The Transjordan Tribes
1The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock. 2So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, and said, 3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon— 4the land the Lord subdued before the people of Israel—are suitable for livestock, and your servants have livestock. 5If we have found favor in your eyes,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as our possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”
6Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, “Should your fellow Israelites go to war while you sit here? 7Why do you discourage the Israelites from crossing over into the land the Lord has given them? 8This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to look over the land. 9After they went up to the Valley of Eshkol and viewed the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the Lord had given them. 10The Lord’s anger was aroused that day and he swore this oath: 11‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of those who were twenty years old or more when they came up out of Egypt will see the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob— 12not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.’ 13The Lord’s anger burned against Israel and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation of those who had done evil in his sight was gone.
14“And here you are, a brood of sinners, standing in the place of your fathers and making the Lord even more angry with Israel. 15If you turn away from following him, he will again leave all this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”
16Then they came up to him and said, “We would like to build pens here for our livestock and cities for our women and children. 17But we will arm ourselves for battle32:17 Septuagint; Hebrew will be quick to arm ourselves and go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them to their place. Meanwhile our women and children will live in fortified cities, for protection from the inhabitants of the land. 18We will not return to our homes until each of the Israelites has received their inheritance. 19We will not receive any inheritance with them on the other side of the Jordan, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”
20Then Moses said to them, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the Lord for battle 21and if all of you who are armed cross over the Jordan before the Lord until he has driven his enemies out before him— 22then when the land is subdued before the Lord, you may return and be free from your obligation to the Lord and to Israel. And this land will be your possession before the Lord.
23“But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. 24Build cities for your women and children, and pens for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
25The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “We your servants will do as our lord commands. 26Our children and wives, our flocks and herds will remain here in the cities of Gilead. 27But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight before the Lord, just as our lord says.”
28Then Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and to the family heads of the Israelite tribes. 29He said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the Lord, then when the land is subdued before you, you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession. 30But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.”
31The Gadites and Reubenites answered, “Your servants will do what the Lord has said. 32We will cross over before the Lord into Canaan armed, but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan.”
33Then Moses gave to 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 whole land with its cities and the territory around them.
34The Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, 35Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, 36Beth Nimrah and Beth Haran as fortified cities, and built pens for their flocks. 37And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh and Kiriathaim, 38as well as Nebo and Baal Meon (these names were changed) and Sibmah. They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.
39The descendants of Makir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it and drove out the Amorites who were there. 40So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, the descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there. 41Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, captured their settlements and called them Havvoth Jair.32:41 Or them the settlements of Jair 42And Nobah captured Kenath and its surrounding settlements and called it Nobah after himself.
Àwọn ẹ̀yà ìkọjá odò Jordani
1Àwọn ọmọ Reubeni àti àwọn ọmọ Gadi, tí wọ́n ní ẹran ọ̀sìn àti ohun ọ̀sìn rí wí pé ilẹ̀ Jaseri àti Gileadi dára fún ohun ọ̀sìn. 2Àwọn ọmọ Gadi àti àwọn ọmọ Reubeni sì wá, wọ́n wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ Mose àti Eleasari àlùfáà àti sí olórí gbogbo ìlú, wọ́n sì wí pé, 3“Atarotu, Diboni, Jaseri, Nimra, Heṣboni, Eleale, Sebamu, Nebo, àti Beoni. 4Ni ilẹ̀ tí Olúwa ti ṣẹ́gun níwájú ìjọ Israẹli tí ó sì dára fún ohun ọ̀sìn, ṣáwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀ sì ní ohun ọ̀sìn. 5Tí a bá rí ojúrere rẹ,” wọ́n wí, “jẹ́ kí a fi ilẹ̀ yìí fún ìránṣẹ́ rẹ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìní. Má ṣe jẹ́ kí a rékọjá odò Jordani.”
