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Numbers 21
Jubilee Bible 2000
Numbers 21
Jubilee Bible 2000
21 ¶ And when King Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt toward the Negev, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the sentinels; then he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoners.
2 Then Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanite; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities, and he called the name of the place Hormah. {Heb. destruction}
4 ¶ And they journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, Why have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loathes this light bread.
6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many people of Israel died.
7 Then the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against thee; pray unto the LORD that he take away these serpents from among us. And Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent and lift it up as a banner, and it shall be that anyone that is bitten and looks upon it shall live.
9 And Moses made a serpent of brass and put it up as a banner, and it came to pass that when a serpent bit anyone, he beheld the serpent of brass, and lived.
10 ¶ And the sons of Israel set forward and pitched camp in Oboth.
11 And they journeyed from Oboth and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the rising of the sun.
12 From there they removed and pitched in the valley of Zared.
13 From thence they removed and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the borders of the Amorite; for Arnon is the border of Moab between Moab and the Amorite.
14 Therefore it is said in the book of the battles of the LORD, What he did in the Red Sea, and in the brooks of Arnon
15 and at the stream of the brooks that goes down to the dwelling of Ar, and lies upon the border of Moab.
16 And from there they went to Beer; this is the well of which the LORD spoke unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
17 Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it.
18 The princes dug the well, the willing people dug it, and the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah.
19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth.
20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the fields of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks toward Jeshimon.
21 ¶ And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
22 Let me pass through thy land; we will not turn into the fields or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the wells; but we will go along by the king’s high way until we are past thy borders.
23 But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border; instead Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel into the wilderness; and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.
24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the sons of Ammon, for the border of the sons of Ammon was strong.
25 And Israel took all these cities; and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites in Heshbon and in all the villages thereof.
26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken out of his hand all his land unto Arnon.
27 Therefore those that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared;
28 for there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; it has consumed Ar of Moab and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; he has put thy sons to flight and thy daughters into captivity because of Sihon king of the Amorites.
30 And Heshbon destroyed their kingdom even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah and Medeba.
31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorite.
32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof and drove out the Amorite that was there.
33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan; and Og, the king of Bashan, went out against them, he and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
34 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not, for I have delivered him into thy hand and all his people and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.
35 So they smote him and his sons and all his people until there was none left him alive; and they possessed his land.
Números 21
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Números 21
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Derrota de Arad
21 Cuando el cananeo que reinaba en la ciudad de Arad y vivía en el Néguev se enteró de que los israelitas venían por el camino de Atarín, los atacó y capturó a algunos de ellos. 2 Entonces el pueblo de Israel hizo este voto al Señor: «Si tú nos aseguras la victoria sobre este enemigo, destruiremos por completo sus ciudades». 3 El Señor atendió la súplica de los israelitas y les concedió la victoria sobre los cananeos, a los que destruyeron por completo, junto con sus ciudades. Por eso a aquel lugar se le llamó Jormá.[a]
La serpiente de bronce
4 Los israelitas salieron del monte Hor por la ruta del Mar Rojo, bordeando el territorio de Edom. En el camino se impacientaron 5 y comenzaron a hablar contra Dios y contra Moisés:
―¿Para qué nos trajisteis vosotros de Egipto a morir en este desierto? ¡Aquí no hay pan ni agua! ¡Ya estamos hartos de esta pésima comida!
6 Por eso el Señor mandó contra ellos serpientes venenosas, para que les mordieran, y muchos israelitas murieron. 7 El pueblo se acercó entonces a Moisés, y le dijo:
―Hemos pecado al hablar contra el Señor y contra ti. Ruégale al Señor que nos quite esas serpientes.
Moisés intercedió por el pueblo, 8 y el Señor le dijo:
―Hazte una serpiente, y ponla en un asta. Todos los que sean mordidos y la miren vivirán.
9 Moisés hizo una serpiente de bronce y la puso en un asta. Los que eran mordidos miraban a la serpiente de bronce y vivían.
