Deuteronomio 2

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1 Luego nos volvimos y partimos hacia el desierto, por el camino del mar de Suf, como Yahveh me había mandado. Durante muchos días anduvimos rodeando la montaña de Seír.	1 “And setting out from there, we arrived at the wilderness which leads to the Red Sea, just as the Lord had spoken to me. And we encompassed Mount Seir for a long time.
2 Yahveh me habló y me dijo:	2 And the Lord said to me:
3 «Ya habéis dado bastantes rodeos a esta montaña: dirigíos hacia el norte.	3 ‘You have encompassed this mountain for long enough. Go forth, toward the north.
4 Y da al pueblo esta orden: Vais a pasar por el territorio de vuestros hermanos, los hijos de Esaú, que habitan en Seír. Ellos os temen; pero vosotros tened mucho cuidado;	4 And instruct the people, saying: You shall cross through the borders of your brothers, the sons of Esau, who live at Seir, and they will fear you.
5 no los ataquéis, porque yo no os daré nada de su país, ni siquiera la medida de la planta del pie, ya que el monte Seír se lo he dado en posesión a Esaú.	5 Therefore, take care diligently, lest you be moved against them. For I will not give to you from their land even as much as the step that one foot can tread upon, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
6 La comida que comáis se la compraréis por dinero, y por dinero les compraréis también el agua que bebáis.	6 You shall buy food from them for money, and you shall eat. You shall draw water for money, and you shall drink.
7 Pues Yahveh tu Dios te ha bendecido en todas tu obras: ha protegido tu marcha por este gran desierto, y hace ya cuarenta años que Yahveh tu Dios está contigo sin que te haya faltado nada».	7 The Lord your God has blessed you in every work of your hands. The Lord your God, dwelling with you, knows your journey, how you crossed through this great wilderness over forty years, and how you have been lacking in nothing.’
8 Pasamos, pues, al lado de nuestros hermanos, los hijos de Esaú que habitan en Seír, por el camino de la Arabá, de Elat y de Esyón Guéber; después cambiando de rumbo, tomamos el camino del desierto de Moab.	8 And when we had passed through our brothers, the sons of Esau, who were living at Seir by the way of the plain from Elath and from Eziongeber, we arrived at the way which leads to the desert of Moab.
9 Yahveh me dijo: «No ataques a Moab, no le provoques al combate, pues yo no te daré nada de su país, ya que Ar se la he dado en posesión a los hijos de Lot.	9 And the Lord said to me: ‘You should not fight against the Moabites, nor should you go to battle against them. For I will not give to you anything from their land, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.’
10 (Antiguamente habitaban allí los emitas, pueblo grande, numeroso y corpulento como los anaquitas.	10 The Emim were the first of its inhabitants, a people great and strong, and of such great height, like the race of the Anakim.
11 Tanto a ellos como a los anaquitas se los tenía por refaítas, pero los moabitas los llamaban emitas.	11 They were considered to be like giants, and they were like the sons of the Anakim. And, indeed, the Moabites call them: the Emim.
12 Igualmente en Seír habitaron antiguamente los joritas, pero los hijos de Esaú los desalojaron, los exterminaron y se establecieron en su lugar, como ha hecho Israel con la tierra de su posesión, la que Yahveh les dio.)	12 The Horites also formerly lived at Seir. When these had been driven out and destroyed, the sons of Esau lived there, just as Israel did in the land of his possession, which the Lord gave to him.
13 Y ahora, levantaos y pasad el torrente Zéred». Y pasamos el torrente Zéred.	13 Then, rising up so as to cross over the torrent Zered, we arrived at the place.
14 El tiempo que estuvimos caminando desde Cadés Barnea hasta que pasamos el torrente Zéred fue de 38 años; por lo que había desaparecido ya del campamento toda la generación de hombres de guerra, como Yahveh les había jurado.	14 Then, from the time that we advanced from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the torrent Zered, there were thirty-eight years, until the entire generation of the men who were fit for war had been consumed out of the camp, just as the Lord had sworn.
15 La misma mano de Yahveh había caído sobre ellos para extirparlos de en medio del campamento hasta hacerlos desaparecer.	15 For his hand was against them, so that they would pass away from the midst of the camp.
16 Cuando la muerte había hecho desaparecer a todos los hombres de guerra en medio del pueblo,	16 Then, after all the fighting men had fallen,
17 Yahveh me habló y me dijo:	17 the Lord spoke to me, saying:
18 «Vas a pasar hoy la frontera de Moab, por Ar,	18 ‘Today, you shall cross the borders of Moab, at the city named Ar.
19 y vas a encontrarte con los hijos de Ammón. No los ataques ni les provoques; pues yo no te daré nada del país de los hijos de Ammón, ya que se lo he entregado a los hijos de Lot en posesión.	19 And when you have arrived in the vicinity of the sons of Ammon, be careful that you do not fight against them, nor should you be moved to battle. For I will not give to you from the land of the sons of Ammon, because I have given it to the sons of Lot as a possession.’
