Numbers 32

1 The tribes of Reuben and Gad had large numbers of livestock and saw that the land of Jazer and Gilead was a good place to rear them.

And much livestock has [belonged] to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad—very many; and they see the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place [is] a place [for] livestock;

2 So they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the Israelite leaders and said,

and the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben come in and speak to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

3 “The towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

“Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

4 which the Lord conquered in full view of the Israelites, are well-suited for the livestock that we your servants own.”

the land which YHWH has struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”

5 They continued, “Please respond to our request favorably: give us this land. Don't make us cross the Jordan.”

And they say, “If we have found grace in your eyes, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; cause us not to pass over the Jordan.”

6 In reply Moses asked the tribes of Gad and Reuben, “Are you expecting your brothers to go and fight while you just sit here?

And Moses says to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, “Do your brothers go to the battle, and you—do you sit here?

7 Why discourage the Israelites from crossing into the country that the Lord has given them?

And why discourage the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over to the land which YHWH has given to them?

8 This is just what your fathers did when I sent them out from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land.

Thus your fathers did in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land;

9 After your fathers traveled up the valley of Eshcol and explored the land, they discouraged the Israelites, persuading them not to enter the country that the Lord had given them.

and they go up to the Valley of Eshcol, and see the land, and discourage the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go into the land which YHWH has given to them;

10 As a result, they made the Lord very angry that day, and he swore this oath,

and the anger of YHWH burns in that day, and He swears, saying,

11 ‘Not a single one of those I saved from Egypt who is twenty years old or older will ever see the land I promised with an oath to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they were not completely committed to me—

They do not see—the men who are coming up out of Egypt from a son of twenty years and upward—the ground which I have sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, for they have not been fully after Me,

12 no one except Caleb, son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua, son of Nun, because they were completely committed to me.’

except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezite and Joshua son of Nun, for they have been fully after YHWH;

13 The Lord was angry with Israel, and made them wander around in the desert for forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in his sight had died.

and the anger of YHWH burns against Israel, and He causes them to wander in the wilderness [for] forty years, until the consumption of all the generation which is doing evil in the eyes of YHWH.

14 Now look at you, you brood of sinners who have come to take your fathers' place to make the Lord even angrier with Israel!

And behold, you have risen in the stead of your fathers, an increase of sinful men, to add yet to the fury of the anger of YHWH toward Israel;

15 If you give up following him, he will abandon these people in the desert once again, and their deaths will be your fault!”

when you turn back from after Him, then He has added yet to leave him in the wilderness, and you have done corruptly to all this people.”

16 Then the tribes of Gad and Reuben came to Moses and told him, “We would plan to build stone walls to keep our livestock safe and towns for our children.

And they come near to him and say, “We build folds for the flock here for our livestock, and cities for our infants;

17 But we will still get ourselves ready for battle, and we will be prepared to lead the Israelites until they can safely occupy their land. In the meantime, our children will stay behind, living in the fortified towns to protect them from the local people.

but we are armed, hastening before the sons of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our infants have dwelt in the cities of defense because of the inhabitants of the land;

18 We won't return to our homes until every Israelite is in possession of their allotted land.

we do not return to our houses until the sons of Israel have each inherited his inheritance,

19 However, we won't own any land on the other side of the Jordan because we've received this land to own on this eastern side of the Jordan.”

for we do not inherit with them across the Jordan and beyond, for our inheritance has come to us beyond the Jordan at the [sun]-rising.”

20 Moses responded, “If this is what you will actually do, if you will get yourselves ready for battle under the Lord's direction,

And Moses says to them, “If you do this thing, if you are armed before YHWH for battle,

21 and if all your troops cross the Jordan with the Lord until he has driven out his enemies ahead of him,

and every armed one of you has passed over the Jordan before YHWH, until His dispossessing His enemies from before Him,

22 then once the country is conquered with the Lord's help then you may return, and you will have fulfilled your obligations to the Lord and to Israel. You will own this land, granted to you by the Lord.

and the land has been subdued before YHWH, then afterward you return, and have been acquitted by YHWH and by Israel, and this land has been to you for a possession before YHWH.

23 But if you fail to do this, you will clearly be sinning against the Lord, and the consequences of your sin will catch up with you.

And if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against YHWH, and know that your sin finds you;

24 Go ahead and build towns for your children and stone walls for your flocks, but make sure you do what you've promised!”

build for yourselves cities for your infants and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth you do.”

25 The tribes of Gad and Reuben promised Moses, “Sir, we your servants will do just as you have ordered.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben speak to Moses, saying, “Your servants do as my lord is commanding;

26 Our wives and children, our livestock and all our animals, will all remain here in the towns of Gilead.

our infants, our wives, our livestock, and all our beasts, are there in cities of Gilead,

27 But we your servants are ready for battle, and all our troops will cross over to fight with the Lord's help, just as you have said, sir.”

and your servants pass over, every armed one of the host, before YHWH, to battle, as my lord is saying.”

28 Moses gave the following instructions about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua, son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.

And Moses commands Eleazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel concerning them;

29 Moses told them, “If the tribes of Gadites and Reuben cross the Jordan with you, with all their troops ready for battle with the Lord's help, and the land is conquered as you advance, then give them the land of Gilead to own.

and Moses says to them, “If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben pass over the Jordan with you, everyone armed for battle, before YHWH, and the land has been subdued before you, then you have given the land of Gilead to them for a possession;

30 But if they don't get themselves ready for battle and cross over with you, then they must accept their allotted land among you in the country of Canaan.”

and if they do not pass over armed with you, then they have possessions in your midst in the land of Canaan.”

31 The tribes of Gad and Reuben responded, “We will do just as the Lord has told us, your servants.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, “That which YHWH has spoken to your servants, so we do;

32 We will cross over and enter the country of Canaan ready for battle with the Lord's help, so that we may have our allotted share of land on this side of the Jordan.”

we pass over armed before YHWH [to] the land of Canaan, and with us [is] the possession of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.”

33 So Moses gave to the tribes of Gad and Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan. This land included its towns and their surrounding area.

And Moses gives to them—to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph—the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land by its cities, in the borders, the cities of the surrounding land.

34 The people of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

And the sons of Gad build Dihon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

35 Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

36 Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified towns, and they built stone walls for their flocks.

and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, cities of defense, and sheepfolds.

37 The people of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

And the sons of Reuben have built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

38 as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (changing their names), and Sibmah. In fact they renamed those towns they rebuilt.

and Nebo, and Ba‘al-Meon (changed in name), and Shibmah, and they call the names of the cities which they have built by [these] names.

39 The descendants of Machir, son of Manasseh, attacked Gilead and captured it. They drove out the Amorites who were living there.

And sons of Machir son of Manasseh go to Gilead, and capture it, and dispossess the Amorite who [is] in it;

40 So Moses gave Gilead to the family of Machir, son of Manasseh, and they settled there.

and Moses gives Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwells in it.

41 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, attacked their villages and captured them. He named them the Villages of Jair.

And Jair son of Manasseh has gone and captures their towns, and calls them “Towns of Jair”;

42 Nobah attacked Kenath and captured it, along with its villages. He named it Nobah after himself.

and Nobah has gone and captures Kenath and its villages, and calls it Nobah, by his own name.