Deuteronomy 32:48–34:12
48 On that same day the Lord spoke to Moses,k 49 “Go up Mount Nebol in the Abarim range in the land of Moab, across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan I am giving the Israelites as a possession. 50 Then you will die on the mountain that you go up, and you will be gathered to your people,m just as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people.n 51 For both of you broke faith with me among the Israelites at the Waters of Meribath-kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin by failing to treat me as holy in their presence. 52 Although from a distance you will view the land that I am giving the Israelites, you will not go there.”o
33 This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave the Israelites before his death.p 2 He said:
The Lord came from Sinai
and appeared to them from Seir;q
he shone on them from Mount Paranr
and came with ten thousand holy ones,K
with lightningL from his right handM for them.s
3 Indeed he loves the people.N,t
All yourO holy ones are in your hand,
and they assembleA at your feet.
Each receives your words.
a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
5 So he became King in Jeshurun* a
when the leaders of the people gathered
with the tribes of Israel.
though his people become few.b
Lord, hear Judah’s cry and bring him to his people.
He fights for his causeC with his own hands,
but may you be a help against his foes.
Your Thummim and Urimc belong to your faithful one;D
you tested him at Massah
and contended with him at the Waters of Meribah.d
9 He said about his father and mother,
“I do not regard them.”
He disregarded his brothers
and didn’t acknowledge his sons,
for they kept your word
and maintained your covenant.e
10 They will teach your ordinances to Jacob
and your instruction to Israel;f
they will set incense before you
and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
11 Lord, bless his possessions,E
and accept the work of his hands.
Break the backF of his adversaries and enemies,
so that they cannot rise again.
The Lord’s beloved restsG securely on him.
HeH shields him all day long,
and he rests on his shoulders.I
May his land be blessed by the Lord
with the dew of heaven’s bounty
and the watery depths that lie beneath;g
14 with the bountiful harvest from the sun
and the abundant yield of the seasons;
15 with the best products of the ancient mountains
and the bounty of the eternal hills;h
16 with the choice gifts of the land
and everything in it;
and with the favor of him
who appearedJ in the burning bush.i
May these rest on the head of Joseph,
on the brow of the prince of his brothers.j
17 His firstborn bull hasK splendor,
and horns likeL those of a wild ox;
he gores all the peoples with them
to the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
and such are the thousands of Manasseh.
Rejoice, Zebulun, in your journeys,
and Issachar, in your tents.
19 They summon the peoples to a mountain;
there they offer acceptable sacrifices.
For they draw from the wealth of the seas
and the hidden treasures of the sand.k
The one who enlarges Gad’s territory
will be blessed.
He lies down like a lion
and tears off an arm or even a head.l
21 He chose the best part for himself,
because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him.
He came with the leaders of the people;
he carried out the Lord’s justice
and his ordinances for Israel.m
Dan is a young lion,
leaping out of Bashan.n
Naphtali, enjoying approval,
takeA possession to the west and the south.
May Asher* be the most blessed of the sons;
may he be the most favored among his brothers
and dip his foot in olive oil.a
25 May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze,
and your strength last as long as you live.
26 There is none like the God of Jeshurun,
who rides the heavens to your aid,
the clouds in his majesty.b
27 The God of old is your dwelling place,c
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
He drives out the enemy before you
and commands, “Destroy!”
28 So Israel dwells securely;d
in a land of grain and new wine;
even his skies drip with dew.f
Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord?
He is the shield that protects you,
the sword you boast in.
Your enemies will cringe before you,g
and you will tread on their backs.D,h
34 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah,i which faces Jericho, and the Lord showed him all the land: Gilead as far as Dan, 2 all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the MediterraneanE Sea, 3 the Negev, and the plain in the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar. 4 The Lord then said to him, “This is the land I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’j I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”
5 So Moses the servant of the Lordk died there in the land of Moab, according to the Lord’s word. 6 He buried himF in the valleyl in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows where his grave is.m 7 Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not left him. 8 The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days.n Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.o
9 Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdomp because Moses had laid his hands on him.q So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the Lord had commanded Moses.r 10 No prophet has arisen again in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.s 11 He was unparalleled for all the signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do against the land of Egypt—to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to all his land— 12 and for all the mighty acts of power and terrifying deeds that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.t