Numbers 32
Complete Jewish Bible
32 (RY: iii; LY: vi) The descendants of Re’uven and the descendants of Gad had vast quantities of livestock. When they saw that the land of Ya‘zer and the land of Gil‘ad were good for livestock, 2 the descendants of Gad and of Re’uven came and spoke to Moshe, El‘azar the cohen and the community leaders. They said, 3 “‘Atarot, Divon, Ya‘zer, Nimrah, Heshbon, El‘aleh, S’vam, N’vo and Be‘on, 4 the country that Adonai conquered before the community of Isra’el, is livestock country; and your servants have livestock. 5 If you regard us favorably,” they went on, “let this land be given to your servants as their possession; and don’t have us cross the Yarden.”
6 Moshe answered the descendants of Gad and of Re’uven: “Are your brothers to go to war while you stay here? 7 Besides, why are you trying to discourage the people of Isra’el from crossing into the land Adonai gave them? 8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land. 9 For when they went up to the Eshkol Valley and saw the land, they disheartened the people of Isra’el, so that they wouldn’t enter the land Adonai had given them. 10 Adonai’s anger blazed up on that day; and he swore, 11 ‘None of the people aged twenty or more who came out of Egypt will see the land I swore to Avraham, Yitz’chak and Ya‘akov; because they haven’t followed me unreservedly — 12 except Kalev the son of Y’funeh the K’nizi and Y’hoshua the son of Nun, because they have followed Adonai unreservedly.’ 13 Thus Adonai’s anger blazed against Isra’el, so that he made them wander here and there in the desert forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of Adonai had died out. 14 Now you, another brood of sinners, have arisen in your fathers’ place to increase still more the fierce anger of Adonai toward Isra’el! 15 For if you turn away from him, he will leave them in the desert again, and thus you will cause the destruction of all these people!”
16 But they came up to him and said, “Here we will build enclosures for our livestock and cities for our little ones, 17 but we ourselves will be armed and ready for action to march at the head of the people of Isra’el, until we have brought them to their place. Our little ones will stay in the fortified cities here because of the people now living in the land. 18 However, we will not return to our own homes until every man in Isra’el has taken possession of his land for inheritance. 19 We will not have an inheritance with them on the other side of the Yarden, westward; because our inheritance has fallen to us on this side of the Yarden, eastward.”
(RY: iv, LY: vii) 20 Moshe said to them, “If you will do this — if you will arm yourselves to go before Adonai to the war, 21 and if every one of your soldiers will cross the Yarden before Adonai, until he has driven out his enemies ahead of him, 22 and if the land has been conquered before Adonai, and only after that do you return — then you will be clear before Adonai and before Isra’el, and this land here will be yours to possess before Adonai. 23 But if you will not do this, then you have sinned against Adonai, and you must understand that your sin will find you out. 24 Build cities for your little ones and enclosures for your sheep; then do what you said you would do.”
25 The descendants of Gad and the descendants of Re’uven said to Moshe, “Your servants will do as my lord orders. 26 Our little ones, wives, flocks and all our livestock will be there in the cities of Gil‘ad; 27 but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before Adonai to do battle, as my lord says.”
28 So Moshe gave orders concerning them to El‘azar the cohen, Y’hoshua the son of Nun and the clan leaders of the tribes of the people of Isra’el. 29 Moshe said to them, “If the descendants of Gad and of Re’uven cross over the Yarden with you, every man armed for battle, before Adonai; and if the land is conquered before you, then you are to give them the land of Gil‘ad as theirs to possess. 30 But if they do not cross with you armed, they are to possess land along with you in Kena‘an.”
31 The descendants of Gad and of Re’uven answered, “We will do as Adonai has said to your servants. 32 We will cross over into the land of Kena‘an armed before Adonai, and the land we will possess for inheritance will be on this side of the Yarden.”
33 So Moshe gave the descendants of Gad and of Re’uven, and also to the half-tribe of M’nasheh the son of Yosef, the kingdom of Sichon king of the Emori and the kingdom of ‘Og king of Bashan — the country and its cities within its borders, along with their surrounding towns.
34 The descendants of Gad built Divon, ‘Atarot, ‘Aro‘er, 35 ‘Atrot-Shofan, Ya‘zer, Yogbehah, 36 Beit-Nimrah and Beit-Haran — fortified cities; and also enclosures for sheep.
