Deuteronomy 1

1 these [the] word which to speak: speak Moses to(wards) all Israel in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan in/on/with wilderness in/on/with Arabah opposite Suph between Paran and between Tophel and Laban and Hazeroth and Dizahab Dizahab

This is the record of what Moses told all the Israelites during their time in the desert to the east of the Jordan. They were in the Arabah near Suph, between Paran on the one side and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab on the other.

2 one ten day from Horeb way: road mountain: mount (Mount) Seir till Kadesh-barnea Kadesh-barnea

(It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by the road that passes Mount Seir.)

3 and to be in/on/with forty year in/on/with eleven ten month in/on/with one to/for month to speak: speak Moses to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel like/as all which to command LORD [obj] him to(wards) them

On the first day of the eleventh month of the fortieth year, Moses recounted to the Israelites everything that the Lord had instructed him to tell them.

4 after to smite he [obj] Sihon king [the] Amorite which to dwell in/on/with Heshbon and [obj] Og king [the] Bashan which to dwell in/on/with Ashtaroth in/on/with Edrei

This happened after he defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and then at Edrei after he defeated Og king of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth.

5 in/on/with side: beyond [the] Jordan in/on/with land: country/planet Moab be willing Moses to make plain [obj] [the] instruction [the] this to/for to say

Speaking on the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain these instructions, saying:

6 LORD God our to speak: speak to(wards) us in/on/with Horeb to/for to say many to/for you to dwell in/on/with mountain: mount [the] this

The Lord our God told us at Horeb: “You have remained here beside this mountain for long enough.

7 to turn and to set out to/for you and to come (in): come mountain: hill country [the] Amorite and to(wards) all neighboring his in/on/with Arabah in/on/with mountain: hill country and in/on/with Shephelah and in/on/with Negeb and in/on/with coast [the] sea land: country/planet [the] Canaanite and [the] Lebanon till [the] river [the] great: large river Euphrates

Continue your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites and all their neighbors, into the Jordan Valley, into the hill country, into the foothills, into the Negev, and along the coast to the country of the Canaanites up to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.

8 to see: behold! to give: put to/for face: before your [obj] [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come and to possess: take [obj] [the] land: country/planet which to swear LORD to/for father your to/for Abraham to/for Isaac and to/for Jacob to/for to give: give to/for them and to/for seed: children their after them

Look, I'm giving this land to you. Go and take ownership of the land that the Lord promised he would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants who would follow them.”

9 and to say to(wards) you in/on/with time [the] he/she/it to/for to say not be able to/for alone me to lift: bear [obj] you

That's when I told you, “I can't take responsibility for all of you by myself.

10 LORD God your to multiply [obj] you and behold you [the] day like/as star [the] heaven to/for abundance

The Lord your God has increased your numbers so much that today there are as many of you as there are stars in the sky.

11 LORD God father your to add upon you like/as you thousand beat and to bless [obj] you like/as as which to speak: promise to/for you

May the Lord, the God of your forefathers, multiply you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised.

12 how? to lift: bear to/for alone me burden your and burden your and strife your

But how can I take on all your troubles, burdens, and arguments just by myself?

13 to give to/for you human wise and to understand and to know to/for tribe your and to set: appoint them in/on/with head: leader your

You must choose for yourselves wise, experienced men with good judgment from each of your tribes, and I will put them in charge as your leaders.”

14 and to answer [obj] me and to say pleasant [the] word: thing which to speak: speak to/for to make: do

You replied to me, saying, “Your proposal is a good one.”

15 and to take: take [obj] head: leader tribe your human wise and to know and to give: put [obj] them head: leader upon you ruler thousand and ruler hundred and ruler fifty and ruler ten and official to/for tribe your

So I summoned your tribal leaders, men with good judgment, and put them in charge of you, as commanders and officials for your tribes. Some were responsible for thousands, some for hundreds, some for fifties, and some for tens.

16 and to command [obj] to judge you in/on/with time [the] he/she/it to/for to say to hear: hear between brother: compatriot your and to judge righteousness between man: anyone and between brother: compatriot his and between sojourner his

At the same time I gave strict instructions to your judges: “Hear the cases brought between your brothers, and make sure you are fair when you judge between a man and his brother or a foreigner living among you.

