Deuteronomy 1 Parallel Bible

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1	These are the words which Moses spoke to all of Israel, across the Jordan, in the plain of the wilderness opposite the Red Sea, between Paran and Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth, where gold is very plentiful,	These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.	These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab.
2	eleven days from Horeb, by way of Mount Seir as far as Kadesh-barnea.	It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.	(It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by the Mount Seir road.)
3	In the fortieth year, on the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, Moses told the sons of Israel all that the Lord had instructed him. And so he spoke to them,	In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the LORD had given him in commandment to them,	In 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.
4	after he had struck down Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon, and Og, the king of Bashan, who resided at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,	after he had defeated Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei.	This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, and at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.
5	across the Jordan in the land of Moab. And so, Moses began to explain the law, and to say:	Beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to explain this law, saying,	East of the Jordan in the territory of Moab, Moses began to expound this law, saying:
6	“The Lord our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying: ‘You have remained long enough on this mountain.	“The LORD our God said to us in Horeb, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain.	The LORD our God said to us at Horeb, “You have stayed long enough at this mountain.
7	Turn back and go to the mountain of the Amorites, and to the other places which are near it: the plains as well as the mountainous regions, and the low-lying places opposite the south and along the shore of the sea, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river Euphrates.’	Turn and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negeb and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.	Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the mountains, in the western foothills, in the Negev and along the coast, to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the Euphrates.
8	‘Lo,’ he said, ‘I have delivered it to you. Enter and possess that which the Lord swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would give it to them, and to their offspring after them.’	See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them.’	See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land the LORD swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.”
9	And I said to you, at that time:	“At that time I said to you, ‘I am not able to bear you by myself.	At that time I said to you, “You are too heavy a burden for me to carry alone.
10	‘I alone am not able to sustain you. For the Lord, your God, has multiplied you, and you are today like the stars of heaven, very many.	The LORD your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven.	The LORD your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.
11	May the Lord, the God of your fathers, add to this number many thousands more, and may he bless you, just as he has said.	May the LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you!	May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised!
12	Alone, I do not have the strength to endure your arbitrations and judgments and disputes.	How can I bear by myself the weight and burden of you and your strife?	But how can I bear your problems and your burdens and your disputes all by myself?
13	Offer, from among you, wise and experienced men, those whose conversation has been proven within your tribes, so that I may appoint them as your rulers.’	Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’	Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”
14	Then you responded to me: ‘What you intend to do is a good thing.’	And you answered me, ‘The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.’	You answered me, “What you propose to do is good.”
15	And so, I took from your tribes men, wise and noble, and I appointed them as rulers, as tribunes and centurions, and as leaders over fifty and over ten, who would teach you each thing.	So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes.	So I took the leading men of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them to have authority over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens and as tribal officials.
16	And I instructed them, saying: ‘Listen to them, and judge what is just, whether he is one of your citizens or a sojourner.	And I charged your judges at that time, ‘Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him.	And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear the disputes between your people and judge fairly, whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.
17	There shall be no favoritism to any persons. So you shall listen to the little as well as to the great. And you shall not accept anyone’s reputation, for this is the judgment of God. But if anything seems difficult to you, then refer it to me, and I will hear it.’	You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God’s. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’	Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.”
18	And I instructed you in all that you were obliged to do.	And I commanded you at that time all the things that you should do.	And at that time I told you everything you were to do.
19	Then, setting out from Horeb, we crossed through a terrible and great wasteland, which you saw along the way of the mountain of the Amorite, just as the Lord our God had instructed us. And when we had arrived at Kadesh-barnea,	“Then we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrifying wilderness that you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh-barnea.	Then, as the LORD our God commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites through all that vast and dreadful wilderness that you have seen, and so we reached Kadesh Barnea.
20	I said to you: ‘You have arrived at the mountain of the Amorite, which the Lord our God will give to us.	And I said to you, ‘You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.	Then I said to you, “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.
21	Gaze upon the land that the Lord your God gives to you. Ascend and possess it, just as the Lord our God has spoken to your fathers. Do not be afraid, and do not become terrified by anything.’	See, the LORD your God has set the land before you. Go up, take possession, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not fear or be dismayed.’	See, the LORD your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
22	And you all approached me and said: ‘Let us send men who may consider the land, and who may report as to the way by which we ought to ascend, and as to which cities we ought to travel.’	Then all of you came near me and said, ‘Let us send men before us, that they may explore the land for us and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up and the cities into which we shall come.’	Then all of you came to me and said, “Let us send men ahead to spy out the land for us and bring back a report about the route we are to take and the towns we will come to.”
23	And since the word was pleasing to me, I sent from among you twelve men, one from each tribe.	The thing seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from you, one man from each tribe.	The idea seemed good to me; so I selected twelve of you, one man from each tribe.
24	These, when they had set out and had ascended the mountains, arrived as far as the valley of the cluster of grapes. And having considered the land,	And they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied it out.	They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshkol and explored it.
25	having taken from its fruits in order to show its fertility, they brought these to us, and they said: ‘The land that the Lord our God will give to us is good.’	And they took in their hands some of the fruit of the land and brought it down to us, and brought us word again and said, ‘It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.’	Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported, “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
26	Yet you were not willing to go there. Instead, being incredulous to the word of the Lord our God,	“Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.	But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.
