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Números 21
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Números 21
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Conquista de Jormá
21 El rey cananeo de Arad, que vivía en el Néguev, escuchó que los israelitas venían camino de Atarín, los atacó y capturó a algunos de ellos. 2 Entonces los israelitas le hicieron esta promesa al SEÑOR: «Si nos ayudas a derrotar a esta gente, les destruiremos totalmente sus ciudades». 3 El SEÑOR los escuchó y les ayudó a derrotar a los cananeos, y fue así como los israelitas destruyeron completamente a los cananeos y sus ciudades, así que llamaron a ese lugar Jormá[a].
La serpiente de bronce
4 Los israelitas se fueron del monte Hor por el camino del mar Rojo, dando un rodeo para no pasar por el territorio de Edom. En el camino la gente perdió la paciencia 5 y empezó a hablar mal de Dios y de Moisés:
—¿Por qué nos sacaste de Egipto para morir en el desierto? Aquí no hay pan ni agua. Ya nos cansamos de esta comida miserable.
6 Entonces el SEÑOR les envió serpientes venenosas que los mordieron e hicieron que murieran muchos israelitas. 7 El pueblo se acercó a Moisés y le dijo:
—Hemos pecado al hablar mal del SEÑOR y de ti. Pídele al SEÑOR que aparte las serpientes de nosotros.
Entonces Moisés oró por el pueblo, 8 y el SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés:
—Haz una serpiente y ponla en un poste. Todo el que haya sido mordido y la mire se salvará.
9 Entonces Moisés hizo una serpiente de bronce y la colocó en un poste. Así que cuando alguien sufría la mordedura de una serpiente, miraba a la serpiente de bronce y se salvaba.
El viaje a Moab
10 Los israelitas continuaron su marcha y acamparon en Obot. 11 Salieron de Obot y acamparon en Iyé Abarín, al oriente del territorio de Moab. 12 Luego se fueron de ahí y acamparon en el valle de Zéred, 13 de donde salieron para acampar 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 límite entre Moab y los amorreos. 14 A eso hace referencia El libro de las guerras del SEÑOR donde dice:
«Vaheb en la región de Sufá, los arroyos del río Arnón, 15 la orilla de los arroyos que llevan a la región de Ar y rodean la frontera de Moab».
16 De ahí siguieron hasta Ber[b], el pozo donde el SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés: «Reúne a la gente que yo les daré agua». 17 En esa ocasión los israelitas cantaron esta canción:
«Pozo, ¡brota agua!
Cántenle al pozo,
18 el que los jefes cavaron,
el que los nobles del pueblo perforaron,
con el cetro y con sus bastones».
Luego marcharon del desierto hasta Matana.[c] 19 De Matana[d] fueron a Najaliel, y de Najaliel a Bamot. 20 De Bamot fueron al valle que está en la región de Moab hasta la cumbre del monte Pisgá desde donde puede verse el desierto de Jesimón.
Derrotas del rey Sijón
(Dt 2:26-37; 3:1-11)
21 Los israelitas enviaron mensajeros a decirle al rey Sijón de los amorreos:
22 «Déjenos pasar por sus territorios. No entraremos a sus campos ni viñedos, ni beberemos el agua de sus pozos. Atravesaremos su territorio marchando por el camino principal».
23 Pero Sijón no dejó pasar a Israel por su territorio, sino que reunió a toda su gente y salió a enfrentar a los israelitas en el desierto. Al llegar a Yahaza los atacó, 24 pero los israelitas lo derrotaron y se apoderaron de su territorio desde el río Arnón hasta el río Jaboc, o sea hasta la frontera de los amonitas, que estaba fortificada. 25 Entonces Israel tomó posesión de todas esas ciudades de los amorreos, o sea de Hesbón y sus pueblos de influencia, y comenzó a vivir en ellas. 26 Hesbón era la ciudad del rey amorreo Sijón, quien había peleado contra el rey de Moab y se había apoderado de toda su tierra hasta el río Arnón. 27 Es por esto que los cantantes dicen:
«¡Vengan a Hesbón!
Reconstruyan y edifiquen la ciudad de Sijón.
28 Es que un fuego comenzó en Hesbón
y una llama salió de la ciudad de Sijón.
El fuego destruyó a Ar de Moab,
y quemó[e] las montañas que dominan el Arnón.
29 ¡Pobre de ti, Moab!
¡Estás acabado, pueblo del dios Quemós!
Su dios hizo huir a sus hijos,
y a sus hijas las hizo prisioneras de Sijón, rey de los amorreos.
30 Han muerto sus descendientes[f]
desde Hesbón a Dibón.
Los hemos destruido[g] hasta Nofa,
que está cerca de Medeba».
31 Entonces los israelitas se establecieron en la tierra de los amorreos.
32 Moisés envió también espías a Jazer, y los israelitas capturaron las ciudades vecinas y expulsaron de ahí a los amorreos. 33 Luego los israelitas volvieron en dirección a Basán, pero entonces el rey Og de Basán salió con todo su ejército a enfrentarse con los israelitas en Edrey.
34 Así que el SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés: «No le tengas miedo porque yo te lo entregaré a él, a su ejército y a su territorio. Debes hacer con él lo mismo que hiciste con Sijón, el rey de los amorreos que vivía en Hesbón».
