Milu Pareinae 32
1 Reuben hoi Gad miphunnaw ni saring moi a tawn awh teh, Jazer ram hoi Gilead ram a hmu awh toteh, a hmuen teh saring o nahan ahawipoung ati awh.
The people of the tribes of Reuben and Gad had much livestock. They saw that the land near Jazer [city] and the Gilead [region east of the Jordan River] had good [grass] for the animals [to graze on].
2 Hothateh, Gad, hoi Reuben catounnaw ni Mosi hoi Eleazar maya kahrawikungnaw hah a pato awh teh,
So their leaders came to Eleazar and the other leaders of the people and Moses/me. They said,
3 Isarelnaw hmalah, BAWIPA ni a ta e ram Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo hoi Beon teh,
“We have a great amount of livestock.
4 saring pâ nahanlah kahawipoung e ram lah ao teh, na sannaw hai saring ka tawn awh.
Yahweh has enabled us Israelis to capture some land that is very good for animals [to graze on]—the land near Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon [towns].
5 Hatdawkvah na hnâ bawt pawiteh, hete ram heh coe hanlah na poe awh loe. Jordan namran hrumhram na takhangkhai awh hanh telah ati awh.
If it pleases you, we would like this land to be ours, instead of land on the other side of the Jordan River.”
6 Mosi ni Gad hoi Reuben catounnaw koevah, na hmaunawnghanaw tarantuknae koe a cei vaiteh, nangmanaw teh hi vah sut na o awh han na maw.
Moses/I replied to the leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben, “It is not right for [RHQ] your fellow Israelis to go to fight in wars and you stay here!
7 Bangkongmaw, BAWIPA ni na poe awh e ram dawk kâen hanlah Isarel catounnaw ni na lungthin thung na kâhnawn awh.
[If you do that], you will cause the other Israelis to be discouraged, with the result that they will not cross [the Jordan River] to the land that Yahweh is giving to them [RHQ].
8 Kadeshbarnea hoi ram tuet hanlah na patoun awh navah, hettelah na mintoenaw ni ati awh toe.
Your ancestors did the same kind of thing. I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to see what the land [of Canaan] was like.
9 Eshkol ravo koe a pha awh navah, ram teh a hmu awh. BAWIPA ni na poe e ram kâen hoeh hanlah Isarelnaw a lungthin a kamlang sak awh.
They went as far as Eshcol Valley, but when they saw [the huge people in] the land, [they returned and] caused the Israeli people to be discouraged, saying ‘We should not try to enter the land that Yahweh said that he is giving to us.’
10 Hote hno niyah, BAWIPA lung a kâan sak teh,
So Yahweh became very angry with them, and he solemnly declared this:
11 Izip ram hoi ka tâcawt e kum 20 lathueng pueng ni Abraham hoi Isak hoi Jakop tinaw koe thoekâbo hoi ka poe e ram teh, apinihai hmawt mahoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, kai hnukkâbang katang awh hoeh telah thoe a kâbo awh.
‘From all the people who came out of Egypt, the only ones who are at least 20 years old who will see the land that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, are Jephunneh’s son Caleb and Nun’s son Joshua, because they trusted me completely. None of the other people who came out of Egypt will even see that land, because they have not completely believed in my [power].’
12 Keniz tami Jephunneh capa Kaleb hoi Nun capa Joshua teh BAWIPA hnuk a kâbang roi.
13 Isarelnaw koe BAWIPA a lung a kâan teh BAWIPA mithmu vah hno kahawihoehe kasaknaw e se pueng a kahma awh hoehroukrak kahrawngum vah kum 40 touh a kâva sak.
So Yahweh was angry with the Israeli people, and [as a result] he has caused us to wander in this desert for 40 years. Finally, all the people who had sinned against Yahweh [by refusing to trust him] died, [one by one].
14 Khenhaw! Isarelnaw koe BAWIPA lungkhueknae takikathopoung e hah bout thapsin hanlah nangmouh sekatha tamikayonnaw ni mintoenaw yueng lah na kâsak awh.
