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Deuteronomy 2
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Israel Wanders in the Desert

2 Then we turned ·around [L face], and we traveled on the ·desert [wilderness] road toward the ·Red [or Reed] Sea [Ex. 10:19], as the Lord had told me to do. We traveled through the mountains of ·Edom [L Seir; 1:44] for many days.

2 Then the Lord said to me, 3 “You have traveled through these mountains long enough. Turn north 4 and give the people this command: ‘You will soon go through the land that belongs to your ·relatives [brothers], the ·descendants [sons] of Esau who live in ·Edom [L Seir; 1:44]. They will be afraid of you, but be very careful. 5 Do not go to war against them. I will not give you any of their land—not even a foot of it, because I have given the mountains of ·Edom [L Seir; 1:44] to Esau as his own. 6 You must pay them in silver for any food you eat or water you drink.’”

7 The Lord your God has blessed everything you have done; he has protected you while you traveled through this ·great desert [vast wilderness]. The Lord your God has been with you for the past forty years, and you have had everything you needed.

8 So we passed by our ·relatives [brothers], the ·descendants [sons] of Esau who lived in ·Edom [L Seir; 1:44]. We turned off the ·Jordan Valley [L Arabah] road that comes from the towns of Elath and Ezion Geber and traveled along the ·desert [wilderness] road to Moab [Num. 20:14–21].

The Land of Ar

9 Then the Lord said to me, “Don’t ·bother [harrass] the people of Moab. Don’t go to war against them, because I will not give you any of their land as your own; I have given Ar to the ·descendants [L sons] of Lot as their own.” 10 (The Emites, who lived in ·Ar [L it] before, were strong people, and there were many of them. They were very tall, like the Anakites. 11 The Emites were thought to be ·Rephaites [or Rephaim; 3:11, 13; Gen. 14:5], like the Anakites, but the Moabite people called them Emites. 12 The Horites also lived in ·Edom [L Seir; 1:44] before, but the ·descendants [L sons] of Esau forced them out and destroyed them, taking their place as Israel did in the land the Lord gave them as their own.)

13 And the Lord said to me, “Now get up and cross the Zered ·Valley [Wadi].” So we crossed the ·valley [wadi]. 14 It had been thirty-eight years from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered ·Valley [Wadi]. By then, all the fighting men ·from that time [L of that generation] had died, as the Lord had ·promised [sworn] would happen [Num. 14:20–23]. 15 The [L hand of the] Lord ·continued to work [L was] against them to remove them from the camp until they were all dead.

16 When the last of those fighting men had died, 17 the Lord said to me, 18 “Today you will pass by Ar, on the border of Moab. 19 When you come near the ·people [L sons; descendants] of Ammon, don’t ·bother [harrass] them or go to war against them, because I will not give you any of their land as your own. I have given it to the ·descendants [sons] of Lot for their own.”

20 (That land was also thought to be a land of the ·Rephaites [or Rephaim; 2:11], because those people used to live there, but the Ammonites called them Zamzummites. 21 They were strong people, and there were many of them; they were very tall, like the Anakites. The Lord destroyed the Zamzummites, and the Ammonites forced them out of the land and took their place. 22 The Lord did the same thing for the ·descendants [sons] of Esau, who lived in ·Edom [L Seir; 1:44], when he destroyed the Horites. ·The Edomites [L They] forced them out of the land and took their place, and they live there to this day. 23 The ·Cretan people [L Caphtorim; C better known as Philistines] came from ·Crete [L Caphtor] and destroyed the Avvites, who lived in towns all the way to Gaza; the ·Cretans [L Caphtorim] destroyed them and took their place.)

Fighting the Amorites

24 The Lord said, “Get up and cross the Arnon ·Ravine [Wadi]. See, I am ·giving you the power to defeat [L putting in your hand] Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and I am giving you his land [Num. 21:21–32]. So fight against him and begin taking his land. 25 Today I will begin to make all the people ·in the world [L under heaven] afraid of you. When they hear reports about you, they will shake with fear, and they will be terrified of you.”

26 I sent messengers from the ·desert [wilderness] of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon. ·They offered him [L …with words/messages of] peace, saying, 27 “If you let us pass through your country, · we will stay on the road and [L I will] not turn right or left. 28 We will pay you in silver for any food we eat or water we drink. We only want to walk through your country. 29 The ·descendants [sons] of Esau in ·Edom [L Seir; 1:44] let us go through their land, and so did the Moabites in Ar. We want to cross the Jordan River into the land the Lord our God has given us.” 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass, because the Lord your God had ·made him stubborn [L hardened his spirit and made his heart defiant]. The Lord wanted ·you to defeat Sihon, and now this has happened [L to give him into your hand as it is on this day].

