Their grapes are poisonous, and their clusters are bitter.

33 Their wine is snake venom, the deadly poison of cobras.

34 Isn't this what I've stored under lock and key in my storehouses?

35 I will take revenge and be satisfied.

In due time their foot will slip, because their day of disaster is near.

Their doom is coming quickly.

36 Yahweh will judge his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees that their strength is gone and that no one is left, neither slaves nor free people.

37 Then he will ask, "Where are their gods?

Where is the rock they took refuge in?

38 Where are the gods who ate the fat from their sacrifices and drank the wine from their wine offerings?

Let them come to help you!

Let them be your refuge!"

39 See, I am the only Elohim .

There are no others.

I kill, and I make alive.

I wound, and I heal, and no one can rescue you from my power.

40 I raise my hand toward heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever, 41 I will sharpen my flashing sword and take justice into my own hands.

Then I will take revenge on my enemies and pay back those who hate me.

42 My arrows will drip with blood from those who were killed and taken captive.

My sword will cut off the heads of the enemy who vowed to fight.

43 Joyfully sing with Yahweh's people, you nations, because he will take revenge for the death of his servants.

He will get even with his enemies and make peace for his people's land.a Moses Is Allowed to See Canaan 44 Moses came with Hoshea,b son of Nun, and recited all the words of this song as the people listened. 45 When Moses had finished reciting all these words to Israel, 46 he said to them, "Pay attention to all these warnings I've given you today. Then you will command your children to faithfully obey every word of these teachings. 47 Don't think these words are idle talk. They are your life! By these words you will be able to live for a long time in the land that you are going to take possession of when you cross the Jordan River."

48 That same day Yahweh said to Moses, 49 "Go into the Abarim Mountains, to Mount Nebo in Moab, across from Jericho. Take a look at the land of Canaan that I'm giving the Israelites as their own property. 50 On this mountain where you're going, you will die and join your ancestors in death, as your brother Aaron died on Mount Hor. 51 This is because both of you were unfaithful to me at the oasis of Meribah at Kadesh in the Desert of Zin. You didn't show the Israelites how holy I am. 52 You may see the land from a distance, but you may not enter the land I'm giving the Israelites."

Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes 33 1 Moses, the man of Elohim, blessed the Israelites with this blessing before he died. 2 He said, "Yahweh came from Sinai.

For his people he rose from Seir like the sun.

He appeared like sunshine from Mount Paran.

He came with tens of thousands of holy ones.

On his right was a raging fire for them.c 3 You certainly love your people.

All your holy ones are in your hands.

They bow at your feet to receive your instructions.d 4 Moses gave us these teachings.

They belong to the assembly of Jacob.

5 Yahweh was king of Jeshuruna when the leaders of the people assembled together with all the tribes of Israel.

6 "May the tribe of Reuben live and not die out, though their people are few in number."

7 This is what he said about the tribe of Judah: "Hear the cry of Judah, O Yahweh, and bring them to their people.

They must defend themselves.

Help them against their enemies."

8 About the tribe of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and Urimb belong to your faithful people.

You tested your people at Massah.

You quarreled with them at the oasis of Meribah.

9 They said that they didn't know their father and mother.

They didn't recognize their own brothers.

They didn't acknowledge their own children.

But they obeyed your word and were faithful to the terms of your promise.c 10 They teach Jacob your rules and give Israel your teachings.

They burn incense for you to smell and sacrifice burnt offerings on your altar.

11 Yahweh, bless them with strength and be pleased with the work they do.

Break the backs of those who attack them and hate them so that they can never get up again."

12 About the tribe of Benjamin he said, "Yahweh's beloved people will live securely with him.

Yahweh will shelter them all day long, since he, too, lives on the mountain slopes."

13 About the tribes of Joseph he said, "May Yahweh bless their land with water, the best gift heaven can send, with dew and deep springs below the ground.

14 May Yahweh bless their land with crops, the best gift the sun can give, the best produce of each month, 15 the finest fruits from the oldest mountains, the best from the ancient hills, 16 and the most plentiful crops of the earth.

May Yahweh bless their land with the favor of the one who was in the burning bush.

May these blessings come to the tribes of Joseph.

May they crown the people who are like princes in Israel.

17 They will be as majestic as a firstborn bull.

Their horns will be like the horns of a wild ox.

They will use them to push away nations including those at the ends of the earth.

The tens of thousands from the tribe of Ephraim and the thousands from the tribe of Manasseh will be like this."

18 About the tribe of Zebulun he said, "People of Zebulun, enjoy yourselves when you go to war, and you people of Issachar, enjoy yourselves when you stay at home.

19 They will invite nations to their mountain, and there they will offer the proper sacrifices.

They will be nourished by the abundance from the seas and the treasures hidden in the sand."

20 About the tribe of Gad he said, "Blessed is the one who gives the people of Gad more land.

They wait there like a lion.

They can tear off an arm or a head.

21 They chose the best land for themselves.

Indeed, a commander's piece of land was reserved for them.

They were leaders of the people and did for Israel what Yahweh considers fair and honorable."a 22 About the tribe of Dan he said, "The people of Dan are a lion cub.

Out of Bashan they pounce on their enemies."

23 About the tribe of Naphtali he said, "The people of Naphtali enjoy Yahweh's favor and are filled with Yahweh's blessings.

They will take possession of the lake and the land south of it."

24 About the tribe of Asher he said, "The people of Asher are the most blessed of the sons of Israel.

May they be the Israelites' favorite tribe and wash their feet in olive oil.

25 May the locks and bolts of your gates be made of iron and copper.

May your strength last as long as you live.

26 "There's no one like your Elohim, Jeshurun!

He rides through the heavens to help you.

In majesty he rides through the clouds.

27 The eternal Elohim is your shelter, and his everlasting arms support you.

He will force your enemies out of your way and tell you to destroy them.

28 So Israel will live securely.

Jacob's spring will be left alone in a land of grain and new wine.

Dew will drip from Israel's skies.

29 You are blessed, Israel!

Who is like you, a nation saved by Yahweh ?

He is a shield that helps you and a sword that wins your victories.

Your enemies will come crawling to you, and you will stomp on their backs."

Moses' Death and Burial 34 1 Then Moses went up on Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab. He went to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. Yahweh showed him the whole land. He could see Gilead as far as Dan, 2 all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the territory of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea, 3 the Negev, and the Jordan Plain-the valley of Jericho (the City of Palms)-as far as Zoar.

4 Then Yahweh said to him, "This is the land I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I said I would give it to their descendants. I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you may not go there."

5 As Yahweh had predicted, Yahweh's servant Moses died in Moab. 6 He was buried in a valley in Moab, near Beth Peor. Even today no one knows where his grave is.

7 Moses was 120 years old when he died. His eyesight never became poor, and he never lost his physical strength. 8 The Israelites mourned for Moses in the plains of Moab for 30 days. Then the time of mourning for him was over.

9 Joshua, son of Nun, was filled with the Ruach of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him. The Israelites obeyed him and did what Yahweh had commanded through Moses.

10 There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom Yahweh dealt with face to face. 11 He was the one Yahweh sent to do all the miraculous signs and amazing things in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to his whole country. 12 Moses used his mighty hand to do all the spectacular and awe-inspiring deeds that were seen by all the Israelites.

a 1:4 One Hebrew manuscript, Greek, Syriac, Latin; Masoretic Text omits "and."

a 4:23 Or "covenant."

b 4:25 The first part of verse 26 (in Hebrew) has been placed in verse 25 to express the complex Hebrew sentence structure more clearly in English.

a 5:2 Or "covenant."