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モーセの死
1モーセはモアブ平原から、エリコの向かいにあるネボ山に登り、ピスガの頂に立ちました。主に示されるままに約束の地を眺めると、ギルアデのずっと向こう、はるかかなたのダンまで見渡せます。 2北から、ナフタリの領地、エフライムとマナセの領地、ユダの領地と続き、西は地中海まで広がっています。 3ネゲブ、ヨルダン渓谷、なつめやしの町エリコ、それにツォアルも見えます。
4主はモーセに語りました。「これが約束の地、いつか子孫にこの地を与えると、アブラハム、イサク、ヤコブに約束した地だ。あなたは今ようやくその国を見た。しかし、入ることは絶対に許されない。」
5モーセは生涯、神に忠実に仕え、主が言われたとおりモアブの国で死にました。 6主はモーセをモアブのベテ・ペオルの近くの谷に葬りましたが、その正確な場所を知る者はいません。 7その時、モーセは百二十歳でしたが、まだ視力は衰えず、体力も若者のようでした。 8イスラエル人は三十日間、モアブ平原でモーセのために喪に服しました。
9ヌンの子ヨシュアは、知恵のあるりっぱな指導者でした。モーセがかつて、彼の頭に手を置いて任命したからです。そこで、人々はヨシュアの指導に従い、主がモーセに与えた戒めをそのとおり守りました。 10モーセのような預言者はもう二度と現れませんでした。実に主が、面と向かって彼と話したのです。 11-12神の命令で、モーセは目をみはるような奇跡を行いました。あれほどの奇跡は、その後なされたことはありません。彼は、エジプトでは王と宮廷の人々の前で、荒野ではイスラエル人の見ている前で、神の力を示すために驚くべき奇跡を行いました。
Moses Dies
1Moses climbed Mount Nebo. He went up from the plains of Moab to the highest slopes of Pisgah. It’s across from Jericho. At Pisgah the Lord showed him the whole land from Gilead all the way to Dan. 2Moses saw the whole land of Naphtali. He saw the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh. The Lord showed him the whole land of Judah all the way to the Mediterranean Sea. 3Moses saw the Negev Desert. He saw the whole area from the Valley of Jericho all the way to Zoar. Jericho was also known as The City of Palm Trees. 4Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “This is the land I promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I told them, ‘I will give this land to your children and their children.’ Moses, I have let you see it with your own eyes. But you will not go across the Jordan River to enter it.”
5Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in Moab. It happened just as the Lord had said. 6The Lord buried the body of Moses in Moab. His grave is in the valley across from Beth Peor. But to this day no one knows where his grave is. 7Moses was 120 years old when he died. But his eyesight was still good. He was still very strong. 8The Israelites mourned over Moses on the plains of Moab for 30 days. They did it until their time for weeping and crying was over.
9Joshua, the son of Nun, was filled with wisdom. That’s because Moses had placed his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to Joshua. They did what the Lord had commanded Moses.
10Since then, Israel has never had a prophet like Moses. The Lord knew him face to face. 11Moses did many signs and amazing things. The Lord had sent him to do them in Egypt. Moses did them against Pharaoh, against all his officials and against his whole land. 12No one has ever had the mighty power Moses had. No one has ever done the wonderful acts he did in the sight of all the Israelites.
