Deuteronomy 1:22

Compared across 30 translations

English
“Then all of you approached me and said, ‘Let us send men [into the land] before us, so that they may explore and search the area for us, and bring back to us word regarding the way we should go, and the cities we should enter.’
And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
But then you all came to me and said, “Let’s send some men on ahead to scout out the land for us and bring back a report on the best route to take and the kinds of towns we can expect to find.” 23-25 That seemed like a good idea to me, so I picked twelve men, one from each tribe. They set out, climbing through the hills. They came to the Eshcol Valley and looked it over. They took samples of the produce of the land and brought them back to us, saying, “It’s a good land that God, our God, is giving us!” 26-28 But then you weren’t willing to go up. You rebelled against God, your God’s plain word. You complained in your tents: “God hates us. He hauled us out of Egypt in order to dump us among the Amorites—a death sentence for sure! How can we go up? We’re trapped in a dead end. Our brothers took all the wind out of our sails, telling us, ‘The people are bigger and stronger than we are; their cities are huge, their defenses massive—we even saw Anakite giants there!’” 29-33 I tried to relieve your fears: “Don’t be terrified of them. God, your God, is leading the way; he’s fighting for you. You saw with your own eyes what he did for you in Egypt; you saw what he did in the wilderness, how God, your God, carried you as a father carries his child, carried you the whole way until you arrived here. But now that you’re here, you won’t trust God, your God—this same God who goes ahead of you in your travels to scout out a place to pitch camp, a fire by night and a cloud by day to show you the way to go.” 34-36 When God heard what you said, he exploded in anger. He swore, “Not a single person of this evil generation is going to get so much as a look at the good land that I promised to give to your parents. Not one—except for Caleb son of Jephunneh. He’ll see it. I’ll give him and his descendants the land he walked on because he was all for following God, heart and soul.” 37-40 But I also got it. Because of you God’s anger spilled over onto me. He said, “You aren’t getting in either. Your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will go in. Build up his courage. He’s the one who will claim the inheritance for Israel. And your babies of whom you said, ‘They’ll be grabbed for plunder,’ and all these little kids who right now don’t even know right from wrong—they’ll get in. I’ll give it to them. Yes, they’ll be the new owners. But not you. Turn around and head back into the wilderness following the route to the Red Sea.”
“Then all of you approached me and said, ‘Let us send men before us, that they may search out the land for us, and bring back to us word of the way by which we should go up and the cities which we shall enter.’
Then all of you came to me. You said, “Let’s send some men ahead of us. They can check out the land for us and bring back a report. They can suggest to us which way to go. They can tell us about the towns we’ll come to.”
Then all of you came to me and said, “Let us send men ahead to spy out the land for us and bring back a report about the route we are to take and the towns we will come to.”
Then all of you came to me and said, ‘Let us send men ahead to spy out the land for us and bring back a report about the route we are to take and the towns we will come to.’
“But you all came to me and said, ‘First, let’s send out scouts to explore the land for us. They will advise us on the best route to take and which towns we should enter.’
Arabic
فَتَقَدَّمْتُمْ إِلَيَّ جَمِيعُكُمْ وَقُلْتُمْ: دَعْنَا نُرْسِلُ قَوْماً لِيَتَجَسَّسُوا الأَرْضَ لَنَا، ثُمَّ يُوَافُونَا بِنَبَإِ الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي نَسْلُكُهَا وَالْمُدُنِ الَّتِي نَجْتَازُ بِها.
Danish
De svarede: ‚Lad os først sende nogle spioner ind i landet, så vi kan se, hvilken rute der er den bedste, og hvilke byer vi først skal indtage.’
German
Darauf entgegnete das ganze Volk: »Wir würden lieber einige Männer vorausschicken, die das Land erkunden. Sie können herausfinden, auf welchem Weg wir am besten hineinkommen und welche Städte es dort gibt.«
Spanish
»Pero todos vosotros vinisteis a decirme: “Enviemos antes algunos de los nuestros para que exploren la tierra y nos traigan un informe de la ruta que debemos seguir y de las ciudades en las que podremos entrar”.
