35. Vengeance is Mine, and payback, for the time when their foot staggers. Surely their day of disaster is near— what is prepared rushes on them.
36. For Adonai will judge His people— for His servants, He will relent when He sees that strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.
37. He will say, ‘Where are their gods, the “rock” they took refuge in?
38. Who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their libation? Let them rise up and help you and be a shelter over you!
39. See now that I, I am He! There are no other gods beside Me. I bring death and give life, I have wounded but I will heal, and none can rescue from My hand.’
40. “Yes, I lift My hand up to heaven and say, ‘As I Myself live forever,
41. when I sharpen My lightning sword and My hand seizes it in judgment, I will return vengeance on My foes, and those who hate Me I will pay back.
42. I will make My arrows drunk from blood, and My sword will devour flesh— the blood of the slain and the captive, the head of the leaders of the enemy.’
43. Make His people rejoice, O nations, for He will avenge the blood of His servants. He will return vengeance on His foes, and atone for the land of His people.”
44. Then Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people—he and Joshua son of Nun.
45. When Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel,
46. he said to them, “Put in your hearts all the words that I call as witness against you today—that you may command your children to keep and do all the words of this Torah.
47. For it is not an empty thing for you, because it is your life! By this word you will prolong your days on the land, which you are crossing over the Jordan to possess.”
48. On that very day, Adonai spoke to Moses saying,
49. “Go up this mountain of the Avarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab facing Jericho, and see the land of Canaan, which I am giving to Bnei-Yisrael as a possession.
50. On the mountain that you are ascending, there be gathered to your people—as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people—
51. because you both broke faith with Me among Bnei-Yisrael at the waters of Meribath-kadesh in the wilderness of Zin, because you did not treat Me as holy in the midst of Bnei-Yisrael.