from Biblica1Listen, you heavens, and I will speak; hear, you earth, the words of my mouth.2Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.3I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!4He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.5They are corrupt and not his children; to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation.6Is this the way you repay the Lord, you foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father, your Creator,[1] who made you and formed you?7Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.8When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.[2]9For the Lord’s portion is his people, Jacob his allotted inheritance.10In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye,11like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions.12The Lord alone led him; no foreign god was with him.13He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him with the fruit of the fields. He nourished him with honey from the rock, and with oil from the flinty crag,14with curds and milk from herd and flock and with fattened lambs and goats, with choice rams of Bashan and the finest grains of wheat. You drank the foaming blood of the grape.15Jeshurun[3] grew fat and kicked; filled with food, they became heavy and sleek. They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Saviour.16They made him jealous with their foreign gods and angered him with their detestable idols.17They sacrificed to false gods, which are not God – gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your ancestors did not fear.18You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.19The Lord saw this and rejected them because he was angered by his sons and daughters.20‘I will hide my face from them,’ he said, ‘and see what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, children who are unfaithful.21They made me jealous by what is no god and angered me with their worthless idols. I will make them envious by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.22For a fire will be kindled by my wrath, one that burns down to the realm of the dead below. It will devour the earth and its harvests and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.23‘I will heap calamities on them and expend my arrows against them.24I will send wasting famine against them, consuming pestilence and deadly plague; I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts, the venom of vipers that glide in the dust.25In the street the sword will make them childless; in their homes terror will reign. The young men and young women will perish, the infants and those with grey hair.26I said I would scatter them and erase their name from human memory,27but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest the adversary misunderstand and say, “Our hand has triumphed; the Lord has not done all this.” ’28They are a nation without sense, there is no discernment in them.29If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!30How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?31For their rock is not like our Rock, as even our enemies concede.32Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are filled with poison, and their clusters with bitterness.33Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.34‘Have I not kept this in reserve and sealed it in my vaults?35It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them.’36The Lord will vindicate his people and relent concerning his servants when he sees their strength is gone and no-one is left, slave or free.[4]37He will say: ‘Now where are their gods, the rock they took refuge in,38the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up to help you! Let them give you shelter!39‘See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no-one can deliver out of my hand.40I lift my hand to heaven and solemnly swear: as surely as I live for ever,41when I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me.42I will make my arrows drunk with blood, while my sword devours flesh: the blood of the slain and the captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.’43Rejoice, you nations, with his people,[5] for he will avenge the blood of his servants; he will take vengeance on his enemies and make atonement for his land and people.44Moses came with Joshua[7] son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.45When Moses had finished reciting all these words to all Israel,46he said to them, ‘Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.47They are not just idle words for you – they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.’
Moses to die on Mount Nebo
48On that same day the Lord told Moses,49‘Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo in Moab, opposite Jericho, and view Canaan, the land I am giving the Israelites as their own possession.50There on the mountain that you have climbed you will die and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.51This is because both of you broke faith with me in the presence of the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the Desert of Zin and because you did not uphold my holiness among the Israelites.52Therefore, you will see the land only from a distance; you will not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel.’
