Numbers 13
1 And the LORD said to Moses,
Ibique locutus est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
2 “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
Mitte viros, qui considerent Terram Chanaan, quam daturus sum filiis Israel, singulos de singulis tribubus, ex principibus.
3 So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
Fecit Moyses quod Dominus imperaverat, de deserto Pharan mittens principes viros, quorum ista sunt nomina.
4 and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
De tribu Ruben, Sammua filium Zechur.
5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
De tribu Simeon, Saphat filium Huri.
6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
De tribu Iuda, Caleb filium Iephone.
7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
De tribu Issachar, Igal filium Ioseph.
8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
De tribu Ephraim, Osee filium Nun.
9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
De tribu Beniamin, Phalti filium Raphu.
10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
De tribu Zabulon, Geddiel filium Sodi.
11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;
De tribu Ioseph, sceptri Manasse, Gaddi filium Susi.
12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
De tribu Dan, Ammiel filium Gemalli.
13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
De tribu Aser, Sthur filium Michael.
14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
De tribu Nephthali, Nahabi filium Vapsi.
15 and from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.
De tribu Gad, Guel filium Machi.
16 These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
Hæc sunt nomina virorum, quos misit Moyses ad considerandam Terram: vocavitque Osee filium Nun, Iosue.
17 When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.
Misit ergo eos Moyses ad considerandam Terram Chanaan, et dixit ad eos: Ascendite per meridianam plagam. Cumque veneritis ad montes,
18 See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.
considerate Terram, qualis sit: et populum qui habitator est eius, utrum fortis sit an infirmus: si pauci numero an plures:
19 Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?
ipsa terra, bona an mala: urbes quales, muratæ an absque muris:
20 Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
humus, pinguis an sterilis, nemorosa an absque arboribus. Confortamini, et afferte nobis de fructibus Terræ. Erat autem tempus quando iam præcoquæ uvæ vesci possunt.
21 So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
Cumque ascendissent, exploraverunt Terram a deserto Sin, usque Rohob intrantibus Emath.
22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
Ascenderuntque ad meridiem, et venerunt in Hebron, ubi erant Achiman et Sisai et Tholmai filii Enac. Nam Hebron septem annis ante Tanim urbem Ægypti condita est.
23 When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.
Pergentesque usque ad Torrentem Botri, absciderunt palmitem cum uva sua, quem portaverunt in vecte duo viri. De malis quoque granatis et de ficis loci illius tulerunt:
24 Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
qui appellatus est Nehelescol, id est Torrens botri, eo quod botrum portassent inde filii Israel.
25 After forty days the men returned from spying out the land,
Reversique exploratores Terræ post quadraginta dies, omni regione circuita,
26 and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
venerunt ad Moysen et Aaron et ad omnem cœtum filiorum Israel in desertum Pharan, quod est in Cades. Locutique eis et omni multitudini ostenderunt fructus Terræ:
27 And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!
et narraverunt, dicentes: Venimus in Terram, ad quam misisti nos, quæ revera fluit lacte et melle, ut ex his fructibus cognosci potest:
28 Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
sed cultores fortissimos habet, et urbes grandes atque muratas. Stirpem Enac vidimus ibi.
29 The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”
Amalec habitat in meridie, Hethæus et Iebusæus et Amorrhæus in montanis: Chananæus vero moratur iuxta mare et circa fluenta Iordanis.
30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
Inter hæc Caleb compescens murmur populi, qui oriebatur contra Moysen, ait: Ascendamus, et possideamus Terram, quoniam poterimus obtinere eam.
31 But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”
Alii vero, qui fuerant cum eo, dicebant: Nequaquam ad hunc populum valemus ascendere, quia fortior nobis est.
32 So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.
Detraxeruntque Terræ, quam inspexerant, apud filios Israel, dicentes: Terra, quam lustravimus, devorat habitatores suos: populus, quem aspeximus, proceræ staturæ est.
33 We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”
Ibi vidimus monstra quædam filiorum Enac de genere giganteo: quibus comparati, quasi locustæ videbamur.
