Numbers 21
1 The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim. He fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.
Kabaka Omukanani ow’e Yaladi eyatuulanga mu bukiikaddyo, n’awulira nga Isirayiri ajjira mu kkubo lya Asalimu, n’alumba Isirayiri n’amulwanyisa n’awambamu abamu ku bo.
2 Israel vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, “If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”
Awo Isirayiri ne yeeyama eri Mukama Katonda obweyamo buno nti, “Bw’onoogabula abantu bano mu mukono gwaffe, ne tubawangula, ebibuga byabwe tulibizikiririza ddala.”
3 Yahweh listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. The name of the place was called Hormah.
Mukama Katonda n’awulira okwegayirira kw’Abayisirayiri, Abakanani n’abawaayo eri Abayisirayiri, ne bazikiriza ebibuga byabwe; ekifo ekyo ne kituumibwa erinnya Koluma.
4 They traveled from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. The soul of the people was very discouraged because of the journey.
Ne basitula okuva ku lusozi Koola, ne bakwata ekkubo eriraga ku Nnyanja Emyufu, balyoke beetooloole ensi ya Edomu. Abantu nga bali ku lugendo olwo ne batandika okuggwaamu obugumiikiriza.
5 The people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, there is no water, and our soul loathes this disgusting food!”
Ne beemulugunyiza Musa ne Katonda nga boogera nti, “Lwaki mwatuggya mu Misiri okufiira wano mu malungu? Kubanga temuli mmere; so temuli mazzi; n’obumere buno bwe tufuna tubwetamiddwa.”
6 Yahweh sent venomous snakes among the people, and they bit the people. Many people of Israel died.
Awo Mukama n’asindikira abantu emisota emikambwe egy’obusagwa, ne gibojja abantu, era abaana ba Isirayiri bangi ne bafa.
7 The people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh, that he take away the serpents from us.” Moses prayed for the people.
Abantu ne bajja awali Musa, ne bamugamba nti, “Twayonoona bwe twakwemulugunyiza ne twemulugunyiza ne Mukama Katonda, ne tuboogerako bubi. Tusaba weegayirire Mukama atuggyeko emisota gino.” Musa n’asabira abantu.
8 Yahweh said to Moses, “Make a venomous snake, and set it on a pole. It shall happen that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”
Mukama Katonda n’agamba Musa nti, “Kolayo omusota ogufaanana nga giri emikambwe egy’obusagwa oguwanike ku mulongooti; buli anaabojjebwanga omusota, n’agutunulako, anaawonanga.”
9 Moses made a serpent of bronze, and set it on the pole. If a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked at the serpent of bronze, he lived.
Awo Musa n’aweesa omusota ogw’ekikomo, n’aguwanika ku mulongooti. Kale buli eyabojjebwanga omusota n’atunula ku musota ogw’ekikomo, ng’awona, ng’aba mulamu.
10 The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in Oboth.
Awo abaana ba Isirayiri ne basitula ne batambula okutuuka mu Yebosi, ne basiisira omwo.
11 They traveled from Oboth, and encamped at Iyeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrise.
Ne basitula okuva mu Yebosi ne batambula, ne basiisira mu Lye-Abalimu, mu ddungu eryolekedde Mowaabu, ku luuyi olw’ebuvanjuba.
12 From there they traveled, and encamped in the valley of Zered.
Bwe baava awo, ne batambula okulaga mu kiwonvu kya Zeredi, ne basiisira omwo.
13 From there they traveled, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
Ne bava awo, ne batambula ne basiisira emitala w’omugga Alunoni, oguli mu ddungu erituuka ne ku nsalo ya Abamoli. Omugga Alunoni ye nsalo ya Mowaabu, eyawula Mowaabu n’Abamoli.
14 Therefore it is said in The Book of the Wars of Yahweh, “Vaheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,
Kyekyava kiwandiikibwa mu Kitabo ky’Entalo za Mukama Katonda, nti, “Zakabu ne Sufa, n’ebiwonvu bya Alunoni,
15 the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”
n’obuserengeto bw’ebiwonvu ebituuka ku kibuga kya Ali, ne byesigama ku nsalo ya Mowaabu.”
16 From there they traveled to Beer; that is the well of which Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”
Bwe baava eyo ne batambula okutuuka e Beeri, olwo lwe luzzi Mukama we yagambira Musa nti, “Abantu bonna bakuŋŋaanye, mbawe amazzi.”
17 Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well! Sing to it,
Isirayiri n’alyoka ayimba oluyimba luno, nti, “Weetale, ggwe Oluzzi! Muluyimbirire!
18 the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter, and with their poles.” From the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;
Muyimbe ku luzzi abalangira lwe baasima, abakungu n’abantu lwe baayiikuula, abakungu, emiggo gyabwe.”
19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
Ne bava mu ddungu ne batambula okutuuka e Matana. Bwe baava e Matana ne balaga e Nakalieri, ne bava e Nakalieri ne balaga e Bamosi.
20 and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.
Bwe baava e Bamosi ne balaga mu kiwonvu ekiri mu matwale ga Mowaabu wansi w’olusozi Pisuga, kw’osinziira okulengera eddungu.
21 Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
Awo Isirayiri n’atuma ababaka eri Sikoni kabaka w’Abamoli ng’amugamba nti,
22 “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn away into field or vineyard. We will not drink of the water of the wells. We will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed your border.”
“Tukkirize tuyite mu nsi yo. Tetuliyita mu birime wadde mu nnimiro z’emizabbibu, era tetugenda kunywa na ku mazzi agali mu nzizi. Tugenda kutambulira mu Luguudo lwa Kabaka olunene mwokka okutuusa lwe tuliva mu nsi yo.”
23 Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border, but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz. He fought against Israel.
Naye Sikoni n’atakkiriza Isirayiri kuyita mu nsi ye. N’akuŋŋaanya eggye lye lyonna, n’agenda atabaale Isirayiri mu ddungu. Bwe yatuuka e Yakazi n’alwana ne Isirayiri.
24 Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was fortified.
Isirayiri n’amufumita n’obwogi bw’ekitala, n’atwala ensi ye okuva ku mugga Alunoni okutuuka ku mugga Yaboki, n’atuukira ddala ku Bamoni, n’akoma awo, kubanga Abamoni baali ba maanyi nnyo ku nsalo yaabwe.
25 Israel took all these cities. Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.
Isirayiri n’awamba ebibuga byonna eby’Abamoli n’abeera omwo, ne Kesuboni n’akiwambiramu n’obubuga bwonna obwali bukyetoolodde.
26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.
Kesuboni kye kyali ekibuga ekikulu ekya Sikoni Kabaka w’Abamoli kye yali awambye ng’amaze okulwana n’eyali kabaka wa Mowaabu n’amuggyako ensi ye yonna okutuuka ku Alunoni.
27 Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, “Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;
Abayiiya ennyimba kyebaava bayimba nti, “Mujje e Kesuboni kizimbibwe; ekibuga kya Sikoni kizzibwewo.
28 for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
“Omuliro gwafuluma mu Kesuboni, ennimi z’omuliro ne ziva mu kibuga kya Sikoni. Gwayokya Ali ekya Mowaabu, n’abatuula mu nsozi za Alunoni.
29 Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
Zikusanze, gwe Mowaabu! Muzikirizibbwa, mmwe abantu ba Kemosi! Batabani be abawaddeyo eri kabaka Sikoni ow’Abamoli ne bafuuka ng’abanoonyi b’obubudamu ne bawala be, ng’abawambe.
30 We have shot at them. Heshbon has perished even to Dibon. We have laid waste even to Nophah, Which reaches to Medeba.”
“Naye tubawangudde Kesuboni azikiridde okutuukira ddala ku Diboni. Tubafufuggazza okutuuka ku Nofa, kwe kutuukira ddala ku Medeba.”
31 Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
Bw’atyo Isirayiri n’atuula mu nsi y’Abamoli.
32 Moses sent to spy out Jazer. They took its villages, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
Musa bwe yamala okutuma abakessi e Yazeri, abaana ba Isirayiri ne bawamba ebibuga ebyali bikyebunguludde, ne bagobamu Abamoli abaabibeerangamu.
33 They turned and went up by the way of Bashan. Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
Ne bakyuka ne bambukira mu kkubo eriraga e Basani. Ogi kabaka w’e Basani n’eggye lye lyonna ne yeesowolayo okubatabaala mu lutalo olwali mu Ederei.
34 Yahweh said to Moses, “Don’t fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people, and his land. You shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.”
Mukama n’agamba Musa nti, “Tomutya; kubanga mugabudde mu mukono gwo, n’eggye lye lyonna awamu n’ensi ye; omukole nga bwe wakola Sikoni kabaka w’Abamoli eyafugiranga mu Kesuboni.”
35 So they struck him, with his sons and all his people, until there were no survivors; and they possessed his land.
Bwe batyo ne bamutta, ne batabani be, n’eggye lye lyonna, ne batawonyaawo muntu n’omu. Ensi ye ne bagirya.
