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Chapter 3

Defeat of Og. Next we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og, the king of Bashan, came out against us, he and all his people, to give battle at Edrei. But the Lord said to me, “Do not fear him, for I will deliver him and all his people and his land into your hands. You will do the same thing to him that you did to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.” The Lord, our God, delivered Og, the king of Bashan, and all his people into our hands. We continued to attack them until there was not a single survivor left. This was when we captured all of his cities. There was not a single city that we did not take from them, sixty in all, the entire region of the Argob, the kingdom of Og of Bashan. All of these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars. There were also a great number of unfortified cities. We totally destroyed them, just as we had destroyed Sihon, the king of Heshbon, wiping out the men, women, and children from every city. But we took all the cattle and spoils of the cities as pillage.

This was when we took the land of two of the kings of the Amorites from their hands, land on the east of the Jordan, from the Arnon River to Mount Hermon. (The Sidonians call Hermon Siron, while the Amorites call it Senir.) 10 This included all of the cities of the plain and all of Gilead and all of Bashan, up to Salecah and Edrei, cities in the kingdom of Og of Bashan. 11 (Og was the last of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed was made of iron, and it was nine cubits long and four cubits wide. It is now in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)[a]

12 Distribution of Conquered Lands. From the land that we occupied at this time, I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the land beginning at Aroer on the Arnon River and half of the hill country of Gilead as well as its cities. 13 I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (This was the whole region of Argob with all of Bashan, and it was known as the land of the Rephaim. 14 The clan of Jair, the son of Manasseh, took the entire region of Argob up to the borders with the Geshurites and the Maacathites. They named it after themselves, so that Bashan is known as Havvoth-jair until the present.) 15 [b]I gave Gilead to Machir. 16 I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the land that stretched from Gilead up to the Arnon River (with the center of the valley being the boundary) and on to the Jabbok River, the border with the Ammonites. 17 Its border on the west was the Jordan in the Arabah, from the Kinnereth down to the Sea in the Arabah, the Salt Sea, at the foot of the slopes of the Pisgah.

18 At that time I commanded you, “The Lord, your God, has given you this land to possess. Have all of the armed men pass over in front of their brethren, the Israelites, armed for battle. 19 But your wives and your children and your cattle (for I know that you have many cattle) can remain in your cities that I have given you. 20 It will be this way until the Lord gives rest to your brothers as he already has to you, so that they also come to possess the land that the Lord, your God, has given them on the other side of the Jordan. Then, each of you can return to the property that I have given you.”

21 Then I commanded Joshua, “You have seen with your own eyes what the Lord, your God, has done to these two kings. This is what the Lord will do to any kingdom that you might encounter.[c] 22 Do not be afraid of them, for the Lord, your God, will fight for you.”

23 Moses Forbidden to Enter Jordan. At that time I pleaded with the Lord, 24 “O Lord God, you have begun to show your servant your greatness and your strong arm. What God in heaven or on earth can do such deeds and mighty works as yours? 25 Please let me cross over and see the bounteous land that is on the other side of the Jordan, the hill country and the Lebanon.”

26 But the Lord was angry with me because of you[d] and would not listen to me. The Lord said to me, “Enough! Do not speak to me about this anymore. 27 Climb up to the top of Pisgah and look to the west, the north, the south, and the east and see it with your own eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. 28 But give orders to Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he is to lead this people across and he will give them the land that you see as an inheritance.” 29 So we remained in the valley opposite Beth-peor.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 3:11 The bed seems more like a tomb. The description may refer to a geological or archaeological discovery: perhaps one of the dolmens to be seen in the region of Amman. This verse, like verse 9 above, verses 13b-14a below, and, earlier, 2:20-23, is a kind of explanatory note inserted in the discourse, of which it is not a part.
  2. Deuteronomy 3:15 This assignment of land to the tribes refers to a period earlier than that in verses 12-13.
  3. Deuteronomy 3:21 Drawing attention to the past victories of the Israelites is the Lord’s way of encouraging them to trust that he will continue to be their stronghold against the Canaanites.
  4. Deuteronomy 3:26 Because of you: Moses points his finger outward for his inability to enter the Promised Land. There are conflicting passages as to who is to blame (see Deut 32:51; Num 20:12).

King Og Defeated(A)

“Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan; and (B)Og king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle (C)at Edrei. And the Lord said to me, ‘Do not fear him, for I have delivered him and all his people and his land into your hand; you shall do to him as you did to (D)Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.’

