So Moses went
and spoke
these
words
to all
Israel
.
And he said to them, "I am aa hundred
and twenty
years
old
today
; bI am no
longer
able
to come
and go
, and the LORD
has said
to me, ` cYou shall not cross
this
Jordan
.'
" aIt is the LORD your God
who will cross
ahead
of you; He will destroy
these
nations
before
you, and you shall dispossess
them. bJoshua
is the one who will cross
ahead
of you, just
as the LORD
has spoken
.
"The LORD will do
to them just
as He did
to Sihon
and Og
, the kings
of the Amorites
, and to their land
, when
He destroyed
them.
" aThe LORD will deliver
them up before
you, and you shall do
to them according to all
the commandments
which
I have commanded
you.
" aBe strong and courageous
, bdo not be afraid
or tremble
at them, for cthe LORD
your God
is the one who goes
with you. dHe will not fail
you or forsake
you."
Then Moses called
to Joshua
and said
to him in the sight
of all
Israel
, " aBe strong
and courageous
, for you shall go
with this
people
into the land
which
the LORD
has sworn
to their fathers
to give
them, and you shall give
it to them as an inheritance
.
" aThe LORD is the one who goes
ahead
of you; He will be with you. bHe will not fail
you or forsake
you. Do not fear
or be dismayed
."
So Moses wrote
this
law
and gave
it to the priests
, the sons
of Levi
awho carried
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
, and to all
the elders
of Israel
.
Then Moses commanded
them, saying
, "At the end
of every seven
years
, at the time
of athe year
of remission
of debts, at the bFeast
of Booths
,
when all Israel
comes
ato appear
before
the LORD
your God
at bthe place
which
He will choose
, cyou shall read
this
law
in front
of all
Israel
in their hearing
.
"Assemble the people
, the men
and the women
and children
and 1the alien
who
is in your 2town
, so
that they may hear
and alearn
and fear
the LORD
your God
, and be careful
to observe
all
the words
of this
law
.
"Their children, who
have not known
, will hear
and learn
to fear
the LORD
your God
, as long
as you live
on the land
1which
you are about to cross
the Jordan
to 2possess
."
Then the LORD said
to Moses
, "Behold
, 1 athe time
for you to die
is near
; call
Joshua
, and present
yourselves at the tent
of meeting
, that I may commission
him." bSo Moses
and Joshua
went
and presented
themselves at the tent
of meeting
.
aThe LORD appeared
in the tent
in a pillar
of cloud
, and the pillar
of cloud
stood
at the doorway
of the tent
.
The LORD said
to Moses
, "Behold
, ayou are about to lie
down
with your fathers
; and bthis
people
will arise
and play
the harlot
with the strange
gods
of the land
, into the midst
of which
they are going
, and cwill forsake
Me and break
My covenant
which
I have made
with them.
" aThen My anger will be kindled
against them in that day
, and bI will forsake
them and chide
My face
from them, and they will be consumed
, and many
evils
and troubles
will come
upon them; so that they will say
in that day
, ` dIs it not because
our God
is not among
us that these
evils
have come
upon us?'
"But I will surely hide
My face
in that day
because
of all
the evil
which
they will do
, for they will turn
to other
gods
.
"Now therefore, awrite
this
song
for yourselves, and teach
it to the sons
of Israel
; put
it 1on their lips
, so
that this
song
may be a witness
for Me against the sons
of Israel
.
" aFor when I bring them into the land
flowing
with milk
and honey
, which
I swore
to their fathers
, and they have eaten
and are satisfied
and bbecome
1prosperous
, then they will turn
to other
gods
and serve
them, and spurn
Me and break
My covenant
.
"Then it shall come about, awhen
many
evils
and troubles
have come
upon them, that this
song
will testify
before
them as a witness
(for it shall not be forgotten
from the 1lips
of their descendants
); for bI know
their intent
which
they are 2developing
today
, before
I have brought
them into the land
which
I swore
."
aSo Moses wrote
this
song
the same
day
, and taught
it to the sons
of Israel
.
aThen He commissioned Joshua
the son
of Nun
, and said
, " bBe strong
and courageous
, for you shall bring
the sons
of Israel
into the land
which
I swore
to them, and cI will be with you."
It came about, when Moses
finished
writing
the words
of this
law
in a book
until
they were complete
,
that Moses commanded
the Levites
awho carried
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
, saying
,
"Take this
book
of the law
and place
it beside
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
your God
, that it may 1remain
there
as a witness
against you.
"For I know ayour rebellion
and byour 1stubbornness
; behold
, while I am still
alive
with you today
, you have been
rebellious
against
the LORD
; how
much
more
, then, after
my death
?
"Assemble to me all
the elders
of your tribes
and your officers
, that I may speak
these
words
in their hearing
and acall
the heavens
and the earth
to witness
against them.
"For I know that after
my death
you will aact
corruptly
and turn
from the way
which
I have commanded
you; and evil
will befall
you in the latter
days
, for you will do
that which
is evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, provoking
Him to anger
with the work
of your hands
."
Then Moses spoke
in the hearing
of all
the assembly
of Israel
the words
of this
song
, until
they were complete
: