Deuteronomy 32-34

New International Version

32 Listen,^(A) you heavens,^(B) and I will speak;
    hear, you earth, the words of my mouth.^(C)
²Let my teaching fall like rain^(D)
    and my words descend like dew,^(E)
like showers^(F) on new grass,
    like abundant rain on tender plants.

³I will proclaim^(G) the name of the Lord.^(H)
    Oh, praise the greatness^(I) of our God!
⁴He is the Rock,^(J) his works are perfect,^(K)
    and all his ways are just.
A faithful God^(L) who does no wrong,
    upright^(M) and just is he.^(N)

⁵They are corrupt and not his children;
    to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation.^(O)
⁶Is this the way you repay^(P) the Lord,
    you foolish^(Q) and unwise people?^(R)
Is he not your Father,^(S) your Creator,^[a]
    who made you and formed you?^(T)

⁷Remember the days of old;^(U)
    consider the generations long past.^(V)
Ask your father and he will tell you,
    your elders, and they will explain to you.^(W)
⁸When the Most High^(X) gave the nations their inheritance,
    when he divided all mankind,^(Y)
he set up boundaries^(Z) for the peoples
    according to the number of the sons of Israel.^[b]^(AA)
⁹For the Lord’s portion^(AB) is his people,
    Jacob his allotted inheritance.^(AC)

¹⁰In a desert^(AD) land he found him,
    in a barren and howling waste.^(AE)
He shielded^(AF) him and cared for him;
    he guarded him as the apple of his eye,^(AG)
¹¹like an eagle that stirs up its nest
    and hovers over its young,^(AH)
that spreads its wings to catch them
    and carries them aloft.^(AI)
¹²The Lord alone led^(AJ) him;^(AK)
    no foreign god was with him.^(AL)

¹³He made him ride on the heights^(AM) of the land
    and fed him with the fruit of the fields.
He nourished him with honey from the rock,^(AN)
    and with oil^(AO) from the flinty crag,
¹⁴with curds and milk from herd and flock
    and with fattened lambs and goats,
with choice rams of Bashan^(AP)
    and the finest kernels of wheat.^(AQ)
You drank the foaming blood of the grape.^(AR)

¹⁵Jeshurun^[c]^(AS) grew fat^(AT) and kicked;
    filled with food, they became heavy and sleek.
They abandoned^(AU) the God who made them
    and rejected the Rock^(AV) their Savior.
¹⁶They made him jealous^(AW) with their foreign gods
    and angered^(AX) him with their detestable idols.
¹⁷They sacrificed^(AY) to false gods,^(AZ) which are not God—
    gods they had not known,^(BA)
    gods that recently appeared,^(BB)
    gods your ancestors did not fear.
¹⁸You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;
    you forgot^(BC) the God who gave you birth.

¹⁹The Lord saw this and rejected them^(BD)
    because he was angered by his sons and daughters.^(BE)
²⁰“I will hide my face^(BF) from them,” he said,
    “and see what their end will be;
for they are a perverse generation,^(BG)
    children who are unfaithful.^(BH)
²¹They made me jealous^(BI) by what is no god
    and angered me with their worthless idols.^(BJ)
I will make them envious by those who are not a people;
    I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.^(BK)
²²For a fire will be kindled by my wrath,^(BL)
    one that burns down to the realm of the dead below.^(BM)
It will devour^(BN) the earth and its harvests^(BO)
    and set afire the foundations of the mountains.^(BP)

²³“I will heap calamities^(BQ) on them
    and spend my arrows^(BR) against them.
²⁴I will send wasting famine^(BS) against them,
    consuming pestilence^(BT) and deadly plague;^(BU)
I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts,^(BV)
    the venom of vipers^(BW) that glide in the dust.^(BX)
²⁵In the street the sword will make them childless;
    in their homes terror^(BY) will reign.^(BZ)
The young men and young women will perish,
    the infants and those with gray hair.^(CA)
²⁶I said I would scatter^(CB) them
    and erase their name from human memory,^(CC)
²⁷but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy,
    lest the adversary misunderstand^(CD)
and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed;
    the Lord has not done all this.’”^(CE)

²⁸They are a nation without sense,
    there is no discernment^(CF) in them.
²⁹If only they were wise and would understand this^(CG)
    and discern what their end will be!^(CH)
³⁰How could one man chase a thousand,
    or two put ten thousand to flight,^(CI)
unless their Rock had sold them,^(CJ)
    unless the Lord had given them up?^(CK)
³¹For their rock is not like our Rock,^(CL)
    as even our enemies concede.^(CM)
³²Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom^(CN)
    and from the fields of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are filled with poison,^(CO)
    and their clusters with bitterness.^(CP)
³³Their wine is the venom of serpents,
    the deadly poison of cobras.^(CQ)

³⁴“Have I not kept this in reserve
    and sealed it in my vaults?^(CR)
³⁵It is mine to avenge;^(CS) I will repay.^(CT)
    In due time their foot will slip;^(CU)
their day of disaster is near
    and their doom rushes upon them.^(CV)”

³⁶The Lord will vindicate his people^(CW)
    and relent^(CX) concerning his servants^(CY)
when he sees their strength is gone
    and no one is left, slave^(CZ) or free.^[d]
³⁷He will say: “Now where are their gods,
    the rock they took refuge in,^(DA)
³⁸the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their drink offerings?^(DB)
Let them rise up to help you!
    Let them give you shelter!