“So the Lord our God also delivered into our hands Og king of Bashan, with all his people, and we [a]attacked him until he had no survivors remaining. And we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we did not take from them: sixty cities, (E)all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a great many rural towns. And we utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king (F)of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city. But all the livestock and the spoil of the cities we took as booty for ourselves.

“And at that time we took the (G)land from the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were on this side of the Jordan, from the River Arnon to Mount (H)Hermon (the Sidonians call (I)Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir), 10 (J)all the cities of the plain, all Gilead, and (K)all Bashan, as far as Salcah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

11 (L)“For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of (M)the [b]giants. Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead. (Is it not in (N)Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit.

The Land East of the Jordan Divided(O)

12 “And this (P)land, which we possessed at that time, (Q)from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, and half the mountains of Gilead and (R)its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites. 13 (S)The rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. (All the region of Argob, with all Bashan, was called the land of the [c]giants. 14 (T)Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, (U)as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and (V)called Bashan after his own name, [d]Havoth Jair, to this day.)

15 “Also I gave (W)Gilead to Machir. 16 And to the Reubenites (X)and the Gadites I gave from Gilead as far as the River Arnon, the middle of the river as the border, as far as the River Jabbok, (Y)the border of the people of Ammon; 17 the plain also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth (Z)as far as the east side of the Sea of the Arabah (AA)(the Salt Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.

18 “Then I commanded you at that time, saying: ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. (AB)All you men of valor shall cross over armed before your brethren, the children of Israel. 19 But your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (I know that you have much livestock) shall stay in your cities which I have given you, 20 until the Lord has given (AC)rest to your brethren as to you, and they also possess the land which the Lord your God is giving them beyond the Jordan. Then each of you may (AD)return to his possession which I have given you.’

21 “And (AE)I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings; so will the Lord do to all the kingdoms through which you pass. 22 You must not fear them, for (AF)the Lord your God Himself fights for you.’

Moses Forbidden to Enter the Land

23 “Then (AG)I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying: 24 ‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant (AH)Your greatness and Your [e]mighty hand, for (AI)what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds? 25 I pray, let me cross over and see (AJ)the good land beyond the Jordan, those pleasant mountains, and Lebanon.’

26 “But the Lord (AK)was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me. So the Lord said to me: ‘Enough of that! Speak no more to Me of this matter. 27 (AL)Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift your eyes toward the west, the north, the south, and the east; behold it with your eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. 28 But (AM)command[f] Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see.’

29 “So we stayed in (AN)the valley opposite Beth Peor.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 3:3 struck
  2. Deuteronomy 3:11 Heb. rephaim
  3. Deuteronomy 3:13 Heb. rephaim
  4. Deuteronomy 3:14 Lit. Towns of Jair
  5. Deuteronomy 3:24 strong
  6. Deuteronomy 3:28 charge

Natalo si Haring Og ng Bashan(A)

“Pagkatapos, dumiretso tayo sa Bashan pero pagdating natin sa Edrei, sinalakay tayo ni Haring Og ng Bashan at ng mga sundalo nito. Ngunit sinabi sa akin ng Panginoon, ‘Huwag kang matakot sa kanya dahil siguradong ibibigay ko siya sa iyo pati ang kanyang mga sundalo at ang kanyang lupain. Gagawin mo sa kanya ang ginawa mo kay Sihon na hari ng mga Amoreo, na naghari sa Heshbon.’ Kaya ibinigay sa atin ng Panginoon na ating Dios si Haring Og ng Bashan at ang lahat ng kanyang sundalo. Pinatay natin sila at wala tayong itinirang buhay. Inagaw natin ang lahat ng 60 lungsod niya – ang buong teritoryo ng Argob kung saan naghahari si Haring Og ng Bashan. Ang lahat ng lungsod na ito ay napapalibutan ng matataas na pader na may pintuan at kandado. Inagaw din natin ang napakaraming mga baryo na walang pader.

“Nilipol natin sila nang lubusan[a] katulad ng ginawa natin kay Haring Sihon ng Heshbon. Pinatay natin ang lahat ng tao sa bawat lungsod na ating naagaw – mga lalaki, babae at bata. Ngunit dinala natin ang lahat ng hayop at mga ari-arian na nasamsam natin sa kanilang mga lungsod.

“Kaya naagaw natin mula sa dalawang hari ng mga Amoreo, ang lupain sa silangan ng Ilog ng Jordan mula sa Lambak ng Arnon hanggang sa Bundok ng Hermon. (Ang Bundok ng Hermon ay tinatawag ng mga Sidoneo na Sirion at ng mga Amoreo na Senir.) 10 Inagaw natin ang lahat ng bayan na nasa talampas, ang buong Gilead at ang buong Bashan hanggang sa Saleca at Edrei, na mga bayan na sakop ng kaharian ni Og ng Bashan. 11 (Si Haring Og lang ang nag-iisang natira sa mga lahi ng Refaimeo. Ang higaan niyang bakal[b] ay may habang 13 talampakan at anim na talampakan ang lapad. Makikita pa ito ngayon sa Rabba na lungsod ng mga Ammonita.)

