Numbers 21

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb, heard that the Israelites were coming along the way of Atharim, he engaged them in battle and took some of them captive.	1 ܘܫܡܥ ܟܢܥܢܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܓܕܪ ܕܥ̇ܡܪ ܒܬܝܡܢܐ. ܕܐܬܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܓܫ̈ܘܫܐ ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܫܒܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܫܒܝܬܐ.
2 Israel then made this vow to the LORD: "If you deliver this people into my hand, I will doom their cities."	2 ܘܢܕܪ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܢܕܪܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ. ܐܢ ܡܫܠܡܘ ܬܫܠܡ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ . ܐܚܪܡ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ.
3 Later, when the LORD heeded Israel's prayer and delivered up the Canaanites, they doomed them and their cities. Hence that place was named Hormah.	3 ܘܫܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܟܢ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ . ܘܚܪܒܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܚܪܡܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܩܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܘܩܪܘ ܫܡܗ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܚܪܡܐ.
4 From Mount Hor they set out on the Red Sea road, to by-pass the land of Edom. But with their patience worn out by the journey,	4 ܘܫܩܠܘ ܡܢ ܗܘܪ ܛܘܪܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ. ܠܡܬܟܪܟܘܬܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܕܘܡ. ܘܐܬܥܝܩܬ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ.
5 the people complained against God and Moses, "Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We are disgusted with this wretched food!"	5 ܘܪܛܢܘ ܥܡܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ. ܠܡܢܐ ܐܣܩܬܢ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܢܡܘܬ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܚܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܢܦܫܢ ܥܩܬ ܒܠܚܡܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ.
6 In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph serpents, which bit the people so that many of them died.	6 ܘܫܕܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܚܘܘ̈ܬܐ ܚܪ̈ܡܢܐ ܘܢܟܬܘܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ. ܘܡܝܬܘ ܥܡܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
7 Then the people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned in complaining against the LORD and you. Pray the LORD to take the serpents from us." So Moses prayed for the people,	7 ܘܐܬܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ. ܚܛܝܢ ܥܠ ܕܪܛܢܢ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܥܠܝܟ. ܨܠܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܦܪܩ ܡܢܢ ܚ̈ܘܘܬܐ. ܘܨܠܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ .
8 and the LORD said to Moses, "Make a saraph and mount it on a pole, and if anyone who has been bitten looks at it, he will recover."	8 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܥܒܕ ܠܟ ܚܘܝܐ ܚܪܡܢܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܘܣܝܡܝܗܝ ܠܐܬܐ. ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢ̇ܟܬ ܠܗ ܚܘܝܐ. ܢܚܙܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܚܐ.
9 Moses accordingly made a bronze serpent and mounted it on a pole, and whenever anyone who had been bitten by a serpent looked at the bronze serpent, he recovered.	9 ܘܥܒܕ ܡܘܫܐ ܚܘܝܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܘܣܡܗ ܠܐܬܐ. ܘܡܐ ܕܢ̇ܟܬ ܚܘܝܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ. ܚ̇ܐܪ ܒܚܘܝܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܘܚ̇ܝܐ.
10 The Israelites moved on and encamped in Oboth.	10 ܘܫܩܠܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܐܒܘܬ.
11 Setting out from Oboth, they encamped in Iye-abarim in the desert fronting Moab on the east.	11 ܘܫܩܠܘ ܡܢ ܐܒܘܬ. ܘܫܪܘ ܒܥܝܢܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ. ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܘܐܒ. ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚ̈ܝ ܫܡܫܐ.
12 Setting out from there, they encamped in the Wadi Zered.	12 ܘܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܫܩܠܘ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܢܚܠܐ ܕܙܪܕ .
13 Setting out from there, they encamped on the other side of the Arnon, in the desert that extends from the territory of the Amorites; for the Arnon forms Moab's boundary with the Amorites.	13 ܘܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܫܩܠܘ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܐܪܢܘܢ. ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܪܢܘܢ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܡ̈ܘܐܒܝܐ. ܒܝܬ ܡܘܐ̈ܒܝܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ.
14 Hence it is said in the "Book of the Wars of the LORD": "Waheb in Suphah and the wadies,	14 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܬܐܡܪ ܒܣܦܪ ܩܪ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܒܥܠܥܠܐ ܘܒܢܚܠܐ ܕܐܪܢܘܢ.
15 Arnon and the wadi gorges That reach back toward the site of Ar and slant to the border of Moab."	15 ܘܐܬܩܢ ܢܚ̈ܠܐ ܕܨܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܝܬܒܐ ܕܥܕ . ܘܣ̇ܡܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܡܘܐ̈ܒܝܐ.
16 From there they went to Beer, where there was the well of which the LORD said to Moses, "Bring the people together, and I will give them water."	16 ܘܬܡܢ ܒܪܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܟܢܫ ܠܝ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ .
17 Then it was that Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well!--so sing to it--	17 ܗ̇ܝܕܝܢ ܫܒܚ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܣܩܝ ܒܪܐ ܥܢܘ ܠܗ̇.
18 The well that the princes sank, that the nobles of the people dug, with their scepters and their staffs." From Beer they went to Mattanah,	18 ܒܪܐ ܕܚܦܪܘܗ̇ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ. ܘܚܛܘܗ̇ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܕܥܡܐ. ܘܒܕܩܘܗ̇ ܒܚܘܛܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܘܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܡ̈ܬܢܐ.
