Liber Numeri 32
1 Filii autem Ruben et Gad habebant pecora multa, et erat illis in iumentis infinita substantia. Cumque vidissent Iazer, et Galaad aptas animalibus alendis terras,
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle; and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle,
2 venerunt ad Moysen, et ad Elezarum sacerdotem, et principes multitudinis, atque dixerunt:
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying:
3 Ataroth, et Dibon, et Iazer, et Nemra, Hesebon, et Eleale, et Saban, et Nebo, et Beon,
'Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 terra, quam percussit Dominus in conspectu filiorum Israel, regio uberrima est ad pastum animalium: et nos servi tui habemus iumenta plurima:
the land which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.'
5 precamurque si invenimus gratiam coram te, ut des nobis famulis tuis eam in possessionem, nec facias nos transire Iordanem.
And they said: 'If we have found favour in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession; bring us not over the Jordan.'
6 Quibus respondit Moyses: Numquid fratres vestri ibunt ad pugnam, et vos hic sedebitis?
And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: 'Shall your brethren go to the war, and shall ye sit here?
7 Cur subvertitis mentes filiorum Israel, ne transire audeant in locum, quem eis daturus est Dominus?
And wherefore will ye turn away the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
8 Nonne ita egerunt patres vestri, quando misi de Cadesbarne ad explorandam Terram?
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
9 Cumque venissent usque ad Vallem Botri, lustrata omni regione, subverterunt cor filiorum Israel, ut non intrarent fines, quos eis Dominus dedit.
For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they turned away the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
10 Qui iratus iuravit, dicens:
And the LORD'S anger was kindled in that day, and He swore, saying:
11 Si videbunt homines isti, qui ascenderunt ex Ægypto a viginti annis et supra, Terram, quam sub iuramento pollicitus sum Abraham, Isaac, et Iacob: et noluerunt sequi me,
Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed Me;
12 præter Caleb filium Iephone Cenezæum, et Iosue filium Nun: isti impleverunt voluntatem meam.
save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have wholly followed the LORD.
13 Iratusque Dominus adversum Israel, circumduxit eum per desertum quadraginta annis, donec consumeretur universa generatio, quæ fecerat malum in conspectu eius.
And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and He made them wander to and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
14 Et ecce, inquit, vos surrexistis pro patribus vestris, incrementa, et alumni hominum peccatorum, ut augeretis furorem Domini contra Israel.
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, a brood of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.
15 Quod si nolueritis sequi eum, in solitudine populum derelinquet, et vos causa eritis necis omnium.
For if ye turn away from after Him, He will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and so ye will destroy all this people.'
16 At illi prope accedentes, dixerunt: Caulas ovium fabricabimus, et stabula iumentorum, parvulis quoque nostris urbes munitas:
And they came near unto him, and said: 'We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones;
17 nos autem ipsi armati et accincti pergemus ad prælium ante filios Israel, donec introducamus eos ad loca sua. Parvuli nostri, et quidquid habere possumus, erunt in urbibus muratis, propter habitatorum insidias.
but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place; and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 Non revertemur in domos nostras, usque dum possideant filii Israel hereditatem suam:
We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
19 nec quidquam quæremus trans Iordanem, quia iam habemus nostram possessionem in orientali eius plaga.
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 Quibus Moyses ait: Si facitis quod promittitis, expediti pergite coram Domino ad pugnam:
And Moses said unto them: 'If ye will do this thing: if ye will arm yourselves to go before the LORD to the war,
21 et omnis vir bellator armatus Iordanem transeat, donec subvertat Dominus inimicos suos,
and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before the LORD, until He hath driven out His enemies from before Him,
22 et subiiciatur ei omnis Terra: tunc eritis inculpabiles apud Dominum et apud Israel, et obtinebitis regiones, quas vultis coram Domino.
and the land be subdued before the LORD, and ye return afterward; then ye shall be clear before the LORD, and before Israel, and this land shall be unto you for a possession before the LORD.
23 Sin autem quod dicitis, non feceritis, nulli dubium est quin peccetis in Deum: et scitote quoniam peccatum vestrum apprehendet vos.
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD; and know ye your sin which will find you.
24 Ædificate ergo urbes parvulis vestris, et caulas, et stabula ovibus ac iumentis: et quod polliciti estis implete.
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.'
25 Dixeruntque filii Gad et Ruben ad Moysen: Servi tui sumus, faciemus quod iubet dominus noster.
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
26 Parvulos nostros, et mulieres, et pecora, ac iumenta relinquemus in urbibus Galaad:
Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;
27 nos autem famuli tui omnes expediti pergemus ad bellum, sicut tu domine loqueris.
but thy servants will pass over, every man that is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.'
28 Præcepit ergo Moyses Eleazaro sacerdoti, et Iosue filio Nun, et principibus familiarum per tribus Israel, et dixit ad eos:
So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
29 Si transierint filii Gad, et filii Ruben vobiscum Iordanem omnes armati ad bellum coram Domino, et vobis fuerit Terra subiecta: date eis Galaad in possessionem.
And Moses said unto them: 'If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man that is armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you, then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;
30 Sin autem noluerint transire armati vobiscum in Terram Chanaan, inter vos habitandi accipiant loca.
but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.'
31 Responderuntque filii Gad, et filii Ruben: Sicut locutus est Dominus servis suis, ita faciemus:
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying: 'As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
32 ipsi armati pergemus coram Domino in Terram Chanaan, et possessionem iam suscepisse nos confitemur trans Iordanem.
We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.'
33 Dedit itaque Moyses filiis Gad et Ruben, et dimidiæ tribui Manasse filii Ioseph regnum Sehon regis Amorrhæi, et regnum Og regis Basan, et terram eorum cum urbibus suis per circuitum.
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto 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 the cities thereof with their borders, even the cities of the land round about.
34 Igitur extruxerunt filii Gad, Dibon, et Ataroth, et Aroer,
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer;
35 et Etroth, et Sophan, et Iazer, et Iegbaa,
and Atroth-shophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah;
36 et Bethnemra, et Betharan, urbes munitas, et caulas pecoribus suis.
and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep.
37 Filii vero Ruben ædificaverunt Hesebon, et Eleale, et Cariathaim,
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim;
38 et Nabo, et Baalmeon versis nominibus, Sabama quoque: imponentes vocabula urbibus, quas extruxerunt.
and Nebo, and Baal-meon — their names being changed — and Sibmah; and gave their names unto the cities which they builded.
39 Porro filii Machir filii Manasse perrexerunt in Galaad, et vastaverunt eam interfecto Amorrhæo habitatore eius.
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein.
40 Dedit ergo Moyses Terram Galaad Machir filio Manasse, qui habitavit in ea.
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
41 Iair autem filius Manasse abiit et occupavit vicos eius, quos appellavit Havoth Iair, id est, Villas Iair.
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the villages thereof, and called them Havvoth-jair.
42 Nobe quoque perrexit, et apprehendit Chanath cum viculis suis: vocavitque eam ex nomine suo Nobe.
And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