17 not to recognize face: kindness in/on/with justice: judgement like/as small like/as great: large to hear: hear [emph?] not to dread from face of man: anyone for [the] justice: judgement to/for God he/she/it and [the] word: case which to harden from you to present: bring [emph?] to(wards) me and to hear: hear him

Don't show any favoritism when you judge—treat the powerful and the common people just the same. Don't let anyone intimidate you, because judgment is done on God's behalf. Bring me any case that is too hard for you, and I will hear it.”

18 and to command [obj] you in/on/with time [the] he/she/it [obj] all [the] word: thing which to make: do [emph?]

This was also the time I instructed you about everything you had to do.

19 and to set out from Horeb and to go: walk [obj] all [the] wilderness [the] great: large and [the] to fear [the] he/she/it which to see: see way: road mountain: hill country [the] Amorite like/as as which to command LORD God our [obj] us and to come (in): come till Kadesh-barnea Kadesh-barnea

Following the orders of the Lord our God, we left Horeb and set off towards the hill country of the Amorites, passing through the whole of the large and terrifying desert that you yourselves have experienced. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,

20 and to say to(wards) you to come (in): come till mountain: hill country [the] Amorite which LORD God our to give: give to/for us

I explained to you, “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving to us.

21 to see: behold! to give: put LORD God your to/for face: before your [obj] [the] land: country/planet to ascend: rise to possess: take like/as as which to speak: speak LORD God father your to/for you not to fear and not to to be dismayed

Look, the Lord your God has given you the land! Go and take ownership of the land as the Lord, the God of your forefathers, has told you. Don't be frightened or terrified.”

22 and to present: come [emph?] to(wards) me all your and to say to send: depart human to/for face: before our and to search to/for us [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to return: return [obj] us word [obj] [the] way: road which to ascend: rise in/on/with her and [obj] [the] city which to come (in): come to(wards) them

Then you all came to me and suggested, “Let's send men on ahead to explore the land and report back to us about what route to take and which towns we'll come across.”

23 and be good in/on/with eye: appearance my [the] word: thing and to take: take from you two ten human man one to/for tribe

It seemed like a good plan to me, so I chose twelve of your men, one from each tribe.

24 and to turn and to ascend: rise [the] mountain: hill country [to] and to come (in): come till (Eshcol) Valley (Valley of) Eshcol and to spy [obj] her

They set off and went up into the hill country as far as the Valley of Eshcol, exploring the land.

25 and to take: take in/on/with hand their from fruit [the] land: country/planet and to go down to(wards) us and to return: return [obj] us word and to say pleasant [the] land: country/planet which LORD God our to give: give to/for us

They brought back some of the country's fruit, carrying it down to us, and gave us the report: “The Lord our God is giving us good land.”

26 and not be willing to/for to ascend: rise and to rebel [obj] lip: word LORD God your

But you didn't want to go. You rebelled against the instructions of the Lord your God.

27 and to grumble in/on/with tent your and to say in/on/with hating LORD [obj] us to come out: send us from land: country/planet Egypt to/for to give: give [obj] us in/on/with hand: power [the] Amorite to/for to destroy us

You complained while you were in your tents and said, “It's because the Lord hates us that he led us out of Egypt in order to hand us over to the Amorites to be wiped out.

28 where? we to ascend: rise brother: compatriot our to melt [obj] heart our to/for to say people great: large and to exalt from us city great: large and to gather/restrain/fortify in/on/with heaven and also son: child Anakite to see: see there

Where are we going? Our brothers terrified us because they told us: ‘The people are bigger and taller than us; the towns are large, with high walls that reach the sky. We even saw the descendants of the giant Anak there!’”

29 and to say to(wards) you not to tremble [emph?] and not to fear [emph?] from them

So I told you, “Don't be frightened or scared of them!

30 LORD God your [the] to go: went to/for face: before your he/she/it to fight to/for you like/as all which to make: do with you in/on/with Egypt to/for eye: before(the eyes) your

The Lord your God who leads your way will fight for you in the same way you saw him do for you in Egypt.

