Numbers 32

1 Now, much cattle, had come into the possession of the sons of Reuben and of the sons of Gad, an exceeding mighty number. And when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, lo! the place, was a place for cattle.

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;

2 So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came in, —and spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of assembly, saying,

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,

3 As touching Ataroth and Dibon, and Jazer and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, —and Sebam and Nebo, and Beon-

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

4 the land which Yahweh smote before the assembly of Israel, a land for cattle, it is, —and, thy servants, have cattle.

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

5 And they said—If we have found favour in thine eyes, let this land be given unto thy servants, for a possession, —do not take us over the Jordan.

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."

6 Then said Moses unto the sons of Gad and unto the sons of Reuben, —Shall, your brethren, go into the war, and ye, settle down here?

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?

7 Wherefore, then, should ye dissuade the heart of the sons of Israel, from passing over into the land which Yahweh hath given to them?

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

8 Thus, did your fathers, —when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea, to view the land,

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

9 and they went up as far as the ravine of Eschol, and viewed the land, and then dissuaded the heart of the sons of Israel from entering into the land, which Yahweh had given them.

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 Jehovah had given them.

10 Then was the anger of Yahweh kindled on that day, —and he sware, saying:

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

11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt from twenty years old and upwards, shall see the soil, which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac and unto Jacob, because they have not followed after me fully;

'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 save Caleb son of Jephunneh, the Kenezite, and Joshua, son of Nun, —for they followed after Yahweh, fully.

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

13 So the anger of Yahweh kindled upon Israel, and he made them wander in the desert, forty years, —until all the generation who had done the evil in the eyes of Yahweh, had wasted away!

Jehovah'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 Jehovah, was consumed.

14 Lo! therefore, ye have arisen in the room of your fathers, a brood of sinful men, —to heap up yet more upon the heat of the anger of Yahweh, towards Israel.

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

15 If ye do turn away from following him, then will he yet again leave them behind in the desert, —so shall ye bring destruction upon all this people.

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

16 Then came they near unto him, and said, Folds, for flocks, would we build for our cattle, here, —and cities for our little ones;

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

17 but, we, would arm ourselves promptly, before the sons of Israel, until that we have brought them into their place, —so should our little ones remain in the fortified cities, because of the inhabitants of the land.

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.

18 We would not return unto our houses, —until the sons of Israel have possessed themselves each man, of his inheritance.

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

19 For we would not inherit with them, over the Jordan, and onwards, —because our inheritance hath come unto us on this side the Jordan towards sunrise.

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 unto them, If ye will indeed do this thing, —if ye will arm yourselves, before Yahweh, for the war;

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

21 and every armed man of you pass over the Jordan before Yahweh, —until he hath dispossessed his enemies, from before him;

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 the land be subdued before Yahweh then afterwards, shall ye return, and shall be acquitted by Yahweh and by Israel, —and this land shall be yours for a possession before Yahweh.

and the land is subdued before Jehovah; then afterward you 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 ye shall not do this, lo! ye will have sinned against Yahweh, —and take note of your sin, that it will find you out.

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

24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your flocks, —and then that which hath gone forth from your mouth, ye shall do.

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

25 Then spake the sons of Gad, and the sons of Reuben unto Moses, saying, —thy servants, will do, as, my lord, is giving command.

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

26 Our little ones, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, shall remain there in the cities of Gilead;

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

27 and thy servants, will pass over every one armed for war, before Yahweh to battle, —as, my lord is speaking.

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

28 So Moses gave command concerning them, unto Eleazar the priest and unto Joshua son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes, of the sons of Israel;

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.

29 and Moses said unto them—If the sons of Gad and the son of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every one armed for the war before Yahweh, and the land be subdued before you, then shall ye give unto them the land of Gilead, for a possession.

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 Jehovah, and the land is subdued before you; then you are to give them the land of Gilead for a possession.

30 But, if they will not pass over armed, with you, then shall they accept a possession in your midst, in the land of Canaan.

But if they will not pass over with you armed to battle before Jehovah, 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."

31 Then responded the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, saying, —That which Yahweh had spoken unto thy servants, so, will we do.

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

32 We, will pass over armed, before Yahweh into the land of Canaan, —then shall be ours, the possession of our inheritance across the Jordan.

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

33 So then Moses gave unto them even unto the sons of Gad and unto the sons of Reuben and unto the half tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the land by her cities with boundaries, even the cities of the land round about.

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.

34 And the sons of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, —and Aroer;

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

35 and Atroth-shophan and Jazer, and Jogbehah;

and Atrothshophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,

36 and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, —fortified cities and folds for flocks.

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

37 And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, —and Kiriathaim,

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

38 and Nebo and Baal-meon—their names being changed, and Sibmah, —and they gave names to the cities which they built.

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

39 Then went the sons of Machir son of Manasseh to Gilead, and captured it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein,

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

40 So Moses gave Gilead unto Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelt therein.

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

41 And Jair, son of Manasseh, went, and captured their encampments, —and called them Havvoth-jair ["The encampments of Jair"].

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

42 And, Nobah, went, and captured Kenath, with the villages thereof, —and called it Nobah, after his own name.

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