1 T hese are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on the side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah, over near Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

These the words which Moses hath spoken unto all Israel, beyond the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the plain over-against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-Zahab;

2 I t is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.

eleven days' from Horeb, the way of mount Seir, unto Kadesh-Barnea.

3 A nd in the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the Israelites according to all that the Lord had given him in commandment to them,

And it cometh to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first of the month hath Moses spoken unto the sons of Israel according to all that Jehovah hath commanded him concerning them;

4 A fter He had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth Edrei.

after his smiting Sihon king of the Amorite who is dwelling in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan who is dwelling in Ashtaroth in Edrei,

5 B eyond (east of) the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying,

beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab, hath Moses begun to explain this law, saying:

6 T he Lord our God said to us in Horeb, You have dwelt long enough on this mountain.

`Jehovah our God hath spoken unto us in Horeb, saying, Enough to you -- of dwelling in this mount;

7 T urn and take up your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the lowland, in the South (the Negeb), and on the coast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.

turn ye and journey for you, and enter the mount of the Amorite, and unto all its neighbouring places, in the plain, in the hill-country, and in the low country, and in the south, and in the haven of the sea, the land of the Canaanite, and of Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Phrat;

8 B ehold, I have set the land before you; go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their descendants after them.

see, I have set before you the land; go in and possess the land which Jehovah hath sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them, and to their seed after them.

9 I said to you at that time, I am not able to bear you alone.

`And I speak unto you at that time, saying, I am not able by myself to bear you;

10 T he Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are this day as the stars of the heavens for multitude.

Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and lo, ye to-day as the stars of the heavens for multitude;

11 M ay 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!

Jehovah, God of your fathers, is adding to you, as ye, a thousand times, and doth bless you as He hath spoken to you.

12 H ow can I bear alone the weariness and pressure and burden of you and your strife?

`How do I bear by myself your pressure, and your burden, and your strife?

13 C hoose wise, understanding, experienced, and respected men according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

Give for yourselves men, wise and intelligent, and known to your tribes, and I set them for your heads;

14 A nd you answered me, The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.

and ye answer me and say, Good the thing which thou hast spoken -- to do.

15 S o I took the heads of your tribes, wise, experienced, and respected men, and made them heads over you, commanders of thousands, and hundreds, and fifties, and tens, and officers according to your tribes.

`And I take the heads of your tribes, men, wise and known, and I appoint them heads over you, princes of thousands, and princes of hundreds, and princes of fifties, and princes of tens, and authorities, for your tribes.

16 A nd I charged your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brethren and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger or sojourner who is with him.

And I command your judges at that time, saying, Hearkening between your brethren -- then ye have judged righteousness between a man, and his brother, and his sojourner;

17 Y ou shall not be partial in judgment; but you shall hear the small as well as the great. You shall not be afraid of the face of man, 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.

ye do not discern faces in judgment; as the little so the great ye do hear; ye are not afraid of the face of any, for the judgment is God's, and the thing which is too hard for you, ye bring near unto me, and I have heard it;

18 A nd I commanded you at that time all the things that you should do.

and I command you, at that time, all the things which ye do.

19 A nd when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness which 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.

`And we journey from Horeb, and go all that great and fearful wilderness which ye have seen -- the way of the hill-country of the Amorite, as Jehovah our God hath commanded us, and we come in unto Kadesh-Barnea.

20 A nd I said to you, You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God gives us.

`And I say unto you, Ye have come in unto the hill-country of the Amorite, which Jehovah our God is giving to us;

21 B ehold, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has said to you. Fear not, neither be dismayed.

see, Jehovah thy God hath set before thee the land; go up, possess, as Jehovah, God of thy fathers, hath spoken to thee; fear not, nor be affrighted.

22 T hen you all came near to me and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search out the land for us and bring us word again by what way we should go up and the cities into which we shall come.

`And ye come near unto me, all of you, and say, Let us send men before us, and they search for us the land, and they bring us back word the way in which we go up into it, and the cities unto which we come in;

23 T he thing pleased me well, and I took twelve men of you, one for each tribe.

and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe.

24 A nd they turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied it out.

`And they turn and go up to the hill-country, and come in unto the valley of Eshcol, and spy it,

25 A nd they took of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the Lord our God gives us.

and they take with their hand of the fruit of the land, and bring down unto us, and bring us back word, and say, Good is the land which Jehovah our God is giving to us.

