Números 21

BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Oyó el rey de Arad, cananeo, que ocupaba el Négueb, que llegaba Israel por el camino de Atarim, y atacó a Israel y le hizo algunos prisioneros.	1 And when king Arad the Canaanite, who was living toward the south, had heard this, namely, that Israel had arrived by the way of spies, he fought against them. And proving to be the victor, he led away prey from them.
2 Entonces Israel formuló este voto a Yahveh: «Si entregas a ese pueblo en mi mano, consagraré al anatema sus ciudades.»	2 But Israel, obliging himself by a vow to the Lord, said: “If you deliver this people into my hand, I will wipe away their cities.”
3 Oyó Yahveh la voz de Israel y les entregó aquel cananeo. Los consagraron al anatema a ellos y a sus ciudades. Por eso se llamó aquel lugar Jormá.	3 And the Lord heard the prayers of Israel, and he delivered the Canaanite, who they put to death, overthrowing his cities. And they called the name of that place Hormah, that is, Anathema.
4 Partieron de Hor de la Montaña, camino del mar de Suf, rodeando la tierra de Edom. El pueblo se impacientó por el camino.	4 Then they set out from mount Hor, by the way that leads to the Red Sea, to circle around the land of Edom. And the people began to tire of their journey and hardships.
5 Y habló el pueblo contra Dios y contra Moisés: «¿Por qué nos habéis subido de Egipto para morir en el desierto? Pues no tenemos ni pan ni agua, y estamos cansados de ese manjar miserable.»	5 And speaking against God and Moses, they said: “Why did you lead us away from Egypt, so as to die in the wilderness? Bread is lacking; there are no waters. Our soul is now nauseous over this very light food.”
6 Envió entonces Yahveh contra el pueblo serpientes abrasadoras, que mordían al pueblo; y murió mucha gente de Israel.	6 For this reason, the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, which wounded or killed many of them.
7 El pueblo fue a decirle a Moisés: «Hemos pecado por haber hablado contra Yahveh y contra ti. Intercede ante Yahveh para que aparte de nosotros las serpientes,» Moisés intercedió por el pueblo.	7 And so they went to Moses, and they said: “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray, so that he may take away these serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.
8 Y dijo Yahveh a Moisés: «Hazte un Abrasador y ponlo sobre un mástil. Todo el que haya sido mordido y lo mire, vivirá.»	8 And the Lord said to him: “Make a bronze serpent, and place it as a sign. Whoever, having been struck, gazes upon it, shall live.”
9 Hizo Moisés una serpiente de bronce y la puso en un mástil. Y si una serpiente mordía a un hombre y éste miraba la serpiente de bronce, quedaba con vida.	9 Therefore, Moses made a bronze serpent, and he placed it as a sign. When those who had been struck gazed upon it, they were healed.
10 Partieron los israelitas y acamparon en Obot.	10 And the sons of Israel, setting out, made camp at Oboth.
11 Partieron de Obot y acamparon en Iyyé Haabarim, en el desierto que limita con Moab, hacia la salida del sol.	11 Having departed from there, they pitched their tents at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness, which looks out toward Moab, opposite the eastern region.
12 Partieron de allí y acamparon en el torrente de Zered.	12 And moving from there, they arrived at the Torrent of Zared.
13 De allí partieron y acamparon más allá del Arnón. Este estaba en el desierto y salía del territorio de los amorreos, pues el Arnón hacía de frontera de Moab, entre moabitas y amorreos.	13 Having left that place behind, they then made camp opposite Arnon, which is in the desert, and which juts out at the borders of the Amorite. For certainly Arnon is at the limit of Moab, dividing the Moabites and the Amorites.
14 Por eso se dice en el libro de las Guerras de Yahveh: ... Vaheb, cerca de Sufá y el torrente del Arnón,	14 About this place, it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord: “As he did at the Red Sea, so will he do at the Torrents of Arnon.”
15 y el declive del torrente que corre hacia la región de Ar y se apoya en la frontera de Moab.	15 The stones of the torrents were bent, so that they might rest in Ar and lie back within the borders of the Moabites.
16 Y de allí fueron a Beer - Este es el pozo a propósito del cual dijo Yahveh a Moisés: «Reúne al pueblo y les daré agua.»	16 Beyond that place appeared a well, about which the Lord said to Moses: “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”
17 Entonces Israel entonó este cántico: Sobre el Pozo. Cantadle,	17 Then Israel sang this verse: “Let the well rise up.” They sang:
18 Pozo que cavaron Príncipes, que excavaron los jefes del pueblo, con el cetro, con sus bastones. - Y del desierto a Mattaná,	18 “The well, the leaders dug it, and the commanders of the multitude prepared it, at the direction of the lawgiver, and with their staffs.”
19 de Mattaná a Najaliel, de Najaliel a Bamot,	19 They went from the wilderness to Mattanah, from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
20 y de Bamot al valle que está en el campo de Moab, hacia la cumbre del Pisgá, que domina la parte del desierto.	20 from Bamoth, a valley in the region of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks out opposite the desert.
21 Israel envió mensajeros a decir a Sijón, rey de los amorreos:	21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, saying:
22 «Quisiera pasar por tu tierra. No me desviaré por campos y viñedos, ni beberé agua de pozo. Seguiremos el camino real hasta que crucemos tus fronteras.»	22 “I beg you to permit me to cross through your land. We will not turn aside into the fields or the vineyards. We will not drink waters from the wells. We will travel by the royal way, until we have passed your borders.”
23 Pero Sijón negó a Israel el paso por su territorio; reunió toda su gente y salió al desierto, al encuentro de Israel, hasta Yahás, donde atacó a Israel.	23 And he was not willing to allow Israel to cross through his borders. But instead, gathering an army, he went out to meet them in the desert, and he arrived at Jahaz and fought against them.
24 Pero Israel le hirió a filo de espada y se apoderó de su tierra, desde el Arnón hasta el Yabboq, hasta los límites de los hijos de Ammón, porque Yazer estaba en la frontera de los hijos de Ammón.	24 And he was struck down by them with the edge of the sword, and they possessed his land from Arnon, even to Jabbok and the sons of Ammon. For the borders of the Ammonites were held by a strong fortress.
25 Israel tomó todas aquellas ciudades. Ocupó Israel todos los pueblos de los amorreos, Jesbón y todas sus aldeas.	25 Therefore, Israel took all his cities and lived in the cities of the Amorite, namely, in Heshbon and its villages.
26 Porque Jesbón era la ciudad de Sijón, rey de los amorreos. Este había combatido al primer rey de Moab, y le había quitado toda su tierra hasta el Arnón.	26 Heshbon was the city of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who fought against the king of Moab. And he took all the land, which had been under his sovereignty, as far as Arnon.
27 Por eso dicen los trovadores: ¡Venid a Jesbón, que sea construida, fortificada, la ciudad de Sijón!	27 About this, it is said in the proverb: “Enter into Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be established and built.
28 Porque fuego ha salido de Jesbón, una llama de la ciudad de Sijón: ha devorado Ar Moab, ha tragado las alturas del Arnón.	28 A fire has gone forth from Heshbon, a flame from the town of Sihon, and it has devoured Ar of the Moabites, and the inhabitants of the heights of Arnon.
29 ¡Ay de ti, Moab!, perdido estás, pueblo de Kemós. Entrega sus hijos a la fuga y sus hijas al cautiverio, en manos de Sijón, el rey amorreo.	29 Woe to you, Moab! You are perishing, O people of Chemosh. He gave flight to his sons, and he gave the daughters into captivity, to the king of the Amorites, Sihon.
30 Su posteridad ha perecido, desde Jesbón hasta Dibón, y hemos dado fuego desde Nofaj hasta Mádaba.	30 Their yoke has been scattered from Heshbon even to Dibon. They have passed through, wearily, into Nophah, and as far as Medeba.”
31 Israel se estableció en la tierra de los amorreos.	31 And so Israel lived in the land of the Amorite.
32 Moisés mandó a explorar Yazer y la tomaron junto con sus aldeas despojando al amorreo que vivía allí.	32 And Moses sent some to explore Jazer. These captured its villages and possessed its inhabitants.
33 Se volvieron y subieron camino de Basán. Og, rey de Basán, salió a su encuentro con toda su gente, para darles batalla en Edreí.	33 And they turned themselves and ascended, along the way of Bashan. And Og, the king of Bashan, met them with all his people, to fight at Edrei.
34 Yahveh dijo a Moisés: «No le temas, porque lo he puesto en tu mano con todo su pueblo y su tierra. Harás con él como hiciste con Sijón, el rey amorreo que habitaba en Jesbón.»	34 And the Lord said to Moses: “Do not be afraid of him. For I have delivered him, and all his people, as well as his land, into your hand. And you shall do to him just as you did to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, the inhabitant of Heshbon.”
35 Y le batieron a él, a sus hijos y a toda su gente, hasta que no quedó nadie a salvo. Y se apoderaron de su tierra.	35 Therefore, they struck him down also, with his sons, and all his people, even to utter destruction, and they possessed his land.