Deuteronomy 32
New International Reader’s Version
from Biblica1Heavens, listen to me. Then I will speak. Earth, hear the words of my mouth.2Let my teaching fall like rain. Let my words come down like dew. Let them be like raindrops on new grass. Let them be like rain on tender plants.3I will make known the name of the LORD. Praise God! How great he is!4He is the Rock. His works are perfect. All his ways are right. He is faithful. He doesn’t do anything wrong. He is honest and fair.5Israel, you have sinned against him very much. It’s too bad for you that you aren’t his children anymore. You have become a twisted and evil nation.6Is that how you thank the LORD? You aren’t wise. You are foolish. Remember, he’s your Father. He’s your Creator. He made you. He formed you.7Remember the days of long ago. Think about what the LORD did through those many years. Ask your father. He will tell you. Ask your elders. They’ll explain it to you.8The Most High God gave the nations their lands. He divided up the human race. He set up borders for the nations. He did it based on the number of the angels in his heavenly court.9The LORD’s people are his share. Jacob is the nation he has received.10The LORD found Israel in a desert. He found them in an empty and windy land. He took care of them and kept them safe. He guarded them as he would guard his own eyes.11He was like an eagle that stirs up its nest. It hovers over its little ones. It spreads out its wings to catch them. It carries them up in the air on its feathers.12The LORD was the only one who led Israel. No other god was with them.13The LORD made them ride on the highest places in the land. He fed them what grew in the fields. He gave them the sweetest honey. He fed them olive oil from a rocky hillside.14He gave them butter and milk from the herds and flocks. He fed them the fattest lambs and goats. He gave them the best of Bashan’s rams. He fed them the finest wheat. They drank the bubbling red juice of grapes.15When Israel grew fat, they became stubborn. When they were filled with food, they became fat and heavy. They left the God who made them. They turned away from the Rock who saved them.16They made him jealous by serving false gods. They made him angry by worshipping statues of gods. He hated those gods.17The people sacrificed to those false gods, not to God. They hadn’t known anything about those false gods. Those gods were new to them. Their people of long ago didn’t worship them.18But then they deserted the Rock. He was their Father. They forgot the God who created them.19When the LORD saw this, he turned away from them. His sons and daughters made him angry.20‘I will turn my face away from them,’ he said. ‘I will see what will happen to them in the end. They are sinful people. They are unfaithful children.21They made me jealous by serving what is not even a god. They made me angry by worshipping worthless statues of gods. I will use people who are not a nation to make them jealous. A nation that has no understanding will make them angry.22My anger will start a fire. It will burn all the way down to the kingdom of the dead. It will eat up the earth and its crops. It will set the base of the mountains on fire.23‘I will pile troubles on my people. I will shoot all my arrows at them.24I will send them hunger. It will make them weak. I will send terrible disease. I will send deadly plagues. I will send wild animals that will tear them apart. Snakes that glide through the dust will bite them.25In the streets their children will be killed by swords. Their homes will be filled with terror. The young men and women will die. The babies and old people will die.26I said I would scatter them. I said I would erase their name from human memory.27But I was afraid their enemies would make fun of that. I was afraid their attackers would not understand. I was sure they would say, “We’re the ones who’ve beaten them! The LORD isn’t the one who did it.” ’28Israel is a nation that doesn’t have any sense. They can’t understand anything.29I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what’s coming. They’d realise what would happen to them in the end.30How could one person chase a thousand? How could two make ten thousand run away? It couldn’t happen unless their Rock had deserted them. It couldn’t take place unless the LORD had given them up.31Their rock is not like our Rock. Even our enemies know that.32Their vine comes from the vines of Sodom. It comes from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are filled with poison. Their bunches of grapes taste bitter.33Their wine is like the poison of snakes. It’s like the deadly poison of cobras.34The LORD says, ‘I have kept all those terrible things stored away. I have kept them sealed up in my strongbox.35I punish people. I will pay them back. The time will come when their feet will slip. Their day of trouble is near. Very soon they will be destroyed.’36The LORD will come to the aid of his people. He’ll show tender love to those who serve him. He will know when their strength is gone. He’ll see that no one at all is left.37He’ll say, ‘Where are their gods now? Where is the rock they went to for safety?38Where are the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices? Where are the gods who drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let those gods rise up to help you! Let them keep you safe!39‘Look! I am the One! There is no other God except me. I put some people to death. I bring others to life. I have wounded, and I will heal. No one can save you from my power.40I raise my hand to heaven. Here is the promise I make. You can be sure that I live for ever.41And you can be just as sure that I will sharpen my flashing sword. My hand will hold it when I judge. I will get even with my enemies. I will pay back those who hate me.42I will make my arrows drip with blood. My sword will destroy people. It will kill some. It will even kill prisoners. It will cut off the heads of enemy leaders.’43You nations, be full of joy. Be joyful together with God’s people. The LORD will get even with his enemies. He will pay them back for killing those who serve him. He will wipe away the sin of his land and people.44Moses spoke all the words of this song to the people. Joshua, the son of Nun, was with him.45Moses finished speaking all these words to all the Israelites.46Then he said to them, ‘Think carefully about all the words I have announced to you today. I want you to command your children to be careful to obey all the words of this law.47They aren’t just useless words for you. They are your very life. If you obey them, you will live in the land for a long time. It’s the land you are going across the River Jordan to take as your own.’
