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Defeat of Og of Bashan

‘Then we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and King Og of Bashan(A) came out against us with his whole army to do battle at Edrei.(B) But the Lord said to me, “Do not fear him, for I have handed him over to you along with his whole army and his land. Do to him as you did to King Sihon of the Amorites,(C) who lived in Heshbon.” So the Lord our God also handed over King Og of Bashan and his whole army to us. We struck him until there was no survivor left.(D) We captured all his cities at that time. There wasn’t a city that we didn’t take from them: sixty cities, the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. All these were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a large number of rural villages. We completely destroyed them, as we had done to King Sihon of Heshbon, destroying the men, women, and children of every city. But we took all the livestock and the spoil from the cities as plunder for ourselves.(E)

The Land of the Transjordan Tribes

‘At that time we took the land from the two Amorite kings across the Jordan,(F) from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon, which the Sidonians call Sirion, but the Amorites call Senir, 10 all the cities of the plateau, Gilead, and Bashan as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of Og’s kingdom in Bashan.(G) 11 (Only King Og of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim.(H) His bed[a] was made of iron. Isn’t it in Rabbah of the Ammonites?(I) It is 4 metres long and 1.8 metres wide by a standard measure.[b])(J)

12 ‘At that time we took possession of this land.(K) I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites the area extending from Aroer by the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead along with its cities. 13 I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh the rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og. The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim. 14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took over the entire region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He called Bashan by his own name, Jair’s Villages,[c] as it is today. 15 I gave Gilead to Machir, 16 and I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites the area extending from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the River Jabbok, the border of the Ammonites. 17 The Arabah and Jordan are also borders from Chinnereth[d] as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Dead Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east.(L)

18 ‘I commanded you at that time: The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. All your valiant men will cross over in battle formation ahead of your brothers the Israelites. 19 But your wives, dependents, and livestock – I know that you have a lot of livestock – will remain in the cities I have given you(M) 20 until the Lord gives rest(N) to your brothers as he has to you, and they also take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession that I have given you.(O)

The Transfer of Israel’s Leadership

21 ‘I commanded Joshua at that time: Your own eyes have seen everything the Lord your God has done to these two kings. The Lord will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter. 22 Don’t be afraid of them, for the Lord your God fights for you.

23 ‘At that time I begged the Lord: 24 Lord God, you have begun to show your greatness and your strong hand to your servant, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can perform deeds and mighty acts like yours? 25 Please let me cross over and see the beautiful land(P) on the other side of the Jordan, that good hill country and Lebanon.

26 ‘But the Lord was angry with me because of you[e] and would not listen to me. The Lord said to me, “That’s enough! Do not speak to me again about this matter. 27 Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west, north, south, and east, and see it with your own eyes, for you will not cross the Jordan.(Q) 28 But commission Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit this land that you will see.”(R) 29 So we stayed in the valley facing Beth-peor.

Footnotes

  1. 3:11 Or sarcophagus
  2. 3:11 Lit nine cubits its length and four cubits its width, by a man’s cubit
  3. 3:14 Or Havvoth-jair
  4. 3:17 = the Sea of Galilee; Jos 12:3; 13:27; Lk 5:1
  5. 3:26 Or me for your sake

The Defeat of King Og

“Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan. And (A)Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at (B)Edrei. But the Lord said to me, ‘Do not fear him, for I have given him and all his people and his land into your hand. And you shall do to him as you did to (C)Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.’ So the Lord our God gave into our hand Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people, (D)and we struck him down until he had no survivor left. And we took all his cities at that time—there was not a city that we did not take from them—sixty cities, (E)the whole region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides very many unwalled villages. And (F)we devoted them to destruction,[a] as we did to Sihon the king of Heshbon, devoting to destruction every (G)city, men, women, and children. But all the livestock and the spoil of the cities we took as our plunder. So we took the land at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the Valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon (the Sidonians call (H)Hermon (I)Sirion, while the Amorites call it (J)Senir), 10 all the cities of the (K)tableland and all Gilead and all Bashan, as far as (L)Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 11 (For (M)only Og the king of Bashan was left of the remnant of (N)the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron. Is it not in (O)Rabbah of the Ammonites? Nine cubits[b] was its length, and four cubits its breadth, according to the (P)common cubit.[c])

