Deuteronomy Chapter 1
Moses was vibing with all of Israel on this side of the Jordan, chilling in the wilderness near the Red Sea, between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
These {be} the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red {sea}, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. {the Red...: or, Zuph}
It takes like eleven days to hike from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, just saying.
({There are} eleven days' {journey} from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
So, in the fortieth year, eleventh month, first day, Moses started sharing wisdom with the kids of Israel, all the stuff the Lord told him to drop, no cap.
And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first {day} of the month, {that} Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;
After he took down Sihon, the king of the Amorites in Heshbon, and Og, the king of Bashan at Astaroth in Edrei, he was on a roll.
After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:
On this side of the Jordan, in Moab, Moses was like, “Yo, listen up, I gotta spill the law to you!”
On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
God told us at Horeb, “You’ve been hanging out on this mountain for way too long.”
The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
Get moving, fam! Head to the mount of the Amorites and check out all the spots nearby—plains, hills, valleys, south, and by the sea, to the land of the Canaanites and Lebanon, all the way to the Euphrates River.
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all {the places} nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates. {all...: Heb. all his neighbours}
Peep this, I’ve laid out the land for you: go in and claim it, just like the Lord promised your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for you and your future fam.
Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. {set: Heb. given}
I told you back then, “I can’t deal with all of you by myself, fr.”
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
The Lord your God has multiplied you, and now you’re as many as the stars in the sky, no cap.
The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye {are} this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
God’s gonna level you up a thousand times and bless you, for real!
(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye {are}, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
How am I supposed to deal with all your drama and stress by myself, fr?
How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
Grab some wise peeps from your squad, and I’ll make them your leaders, bet!
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. {Take: Heb. Give}
You guys said, “That sounds lit, let’s get it!”
And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken {is} good {for us} to do.
So I chose the top dogs from your tribes, wise and known, and made them your captains over all the squads.
So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. {made: Heb. gave}
I told your judges to listen up and keep it real between you and your homies, no sus vibes.
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear {the causes} between your brethren, and judge righteously between {every} man and his brother, and the stranger {that is} with him.
Don’t play favorites when judging; listen to everyone, big or small, and don’t fear anyone, ‘cause the judgment is God’s. If it gets too tough, just hit me up, and I got you.
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; {but} ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment {is} God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring {it} unto me, and I will hear it. {respect...: Heb. acknowledge faces}
I laid down all the guidelines for you back then, periodt.
And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do.
When we bounced from Horeb, we crossed that wild and crazy desert, just like God told us, and we rolled up to Kadesh-barnea.
And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
I told you, “You’ve hit the mountain of the Amorites, which God is giving us, let’s go!”
And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us.
Yo, check it! God’s got the land ready for you, so go claim it like He said; no cap, don’t be scared or stressed.
Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up {and} possess {it}, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
Y'all came to me, saying, “Let’s send some peeps to scout the land and tell us how to roll out and which cities to hit.”
And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
I vibe checked that idea and picked twelve of you, one from each crew.
And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
They bounced and peeped the mountains, then scoped out the valley of Eshcol.
And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
They grabbed some fruit from the land and brought it back, saying, “This place is lit; God’s giving us the goods.”
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought {it} down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, {It is} a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
But y’all didn’t wanna go up and totally rebelled against what God told you.
Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
You were grumbling in your tents, saying, “God’s not feeling us; He brought us out of Egypt just to hand us over to the Amorites to wipe us out.”
And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
You were like, “Where do we go? Our fam is scaring us, saying the people are way bigger, and the cities are stacked up to the sky; plus, we saw the Anakim there.”
Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people {is} greater and taller than we; the cities {are} great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. {discouraged: Heb. melted}
Then I told you, “Chill, don’t be shook by them.”
Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
The Lord your God is rolling ahead of you, and He’s got your back like He did in Egypt, for real.
The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
In the wild, you saw how the Lord carried you like a dad carries his kid, all the way until you hit this spot. No cap.
And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.
But for real, you didn't trust the Lord your God in this.
Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,
He was out there ahead of you, scouting a spot to set up camp, with fire at night and a cloud during the day to show you the way. Lit!
Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents {in}, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
The Lord heard your words and got mad, swearing,
And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
"Not one of this squad from this shady generation will see that good land I promised your fam.”
Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
Except Caleb, son of Jephunneh; he’ll see it, and I’ll give him the land he walked on, plus for his kids, 'cause he totally followed the Lord.
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD. {wholly...: Heb. fulfilled to go after}
The Lord was also heated with me for your sake, saying, "You’re not going in either.”
Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
But Joshua, son of Nun, who’s chilling in front of you, he’s the one going in: hype him up, 'cause he’ll help Israel take it.
{But} Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
And your little ones, who you thought would be snacks, and your kids, who didn’t even know good from bad back then, they’ll go in, and I’ll give it to them, and they’ll own it.
Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
But you, turn around and bounce into the wild by the Red Sea way.
But {as for} you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
Y’all said, “We messed up with the Lord, but we’re down to fight, just like God told us.” So you strapped up your war gear, ready to hit the hill.
Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.
But the Lord was like, “Nah, don’t go up and fight; I’m not with you, and you’ll get wrecked by your enemies.”
And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I {am} not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
I told you what’s up, but you didn’t listen, just straight-up rebelled against what the Lord said and marched up that hill all cocky.
So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill. {went...: Heb. ye were presumptuous, and went up}
The Amorites living up there came at you like bees and totally wrecked you in Seir, all the way to Hormah.
And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, {even} unto Hormah.
You came back crying to the Lord, but He wasn’t having it and didn’t even listen to your cries.
And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
So you just chilled in Kadesh for a minute, like, a long time.
So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode {there}.