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Sabato, 27 aprile 2024 - Santa Zita ( Letture di oggi)

Deuteronomy 34


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1 Then, leaving the Plains of Moab, Moses went up Mount Nebo, the peak of Pisgah opposite Jericho,and Yahweh showed him the whole country: Gilead as far as Dan,1 Therefore, Moses ascended from the plains of Moab onto Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, opposite Jericho. And the Lord revealed to him the entire land of Gilead, as far as Dan,
2 the whole of Naphtali, the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, the whole country of Judah as far as theWestern Sea,2 and all of Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and the entire land of Judah, even to the furthest sea,
3 the Negeb, and the region of the Val ey of Jericho, city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.3 and the southern region, and the breadth of the plain of Jericho, the city of palms, as far as Zoar.
4 Yahweh said to him, 'This is the country which I promised on oath to give to Abraham, Isaac andJacob, saying: I shal give it to your descendants. I have al owed you to see it for yourself, but you wil not crossinto it.'4 And the Lord said to him: “This is the land, about which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: I will give it to your offspring. You have seen it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over to it.”
5 There in the country of Moab, Moses, servant of Yahweh, died as Yahweh decreed;5 And Moses, the servant of the Lord, died in that place, in the land of Moab, by order of the Lord.
6 he buried him in the val ey, in the country of Moab, opposite Beth-Peor; but to this day no one hasever found his grave.6 And he buried him in the valley of the land of Moab, opposite Peor. And no man knows where his sepulcher is, even to the present day.
7 Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, his eye undimmed, his vigour unimpaired.7 Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eye was not dimmed, nor were his teeth displaced.
8 The Israelites wept for Moses on the Plains of Moab for thirty days. The days of weeping for themourning rites of Moses came to an end.8 And the sons of Israel wept for him in the plains of Moab for thirty days. And then the days of their wailing, during which they mourned Moses, were completed.
9 Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him, and himthe Israelites obeyed, carrying out the order which Yahweh had given to Moses.9 Truly, Joshua, the son of Nun, was filled with the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands upon him. And the sons of Israel were obedient to him, and they did as the Lord instructed Moses.
10 Since then, there has never been such a prophet in Israel as Moses, the man whom Yahweh knewface to face.10 And no other prophet rose up in Israel like Moses, one whom the Lord knew face to face,
11 What signs and wonders Yahweh caused him to perform in Egypt against Pharaoh, al his servantsand his whole country!11 one with all the signs and wonders, which he sent through him, to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh, and all his servants, and his entire land,
12 How mighty the hand and great the fear that Moses wielded in the eyes of al Israel!12 nor one with such a powerful hand and such great miracles as Moses did in the sight of all Israel.