Numbers 32

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;	1 Now, the Reubenites and Gadites owned very large herds of cattle. Having seen that the territories ofJazer and Gilead formed an ideal region for raising stock,
2 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,	2 the Gadites and Reubenites went to Moses, the priest Eleazar and the leaders of the community, andsaid to them,
3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,	3 'The territory of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon,
4 Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:	4 which Yahweh has conquered before the advancing community of Israel, is ideal land for raisingstock, and your servants are cattle breeders.
5 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.	5 So', they said, 'if you approve, give your servants this land for us to own; do not make us cross theJordan.'
6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?	6 Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, 'Do you intend your brothers to go into battle while youstay here?
7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?	7 Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing to the country which Yahweh has given them?
8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.	8 Your fathers behaved in the same way when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the country,
9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.	9 for, having gone as far as the Val ey of Eshcol and seen the country, they discouraged the Israelitesfrom entering the country which Yahweh had given them.
10 And the LORD's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,	10 Hence Yahweh's anger was aroused that day and he swore this oath,
11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:	11 "No man of twenty years and over, who left Egypt, shal set eyes on the country which I promised onoath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob . . . , for they have not fol owed me absolutely,
12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.	12 except for Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua son of Nun: these indeed havefol owed Yahweh absolutely."
13 And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.	13 Yahweh's anger being aroused by Israel, he made them wander in the desert for forty years, untilthe generation that offended Yahweh had all disappeared.
14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.	14 And now you rise up in your father's place, offshoot of sinful stock, to increase Yahweh's burninganger with Israel even more!
15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.	15 If you turn away from him, he wil prolong the time spent in the desert, and you wil bring about thisentire people's ruin.'
16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:	16 They came to Moses and said, 'We should like to build sheepfolds here for our flocks and towns forour little ones.
17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.	17 We ourselves wil take up arms and lead the Israelites until we have brought them to the placeappointed for them, while our little ones stay in the fortified towns to be safe from the local inhabitants.
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.	18 We wil not return to our homes until every one of the Israelites has taken possession of his heritage.
19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.	19 For we shall have no heritage with them on the other bank of the Jordan or beyond, since ourheritage has fal en to us here, east of the Jordan.'
20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,	20 Moses said to them, 'If you do as you have said, if you are prepared to fight before Yahweh,
21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,	21 and if al those of you who bear arms cross the Jordan before Yahweh, until he has driven all hisenemies out before him,
22 And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.	22 then, once the country has become subject to Yahweh, you may go back, and will have dischargedyour obligation to Yahweh and Israel, and Yahweh wil consider this territory yours.
23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.	23 But if you do not, you wil sin against Yahweh, and be sure your sin wil find you out.
24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.	24 Build towns, then, for your little ones and folds for your flocks; but do what you have promised.'
25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.	25 The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, 'Your servants will do as my lord directs.
26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:	26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks and al our livestock wil stay in the towns of Gilead,
27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.	27 but your servants, each armed for war, will cross in Yahweh's name and fight, as my lord says.'
28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:	28 So Moses gave orders about them to the priest Eleazar, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads offamilies in the Israelite tribes.
29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:	29 Moses said to them, 'If the Gadites and Reubenites, al those under arms, cross the Jordan with youto fight in Yahweh's name, then, once the country has become subject to you, you wil give them the territory ofGilead as theirs.
30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.	30 But if they will not cross with you under arms, they wil receive their domains in Canaan with the restof you.'
31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.	31 To this, the Gadites and Reubenites replied, 'What Yahweh has said to your servants, we shal do.
32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.	32 Under arms, we shall cross in Yahweh's name into Canaan, so that ownership of our heritage onthis side of the Jordan will be ours.'
33 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.	33 Moses then gave them -- the Gadites, the Reubenites and the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph-- the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the country and the townswithin its territory, and the country's frontier-towns.
34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,	34 The Gadites rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,	35 Atroth-Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36 And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.	36 Beth-Nimrah and Beth-Haran as fortified towns with folds for the flocks.
37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,	37 The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
38 And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.	38 Nebo and Baal-Meon (the names of which were altered), and Sibmah, giving new names to thetowns which they rebuilt.
39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.	39 The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead. They conquered it and drove out theAmorites who were there.
40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.	40 Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he settled there.
41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair.	41 Jair son of Manasseh went and seized their encampments, renaming them the Encampments ofJair.
42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.	42 Nobah went and seized Kenat with its dependent townships, and cal ed it Nobah after himself.