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Moses Reminds Israel of How They Defeated King Og of Bashan

Next we turned and followed the road that goes to Bashan. King Og of Bashan and all his troops came to fight us at Edrei. The Lord said to me, “Don’t be afraid of him. I’ll hand him, all his troops, and his land over to you. Do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.”

So the Lord our God also handed King Og of Bashan and all his troops over to us. We defeated him, leaving no survivors. At that time we captured all of his cities. There wasn’t a city we didn’t take. We captured a total of 60 cities—the whole territory of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. All of these cities were fortified with high walls and double-door gates with bars across the gates. We also captured a large number of unwalled villages. We claimed them all for God, destroying every city, including men, women, and children—as we did to King Sihon of Heshbon. However, we did loot the cities, taking all of the cattle and goods.

We took the land of the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon. (The Sidonians call Mount Hermon by the name Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir.) 10 We took all of the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as Salcah and Edrei, cities of Og’s kingdom in Bashan. 11 (Of the Rephaim only King Og of Bashan was left. His bed was made of iron and was more than 13 feet long and 6 feet wide. It is still in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)

12 At that time we took possession of this land. I gave the tribes of Reuben and Gad the land north of Aroer near the Arnon Valley and half of the mountain region of Gilead with its cities. 13 I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan ruled by Og to half of the tribe of Manasseh. (The whole territory of Argob in Bashan used to be called the land of the Rephaim. 14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole territory of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. The settlements in Bashan he named Havvoth Jair after himself. This is still their name today.) 15 I gave Gilead to Machir. 16 I gave the tribes of Reuben and Gad some of Gilead from the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley is the border) to the Jabbok River, which is the border of Ammon. 17 Their land included the plains around the Jordan River. The western border was the river, from the Sea of Galilee to the Sea of the Plains (the Dead Sea), which is near Mount Pisgah on the east.

18 I gave the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh this command: “The Lord your God has given you this land so that you can take possession of it. All your soldiers must be ready for battle when they cross ⌞the Jordan River⌟ ahead of the other Israelites. 19 I know you have a lot of livestock. Your wives, children, and livestock must stay here in the cities that I gave you. 20 Your soldiers will go with the other Israelites until they take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving them on the other side of the Jordan River. Then they will have a place to rest as you have. After that each of you may go back to the land I gave you.”

21 I also gave Joshua this command: “You have seen with your own eyes everything that the Lord your God has done to these two kings. The Lord will do the same to all of the kingdoms on the other side ⌞of the Jordan River⌟ where you’re going. 22 Don’t be afraid of them, because the Lord your God himself will fight for you.”

Moses Reminds Israel Why He Will Not Enter Canaan

23 Then I pleaded with the Lord: 24 “Almighty Lord, you have ⌞only⌟ begun to show me how great and powerful you are. What kind of god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and the mighty acts you have done? 25 Please let me go over and see the beautiful land on the other side of the Jordan River—those beautiful mountains in Lebanon.”

26 The Lord was angry with me because of you, so he wouldn’t listen to me. He said, “That’s enough out of you! Don’t talk to me anymore about this. 27 Go to the top of Mount Pisgah, and look west, north, south, and east. You may look at the land, but you will never cross the Jordan River. 28 Give instructions to Joshua. Encourage and strengthen him, because he will lead these people across ⌞the Jordan River⌟, and he will help them take possession of the land you see.”

29 So we stayed in the valley near Beth Peor.

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.

Conquête du royaume d'Og

»Nous avons pris la direction du Basan. Og, le roi du Basan, est sorti à notre rencontre avec tout son peuple pour nous combattre à Edréï. L'Eternel m’a dit: ‘N’aie pas peur de lui, car je le livre entre tes mains, ainsi que tout son peuple et son pays. Tu le traiteras comme tu as traité Sihon, le roi des Amoréens qui habitait à Hesbon.’ Et l'Eternel, notre Dieu, a livré encore entre nos mains Og, roi du Basan, avec tout son peuple. Nous l’avons battu, sans laisser un seul survivant. Nous avons alors pris toutes ses villes et il n'y en a pas une qui ne soit tombée en notre pouvoir: 60 villes, toute la région d'Argob, le royaume d'Og en Basan. Toutes ces villes étaient fortifiées, avec de hautes murailles, des portes et des barres. Il y avait aussi un très grand nombre de villes sans murailles. Nous les avons vouées à la destruction, comme nous l'avions fait pour Sihon, roi de Hesbon. Nous avons consacré toutes les villes par la destruction, hommes, femmes et petits enfants. Mais nous avons pillé pour nous tout le bétail et le butin des villes.

