Joshua to succeed Moses
1Then 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.” 3The 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. 4And 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. 5The Lord will deliver them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you. 6Be 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.’
7Then 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. 8The 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.’
Public reading of the Law
9So 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. 10Then Moses commanded them: ‘At the end of every seven years, in the year for cancelling debts, during the Festival of Tabernacles, 11when 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. 12Assemble the people – men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns – so that they can listen and learn to fear the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law. 13Their 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.’
Israel’s rebellion predicted
14The 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.
15Then the Lord appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent. 16And 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. 17And 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?” 18And 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 make them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against them. 20When 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. 21And 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.’ 22So Moses wrote down this song that day and taught it to the Israelites.
23The 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.’
24After Moses finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, 25he 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. 27For 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! 28Assemble 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. 29For 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.’
The song of Moses
30And Moses recited the words of this song from beginning to end in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel:
Joṣua rọ́pò Mose
1Nígbà náà ni Mose jáde tí ó sì sọ àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí sí gbogbo Israẹli pé: 2“Mo jẹ́ ọmọ ọgọ́fà ọdún báyìí àti pé èmi kò ni lè darí i yín mọ́. Olúwa ti sọ fún mi pé, ‘Ìwọ kò ní kọjá Jordani.’ 3Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ fúnrarẹ̀ ni yóò rékọjá fún ọ. Yóò pa àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè yìí run níwájú rẹ, ìwọ yóò sì mú ìní ilẹ̀ wọn, Joṣua náà yóò rékọjá fún ọ, bí Olúwa ti sọ. 4Olúwa yóò sì ṣe fún wọn ohun tí ó ti ṣe sí Sihoni àti sí Ogu ọba Amori, tí ó parun pẹ̀lú ilẹ̀ ẹ wọn. 5Olúwa yóò fi wọ́n fún ọ, kí o sì ṣe sí wọn gbogbo èyí tí mo ti pàṣẹ fún ọ. 631.6,8: Hb 13.5.Jẹ́ alágbára kí o sì ní ìgboyà. Má ṣe bẹ̀rù tàbí jáyà nítorí i wọn, nítorí Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ ń lọ pẹ̀lú rẹ; Òun kò ní fi ọ́ sílẹ̀ tàbí kọ̀ ọ́ sílẹ̀.”
7Nígbà náà ni Mose pe Joṣua ó sì wí fún un níwájú gbogbo Israẹli pé, “Jẹ́ alágbára àti onígboyà, nítorí o ní láti lọ pẹ̀lú àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí sí ilẹ̀ tí Olúwa búra fún àwọn baba ńlá a wọn láti fún wọn, kí o sì pín ilẹ̀ náà láàrín wọn bí ogún wọn. 8Olúwa fúnrarẹ̀ ń lọ níwájú rẹ yóò sì wà pẹ̀lú rẹ; kò ní fi ọ́ sílẹ̀ tàbí kọ̀ ọ́ sílẹ̀. Má ṣe bẹ̀rù má sì ṣe fòyà.”
Kíka òfin
9Nígbà náà ni Mose kọ òfin yìí kalẹ̀ ó sì fi fún àwọn àlùfáà, àwọn ọmọ Lefi, tí ń gbé àpótí ẹ̀rí Olúwa, àti fún gbogbo àwọn àgbàgbà ní Israẹli. 10Nígbà náà ni Mose pàṣẹ fún wọn, “Ní òpin ọdún méje méje, ní àkókò ọdún ìdásílẹ̀, nígbà àjọ àwọn àgọ́. 11Nígbà tí gbogbo Israẹli bá wá láti fi ara hàn níwájú Olúwa Ọlọ́run wa ní ibi tí yóò yàn, ìwọ yóò ka òfin yìí níwájú wọn sí etí ìgbọ́ wọn. 12Pe àwọn ènìyàn jọ àwọn ọkùnrin, àwọn obìnrin àti àwọn àjèjì tí ń gbé àwọn ìlú u yín kí wọn lè fetí sí i kí wọn sì lè kọ́ láti bẹ̀rù Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ kí wọn sì rọra tẹ̀lé gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ òfin yìí. 13Àwọn ọmọ wọn tí wọn kò mọ òfin yìí, gbọdọ̀ gbọ́ kí wọn sì kọ́ láti bẹ̀rù Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ níwọ̀n ìgbà tí o tí ń gbé ní ilẹ̀ tí ò ń kọjá la Jordani lọ láti ni.”
Ìsọtẹ́lẹ̀ Israẹli ọlọ̀tẹ̀
14Olúwa sọ fún Mose pé, “Ọjọ́ ikú rẹ ti súnmọ́ etílé báyìí. Pe Joṣua kí ẹ sì fi ara yín hàn nínú àgọ́ àjọ, níbi tí èmi yóò ti fi àṣẹ fún un.” Nígbà náà ni Mose àti Joṣua wá, wọ́n sì fi ara wọn hàn níbi àgọ́ àjọ.