20 (También éste era considerado país de refaítas; los refaítas habitaron aquí antiguamente; y los ammonitas los llamaban zanzumitas,	20 It was reputed to be a land of giants. And giants lived there in times past, those whom the Ammonites call the Zamzummim.
21 pueblo grande, numeroso y corpulento como los anaquitas; Yahveh los exterminó ante los ammonitas, que los desalojaron y se establecieron en su lugar;	21 They are a people, great and numerous, and of lofty stature, like the Anakim, whom the Lord wiped away before their face. And he caused them to live there in place of them,
22 así había hecho también en favor de los hijos de Esaú, que habitaban en Seír, exterminando delante de ellos a los joritas; aquéllos los desalojaron y se establecieron en su lugar hasta el día de hoy.	22 just as he had done for the sons of Esau, who live at Seir, wiping out the Horites and delivering their land to them, which they possess even to the present time.
23 Y también a los avitas, que habitan en los campos hasta Gaza; los kaftoritas, venidos de Kaftor, los exterminaron y se establecieron en su lugar).	23 Likewise the Hevites, who were living in small villages as far as Gaza, were expelled by the Cappadocians, who went forth from Cappadocia, and they wiped them out and lived in their place.
24 Levantaos, partid y pasad el torrente Arnón. Mira, yo pongo en tus manos a Sijón, el amorreo, rey de Jesbón, y todo su país. Comienza la conquista; provócale al combate.	24 ‘Rise up and cross the torrent Arnon! Behold, I have delivered Sihon, the king of Heshbon, the Amorite, into your hand, and so, begin to possess his land and to engage in battle against him.
25 Desde hoy comienzo a infundir terror y miedo de ti entre todos los pueblos que hay debajo del cielo: al tener noticia de tu llegada temblarán todos y se estremecerán».	25 Today I will begin to send the terror and dread of you among the peoples who are living under all of heaven, so that, when they hear your name, they may be afraid, and may tremble in the manner of a woman giving birth, and may be gripped by anguish.’
26 Del desierto de Quedemot envié mensajeros a Sijón, rey de Jesbón, con estas palabras de paz:	26 Therefore, I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon, the king of Heshbon, with peaceful words, saying:
27 «Voy a pasar por tu país; seguiré el camino sin desviarme a derecha ni a izquierda.	27 ‘We will cross through your land. We will advance by the public way. We will not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left.
28 La comida que coma véndemela por dinero, el agua que beba dámela por dinero; sólo deseo pasar a pie,	28 Sell us food for a price, so that we may eat. Provide us with water for money, and so we will drink. We only ask that you allow us to pass through,
29 como me han dejado los hijos de Esaú que habitan en Seír y los moabitas que habitan en Ar, hasta cruzar el Jordán para ir hacia la tierra que nos da Yahveh nuestro Dios».	29 just as the sons of Esau have done, who live at Seir, and the Moabites, who abide in Ar, until we arrive at the Jordan, and we cross to the land which the Lord our God will give to us.’
30 Pero Sijón, rey de Jesbón, no quiso dejarnos pasar por allí porque Yahveh tu Dios le había empedernido el espíritu y endurecido el corazón, a fin de entregarle en tus manos, como lo está todavía hoy.	30 And Sihon, the king of Heshbon, was not willing to grant passage to us. For the Lord your God had hardened his spirit, and had fastened his heart, so that he would be delivered into your hands, just as you now see.
31 Yahveh me dijo: «Mira, he comenzado a entregarte a Sijón y su país; empieza la conquista, apodérate de su territorio».	31 And the Lord said to me: ‘Behold, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land to you. Begin to possess it.’
32 Sijón salió a nuestro encuentro con todo su pueblo, y nos presentó batalla en Yahás.	32 And Sihon went out to meet us with all his people, to battle at Jahaz.
33 Yahveh nuestro Dios nos lo entregó y le derrotamos a él, a sus hijos y a todo su pueblo.	33 And the Lord our God delivered him to us. And we struck him down, with his sons and all his people.
34 Nos apoderamos entonces de todas sus ciudades y consagramos al anatema toda ciudad: hombres, mujeres y niños, sin dejar superviviente.	34 And we seized all his cities at that time, putting to death their inhabitants: men as well as women and children. We left nothing of them,
35 Tan sólo guardamos como botín el ganado y los despojos de las ciudades tomadas.	35 except the cattle, which went to the share of those who plundered them. And we seized the spoils of the cities,
36 Desde Aroer, al borde del valle del Arnón, y la ciudad que está en el valle, hasta Galaad, no hubo ciudad inaccesible para nosotros; Yahveh nuestro Dios nos las entregó todas.	36 from Aroer, which is above the bank of the torrent Arnon, a town which is situated in a valley, all the way to Gilead. There was not a village or city which escaped from our hands. The Lord our God delivered everything to us,
37 Unicamente respetaste el país de los ammonitas, toda la ribera del torrente Yabboq y las ciudades de la montaña, todo lo que Yahveh nuestro Dios había prohibido.	37 except the land of the sons of Ammon, which we did not approach, and all that is adjacent to the torrent Jabbok, and the cities in the mountains, and all the places which the Lord our God prohibited to us.”