Numbers

约旦河东的两支派

1吕便子孙和迦得子孙的牲畜极其众多；他们看见雅谢地和基列地是可牧放牲畜之地，

2就来见摩西和祭司以利亚撒，并会众的首领，说：

3「亚大录、底本、雅谢、宁拉、希实本、以利亚利、示班、尼波、比稳，

4就是耶和华在以色列会众前面所攻取之地，是可牧放牲畜之地，你仆人也有牲畜」；

5又说：「我们若在你眼前蒙恩，求你把这地给我们为业，不要领我们过约旦河。」

6摩西对迦得子孙和吕便子孙说：「难道你们的弟兄去打仗，你们竟坐在这里吗？

7你们为何使以色列人灰心丧胆、不过去进入耶和华所赐给他们的那地呢？

8我先前从加低斯·巴尼亚打发你们先祖去窥探那地，他们也是这样行。

9他们上以实各谷，去窥探那地回来的时候，使以色列人灰心丧胆，不进入耶和华所赐给他们的地。

10当日，耶和华的怒气发作，就起誓说：

11『凡从埃及上来、二十岁以外的人断不得看见我对亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各起誓应许之地，因为他们没有专心跟从我。

12惟有基尼洗族耶孚尼的儿子迦勒和嫩的儿子约书亚可以看见，因为他们专心跟从我。』

13耶和华的怒气向以色列人发作，使他们在旷野飘流四十年，等到在耶和华眼前行恶的那一代人都消灭了。

14谁知，你们起来接续先祖，增添罪人的数目，使耶和华向以色列大发烈怒。

15你们若退后不跟从他，他还要把以色列人撇在旷野，便是你们使这众民灭亡。」

16两支派的人挨近摩西，说：「我们要在这里为牲畜垒圈，为妇人孩子造城。

17我们自己要带兵器行在以色列人的前头，好把他们领到他们的地方；但我们的妇人孩子，因这地居民的缘故，要住在坚固的城内。

18我们不回家，直等到以色列人各承受自己的产业。

19我们不和他们在约旦河那边一带之地同受产业，因为我们的产业是坐落在约旦河东边这里。」

20摩西对他们说：「你们若这样行，在耶和华面前带着兵器出去打仗，

21所有带兵器的人都要在耶和华面前过约旦河，等他赶出他的仇敌，

22那地被耶和华制伏了，然后你们可以回来，向耶和华和以色列才为无罪，这地也必在耶和华面前归你们为业。

23倘若你们不这样行，就得罪耶和华，要知道你们的罪必追上你们。

24如今你们口中所出的，只管去行，为你们的妇人孩子造城，为你们的羊群垒圈。」

25迦得子孙和吕便子孙对摩西说：「仆人要照我主所吩咐的去行。

26我们的妻子、孩子、羊群，和所有的牲畜都要留在基列的各城。

27但你的仆人，凡带兵器的，都要照我主所说的话，在耶和华面前过去打仗。」

28于是，摩西为他们嘱咐祭司以利亚撒和嫩的儿子约书亚，并以色列众支派的族长，说：

29「迦得子孙和吕便子孙，凡带兵器在耶和华面前去打仗的，若与你们一同过约旦河，那地被你们制伏了，你们就要把基列地给他们为业。

30倘若他们不带兵器和你们一同过去，就要在迦南地你们中间得产业。」

31迦得子孙和吕便子孙回答说：「耶和华怎样吩咐仆人，仆人就怎样行。

32我们要带兵器，在耶和华面前过去，进入迦南地，只是约旦河这边、我们所得为业之地仍归我们。」

33摩西将亚摩利王西宏的国和巴珊王噩的国，连那地和周围的城邑，都给了迦得子孙和吕便子孙，并约瑟的儿子玛拿西半个支派。

34迦得子孙建造底本、亚他录、亚罗珥、

35亚他录·朔反、雅谢、约比哈、

36伯·宁拉、伯·哈兰，都是坚固城。他们又垒羊圈。

37吕便子孙建造希实本、以利亚利、基列亭、

38尼波、巴力·免、西比玛（尼波、巴力·免，名字是改了的），又给他们所建造的城另起别名。

39玛拿西的儿子玛吉，他的子孙往基列去，占了那地，赶出那里的亚摩利人。

40摩西将基列赐给玛拿西的儿子玛吉，他子孙就住在那里。

41玛拿西的子孙睚珥去占了基列的村庄，就称这些村庄为哈倭特·睚珥。

42挪巴去占了基纳和基纳的乡村，就按自己的名称基纳为挪巴。

The Tribes East of the Jordan

1Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.

2So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,

3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam,Nebo, and Beon,

4which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.”

5“If we have found favor in your sight,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”

6But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?

7Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them?

8This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.

9For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.

10So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,

11‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—

12not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’

13The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.

14Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.

15For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”

16Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.

17But we will arm ourselves and be readyto go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.

18We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.

19Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”

20Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,

21and if every one of your armed men crosses 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 of obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD.

23But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.

24Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”

25The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “Your servants will do just as our lord commands.

26Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead.

27But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD, just as our lord says.”

28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.

29And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

30But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.”

31The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do.

32We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”

33So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to 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 land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.

34And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

35Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

36Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.

37The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

38as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.

39The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

40So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.

41Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.

42And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah, after his own name.