Moses will die on Mount Nebo
48On that same day the LORD said to Moses,49‘Go up into the Abarim mountains. Go to Mount Nebo in Moab. It is opposite Jericho. From there look out over Canaan. It is the land I am giving the Israelites to take as their own.50You will die there on the mountain you have climbed. You will join the members of your family who have already died. In the same way, your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor. He joined the members of his family who had already died.51You and Aaron disobeyed me in front of the Israelites. It happened at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the Desert of Zin. You did not honour me among the Israelites as the holy God.52So you will see the land, but only from far away. You will not enter the land I am giving to the Israelites.’
1Horch auf, du Himmel, ich will reden, und die Erde höre die Worte meines Mundes! (De 4:26; Isa 1:2)2Wie Regen träufle meine Lehre, wie Tau riesle meine Rede, wie Regenschauer auf frisches Grün und wie Regengüsse auf ⟨welkes⟩ Kraut! (Job 29:22)3Denn den Namen des HERRN rufe ich aus: Gebt Ehre[1] unserm Gott! (Ex 34:5; 1Ch 29:10)4Der Fels; vollkommen ist sein Tun, denn alle seine Wege sind recht. Ein Gott der Treue und ohne Trug, gerecht und gerade ist er! (Ge 1:31; 1Sa 2:2; 2Sa 22:31; Ne 9:8; Ro 9:14)5Es versündigte sich gegen ihn eine verkehrte und verdrehte Generation – nicht seine Kinder ⟨sind sie, sondern⟩ ihr ⟨eigener⟩ Schandfleck –. (De 32:20; Mt 17:17)6Wollt ihr so dem HERRN vergelten, törichtes und unweises Volk? Ist er nicht dein Vater, der dich geschaffen[2] hat? Er hat dich gemacht und dich bereitet. (Ex 4:22; De 14:1; Ps 100:3; Isa 43:1)7Denk an die Tage der Vorzeit, gebt acht auf die Jahre von Generation zu Generation! Frag deinen Vater, er wird es dir kundtun, deine Ältesten, sie werden es dir sagen! (De 8:2; Job 8:8; Ps 44:2; Ps 77:6)8Als der Höchste den Nationen das Erbe austeilte, als er die Menschenkinder ⟨voneinander⟩ schied, da legte er fest die Grenzen der Völker nach der Zahl der Söhne Israel[3]. (Ge 10:5; Ac 17:26)9Denn der Anteil des HERRN ist sein Volk, Jakob das Maß[4] seines Erbteils. (De 9:29; 2Sa 20:19; Isa 19:25; Isa 34:17)10Er fand ihn[5] im Land der Wüste und in der Öde, im Geheul der Wildnis. Er umgab ihn, gab acht auf ihn, er behütete ihn wie seinen Augapfel. (Ps 17:8; Ps 107:4; Ho 13:5; Zec 2:12)11Wie der Adler sein Nest aufstört, über seinen Jungen schwebt,[6] seine Flügel ausbreitet, sie[7] aufnimmt, sie trägt auf seinen Schwingen, (Ex 19:4)12⟨so⟩ leitete ihn der HERR allein[8], und kein fremder Gott war mit ihm. (Jos 24:17; Job 15:19; Isa 43:12; Isa 63:9)13Er ließ ihn einherfahren auf den Höhen der Erde, und er aß die Früchte[9] des Feldes. Er ließ ihn[10] Honig saugen aus dem Felsen und Öl aus dem Felsenkiesel, (Job 29:6; Isa 58:14)14Rahm der Kühe und Milch der Schafe samt dem Fett der Lämmer, Widder aus Baschan[11] und Böcke samt dem Besten[12] des Weizens und das Blut der Traube trankest du, ⟨feurigen⟩ Wein. (De 28:47; Ne 9:25; Ho 11:4)15Da wurde Jeschurun[13] fett und schlug aus. Du wurdest fett, dick, feist! Und er verwarf den Gott, der ihn gemacht, und verachtete den Fels seiner Rettung. (De 33:5; 2Ch 12:1; Ne 