31 The Lord said to me, “See, I have begun to give Sihon and his country to you. Begin taking the land as your own.”

32 Then Sihon and all his army came out and fought us at Jahaz, 33 but the Lord our God gave Sihon to us. We ·defeated [L struck] him, his sons, and all his army. 34 We captured all his cities at that time and ·completely destroyed them [devoted them to the Lord; 20:15–20; Josh. 6:17], as well as the men, women, and children. We left no one alive. 35 But we kept the cattle and ·valuable things [L plunder] from the cities for ourselves. 36 We defeated Aroer on the edge of the Arnon ·Ravine [Wadi], and we defeated the town in the ·ravine [wadi], and even as far as Gilead. No ·town was too strong [or citadel was too high] for us; the Lord our God gave us all of them. 37 But you did not go near the land of the ·Ammonites [L sons/descendants of Ammon], on the shores of the Jabbok ·River [Wadi], or the towns in the mountains, as the Lord our God had commanded.

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Deuteronomium 2
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God leidt het volk

2 ‘Vervolgens gingen wij via de woestijn terug in de richting van de Rietzee, want dat had de Here mij opgedragen. Wij zwierven een lange tijd rond in de omgeving van de berg Seïr. 2 Eindelijk zei de Here: 3 “U bent hier nu lang genoeg geweest. Trek in noordelijke richting. 4,5 Breng het volk ervan op de hoogte dat het door het land zal trekken dat aan zijn broeders, de Edomieten, de afstammelingen van Esau, die in Seïr wonen, behoort. De Edomieten zullen bang voor u worden, maar u mag geen vijandelijkheden uitlokken! Ik heb hun het land rond de berg Seïr in bezit gegeven. 6 Betaal hun voor het water en voedsel dat u gebruikt. 7 De Here, uw God, heeft u gezegend en beschermd gedurende de veertig jaar die u in de woestijn rondzwierf, Hij hielp u en in al die tijd bent u niets tekort gekomen.”

8 Zo trokken wij door Edom waar onze broeders woonden, kruisten de Arabah-weg, die naar Elat en Esjon-Geber in het zuiden voert, en trokken verder in noordelijke richting naar de woestijn Moab. 9 Toen waarschuwde de Here ons: “Val de Moabieten niet aan, want ook van hun land krijgt u niets. Ik heb dat land aan de nakomelingen van Lot gegeven.” 10 De Emieten woonden vroeger in dat gebied. Het was een erg grote stam en de leden ervan waren net zo groot als de Enakieten. 11 De Emieten en de Enakieten werden vaak Refaïeten genoemd, maar de Moabieten noemden hen Emieten. 12 Vroeger woonden de Chorieten in Seïr, maar de Edomieten, nakomelingen van Esau, hadden hen verdreven en uitgeroeid en hebben zich daar gevestigd, net zoals de Israëlieten gedaan hebben in het land dat de Here hun had toegewezen. 13 “Steek nu de beek Zered over,” zei de Here. Dat deden wij. 14,15 Zo kostte het ons achtendertig jaar om vanuit Kades-Barnea de beek Zered over te steken! Want de Here had bepaald dat wij niet konden oversteken voordat alle mannen die achtendertig jaar geleden oud genoeg waren om in het leger te dienen, dood waren. Ja, de hand van de Here was tegen hen tot zij allen waren gestorven. 16 Toen deze mannen gestorven waren, 17 zei de Here tegen mij: 18 “Vandaag zal Israël de grens van Moab bij Ar overschrijden 19 en het land van de Ammonieten binnentrekken. Val hen echter niet aan, want Ik zal u niets van hun land geven. Ik heb het aan de nakomelingen van Lot gegeven.” 20 Ook dat gebied werd vroeger bewoond door de reuzen. De Ammonieten noemden hen Zamzummieten. 21 Zij waren een groot en sterk volk en de mannen waren even lang als de Enakieten. De Here vernietigde hen echter toen de Ammonieten binnentrokken en die namen hun gebied in. 22 De Here hielp de nakomelingen van Esau die bij de berg Seïr woonden, op dezelfde manier door de Chorieten die daar woonden, voor hen te vernietigen. 23 Hetzelfde gebeurde toen de Kaftorieten een inval deden in het gebied van de Awwieten, die in de dorpen leefden die op het platteland verspreid lagen tot bij Gaza. De stam van de Awwieten werd toen ook vernietigd. 24 Toen zei de Here: “Steek de rivier de Arnon over en trek het land binnen van de Amoriet Sichon, die koning van Chesbon is. Verover zijn gebied en trek tegen hem ten strijde. 25 Vanaf vandaag zullen de volken over de hele aarde beven van schrik wanneer over u wordt gesproken. Zij zullen angst hebben voor uw komst.” 26 Vanuit de woestijn Kedemoth stuurde ik boodschappers met een vreedzaam voorstel naar koning Sichon van Chesbon. 27 “Laat ons door uw land trekken,” zeiden wij. “Wij zullen op de hoofdweg blijven en de velden aan weerszijden van de weg niet betreden. 28 Wij zullen alles betalen wat wij eten en drinken. Het enige dat wij willen, is dat u ons door uw land laat trekken. 29 De Edomieten in Seïr en de Moabieten, die Ar als hoofdstad hebben, gaven ons ook toestemming door hun gebied te trekken. Wij zijn op weg naar het land aan de overkant van de Jordaan. Dat land heeft de Here, onze God, ons gegeven.”

