Numbers 32
1 And the sons of Ruben and Gad had many flocks of cattle, and their substance in beasts was infinite. And when they saw the lands of Jazer and Galaad fit for feeding cattle,
Now the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle. And when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle,
2 They came to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and the princes of the multitude, and said:
the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the rulers of the congregation, saying,
3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nemra, Hesebon, and Eleale, and Saban, and Nebo, and Beon,
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 The land, which the Lord hath conquered in the sight of the children of Israel, is a very fertile soil for the feeding of beasts: and we thy servants have very much cattle:
the land which Jehovah smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.
5 And we pray thee, if we have found favour in thy sight, that thou give it to us thy servants in possession, and make us not pass over the Jordan.
And they said, If we have found favor in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession. Bring us not over the Jordan.
6 And Moses answered them: What, shall your brethren go to fight, and will you sit here?
And Moses said to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, Shall your brothers go to the war, and shall ye sit here?
7 Why do ye overturn the minds of the children of Israel, that they may not dare to pass into the place which the Lord hath given them?
And why do ye discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from going over into the land which Jehovah has given them?
8 Was it not thus your fathers did, when I sent from Cadesbarne to view the land?
Thus did your fathers when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
9 And when they were come as far as the valley of the cluster, having viewed all the country, they overturned the hearts of the children of Israel, that they should not enter into the coasts, which the Lord gave them.
For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the sons of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Jehovah had given them.
10 And he swore in his anger, saying:
And Jehovah's anger was kindled in that day, and he swore, saying,
11 If these men, that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land, which I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: because they would not follow me,
Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me,
12 Except Caleb the son of Jephone the Cenezite, and Josue the son of Nun: these have fulfilled my will.
except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they have wholly followed Jehovah.
13 And the Lord being angry against Israel, led them about through the desert forty years, until the whole generation, that had done evil in his sight, was consumed.
And Jehovah's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander to and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of Jehovah was consumed.
14 And behold, said he, you are risen up instead of your fathers, the increase and offspring of sinful men, to augment the fury of the Lord against Israel.
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Jehovah toward Israel.
15 For if you will not follow him, he will leave the people in the wilderness, and you shall be the cause of the destruction of all.
For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness, and ye will destroy all this people.
16 But they coming near, said: We will make sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong cities for our children:
And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones,
17 And we ourselves will go armed and ready for battle before the children of Israel, until we bring them in unto their places. Our little ones, and all we have, shall be in walled cities, for fear of the ambushes of the inhabitants.
but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the sons of Israel, until we have brought them to their place. And our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return into our houses until the children of Israel possess their inheritance:
We will not return to our houses until the sons of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
19 Neither will we seek any thing beyond the Jordan, because we have already our possession on the east side thereof,
For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.
20 And Moses said to them: If you do what you promise, go on well appointed for war before the Lord:
And Moses said to them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will arm yourselves to go before Jehovah to the war,
21 And let every fighting man pass over the Jordan, until the Lord overthrow his enemies:
and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before Jehovah, until he has driven out his enemies from before him,
22 And all the land be brought under him, then shall you be blameless before the Lord and before Israel, and you shall obtain the countries that you desire, before the Lord.
and the land is subdued before Jehovah, then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless towards Jehovah, and towards Israel, and this land shall be to you for a possession before Jehovah.
23 But if you do not what you say, no man can doubt but you sin against God: and know ye, that your sin shall overtake you.
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and be sure your sin will find you out.
24 Build therefore cities for your children, and folds and stalls for your sheep and beasts, and accomplish what you have promised.
Build for you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep, and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.
25 And the children of Gad and Ruben said to Moses: We are thy servants, we will do what my lord commandeth.
And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commands.
26 We will leave our children, and our wives and sheep and cattle, in the cities of Galaad:
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead,
27 And we thy servants all well appointed will march on to the war, as thou, my lord, speakest.
but thy servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before Jehovah to battle, as my lord says.
28 Moses therefore commanded Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun, and the princes of the families of all the tribes of Israel, and said to them:
So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel.
29 If the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben pass with you over the Jordan, all armed for war before the Lord, and the land be made subject to you: give them Galaad in possession.
And Moses said to them, If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man that is armed to battle, before Jehovah, and the land shall be subdued before you, then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession,
30 But if they will not pass armed with you into the land of Chanaan, let them receive places to dwell in among you.
but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
31 And the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben answered: As the Lord hath spoken to his servants, so will we do:
And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, saying, As Jehovah has said to thy servants, so we will do.
32 We will go armed before the Lord into the land of Chanaan, and we confess that we have already received our possession beyond the Jordan.
We will pass over armed before Jehovah into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance is with us beyond the Jordan.
33 Moses therefore gave to the children of Cad and of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasses the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sehon king of the Amorrhites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and their land and the cities thereof round about.
And Moses gave to them, even to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities of it with their borders, even the cities of the land round about.
34 And the sons of Cad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
And the sons of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
35 And Etroth, and Sophan, and Jazer, and Jegbaa,
and Atrothshophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,
36 And Bethnemra, and Betharan, fenced cities, and folds for their cattle.
and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran: fortified cities, and folds for sheep.
37 But the children of Ruben built Hesebon, and Eleale, and Cariathaim,
And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,
38 And Nabo, and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Sabama: giving names to the cities which they had built.
and Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed, ) and Sibmah. And they gave other names to the cities which they built.
39 Moreover the children of Machir, the son of Manasses, went into Galaad, and wasted it, cutting off the Amorrhites, the inhabitants thereof.
And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were in it.
40 And Moses gave the land of Galaad to Machir the son of Manasses, and he dwelt in it.
And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he dwelt in it.
41 And Jair the son of Manasses went, and took the villages thereof, and he called them Havoth Jair, that is to say, the villages of Jair.
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the towns of it, and called them Havvoth-jair.
42 Nobe also went, and took Canath with the villages thereof: and he called it by his own name, Nobe.
And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages of it, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