En camino a Moab
10 Los israelitas se pusieron en marcha y acamparon en Obot. 11 De allí partieron y acamparon en Iyé Abarín, que está en el desierto, al oriente de Moab. 12 De allí partieron y acamparon en el valle de Zéred. 13 De allí partieron y acamparon al otro lado del río Arnón, que está en el desierto que se extiende desde el territorio de los amorreos. El río Arnón sirve de frontera entre el territorio de los moabitas y el de los amorreos. 14 Por eso puede leerse en el libro de las guerras del Señor:
«…hacia el Mar Rojo,[b] los valles y el Arnón.
15 La ladera de los valles que se extienden
hasta la región de Ar y la frontera de Moab».
16 De allí continuaron hasta Ber, el pozo donde el Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Reúne al pueblo, y les daré agua». 17 En esa ocasión Israel entonó este cántico:
«¡Que brote el agua!
¡Que cante el pozo!
18 ¡Pozo que el gobernante cavó con su cetro
y que el noble abrió con su vara!»
Desde el desierto se dirigieron a Matana; 19 de Matana a Najaliel, de Najaliel a Bamot, 20 y de Bamot al valle que está en la región de Moab, hasta la cumbre del monte Pisgá, desde donde puede verse el desierto de Jesimón.
Victoria sobre Sijón
21 Israel envió emisarios a Sijón, rey de los amorreos, con este mensaje:
22 «Te pido que nos dejes pasar por tus dominios. Te prometo que no entraremos en ningún campo ni viña, ni beberemos agua de ningún pozo. Nos limitaremos a pasar por el camino real, hasta que salgamos de tu territorio».
23 Pero Sijón no dejó que los israelitas pasaran por sus dominios. Más bien, reunió a sus tropas y salió a hacerles frente en el desierto. Cuando llegó a Yahaza, los atacó. 24 Pero los israelitas lo derrotaron y se apoderaron de su territorio, desde el río Arnón hasta el río Jaboc, es decir, hasta la frontera de los amonitas, la cual estaba fortificada. 25 Israel se apoderó de todas las ciudades amorreas y se estableció en ellas, incluso en Hesbón y en todas sus aldeas. 26 Hesbón era la ciudad capital de Sijón, rey de los amorreos, quien había luchado en contra del anterior rey de Moab, conquistando todo su territorio, hasta el río Arnón.
27 Por eso dicen los poetas:
«Venid a Hesbón, la ciudad de Sijón.
¡Reconstruidla! ¡Restauradla!
28 Porque de Hesbón ha salido fuego;
de la ciudad de Sijón salieron llamas.
¡Y consumieron las ciudades de Moab
y las alturas que dominan el Arnón!
29 ¡Ay de ti, Moab!
¡Estás destruido, pueblo de Quemós!
Tu dios convirtió a tus hijos en fugitivos
y a tus hijas en prisioneras de Sijón,
rey de los amorreos.
30 »Los hemos destruido por completo,
desde Hesbón hasta Dibón.
Los devastamos hasta Nofa,
¡los destruimos hasta Medeba!»
31 Así fue como Israel se estableció en la tierra de los amorreos.
Victoria sobre el rey Og de Basán
32 Moisés también envió a explorar Jazer, y los israelitas se apoderaron de sus aldeas, expulsando a los amorreos que vivían allí. 33 Al volver, tomaron el camino de Basán. Fue allí donde Og, el rey de Basán, salió con su ejército para hacerles frente en Edrey.
34 Pero el Señor le dijo a Moisés: «No le tengas miedo, porque voy a entregar en tus manos a Og con su ejército y su territorio. Harás con él lo mismo que hiciste con Sijón, el rey de los amorreos que vivía en Hesbón».
35 Así fue como los israelitas mataron a Og, a sus hijos y a todo su ejército, hasta no dejar sobreviviente, y se apoderaron de su territorio.