»C'est ainsi que, à cette époque-là, nous avons pris aux deux rois des Amoréens le pays qui est situé de l'autre côté du Jourdain et qui s’étend du torrent de l'Arnon jusqu'au mont Hermon. Les Sidoniens donnent à l'Hermon le nom de Sirion, et les Amoréens celui de Senir. 10 Nous leur avons pris toutes les villes de la plaine, tout Galaad et tout le Basan jusqu'à Salca et Edréï, villes qui appartenaient au royaume d'Og en Basan. 11 Og, le roi du Basan, était le seul survivant du peuple des Rephaïm. Son lit, un lit en fer, ne se trouve-t-il pas à Rabba, la capitale des Ammonites? Il mesure 4 mètres et demi de long et 2 de large.

Attribution des premiers territoires

12 »Nous avons alors pris possession de ce pays. J’ai donné aux Rubénites et aux Gadites le territoire qui s’étend d'Aroër sur le torrent de l'Arnon jusqu’à la moitié de la région montagneuse de Galaad avec ses villes. 13 J’ai donné à la moitié de la tribu de Manassé le reste de Galaad et tout le royaume d'Og en Basan, toute la région d'Argob avec tout le Basan. C'est ce qu'on appelait le pays des Rephaïm. 14 Jaïr, le descendant de Manassé, a pris toute la région d'Argob jusqu'à la frontière des Gueshuriens et des Maacathiens, et il a donné son nom aux villages du Basan appelés aujourd'hui encore bourgs de Jaïr. 15 J’ai donné Galaad à Makir. 16 Aux Rubénites et aux Gadites j’ai donné une partie de Galaad jusqu'au torrent de l'Arnon, dont le milieu sert de frontière, et jusqu'au torrent du Jabbok, qui marque la frontière avec les Ammonites; 17 je leur ai donné encore la plaine qui est limitée par le Jourdain et s’étend de Génésareth jusqu'à la mer de la plaine, la mer Morte, et jusqu’au pied du Pisga vers l’est.

18 »A cette époque-là, je leur ai donné cet ordre: ‘L'Eternel, votre Dieu, vous livre ce pays pour que vous le possédiez. Vous tous, les soldats, vous marcherez tout équipés devant vos frères les Israélites. 19 Seuls vos femmes, vos petits enfants et vos troupeaux – je sais que vous avez de nombreux troupeaux – resteront dans les villes que je vous ai données, 20 jusqu'à ce que l'Eternel ait accordé du repos à vos frères comme à vous et qu'ils possèdent, eux aussi, le pays que l'Eternel, votre Dieu, leur donne de l'autre côté du Jourdain. Alors vous retournerez chacun dans l'héritage que je vous ai donné.’

21 »A cette époque-là, j’ai donné cet ordre à Josué: ‘Tes yeux ont vu tout ce que l'Eternel, votre Dieu, a fait à ces deux rois. C’est ainsi que l'Eternel agira envers tous les royaumes contre lesquels tu vas marcher. 22 N’ayez pas peur d’eux, car l'Eternel, votre Dieu, combattra lui-même pour vous.’

L’entrée en Canaan refusée à Moïse

23 »A cette époque-là, j’ai imploré la grâce de l'Eternel en disant: 24 ‘Seigneur Eternel, tu as commencé à montrer à ton serviteur ta grandeur et ta main puissante. En effet, quel dieu y a-t-il, dans le ciel et sur la terre, qui puisse imiter tes œuvres et ton extraordinaire façon d’agir? 25 Laisse-moi traverser, je t’en prie, laisse-moi voir ce bon pays de l'autre côté du Jourdain, ces belles montagnes et le Liban!’ 26 Mais l'Eternel était irrité contre moi, à cause de vous, et il ne m’a pas écouté. L'Eternel m’a dit: ‘En voilà assez! Ne me parle plus de cette affaire. 27 Monte au sommet du Pisga, porte tes regards vers l’ouest, le nord, le sud et l'est, et contemple le pays de tes yeux, car tu ne passeras pas le Jourdain. 28 Donne des ordres à Josué, fortifie-le et affermis-le, car c'est lui qui marchera devant ce peuple et qui le mettra en possession du pays que tu verras.’

29 »Nous sommes restés dans la vallée vis-à-vis de Beth-Peor.