9:26; Ps 89:27; Ps 100:3; Isa 43:1; Isa 44:2; Ho 4:7)16Sie reizten ihn zur Eifersucht durch fremde ⟨Götter⟩, durch Gräuel kränkten sie ihn. (1Ki 14:9; 2Ki 17:11; 2Ki 21:6; Ps 78:58; Jer 2:11; Jer 8:19)17Sie opferten den Dämonen, die nicht Gott sind, Göttern, die sie nicht kannten, neuen, die ⟨erst⟩ vor Kurzem aufgekommen waren, die eure Väter nicht verehrten[14]. (Le 17:7; De 13:8; Jud 5:8)18Den Felsen, der dich gezeugt, täuschtest[15] du und vergaßest den Gott, der dich geboren. (Ps 106:21; Isa 17:10; Jer 2:31)19Und der HERR sah es und verwarf ⟨sie⟩ aus Unwillen über[16] seine Söhne und seine Töchter. (Ps 106:40)20Er sprach: Ich will mein Angesicht vor ihnen verbergen, will sehen, was ihr Ende ist; denn eine Generation ⟨voller⟩ Verkehrtheit sind sie, Kinder, in denen keine Treue ist. (De 31:17; 2Ki 17:18)21Sie haben mich zur Eifersucht gereizt durch einen Nicht-Gott, haben mich gekränkt durch ihre Nichtigkeiten[17]; so will auch ich sie zur Eifersucht reizen durch ein Nicht-Volk, durch eine törichte Nation will ich sie kränken. (1Ki 14:9; 2Ki 17:11; 2Ki 21:6; Ps 78:58; Isa 65:3; Jer 2:11; Jer 5:7; Jer 8:19; Jer 18:15; Eze 8:3; Ro 10:19)22Denn ein Feuer ist entbrannt in meinem Zorn, es brennt bis in den untersten Scheol und frisst die Erde und ihren Ertrag und entzündet die Grundfesten der Berge. (Jer 15:14; La 2:2; Eze 19:12; Eze 22:21; Am 5:6; Zep 1:18)23Ich will Unheil über sie häufen, meine Pfeile gegen sie verbrauchen. (2Ki 22:17; Ps 7:14)24Sie sind vor Hunger entkräftet und aufgezehrt von Fieberglut[18] und giftiger Pest, so sende ich den Zahn wilder Tiere gegen sie, samt dem Gift der im Staub Kriechenden. (Jer 8:17; Jer 15:3)25Draußen wird kinderlos machen das Schwert und drinnen[19] der Schrecken: den Jüngling wie die Jungfrau, den Säugling mit dem greisen Mann. (Jer 44:7; La 1:20; Eze 7:15; Ho 9:12; Ho 11:6; Mic 6:14)26Ich hätte ⟨schon⟩ gesagt: Ich will sie zerschlagen, ihrer Erwähnung unter den Menschen ein Ende machen! (De 9:14; Ps 34:17)27Wenn ich die Kränkung durch den Feind nicht fürchtete, dass ihre Gegner es falsch darstellten, dass sie sagten: Unsere Hand war erhaben! – und nicht: Der HERR hat dies alles gewirkt! (Ex 32:12; De 9:28; 1Ki 20:28; Ps 140:9; Isa 10:12; Isa 48:11)28Denn sie sind eine Nation, die ⟨allen⟩ Rat verloren hat; keine Einsicht ist bei ihnen. (Jer 4:22)29Wenn sie weise wären, würden sie das verstehen, würden ihr Ende bedenken. (Isa 42:23; Isa 47:7; Jer 5:31; Lu 19:42)30Wie könnte einer Tausend jagen und zwei Zehntausend in die Flucht schlagen, wenn nicht ⟨deshalb⟩, weil ihr Fels sie verkauft und der HERR sie preisgegeben hat? (Jos 23:10; 1Ki 14:16; 2Ch 24:24; Isa 30:17; Isa 50:1)31Denn nicht wie unser Fels ist ihr Fels; so haben unsere Feinde selbst geurteilt[20]! (Ex 8:6)32Denn von dem Weinstock Sodoms ist ihr Weinstock und von den Terrassen⟨gärten⟩ Gomorras; ihre Beeren sind Giftbeeren, bittere Trauben haben sie. (Isa 1:10; Jer 2:21; Eze 16:46)33Drachengift ist ihr Wein und grausames Viperngift. (Ps 58:5)34Ist dies nicht bei mir aufbewahrt, versiegelt in meinen Schatzkammern? (De 29:28; Ho 13:12)35Mein ist die Rache und die Vergeltung[21] für die Zeit, da ihr Fuß wankt. Denn nahe ist der Tag ihres Verderbens, und was ihnen bevorsteht, eilt herbei. (2Sa 22:48; Ps 94:1; Isa 13:22; Jer 8:12; Na 1:2; Lu 21:22; Ro 12:19; 2Pe 2:3)36Denn der HERR wird sein Volk richten[22], und über seine Knechte wird er sich erbarmen[23], wenn er sieht, dass geschwunden die Kraft und der Sklave und der Freie[24] dahin sind. (Ex 32:14; 1Ki 14:10; 2Ki 14:26; Ps 90:13; Ps 135:14; Jer 42:10; Da 12:7; Joe 2:18; Heb 10:30)37Und er wird sagen: Wo sind ⟨nun⟩ ihre Götter, der Fels, bei dem sie sich bargen? (Jer 2:28; Jer 11:12)38Die das Fett ihrer Schlachtopfer aßen, den Wein ihrer Trankopfer tranken, die sollen ⟨doch⟩ aufstehen und euch helfen, sie sollen[25] ⟨doch⟩ ein Schirm über euch sein! (Jud 10:14)39Seht nun, dass ich, ich es bin und kein Gott neben mir ist! Ich, ich töte, und ich mache lebendig, ich zerschlage, und ich, ich heile; und es gibt keinen, der aus meiner Hand rettet! (1Sa 2:6; Ne 9:6; Job 10:7; Ps 102:28; Isa 19:22; Joh 5:21)40Denn ich erhebe meine Hand zum Himmel und spreche: So wahr ich ewig lebe! (Nu 14:21; 2Sa 22:47; Da 12:7; 1Ti 6:16; Re 4:9; Re 10:5)41Wenn ich mein blitzendes Schwert geschärft habe und meine Hand zum Gericht greift, dann wende ich Rache auf meine Gegner zurück und vergelte es meinen Hassern. (De 7:10; Ps 149:9; Isa 59:18; Eze 32:10)42Meine Pfeile lass ich trunken werden von Blut, und mein Schwert frisst Fleisch vom Blut der Erschlagenen und Gefangenen, vom Haupt der Fürsten des Feindes[26]. (Ps 45:6; Jer 46:10)43Lasst jauchzen, ihr Nationen, sein Volk! Denn er rächt das Blut seiner Knechte, und Rache wendet er auf seine Gegner zurück, und sein Land, sein Volk entsühnt er. (Ps 79:10; Isa 60:6; Eze 16:63; Eze 25:14; Ro 15:10)
Moses letzte Mahnung
44Und Mose kam und redete alle Worte dieses Liedes vor den Ohren des Volkes, er und Hosea[27], der Sohn des Nun. (Nu 13:16; De 31:22)45Und als Mose all diese Worte zu ganz Israel zu Ende geredet hatte,46da sagte er zu ihnen: Richtet euer Herz auf all die Worte, die ich euch heute bezeuge, damit ihr sie euren Kindern gebietet, dass sie darauf achten, alle Worte dieses Gesetzes zu tun! (De 4:9; Ps 78:5)47Denn nicht ein leeres Wort ist es für euch, sondern es ist euer Leben. Und durch dieses Wort werdet ihr eure Tage verlängern in dem Land, in das ihr über den Jordan zieht, um es in Besitz zu nehmen. (De 8:3; De 30:16; De 31:13; Pr 4:13; Joh 8:51)
Moses Vorbereitung auf den Tod
48Und an ebendiesem Tag redete der HERR zu Mose und sprach:49Steige auf das Gebirge Abarim hier, ⟨auf⟩ den Berg Nebo, der im Land Moab ⟨liegt⟩, der Jericho gegenüber ist, und sieh das Land Kanaan, das ich den Söhnen Israel zum Eigentum gebe! (Ge 17:8; Nu 27:12; Jer 22:20)50Dann wirst du auf dem Berg sterben, auf den du steigst, und wirst zu deinen Völkern[28] versammelt werden, ebenso wie dein Bruder Aaron auf dem Berg Hor gestorben ist und zu seinen Völkern versammelt wurde, (Nu 20:24; Nu 32:38; De 31:14)51weil ihr treulos gegen mich gehandelt habt mitten unter den Söhnen Israel am Wasser von Meribat-Kadesch[29] in der Wüste Zin, weil ihr mich nicht geheiligt habt mitten unter den Söhnen Israel. (Nu 20:12)52Denn von der gegenüberliegenden Seite[30] sollst du das Land sehen, aber du sollst nicht in das Land hineinkommen, das ich den Söhnen Israel gebe. (De 1:37)