Ang Paghahati-hati ng Lupa(B)

12 “Nang maagaw natin ang lupaing ito, ibinigay ko sa mga lahi nina Reuben at Gad ang lupain sa hilaga ng Aroer malapit sa Lambak ng Arnon pati na ang kalahati ng kaburulan ng Gilead at ang mga bayan nito. 13 Ibinigay ko ang natirang bahagi ng Gilead at ng buong Bashan, na kaharian ni Og, sa kalahating lahi ni Manase. (Ang buong Argob sa Bashan ay tinatawag noon na Lupa ng mga Refaimeo.) 14 Si Jair na mula sa lahi ni Manase, ang nagmamay-ari ng buong Argob na sakop ng Bashan hanggang sa hangganan ng lupain ng mga Geshureo at ng mga Maacateo. Pinangalanan ni Jair ng mismong pangalan niya ang teritoryong ito, kaya hanggang sa ngayon, ang Bashan ay tinatawag na ‘Mga Bayan ni Jair.’ 15 Ibinigay ko ang Gilead sa pamilya ni Makir. 16 Ibinigay ko sa mga lahi nina Reuben at Gad ang mga lupain mula sa Gilead hanggang sa Lambak ng Arnon. Ang gitna ng Arnon ang kanilang hangganan sa timog, at ang kanilang hangganan sa hilaga ay ang Lambak ng Jabok, na hangganan din ng lupain ng mga Ammonita. 17 Ang hangganan sa kanluran ay ang Kapatagan ng Jordan[c] pati na ang Ilog ng Jordan, mula sa Lawa ng Galilea hanggang sa Dagat na Patay[d] sa ibabang bahagi ng libis ng Pisga sa silangan.

18 “Nang panahong iyon, inutusan ko ang mga angkan ninyo na naninirahan sa silangan ng Jordan,[e] ‘Kahit na ibinigay ng Panginoon na inyong Dios ang lupang ito para angkinin ninyo, kailangang tumawid ang lahat ng sundalo ninyo sa Ilog ng Jordan na armado at handang manguna sa inyong mga kapatid na Israelita sa pakikipaglaban. 19 Ngunit iiwan ninyo ang inyong mga asawaʼt anak, at ang napakarami ninyong hayop sa mga bayan na ibinigay ko sa inyo. 20 Kapag naangkin na ng mga kapwa ninyo Israelita ang lupain sa kabila ng Jordan na ibinigay sa kanila ng Panginoon na inyong Dios, at kapag nabigyan na sila ng kasiguraduhan katulad ng kanyang ginawa sa inyo, makabalik na kayo sa lupaing ibinigay ko sa inyo.’

Hindi Pinayagan si Moises na Makapasok sa Canaan

21 “At nang panahong iyon, sinabi ko rin kay Josue, ‘Nakita mo ang lahat ng ginawa ng Panginoon na inyong Dios sa dalawang haring iyon. Ganoon din ang gagawin ng Panginoon sa lahat ng kaharian na inyong pupuntahan. 22 Huwag kayong matakot sa kanila; ang Panginoon na inyong Dios mismo ang makikipaglaban para sa inyo.’

23 “Nang panahong iyon, nagmakaawa ako sa Panginoon. Sinabi ko, 24 ‘O Panginoong Dios, sinimulan na ninyong ipakita sa inyong lingkod ang inyong kadakilaan, dahil walang dios sa langit o sa lupa na makakagawa ng mga himala na inyong ginawa. 25 Kaya payagan po ninyo akong makatawid para makita ko ang magandang lupain sa kabila ng Jordan, ang magagandang kaburulan at ang mga kabundukan ng Lebanon.’

26 “Ngunit nagalit ang Panginoon sa akin dahil sa inyo, at hindi niya ako pinakinggan. Sinabi niya, ‘Tama na iyan! Huwag mo na akong kausapin tungkol sa mga bagay na iyan. 27 Umakyat ka sa tuktok ng Bundok ng Pisga at tumanaw sa lupain sa kahit saang direksyon, dahil hindi ka makakatawid sa Jordan. 28 Ngunit turuan mo si Josue sa kanyang gagawin. Palakasin mo ang loob niya dahil siya ang mamumuno sa mga taong ito sa pagtawid sa Jordan. Ibibigay niya sa kanila ang lupaing nakikita mo ngayon!’ 29 Kaya nanatili tayo sa lambak malapit sa Bet Peor.”

