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

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, to battle at Edrei.

And the Lord said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver 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, which dwelt at Heshbon.

So the Lord our God delivered into our hands 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 cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.

And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves.

And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;

(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)

10 All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath 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, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.

14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, 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 river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

17 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.

18 And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.

19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;

20 Until the Lord have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the Lord your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and 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 the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the Lord do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.

22 Ye shall not fear them: for the Lord your God he shall fight for you.

23 And I besought the Lord at that time, saying,

24 O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

25 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.

26 But the Lord was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the Lord said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.

27 Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it 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 Bethpeor.

Derrota de Og, rey de Basán (Nm 21,31-35)

Después torcimos y nos dirigimos hacía Basán. Pero, Og, rey de Basán, nos salió al encuentro con todas sus tropas, dispuesto a presentarnos batalla en Edreí. Entonces el Señor me dijo: No le tengas miedo, porque lo he entregado en tu poder con todo su pueblo y su territorio. Harás con él lo mismo que hiciste con Sijón, el rey de los amorreos, que vivía en Jesbón.

El Señor nuestro Dios nos entregó también a Og, rey de Basán, con todo su pueblo, y nadie vivió para contarlo. Conquistamos todas sus ciudades sin que quedara ciudad de la que no nos apoderásemos: en total sesenta ciudades, es decir, toda la región de Argob, del reino de Og, en Basán; todas ellas ciudades fortificadas, con altas murallas y portones con trancas; sin contar muchas otras aldeas pereceas sin amurallar. Y las consagramos al exterminio, igual que habíamos hecho con Sijón, rey de Jesbón, matando en cada ciudad a hombres, mujeres y niños; pero nos quedamos con los ganados y el despojo de las ciudades.

Así fue como, en aquella ocasión, conquistamos el territorio de los dos reyes amorreos al otro lado del Jordán: desde el torrente Arnón hasta el monte Hermón (al cual los sidonios llaman Sirión y los amorreos Senir); 10 todas las ciudades de la meseta, todo Galaad y todo Basán, hasta Salcá y Edreí, ciudades que pertenecían al reino de Og en Basán. 11 En cuanto a Og, rey de Basán, era el último superviviente de la raza de los gigantes, como puede apreciarse por su sarcófago de basalto, que se encuentra todavía en Rabat de los amonitas y que mide cuatro metros y medio de largo por dos de ancho.

Reparto de Transjordania

12 Una vez que nos apoderamos de esa tierra, di a Rubén y a Gad la mitad de la serranía de Galaad con todas sus ciudades: desde Aroer hasta el torrente Arnón. 13 A la media tribu de Manasés le di todo Basán, es decir, el reino de Og, y la parte restante de Galaad. (La región entera de Argob y de Basán era conocida como el país de los refaítas. 14 Y sucedió que Jaír, hijo de Manasés, se adueñó de toda la región de Argob hasta el límite con Guesur y Maacá, y puso su propio nombre a esa parte de Basán llamándola: Aldeas de Jaír, que es el nombre que aún conservan). 15 A Maquir le di Galaad. 16 A las tribus de Rubén y de Gad les di una parte de Galaad: por un lado, hasta el Arnón, siendo frontera la mitad del torrente; por otro lado, hasta el torrente Yaboc, frontera de los amonitas; 17 además, hacia el oriente, la Arabá y el Jordán hacían de frontera, desde el lago Kinéret hasta el mar de la Arabá, que es el Mar Muerto, al pie de las laderas del Pisga.

18 En aquel tiempo les ordené lo siguiente: “El Señor su Dios, les ha dado en posesión esta tierra. Ahora, pues, que todos los guerreros tomen sus armas y avancen al frente de sus hermanos israelitas. 19 Solo sus mujeres, sus niños y sus ganados —sé que sus ganados son abundantes— se quedarán en las ciudades que les he dado. 20 Y no regresarán a la heredad que les he dado hasta que el Señor, su Dios, no conceda también a sus hermanos el reposo, como ha hecho con ustedes, y tomen posesión, ellos también, de la tierra que el Señor les da al otro lado del Jordán”.

21 Y a Josué también le hice esta advertencia: “Tú has visto con tus propios ojos todo lo que el Señor, su Dios, ha hecho con estos dos reyes. Pues lo mismo hará el Señor con el resto de los reinos por donde has de pasar. 22 No les tengan miedo, porque el Señor, su Dios, luchará a favor de ustedes”.

Dios prohíbe a Moisés entrar en Canaán

23 Hice entonces al Señor esta súplica: 24 “Señor mi Dios, tú has comenzado a mostrar a este siervo tuyo tu grandeza y la fuerza de tu brazo, pues ¿qué Dios hay en el cielo o en la tierra capaz de hacer las hazañas y proezas que tú haces? 25 Déjame, te ruego, pasar a ver esa tierra fértil que está al otro lado del Jordán, esa hermosa montaña y el Líbano”. 26 Pero por culpa de ustedes el Señor se enojó conmigo y no me concedió lo que le pedí, sino que me respondió: ¡Basta ya; no me hables más de este asunto! 27 Sube a la cima del Pisga y extiende tu mirada hacia los cuatro puntos cardinales. Contempla lo que ves con tus ojos, porque tú no cruzarás el Jordán. 28 Dale a Josué las debidas instrucciones; infúndele valor y ánimo; porque él pasará al frente del pueblo, y él les repartirá la tierra que vas a ver.

29 Y nos quedamos en el valle, frente a Bet Peor.