गन्ती 32

1 रूबेन र गादका सन्तानहरूका गाईवस्‍तुहरू धेरै थिए । जब तिनीहरूले याजेर र गिलादको भूमी देखे, त्यो भूमी गाईवस्‍तुहरूको निम्ति असाध्यै राम्रो थियो ।

The people of the tribes of Reuben and Gad had much livestock. They saw that the land near Jazer [city] and the Gilead [region east of the Jordan River] had good [grass] for the animals [to graze on].

2 त्यसैले गाद र रूबेनका सन्तानहरू आए अनि मोशा, पुजारी एलाजार र समुदायका अगुवाहरूसँग कुरा गरे । तिनीहरूले भने,

So their leaders came to Eleazar and the other leaders of the people and Moses/me. They said,

3 “हामीले सर्वेक्षण गरेका ठाउँहरूका सूची यही होः आतारोत, दीबोन, याजेर, निम्रा, हेश्बोन, एलाले, सबाम, नेबो र बओन ।

“We have a great amount of livestock.

4 यी ठाउँहरूलाई परमप्रभुले इस्राएलका समुदायको सामु आक्रमण गर्नुभयो र तिनीहरू गाईवस्‍तुहरूका निम्ति राम्रा ठाउँहरू छन् । हामी तपाईंका दासहरूका गाईवस्‍तुहरू धेरै छन् ।”

Yahweh has enabled us Israelis to capture some land that is very good for animals [to graze on]—the land near Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon [towns].

5 तिनीहरूले भने, “यदि हामीले तपाईंको नजरमा कृपा पाएका छौँ भने, यो भूमि तपाईंका दासहरू हामीलाई हाम्रो स्वामित्वमा दिइयोस् । हामीलाई यर्दन पारि नलैजानुहोस् ।”

If it pleases you, we would like this land to be ours, instead of land on the other side of the Jordan River.”

6 मोशाले गाद र रूबेनका सन्तानहरूलाई जवाफ दिए, “के तिमीहरू बसोवास गर्दा तिमीहरूका दाजुभाइहरूचाहिँ लडाइँमा जाने?

Moses/I replied to the leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben, “It is not right for [RHQ] your fellow Israelis to go to fight in wars and you stay here!

7 परमप्रभुले इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई दिनुभएको भूमिमा जानबाट तिनीहरूलाई किन निरुत्साहित पार्ने? मैले कादेश-बर्नेबाट तिमीहरूका बुबाहरूलाई भूमिको जाँचबुझ गर्न पठाउँदा तिनीहरूले त्यही गरे ।

[If you do that], you will cause the other Israelis to be discouraged, with the result that they will not cross [the Jordan River] to the land that Yahweh is giving to them [RHQ].

8 तिनीहरू एश्कोलको बेँसीमा गए ।

Your ancestors did the same kind of thing. I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to see what the land [of Canaan] was like.

9 तिनीहरूले भूमिलाई देखे र इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका मनलाई निरुत्साहित बनाए, ताकि परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई दिनुभएको भूमिमा प्रवेश गर्न तिनीहरूले इन्कार गरून् ।

They went as far as Eshcol Valley, but when they saw [the huge people in] the land, [they returned and] caused the Israeli people to be discouraged, saying ‘We should not try to enter the land that Yahweh said that he is giving to us.’

10 परमप्रभुको क्रोध दन्कियो । उहाँले शपथ खानुभयो र भन्‍नुभयो,

So Yahweh became very angry with them, and he solemnly declared this:

11 'मैले अब्राहाम, इसहाक र याकूबलाई प्रतिज्ञा गरेका भूमिलाई मिश्रबाट आएका बिस वर्षभन्दा माथिका कसैले देख्‍ने छैनन्, किनभने

‘From all the people who came out of Egypt, the only ones who are at least 20 years old who will see the land that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, are Jephunneh’s son Caleb and Nun’s son Joshua, because they trusted me completely. None of the other people who came out of Egypt will even see that land, because they have not completely believed in my [power].’

12 यपुन्‍नेका छोरा कालेब र नूनका छोरा यहोशूले बाहेक तिनीहरूले मलाई पूर्ण रूपमा अनुसरण गरेका छैनन् । कालेब र यहोशूले मात्र मलाई पूर्ण रूपमा अनुसरण गरेका छन् ।'

13 त्यसैले परमप्रभुको क्रोध इस्राएल विरुद्ध दन्कियो । उहाँको नजरमा दुष्‍टता गर्ने सबै पुस्ता विनाश नभएसम्म उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई मरुभूमिमा यताउता भौतारिन लगाउनुभयो ।

So Yahweh was angry with the Israeli people, and [as a result] he has caused us to wander in this desert for 40 years. Finally, all the people who had sinned against Yahweh [by refusing to trust him] died, [one by one].

