Numbers 32

1 Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that look, the place was a place for livestock;

And the children of Ruben and the children of Gad had a multitude of cattle, very great; and they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Galaad; and the place was a place for cattle:

2 the people of Gad and the people of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,

and the children of Ruben and the children of Gad came, and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

3 "Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sibmah, and Nebo, and Beon,

Ataroth, and Daebon, and Jazer, and Namra, and Esebon, and Eleale, and Sebama, and Nabau, and Baean,

4 the land which YHWH struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock; and your servants have livestock."

the land which the Lord has delivered up before the children of Israel, is pasture land, and your servants have cattle.

5 They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; do not bring us over the Jordan."

And they said, If we have found grace in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession, and do not cause us to pass over Jordan.

6 Moses said to the people of Gad, and to the people of Reuben, "Shall your brothers go to the war, and shall you sit here?

And Moses said to the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall you sit here?

7 Why do you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which YHWH has given them?

And why do you pervert the minds of the children of Israel, that they should not cross over into the land, which the Lord gives them?

8 Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.

Did not your fathers thus, when I sent them from Cades Barne to spy out the land?

9 For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which YHWH had given them.

And they went up to the valley of the cluster, and spied the land, and turned aside the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land, which the Lord gave them.

10 YHWH's anger was kindled in that day, and he swore, saying,

And the Lord was very angry in that day, and sware, saying,

11 '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:

Surely these men who came up out of Egypt from twenty years old and upward, who know good and evil, shall not see the land which I sware [to give] to Abraam and Isaac and Jacob, for they have not closely followed after me:

12 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have followed YHWH completely.'

save Caleb the son of Jephonne, who was set apart, and Joshua the son of Naue, for they closely followed after the Lord.

13 YHWH's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, who had done evil in the sight of YHWH, was consumed.

And the Lord was very angry with Israel; and for forty years he caused them to wander in the wilderness, until all the generation which did evil in the sight of the Lord was extinct.

14 "Look, you have risen up in your fathers' place, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of YHWH toward Israel.

Behold, you are risen up in the room of your fathers, a combination of sinful men, to increase yet farther the fierce wrath of the Lord against Israel.

15 For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people."

For you will turn away from him to desert him yet once more in the wilderness, and you will sin against this whole congregation.

16 They came near to him, and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones:

And they came to him, and said, We will build here folds for our cattle, and cities for our possessions;

17 but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children 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.

and we will arm ourselves and go as an advanced guard before the children of Israel, until we shall have brought them into their place; and our possessions shall remain in walled cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

18 We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

We will not return to our houses till the children of Israel shall have been distributed, each to his own inheritance.

19 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."

And we will not any longer inherit with them from the other side of Jordan and onwards, because we have our full inheritance on the side beyond Jordan eastward.

20 Moses said to them, "If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before YHWH to the war,

And Moses said to them, If you will do according to these words, if you will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle,

21 and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before YHWH, until he has driven out his enemies from before him,

and every one of you will pass over Jordan fully armed before the Lord, until his enemy be destroyed from before his face,

22 and the land is subdued before YHWH; then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless towards YHWH, and towards Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before YHWH.

and the land shall be subdued before the Lord, then afterwards you shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and as regards Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before the Lord.

23 "But if you will not do so, look, you have sinned against YHWH; and be sure your sin will find you out.

But if you will not do so, you will sin against the Lord; and you shall know your sin, when afflictions shall come upon you.

24 Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth."

And you shall build for yourselves cities for your store, and folds for your cattle; and you shall do that which proceeds out of your mouth.

25 The people of Gad and the people of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, "Your servants will do as my lord commands.

And the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad spoke to Moses, saying, Your servants will do as our lord commands.

26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

Our store, and our wives, and all our cattle shall be in the cities of Galaad.

27 but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before YHWH to battle, as my lord says."

But your servants will go over all armed and set in order before the Lord to battle, as [our] lord says.

28 So Moses commanded concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the ancestral houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

And Moses appointed to them [for judges] Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Naue, and the chiefs of the families of the tribes of Israel.

29 Moses said to them, "If the people of Gad and the people of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man who is armed to battle before YHWH, and the land is subdued before you; then you are to give them the land of Gilead for a possession.

And Moses said to them, If the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad will pass over Jordan with you, every one armed for war before the Lord, and you shall subdue the land before you, then you shall give to them the land of Galaad for a possession.

30 But if they will not pass over with you armed to battle before YHWH, then you are to bring over their children and their wives and their flocks before you into the land of Canaan, and they are to have possessions among you in the land of Canaan."

But if they will not pass over armed with you to war before the Lord, then shall you cause to pass over their possessions and their wives and their cattle before you into the land of Chanaan, and they shall inherit with you in the land of Chanaan.

31 The people of Gad and the people of Reuben answered, saying, "As YHWH has said to your servants, so will we do.

And the sons of Ruben and the sons of Gad answered, saying, Whatsoever the Lord says to his servants, that will we do.

32 We will pass over armed before YHWH into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan."

We will go over armed before the Lord into the land of Chanaan, and you shall give us our inheritance beyond Jordan.

33 Moses gave to them, even to the people of Gad, and to the people 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 its cities and borders, even the cities of the surrounding land.

And Moses gave to them, even to the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasse of the sons of Joseph, the kingdom of Seon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, the land and its cities with its coasts, the cities of the land round about.

34 The people of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

And the sons of Gad built Daebon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

35 and Atrothshophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,

and Sophar, and Jazer, and they set them up,

36 and Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran: fortified cities, and folds for sheep.

and Namram, and Baetharan, strong cities, and folds for sheep.

37 The people of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,

And the sons of Ruben built Esebon, and Eleale, and Kariatham,

38 and Nebo, and Baal Meon, (their names being changed), and Sibmah: and they gave other names to the cities which they built.

and Beelmeon, surrounded [with walls], and Sebama; and they called the names of the cities which they built, after their own names.

39 The descendants of Makir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.

And a son of Machir the son of Manasse went to Galaad, and took it, and destroyed the Amorite who lived in it.

40 Moses gave Gilead to Makir the son of Manasseh; and he lived in it.

And Moses gave Galaad to Machir the son of Manasse, and he lived there.

41 Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its towns, and called them Havvoth Jair.

And Jair the [son] of Manasse went and took their villages, and called them the villages of Jair.

42 Nobah went and took Kenath, and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

And Nabau went and took Caath and her villages, and called them Naboth after his name.