31 and in/on/with wilderness which to see: see which to lift: bear you LORD God your like/as as which to lift: bear man: anyone [obj] son: child his in/on/with all [the] way: journey which to go: went till to come (in): come you till [the] place [the] this

He did the same in the desert—you saw how the Lord your God carried you like a father carries his son during your whole journey until you arrived here.”

32 and in/on/with word [the] this nothing you be faithful in/on/with LORD God your

Despite all this, you didn't trust the Lord your God,

33 [the] to go: went to/for face: before your in/on/with way: road to/for to spy to/for you place to/for to camp you in/on/with fire night to/for to see: see you in/on/with way: road which to go: went in/on/with her and in/on/with cloud by day

who led you on the journey, present in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, looking to find a place for you to camp and to show you the way to go.

34 and to hear: hear LORD [obj] voice: [sound of] word your and be angry and to swear to/for to say

When the Lord heard what you were saying, he got angry and swore an oath:

35 if: surely no to see: see man: anyone in/on/with human [the] these [the] generation [the] bad: evil [the] this [obj] [the] land: country/planet [the] pleasant which to swear to/for to give: give to/for father your

“Not a single one of this evil generation will see the good land I promised to give your forefathers,

36 exception Caleb son: child Jephunneh he/she/it to see: see her and to/for him to give: give [obj] [the] land: country/planet which to tread in/on/with her and to/for son: descendant/people his because which to fill after LORD

except Caleb, son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he explored, because he was completely committed to the Lord.”

37 also in/on/with me be angry LORD in/on/with because of you to/for to say also you(m. s.) not to come (in): come there

The Lord also got angry with me because of you. He told me, “Even you won't enter the country.

38 Joshua son: child Nun [the] to stand: stand to/for face: before your he/she/it to come (in): come there [to] [obj] him to strengthen: strengthen for he/she/it to inherit her [obj] Israel

However, Joshua, son of Nun, your assistant, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will help Israel to occupy the land.

39 and child your which to say to/for plunder to be and son: child your which not to know [the] day good and bad: evil they(masc.) to come (in): come there [to] and to/for them to give: give her and they(masc.) to possess: take her

Your small children that you claimed would become prisoners, your children who at the time didn't know good from evil, they will be the ones to enter the land that I will give them, and they will occupy it.

40 and you(m. p.) to turn to/for you and to set out [the] wilderness [to] way: direction sea Red (Sea)

But now turn around and head back into the desert on the road that leads to the Red Sea.”

41 and to answer and to say to(wards) me to sin to/for LORD we to ascend: rise and to fight like/as all which to command us LORD God our and to gird man: anyone [obj] article/utensil battle his and be ready to/for to ascend: rise [the] mountain: hill country [to]

But you answered and told me, “We have sinned against the Lord! We will go and we will fight and we will do everything the Lord our God has ordered us to do.” Then you all picked up your weapons and prepared for battle thinking it would be easy to go and fight in the hill country.

42 and to say LORD to(wards) me to say to/for them not to ascend: rise and not to fight for nothing I in/on/with entrails: among your and not to strike to/for face: before enemy your

But the Lord instructed me, “Order them not to go and fight because I won't be with you to prevent you from being defeated by your enemies.”

43 and to speak: speak to(wards) you and not to hear: hear and to rebel [obj] lip: word LORD and to boil and to ascend: rise [the] mountain: hill country [to]

I told you this, but you refused to listen. You defied the instructions of the Lord and arrogantly went to fight in the hill country.

44 and to come out: come [the] Amorite [the] to dwell in/on/with mountain: hill country [the] he/she/it to/for to encounter: toward you and to pursue [obj] you like/as as which to make: do [the] bee and to crush [obj] you in/on/with Seir till Hormah

Then the Amorites living there in the hills came and attacked you. They chased after you like a swarm of bees, killing you all the way from Seir to Hormah.

45 and to return: return and to weep to/for face: before LORD and not to hear: hear LORD in/on/with voice your and not to listen to(wards) you

You came back to camp and wept before the Lord, but he refused to listen to what you said or to pay attention to you.

46 and to dwell in/on/with Kadesh day many like/as day which to dwell

You stayed there in Kadesh for a long time.