27	you murmured in your tents, and you said: ‘The Lord hates us, and therefore he has led us away from the land of Egypt, so that he might deliver us into the hand of the Amorite and destroy us.	And you murmured in your tents and said, ‘Because the LORD hated us he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.	You grumbled in your tents and said, “The LORD hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us.
28	To where should we ascend? The messengers have terrified our heart by saying: “The multitude is very great, and taller than us. And the cities are great, and the walls extend even to the sky. We have seen the sons of the Anakim there.” ’	Where are we going up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying, “The people are greater and taller than we. The cities are great and fortified up to heaven. And besides, we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.”’	Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear. They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’”
29	And I said to you: ‘Do not be apprehensive, nor should you fear them.	Then I said to you, ‘Do not be in dread or afraid of them.	Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them.
30	The Lord God himself, who is your leader, will fight on your behalf, just as he did in Egypt in the sight of all.	The LORD your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes,	The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes,
31	And in the wilderness (as you yourselves saw), the Lord your God carried you, like a man who is accustomed to carrying his little son, along all the way that you walked, until you arrived at this place.’	and in the wilderness, where you have seen how the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went until you came to this place.’	and in the wilderness. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.”
32	And yet, despite all of this, you did not believe the Lord your God,	Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the LORD your God,	In spite of this, you did not trust in the LORD your God,
33	who went before you on the way, and who marked out the place where you should pitch your tents, showing you the way by fire in the night, and by a pillar of cloud in the day.	who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go.	who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day, to search out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go.
34	And when the Lord had heard the voice of your words, becoming angry, he swore and said:	“And the LORD heard your words and was angered, and he swore,	When the LORD heard what you said, he was angry and solemnly swore:
35	‘None of the men of this wicked generation will see the good land, which I have promised by oath to your fathers,	‘Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers,	“No one from this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your ancestors,
36	except Caleb the son of Jephuneh. For he himself will see it, and I will give the land on which he has walked to him and to his sons, because he has followed the Lord.’	except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has wholly followed the LORD!’	except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”
37	Neither is his indignation with the people a wonder, since the Lord also became angry with me because of you, and so he said: ‘Neither will you enter into that place.	Even with me the LORD was angry on your account and said, ‘You also shall not go in there.	Because of you the LORD became angry with me also and said, “You shall not enter it, either.
38	But Joshua, the son of Nun, your minister, shall himself enter on your behalf. Exhort and strengthen this man, and he himself shall divide the land by lot to Israel.	Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.	But your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will enter it. Encourage him, because he will lead Israel to inherit it.
39	Your little ones, about whom you said that they would be led away as captives, and your sons, who to this day are ignorant of the difference between good and evil, they shall enter. And I will give the land to them, and they will possess it.	And as for your little ones, who you said would become a prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there. And to them I will give it, and they shall possess it.	And the little ones that you said would be taken captive, your children who do not yet know good from bad—they will enter the land. I will give it to them and they will take possession of it.
40	But as for you, turn back and go out to the wilderness, by way of the Red Sea.’	But as for you, turn, and journey into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea.’	But as for you, turn around and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea.”
41	And you responded to me: ‘We have sinned against the Lord. We will ascend and fight, just as the Lord our God has instructed.’ And having been equipped with weapons, when you were setting out for the mountain,	“Then you answered me, ‘We have sinned against the LORD. We ourselves will go up and fight, just as the LORD our God commanded us.’ And every one of you fastened on his weapons of war and thought it easy to go up into the hill country.	Then you replied, “We have sinned against the LORD. We will go up and fight, as the LORD our God commanded us.” So every one of you put on his weapons, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country.
42	the Lord said to me: ‘Say to them: Do not ascend and do not fight. For I am not with you. Otherwise, you may fall in the sight of your enemies.’	And the LORD said to me, ‘Say to them, Do not go up or fight, for I am not in your midst, lest you be defeated before your enemies.’	But the LORD said to me, “Tell them, ‘Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you. You will be defeated by your enemies.’”
43	I spoke, and you did not listen. But, opposing the order of the Lord, and swelling with pride, you ascended onto the mountain.	So I spoke to you, and you would not listen; but you rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.	So I told you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the LORD’s command and in your arrogance you marched up into the hill country.
44	And so, having gone forth, the Amorite, who was living in the mountains, came against you and pursued you, just as a swarm of bees would do. And he struck you down from Seir all the way to Hormah.	Then the Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do and beat you down in Seir as far as Hormah.	The Amorites who lived in those hills came out against you; they chased you like a swarm of bees and beat you down from Seir all the way to Hormah.
45	And when you returned and were weeping in the sight of the Lord, he would not hear you, nor was he willing to agree to your voice.	And you returned and wept before the LORD, but the LORD did not listen to your voice or give ear to you.	You came back and wept before the LORD, but he paid no attention to your weeping and turned a deaf ear to you.
46	Therefore, you camped at Kadesh-barnea for a long time.”	So you remained at Kadesh many days, the days that you remained there.	And so you stayed in Kadesh many days—all the time you spent there.
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