1 N ow the sons of Reuben and of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle, and they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was suitable for cattle.

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 a place cattle;

2 S o the sons of Gad and of Reuben came and said to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation,

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 A taroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

`Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon --

4 T he land the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and your servants have cattle.

the land which Jehovah hath smitten before the company of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle.'

5 A nd they said, If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan.

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 A nd Moses said to the sons of Gad and of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war while you sit here?

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 W hy do you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from going over into the land which the Lord has given them?

and why discourage ye the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them?

8 T hus your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land!

`Thus did your fathers in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land;

9 F or when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from going into the land the Lord had given them.

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 A nd the Lord’s anger was kindled on that day and He swore, saying,

and the anger of Jehovah burneth in that day, and He sweareth, saying,

11 S urely none of the men who came up out of 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—

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 E xcept Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the Lord.

save Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua son of Nun, for they have been fully after Jehovah;

13 A nd the Lord’s anger was kindled against Israel and He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was consumed.

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 A nd behold, you are risen up in your fathers’ stead, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against 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 F or if you turn from following Him, He will again abandon them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all this people.

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 B ut they came near to him and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks and walled settlements for our little ones.

And they come nigh unto him, and say, `Folds for the flock we build for our cattle here, and cities for our infants;

17 B ut we will be armed and ready to go before the Israelites until we have brought them to their place. Our little ones shall dwell in the fortified settlements because of the people of the land.

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 W e will not return to our homes until the Israelites have inherited every man his inheritance.

we do not turn back unto our houses till the sons of Israel have inherited each his inheritance,

19 F or we will not inherit with them on the side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.

for we do not inherit with them beyond the Jordan and yonder, for our inheritance hath come unto us beyond the Jordan at the -rising.'

20 M oses replied, If you will do as you say, going armed before the Lord to war,

And Moses saith unto them, `If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,

21 A nd every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies before Him

and every armed one of you hath passed over the Jordan before Jehovah, till his dispossessing His enemies from before Him,

22 A nd the land is subdued before the Lord, then afterward you shall return and be guiltless before the Lord and before Israel, and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.

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 B ut if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.

`And if ye do not so, lo, ye have sinned against Jehovah, and know ye your sin, that it doth find you;

24 B uild settlements for your little ones, and folds for your sheep, and do that of which you have spoken.

build for yourselves cities for your infants, and folds for your flock, and that which is going out from your mouth do ye.'

25 A nd the sons of Gad and of Reuben said to Moses, Your servants will do as my lord commands.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben speak unto Moses, saying, `Thy servants do as my lord is commanding;

26 O ur little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle shall be there in the cities of Gilead.

our infants, our wives, our cattle, and all our beasts, are there in cities of Gilead,

27 B ut your servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord says.

and thy servants pass over, every armed one of the host, before Jehovah, to battle, as my lord is saying.'

28 S o Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of Israel.

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 A nd Moses said to them, If the sons of Gad and Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man armed to battle before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession.

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 B ut if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

and if they do not pass over armed with you, then they have possessions in your midst in the land of Canaan.'

31 T he sons of Gad and Reuben answered, As the Lord has said to your servants, so will we do.

And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answer, saying, `That which Jehovah hath spoken unto thy servants -- so we do;

32 W e will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side of the Jordan may be ours.

we -- we pass over armed before Jehovah the land of Canaan, and with us the possession of our inheritance beyond the Jordan.'

33 M oses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and of Reuben and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land with its cities and their territories, even the cities round about the country.

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 A nd the sons of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

And the sons of Gad build Dihon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

35 A troth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

36 B eth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep.

and Beth-Nimrah, and Beth-Haran, cities of defence, and sheepfolds.

37 A nd the sons of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

And the sons of Reuben have build Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

38 N ebo, and Baal-meon—their names were to be changed—and Shibmah; and they gave other names to the cities they built.

and Nebo, and Baal-Meon (changed in name), and Shibmah, and they call by names the names of the cities which they have built.

39 A nd the sons of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.

And sons of Machir son of Manasseh go to Gilead, and capture it, and dispossess the Amorite, who in it;

40 A nd Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he settled in it.

and Moses giveth Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelleth in it.

41 J air son of Manasseh took their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.

And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone and captureth their towns, and calleth them `Towns of Jair;'

42 A nd Nobah took Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah after his own name.

and Nobah hath gone and captureth Kenath, and its villages, and calleth it Nobah, by his own name.