35 Entonces los israelitas mataron a Og, a sus hijos y a todo su ejército, hasta no dejar ningún sobreviviente, y luego ocuparon su territorio.
Footnotes
- 21:3 Jormá Este nombre significa completamente destruido, u ofrenda dada totalmente a Dios.
- 21:16 Ber Este nombre hebreo significa pozo.
- 21:18 Luego […] Matana o Y es un regalo del desierto.
- 21:19 Matana Esta palabra hebrea significa Regalo.
- 21:28 quemó Según LXX (textualmente se tragó). MT tiene señores de. Es cuestión del intercambio de dos letras.
- 21:30 Han muerto sus descendientes Según LXX. TM: Les hemos disparado y fue destruido.
- 21:30 Los hemos destruido Esta expresión también puede referirse al nombre de un lugar, en cuyo caso la traducción sería entonces de Nachim a Nofa….
Bamidbar 21
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Bamidbar 21
Orthodox Jewish Bible
21 And when melech of Arad the Kena’ani, which dwelt in the Negev, heard that Yisroel came by the Derech HaAtarim; then he fought against Yisroel, and took some of them prisoners.
2 And Yisroel vowed a neder unto Hashem, and said, If Thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
3 And Hashem paid heed to the kol Yisroel, and delivered up the Kena’ani; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities; and the place was named Chormah (Utter Destruction).
4 And they journeyed from Mt Hor by the way of the Yam Suf, to go around Eretz Edom; and the nefesh haAm was much impatient because of the way.
5 And the people spoke against Elohim, and against Moshe, Why have ye brought us up out of Mitzrayim to die in the midbar? For there is no lechem, neither is there any mayim; and our nefesh loatheth this wretched lechem.
6 And Hashem sent fiery nechashim among the people, and they bit the people; and Am rav miYisroel died.
7 Therefore HaAm came to Moshe, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against Hashem, and against thee; pray unto Hashem that He take away the Nachash from us. And Moshe davened for the people.
8 And Hashem said unto Moshe, Make thee a fiery serpent, set it upon a pole; and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
9 And Moshe made a nachash of nechoshet, put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a nachash had bitten any man, when he beheld the nachash hanechoshet, then he lived [see Yn 3:14-15].
10 And the Bnei Yisroel set out, and encamped in Ovot.
11 And they journeyed from Ovot, and encamped at Iyei-HaAvarim, in the midbar which is before Moav, toward the mizrach hashemesh.
12 From thence they removed, and encamped in the Wadi Zered.
13 From thence they removed, and encamped on the other side of Arnon, which is in the midbar encroaching the Emori; for Arnon is the border of Moav, between Moav and the Emori.
14 Wherefore it is said in the Sefer Michamot Hashem, Vahev v’sufah and in the Vadis Arnon,
15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the site of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moav.
16 And from thence they went to Beer; that is the Well whereof Hashem spoke unto Moshe, Gather the people together, and I will give them mayim.
17 Then Yisroel sang this shirah (song), Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it.
18 The sarim (princes) dug the well, the nobles of the people dug it, by the direction of the Mechokek (Lawgiver), with their rods. And from the midbar they went to Mattanah;
19 And from Mattanah to Nachaliel; and from Nachaliel to Bamot;
20 And from Bamot in the valley, that is in the country of Moav, to the top of Pisgah, overlooking the surface of the wasteland.
21 And Yisroel sent messengers unto Sichon Melech HaEmori, saying,
22 Let me pass through thy land; we will not turn into the fields, or into the kerem (vineyards); we will not drink of the waters of the well, but we will go along by the Derech HaMelech until we be past thy borders [Yn 14:6].
23 And Sichon would not suffer Yisroel to pass through his border; but Sichon gathered all his army together, and went out against Yisroel into the midbar; and he came to Yachatz and fought against Yisroel.
24 And Yisroel struck down him with the edge of the cherev, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Yabbok, even unto the Bnei Ammon; for the border of the Bnei Ammon was fortified.
25 And Yisroel took all these cities; Yisroel dwelt in all the cities of the Emori, in Cheshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
26 For Chesbon was the city of Sichon Melech HaEmori, who had fought against the former king of Moav, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Cheshbon, let the city of Sichon be built and prepared;
28 For there is a fire gone out of Cheshbon, a flame from the city of Sichon; it hath consumed Ar of Moav, and citizens of the heights of Arnon.
29 Woe to thee, Moav! Thou art undone, O people of Kemosh; he hath given his banim as fugitives, and his banot, captives unto Sichon Melech Emori.
30 Down they have been cast; Chesbon is perished even unto Divon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophach, which reacheth unto Meidva.
31 Thus Yisroel dwelt in Eretz HaEmori.
32 And Moshe sent to spy out Yazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out HaEmori that were there.
33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan; and Og Melech HaBashan went out against them, he, and all his army, to the battle at Edrei.
34 And Hashem said unto Moshe, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, all his army, his land; thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sichon Melech HaEmori, which dwelt at Chesbon.
35 So they struck him down, and his banim, and all his army, until there was none alive left to him: and they possessed his land.
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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