15Nígbà náà ni Olúwa farahàn níbi àgọ́ ní ọ̀wọ́ àwọsánmọ̀, àwọsánmọ̀ náà sì dúró sókè ẹnu-ọ̀nà àgọ́. 16Olúwa sì sọ fún Mose pé: “Ìwọ ń lọ sinmi pẹ̀lú àwọn baba à rẹ, àwọn wọ̀nyí yóò sì ṣe àgbèrè ara wọn sí ọlọ́run àjèjì ilẹ̀ tí wọn ń wọ̀ lọ láìpẹ́. Wọn yóò kọ̀ mí sílẹ̀ wọn yóò sì da májẹ̀mú tí mo bá wọn dá. 17Ní ọjọ́ náà ni èmi yóò bínú sí wọn èmi yóò sì kọ̀ wọ́n sílẹ̀; èmi yóò pa ojú mi mọ́ kúrò fún wọn, wọn yóò sì parun. Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àjálù àti ìṣòro yóò wá sórí wọn, àti ní ọjọ́ náà ni wọn yóò béèrè pé, ‘Ǹjẹ́ ìpọ́njú wọ̀nyí kò wá sórí i wa nítorí Ọlọ́run wa kò sí pẹ̀lú u wa?’ 18Èmi yóò sì pa ojú mi mọ́ dájúdájú ní ọjọ́ náà nítorí i gbogbo ìwà búburú wọn ní yíyípadà sí ọlọ́run mìíràn.
19“Ní báyìí kọ ọ́ kalẹ̀ fúnra à rẹ orin yìí kí o sì kọ ọ́ sí Israẹli kí o sì jẹ́ kí wọn kọ ọ́ kí ó lè jẹ́ ẹ̀rí ì mi sí wọn. 20Nígbà tí mo ti mú wọn wá sí ilẹ̀ tí ń sàn fún wàrà àti fún oyin, ilẹ̀ tí mo ti ṣe ìlérí ní ìbúra fún àwọn baba ńlá wọn, àti nígbà tí wọ́n bá jẹ, tí ó sì tẹ́ wọn lọ́rùn, tí wọ́n sì gbilẹ̀, wọn yóò yí padà sí ọlọ́run mìíràn wọn yóò sì sìn wọ́n, wọn yóò kọ̀ mí sílẹ̀, wọn yóò sì da májẹ̀mú mi. 21Àti nígbà tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ìpọ́njú àti ìṣòro bá wá sórí i wọn, orin yìí yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀rí sí wọn, nítorí kò ní di ìgbàgbé fún àwọn ọmọ wọn. Mo mọ̀ ohun tí wọ́n ní inú dídùn sí láti ṣe, pàápàá kí èmi tó mú wọn wá sí ilẹ̀ tí mo ṣe ìlérí fún wọn lórí ìbúra.” 22Nígbà náà ni Mose kọ orin yìí kalẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ náà ó sì kọ ọ́ sí Israẹli.
23Olúwa sì fún Joṣua ọmọ Nuni ní àṣẹ yìí: “Jẹ́ alágbára àti onígboyà, nítorí ìwọ yóò mú Israẹli wá sí ilẹ̀ tí mo ṣèlérí fún wọn lórí ìbúra, èmi fúnra à mi yóò sì wà pẹ̀lú rẹ.”
24Lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí Mose ti parí i kíkọ ọ̀rọ̀ òfin yìí sínú ìwé láti ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ dé òpin, 25ó sì fi àṣẹ yìí fún àwọn ọmọ Lefi tí wọ́n ń gbé àpótí ẹ̀rí Olúwa: 26“Gba ìwé òfin yìí kí o sì fi sí ẹ̀gbẹ́ àpótí ẹ̀rí Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ. Níbẹ̀ ni yóò wà bí ẹ̀rí sí ọ. 27Nítorí mo mọ irú ọlọ̀tẹ̀ àti ọlọ́rùn líle tí ẹ jẹ́. Bí o bá ṣe ọlọ̀tẹ̀ sí Olúwa nígbà tí mo pàpà wà láyé Pẹ̀lú yín, báwo ní ẹ ó ti ṣe ọlọ̀tẹ̀ tó nígbà tí mo bá kú tán! 28Ẹ péjọpọ̀ síwájú mi gbogbo àgbà ẹ̀yà yín àti àwọn aláṣẹ yín, kí èmi lè sọ àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí sí etí ìgbọ́ ọ́ wọn. 29Nítorí tí mo mọ̀ pé lẹ́yìn ikú mi, ó dájú pé ìwọ yóò padà di ìbàjẹ́ pátápátá, ẹ ó sì yípadà kúrò ní ọ̀nà tí mo ti pàṣẹ fún un yín. Ní ọjọ́ tó ń bọ̀, ìpọ́njú yóò sọ̀kalẹ̀ sórí i yín nítorí ẹ̀yin yóò ṣe búburú níwájú Olúwa ẹ ó sì mú u bínú nípa ohun tí ọwọ́ yín ti ṣe.”
Orin Mose
30Mose sì ka ọ̀rọ̀ inú orin yìí láti ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ títí dé òpin sí etí ìgbọ́ ọ gbogbo ìjọ Israẹli:
