Numbers 32

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Now the sons of Reuben and the sons 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 a place for cattle.	1 And the sons of Ruben and Gad had many flocks of cattle, and their substance in beasts was infinite. And when they saw the lands of Jazer and Galaad fit for feeding cattle,
2 So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the congregation,	2 They came to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and the princes of the multitude, and said:
3 "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,	3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nemra, Hesebon, and Eleale, and Saban, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 the land which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle; and your servants have cattle."	4 The land, which the Lord hath conquered in the sight of the children of Israel, is a very fertile soil for the feeding of beasts: and we thy servants have very much cattle:
5 And 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 across the Jordan."	5 And we pray thee, if we have found favour in thy sight, that thou give it to us thy servants in possession, and make us not pass over the Jordan.
6 But Moses said to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, "Shall your brethren go to the war while you sit here?	6 And Moses answered them: What, shall your brethren go to fight, and will you sit here?
7 Why will you discourage the heart of the people of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD has given them?	7 Why do ye overturn the minds of the children of Israel, that they may not dare to pass into the place which the Lord hath given them?
8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.	8 Was it not thus your fathers did, when I sent from Cadesbarne to view the land?
9 For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the people of Israel from going into the land which the LORD had given them.	9 And when they were come as far as the valley of the cluster, having viewed all the country, they overturned the hearts of the children of Israel, that they should not enter into the coasts, which the Lord gave them.
10 And the LORD's anger was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying,	10 And he swore in his anger, saying:.
11 'Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not wholly followed me;	11 If these men, that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land, which I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: because they would not follow me,
12 none except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the LORD.'	12 Except Caleb the son of Jephone the Cenezite, and Josue the son of Nun: these have fulfilled my will.
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 And the Lord being angry against Israel, led them about through the desert forty years, until the whole generation, that had done evil in his sight, was consumed.
14 And behold, you have risen in your fathers' stead, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the LORD against Israel!	14 And behold, said he, you are risen up instead of your fathers, the increase and offspring of sinful men, to augment the fury of the Lord against Israel.
15 For if you turn away from following him, he will again abandon them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people."	15 For if you will not follow him, he will leave the people in the wilderness, end you shall be the cause of the destruction of all.
16 Then they came near to him, and said, "We will build sheepfolds here for our flocks, and cities for our little ones,	16 But they coming near, said: We will make sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong cities for our children :
17 but we will take up arms, ready to go before the people of Israel, until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones shall live in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.	17 And we ourselves will go armed and ready for battle before the children of Israel, until we bring them in unto their places. Our little ones, and all we have, shall be in walled cities, for fear of the ambushes of the inhabitants.
18 We will not return to our homes until the people of Israel have inherited each his inheritance.	18 We will not return into our houses until the children of Israel possess their inheritance:
19 For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond; because our inheritance has come to us on this side of the Jordan to the east."	19 Neither will we seek any thing beyond the Jordan, because we have already our possession on the east side thereof,
20 So Moses said to them, "If you will do this, if you will take up arms to go before the LORD for the war,	20 And Moses said to them: If you do what you promise, go on well appointed for war before the Lord:
21 and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before the LORD, until he has driven out his enemies from before him	21 And let every fighting man pass over the Jordan, until the Lord overthrow his enemies :
22 and the land is subdued before the LORD; then after that you shall return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.	22 And all the land be brought under him, then shall you be blameless before the Lord and before Israel, and you shall obtain the countries that you desire, before the Lord.
23 But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out.	23 But if you do not what you say, no man can doubt but you sin against God: and know ye, that your sin shall overtake you.
24 Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do what you have promised."	24 Build therefore cities for your children, and folds and stalls for your sheep and beasts, and accomplish what you have promised.
25 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben said to Moses, "Your servants will do as my lord commands.	25 And the children of Gad and Ruben said to Moses: We are thy servants, we will do what my lord commandeth.
26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall remain there in the cities of Gilead;	26 We will leave our children, and our wives and sheep and cattle, in the cities of Galaad:
27 but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord orders."	27 And we thy servants all well appointed will march on to the war, as thou, my lord, speakest.
28 So Moses gave command concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel.	28 Moses therefore commanded Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun, and the princes of the families of all the tribes of Israel, and said to them:
29 And Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, every man who is armed to battle before the LORD, will pass with you over the Jordan and the land shall be subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;	29 If the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben pass with you over the Jordan, all armed for war before the Lord, and the land be made subject to you: give them Galaad in possession.
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 pass armed with you into the land of Chanaan, let them receive places to dwell in among you.
31 And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, "As the LORD has said to your servants, so we will do.	31 And the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben answered: As the Lord hath spoken to his servants, so will we do:
32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan."	32 We will go armed before the Lord into the land of Chanaan, and we confess that we have already received our possession beyond the Jordan.
33 And Moses gave to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben and to the half-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 and its cities with their territories, the cities of the land throughout the country.	33 Moses therefore gave to the children of Cad and of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasses the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sehon king of the Amorrhites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and their land and the cities thereof round about.
34 And the sons of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,	34 And the sons of Cad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
35 Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,	35 And Etroth, and Sophan, and Jazer, and Jegbaa,
36 Beth-nimrah and Beth-haran, fortified cities, and folds for sheep.	36 And Bethnemra, and Betharan, fenced cities, and folds for their cattle.
37 And the sons of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,	37 But the children of Ruben built Hesebon, and Eleale, and Cariathaim,
38 Nebo, and Baal-meon (their names to be changed), and Sibmah; and they gave other names to the cities which they built.	38 And Nabo, and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Sabama: giving names to the cities which they had built.
39 And the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.	39 Moreover the children of Machir, the son of Manasses, went into Galaad, and wasted it, cutting off the Amorrhites, the inhabitants thereof.
40 And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh, and he settled in it.	40 And Moses gave the land of Galaad to Machir the son of Manasses, and he dwelt in it.
41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took their villages, and called them Havvoth-jair.	41 And Jair the son of Manasses went, and took the villages thereof, and he called them Havoth Jair, that is to say, the villages of Jair.
42 And Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.	42 Nobe also went, and took Canath with the villages thereof: and he called it by his own name, Nobe.