12 “When we took possession of this land at that time, I gave to the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory beginning (Q)at Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead with (R)its cities. 13 (S)The rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, that is, (T)all the region of Argob, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (All that portion of Bashan is called the land of (U)Rephaim. 14 (V)Jair the Manassite took all the region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of (W)the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called the villages (X)after his own name, Havvoth-jair, as it is to this day.) 15 To Machir (Y)I gave Gilead, 16 and to the Reubenites (Z)and the Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead as far as the Valley of the Arnon, with the middle of the valley as a border, as far over as the river Jabbok, (AA)the border of the Ammonites; 17 the Arabah also, with the Jordan as the border, from (AB)Chinnereth as far as (AC)the Sea of the Arabah, (AD)the Salt Sea, under (AE)the slopes of Pisgah on the east.

18 “And I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. (AF)All your men of valor shall cross over armed before your brothers, the people of Israel. 19 Only your wives, your little ones, and your livestock (AG)(I know that you have much livestock) shall remain in the cities that I have given you, 20 (AH)until the Lord gives rest to your brothers, as to you, and they also occupy the land that the Lord your God gives them beyond the Jordan. Then each of you may return to his possession which I have given you.’ 21 And I commanded (AI)Joshua at that time, ‘Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings. So will the Lord do to all the kingdoms into which you are crossing. 22 You shall not fear them, for it is (AJ)the Lord your God who fights for you.’

Moses Forbidden to Enter the Land

23 “And I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying, 24 ‘O Lord God, you have only begun to show your servant (AK)your greatness and your mighty hand. For (AL)what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as yours? 25 Please let me go over and see (AM)the good land beyond the Jordan, that good hill country and (AN)Lebanon.’ 26 But (AO)the Lord was angry with me because of you and would not listen to me. And the Lord said to me, (AP)‘Enough from you; do not speak to me of this matter again. 27 (AQ)Go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes westward and northward and southward and eastward, and look at it with your eyes, for you shall not go over this Jordan. 28 But (AR)charge Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he shall go over at the head of this people, and he shall put them in possession of the land that you shall see.’ 29 So we remained in (AS)the valley opposite Beth-peor.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 3:6 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); twice in this verse
  2. Deuteronomy 3:11 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
  3. Deuteronomy 3:11 Hebrew cubit of a man

Guerra contra Basán

(Nm 21:31-35)

Luego seguimos hacia Basán, pero entonces el rey Og de Basán salió con todo su ejército a enfrentarse con nosotros en Edrey. El SEÑOR me dijo: «No le temas, porque a ustedes yo les he entregado a él, a su gente y a su tierra, y ustedes le harán a él lo mismo que le hicieron al rey Sijón de los amorreos que reinaba en Hesbón».

Entonces el SEÑOR nuestro Dios nos entregó al rey Og de Basán y a todo su ejército, y los derrotamos de tal forma que no hubo sobrevivientes. En esa oportunidad capturamos todas sus ciudades. No quedó ninguna población sin ser conquistada. En total tomamos 60 ciudades que estaban en la región de Argob, el reino de Og de Basán. Todas esas ciudades estaban fortificadas con murallas, portones altos y barras de hierro. Además había muchos pueblos sin murallas. Los destruimos completamente, así como habíamos destruido al rey Sijón de Hesbón. Matamos en cada ciudad a todos los hombres, mujeres y niños, pero todo el ganado y el botín de las ciudades los tomamos para nosotros.

Entonces, en aquel tiempo, tomamos la tierra de los dos reyes amorreos que estaba en el lado oriental del río Jordán, desde el arroyo Arnón hasta el monte Hermón. (Los sidonios llamaban Hermón a Sirión, y los amorreos la llamaban Senir). 10 Tomamos todas las ciudades de los llanos altos, todo Galaad y todo Basán hasta Salcá y Edrey. Estas eran las ciudades del reino de Og en Basán. 11 El rey Og de Basán era uno de los pocos refaítas que aun quedaban. Él tenía una cama de hierro de 4 metros y medio de largo por 2 de ancho.[a] La cama todavía se encuentra en Rabá de los amonitas.

