1 Passou Moisés a falar estas palavras a todo o Israel 2 e disse-lhes: Sou, hoje, da idade de cento e vinte anos. Já não posso sair e entrar, e o Senhor me disse: Não passarás o Jordão. 3 O Senhor, teu Deus, passará adiante de ti; ele destruirá estas nações de diante de ti, e tu as possuirás; Josué passará adiante de ti, como o Senhor tem dito. 4 O Senhor lhes fará como fez a Seom e a Ogue, reis dos amorreus, os quais destruiu, bem como a sua terra. 5 Quando, pois, o Senhor vos entregar estes povos diante de vós, então, com eles fareis segundo todo o mandamento que vos tenho ordenado.

6 Sede fortes e corajosos, não temais, nem vos atemorizeis diante deles, porque o Senhor, vosso Deus, é quem vai convosco; não vos deixará, nem vos desamparará. 7 Chamou Moisés a Josué e lhe disse na presença de todo o Israel: Sê forte e corajoso; porque, com este povo, entrarás na terra que o Senhor, sob juramento, prometeu dar a teus pais; e tu os farás herdá-la. 8 O Senhor é quem vai adiante de ti; ele será contigo, não te deixará, nem te desamparará; não temas, nem te atemorizes.

9 Esta lei, escreveu-a Moisés e a deu aos sacerdotes, filhos de Levi, que levavam a arca da Aliança do Senhor, e a todos os anciãos de Israel. 10 Ordenou-lhes Moisés, dizendo: Ao fim de cada sete anos, precisamente no ano da remissão, na Festa dos Tabernáculos, 11 quando todo o Israel vier a comparecer perante o Senhor, teu Deus, no lugar que este escolher, lerás esta lei diante de todo o Israel. 12 Ajuntai o povo, os homens, as mulheres, os meninos e o estrangeiro que está dentro da vossa cidade, para que ouçam, e aprendam, e temam o Senhor, vosso Deus, e cuidem de cumprir todas as palavras desta lei; 13 para que seus filhos que não a souberem ouçam e aprendam a temer o Senhor, vosso Deus, todos os dias que viverdes sobre a terra à qual ides, passando o Jordão, para a possuir.

14 Disse o Senhor a Moisés: Eis que os teus dias são chegados, para que morras; chama Josué, e apresentai-vos na tenda da congregação, para que eu lhe dê ordens. Assim, foram Moisés e Josué e se apresentaram na tenda da congregação. 15 Então, o Senhor apareceu, ali, na coluna de nuvem, a qual se deteve sobre a porta da tenda.

16 Disse o Senhor a Moisés: Eis que estás para dormir com teus pais; e este povo se levantará, e se prostituirá, indo após deuses estranhos na terra para cujo meio vai, e me deixará, e anulará a aliança que fiz com ele. 17 Nesse dia, a minha ira se acenderá contra ele; desampará-lo-ei e dele esconderei o rosto, para que seja devorado; e tantos males e angústias o alcançarão, que dirá naquele dia: Não nos alcançaram estes males por não estar o nosso Deus no meio de nós? 18 Esconderei, pois, certamente, o rosto naquele dia, por todo o mal que tiverem feito, por se haverem tornado a outros deuses. 19 Escrevei para vós outros este cântico e ensinai-o aos filhos de Israel; ponde-o na sua boca, para que este cântico me seja por testemunha contra os filhos de Israel. 20 Quando eu tiver introduzido o meu povo na terra que mana leite e mel, a qual, sob juramento, prometi a seus pais, e, tendo ele comido, e se fartado, e engordado, e houver tornado a outros deuses, e os houver servido, e me irritado, e anulado a minha aliança; 21 e, quando o tiverem alcançado muitos males e angústias, então, este cântico responderá contra ele por testemunha, pois a sua descendência, sempre, o trará na boca; porquanto conheço os desígnios que, hoje, estão formulando, antes que o introduza na terra que, sob juramento, prometi. 22 Assim, Moisés, naquele mesmo dia, escreveu este cântico e o ensinou aos filhos de Israel.