And you are acting like your ancestors did! You sinful Israeli people are going to cause Yahweh to be more angry with you [than he was with our ancestors]
15 Bangtelamaw ahni hnukkâbang laipalah na awm pawiteh hete kahrawngum vah bout na o sak awh vaiteh, hete tamimaya heh kahmasak han telah atipouh.
If you stop trusting him, he will cause you and all your fellow Israelis to stay longer in the desert, and he will get rid of all of you!”
16 Hahoi rek a hnai awh teh, ahni koe awi hivah saringnaw hoi tuhunaw hanlah a im sak pouh vaiteh, canaw hanlah khothawng awh han,
Then the [leaders of the tribes of Reuben and Gad] said to Moses/me, “First we will build pens for our animals and build cities for our families here.
17 hatei, kaimanaw teh, o awh nahane hmuen koe pha hoehroukrak, Isarel catounnaw hmalah cei hanelah puengcang coungkacoe kâmahrawk awh han, hete ram taminaw kecu dawk, canaw heh rapan ka tawn e kho dawk o sak awh han.
Then our families will live in strong cities with walls around them, and they will be safe from the people who live in this land. Then we will get ready to fight battles. We will help the other Israelis to get land [on the other side of the river].
18 Isarel catounnaw ni a coe awh hane kawi hmuen be a coe hoehroukrak, ma im lah na ban awh mahoeh.
We will not return to our homes until every Israeli has received some land.
19 Bangtelamaw tetpawiteh, coe hane kawi teh, hi namran lah Jordan kanîtholah a tho dawkvah, Jordan namran hoi ahlawilae teh coekhai awh han telah ati.
We will not take any land on the west side of the Jordan [River]; our land will be here on the east side.”
20 Mosi ni hot patetlah na sak awh teh, tarantuk nah koevah, BAWIPA hmalah cei hanlah na kamthoup awh teh,
So Moses/I told them, “[Okay, I will tell you] what you all must do. You must get ready to fight battles for Yahweh.
21 a hmalah a tarannaw a pâlei teh, BAWIPA hmalah ram na tâ awh hoehroukrak, nangmouh rahak puengcang kâmahrawk e naw pueng ni, BAWIPA hmalah Jordan be na raka awh pawiteh, a hnuk bout na kâbang awh vaiteh,
You all must cross the Jordan [River] carrying your weapons.
22 BAWIPA lathueng hoi Isarelnaw lathueng vah, yonpen lah na awm awh mahoeh. Hottelah ram te BAWIPA hmalah na coe awh han.
After Yahweh helps us to take that land [from the people who live there], you will be permitted to return to your homes. You will have done what you have promised Yahweh and the Israeli people that you would do, and you may keep this land to be your own, given to you by Yahweh.
23 Hatei hottelah na sak awh hoehpawiteh, khenhaw!, BAWIPA koevah na yon e lah awm vaiteh, na yonnae na hmu awh roeroe han tie hah panuek awh.
“But if you do not do these things, you will be sinning against Yahweh, and he will punish you for [that] sin.
24 Na camonaw hanlah khothawng awh nateh, na tunaw hanlah im sak pouh awh telah ati.
Now you can build cities for your families and pens for your animals, but after doing that, you must do what you have promised.”
25 Hottelah Gad hoi Reuben catounnaw ni Mosi koevah, na sannaw ni mintoenaw e kâpoelawk patetlah ka sak han.
The leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben replied, “We will do what you have asked us to do [MTY], because you are our leader.
26 Ka yunaw hoi camonaw hoi tuhunaw hoi saringhunaw pueng teh, Gileadnaw e khoram dawk ao han.
Our wives and children and our cattle and sheep and goats will stay here in the cities in the Gilead area,
27 Hatei, na sannaw tarantuk hanlah, puengcang hoi kâmahrawknaw pueng ni bawipa ni a dei pouh telah BAWIPA hmalah ka luen van awh han telah ati awh.
but we will prepare to go to battle. We will take our weapons and go across [the Jordan River] and fight for Yahweh, just as you, our leader, have said.”