6Mose sọ fún àwọn ọmọ Gadi àti fún ọmọ Reubeni pé, “Ṣé kí àwọn arákùnrin yín lọ sí ogun, kí ẹ̀yin kí ó sì jókòó sí bí? 7Kí ni ó dé tí o fi mú ìrẹ̀wẹ̀sì bá àwọn ọmọ Israẹli láti lọ sí ibi ilẹ̀ tí Olúwa ti fi fún wọn? 832.8,9: Nu 13.17-33.Èyí ni nǹkan tí baba yín ṣe nígbà tí mo rán wọn láti Kadeṣi-Barnea láti lọ wo ilẹ̀ náà. 9Lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí wọ́n lọ sí Àfonífojì Eṣkolu tí wọ́n rí ilẹ̀ náà, wọ́n mú ìrẹ̀wẹ̀sì bá àwọn ọmọ Israẹli láti wọ ilẹ̀ tí Olúwa ti fi fún wọn. 1032.10-13: Nu 14.26-35.Ìbínú Olúwa sì dìde sí wọn ní ọjọ́ náà, ó sì búra, wí pé: 11‘Nítorí wọn kò tẹ̀lé mi tọkàntọkàn, kì í ṣe ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ọkùnrin náà tí ó jẹ́ ogún ọdún tàbí jù bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ tí ó gòkè láti Ejibiti ni yóò rí ilẹ̀ tí mo pinnu gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìbúra fún Abrahamu, fún Isaaki àti fún Jakọbu: 12kò sí ẹnìkankan àyàfi Kalebu ọmọ Jefunne ti Kenissiti àti Joṣua ọmọ Nuni, nítorí wọ́n tẹ̀lé Olúwa tọkàntọkàn.’ 13Ìbínú Olúwa ru sí àwọn ọmọ Israẹli ó sì mú wọn rìn ní aginjù fún ogójì (40) ọdún, títí tí àwọn ìran tí wọ́n ṣe búburú ní ojú rẹ̀ fi lọ.
14“Níbí ni ẹ̀yin wà, ẹ̀yin ẹlẹ́ṣẹ̀, ẹ̀yin dìde ní ipò baba yín, ẹ sì jẹ́ kí ìbínú gbígbóná Olúwa ru sí Israẹli. 15Tí ẹ̀yin bá yípadà ní ẹ̀yìn rẹ̀ yóò sì fi àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí sílẹ̀ ní aginjù, ìwọ yóò sì mú un ṣe ìparun.”
16Nígbà náà wọ́n wá sí òkè ní ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀, “Àwa yóò fẹ́ láti kọ́ ilé ẹran níhìn-ín yìí fún ohun ọ̀sìn wa, àti ìlú fún àwọn obìnrin àti ọmọ wẹ́wẹ́ wa. 17Ṣùgbọ́n àwa ṣetán láti dira ogun ṣáájú àwọn ọmọ Israẹli títí tí a yóò fi mú wọn dé ọ̀dọ̀ wọn lákokò yìí, àwọn obìnrin àti ọmọ wẹ́wẹ́ wa yóò gbé inú ìlú tí a mọ odi sí fún ìdáàbòbò wọn lọ́wọ́ olùgbé ilẹ̀ náà. 18A kì yóò padà sí ilẹ̀ wa láìṣe pé gbogbo àwọn ọmọ Israẹli ti gba ogún wọn. 19A kì yóò gba ogún kankan pẹ̀lú wọn ní òdìkejì Jordani, nítorí ogún ti wa, ti wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ wa ní ìhà ìlà-oòrùn Jordani.”
20Nígbà náà ni Mose sọ fún wọn pé, “Tí ẹ̀yin yóò bá pa ara yín lára, níwájú Olúwa fún ogún. 21Bí gbogbo yín yóò bá lọ sí Jordani ní ìhámọ́ra níwájú Olúwa, títí yóò fi lé àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ̀ kúrò níwájú rẹ̀. 22Tí a ó sì fi ṣe ilẹ̀ náà níwájú Olúwa; ẹ̀yin lè padà tí yóò sì di òmìnira lọ́wọ́ ìdè níwájú Olúwa àti Israẹli. Ilẹ̀ yìí yóò sì jẹ́ tiyín níwájú Olúwa.