14 हेर, तिमीहरू आफ्ना बुबाहरूको स्थानमा अझ धेरै पापी मानिसहरूझैँ इस्राएलको विरुद्धमा परमप्रभुको क्रोध उराल्न खडा भएका छौ ।

And you are acting like your ancestors did! You sinful Israeli people are going to cause Yahweh to be more angry with you [than he was with our ancestors]

15 यदि तिमीहरू उहाँलाई पछ्याउनबाट तर्कियौ भने, उहाँले इस्राएललाई फेरि पनि मरुभूमिमा नै छोड्नुहुने छ र तिमीहरूले यी सबै मानिसलाई नष्‍ट पार्ने छौ ।

If you stop trusting him, he will cause you and all your fellow Israelis to stay longer in the desert, and he will get rid of all of you!”

16 त्यसैले तिनीहरू मोशाको नजिक आए र भने, “यहाँ हाम्रा गाईवस्‍तुहरूका निम्ति खोर र हाम्रा परिवारहरूका निम्ति सहर बनाउन अनुमति दिनुहोस् ।

Then the [leaders of the tribes of Reuben and Gad] said to Moses/me, “First we will build pens for our animals and build cities for our families here.

17 तथापि, हामी आफैचाहिँ तिनीहरूलाई आ-आफ्नो ठाउँमा नलगेसम्म हामी हतियारसहित इस्राएलको फौजसँग जान्छौँ । तर अझै यस भूमिमा रहेका अन्य मानिसहरूका कारण हाम्रा परिवारहरूचाहिँ किल्लाबन्दी गरिएका सहरहरूमा बस्‍ने छन् ।

Then our families will live in strong cities with walls around them, and they will be safe from the people who live in this land. Then we will get ready to fight battles. We will help the other Israelis to get land [on the other side of the river].

18 इस्राएलका हरेक मानिसले आ-आफ्नो उत्तराधिकर नपाएसम्म हामी हाम्रो घरतिर फर्कने छैनौँ ।

We will not return to our homes until every Israeli has received some land.

19 हामीले तिनीहरूसँग यर्दन पारिपट्टि अंश पाउनेछै नौँ, किनभने हाम्रो अंश यहीँ यर्दनको पूर्वीपट्टि नै छ ।

We will not take any land on the west side of the Jordan [River]; our land will be here on the east side.”

20 त्यसैले मोशाले तिनीहरूलाई जवाफ दिए, “यदि तिमीहरूले आफूले भनेबमोजिम गर्छौ, तिमीहरू हातहतियारसहित परमप्रभुको सामु युद्ध गर्न जान्छौ भने,

So Moses/I told them, “[Okay, I will tell you] what you all must do. You must get ready to fight battles for Yahweh.

21 परमप्रभुले उहाँका शत्रुहरूलाई उहाँको सामुबाट नधपाउनुभएसम्म र

You all must cross the Jordan [River] carrying your weapons.

22 उहाँको सामु भूमिलाई कब्जा नगरेसम्म तिमीहरू सबै हातहतियारसहित परमप्रभुको सामु यर्दन पारि तर्नुपर्छ । त्यसपछि तिमीहरू फर्कन सक्छौ । तिमीहरू परमप्रभु र इस्राएलका सामु दोषरहित हुने छौ । यो भूमि परमप्रभुको सामु तिमीहरूको सम्पत्ति हुने छ ।

After Yahweh helps us to take that land [from the people who live there], you will be permitted to return to your homes. You will have done what you have promised Yahweh and the Israeli people that you would do, and you may keep this land to be your own, given to you by Yahweh.

23 तर यदि तिमीहरूले यसो गरेनौ भने, हेर, तिमीहरूले परमप्रभु विरुद्ध पाप गरेका हुने छौ । तिमीहरूका पापले अवश्य नै फेला पार्ने छ ।

“But if you do not do these things, you will be sinning against Yahweh, and he will punish you for [that] sin.

24 तिमीहरूका परिवारहरूका निम्ति सहरहरू र भेडाबाख्राहरूका निम्ति खोर बनाओ; तिमीहरूले जे भनेका छौ सो गर ।”

Now you can build cities for your families and pens for your animals, but after doing that, you must do what you have promised.”

25 गाद र रूबेनका सन्तानहरूले मोशालाई भने, “तपाईंका दासहरूले हाम्रा मालिकले आज्ञा गरेअनुसार गर्ने छन् ।

The leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben replied, “We will do what you have asked us to do [MTY], because you are our leader.

26 हाम्रा बालबच्‍चाहरू, हाम्रा पत्‍नीहरू, हाम्रा गाईवस्‍तुहरू र हाम्रा सबै भेडाबाख्रा गिलादका सहरहरूमा रहने छन् ।

Our wives and children and our cattle and sheep and goats will stay here in the cities in the Gilead area,

27 तथापि, हामी तपाईंका दासहरू हाम्रा मालिकले भन्‍नुभएबमोजिम नै लडाइँको निम्त हातहतियारसहित परमप्रभुको सामु पारि जाने छन् ।”

but we will prepare to go to battle. We will take our weapons and go across [the Jordan River] and fight for Yahweh, just as you, our leader, have said.”

28 त्यसैले मोशाले तिनीहरूको बारेमा पुजारी एलाजार, नूनका छोरा यहोशू र इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका कुल-कुलका अगुवाहरूलाई निर्देशन दिए ।

So Moses/I gave instructions about them to Eleazar, Joshua, and the leaders of the Israeli tribes.

29 मोशाले तिनीहरूलाई भने, “गाद र रूबेनका सन्तानहरू परमप्रभुको सामु लड्न हातहतियारसहित तिमीहरूसँगै यर्दन पारि जाने छन्, र यदि भूमिलाई तिमीहरूको सामु कब्जा गरियो भने, तिमीहरूले तिनीहरूलाई गिलादको भूमि अंशको रूपमा दिनू ।

Moses/I said to them, “If the men from the tribes of Gad and Reuben prepare for battle and cross the Jordan [River] with you, in order to do what Yahweh desires and help you to take that land, give them the Gilead area to belong to them.

30 तर यदि तिनीहरू तिमीहरूसँगै हातहतियारसहित पारि गएनन् भने, तिनीहरूले पनि कनानको मुलुकमा नै तिमीहरूमाझ अंश प्राप्‍त गर्ने छन् ।”

But if they do not take their weapons and go with you prepared to fight, they will not receive this land. They will need to accept some land in Canaan, like the rest of you will do.”

31 त्यसैले गाद र रूबेनका सन्तानहरूले जवाफ दिए, “परमप्रभुले हामी तपाईंका दासहरूलाई भन्‍नुभएबमोजिम हामीले यसै गर्ने छौँ ।

The [leaders of the tribes of Gad and Reuben] replied, “We will do what you have said and what Yahweh has said.

32 हामी परमप्रभुको सामु हातहतियारसहित कनानको भूमिमा पारि जानेछौँ, तर हाम्रो स्वामित्वमा रहेको अंश यर्दन वारि हामीसँग रहने छ ।”

We will cross the river into Canaan land, and we will do what Yahweh desires and be prepared for battle. But our land will be [here] on the east side of the Jordan [River].”

33 त्यसैले मोशाले एमोरी राजा सीहोन र बाशानका राजा ओगको राज्य गाद र रूबेनका सन्तानहरूसाथै योसेफका छोरा मनश्शेका आधा कुललाई दिए । तिनले त्यो भूमि तिनीहरूलाई दिए र यसका सिमानासहित सबै सहरहरू, त्यस वरिपरिका भूमिमा भएका सहरहरू भाग लगाए ।

So Moses/I agreed to give that land to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and to half of the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh. That land was previously the land where Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, ruled, and the land where Og, the king of Bashan [region], ruled, including its cities and surrounding land.

34 गादका सन्तानहरूले दीबोन, अतारोत, अरोएर,

The people of the tribe of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

35 अत्रोत-शोपान, याजेर, योगबहा,

Atroth-Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

36 बेथ-निम्रा, बेथ-हारान सहरहरूलाई पर्खालले घेरेर भेडाबाख्राहरूका निम्ति खोरहरू बनाए ।

Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran cities. Those were cities with strong walls around them. And they also built pens for their sheep.

37 रूबेनका सन्तानहरूले हेश्बोन, एलाले, किर्यातैयम,

The people of the tribe of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

38 नेबो, बालमोन, यिनीहरूका नाउँ पछि फेरियो र शिब्मा बनाए । तिनीहरूले पुनर्निर्माण गरेका सहरहरू नाउँ अरू नै राखे ।

Nebo, Baal-Meon, and Sibmah cities. When they rebuilt Nebo and Baal-Meon, they gave new names to those cities.

39 मनश्शेका छोरा माकीरका सन्तानहरू गिलादमा गए र त्यहाँ बसोबास गर्ने एमोरीहरूबाट यसलाई कब्जा गरे ।

The descendants of Manasseh’s son Makir went to the Gilead [region] and compelled the people of the Amor people-group to leave that area.

40 त्यसपछि मोशाले मनश्शेका छोरा माकीरलाई गिलाद दिए, र तिनका मानिसहरू त्यहाँ बसोबास गरे ।

So Moses/I gave Gilead to the family of Makir, and they started to live there.

41 मनश्शेका छोरा याईर गए र यसका नगरहरू कब्जा गरे र तिनीहरूको नाउँ हब्बात-याईर राखे ।

Jair, who was also a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured the small towns in that region, and he named them the Towns of Jair.

42 नोबाह गए र केनात र यसका गाउँहरू कब्जा गरे अनि तिनले यसको नाउँ आफ्नै नाउँमा नोबह राखे ।

A man named Nobah went and captured Kenath [city] and the nearby towns, and then he put his own name to be the new name of that area.