Joshua

8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

Then a people called the Amalekites came. They fought against Israel at Rephidim.

9And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

Moses said to Joshua, "Pick out some men for us. Go and fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill. I will hold the walking stick God gave me."

10So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Joshua did what Moses told him. He fought against the Amalekites. Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of the hill.

11And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

When Moses held his hands up, Israel was winning. When he let his hands down, the Amalekites were winning.

12But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

But Moses' arms grew tired and heavy. So they took a stone and put it under him. He sat down on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side. His hands stayed steady until the sun went down.

13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

So Joshua beat the Amalekites and their army. His men fought them with swords.

14And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this in a book so it will be remembered. Read it out loud to Joshua. I will completely wipe out the memory of Amalek from the earth."

15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

Moses built an altar there. An altar is a stone table for giving gifts to God. He named the altar Jehovah-nissi.

16For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

He said, "The LORD has made a promise. He will fight against Amalek for a long, long time. He will fight them for many, many years."

12And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.

The LORD said to Moses, "Come up the mountain to me and stay here. I will give you flat stones. I have written the law and the commands on them. Then you can teach them to the people."

13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

So Moses got up, and so did Joshua his helper. Moses went up the mountain of God.

14And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.

Moses said to the leaders, "Wait here for us until we come back. Aaron and Hur are here with you. If anyone has an argument, he can go to them."

15And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.

Moses went up the mountain, and a cloud covered it.

16And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

The bright glory of the LORD rested on Mount Sinai. The cloud covered the mountain for six days. On the seventh day God called to Moses from inside the cloud.

17And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

The people of Israel watched from below. To them, the glory of the LORD looked like a burning fire on top of the mountain.

18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

Moses went into the middle of the cloud and climbed higher up the mountain. He stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

15And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

Moses turned and walked down the mountain. He carried the two stone tablets with God's words on them. Both sides of the stones had writing on them.

16And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

God himself had made the stones. God himself had cut the writing into them.

17And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.

Joshua heard the people shouting far below. He said to Moses, "That sounds like fighting down in the camp."

18And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.

Moses said, "It is not the shout of winners. It is not the cry of people who lost. What I hear is singing."

19And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

Moses came close to the camp. He saw the calf and the dancing. He got very angry. He threw the stone tablets down and broke them at the foot of the mountain.

20And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

He took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire. He ground it into powder. He mixed the powder in water and made the people of Israel drink it.

7And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.

Moses would take the tent and set it up outside the camp, far away. He called it the Tent of Meeting. Anyone who wanted to ask God something went out to that tent.

8And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.

Whenever Moses walked out to the tent, all the people stood up. Each one stood at the door of his own tent. They watched Moses until he went inside.

9And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.

When Moses went into the tent, a tall cloud came down. It stood at the door of the tent. And the LORD talked with Moses.

10And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.

All the people saw the cloud standing at the tent door. Then they all stood up and worshiped. Each one did this at the door of his own tent.

11And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

The LORD spoke to Moses face to face, the way a man talks with his friend. Then Moses went back to the camp. But his young helper Joshua, son of Nun, stayed in the tent.

24And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.

So Moses went out and told the people what the LORD said. He gathered seventy of the elders. He had them stand around the tent.

25And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

The LORD came down in a cloud and spoke to Moses. He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses. He put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. That means they spoke messages from God. But they never did it again.

26But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

Two of the men had stayed in the camp. One was named Eldad and the other Medad. The Spirit rested on them too. Their names were on the list, but they had not gone to the tent. They spoke God's messages right there in the camp.

27And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

A young man ran and told Moses. He said, "Eldad and Medad are speaking God's messages in the camp."

28And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

Joshua son of Nun spoke up. He had helped Moses since he was young. He said, "Moses, my master, make them stop!"

29And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD’s people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!

Moses said, "Are you upset for my sake? I wish all the LORD's people could speak his messages. I wish the LORD would put his Spirit on every one of them!"

30And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

Then Moses went back into the camp. The elders of Israel went with him.

1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

The LORD spoke to Moses. He said:

2Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.

"Send some men to go look at the land of Canaan. I am giving that land to the people of Israel. Send one man from each tribe, each big family group. Each man must be a leader."

3And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.

So Moses did what the LORD said. He sent the men out from the desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of Israel.

4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

Here are their names. From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur.

5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

From the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori.

6Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

From the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh.

7Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

From the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph.

8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

From the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea son of Nun.

9Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

From the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu.

10Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.

From the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi.

11Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.

From the tribe of Manasseh, which came from Joseph, Gaddi son of Susi.

12Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

From the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli.

13Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

From the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael.

14Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

From the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi.

15Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

From the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.

16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

Those are the names of the men Moses sent to look at the land in secret. Moses gave Oshea son of Nun a new name. He called him Joshua.

1And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.

All the people cried out loud together. They wept all that night.

2And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

The people of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron. The whole group said to them, "We wish we had died back in Egypt! Or we wish we had died here in this empty desert!"

3And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

"Why is the LORD bringing us to this land? We will be killed by swords. Our wives and children will be carried off. Wouldn't it be better to go back to Egypt?"

4And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.

They said to each other, "Let's choose a leader. Let's go back to Egypt."

5Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

Then Moses and Aaron bowed down with their faces to the ground. All the people of Israel were watching.

6And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:

Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh tore their own clothes. They were two of the men who had explored the land.

7And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.

They said to the whole group of Israel, "The land we walked through is a very good land."

8If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.

"If the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us there. It is a rich land, full of milk and honey. He will give it to us."

9Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.

"Only do not turn against the LORD. Do not be afraid of the people who live there. We will beat them as easily as eating bread. Nothing is left to keep them safe. The LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!"

10But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.

But the whole group wanted to throw stones at Joshua and Caleb. Then the bright glory of the LORD appeared at the tent where God met his people. All Israel saw it.

26And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said:

27How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

"How long will I put up with this bad group that complains about me? I have heard the people of Israel complaining about me."

28Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:

"Tell them this: I am the living God, says the LORD. I heard what you said. I will do exactly that to you."

29Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me,

"Your dead bodies will fall in this desert. That means every one of you who was counted, age twenty and older, who complained about me."

30Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

"None of you will enter the land I promised to give you as a home. Only Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun will go in."

31But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.

"You said your little children would be carried off. But I will bring them in. They will come to know the land you said no to."

32But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness.

"But as for you, your dead bodies will fall in this desert."

33And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

"Your children will wander in the desert for forty years. They will suffer because you were not faithful to me. This lasts until the last of your bodies lies in the desert."

34After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.

"You explored the land for forty days. So you will pay for your sin for forty years, one year for each day. You will learn what it is like when I turn against you."

35I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.

"I, the LORD, have said it, and I will do it. This whole bad group joined together against me. They will come to their end in this desert. Here they will die."

36And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,

Moses had sent men to explore the land. They came back and made the whole group complain. They said things about the land that were bad and untrue.

37Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.

Those men who brought back the bad report died. A sickness struck them down in front of the LORD.

38But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.

Of the men who explored the land, only two stayed alive. They were Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh.