to me for a hearing.'

18And at that time I commanded you all the things you were to do.

18I charged you at that time that you must do all of these things."

19And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,

19"Then we set out from Horeb and walked through that vast and dreadful desert, where you observed the road to the Amorite hill country. Just as the LORD our God ordained for us, we finally arrived at Kadesh-barnea.

20I said: “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.

20I told you at that time, 'You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is about to give us.

21See, the LORD your God has placed the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

21Look! The LORD your God has given the land that lies before you. Go and possess it, just as the LORD God of your ancestors commanded you. Don't be afraid or discouraged.'

22Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.”

22"Then all of you approached me and said: 'Let's send out men in advance of us so they can survey the land and bring back a report to us on how we'll go up to their cities.'

23The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

23Because this suggestion seemed good to me, I chose twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

24They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.

24Then these men set out, went up to the hill county, reached the Eshcol Valley, and surveyed it.

25They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”

25They hand-picked some of the fruit of the land, brought it down to us, and gave a report that said, 'The land which the LORD is about to give us is good.'"

26But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

26"However, your ancestors didn't go up. Instead, they rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

27You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.

27You murmured in your tents, 'The LORD hates us. He brought us out of the land of Egypt in order to deliver us to the Amorites so he could destroy us.

28Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’ ”

28Where can we go? Our brothers discouraged us when they said that the people are bigger and taller than we are. Their cities are tall and fortified to the sky, and we also saw the Anakim there.'

29So I said to you: “Do not be terrified or afraid of them!

29"Then I told you, 'Don't be terrified or afraid of them.

30The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt

30The LORD your God is the One who will be going ahead of you. He'll fight for you just as he did in Egypt before your eyes.

31and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”

31In the desert you saw that the LORD carried you like a man carries his son, on every road you traveled until you reached this place.'

32But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God,

32But despite this, you didn't trust in the LORD your God,

33who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.

33who walked ahead of you along the way to scout a place for you to pitch camp—by fire at night and cloud by day—to lead you on the way you should go."

34When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying,

34"When the LORD heard your complaints, he became angry and declared,

35“Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers,

35I swear that not one man of this evil generation will see the good land that I promised to give to your ancestors,

36except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”

36except Jephunneh's son Caleb. He will see it and I will give to him and to his descendants the land on which he has walked because he wholeheartedly followed the LORD.'

37The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.

37"The LORD was also furious with me because of you. He said: 'You will not enter the land.

38Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.

38However, Nun's son Joshua, your assistant, will go there. Encourage him, for he will cause Israel to take possession of it.

39And the little ones you said would become captives—your children who on that day did not know good from evil—will enter the land that I will give them, and they will possess it.

39Your little ones—whom you said would be taken captive—and your children who do not yet know right from wrong will enter the land. I will give it to them and they themselves will possess it.

40But you are to turn back and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”

40But as for you, prepare to set out for the desert on the way to the Reed Sea.'

41“We have sinned against the LORD,” you replied. “We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God has commanded us.” Then each of you put on his weapons of war, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country.

41"You responded to me and said, 'We have sinned against the LORD. We will now go up and fight according to what the LORD our God commanded.' So each man put on his weapon for battle and recklessly started out for the hill country."

42But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”

42"Then the LORD told me: 'Tell them not to go up and fight because I will not be in their midst, or else you will be defeated before your enemies.'

43So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.

43"I spoke to you but you didn't listen. Instead you rebelled against the command of the LORD and went up to the hill country.

44Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.

44The Amorites who lived in the hill country came out to engage you in battle. They pursued you like bees do and crushed you from Seir to Hormah.

45And you returned and wept before the LORD, but He would not listen to your voice or give ear to you.

45You returned and cried out in the LORD's presence, but the LORD didn't hear your voice or listen to you.

46For this reason you stayed in Kadesh for a long time—a very long time.

46You remained in Kadesh for many days. It was a long time, indeed."

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