Deuteronomy 1:1-33.
Deuteronomy 1:1-33 (GNT)
1 "In this book are the words that Moses spoke to the people of Israel
when they were in the wilderness east of the Jordan River. They were
in the Jordan Valley near Suph, between the town of Paran on one side
and the towns of Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab on the other. (
2 It takes eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh Barnea by
way of the hill country of Edom.) 3 On the first day of the eleventh
month of the fortieth year after they had left Egypt, Moses told the
people everything the LORD had commanded him to tell them. 4 This was
after the LORD had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in
the town of Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, who ruled in the towns of
Ashtaroth and Edrei. 5 It was while the people were east of the Jordan
in the territory of Moab that Moses began to explain God's laws and
teachings. He said, 6 "When we were at Mount Sinai, the LORD our God
said to us, 'You have stayed long enough at this mountain. 7 Break
camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all
the surrounding regions—to the Jordan Valley, to the hill country and
the lowlands, to the southern region, and to the Mediterranean coast.
Go to the land of Canaan and on beyond the Lebanon Mountains as far as
the great Euphrates River. 8 All of this is the land which I, the
LORD, promised to give to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
and to their descendants. Go and occupy it. ' " 9 Moses said to the
people, "While we were still at Mount Sinai, I told you, 'The
responsibility for leading you is too much for me. I can't do it
alone. 10 The LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in
the sky. 11 May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, make you increase
a thousand times more and make you prosperous, as he promised! 12 But
how can I alone bear the heavy responsibility for settling your
disputes? 13 Choose some wise, understanding, and experienced men from
each tribe, and I will put them in charge of you. ' 14 And you agreed
that this was a good thing to do. 15 So I took the wise and
experienced leaders you chose from your tribes, and I placed them in
charge of you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a
hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten. I also appointed other
officials throughout the tribes. 16 At that time I instructed them,
'Listen to the disputes that come up among your people. Judge every
dispute fairly, whether it concerns only your own people or involves
foreigners who live among you. 17 Show no partiality in your
decisions; judge everyone on the same basis, no matter who they are.
Do not be afraid of anyone, for the decisions you make come from God.
If any case is too difficult for you, bring it to me, and I will
decide it. ' 18 At the same time I gave you instructions for
everything else you were to do. 19 We did what the LORD our God
commanded us. We left Mount Sinai and went through that vast and
fearful desert on the way to the hill country of the Amorites. When we
reached Kadesh Barnea, 20-21 I told you, 'You have now come to the
hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God, the God of our
ancestors, is giving us. Look, there it is. Go and occupy it as he
commanded. Do not hesitate or be afraid. ' 22 But you came to me and
said, "Let's send men ahead of us to spy out the land, so that they
can tell us the best route to take and what kind of cities are there."
23 That seemed like a good thing to do, so I selected twelve men, one
from each tribe. 24 They went into the hill country as far as Eshcol
Valley and explored it. 25 They brought us back some fruit they found
there, and reported that the land which the LORD our God was giving us
was very fertile. 26 But you rebelled against the command of the LORD
your God, and you would not enter the land. 27 You grumbled to one
another: 'The LORD hates us. He brought us out of Egypt just to hand
us over to these Amorites, so that they could kill us. 28 Why should
we go there? We are afraid. The men we sent tell us that the people
there are stronger and taller than we are, and that they live in
cities with walls that reach the sky. They saw giants there! ' 29 But
I told you, 'Don't be afraid of those people. 30 The LORD your God
will lead you, and he will fight for you, just as you saw him do in
Egypt 31 and in the desert. You saw how he brought you safely all the
way to this place, just as a father would carry his son. ' 32 But in
spite of what I said, you still would not trust the LORD, 33 even
though he always went ahead of you to find a place for you to camp. To
show you the way, he went in front of you in a pillar of fire by night
and in a pillar of cloud by day."
God bless you.
1 "In this book are the words that Moses spoke to the people of Israel
when they were in the wilderness east of the Jordan River. They were
in the Jordan Valley near Suph, between the town of Paran on one side
and the towns of Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab on the other. (
2 It takes eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh Barnea by
way of the hill country of Edom.) 3 On the first day of the eleventh
month of the fortieth year after they had left Egypt, Moses told the
people everything the LORD had commanded him to tell them. 4 This was
after the LORD had defeated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in
the town of Heshbon, and King Og of Bashan, who ruled in the towns of
Ashtaroth and Edrei. 5 It was while the people were east of the Jordan
in the territory of Moab that Moses began to explain God's laws and
teachings. He said, 6 "When we were at Mount Sinai, the LORD our God
said to us, 'You have stayed long enough at this mountain. 7 Break
camp and move on. Go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all
the surrounding regions—to the Jordan Valley, to the hill country and
the lowlands, to the southern region, and to the Mediterranean coast.
Go to the land of Canaan and on beyond the Lebanon Mountains as far as
the great Euphrates River. 8 All of this is the land which I, the
LORD, promised to give to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
and to their descendants. Go and occupy it. ' " 9 Moses said to the
people, "While we were still at Mount Sinai, I told you, 'The
responsibility for leading you is too much for me. I can't do it
alone. 10 The LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in
the sky. 11 May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, make you increase
a thousand times more and make you prosperous, as he promised! 12 But
how can I alone bear the heavy responsibility for settling your
disputes? 13 Choose some wise, understanding, and experienced men from
each tribe, and I will put them in charge of you. ' 14 And you agreed
that this was a good thing to do. 15 So I took the wise and
experienced leaders you chose from your tribes, and I placed them in
charge of you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a
hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten. I also appointed other
officials throughout the tribes. 16 At that time I instructed them,
'Listen to the disputes that come up among your people. Judge every
dispute fairly, whether it concerns only your own people or involves
foreigners who live among you. 17 Show no partiality in your
decisions; judge everyone on the same basis, no matter who they are.
Do not be afraid of anyone, for the decisions you make come from God.
If any case is too difficult for you, bring it to me, and I will
decide it. ' 18 At the same time I gave you instructions for
everything else you were to do. 19 We did what the LORD our God
commanded us. We left Mount Sinai and went through that vast and
fearful desert on the way to the hill country of the Amorites. When we
reached Kadesh Barnea, 20-21 I told you, 'You have now come to the
hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God, the God of our
ancestors, is giving us. Look, there it is. Go and occupy it as he
commanded. Do not hesitate or be afraid. ' 22 But you came to me and
said, "Let's send men ahead of us to spy out the land, so that they
can tell us the best route to take and what kind of cities are there."
23 That seemed like a good thing to do, so I selected twelve men, one
from each tribe. 24 They went into the hill country as far as Eshcol
Valley and explored it. 25 They brought us back some fruit they found
there, and reported that the land which the LORD our God was giving us
was very fertile. 26 But you rebelled against the command of the LORD
your God, and you would not enter the land. 27 You grumbled to one
another: 'The LORD hates us. He brought us out of Egypt just to hand
us over to these Amorites, so that they could kill us. 28 Why should
we go there? We are afraid. The men we sent tell us that the people
there are stronger and taller than we are, and that they live in
cities with walls that reach the sky. They saw giants there! ' 29 But
I told you, 'Don't be afraid of those people. 30 The LORD your God
will lead you, and he will fight for you, just as you saw him do in
Egypt 31 and in the desert. You saw how he brought you safely all the
way to this place, just as a father would carry his son. ' 32 But in
spite of what I said, you still would not trust the LORD, 33 even
though he always went ahead of you to find a place for you to camp. To
show you the way, he went in front of you in a pillar of fire by night
and in a pillar of cloud by day."
God bless you.
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