Deuteronomio 2
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
El paso por Edom y Moab (Nm 20,14-21)
2 Después dimos la vuelta y nos dirigimos hacia el desierto por la ruta del mar de las Cañas, como me había ordenado el Señor. Nos llevó mucho tiempo rodear la montaña de Seír 2 Hasta que por fin el Señor me dijo: 3 Ya han estado bastante tiempo dando vueltas alrededor de esta montaña; diríjanse ahora al norte. 4 Da esta orden al pueblo: “Van a pasar por el territorio de sus hermanos, los descendientes de Esaú, que habitan en Seír. Aunque ellos les tienen miedo, anden con cuidado 5 y no los provoquen, pues yo no les daré nada de su territorio, ni siquiera el espacio donde posar la planta del pie, pues la montaña de Seír se la di en posesión a Esaú. 6 Tanto los alimentos que coman, como el agua que beban los adquirirán con dinero. 7 Porque el Señor tu Dios te ha bendecido en todo lo que has emprendido, ha protegido tu caminar a través de este inmenso desierto y nada te ha faltado durante estos cuarenta años, porque el Señor tu Dios ha estado contigo”.
8 Así, pues, seguimos la ruta de la Arabá, que parte de las ciudades de Elat y Esionguéber, y entramos en el territorio de nuestros hermanos, los descendientes de Esaú, que habitan en Seír. Después torcimos y fuimos hacia el desierto de Moab.
9 El Señor también me dijo: Tampoco ataques a Moab ni lo incites a guerrear, porque no te daré nada de su territorio, ya que la región de Ar se la di en posesión a los descendientes de Lot. 10 (En la antigüedad vivió allí un pueblo fuerte y numeroso; el de los emitas. Ellos eran tan altos como los anaquitas. 11 Tanto a ellos como a los anaquitas se los tenía por refaítas, si bien los moabitas los llamaban emitas. 12 También, en la antigüedad, habitaron en Seír los hurritas, pero los descendientes de Esaú los desalojaron y los aniquilaron, instalándose en su lugar, lo mismo que hizo Israel con la tierra que el Señor le dio en posesión). 13 Y ahora, reanuden la marcha y crucen el torrente de Záred. Y así lo hicimos.
14 Los años trascurridos desde que salimos de Cadés Barnea hasta que cruzamos el torrente de Záred fueron treinta y ocho. Para entonces todos los hombres de aquella generación aptos para la guerra habían muerto, tal como se lo había jurado el Señor. 15 El poder del Señor se hizo sentir en medio del campamento hasta que, finalmente, los eliminó por completo.
16 Cuando ya no quedó en el pueblo ningún hombre apto para la guerra —porque habían muerto—, 17 el Señor me dijo: 18 Hoy vas a cruzar por Ar la frontera de Moab 19 y vas a entrar en contacto con los amonitas, descendientes de Lot. No los ataques ni los incites a combatir, pues no te daré nada de su territorio; se lo he dado en posesión a los descendientes de Lot. 20 (También este era tenido por un territorio de refaítas, porque antiguamente ellos vivieron allí, si bien los amonitas los llamaban zonzonitas. 21 Era un pueblo fuerte y numeroso, altos como los anaquitas; pero el Señor los aniquiló por medio de los amonitas que, apoderándose de su territorio, se instalaron en él. 22 De igual modo actuó el Señor con los descendientes de Esaú, que vivían en Seír: estos aniquilaron a los hurritas y se apoderaron de su territorio instalándose en él hasta el día de hoy. 23 En cuanto a los jeveos que vivían en las aldeas cercanas a Gaza, fueron aniquilados por los caftoritas, oriundos de Creta, que ocuparon su lugar).
24 Y ahora, reanuden la marcha y crucen el torrente Arnón. Te entrego al amorreo Sijón, rey de Jesbón, junto con su territorio. Declárale la guerra y lánzate a su conquista. 25 A partir de hoy comenzaré a infundir pavor y miedo hacia ti entre todas las naciones que hay debajo del cielo; cuando oigan hablar de ti, temblarán y se estremecerán.
Derrota de Sijón, rey amorreo (Nm 21,21-30)
26 Desde el desierto de Cademot envié embajadores a Sijón, rey de Jesbón, con esta propuesta de paz: 27 “Permíteme pasar por tu territorio; seguiré la ruta establecida sin desviarme a derecha ni a izquierda. 28 Te pagaré el agua que beba y los víveres que consuma. Sólo te pido que me permitas cruzar tu territorio 29 como lo han hecho los descendientes de Esaú, que viven en Seír, y los moabitas de Ar, hasta que pasemos el Jordán y entremos en la tierra que el Señor nuestro Dios nos da”.