³⁹“See now that I myself am he!^(DC)
    There is no god besides me.^(DD)
I put to death^(DE) and I bring to life,^(DF)
    I have wounded and I will heal,^(DG)
    and no one can deliver out of my hand.^(DH)
⁴⁰I lift my hand^(DI) to heaven and solemnly swear:
    As surely as I live forever,^(DJ)
⁴¹when I sharpen my flashing sword^(DK)
    and my hand grasps it in judgment,
I will take vengeance^(DL) on my adversaries
    and repay those who hate me.^(DM)
⁴²I will make my arrows drunk with blood,^(DN)
    while my sword devours flesh:^(DO)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

⁴³Rejoice,^(DP) you nations, with his people,^[e]^[f]
for he will avenge the blood of his servants;^(DQ)
he will take vengeance on his enemies^(DR)
and make atonement for his land and people.^(DS)

⁴⁴Moses came with Joshua^[g]^(DT) son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people. ⁴⁵When Moses finished reciting all these words to all Israel, ⁴⁶he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day,^(DU) so that you may command^(DV) your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. ⁴⁷They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.^(DW) By them you will live long^(DX) in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

Moses to Die on Mount Nebo

⁴⁸On that same day the Lord told Moses,^(DY) ⁴⁹“Go up into the Abarim^(DZ) Range to Mount Nebo^(EA) in Moab, across from Jericho,^(EB) and view Canaan,^(EC) the land I am giving the Israelites as their own possession. ⁵⁰There on the mountain that you have climbed you will die^(ED) and be gathered to your people, just as your brother Aaron died^(EE) on Mount Hor^(EF) and was gathered to his people. ⁵¹This is because both of you broke faith with me in the presence of the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh^(EG) in the Desert of Zin^(EH) and because you did not uphold my holiness among the Israelites.^(EI) ⁵²Therefore, you will see the land only from a distance;^(EJ) you will not enter^(EK) the land I am giving to the people of Israel.”

Moses Blesses the Tribes^(EL)

33 This is the blessing^(EM) that Moses the man of God^(EN) pronounced on the Israelites before his death. ²He said:

“The Lord came from Sinai^(EO)
    and dawned over them from Seir;^(EP)
    he shone forth^(EQ) from Mount Paran.^(ER)
He came with^[h] myriads of holy ones^(ES)
    from the south, from his mountain slopes.^[i]
³Surely it is you who love^(ET) the people;
    all the holy ones are in your hand.^(EU)
At your feet they all bow down,^(EV)
    and from you receive instruction,
⁴the law that Moses gave us,^(EW)
    the possession of the assembly of Jacob.^(EX)
⁵He was king^(EY) over Jeshurun^[j]^(EZ)
    when the leaders of the people assembled,
    along with the tribes of Israel.

⁶“Let Reuben live and not die,
nor^[k] his people be few.”^(FA)

⁷And this he said about Judah:^(FB)

“Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;
bring him to his people.
With his own hands he defends his cause.
Oh, be his help against his foes!”

⁸About Levi^(FC) he said:

“Your Thummim and Urim^(FD) belong
    to your faithful servant.^(FE)
You tested^(FF) him at Massah;
    you contended with him at the waters of Meribah.^(FG)
⁹He said of his father and mother,^(FH)
    ‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
    or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
    and guarded your covenant.^(FI)
¹⁰He teaches^(FJ) your precepts to Jacob
    and your law to Israel.^(FK)
He offers incense before you^(FL)
    and whole burnt offerings on your altar.^(FM)
¹¹Bless all his skills, Lord,
    and be pleased with the work of his hands.^(FN)
Strike down those who rise against him,
    his foes till they rise no more.”

¹²About Benjamin^(FO) he said:

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him,^(FP)
for he shields him all day long,^(FQ)
and the one the Lord loves^(FR) rests between his shoulders.^(FS)”

¹³About Joseph^(FT) he said:

“May the Lord bless his land
    with the precious dew from heaven above
    and with the deep waters that lie below;^(FU)
¹⁴with the best the sun brings forth
    and the finest the moon can yield;
¹⁵with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains^(FV)
    and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;
¹⁶with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness
    and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush.^(FW)
Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
    on the brow of the prince among^[l] his brothers.^(FX)
¹⁷In majesty he is like a firstborn bull;
    his horns^(FY) are the horns of a wild ox.^(FZ)
With them he will gore^(GA) the nations,
    even those at the ends of the earth.
Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim;^(GB)
    such are the thousands of Manasseh.^(GC)”

¹⁸About Zebulun^(GD) he said:

“Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out,
    and you, Issachar,^(GE) in your tents.
¹⁹They will summon peoples to the mountain^(GF)
    and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous;^(GG)
they will feast on the abundance of the seas,^(GH)
    on the treasures hidden in the sand.”