Numbers 21
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Numbers 21
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Arad Destroyed
21 When the Canaanite king of Arad,(A) who lived in the Negev,(B) heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked the Israelites and captured some of them. 2 Then Israel made this vow(C) to the Lord: “If you will deliver these people into our hands, we will totally destroy[a](D) their cities.” 3 The Lord listened to Israel’s plea and gave the Canaanites(E) over to them. They completely destroyed them(F) and their towns; so the place was named Hormah.[b](G)
The Bronze Snake
4 They traveled from Mount Hor(H) along the route to the Red Sea,[c](I) to go around Edom.(J) But the people grew impatient on the way;(K) 5 they spoke against God(L) and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt(M) to die in the wilderness?(N) There is no bread! There is no water!(O) And we detest this miserable food!”(P)
6 Then the Lord sent venomous snakes(Q) among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.(R) 7 The people came to Moses(S) and said, “We sinned(T) when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord(U) will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed(V) for the people.
8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole;(W) anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” 9 So Moses made a bronze snake(X) and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived.(Y)
The Journey to Moab
10 The Israelites moved on and camped at Oboth.(Z) 11 Then they set out from Oboth and camped in Iye Abarim, in the wilderness that faces Moab(AA) toward the sunrise. 12 From there they moved on and camped in the Zered Valley.(AB) 13 They set out from there and camped alongside the Arnon(AC), which is in the wilderness extending into Amorite territory. The Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.(AD) 14 That is why the Book of the Wars(AE) of the Lord says:
“. . . Zahab[d] in Suphah and the ravines,
the Arnon 15 and[e] the slopes of the ravines
that lead to the settlement of Ar(AF)
and lie along the border of Moab.”
16 From there they continued on to Beer,(AG) the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together and I will give them water.”
17 Then Israel sang this song:(AH)
“Spring up, O well!
Sing about it,
18 about the well that the princes dug,
that the nobles of the people sank—
the nobles with scepters and staffs.”
Then they went from the wilderness to Mattanah, 19 from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth, 20 and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah(AI) overlooks the wasteland.
Defeat of Sihon and Og
21 Israel sent messengers(AJ) to say to Sihon(AK) king of the Amorites:(AL)
22 “Let us pass through your country. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will travel along the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.(AM)”
23 But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory.(AN) He mustered his entire army and marched out into the wilderness against Israel. When he reached Jahaz,(AO) he fought with Israel.(AP) 24 Israel, however, put him to the sword(AQ) and took over his land(AR) from the Arnon to the Jabbok,(AS) but only as far as the Ammonites,(AT) because their border was fortified. 25 Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites(AU) and occupied them,(AV) including Heshbon(AW) and all its surrounding settlements. 26 Heshbon was the city of Sihon(AX) king of the Amorites,(AY) who had fought against the former king of Moab(AZ) and had taken from him all his land as far as the Arnon.(BA)
27 That is why the poets say:
“Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt;
let Sihon’s city be restored.
28 “Fire went out from Heshbon,
a blaze from the city of Sihon.(BB)
It consumed(BC) Ar(BD) of Moab,
the citizens of Arnon’s heights.(BE)
29 Woe to you, Moab!(BF)
You are destroyed, people of Chemosh!(BG)
He has given up his sons as fugitives(BH)
and his daughters as captives(BI)
to Sihon king of the Amorites.
30 “But we have overthrown them;
Heshbon’s dominion has been destroyed all the way to Dibon.(BJ)
We have demolished them as far as Nophah,
which extends to Medeba.(BK)”
31 So Israel settled in the land of the Amorites.(BL)
32 After Moses had sent spies(BM) to Jazer,(BN) the Israelites captured its surrounding settlements and drove out the Amorites who were there. 33 Then they turned and went up along the road toward Bashan(BO),(BP) and Og king of Bashan and his whole army marched out to meet them in battle at Edrei.(BQ)
34 The Lord said to Moses, “Do not be afraid 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.(BR)”
35 So they struck him down, together with his sons and his whole army, leaving them no survivors.(BS) And they took possession of his land.(BT)
Footnotes
- Numbers 21:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 3.
- Numbers 21:3 Hormah means destruction.
- Numbers 21:4 Or the Sea of Reeds
- Numbers 21:14 Septuagint; Hebrew Waheb
- Numbers 21:15 Or “I have been given from Suphah and the ravines / of the Arnon 15 to
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