擊敗巴珊王噩

「之後,我們前往巴珊,巴珊王噩率全軍在以得來迎戰我們。 耶和華對我說,『不要怕他,因為我已把他及其眾民和土地交在你手中,你要像從前對付希實本的亞摩利王西宏一樣對付他。』

「我們的上帝耶和華把巴珊王噩及其眾民交在我們手中,我們殺了他們,一個不留。 我們佔領了亞珥歌伯全境,即巴珊王噩的所有城邑,共六十座。 這些城邑圍牆高聳,門閂牢固。我們還佔領了許多沒有城牆的鄉村。 像對付希實本王西宏一樣,我們將這些城邑夷為平地,城中的男女老幼一個不留, 只留下牲畜和財物作戰利品。 於是,我們攻佔了約旦河東兩個亞摩利王的土地,從亞嫩谷一直到黑門山—— 西頓人稱黑門山為西連,亞摩利人稱之為示尼珥—— 10 攻佔了高原的城邑、整個基列和巴珊,遠至巴珊王噩的城邑撒迦和以得來。 11 巴珊王噩是最後一個利乏音人。他的床是鐵做的,存放在亞捫人的拉巴城,長四米,寬一點八米。

分配約旦河東之地

12 「我們佔領了這片土地後,我把亞嫩谷邊的亞羅珥以北地區和基列山區的一半及其城邑,分給呂便支派和迦得支派, 13 把基列山區的另一半,以及噩的王國巴珊全境——整個亞珥歌伯分給瑪拿西半個支派。巴珊地區又被稱為利乏音人之地。 14 瑪拿西的子孫雅珥得到亞珥歌伯全境,遠至基述人和瑪迦人的邊界。他按自己的名字給那地方取名叫哈倭特·雅珥,沿用至今。 15 我又把基列分給瑪吉, 16 把從基列到亞嫩谷,以谷中央為界,遠至亞捫人的邊界雅博河地區分給呂便支派和迦得支派。 17 我還把亞拉巴,就是以約旦河為界,從基尼烈直到東面毗斯迦山腳的亞拉巴海,即鹽海地區給了他們。

18 「那時我吩咐他們,『你們的上帝耶和華已經把這些地方賜給你們,但你們所有的戰士必須帶著兵器過河,做同胞的先鋒。 19 我知道你們有許多牲畜,你們的妻子、兒女和牲畜可以留在我分給你們的城邑。 20 等你們的上帝耶和華使其他以色列人和你們一樣有了安身之所,佔領了耶和華賜給他們的約旦河西之地後,你們才可以返回我分給你們的家園。』 21 那時我吩咐約書亞,『你們的上帝耶和華怎樣對付那兩個王,你都親眼看見了。耶和華必以同樣的方式對付你將去攻佔的各國。 22 不要怕他們,因為你的上帝耶和華將為你爭戰。』

摩西不得進入迦南

23 「那時,我懇求耶和華,說, 24 『主耶和華啊,你已向僕人彰顯你的偉大和權能,天上地下沒有神明可與你相比! 25 求你讓我過去看看約旦河那邊的佳美之地——那美好的山區和黎巴嫩。』 26 但因你們的緣故,耶和華向我發怒,不聽我的懇求,祂對我說,『夠了,不要再跟我提這件事。 27 你可以上毗斯迦山頂,向東南西北眺望,但你不可過約旦河。 28 你要委任約書亞,勉勵他,支持他,因為他必帶領以色列人過河,佔領你眺望的那片土地。』 29 當時,我們駐紮在伯·毗珥對面的谷中。

Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Edrei. And Jehovah said unto me, Fear him not; for I have delivered him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon. So Jehovah our God delivered into our hand Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining. And we took all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we took not from them; threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides the [a]unwalled towns a great many. And we [b]utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every [c]inhabited city, with the women and the little ones. But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves. And we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon unto mount Hermon (which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir); 10 all the cities of the [d]plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 11 (For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Rephaim; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.)

12 And this land we took in possession at that time: from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill-country of Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites: 13 and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half-tribe of Manasseh; [e]all the region of Argob, [f]even all Bashan. (The same is called the land of Rephaim. 14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.) 15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir. 16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the valley of the Arnon, the middle of the valley, [g]and the border thereof, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; 17 the Arabah also, and the Jordan [h]and the border thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the [i]slopes of Pisgah eastward.

18 And I commanded you at that time, saying, Jehovah your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valor. 19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you, 20 until Jehovah give rest unto your brethren, as unto you, and they also possess the land which Jehovah your God giveth them beyond the Jordan: then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you. 21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that Jehovah your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall Jehovah do unto all the kingdoms whither thou goest over. 22 Ye shall not fear them; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you.

23 And I besought Jehovah at that time, saying, 24 O Lord Jehovah, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness, and thy strong hand: for what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy mighty acts? 25 Let me go over, I pray thee, and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that goodly [j]mountain, and Lebanon. 26 But Jehovah was wroth with me for your sakes, and hearkened not unto me; and Jehovah said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. 27 Get thee up unto the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 28 But charge 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 thou shalt see. 29 So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 3:5 Or, country towns
  2. Deuteronomy 3:6 Hebrew devoted.
  3. Deuteronomy 3:6 Hebrew city of men.
  4. Deuteronomy 3:10 Or, table-land
  5. Deuteronomy 3:13 Or, all the region of Argob. (All that Bashan is called etc.
  6. Deuteronomy 3:13 Or, with
  7. Deuteronomy 3:16 Or, for a border
  8. Deuteronomy 3:17 Or, for a border
  9. Deuteronomy 3:17 Or, springs
  10. Deuteronomy 3:25 Or, hill-country