²⁰About Gad^(GI) he said:

“Blessed is he who enlarges Gad’s domain!^(GJ)
    Gad lives there like a lion,
    tearing at arm or head.
²¹He chose the best land for himself;^(GK)
    the leader’s portion was kept for him.^(GL)
When the heads of the people assembled,
    he carried out the Lord’s righteous will,^(GM)
    and his judgments concerning Israel.”

²²About Dan^(GN) he said:

“Dan is a lion’s cub,
springing out of Bashan.”

²³About Naphtali^(GO) he said:

“Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the Lord
and is full of his blessing;
he will inherit southward to the lake.”

²⁴About Asher^(GP) he said:

“Most blessed of sons is Asher;
    let him be favored by his brothers,
    and let him bathe his feet in oil.^(GQ)
²⁵The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze,^(GR)
    and your strength will equal your days.^(GS)

²⁶“There is no one like the God of Jeshurun,^(GT)
    who rides^(GU) across the heavens to help you^(GV)
    and on the clouds^(GW) in his majesty.^(GX)
²⁷The eternal^(GY) God is your refuge,^(GZ)
    and underneath are the everlasting^(HA) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,^(HB)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’^(HC)
²⁸So Israel will live in safety;^(HD)
    Jacob will dwell^[m] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
    where the heavens drop dew.^(HE)
²⁹Blessed are you, Israel!^(HF)
    Who is like you,^(HG)
    a people saved by the Lord?^(HH)
He is your shield and helper^(HI)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.^(HJ)”

The Death of Moses

34 Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo^(HK) from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah,^(HL) across from Jericho.^(HM) There the Lord showed^(HN) him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan,^(HO) ²all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Mediterranean Sea,^(HP) ³the Negev^(HQ) and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms,^(HR) as far as Zoar.^(HS) ⁴Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath^(HT) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob^(HU) when I said, ‘I will give it^(HV) to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross^(HW) over into it.”

⁵And Moses the servant of the Lord^(HX) died^(HY) there in Moab, as the Lord had said. ⁶He buried him^[n] in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor,^(HZ) but to this day no one knows where his grave is.^(IA) ⁷Moses was a hundred and twenty years old^(IB) when he died, yet his eyes were not weak^(IC) nor his strength gone.^(ID) ⁸The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab^(IE) thirty days,^(IF) until the time of weeping and mourning^(IG) was over.

⁹Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit^[o] of wisdom^(IH) because Moses had laid his hands on him.^(II) So the Israelites listened to him and did what the Lord had commanded Moses.

¹⁰Since then, no prophet^(IJ) has risen in Israel like Moses,^(IK) whom the Lord knew face to face,^(IL) ¹¹who did all those signs and wonders^(IM) the Lord sent him to do in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to all his officials^(IN) and to his whole land. ¹²For no one has^(IO) ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds^(IP) that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

Footnotes

Deuteronomy 32:6 Or Father, who bought you
Deuteronomy 32:8 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) sons of God
Deuteronomy 32:15 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:36 Or and they are without a ruler or leader
Deuteronomy 32:43 Or Make his people rejoice, you nations
Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) people, / and let all the angels worship him, /
Deuteronomy 32:44 Hebrew Hoshea, a variant of Joshua
Deuteronomy 33:2 Or from
Deuteronomy 33:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Deuteronomy 33:5 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel; also in verse 26.
Deuteronomy 33:6 Or but let
Deuteronomy 33:16 Or of the one separated from
Deuteronomy 33:28 Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob’s spring is
Deuteronomy 34:6 Or He was buried
Deuteronomy 34:9 Or Spirit

Mark 15:26-47

New International Version

²⁶The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews.^(A)

²⁷They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. ^[28]^[a] ²⁹Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads^(B) and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,^(C) ³⁰come down from the cross and save yourself!” ³¹In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him^(D) among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! ³²Let this Messiah,^(E) this king of Israel,^(F) come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

The Death of Jesus^(G)

³³At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.^(H) ³⁴And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).^[b]^(I)

³⁵When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

³⁶Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar,^(J) put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

³⁷With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.^(K)

³⁸The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.^(L) ³⁹And when the centurion,^(M) who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died,^[c] he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”^(N)

⁴⁰Some women were watching from a distance.^(O) Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph,^[d] and Salome.^(P) ⁴¹In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.^(Q)

The Burial of Jesus^(R)

⁴²It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath).^(S) So as evening approached, ⁴³Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council,^(T) who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God,^(U) went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. ⁴⁴Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. ⁴⁵When he learned from the centurion^(V) that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. ⁴⁶So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.^(W) ⁴⁷Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph^(X) saw where he was laid.