26 Y et you would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God.

`And ye have not been willing to go up, and ye provoke the mouth of Jehovah your God,

27 Y ou were peevish and discontented in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, He brought us forth out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.

and murmur in your tents, and say, In Jehovah's hating us He hath brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorite -- to destroy us;

28 T o what are we going up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, The people are bigger and taller than we are; the cities are great and fortified to the heavens. And moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

whither are we going up? our brethren have melted our heart, saying, A people greater and taller than we, cities great and fenced to heaven, and also sons of Anakim -- we have seen there.

29 T hen I said to you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

`And I say unto you, Be not terrified, nor be afraid of them;

30 T he Lord your God Who goes before you, He will fight for you just as He did for you in Egypt before your eyes,

Jehovah your God, who is going before you -- He doth fight for you, according to all that He hath done with you in Egypt before your eyes,

31 A nd in the wilderness, where you have seen how the Lord your God bore you, as a man carries his son, in all the way that you went until you came to this place.

and in the wilderness, where thou hast seen that Jehovah thy God hath borne thee as a man beareth his son, in all the way which ye have gone, till your coming in unto this place.

32 Y et in spite of this word you did not believe (trust, rely on, and remain steadfast to) the Lord your God,

`And in this thing ye are not stedfast in Jehovah your God,

33 W ho went in the way before you to search out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night, to show you by what way you should go, and in the cloud by day.

who is going before you in the way to search out to you a place for your encamping, in fire by night, to shew you in the way in which ye go, and in a cloud by day.

34 A nd the Lord heard your words, and was angered and He swore,

`And Jehovah heareth the voice of your words, and is wroth, and sweareth, saying,

35 N ot one of these men of this evil generation shall see that good land which I swore to give to your fathers,

Not one of these men of this evil generation doth see the good land which I have sworn to give to your fathers,

36 E xcept Caleb son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land upon which he has walked, because he has wholly followed the Lord.

save Caleb son of Jephunneh -- he doth see it, and to him I give the land on which he hath trodden, and to his sons, because that he hath been fully after Jehovah.

37 T he Lord was angry with me also for your sakes, and said, You also shall not enter Canaan.

`Also with me hath Jehovah been angry for your sake, saying, Also, thou dost not go in thither;

38 B ut Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Joshua son of Nun, who is standing before thee, he goeth in thither; him strengthen thou; for he doth cause Israel to inherit.

39 M oreover, your little ones whom you said would become a prey, and your children who at this time cannot discern between good and evil, they shall enter Canaan, and to them I will give it and they shall possess it.

`And your infants, of whom ye have said, For a prey they are, and your sons who have not known to-day good and evil, they go in thither, and to them I give it, and they possess it;

40 B ut as for you, turn and journey into the wilderness by way of the Red Sea.

and ye, turn for yourselves, and journey toward the wilderness, the way of the Red Sea.

41 T hen you said to me, We have sinned against the Lord. We will go up and fight, as the Lord our God commanded us. And you girded on every man his battle weapons, and thought it a simple matter to go up into the hill country.

`And ye answer and say unto me, We have sinned against Jehovah; we -- we go up, and we have fought, according to all that which Jehovah our God hath commanded us; and ye gird on each his weapons of war, and ye are ready to go up into the hill-country;

42 A nd the Lord said to me, Say to them, Do not go up or fight, for I am not among you—lest you be dangerously hurt by your enemies.

and Jehovah saith unto me, Say to them, Ye do not go up, nor fight, for I am not in your midst, and ye are not smitten before your enemies.

43 S o I spoke to you, and you would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and were presumptuous and went up into the hill country.

`And I speak unto you, and ye have not hearkened, and provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and act proudly, and go up into the hill-country;

44 T hen the Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do and struck you down in Seir as far as Hormah.

and the Amorite who is dwelling in that hill-country cometh out to meet you, and they pursue you as the bees do, and smite you in Seir -- unto Hormah.

45 A nd you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord would not heed your voice or listen to you.

`And ye turn back and weep before Jehovah, and Jehovah hath not hearkened to your voice, nor hath he given ear unto you;

46 S o you remained in Kadesh; many days you remained there.

and ye dwell in Kadesh many days, according to the days which ye had dwelt.