1 T hen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as Jehovah 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 Jehovah 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 border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they will 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 c ontend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; 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 purchase food 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 Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand; he hath known thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years Jehovah 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 S o we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And 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 Jehovah said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his 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 ( The Emim dwelt therein aforetime, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim:

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

11 t hese also are accounted Rephaim, as the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim.

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

12 T he Horites also dwelt in Seir aforetime, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which Jehovah 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, 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 days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as Jehovah 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 M oreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, 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 Jehovah spake unto me, saying,

تَكَلَّمَ اللهُ إلَيَّ وَقالَ:

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

‹سَتَعبُرُ اليَومَ حُدُودَ مُوآبَ فِي عارَ.

19 a nd when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, vex them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a 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 is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim,

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 Anakim; but Jehovah 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 for the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites 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 Avvim, that dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, that 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 valley of the Arnon: behold, I have given into thy 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 peoples that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the 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 highway, I will turn neither 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 food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only let me pass through on my feet,

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

29 a s the children of Esau that dwell in Seir, and the Moabites that dwell in Ar, did unto me; until I shall pass over the Jordan into the land which Jehovah 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 Jehovah thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as at 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 Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up 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, unto battle at Jahaz.

«فَخَرَجَ سِيحُونُ وَشَعبُهُ إلَى ياهَصَ لِمُحارَبَتِنا.

33 A nd Jehovah our God delivered him up 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 every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining:

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, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.

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

36 F rom Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too high for us; Jehovah our God delivered up all before 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 to the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-country, and wheresoever Jehovah our God forbade us.

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