30 Pero Sijón, rey de Jesbón, se negó a dejarnos cruzar por su territorio, porque el Señor tu Dios había ofuscado su espíritu y endurecido su corazón, a fin de convertirlo en súbdito tuyo, como lo es hasta el día de hoy. 31 Entonces el Señor me dijo: Estoy dispuesto a entregarte a Sijón y su territorio; comienza, pues, la conquista y apodérate de su territorio.
32 Sijón nos salió al encuentro con sus tropas, para presentarnos batalla en Jasá. 33 El Señor nuestro Dios lo entregó en nuestro poder y lo derrotamos a él, a sus hijos y a todas sus tropas. 34 Conquistamos todas sus ciudades y las consagramos al exterminio matando a hombres, mujeres y niños. No dejamos a nadie con vida. 35 Únicamente nos quedamos con los ganados y el despojo de las ciudades que conquistamos. 36 Desde Aroer que está al borde del torrente Arnón, y desde la ciudad que está en el valle, hasta el límite con Galaad, no hubo ciudad que se nos resistiera; todas nos las entregó el Señor, nuestro Dios. 37 Sólo dejaste de invadir el territorio amonita, la cuenca del Yaboc, los pueblos de la montaña y los lugares que el Señor nuestro Dios nos había prohibido conquistar.
Deuteronomy 2
New King James Version
The Desert Years
2 “Then we turned and (A)journeyed into the wilderness of the Way of the Red Sea, (B)as the Lord spoke to me, and we [a]skirted Mount Seir for many days.
2 “And the Lord spoke to me, saying: 3 ‘You have skirted this mountain (C)long enough; turn northward. 4 And command the people, saying, (D)“You are about to pass through the territory of (E)your brethren, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully. 5 Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as one footstep, (F)because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. 6 You shall buy food from them with money, that you may eat; and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink.
7 “For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He knows your [b]trudging through this great wilderness. (G)These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing.” ’
8 “And when we passed beyond our brethren, the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir, away from the road of the plain, away from (H)Elath and Ezion Geber, we (I)turned and passed by way of the Wilderness of Moab. 9 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab, nor contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, because I have given (J)Ar to (K)the descendants of Lot as a possession.’ ”
10 (L)(The Emim had dwelt there in times past, a people as great and numerous and tall as (M)the Anakim. 11 They were also regarded as [c]giants, like the Anakim, but the Moabites call them Emim. 12 (N)The Horites formerly dwelt in Seir, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their [d]place, just as Israel did to the land of their possession which the Lord gave them.)
13 “ ‘Now rise and cross over (O)the [e]Valley of the Zered.’ So we crossed over the Valley of the Zered. 14 And the time we took to come (P)from Kadesh Barnea until we crossed over the Valley of the Zered was thirty-eight years, (Q)until all the generation of the men of war [f]was consumed from the midst of the camp, (R)just as the Lord had sworn to them. 15 For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp until they [g]were consumed.
16 “So it was, when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people, 17 that the Lord spoke to me, saying: 18 ‘This day you are to cross over at Ar, the boundary of Moab. 19 And when you come near the people of Ammon, do not harass them or meddle with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to (S)the descendants of Lot as a possession.’ ”
20 (That was also regarded as a land of [h]giants; giants formerly dwelt there. But the Ammonites call them (T)Zamzummim, 21 (U)a people as great and numerous and tall as the Anakim. But the Lord destroyed them before them, and they dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, 22 just as He had done for the descendants of Esau, (V)who dwelt in Seir, when He destroyed (W)the Horites from before them. They dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, even to this day. 23 And (X)the Avim, who dwelt in villages as far as Gaza—(Y)the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and dwelt in their place.)
24 “ ‘Rise, take your journey, and (Z)cross over the River Arnon. Look, I have given into your hand (AA)Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin [i]to possess it, and engage him in battle. 25 (AB)This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the nations [j]under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you, and shall (AC)tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
King Sihon Defeated(AD)
26 “And I (AE)sent messengers from the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon, (AF)with words of peace, saying, 27 (AG)‘Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the road, and I will turn neither to the right nor to the left. 28 You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink; (AH)only let me pass through on foot, 29 (AI)just as the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir and the Moabites who dwell in Ar did for me, until I cross the Jordan to the land which the Lord our God is giving us.’
30 (AJ)“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for (AK)the Lord your God (AL)hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as it is this day.