23 Ordenou o Senhor a Josué, filho de Num, e disse: Sê forte e corajoso, porque tu introduzirás os filhos de Israel na terra que, sob juramento, lhes prometi; e eu serei contigo.

24 Tendo Moisés acabado de escrever, integralmente, as palavras desta lei num livro, 25 deu ordem aos levitas que levavam a arca da Aliança do Senhor, dizendo: 26 Tomai este Livro da Lei e ponde-o ao lado da arca da Aliança do Senhor, vosso Deus, para que ali esteja por testemunha contra ti. 27 Porque conheço a tua rebeldia e a tua dura cerviz. Pois, se, vivendo eu, ainda hoje, convosco, sois rebeldes contra o Senhor, quanto mais depois da minha morte? 28 Ajuntai perante mim todos os anciãos das vossas tribos e vossos oficiais, para que eu fale aos seus ouvidos estas palavras e contra eles, por testemunhas, tomarei os céus e a terra. 29 Porque sei que, depois da minha morte, por certo, procedereis corruptamente e vos desviareis do caminho que vos tenho ordenado; então, este mal vos alcançará nos últimos dias, porque fareis mal perante o Senhor, provocando-o à ira com as obras das vossas mãos.

30 Então, Moisés pronunciou, integralmente, as palavras deste cântico aos ouvidos de toda a congregação de Israel:

1 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. 2 And he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: and Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 3 Jehovah thy God, he will go over before thee; he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt dispossess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken. 4 And Jehovah will do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and unto their land; whom he destroyed. 5 And Jehovah will deliver them up before you, and ye shall do unto them according unto all the commandment which I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of good courage: for thou shalt go with this people into the land which Jehovah hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 8 And Jehovah, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and unto all the elders of Israel. 10 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, 11 when all Israel is come to appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing. 12 Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and thy sojourner that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Jehovah your God, and observe to do all the words of this law; 13 and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear Jehovah your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.

14 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting. 15 And Jehovah appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud: and the pillar of cloud stood over the door of the Tent. 16 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and play the harlot after the strange gods of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. 17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come upon them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us? 18 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods. 19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach thou it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. 20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxed fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant. 21 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are come upon them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they frame this day, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. 22 So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel. 23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, 25 that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying, 26 Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. 27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah; and how much more after my death? 28 Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them. 29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

30 And Moses spake in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.

1 Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel:

2 "I am now a hundred and twenty years old and I am no longer able to lead you. The LORD has said to me, 'You shall not cross the Jordan.'

3 The LORD your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross over ahead of you, as the LORD said.

4 And the LORD will do to them what he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, whom he destroyed along with their land.

5 The LORD will deliver them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you.

6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance.

8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

9 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

10 Then Moses commanded them: "At the end of every seven years, in the year for canceling debts, during the Festival of Tabernacles,

11 when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God at the place he will choose, you shall read this law before them in their hearing.

12 Assemble the people —men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns —so they can listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and follow carefully all the words of this law.

13 Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."

14 The LORD said to Moses, "Now the day of your death is near. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, where I will commission him." So Moses and Joshua came and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.

15 Then the LORD appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.

16 And the LORD said to Moses: "You are going to rest with your ancestors, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them.

17 And in that day I will become angry with them and forsake them; I will hide my face from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters and calamities will come on them, and in that day they will ask, 'Have not these disasters come on us because our God is not with us?'

18 And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods.

19 "Now write down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against them.

20 When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors, and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant.

21 And when many disasters and calamities come on them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they are disposed to do, even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath."

22 So Moses wrote down this song that day and taught it to the Israelites.

23 The LORD gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: "Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you."

24 After Moses finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,

25 he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:

26 "Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. There it will remain as a witness against you.

27 For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die!

28 Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call the heavens and the earth to testify against them.

29 For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD and arouse his anger by what your hands have made."

30 And Moses recited the words of this song from beginning to end in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel: