1 T hen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.

«ثُمَّ دُرنا وَانْطَلَقنا نَحوَ الصَّحراءِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ إلَى البَحرِ الأحمَرِ كَما أمَرَنِي اللهُ. وَسِرْنا حَولَ مِنْطَقَةِ سَعِيرَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ أيّاماً كَثِيرَةً.

2 A nd the Lord spake unto me, saying,

«ثُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِي:

3 Y e have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.

‹كَفاكُمْ دَوَراناً حَولَ هَذا الجَبَلِ، اتَّجِهُوا الآنَ نَحْوَ الشَّمالِ.

4 A nd command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:

وَمُرِ الشَّعبَ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: سَتَعبُرُونَ حُدُودَ أقرِبائِكُمْ نَسلِ عِيسُو الَّذِينَ يَسكُنُونَ فِي سَعِيرَ فَيَخافُونَ مِنْكُمْ، فَكُونُوا حَذِرِينَ جِدّاً.

5 m eddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

لا تُحارِبُوهُم لِأنَّنِي لَنْ أُعطِيكُمْ شَيئاً مِنْ أرْضِهِمْ. فقَدْ أعطَيتُ مِنْطَقَةَ سَعِيرَ الجَبَلِيَّةَ لِعِيسُو مُلكاً لَهُ.

6 Y e shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.

سَتَشتَرُونَ الطَّعامَ مِنْهُمْ بِمالٍ لِتَأكُلُوا، وَسَتَشتَرُونَ الماءَ مِنهُمْ لِتَشرَبُوا.

7 F or the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

قَدْ بارَكَكَ إلَهُكَ فِي كُلِّ ما عَمِلتَهُ. وَاهتَمَّ بِكَ فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحْراءِ العَظِيمَةِ. كانَ إلَهُكَ مَعكَ فِي السَّنَواتِ الأربَعِينَ الماضِيَةِ، وَلَمْ تَحْتَجْ إلَى شَيءٍ.›

8 A nd when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

«حِينَئِذٍ، انطَلَقْنا بَعِيداً عَنْ أقرِبائِنا نَسلِ عِيسُو المُقِيمِينَ فِي جَبَلِ سَعِيرَ، بَعِيداً عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ إلَى وادِي الأُردُنِّ، وَبَعِيداً عَنْ إيلاتَ، وَبَعِيداً عَنْ عِصْيُونِ جابِرَ. ثُمَّ دُرْنا وَسِرْنا فِي الطَّرِيقِ إلَى بَرِّيَّةِ مُوآبَ.

9 A nd the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

«وَقالَ اللهُ لِي: ‹لا تُزْعِجْ شَعبَ مُوآبَ وَلا تُحارِبْهُمْ، لِأنِّي لَنْ أُعطِيَكَ شَيئاً مِنْ أرْضِهِمْ مُلْكاً لَكَ. فَقَدْ أعطَيتُ مَدينَةَ عارَ مِيراثاً لِنَسلِ لُوطَ مُلْكاً لَهُمْ.›»

10 T he Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;

فَقَدْ سَكَنَ الإيمِيُّونَ مَدينَةَ عارَ قَبلاً. وَكانُوا شَعباً قَوِيّاً وَكَثِيراً وَطَوِيلاً كَالعَناقِيِّينَ.

11 w hich also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.

كانَ يُعتَقَدُ أنَّ الإيمِيِّينَ رَفائِيُّونَ كَالعَناقِيِّينِ، غَيرَ أنَّ المُوَآبِيِّينَ يَدعُونَهُمُ الإيمِيِّينَ.

12 T he Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them.

كَما سَكَنَ الحُورِيُّونَ فِي سَعِيرَ سابِقاً، لَكِنَّ نَسلَ عِيسُو طَرَدُوهُمْ وَأهلَكُوهُمْ مِنْ أمامِهِمْ وَسَكَنُوا مَكانَهُمْ، كَما عَمِلَ إسْرائِيلُ بِشَعبِ الأرْضِ الَّتِي امتَلَكَها، وَالَّتِي أعطاها اللهُ لَهُمْ.

13 N ow rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.

«وَقالَ اللهُ: ‹وَالآنَ قُومُوا وَاعْبُرُوا وادِيَ زارَدَ.› فَعَبَرْنا وادِي زارَدَ.

14 A nd the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the Lord sware unto them.

وَقَدِ اسْتَغرَقَنا السَّفَرُ مِنْ قادَشَ بَرْنِيعَ إلَى وادِي زارَدَ ثَمانِيَ وَثَلاثِينَ سَنَةً. وَخِلالَ هَذِهِ الفَترَةِ فَنِيَ فِي المُخَيَّمِ كُلُّ جِيلِ المُحارِبِينَ تَماماً كَما أقْسَمَ اللهُ لَهُمْ.

15 F or indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.

فَقَدَ مَدَّ اللهُ يَدَهُ ليُقاوَمَهُمُ، حَتَّى استأصَلَهُمْ مِنَ المُخَيَّمِ، وَأهلَكَهُمْ تَماماً.

16 S o it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,

«وَعِندَما ماتَ كُلُّ المُحارِبِينَ مِنَ الشَّعبِ،

17 t hat the Lord spake unto me, saying,

تَكَلَّمَ اللهُ إلَيَّ وَقالَ:

18 T hou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:

‹سَتَعبُرُ اليَومَ حُدُودَ مُوآبَ فِي عارَ.

19 a nd when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.

وَحِينَ تَقْتَرِبُونَ مِنَ العَمُّونِيِّينَ، لا تُهَيِّجُوهُمْ وَلا تُحارِبُوهُمْ، لِأنِّي لَنْ أُعطِيكُمْ شَيئاً مِنْ أرْضِهِمْ، لِأنِّي أعطَيتُها لِنَسلِ لُوطَ مُلْكاً لَهُمْ.›»

20 ( That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;

وَأرْضُ العَمُّونِيِّينَ أيضاً تُعتَبَرُ أرْضَ رَفائِيِّينَ، إذْ سَكَنُوا فِيها قَبلاً. وَقَدْ كانَ العَمُّونِيُّونَ يَدعُونَهُمْ زَمْزُمِيِّينَ.

21 a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the Lord destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:

وَقَدْ كانُوا شَعباً قَوِيّاً وَكَثِيراً وَطَوِيلاً كَالعَناقِيِّينَ. لَكِنَّ اللهَ أهلَكَهُمْ مِنْ أمامِ العَمُّونِيِّينَ. فَطَرَدَهُمُ العَمُّونِيُّونَ وَسَكَنُوا مَكانَهُمْ.

22 a s he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:

تَماماً كَما فَعَلَ لِنَسلِ عِيسُو الَّذِي كانَ يَسكُنُ فِي سَعِيرَ حِينَ أهلَكَ الحُورِيِّينَ أمامَهُمْ. فامتَلَكَ الأدُومِيُّونَ أرْضَهُمْ وَسَكَنُوا مَكانَهُمْ إلَى هَذا اليَومِ.

23 a nd the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)

وَكَذَلِكَ الكَفْتُورِيُّونَ، الَّذِينَ أتَوا مِنْ كَفتُور، أبادُوا العُوِّيِّينَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يَسْكُنُونُ القُرَى القَرِيبَةَ مِنْ غِزَّةَ، وَسَكَنُوا هُناكَ مَكانَهُمْ. مُحارَبَةُ الأمُورِيِّين

24 R ise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.

«وَقالَ لِيَ اللهُ: ‹قُمْ وَانْطَلِقْ وَاعبُرْ وادِي أرنُونَ، فَها قَدْ أعطَيتُكَ القُوَّةَ لِتَهزِمَ سِيحُونَ مَلِكَ حَشْبُونَ. فبادِرْ بِامتِلاكِ أرْضِهِ، وَبِشَنِّ حَرْبٍ عَلَيهِ.

25 T his day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

وَسَأبدَأُ أنا اليَومَ بِزَرْعِ رُعبٍ وَخَوفٍ مِنكَ فِي النّاسِ، حَتَّى يَخافُوا وَيَرْتَعِدُوا أمامَكَ حِينَ يَسمَعُونَ أخْبارَكَ.›

26 A nd I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

«فَأرْسَلْتُ رُسُلاً مِنَ الصَّحْراءِ الشَّرقِيَّةِ إلَى سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ حَشْبُونَ باتَّفاقِيَّةِ سَلامٍ حَيْثُ قُلْتُ لَهُ

27 L et me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

اسمَحْ لَنا بِالمُرُورِ بِأرْضِكَ. وَسَنَبقَى فِي الطَّرِيقِ فَقَطْ دُونَ أنْ نَمِيلَ يَمِيناً أوْ يَساراً.

28 T hou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;

نَشْتَري مِنْكَ الطَّعامَ بِمالٍ لِنَأكُلَ، وَالماءَ لِنَشرَبَ. فاسمَحْ لَنا بِالمُرُورِ عَلَى أقدامِنا،

29 ( as the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us.

كَما سَمَحَ لَنا نَسلُ عِيسُو المُقِيمُونَ فِي سَعِيرَ، وَالمُوآبِيُّونَ المُقِيمُونَ فِي عارَ، لِنَعْبُرَ نَهرَ الأُردُنِّ إلَى الأرْضِ الَّتِي وَهَبَها لَنا إلَهُنا.

30 B ut Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.

«لَكِنَّ سِيحُونَ مَلِكَ حَشبُونَ رَفَضَ أنْ يَسمَح لَنا بِالمُرُورِ فِي أرْضِهِ، لِأنَّ إلَهَكَ قَسَّى رُوحَهُ، وَجَرّأَ قَلْبَهُ، لِكَي يُخضِعَهُ لَكَ كَما فَعَلَ الآنَ.

31 A nd the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.

ثُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِي: ‹ها قَدْ بَدَأْتُ بِإعطاءِ سِيحُونَ وَأرْضِهِ لَكَ، فابدَأ بامتِلاكِها.›

32 T hen Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.

«فَخَرَجَ سِيحُونُ وَشَعبُهُ إلَى ياهَصَ لِمُحارَبَتِنا.

33 A nd the Lord our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.

فَأسلَمَهُ إلَهُنا لَنا، فَهَزَمْناهُ هُوَ وَأبناءَهُ وَكُلَّ شَعبِهِ.

34 A nd we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:

وَأخَذْنا كُلَّ مُدُنِهِ فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ. وَأهلَكْنا الرِّجالَ وَالنِّساءَ وَالأطْفالَ فِي كُلِّ المُدُنِ، فَلَمْ يَنجُ أحَدٌ مَنهُمْ.

35 o nly the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took.

لَكِنَّنا أخَذْنا الحَيواناتِ فَقَطْ غَنِيمَةً لَنا، وَسَلَبْنا المُدُنَ الَّتِي أخَذْناها.

36 F rom Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the Lord our God delivered all unto us:

وَلَمْ تَكُنْ هُناكَ مَدِينَةٌ لَمْ نَستَطِعْ أخذَها، ابْتِداءً مِنْ عَرُوعِيرَ الواقِعَةِ عَلَى ضِفَّةِ وادِي أرنُونَ، وَالمَدِينَةِ الَّتِي فَي بَطْنِ الوادِي إلَى جِلعادَ، فَقَدْ أعطانا إلَهُنا كُلَّ واحِدَةٍ مِنْها.

37 o nly unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the Lord our God forbad us.

لَكِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَقتَرِبُوا مَنْ أرْضِ العَمُّونِيِّينَ، فَتَجَنَّبْتُمْ جَمِيعَ ضِفافِ وادِي يَبُّوقَ، وَمُدُنَ المِنْطَقَةِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ، تَماماً كَما أمَرَنا إلَهُنا.