30 Maar koning Sichon weigerde, omdat de Here hem koppig maakte, zodat Hij Sichon aan Israël kon uitleveren. Dat is ook gebeurd. 31 Toen zei de Here tegen mij: “Ik ben begonnen u het land van koning Sichon te geven, neem het in bezit.” 32 Koning Sichon verklaarde ons toen de oorlog en trok zijn troepen samen bij Jahas. 33,34 Maar de Here, onze God, leverde hem aan ons uit. Wij veroverden alle steden en lieten niemand in leven, ook de vrouwen en kinderen niet. 35,36 Het vee namen wij als buit mee en ook de goederen die wij buitmaakten bij de plundering van de veroverde steden. Wij veroverden alles van Aroër tot Gilead, aan de rand van het dal van de Arnon en alle steden in het dal. Geen stad kon tegen ons standhouden, want de Here, onze God, gaf ze ons in handen. 37 We bleven echter uit de buurt van de Ammonieten, de rivier de Jabbok en de steden in het bergland. Dat waren de plaatsen waarvan de Here, onze God, ons had verboden die binnen te trekken.’

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Deuteronomy 2
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Wanderings in the Wilderness

2 Then we turned back and set out toward the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea,[a](A) as the Lord had directed me. For a long time we made our way around the hill country of Seir.(B)

2 Then the Lord said to me, 3 “You have made your way around this hill country long enough;(C) now turn north. 4 Give the people these orders:(D) ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives the descendants of Esau,(E) who live in Seir.(F) They will be afraid(G) of you, but be very careful. 5 Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own.(H) 6 You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’”

7 The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched(I) over your journey through this vast wilderness.(J) These forty years(K) the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything.(L)

8 So we went on past our relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from(M) the Arabah(N) road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber,(O) and traveled along the desert road of Moab.(P)

9 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Ar(Q) to the descendants of Lot(R) as a possession.”

10 (The Emites(S) used to live there—a people strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites.(T) 11 Like the Anakites, they too were considered Rephaites,(U) but the Moabites called them Emites. 12 Horites(V) used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did(W) in the land the Lord gave them as their possession.)

13 And the Lord said, “Now get up and cross the Zered Valley.(X)” So we crossed the valley.

14 Thirty-eight years(Y) passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea(Z) until we crossed the Zered Valley. By then, that entire generation(AA) of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the Lord had sworn to them.(AB) 15 The Lord’s hand was against them until he had completely eliminated(AC) them from the camp.

16 Now when the last of these fighting men among the people had died, 17 the Lord said to me, 18 “Today you are to pass by the region of Moab at Ar.(AD) 19 When you come to the Ammonites,(AE) do not harass them or provoke them to war,(AF) for I will not give you possession of any land belonging to the Ammonites. I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot.(AG)”

20 (That too was considered a land of the Rephaites,(AH) who used to live there; but the Ammonites called them Zamzummites. 21 They were a people strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites.(AI) The Lord destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place. 22 The Lord had done the same for the descendants of Esau, who lived in Seir,(AJ) when he destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day. 23 And as for the Avvites(AK) who lived in villages as far as Gaza,(AL) the Caphtorites(AM) coming out from Caphtor[b](AN) destroyed them and settled in their place.)

Defeat of Sihon King of Heshbon

24 “Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge.(AO) See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite,(AP) king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage(AQ) him in battle. 25 This very day I will begin to put the terror(AR) and fear(AS) of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble(AT) and be in anguish because of you.”

26 From the Desert of Kedemoth(AU) I sent messengers to Sihon(AV) king of Heshbon offering peace(AW) and saying, 27 “Let us pass through your country. We will stay on the main road; we will not turn aside to the right or to the left.(AX) 28 Sell us food to eat(AY) and water to drink for their price in silver. Only let us pass through on foot(AZ)— 29 as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us—until we cross the Jordan into the land the Lord our God is giving us.” 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon refused to let us pass through. For the Lord(BA) your God had made his spirit stubborn(BB) and his heart obstinate(BC) in order to give him into your hands,(BD) as he has now done.

31 The Lord said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his country over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.”(BE)

32 When Sihon and all his army came out to meet us in battle(BF) at Jahaz, 33 the Lord our God delivered(BG) him over to us and we struck him down,(BH) together with his sons and his whole army. 34 At that time we took all his towns and completely destroyed[c](BI) them—men, women and children. We left no survivors. 35 But the livestock(BJ) and the plunder(BK) from the towns we had captured we carried off for ourselves. 36 From Aroer(BL) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the gorge, even as far as Gilead,(BM) not one town was too strong for us. The Lord our God gave(BN) us all of them. 37 But in accordance with the command of the Lord our God,(BO) you did not encroach on any of the land of the Ammonites,(BP) neither the land along the course of the Jabbok(BQ) nor that around the towns in the hills.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 2:1 Or the Sea of Reeds
  2. Deuteronomy 2:23 That is, Crete
  3. Deuteronomy 2:34 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
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