Numbers 32

1 Now the children of Reuben [See, a son!] and the children of Gad [Good fortune] had a very great multitude of livestock. When they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that behold, the place was a place for livestock;

And much cattle hath been 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 lo, the place [is] a place [for] cattle;

2 the children of Gad [Good fortune] and the children of Reuben [See, a son!] came and spoke to Moses [Drawn out], and to Eleazar [Help of God] the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben, come in and speak unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the company, saying:

3 “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 the land which Adonai struck before the congregation of Israel [God prevails], is a land for livestock; and your servants have livestock.”

the land which Jehovah hath smitten before the company of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.'

5 They said, “If we have found chen ·grace· in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Don’t bring us over the Jordan [Descender].”

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

6 Moses [Drawn out] said to the children of Gad [Good fortune], and to the children of Reuben [See, a son!], “Shall your brothers go to the war, and shall you sit here?

And Moses saith to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, 'Do your brethren go in to the battle, and ye — do ye sit here?

7 Why do you discourage the heart of the children of Israel [God prevails] from going over into the land which Adonai has given them?

and why discourage ye the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them?

8 Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea [Consecrated Son-inconstant] to see the land.

'Thus did your fathers in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see 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 [God prevails], that they should not go into the land which Adonai had given them.

and they go up unto the valley of Eshcol, and see the land, and discourage the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go in unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them;

10 Adonai’s anger burned in that day, and he swore, saying,

and the anger of Jehovah burneth in that day, and He sweareth, saying,

11 ‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt [Abode of slavery], from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham [Father of a multitude], to Isaac [Laughter], and to Jacob [Supplanter]; because they have not wholly followed 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 except Caleb [Dog] the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua [Yah Salvation] the son of Nun; because they have followed Adonai completely.’

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

13 Adonai’s anger burned against Israel [God prevails], and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, who had done evil in Adonai’s sight, was consumed.

and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He causeth them to wander in the wilderness forty years, until the consumption of all the generation which is doing the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah.

14 “Behold, you have risen up in your fathers’ place, an increase of men who sin ·intentionally miss the mark goal·, to increase the fierce anger of Adonai toward Israel [God prevails].

'And lo, ye have risen in the stead of your fathers, an increase of men — sinners, to add yet to the fury of the anger of Jehovah toward Israel;

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

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

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

And they come nigh unto him, and say, 'Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;

17 but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel [God prevails], until we have brought them to their place. Our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

and we — we are armed hasting before the sons of Israel till that we have brought them in unto their place; and our infants have dwelt in the cities of defence because of the inhabitants of the land;

18 We will not teshuvah ·completely return· to our houses, until the children of Israel [God prevails] have each inherited their inheritance.

we do not turn back unto our houses till the sons of Israel have inherited each his inheritance,

19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan [Descender], and forward; because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan [Descender] eastward.”

for we do not inherit with them beyond the Jordan and yonder, for our inheritance hath come unto us beyond the Jordan at the [sun] -rising.'

20 Moses [Drawn out] said to them, “If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Adonai to the war,

And Moses saith unto them, 'If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,

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

and every armed one of you hath passed over the Jordan before Jehovah, till his dispossessing His enemies from before Him,

22 and the land is subdued before Adonai; then afterward you shall teshuvah ·completely return·, and be guiltless towards Adonai, and towards Israel [God prevails]; and this land shall be to you for a possession before Adonai.

and the land hath been subdued before Jehovah — then afterwards ye do turn back, and have been acquitted by Jehovah, and by Israel; and this land hath been to you for a possession before Jehovah.

23 “But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned ·deviated (from the standard goal)· against Adonai; and be sure your habitual sin ·missing the mark· will find you out.

'And if ye do not so, lo, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and know ye your sin, that it doth find you;

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

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

25 The children of Gad [Good fortune] and the children of Reuben [See, a son!] spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying, “Your servants will do as my lord enjoins us.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben speak unto Moses, saying, 'Thy servants do as my lord is commanding;

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

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

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

and thy servants pass over, every armed one of the host, before Jehovah, to battle, as my lord is saying.'

28 So Moses [Drawn out] enjoined concerning them to Eleazar [Help of God] the priest, and to Joshua [Yah Salvation] the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ households of the tribes of the children of Israel [God prevails].

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

29 Moses [Drawn out] said to them, “If the children of Gad [Good fortune] and the children of Reuben [See, a son!] will pass with you over the Jordan [Descender], every man who is armed to battle, before Adonai, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;

and Moses saith unto them, 'If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben pass over with you the Jordan, every one armed for battle, before Jehovah, and the land hath been subdued before you, then ye have given to them the land of Gilead for a possession;

30 but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan [Humbled].”

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

31 The children of Gad [Good fortune] and the children of Reuben [See, a son!] answered, saying, “As Adonai has said to your servants, so will we do.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, 'That which Jehovah hath spoken unto thy servants — so we do;

32 We will pass over armed before Adonai into the land of Canaan [Humbled], and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan [Descender].”

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

33 Moses [Drawn out] gave to them, even to the children of Gad [Good fortune], and to the children of Reuben [See, a son!], and to the half-tribe of Manasseh [Causing to forget] the son of Joseph [May he add], the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites [Descendants of Talkers], 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 giveth 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 land round about.

34 The children of Gad [Good fortune] built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

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

35 Atrothshophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

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

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

37 The children of Reuben [See, a son!] built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

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

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

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

39 The children of Machir the son of Manasseh [Causing to forget] went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites [Descendants of Talkers] who were therein.

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

40 Moses [Drawn out] gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh [Causing to forget]; and he lived therein.

and Moses giveth Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelleth in it.

41 Jair the son of Manasseh [Causing to forget] went and took its villages, and called them Havvoth Jair.

And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone and captureth their towns, and calleth them 'Towns of Jair;'

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

and Nobah hath gone and captureth Kenath, and its villages, and calleth it Nobah, by his own name.