La tierra al oriente del río Jordán

(Nm 32:1-42)

12 Entonces en aquel tiempo tomamos posesión del siguiente territorio: desde Aroer que está en el arroyo Arnón, yo les di la mitad de la región montañosa de Galaad y sus ciudades a los rubenitas y a los gaditas. 13 El resto de Galaad y todo Basán, el reino de Og, se lo di a la media tribu de Manasés. Toda la región del Argob, en Basán, es llamada la tierra de los refaítas. 14 Yaír, de la tribu de Manasés, tomó toda la región de Argob, hasta el límite de los guesureos y los macateos, y le puso por nombre Javot Yaír, y así se llama hasta el día de hoy.

15 A Maquir le di Galaad. 16 A los rubenitas y a los gaditas les di la tierra desde Galaad hasta el arroyo Arnón, siendo el centro del valle la frontera, y hasta arriba, hacia el río Jaboc, la frontera de los amonitas. 17 El Arabá y el río Jordán eran la frontera occidental, desde el lago de Galilea[b] hasta el mar Muerto[c], en las laderas del monte Pisgá al oriente.

18 Yo les ordené esto en aquel tiempo: «El SEÑOR su Dios les ha dado a ustedes esta tierra en posesión. Todos ustedes, los guerreros que han sido llamados[d] cruzarán el río Jordán delante de sus hermanos, el pueblo de Israel. 19 Solamente sus esposas, hijos y ganado, pues sé que tienen mucho ganado, se quedarán en las ciudades que yo les he dado, 20 hasta que el SEÑOR les haya dado descanso a sus hermanos, como les ha dado descanso a ustedes; y hasta que ellos también hayan tomado posesión de la tierra que el SEÑOR su Dios les da al otro lado del río Jordán. Luego, todos ustedes podrán volver a la tierra que les he dado».

21 En aquel tiempo, yo le ordené esto a Josué: «Tú has visto lo que el SEÑOR su Dios les hizo a esos dos reyes. El SEÑOR les hará lo mismo a todos los reinos por los que ustedes están a punto de pasar. 22 No les teman, porque el SEÑOR su Dios está peleando por ustedes».

Prohibición a Moisés de entrar a Canaán

23 Entonces yo le rogué así al SEÑOR en aquel tiempo: 24 «Oh Señor DIOS, solamente has comenzado a mostrarme a mí, tu siervo, lo grande y poderoso que eres. No hay dios en el cielo ni en la tierra que pueda hacer las maravillas que tú haces. 25 Te ruego que me dejes cruzar y ver esa tierra buena que está al otro lado del río Jordán. Déjame ver esas hermosas montañas y la región del Líbano».

26 Pero el SEÑOR, como estaba muy enojado conmigo por culpa de ustedes, no quiso concederme mi deseo. El SEÑOR me dijo: «¡Ya basta! No insistas más sobre este asunto. 27 Sube a la cima del monte Pisgá y observa al occidente y al norte, al sur y al oriente, y observa con tus propios ojos, pero no podrás cruzar el río Jordán. 28 Dale instrucciones a Josué y ayúdale a ser fuerte y valiente, porque él llevará a este pueblo al otro lado del río y él hará que hereden la tierra que ves».

29 Luego nos quedamos en el valle cerca de Bet Peor.

Footnotes

  1. 3:11 4 metros […] 2 de ancho Textualmente 9 codos de largo por 4 de ancho. En Deuteronomio las medidas de longitud textualmente están en codos. Ver tabla de pesas y medidas.
  2. 3:17 lago de Galilea Textualmente mar de Quinéret.
  3. 3:17 el mar Muerto Textualmente el mar del Arabá. Igual en 4:49.
  4. 3:18 que han sido llamados o deberán equiparse para la batalla.

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.