1 “ Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

“Listen, O heavens, and let me speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

2 “ Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb.

Let my teaching fall as the rain, and my voice like the water on the grass in the early morning, like rain upon the new grass, and rain upon the plant.

3 “ For I proclaim the name of the Lord; Ascribe greatness to our God!

For I will make known the name of the Lord. I will tell of the greatness of God!

4 “ The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.

The Rock! His work is perfect. All His ways are right and fair. A God Who is faithful and without sin, right and good is He.

5 “ They have acted corruptly toward Him, They are not His children, because of their defect; But are a perverse and crooked generation.

They have acted in sin toward Him, but they are not His children, because the mark of sin is on them. They are a bad and sinful people.

6 “ Do you thus repay the Lord, O foolish and unwise people? Is not He your Father who has bought you? He has made you and established you.

Is this how you pay the Lord, you foolish people who are not wise? Is He not your Father Who has bought you? He has made you and given you your place.

7 “ Remember the days of old, Consider the years of all generations. Ask your father, and he will inform you, Your elders, and they will tell you.

Remember the days long ago. Think of the years of all people. Ask your father and he will show you. Ask your leaders. They will tell you.

8 “ When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, When He separated the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples According to the number of the sons of Israel.

When the Most High divided up the world among the nations, he divided the children of men. He set the place where each nation was to live by the number of the sons of Israel.

9 “ For the Lord’s portion is His people; Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance.

For the Lord’s share is His people. He chose the people of Jacob for Himself.

10 “ He found him in a desert land, And in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.

He found him in a desert land, in the empty waste of a desert. He came around him and cared for him. He kept him as He would His own eye.

11 “ Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, That hovers over its young, He spread His wings and caught them, He carried them on His pinions.

Like an eagle that shakes its nest, that flies over its young, He spread His wings and caught them. He carried them on His wings.

12 “ The Lord alone guided him, And there was no foreign god with him.

The Lord alone led him. There was no strange god with him.

13 “ He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And He made him suck honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock,

He made him sit on the high places of the earth. And he ate the food of the field. He made him eat honey from the rock, oil out of hard rock,

14 C urds of cows, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs, And rams, the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the finest of the wheat— And of the blood of grapes you drank wine.

milk from cows and milk from the flock, the fat of lambs, rams of Bashan, goats, and the best of the grain. And you drank wine of the blood of grapes.

15 “ But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— You are grown fat, thick, and sleek— Then he forsook God who made him, And scorned the Rock of his salvation.

“But Jeshurun grew fat and would not obey. You became fat and full of food. Then he turned away from God Who made him. He hated the Rock of His saving power.

16 “ They made Him jealous with strange gods; With abominations they provoked Him to anger.

They made Him jealous with strange gods. They made Him angry with hated things.

17 “ They sacrificed to demons who were not God, To gods whom they have not known, New gods who came lately, Whom your fathers did not dread.

They gave gifts to demons who were not God, to gods they have not known, new gods who came later, whom your fathers did not fear.

18 “ You neglected the Rock who begot you, And forgot the God who gave you birth.

You did not think of the Rock Who gave you birth. You forgot the God Who gave you birth.

19 “ The Lord saw this, and spurned them Because of the provocation of His sons and daughters.

“The Lord saw this, and hated them. His sons and daughters made Him angry.

20 “ Then He said, ‘I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; For they are a perverse generation, Sons in whom is no faithfulness.

Then He said, ‘I will hide My face from them. I will see what their end will be. For they are a sinful people, children who are not faithful.

21 ‘ They have made Me jealous with what is not God; They have provoked Me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation,

They have made Me jealous with what is not God. They have made Me angry with their false gods. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people. I will make them angry with a foolish nation.

22 F or a fire is kindled in My anger, And burns to the lowest part of Sheol, And consumes the earth with its yield, And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

For a fire is started by My anger. It burns to the very bottom of the place of the dead. It burns up the earth and all that grows on the earth. It burns the base of the mountains.

23 ‘ I will heap misfortunes on them; I will use My arrows on them.

‘I will send much trouble upon them. I will use My arrows against them.

24 ‘ They will be wasted by famine, and consumed by plague And bitter destruction; And the teeth of beasts I will send upon them, With the venom of crawling things of the dust.

They will be wasted with hunger. They will be destroyed by burning heat and disease. I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, with the poison of things moving in the dust.

25 ‘ Outside the sword will bereave, And inside terror— Both young man and virgin, The nursling with the man of gray hair.