31 “And the Lord said to me, ‘See, I have begun to (AM)give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to possess it, that you may inherit his land.’ 32 (AN)Then Sihon and all his people came out against us to fight at Jahaz. 33 And (AO)the Lord our God delivered him [k]over to us; so (AP)we defeated him, his sons, and all his people. 34 We took all his cities at that time, and we (AQ)utterly destroyed the men, women, and little ones of every city; we left none remaining. 35 We took only the livestock as plunder for ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we took. 36 (AR)From Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and from (AS)the city that is in the ravine, as far as Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us; (AT)the Lord our God delivered all to us. 37 Only you did not go near the land of the people of Ammon—anywhere along the River (AU)Jabbok, or to the cities of the mountains, or (AV)wherever the Lord our God had forbidden us.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 2:1 circled around
- Deuteronomy 2:7 Lit. goings
- Deuteronomy 2:11 Heb. rephaim
- Deuteronomy 2:12 stead
- Deuteronomy 2:13 Wadi or Brook
- Deuteronomy 2:14 perished
- Deuteronomy 2:15 perished
- Deuteronomy 2:20 Heb. rephaim
- Deuteronomy 2:24 to take possession
- Deuteronomy 2:25 everywhere under the heavens
- Deuteronomy 2:33 Lit. before us
Deuteronomy 2
English Standard Version
The Wilderness Years
2 “Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea, (A)as the Lord told me. And for many days we traveled around Mount Seir. 2 Then the Lord said to me, 3 ‘You have been traveling around this mountain country (B)long enough. Turn northward 4 and command the people, “You are about to pass through the territory of (C)your brothers, the people of Esau, (D)who live in Seir; and (E)they will be afraid of you. So be very careful. 5 Do not contend with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because (F)I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. 6 (G)You shall purchase food from them with money, that you may eat, and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink. 7 For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. (H)He knows your going through this great wilderness. (I)These forty years the Lord your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing.”’ 8 So (J)we went on, away from our brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir, away from (K)the Arabah road from (L)Elath and (M)Ezion-geber.
“And we turned and went in the direction of the wilderness of Moab. 9 And the Lord said to me, (N)‘Do not harass Moab or contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land for a possession, because I have given (O)Ar to (P)the people of Lot for a possession.’ 10 ((Q)The Emim formerly lived there, (R)a people great and many, and tall (S)as the Anakim. 11 Like the Anakim they are also counted as (T)Rephaim, but the Moabites call them Emim. 12 (U)The Horites also lived in Seir formerly, but the people of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them and settled in their place, (V)as Israel did to the land of their possession, which the Lord gave to them.) 13 ‘Now rise up and go over (W)the brook Zered.’ So we went over (X)the brook Zered. 14 And the time from our leaving (Y)Kadesh-barnea until we crossed (Z)the brook Zered was thirty-eight years, (AA)until the entire generation, that is, the men of war, had perished from the camp, as the Lord had sworn to them. 15 For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the camp, until they had perished.
16 “So as soon as all the men of war had perished and were dead from among the people, 17 the Lord said to me, 18 ‘Today you are to cross the border of Moab at Ar. 19 And when you approach the territory of the people of Ammon, (AB)do not harass them or contend with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to (AC)the sons of Lot for a possession.’ 20 (It is also counted as a land of (AD)Rephaim. Rephaim formerly lived there—but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim— 21 (AE)a people great and many, and tall as the Anakim; but the Lord destroyed them before the Ammonites,[a] and they dispossessed them and settled in their place, 22 as he did for the people of Esau, who live in Seir, when he destroyed (AF)the Horites before them and they dispossessed them and settled in their place even to this day. 23 As for (AG)the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as (AH)Gaza, (AI)the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and settled in their place.) 24 ‘Rise up, set out on your journey and (AJ)go over the Valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of (AK)Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession, and (AL)contend with him in battle. 25 This day I will begin to put (AM)the dread and fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
The Defeat of King Sihon
26 “So I sent messengers from the wilderness of (AN)Kedemoth to Sihon the king of (AO)Heshbon, (AP)with words of peace, saying, 27 (AQ)‘Let me pass through your land. I will go only by the road; I will turn aside neither to the right nor to the left. 28 (AR)You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink. Only let me pass through on foot, 29 (AS)as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I go over the Jordan into the land that the Lord our God is giving to us.’ 30 But (AT)Sihon the king of (AU)Heshbon would not let us pass by him, for the Lord your God (AV)hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that he might give him into your hand, as he is this day. 31 And the Lord said to me, ‘Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to take possession, that you may occupy his land.’ 32 Then (AW)Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Jahaz. 33 And (AX)the Lord our God gave him over to us, and (AY)we defeated him and his sons and all his people. 34 And we captured all his cities at that time and devoted to destruction[b] every (AZ)city, men, women, and children. We left no survivors. 35 Only the livestock we took as spoil for ourselves, with the plunder of the cities that we captured. 36 (BA)From Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from (BB)the city that is in the valley, as far as Gilead, there was not a city too high for us. (BC)The Lord our God gave all into our hands. 37 Only to the land of the sons of Ammon you did not draw near, that is, to all the banks of the river (BD)Jabbok and the cities of the hill country, whatever the Lord our God had forbidden us.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 2:21 Hebrew them
- Deuteronomy 2:34 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)
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