Liber Numeri 32
1 Filii autem Ruben et Gad habebant pecora multa, et erat illis in jumentis infinita substantia. Cumque vidissent Jazer 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 to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,
3 Ataroth, et Dibon, et Jazer, et Nemra, Hesebon, et Eleale, et Saban, et Nebo, et Beon,
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 terra, quam percussit Dominus in conspectu filiorum Israël, regio uberrima est ad pastum animalium: et nos servi tui habemus jumenta plurima,
[Even] the country 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 Jordanem.
Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given to thy servants for a possession, [and] bring us not over Jordan.
6 Quibus respondit Moyses: Numquid fratres vestri ibunt ad pugnam, et vos hic sedebitis?
And Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
7 cur subvertitis mentes filiorum Israël, ne transire audeant in locum, quem eis daturus est Dominus?
And why discourage ye 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 Israël, ut non intrarent fines, quos eis Dominus dedit.
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 the LORD had given them.
10 Qui iratus juravit, dicens:
And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and he swore, saying,
11 Si videbunt homines isti, qui ascenderunt ex Ægypto a viginti annis et supra, terram, quam sub juramento pollicitus sum Abraham, Isaac, et Jacob: et noluerunt sequi me,
Surely none of the men that came up from 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 præter Caleb filium Jephone Cenezæum, et Josue filium Nun: isti impleverunt voluntatem meam.
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
13 Iratusque Dominus adversum Israël, circumduxit eum per desertum quadraginta annis, donec consumeretur universa generatio, quæ fecerat malum in conspectu ejus.
And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander 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 Israël.
And behold, ye have risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD towards 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 he will destroy all this people.
16 At illi prope accedentes, dixerunt: Caulas ovium fabricabimus, et stabula jumentorum, parvulis quoque nostris urbes munitas:
And they came near to him, and said, We will build sheep-folds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
17 nos autem ipsi armati et accincti pergemus ad prælium ante filios Israël, donec introducamus eos ad loca sua. Parvuli nostri, et quidquid habere possumus, erunt in urbibus muratis, propter habitatorum insidias.
But we ourselves will go ready armed 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 Non revertemur in domos nostras, usque dum possideant filii Israël hæreditatem suam:
We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
19 nec quidquam quæremus trans Jordanem, quia jam habemus nostram possessionem in orientali ejus plaga.
For we will not inherit with them on the other side of Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance hath fallen to us on this side of Jordan eastward.
20 Quibus Moyses ait: Si facitis quod promittitis, expediti pergite coram Domino ad pugnam:
And Moses said to them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
21 et omnis vir bellator armatus Jordanem transeat, donec subvertat Dominus inimicos suos,
And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
22 et subjiciatur ei omnis terra: tunc eritis inculpabiles apud Dominum et apud Israël, et obtinebitis regiones, quas vultis, coram Domino.
And the land shall be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your 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 be sure your sin will find you out.
24 Ædificate ergo urbes parvulis vestris, et caulas, et stabula ovibus ac jumentis: 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 jubet dominus noster.
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
26 Parvulos nostros, et mulieres, et pecora, ac jumenta 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 armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
28 Præcepit ergo Moyses Eleazaro sacerdoti, et Josue filio Nun, et principibus familiarum per tribus Israël, et dixit ad eos:
So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
29 Si transierint filii Gad et filii Ruben vobiscum Jordanem omnes armati ad bellum coram Domino, et vobis fuerit terra subjecta, date eis Galaad in possessionem.
And Moses said to them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed for 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 to thy servants, so will we do.
32 ipsi armati pergemus coram Domino in terram Chanaan, et possessionem jam suscepisse nos confitemur trans Jordanem.
We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan [may be] ours.
33 Dedit itaque Moyses filiis Gad et Ruben, et dimidiæ tribui Manasse filii Joseph, regnum Sehon regis Amorrhæi, et regnum Og regis Basan, et terram eorum cum urbibus suis per circuitum.
And Moses gave to them, [even] to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to half the 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, with its cities in the borders, [even] the cities of the country around.
34 Igitur exstruxerunt filii Gad, Dibon, et Ataroth, et Aroër,
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
35 et Etroth, et Sophan, et Jazer, et Jegbaa,
And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, 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 Kirjathaim,
38 et Nabo, et Baalmeon versis nominibus, Sabama quoque: imponentes vocabula urbibus, quas exstruxerunt.
And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed, ) and Shibmah: and gave other names to the cities which they built.
39 Porro filii Machir filii Manasse, perrexerunt in Galaad, et vastaverunt eam interfecto Amorrhæo habitatore ejus.
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite who [was] in it.
40 Dedit ergo Moyses terram Galaad Machir filio Manasse, qui habitavit in ea.
And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt in it.
41 Jair autem filius Manasse abiit, et occupavit vicos ejus, quos appellavit Havoth Jair, id est, Villas Jair.
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its small towns, and called them Havoth-jair.
42 Nobe quoque perrexit, et apprehendit Chanath cum viculis suis: vocavitque eam ex nomine suo Nobe.
And Nobah went and took Kenath, and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