The sword will bring death in the street, and bring fear in the homes. It will destroy both young man and young woman, the baby and the man with white hair.

26 ‘ I would have said, “ I will cut them to pieces, I will remove the memory of them from men,”

I would have said, “I will cut them to pieces. I will make all people forget about them.”

27 H ad I not feared the provocation by the enemy, That their adversaries would misjudge, That they would say, “ Our hand is triumphant, And the Lord has not done all this.”’

But I was afraid that those who hate them would fight in anger against them and would not understand. They would say, “We have won with our own strength. The Lord has not done this.”’

28 “ For they are a nation lacking in counsel, And there is no understanding in them.

“For they are a nation without wise teaching. There is no understanding in them.

29 “ Would that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would discern their future!

If they were wise, they would understand this. They would know their future!

30 “ How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had given them up?

How could one run after a thousand? How could two make ten thousand run away, unless their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had given them up?

31 “ Indeed their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this.

For their rock is not like our Rock. Even those who hate us judge this.

32 “ For their vine is from the vine of Sodom, And from the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of poison, Their clusters, bitter.

Their vine is from the vine of Sodom, and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of poison. Their fruit tastes bitter.

33 “ Their wine is the venom of serpents, And the deadly poison of cobras.

Their wine is the poison of snakes that kill.

34 ‘ Is it not laid up in store with Me, Sealed up in My treasuries?

‘Are they not kept in store with Me, shut in with My stores of riches?

35 ‘ Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.’

It is Mine to punish when their foot makes a false step. The day of their trouble is near. Their fall is coming fast upon them.’

36 “ For the Lord will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength is gone, And there is none remaining, bond or free.

For the Lord will judge His people. He will have loving-pity on His servants when He sees their strength is gone, and none are left of those who are free or of those who are not free.

37 “ And He will say, ‘ Where are their gods, The rock in which they sought refuge?

Then He will say, ‘Where are their gods? Where is the rock where they went to be safe?

38 ‘ Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, And drank the wine of their drink offering? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be your hiding place!

Who ate the fat of their burnt gifts and drank the wine of their drink gifts? Let them come and help you. Let them be your hiding place!

39 ‘ See now that I, I am He, And there is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

See now that it is I. I am He. There is no god except Me. It is I Who kills and gives life. I hurt, and I heal. And there is no one who can take from My hand.

40 ‘ Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever,

For I lift up My hand to heaven, and promise that, as I live forever,

41 I f I sharpen My flashing sword, And My hand takes hold on justice, I will render vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me.

I will make My shining sword sharp. My hand takes hold of what is right and fair. I will punish those who are against Me. And I will punish those who hate Me.

42 ‘ I will make My arrows drunk with blood, And My sword will devour flesh, With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the long-haired leaders of the enemy.’

I will make My arrows drunk with blood. My sword will eat flesh with the blood of those who are killed and those who are in prison, from the long-haired leaders of those who hate Me.’

43 “ Rejoice, O nations, with His people; For He will avenge the blood of His servants, And will render vengeance on His adversaries, And will atone for His land and His people.”

Be glad, O nations, with His people! For He will punish because of the blood of His servants. He will punish those who fight against Him. And He will take away the sin of His land and His people.”

44 T hen Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he, with Joshua the son of Nun.

Moses came with Joshua the son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people.

45 W hen Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel,

When Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel,

46 h e said to them, “ Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today, which you shall command your sons to observe carefully, even all the words of this law.

he said to them, “Take into your heart all the words I tell you today. Tell them to your children, so they may be careful to do all the words of this Law.

47 F or it is not an idle word for you; indeed it is your life. And by this word you will prolong your days in the land, which you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.”

This word is of great worth to you. It is your very life. By this word you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to take.” Moses to Die on Mount Nebo

48 T he Lord spoke to Moses that very same day, saying,

The Lord said to Moses that same day,

49 “ Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho, and look at the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel for a possession.

“Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab beside Jericho. Look at the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel for their own.

50 T hen die on the mountain where you ascend, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people,

Then die on the mountain you go up, and join your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and joined his people.

51 b ecause you broke faith with Me in the midst of the sons of Israel at the waters of Meribah-kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin, because you did not treat Me as holy in the midst of the sons of Israel.

This is because you were not faithful to Me among the people of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin and you did not honor Me as holy among the people of Israel.

52 F or you shall see the land at a distance, but you shall not go there, into the land which I am giving the sons of Israel.”

You will see the land from far away, but you will not go into the land I am giving the people of Israel.”