¹Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that behold, the place was a place for livestock;

¹Rubeniterne og Gaditerne havde meget Kvæg i store mængder. Da de nu så Jazers Land og Gileads Land, fandt de, at Stedet egnede sig til Kvægavl.

²the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the princes of the congregation, saying,

²Derfor kom Gaditerne og Rubeniterne og sagde til Moses og Præsten Eleazar og Menighedens Øverste:

³“Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Sebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

³"Atarot, Dibon, Ja'zer, Nimra, Hesjbon, Elale, Sebam, Nebo og Beon,

⁴the land which Yahweh struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock; and your servants have livestock.”

⁴det Land, HERREN har erobret for Israels Menighed, er et Land, der egner sig til Kvægavl, og dine Trælle ejer Hjorde."

⁵They said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don’t bring us over the Jordan.”

⁵Og de sagde: "Dersom vi har fundet Nåde for dine Øjne, så lad dine Trælle få dette Land i Eje; før os ikke over Jordan!"

⁶Moses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to the war, and shall you sit here?

⁶Men Moses sagde til Gaditerne og Rubeniterne: "Skal eders Brødre drage i Krig, medens I bliver boende her?

⁷Why do you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them?

⁷Og hvorfor vil I betage Israelitterne Modet til at drage over til det Land, HERREN har givet dem?

⁸Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.

⁸Det gjorde eders Fædre, da jeg fra Kadesj Barnea sendte dem hen for at se på Landet;

⁹For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them.

⁹da de var draget op til Esjkoldalen og havde set på Landet, det og de Israelitterne Modet til at drage ind i det Land, HERREN havde givet dem.

¹⁰Yahweh’s anger was kindled in that day, and he swore, saying,

¹⁰Men HERRENs Vrede blussede den Gang op, og han svor:

¹¹‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:

¹¹De Mænd, der er draget op fra Ægypten, fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, skal ikke få det Land at se, jeg tilsvor Abraham, Isak og Jakob, fordi de ikke viste mig fuld lydighed,

¹²except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have followed Yahweh completely.’

¹²med Undtagelse af Kenizziten Kaleb, Jetunnes Søn, og Josua, Nuns Søn, thi de viste HERREN fuld Lydighed!

¹³Yahweh’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, who had done evil in the sight of Yahweh, was consumed.

¹³Og HERRENs Vrede blussede op mod Israel, og han lod dem vanke om i Ørkenen i fyrretyve År, indtil hele den Slægt var gået til Grunde, der gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne.

¹⁴“Behold, you have risen up in your fathers’ place, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Yahweh toward Israel.

¹⁴Og se, I træder nu i eders Fædres Fodspor, en Yngel af Syndere, for yderligere at øge HERRENs Vrede mod Israel!

¹⁵For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you will destroy all this people.”

¹⁵Når I viger bort fra ham, vil han lade det blive endnu længer i Ørkenen, og I bringer Fordærvelse over hele dette Folk."

¹⁶They came near to him, and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our livestock, and cities for our little ones:

¹⁶Da trådte de frem for ham og sagde: "Vi vil kun bygge Kvægfolde til vore Hjorde her og Byer til vore Familier;

¹⁷but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

¹⁷men selv vil vi ruste os til Kamp og drage i Spidsen for Israelitterne, til vi har bragt dem hen til deres Sted; imens skal vore Familier blive i de befæstede Byer i Ly for Landets indbyggere.

¹⁸We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

¹⁸Vi vil ikke vende tilbage til vore Huse, før enhver af Israelitterne har fået sin Arvelod;

¹⁹For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side of the Jordan eastward.”

¹⁹thi vi vil ikke have Arvelod sammen med dem på den anden Side af Jordan og længere borte, eftersom vi har fået vor Arvelod her på denne Side af Jordan på Østsiden."

²⁰Moses said to them, “If you will do this thing, if you will arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war,

²⁰Da sagde Moses til dem: "Hvis I gør det, hvis I ruster eder til Kamp for HERRENs Åsyn,

²¹and every armed man of you will pass over the Jordan before Yahweh, until he has driven out his enemies from before him,

²¹hvis alle eders kamprustede Mænd overskrider Jordan for HERRENs Åsyn og bliver der, indtil han har jaget sine Fjender bort fra sit Åsyn,

²²and the land is subdued before Yahweh; then afterward you shall return, and be guiltless towards Yahweh, and towards Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before Yahweh.