28 Mosi ni ahnimouh kong kecu dawk vaihma Eleazar hoi Nun capa Joshua hoi Isarel miphun imthung kahrawikungnaw hah kâ a poe.
So Moses/I gave instructions about them to Eleazar, Joshua, and the leaders of the Israeli tribes.
29 Mosi ni ahnimouh koe Gad canaw hoi Reuben canaw tarantuknae puengcang kâmahrawk e pueng ni, BAWIPA hmalah Jordan tui a rakakhai han. Ram teh na la hnukkhu, Gilead ram teh a coe awh hanlah na poe awh han.
Moses/I said to them, “If the men from the tribes of Gad and Reuben prepare for battle and cross the Jordan [River] with you, in order to do what Yahweh desires and help you to take that land, give them the Gilead area to belong to them.
30 Hatei puengcang kâmahrawk hoi na cetkhai awh hoehpawiteh, Kanaan ram vah nangmouh koe a bawk van han telah ati.
But if they do not take their weapons and go with you prepared to fight, they will not receive this land. They will need to accept some land in Canaan, like the rest of you will do.”
31 Hahoi Gad canaw hoi Reuben canaw ni na sannaw koevah, BAWIPA ni a dei e patetlah ka sak han.
The [leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben] replied, “We will do what you have said and what Yahweh has said.
32 Puengcang kâmahrawk hoi BAWIPA hmalah, Kanaan ram takhang vaiteh kâen awh han. Hatei, coe awh hane ram teh, Jordan namran lah doeh pou coe awh ti telah a pathung awh.
We will cross the river into Canaan land, and we will do what Yahweh desires and be prepared for battle. But our land will be [here] on the east side of the Jordan [River].”
33 Mosi ni Gad catounnaw hoi Reuben catounnaw hah Joseph capa Manasseh miphun tangawn teh, Amor siangpahrang Sihon uknaeram hoi Bashan siangpahrang, Og uknaeram kaawm e khonaw pueng hoi, a tengpam khotenaw pueng hoi koung a poe awh.
So Moses/I agreed to give that land to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and to half of the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh. That land was previously the land where Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, ruled, and the land where Og, the king of Bashan [region], ruled, including its cities and surrounding land.
34 Gad catounnaw ni Dibon, Ataroth hoi Aroer,
The people of the tribe of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35 Aroth-shonphan, Jazer hoi Jobehah,
Atroth-Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36 Bethnimrah hoi Bethharan kho a thawng awh teh, rapan ka tawn e khopui hoi tu imnaw a sak awh.
Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran cities. Those were cities with strong walls around them. And they also built pens for their sheep.
37 Reuben catounnaw ni Heshbon, Elealeh hoi Kiriathaim,
The people of the tribe of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
38 Nebo, Baalmeon, Sibmah hah a thawng awh. Hote kho a thawng awh e hah min louk lah a phung awh
Nebo, Baal-Meon, and Sibmah cities. When they rebuilt Nebo and Baal-Meon, they gave new names to those cities.
39 Manasseh capa Makhir catounnaw teh Gilead ram a cei awh teh a la awh. Amornaw haw kaawm pueng teh be a lawp awh.
The descendants of Manasseh’s son Makir went to the Gilead [region] and compelled the people of the Amor people-group to leave that area.
40 Hatdawkvah, Mosi ni Gilead ram teh Manasseh capa Makhir koe a poe teh hawvah khosak awh.
So Moses/I gave Gilead to the family of Makir, and they started to live there.
41 Manasseh capa Jair ni a cei teh khotenaw hah a la dawkvah, hotnaw hah Jair telah a phung awh.
Jair, who was also a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured the small towns in that region, and he named them the Towns of Jair.
42 Nobah hai a cei teh, Kenath khotenaw a la teh, a min lah Nabah telah a phung awh.
A man named Nobah went and captured Kenath [city] and the nearby towns, and then he put his own name to be the new name of that area.