37 The descendants of Re’uven built Heshbon, El‘aleh, Kiryatayim, 38 N’vo, Ba‘al-M‘on (these names have been changed) and Sivmah; they renamed the cities they built.
(LY: Maftir) 39 The descendants of Machir the son of M’nasheh went to Gil‘ad and conquered it, dispossessing the Emori who were there. 40 Moshe gave Gil‘ad to Machir the son of M’nasheh, and he lived in it. 41 Ya’ir the son of M’nasheh went and captured its villages and called them Havot-Ya’ir [villages of Ya’ir]. 42 Novach went and captured K’nat with its villages and named it Novach after himself.
Haftarah Mattot: Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 1:1–2:3
B’rit Hadashah suggested reading for Parashah Mattot: Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:33–37
Números 32
La Biblia de las Américas
Rubén y Gad se establecen en Galaad
32 Los hijos de Rubén y los hijos de Gad tenían una cantidad muy grande de ganado(A). Por eso, cuando vieron la tierra de Jazer(B) y la tierra de Galaad, que en verdad era un lugar bueno[a] para ganado, 2 los hijos de Gad y los hijos de Rubén fueron y hablaron a Moisés, al sacerdote Eleazar y a los jefes de la congregación, diciendo: 3 Atarot, Dibón, Jazer, Nimra, Hesbón, Eleale, Sebam, Nebo y Beón(C), 4 la tierra que el Señor conquistó[b](D) delante de la congregación de Israel es tierra para ganado; y tus siervos tienen ganado. 5 Y dijeron: Si hemos hallado gracia ante tus ojos, que se dé esta tierra a tus siervos como posesión; no nos hagas pasar el Jordán.
6 Pero Moisés dijo a los hijos de Gad y a los hijos de Rubén: ¿Irán vuestros hermanos a la guerra, mientras vosotros os quedáis[c] aquí? 7 ¿Por qué desalentáis a[d] los hijos de Israel a fin de que no pasen a la tierra que el Señor les ha dado(E)? 8 Esto es lo que vuestros padres hicieron[e] cuando los envié de Cades-barnea(F) a ver la tierra. 9 Pues cuando subieron hasta el valle[f] de Escol(G), y vieron la tierra, desalentaron a[g] los hijos de Israel para que no entraran a la tierra que el Señor les había dado. 10 Y la ira del Señor(H) se encendió aquel día y juró, diciendo: 11 «Ninguno de estos hombres que salieron de Egipto, de veinte años arriba(I), verá la tierra que juré a Abraham, a Isaac y a Jacob, porque no me siguieron fielmente[h], 12 sino Caleb, hijo de Jefone cenezeo, y Josué, hijo de Nun, pues ellos sí han seguido fielmente[i] al Señor(J)». 13 Y se encendió la ira del Señor contra Israel, y los hizo vagar en el desierto por cuarenta años, hasta que fue acabada toda la generación de los que habían hecho mal ante los ojos del Señor(K). 14 Y he aquí, vosotros os habéis levantado en lugar de vuestros padres, prole de hombres pecadores, para añadir aún más a la ardiente ira del Señor(L) contra Israel. 15 Pues si dejáis de seguirle, otra vez os abandonará en el desierto, y destruiréis a todo este pueblo(M).
16 Entonces ellos se acercaron a él, y le dijeron: Edificaremos aquí apriscos para nuestro ganado y ciudades para nuestros pequeños; 17 pero nosotros nos armaremos(N) para ir delante de los hijos de Israel hasta que los introduzcamos en su lugar, mientras que nuestros pequeños se quedarán en las ciudades fortificadas por causa de los habitantes de la tierra. 18 No volveremos a nuestros hogares hasta que cada uno de los hijos de Israel haya ocupado su heredad(O). 19 Porque no tendremos heredad con ellos al otro lado del Jordán y más allá, pues nuestra heredad nos ha tocado de este lado del Jordán, al oriente(P).