»Pero todos ustedes vinieron a decirme: “Enviemos antes algunos de los nuestros para que exploren la tierra y nos traigan un informe de la ruta que debemos seguir y de las ciudades en las que podremos entrar”.
French
Alors vous êtes tous venus me trouver pour me dire : « Nous voudrions envoyer quelques hommes en avant pour qu’ils fassent, pour nous, une reconnaissance du pays et qu’ils nous renseignent sur la route que nous devons prendre et sur les villes où nous devons aller. »
Hiligaynon
“Dayon nagpalapit kamo tanan sa akon kag nagsiling, ‘Magpadala anay kita sang mga tawo sa pagpang-espiya sa duta agod masugiran nila kita sang aton alagyan kag sang mga banwa nga aton kadtuan.’
Japanese
これに対してあなたがたは、『まず偵察隊を送り込もう。一番攻めやすい町から占領したほうがいい』と提案したのです。
Korean
“그러나 여러분이 ‘먼저 사람을 그 땅에 보내 어느 길로 가야 하며 어느 성을 먼저 점령해야 할지 살피고 와서 우리에게 보고하게 합시다’ 하기에
nl
Maar u zei: “Laten wij eerst spionnen vooruit sturen. Die kunnen bepalen welke route wij het best kunnen volgen en welke steden wij het eerst moeten veroveren.”
Portuguese
“Vocês todos vieram dizer-me: ‘Mandemos alguns homens à nossa frente em missão de reconhecimento da região, para que nos indiquem por qual caminho subiremos e a quais cidades iremos'.
Mas vocês replicaram: “Primeiramente, enviemos espias para descobrirem o melhor caminho para lá entrar e para escolherem as cidades que devemos capturar primeiro.”
Romanian
Atunci v-aţi apropiat de mine şi mi-aţi zis: «Să trimitem câţiva bărbaţi înaintea noastră ca să iscodească ţara şi să ne aducă un răspuns cu privire la drumul pe care trebuie să înaintăm şi la cetăţile în care vom intra.»
Russian
Тогда вы все пришли ко мне и сказали: «Пошлём вперёд людей, пусть они разведают эту землю и расскажут о дороге, по которой нам идти, и о городах, куда мы вступим».
Тогда вы все пришли ко мне и сказали: «Пошлём вперёд людей, пусть они разведают эту землю и расскажут о дороге, по которой нам идти, и о городах, куда мы вступим».
Тогда вы все пришли ко мне и сказали: «Пошлём вперёд людей, пусть они разведают эту землю и расскажут о дороге, по которой нам идти, и о городах, куда мы вступим».
Тогда вы все пришли ко мне и сказали: «Пошлем вперед людей, пусть они разведают нам эту землю и расскажут о дороге, по которой нам идти, и о городах, куда мы вступим».
Swedish
Men då kom ni till mig och svarade: ”Låt oss först skicka iväg spejare som kan undersöka var det går bäst att ta sig in i landet och till vilka städer vi ska komma.”
Thai
แต่พวกท่านมาหาข้าพเจ้าและกล่าวว่า “ให้เราส่งสายสืบไปในดินแดนนั้นและกลับมารายงานเส้นทางกับเมืองที่เราควรจะเข้าไปยึดครองก่อน”
zh-Hans
你们来对我说,‘我们要先派人去打探那地方,回来好告诉我们当走哪条路,当占哪些城。’
你 们 都 就 近 我 来 说 : 我 们 要 先 打 发 人 去 , 为 我 们 窥 探 那 地 , 将 我 们 上 去 该 走 何 道 , 必 进 何 城 , 都 回 报 我 们 。
zh-Hant
你們來對我說,『我們要先派人去打探那地方,回來好告訴我們當走哪條路,當佔哪些城。』