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,
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 venerunt ad Moysen, et ad Elezarum sacerdotem, et principes multitudinis, atque dixerunt:
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, et Dibon, et Iazer, et Nemra, Hesebon, et Eleale, et Saba, 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 Israel, regio uberrima est ad pastum animalium: et nos servi tui habemus iumenta plurima:
the land which Jehovah hath smitten before the company 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 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 Quibus respondit Moyses: Numquid fratres vestri ibunt ad pugnam, et vos hic sedebitis?
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 Cur subvertitis mentes filiorum Israel, ne transire audeant in locum, quem eis daturus est Dominus?
and why discourage ye the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them?
8 nonne ita egerunt patres vestri, quando misi de Cadesbarne ad explorandam Terram?
'Thus did your fathers in my sending 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.
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 Qui iratus iuravit, dicens:
and the anger of Jehovah burneth in that day, and He sweareth, saying,
11 Si videbunt homines isti, qui ascenderunt ex Aegypto a viginti annis et supra, Terram, quam sub iuramento pollicitus sum Abraham, Isaac, et Iacob: et noluerunt sequi 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 praeter Caleb filium Iephone Cenezaeum, et Iosue filium Nun: isti impleverunt voluntatem meam.
save Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua son of Nun, for they have been fully after Jehovah;
13 Iratusque Dominus adversum Israel, circumduxit eum per desertum quadraginta annis, donec consumeretur universa generatio, quae fecerat malum in conspectu eius.
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 Et ecce, inquit, vos surrexistis pro patribus vestris, incrementa, et alumni hominum peccatorum, ut augeretis furorem Domini contra Israel.
'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 Quod si nolueritis sequi eum, in solitudine populum derelinquet, et vos causa eritis necis omnium.
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 At illi prope accedentes, dixerunt: Caulas ovium fabricabimus, et stabula iumentorum, parvulis quoque nostris urbes munitas:
And they come nigh unto him, and say, 'Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;
17 nos autem ipsi armati et accincti pergemus ad praelium ante filios Israel, donec introducamus eos ad loca sua. Parvuli nostri, et quidquid habere possumus, erunt in urbibus muratis, propter habitatorum insidias.
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 Non revertemur in domos nostras, usque dum possideant filii Israel hereditatem suam:
we do not turn back unto our houses till the sons of Israel have inherited each his inheritance,
19 nec quidquam quaeremus trans Iordanem, quia iam habemus nostram possessionem in orientali eius plaga.
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 Quibus Moyses ait: Si facitis quod promittitis, expediti pergite coram Domino ad pugnam:
And Moses saith unto them, 'If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,
21 et omnis vir bellator armatus Iordanem transeat, donec subvertat Dominus inimicos suos,
and every armed one of you hath passed over the Jordan before Jehovah, till his dispossessing 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 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 Sin autem quod dicitis, non feceritis, nulli dubium est quin peccetis in Deum: et scitote quoniam peccatum vestrum apprehendet vos.
'And if ye do not so, lo, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and know ye your sin, that it doth find you;
24 Aedificate ergo urbes parvulis vestris, et caulas, et stabula ovibus ac iumentis: et quod polliciti estis implete.
build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.'
25 Dixeruntque filii Gad et Ruben ad Moysen: Servi tui sumus, faciemus quod iubet dominus noster.
And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben speak unto Moses, saying, 'Thy servants do as my lord is commanding;
26 Parvulos nostros, et mulieres, et pecora, ac iumenta relinquemus in urbibus Galaad:
our infants, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, are there in cities of Gilead,
27 nos autem famuli tui omnes expediti pergemus ad bellum, sicut tu domine loqueris.
and thy servants pass over, every armed one of the host, before Jehovah, to battle, as my lord is saying.'
28 Praecepit ergo Moyses Eleazaro sacerdoti, et Iosue filio Nun, et principibus familiarum per tribus Israel, et dixit ad eos:
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 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 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 Sin autem noluerint transire armati vobiscum in Terram Chanaan, inter vos habitandi accipiant loca.
and if they do not pass over armed with you, then they have possessions in your midst in the land of Canaan.'
31 Responderuntque filii Gad, et filii Ruben: Sicut locutus est Dominus servis suis, ita faciemus:
And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, 'That which Jehovah hath spoken unto thy servants — so we do;
32 ipsi armati pergemus coram Domino in Terram Chanaan, et possessionem iam suscepisse nos confitemur trans Iordanem.
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 Dedit itaque Moyses filiis Gad et Ruben, et dimidiae tribui Manasse filii Ioseph regnum Sehon regis Amorrhaei, et regnum Og regis Basan, et terram eorum cum urbibus suis per circuitum.
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 Igitur extruxerunt filii Gad, Dibon, et Ataroth, et Aroer,
And the sons of Gad build Dihon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
35 et Roth, et Sophan, et Iazer, et Iegbaa,
and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
36 et Bethnemra, et Betharan, urbes munitas, et caulas pecoribus suis.
and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, cities of defence, and sheepfolds.
37 Filii vero Ruben aedificaverunt Hesebon, et Eleale, et Cariathaim,
And the sons of Reuben have build Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
38 et Nabo, et Baalmeon versis nominibus, Sabama quoque: imponentes vocabula urbibus, quas extruxerunt.
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 Porro filii Machir filii Manasse perrexerunt in Galaad, et vastaverunt eam interfecto Amorrhaeo habitatore eius.
And sons of Machir son of Manasseh go to Gilead, and capture it, and dispossess the Amorite, who [is] in it;
40 Dedit ergo Moyses Terram Galaad Machir filio Manasse, qui habitavit in ea.
and Moses giveth Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelleth in it.
41 Iair autem filius Manasse abiit et occupavit vicos eius, quos appellavit Havoth Iair, id est, Villas Iair.
And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone and captureth their towns, and calleth them 'Towns of Jair;'
42 Nobe quoque perrexit, et apprehendit Chanath cum viculis suis: vocavitque eam ex nomine suo Nobe.
and Nobah hath gone and captureth Kenath, and its villages, and calleth it Nobah, by his own name.