23“Ṣùgbọ́n tí ẹ̀yin bá kọ̀ láti ṣe èyí, ẹ̀yin yóò máa dẹ́ṣẹ̀ sí Olúwa; kí ẹ̀yin kí ó sì mọ̀ dájú pé ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ yín yóò fi yín hàn. 24Ẹ kọ́ ilé fún àwọn obìnrin yín àti ọmọ wẹ́wẹ́ yín, àti ilé fún agbo ẹran yín, ṣùgbọ́n kí ẹ̀yin kí ó ṣe ohun tí ẹ ti pinnu.”
25Àwọn ọmọ Gadi àti ọmọ Reubeni sọ fún Mose pé, “Àwa ìránṣẹ́ rẹ yóò ṣe gẹ́gẹ́ bí olúwa wa ti pàṣẹ. 26Àwọn ọmọ wa àti ìyàwó wa, àwọn agbo ẹran àti ohun ọ̀sìn wa yóò dúró ní ìlú Gileadi. 27Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ, gbogbo ọkùnrin tí ó wọ ìhámọ́ra ogun, yóò rékọjá lọ láti jà níwájú Olúwa; gẹ́gẹ́ bí olúwa wa ti sọ.”
28Nígbà náà ni Mose pàṣẹ nípa wọn fún Eleasari àlùfáà àti Joṣua ọmọ Nuni àti sí gbogbo olórí ìdílé ẹ̀yà Israẹli. 29Mose sì wí fún wọn pé, “Tí àwọn ọmọ Gadi àti ọmọ Reubeni, gbogbo ọkùnrin tí ó wọ ìhámọ́ra fún ogun rékọjá odò Jordani pẹ̀lú níwájú Olúwa, nígbà tí ẹ ṣẹ́gun ilẹ̀ náà níwájú yín, Fún wọn ní ilẹ̀ Gileadi gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìní wọn. 30Ṣùgbọ́n tí wọn kò bá fẹ́ bá yín rékọjá pẹ̀lú ìhámọ́ra, wọn gbọdọ̀ gba ìní wọn pẹ̀lú yín ní Kenaani.”
31Àwọn ọmọ Gadi àti ọmọ Reubeni dáhùn pé, “Ìránṣẹ́ rẹ yóò ṣe ohun tí Olúwa ti sọ. 32A máa rékọjá níwájú Olúwa lọ sí Kenaani pẹ̀lú ìhámọ́ra, ṣùgbọ́n ẹrù tí a jogún yóò wà ní ẹ̀bá Jordani.”
33Nígbà náà Mose fún àwọn ọmọ Gadi àti àwọn ọmọ Reubeni àti ààbọ̀ ẹ̀yà Manase ọmọ Josẹfu ní ilẹ̀ ọba Sihoni ọba àwọn ọmọ Amori àti ilẹ̀ ọba Ogu ọba Baṣani ní gbogbo ilẹ̀ náà pẹ̀lú ìlú rẹ̀ àti agbègbè tí ó yí i ka.
34Àwọn ará Gadi wọ́n kọ́ Diboni, Atarotu, Aroeri; 35Pẹ̀lú Atrotu Ṣofani, Jaseri, àti Jogbeha: 36Pẹ̀lú Beti-Nimra, àti Beti-Harani ìlú olódi, àti agbo fún àgùntàn. 37Àwọn ọmọ Reubeni sì kọ́ Heṣboni, Eleale, Kiriataimu, 38pẹ̀lú Nebo pẹ̀lú Baali-Meoni, (Wọ́n pàrọ̀ orúkọ wọn) àti Sibma. Wọ́n sì sọ ìlú tí wọ́n tún kọ́ ní orúkọ mìíràn.
39Àwọn ọmọ Makiri ọmọ Manase lọ sí Gileadi, wọ́n sì lé àwọn ọmọ Amori tí ó wà níbẹ̀. 40Mose sì fi àwọn ọmọ Gileadi fún àwọn ọmọ Makiri àwọn ìran Manase, wọ́n sì tẹ̀dó síbẹ̀. 41Jairi, ọmọ Manase gba ibùjókòó wọn, ó sì pè wọ́n ní Haffotu Jairi. 42Noba gba Kenati àti àwọn ìtẹ̀dó rẹ̀, ó sì pè é ní Noba lẹ́yìn orúkọ ara rẹ̀.