19 from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,	19 ܘܡܢ ܡܬ̈ܢܐ ܠܢܚܠܐܝܠ. ܘܡܢ ܢܚܠܐܝܠ ܠܒܡܘܬ.
20 from Bamoth to the cleft in the plateau of Moab at the headland of Pisgah that overlooks Jeshimon.	20 ܘܡܢ ܒܡܘܬ ܕܢܚܠܐ ܕܒܚܩܠܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ. ܠܪܝܫ ܪܡܬܐ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܫܝܡܘܢ.
21 Now Israel sent men to Sihon, king of the Amorites, with the message,	21 ܘܫܕܪ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝ̈ܙܓܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܣܝܚܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ.
22 "Let us pass through your country. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, nor will we drink any well water, but we will go straight along the royal road until we have passed through your territory."	22 ܐܥܒܪ ܒܐܪܥܟ. ܘܠܐ ܢܣܛܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܘܒܟܪܡܐ. ܘܠܐ ܢܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܓܘ̈ܒܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒܐܘܪܚ ܡܠܟܐ ܢܐܙܠ. ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܥܒܪ ܬܚܘܡܟ.
23 Sihon, however, would not let Israel pass through his territory, but mustered all his forces and advanced into the desert against Israel. When he reached Jahaz, he engaged Israel in battle.	23 ܘܠܐ ܫܒܩ ܣܝܚܘܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܢܥܒܪ ܒܬܚܘܡܗ. ܘܟܢܫ ܣܝܚܘܢ ܠܟܘܠܗ ܚܝܠܗ . ܘܢܦܩ ܠܐܘܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܝܗܨ . ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
24 But Israel defeated him at the point of the sword, and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and as far as the country of the Ammonites, whose boundary was at Jazer.	24 ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܦܘܡܐ ܕܣܝܦܐ . ܘܝܪܬܘ ܐܪܥܗ ܡܢ ܐܪܢܘܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܒܩ. ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܘܢ. ܡܛܘܠ ܕܥܫܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܘܢ.
25 Israel seized all the towns here and settled in these towns of the Amorites, in Heshbon and all its dependencies.	25 ܘܢܣܒ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܝܬܒ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ. ܒܚܫܒܘܢ ܘܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܦܪ̈ܘܢܝܗ̇.
26 Now Heshbon was the capital of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and had seized all his land from Jazer to the Arnon.	26 ܡܛܠ ܕܚܫܒܘܢ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܗܝ ܕܣܝܚܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܗܘ ܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܘܢܣܒ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܗ. ܡܢ ܬܚܘܡܗ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܪܢܘܢ.
27 That is why the poets say: "Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt, let Sihon's capital be firmly constructed.	27 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܬܠܐ. ܥܘܠܘ ܠܚܫܒܘܢ. ܬܬܒܢܐ ܘܬܬܩܢ ܩܪܝܬܗ ܕܣܝܚܘܢ.
28 For fire went forth from Heshbon and a blaze from the city of Sihon; It consumed the cities of Moab and swallowed up the high places of the Arnon.	28 ܡܛܠ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܢܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܚܫܒܘܢ. ܘܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܣܝܚܘܢ. ܘܐܟܠܬ ܠܥܕ ܕܡܘܐܒ. ܘܠܦܠܚ̇ܝ ܥ̇ܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܢܘܢ.
29 Woe to you, O Moab! You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He let his sons become fugitives and his daughters be taken captive by the Amorite king Sihon.	29 ܘܝ ܠܟ ܐܪܢܘܢ. ܘܝ ܠܟ ܡܘܐܒ. ܐܒܕܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܟܡܘܫ. ܝ̇ܗܒ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܗܡܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܒ̈ܢܬܗ ܒܫܒܝܐ. ܠܣܝܚܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ.
30 Their plowland is ruined from Heshbon to Dibon; Ar is laid waste; fires blaze as far as Medeba."	30 ܘܚܩ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܚܫܒܘܢ ܐܒܕ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܝܒܘܢ. ܘܨ̈ܕܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܢܟܚ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ.
31 When Israel had settled in the land of the Amorites,	31 ܘܝܬܒ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ.
32 Moses sent spies to Jazer; Israel then captured it with its dependencies and dispossessed the Amorites who were there.	32 ܘܫܕܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܡܓܫ ܠܝܥܙܝܪ. ܘܟܒܫ ܟܦܪ̈ܘܢܝܗ̇. ܘܐܘܒܕ ܠܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܬܡܢ.
33 Then they turned and went up along the road to Bashan. But Og, king of Bashan, advanced against them with all his people to give battle at Edrei.	33 ܘܗܦܟܘ ܣܠܩܘ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܬܢܝܢ. ܘܢܦܩ ܥܘܓ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܬܢܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܥܗܘܢ. ܗܘ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܗ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܒܐܪܕܥܝ.
34 The LORD, however, said to Moses, "Do not be afraid of him; for into your hand I will deliver him with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon."	34 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܡܢܗ. ܡܛܠ ܕܒ̈ܐܝܕܝܟ ܡܫܠܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܗ. ܘܠܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܗ. ܘܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܠܣܝܚܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ. ܕܝ̇ܬܒ ܗܘܐ ܒܚܫܒܘܢ.
35 So they struck him down with his sons and all his people, until not a survivor was left to him, and they took possession of his land.	35 ܘܚܪܒܘܗܝ ܠܗ ܘܠܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܗ. ܘܠܐ ܫܒܩܘ ܠܗ ܣܪܝܕܐ. ܘܝܪܬܘ ܐܪܥܗ.