²²og hvis I først vender tilbage, når Landet er undertvunget for HERRENs Åsyn, skal I være sagesløse over for HERREN og Israel, og så skal Landet her blive eders Ejendom for HERRENs Åsyn.

²³“But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh; and be sure your sin will find you out.

²³Men hvis I ikke gør det, se, da synder I mod HERREN, og da skal I få eders Synd at mærke, den skal nok finde eder.

²⁴Build cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which has proceeded out of your mouth.”

²⁴Byg eder Byer til eders Familier og Folde til eders Småkvæg og gør, som I har sagt!"

²⁵The children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, “Your servants will do as my lord commands.

²⁵Da sagde Gaditerne og Rubeniterne til Moses: "Dine Trælle vil gøre, som min Herre byder;

²⁶Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock, shall be there in the cities of Gilead;

²⁶vore Børn, Kvinder, Hjorde og alt vort Kvæg skal blive der i Gileads Byer,

²⁷but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before Yahweh to battle, as my lord says.”

²⁷men dine Trælle vil drage over og tage Del i Krigen, så mange som er rustet til Kamp for HERRENs Åsyn, således som min Herre har sagt."

²⁸So Moses commanded concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ households of the tribes of the children of Israel.

²⁸Så gav Moses Præsten Eleazar og Josua, Nuns Søn, og Overhovederne for de israelitiske Stammers Fædrenehuse Befaling om dem,

²⁹Moses said to them, “If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man who is armed to battle, before Yahweh, and the land shall be subdued before you; then you shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:

²⁹og Moses sagde til dem: "Hvis Gaditerne og Rubeniterne, så mange som er rustet til Kamp for HERRENs Åsyn, går over Jordan sammen med eder og Landet bliver eder underlagt, skal I give dem Gilead i Eje;

³⁰but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.”

³⁰men hvis de ikke går over sammen med eder, rustede til Kamp, skal de have Bopæl anvist blandt eder i Kana'ans Land."

³¹The children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, “As Yahweh has said to your servants, so will we do.

³¹Da svarede Gaditerne og Rubeniterne: "Hvad HERREN har talt til dine Trælle, vil vi gøre;

³²We will pass over armed before Yahweh into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.”

³²vi vil, rustede til Kamp for HERRENs Øjne, drage over til Kana'ans Land, men vor Arvelod på den anden Side af Jordan bliver i vort Eje."

³³Moses gave to them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to its cities and borders, even the cities of the surrounding land.

³³Da gav Moses Gaditerne, Rubeniterne og Josefs Søn Manasses halve Stamme Amoriterkongen Sihons Kongerige og kong Og af Basans kongerige, Landet med Byerne og deres Område, Landets Byer rundt om.

³⁴The children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,

³⁴Så byggede Gaditerne Dibon, Atarot, Aroer.

³⁵and Atrothshophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,

³⁵Atarot Sjofan, Ja'zer, Jogbeba,

³⁶and Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran: fortified cities, and folds for sheep.

³⁶Bet Nimra, Bet Haran, befæstede Byer, og Kvægfolde;

³⁷The children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim,

³⁷og Rubeniterne byggede Hesjbon, Elale og Kirjatajim,

³⁸and Nebo, and Baal Meon, (their names being changed), and Sibmah: and they gave other names to the cities which they built.

³⁸Nebo og Ba'al Meon, hvis Navne ændredes, og Sibma; og de opkaldte Byerne, som de byggede, efter deres Navne.

³⁹The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein.

³⁹Og Manasses Søn Makirs Sønner drog til Gilead og erobrede det og drev de der boende Amoriter bort;

⁴⁰Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein.

⁴⁰og Moses overdrog Gilead til Manasses Søn Makir, og han bosatte sig der;

⁴¹Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its towns, and called them Havvoth Jair.

⁴¹men Manasses Søn Jair drog hen og erobrede deres Teltbyer og kaldte dem Jairs Teltbyer.

⁴²Nobah went and took Kenath, and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

⁴²Og Noba drog hen og erobrede Kenat med tilhørende Småbyer og kaldte det Noba efter sit eget Navn.