20 Y Moisés les dijo: Si hacéis esto[j], si os armáis(Q) delante del Señor para la guerra, 21 y todos vuestros guerreros cruzan el Jordán delante del Señor hasta que Él haya expulsado[k] a sus enemigos delante de Él, 22 y la tierra quede sojuzgada delante del Señor; después volveréis y quedaréis libres de obligación para con el Señor y para con Israel; y esta tierra será vuestra en posesión delante del Señor(R). 23 Pero si no lo hacéis así, mirad, habréis pecado ante el Señor, y tened por seguro que vuestro pecado os alcanzará(S). 24 Edificaos ciudades para vuestros pequeños, y apriscos para vuestras ovejas; y haced lo que habéis prometido[l](T). 25 Y los hijos de Gad y los hijos de Rubén hablaron a Moisés, diciendo: Tus siervos harán tal como mi señor ordena. 26 Nuestros pequeños, nuestras mujeres, nuestro ganado y nuestros rebaños quedarán[m] allí en las ciudades de Galaad(U); 27 mientras tus siervos, todos los que están armados para la guerra, cruzarán delante del Señor para la batalla, tal como mi señor dice(V).
28 Así lo ordenó Moisés en relación a ellos, al sacerdote Eleazar, a Josué, hijo de Nun, y a los jefes de las casas paternas de las tribus de los hijos de Israel. 29 Y Moisés les dijo: Si los hijos de Gad y los hijos de Rubén, todos los que están armados para la batalla, cruzan con vosotros el Jordán en presencia del Señor, y la tierra es sojuzgada delante de vosotros, entonces les daréis la tierra de Galaad en posesión; 30 pero si no cruzan armados con vosotros, tendrán la herencia entre vosotros en la tierra de Canaán. 31 Y respondieron los hijos de Gad y los hijos de Rubén, diciendo: Como el Señor ha dicho a vuestros siervos, así haremos. 32 Nosotros cruzaremos armados en la presencia del Señor a la tierra de Canaán, y la posesión de nuestra heredad quedará con nosotros de este lado del Jordán(W).
33 Y Moisés dio a los hijos de Gad, y a los hijos de Rubén, y a la media tribu de Manasés, hijo de José, el reino de Sehón, rey de los amorreos, y el reino de Og, rey de Basán: la tierra con sus ciudades, con sus territorios[n], y las ciudades de la tierra circunvecina(X). 34 Y los hijos de Gad construyeron a Dibón, Atarot, Aroer(Y), 35 Atarot-sofán, Jazer, Jogbeha, 36 Bet-nimra(Z) y Bet-arán, ciudades fortificadas, y apriscos para las ovejas; 37 y los hijos de Rubén construyeron a Hesbón, Eleale y Quiriataim, 38 y Nebo(AA), y Baal-meón (cambiando sus nombres), y Sibma; y dieron otros nombres a las ciudades que edificaron. 39 Y los hijos de Maquir(AB), hijo de Manasés, fueron a Galaad y la tomaron, y expulsaron[o] a los amorreos que estaban en ella. 40 Entonces Moisés dio Galaad(AC) a Maquir, hijo de Manasés, y este habitó en ella. 41 Y Jair, hijo de Manasés, fue y conquistó sus pueblos[p], y los llamó Havot-jair[q](AD). 42 También Noba fue y conquistó a Kenat y sus aldeas, y la llamó Noba, igual que él[r](AE).
Footnotes
- Números 32:1 Lit., he aquí, el lugar, un lugar
- Números 32:4 Lit., hirió
- Números 32:6 Lit., sentáis
- Números 32:7 Lit., reprimís el corazón de
- Números 32:8 Lit., Así hicieron
- Números 32:9 O, torrente
- Números 32:9 Lit., reprimieron el corazón de
- Números 32:11 Lit., enteramente
- Números 32:12 Lit., enteramente
- Números 32:20 Lit., esta cosa
- Números 32:21 Lit., desposeído
- Números 32:24 Lit., lo que ha salido de vuestra boca
- Números 32:26 Lit., estarán
- Números 32:33 Lit., fronteras
- Números 32:39 Lit., desposeyeron
- Números 32:41 Lit., aldeas de tiendas
- Números 32:41 I.e., las aldeas de Jair
- Números 32:42 Lit., como su nombre
Numbers 32
King James Version
32 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
2 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
4 Even the country which the Lord smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:
5 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the Lord hath given them?
8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them.
10 And the Lord'S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,
11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the Lord.
13 And the Lord'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the Lord, was consumed.
14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel.
15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.
19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.
20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,
21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
22 And the land be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.
23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.
24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.
25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:
27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.
28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:
30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the Lord hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.
32 We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be our's.
33 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
36 And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,
38 And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.
42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
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