Footnotes

  1. 3:6 Nilipol natin sila nang lubusan: Tingnan ang footnote sa 2:34.
  2. 3:11 higaan niyang bakal: o, kabaong.
  3. 3:17 Kapatagan ng Jordan: sa Hebreo, Araba.
  4. 3:17 Galilea … Patay: sa Hebreo, Kineret hanggang sa Dagat ng Araba, ang pinakamaalat na dagat.
  5. 3:18 ninyo … Jordan: sa Hebreo, kayo.

Defeat of Og King of Bashan

Next we turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan(A) with his whole army marched out to meet us in battle at Edrei.(B) The Lord said to me, “Do not be afraid(C) of him, for I have delivered him into your hands, along with his whole army and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.”

So the Lord our God also gave into our hands Og king of Bashan and all his army. We struck them down,(D) leaving no survivors.(E) At that time we took all his cities.(F) There was not one of the sixty cities that we did not take from them—the whole region of Argob, Og’s kingdom(G) in Bashan.(H) All these cities were fortified with high walls and with gates and bars, and there were also a great many unwalled villages. We completely destroyed[a] them, as we had done with Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying[b](I) every city—men, women and children. But all the livestock(J) and the plunder from their cities we carried off for ourselves.

So at that time we took from these two kings of the Amorites(K) the territory east of the Jordan, from the Arnon Gorge as far as Mount Hermon.(L) (Hermon is called Sirion(M) by the Sidonians; the Amorites call it Senir.)(N) 10 We took all the towns on the plateau, and all Gilead, and all Bashan as far as Salekah(O) and Edrei, towns of Og’s kingdom in Bashan. 11 (Og king of Bashan was the last of the Rephaites.(P) His bed was decorated with iron and was more than nine cubits long and four cubits wide.[c] It is still in Rabbah(Q) of the Ammonites.)

Division of the Land

12 Of the land that we took over at that time, I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory north of Aroer(R) by the Arnon Gorge, including half the hill country of Gilead, together with its towns. 13 The rest of Gilead and also all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh.(S) (The whole region of Argob in Bashan used to be known as a land of the Rephaites.(T) 14 Jair,(U) a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites;(V) it was named(W) after him, so that to this day Bashan is called Havvoth Jair.[d]) 15 And I gave Gilead to Makir.(X) 16 But to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the territory extending from Gilead down to the Arnon Gorge (the middle of the gorge being the border) and out to the Jabbok River,(Y) which is the border of the Ammonites. 17 Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah,(Z) from Kinnereth(AA) to the Sea of the Arabah(AB) (that is, the Dead Sea(AC)), below the slopes of Pisgah.

18 I commanded you at that time: “The Lord your God has given(AD) you this land to take possession of it. But all your able-bodied men, armed for battle, must cross over ahead of the other Israelites.(AE) 19 However, your wives,(AF) your children and your livestock(AG) (I know you have much livestock) may stay in the towns I have given you, 20 until the Lord gives rest to your fellow Israelites as he has to you, and they too have taken over the land that the Lord your God is giving them across the Jordan. After that, each of you may go back to the possession I have given you.”

Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan

21 At that time I commanded Joshua: “You have seen with your own eyes all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings. The Lord will do the same to all the kingdoms over there where you are going. 22 Do not be afraid(AH) of them;(AI) the Lord your God himself will fight(AJ) for you.”

23 At that time I pleaded(AK) with the Lord: 24 “Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness(AL) and your strong hand. For what god(AM) is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works(AN) you do?(AO) 25 Let me go over and see the good land(AP) beyond the Jordan—that fine hill country and Lebanon.(AQ)

26 But because of you the Lord was angry(AR) with me and would not listen to me. “That is enough,” the Lord said. “Do not speak to me anymore about this matter. 27 Go up to the top of Pisgah(AS) and look west and north and south and east.(AT) Look at the land with your own eyes, since you are not going to cross(AU) this Jordan.(AV) 28 But commission(AW) Joshua, and encourage(AX) and strengthen him, for he will lead this people across(AY) and will cause them to inherit the land that you will see.” 29 So we stayed in the valley near Beth Peor.(AZ)

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 3:6 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
  2. Deuteronomy 3:6 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
  3. Deuteronomy 3:11 That is, about 14 feet long and 6 feet wide or about 4 meters long and 1.8 meters wide
  4. Deuteronomy 3:14 Or called the settlements of Jair