1 N ow the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had an exceedingly large number of livestock. So when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that it was indeed a place suitable for livestock,

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 t he sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,

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, 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 which the Lord conquered before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.”

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

5 T hey said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession; do not take us across 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 B ut Moses said to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to war while you yourselves 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 N ow why are you discouraging the sons of Israel from crossing 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 his is what 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 sons of Israel so that they did not go into the land which 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 S o the Lord’s anger burned in that day, and He swore, saying,

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

11 ‘ None of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob; for they did not follow Me fully,

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 the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have followed the Lord fully.’

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

13 S o the Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the entire generation of those who had done evil in the sight of the Lord was destroyed.

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 N ow behold, you have risen up in your fathers’ place, a brood of sinful men, to add still more to the burning 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 away from following Him, He will once more abandon them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these 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 T hen they came near to him and said, “We will build here sheepfolds for our livestock and cities 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 ourselves will be armed ready to go before the sons of Israel, until we have brought them to their place, while our little ones live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants 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 every one of the sons of Israel has possessed 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 have an inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this side of the Jordan toward the east.”

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 S o Moses said to them, “If you will do this, if you will arm yourselves before the Lord for the war,

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

21 a nd all of you armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven His enemies out from 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 free of obligation toward the Lord and toward Israel, and this land shall be yours for a 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 yourselves cities for your little ones, and sheepfolds for your sheep, and do what you have promised.”

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

25 T he sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, “Your servants will do just 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 livestock and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead;

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

27 w hile your servants, everyone who is armed for war, will cross over in the presence of the Lord to battle, just 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 to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ households of the tribes of the sons 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 M oses said to them, “If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, everyone who is armed for battle, will cross with you over the Jordan in the presence of the Lord, and the land is 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 cross 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 the sons of Reuben answered, saying, “As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will 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 ourselves will cross over armed in the presence of the Lord into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us across the Jordan.”

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

33 S o Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben and to the half-tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the land with its cities with their territories, the cities of the surrounding land.

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 T he sons of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer,

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

35 a nd Atroth-shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah,

and Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

36 a nd Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and sheepfolds for sheep.

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

37 T he sons of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kiriathaim,

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

38 a nd Nebo and Baal-meon— their names being changed—and Sibmah, and they gave other names to the cities which 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 T he sons of Machir the 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 S o Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he lived in it.

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

41 J air the son of Manasseh went and took its towns, and called them Havvoth-jair.

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

42 N obah went and 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.