Deuteronomy 3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 3
Defeat of Og. 1 Next we turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og, the king of Bashan, came out against us, he and all his people, to give battle at Edrei. 2 But the Lord said to me, “Do not fear him, for I will deliver him and all his people and his land into your hands. You will do the same thing to him that you did to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.” 3 The Lord, our God, delivered Og, the king of Bashan, and all his people into our hands. We continued to attack them until there was not a single survivor left. 4 This was when we captured all of his cities. There was not a single city that we did not take from them, sixty in all, the entire region of the Argob, the kingdom of Og of Bashan. 5 All of these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars. There were also a great number of unfortified cities. 6 We totally destroyed them, just as we had destroyed Sihon, the king of Heshbon, wiping out the men, women, and children from every city. 7 But we took all the cattle and spoils of the cities as pillage.
8 This was when we took the land of two of the kings of the Amorites from their hands, land on the east of the Jordan, from the Arnon River to Mount Hermon. 9 (The Sidonians call Hermon Siron, while the Amorites call it Senir.) 10 This included all of the cities of the plain and all of Gilead and all of Bashan, up to Salecah and Edrei, cities in the kingdom of Og of Bashan. 11 (Og was the last of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed was made of iron, and it was nine cubits long and four cubits wide. It is now in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)[a]
12 Distribution of Conquered Lands. From the land that we occupied at this time, I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the land beginning at Aroer on the Arnon River and half of the hill country of Gilead as well as its cities. 13 I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (This was the whole region of Argob with all of Bashan, and it was known as the land of the Rephaim. 14 The clan of Jair, the son of Manasseh, took the entire region of Argob up to the borders with the Geshurites and the Maacathites. They named it after themselves, so that Bashan is known as Havvoth-jair until the present.) 15 [b]I gave Gilead to Machir. 16 I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the land that stretched from Gilead up to the Arnon River (with the center of the valley being the boundary) and on to the Jabbok River, the border with the Ammonites. 17 Its border on the west was the Jordan in the Arabah, from the Kinnereth down to the Sea in the Arabah, the Salt Sea, at the foot of the slopes of the Pisgah.
18 At that time I commanded you, “The Lord, your God, has given you this land to possess. Have all of the armed men pass over in front of their brethren, the Israelites, armed for battle. 19 But your wives and your children and your cattle (for I know that you have many cattle) can remain in your cities that I have given you. 20 It will be this way until the Lord gives rest to your brothers as he already has to you, so that they also come to possess the land that the Lord, your God, has given them on the other side of the Jordan. Then, each of you can return to the property that I have given you.”
21 Then I commanded Joshua, “You have seen with your own eyes what the Lord, your God, has done to these two kings. This is what the Lord will do to any kingdom that you might encounter.[c] 22 Do not be afraid of them, for the Lord, your God, will fight for you.”
23 Moses Forbidden to Enter Jordan. At that time I pleaded with the Lord, 24 “O Lord God, you have begun to show your servant your greatness and your strong arm. What God in heaven or on earth can do such deeds and mighty works as yours? 25 Please let me cross over and see the bounteous land that is on the other side of the Jordan, the hill country and the Lebanon.”
26 But the Lord was angry with me because of you[d] and would not listen to me. The Lord said to me, “Enough! Do not speak to me about this anymore. 27 Climb up to the top of Pisgah and look to the west, the north, the south, and the east and see it with your own eyes, for you shall not cross over this Jordan. 28 But give orders to Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he is to lead this people across and he will give them the land that you see as an inheritance.” 29 So we remained in the valley opposite Beth-peor.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 3:11 The bed seems more like a tomb. The description may refer to a geological or archaeological discovery: perhaps one of the dolmens to be seen in the region of Amman. This verse, like verse 9 above, verses 13b-14a below, and, earlier, 2:20-23, is a kind of explanatory note inserted in the discourse, of which it is not a part.
- Deuteronomy 3:15 This assignment of land to the tribes refers to a period earlier than that in verses 12-13.
- Deuteronomy 3:21 Drawing attention to the past victories of the Israelites is the Lord’s way of encouraging them to trust that he will continue to be their stronghold against the Canaanites.
- Deuteronomy 3:26 Because of you: Moses points his finger outward for his inability to enter the Promised Land. There are conflicting passages as to who is to blame (see Deut 32:51; Num 20:12).
Deuteronomy 3
New International Version
Defeat of Og King of Bashan
3 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) 2 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.”
3 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) 4 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) 5 All these cities were fortified with high walls and with gates and bars, and there were also a great many unwalled villages. 6 We completely destroyed[a] them, as we had done with Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying[b](I) every city—men, women and children. 7 But all the livestock(J) and the plunder from their cities we carried off for ourselves.
8 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) 9 (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
- Deuteronomy 3:6 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
- Deuteronomy 3:6 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
- Deuteronomy 3:11 That is, about 14 feet long and 6 feet wide or about 4 meters long and 1.8 meters wide
- Deuteronomy 3:14 Or called the settlements of Jair
Deuteronomio 3
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Guerra contra Basán
(Nm 21:31-35)
3 Luego seguimos hacia Basán, pero entonces el rey Og de Basán salió con todo su ejército a enfrentarse con nosotros en Edrey. 2 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».
3 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. 4 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. 5 Todas esas ciudades estaban fortificadas con murallas, portones altos y barras de hierro. Además había muchos pueblos sin murallas. 6 Los destruimos completamente, así como habíamos destruido al rey Sijón de Hesbón. Matamos en cada ciudad a todos los hombres, mujeres y niños, 7 pero todo el ganado y el botín de las ciudades los tomamos para nosotros.
8 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. 9 (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
- 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.
- 3:17 lago de Galilea Textualmente mar de Quinéret.
- 3:17 el mar Muerto Textualmente el mar del Arabá. Igual en 4:49.
- 3:18 que han sido llamados o deberán equiparse para la batalla.
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