Liber Numeri 32
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Filii autem Ruben et Gad habebant pecora multa, et erat illis in jumentis infinita substantia. Cumque vidissent Jazer et Galaad aptas animalibus alendis terras,
1And the sons of Ruben and Gad had many flocks of cattle, and their substance in beasts was infinite. And when they saw the lands of Jazer and Galaad fit for feeding cattle,
2venerunt ad Moysen, et ad Elezarum sacerdotem, et principes multitudinis, atque dixerunt:
2They came to Moses and Eleazar the priest, and the princes of the multitude, and said:
3Ataroth, et Dibon, et Jazer, et Nemra, Hesebon, et Eleale, et Saban, et Nebo, et Beon,
3Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nemra, Hesebon, and Eleale, and Saban, and Nebo, and Beon,
4terra, quam percussit Dominus in conspectu filiorum Israël, regio uberrima est ad pastum animalium: et nos servi tui habemus jumenta plurima,
4The land, which the Lord hath conquered in the sight of the children of Israel, is a very fertile soil for the feeding of beasts: and we thy servants have very much cattle:
5precamurque si invenimus gratiam coram te, ut des nobis famulis tuis eam in possessionem, nec facias nos transire Jordanem.
5And we pray thee, if we have found favour in thy sight, that thou give it to us thy servants in possession, and make us not pass over the Jordan.
6Quibus respondit Moyses: Numquid fratres vestri ibunt ad pugnam, et vos hic sedebitis?
6And Moses answered them: What, shall your brethren go to fight, and will you sit here?
7cur subvertitis mentes filiorum Israël, ne transire audeant in locum, quem eis daturus est Dominus?
7Why do ye overturn the minds of the children of Israel, that they may not dare to pass into the place which the Lord hath given them?
8Nonne ita egerunt patres vestri, quando misi de Cadesbarne ad explorandam terram?
8Was it not thus your fathers did, when I sent from Cadesbarne to view the land?
9cumque venissent usque ad Vallem botri, lustrata omni regione, subverterunt cor filiorum Israël, ut non intrarent fines, quos eis Dominus dedit.
9And when they were come as far as the valley of the cluster, having viewed all the country, they overturned the hearts of the children of Israel, that they should not enter into the coasts, which the Lord gave them.
10Qui iratus juravit, dicens:
10And he swore in his anger, saying:
11Si videbunt homines isti, qui ascenderunt ex Ægypto a viginti annis et supra, terram, quam sub juramento pollicitus sum Abraham, Isaac, et Jacob: et noluerunt sequi me,
11If these men, that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land, which I promised with an oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: because they would not follow me,
12præter Caleb filium Jephone Cenezæum, et Josue filium Nun: isti impleverunt voluntatem meam.
12Except Caleb the son of Jephone the Cenezite, and Josue the son of Nun: these have fulfilled my will.
13Iratusque Dominus adversum Israël, circumduxit eum per desertum quadraginta annis, donec consumeretur universa generatio, quæ fecerat malum in conspectu ejus.
13And the Lord being angry against Israel, led them about through the desert forty years, until the whole generation, that had done evil in his sight, was consumed.
14Et ecce, inquit, vos surrexistis pro patribus vestris, incrementa et alumni hominum peccatorum, ut augeretis furorem Domini contra Israël.
14And behold, said he, you are risen up instead of your fathers, the increase and offspring of sinful men, to augment the fury of the Lord against Israel.
15Quod si nolueritis sequi eum, in solitudine populum derelinquet, et vos causa eritis necis omnium.
15For if you will not follow him, he will leave the people in the wilderness, and you shall be the cause of the destruction of all.
16At illi prope accedentes, dixerunt: Caulas ovium fabricabimus, et stabula jumentorum, parvulis quoque nostris urbes munitas:
16But they coming near, said: We will make sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong cities for our children:
17nos autem ipsi armati et accincti pergemus ad prælium ante filios Israël, donec introducamus eos ad loca sua. Parvuli nostri, et quidquid habere possumus, erunt in urbibus muratis, propter habitatorum insidias.
17And we ourselves will go armed and ready for battle before the children of Israel, until we bring them in unto their places. Our little ones, and all we have, shall be in walled cities, for fear of the ambushes of the inhabitants.
18Non revertemur in domos nostras, usque dum possideant filii Israël hæreditatem suam:
18We will not return into our houses until the children of Israel possess their inheritance:
19nec quidquam quæremus trans Jordanem, quia jam habemus nostram possessionem in orientali ejus plaga.
19Neither will we seek any thing beyond the Jordan, because we have already our possession on the east side thereof,
20Quibus Moyses ait: Si facitis quod promittitis, expediti pergite coram Domino ad pugnam:
20And Moses said to them: If you do what you promise, go on well appointed for war before the Lord:
21et omnis vir bellator armatus Jordanem transeat, donec subvertat Dominus inimicos suos,
21And let every fighting man pass over the Jordan, until the Lord overthrow his enemies:
22et subjiciatur ei omnis terra: tunc eritis inculpabiles apud Dominum et apud Israël, et obtinebitis regiones, quas vultis, coram Domino.
22And all the land be brought under him, then shall you be blameless before the Lord and before Israel, and you shall obtain the countries that you desire, before the Lord.
23Sin autem quod dicitis, non feceritis, nulli dubium est quin peccetis in Deum: et scitote quoniam peccatum vestrum apprehendet vos.
23But if you do not what you say, no man can doubt but you sin against God: and know ye, that your sin shall overtake you.
24Ædificate ergo urbes parvulis vestris, et caulas, et stabula ovibus ac jumentis: et quod polliciti estis, implete.
24Build therefore cities for your children, and folds and stalls for your sheep and beasts, and accomplish what you have promised.
25Dixeruntque filii Gad et Ruben ad Moysen: Servi tui sumus: faciemus quod jubet dominus noster.
25And the children of Gad and Ruben said to Moses: We are thy servants, we will do what my lord commandeth.
26Parvulos nostros, et mulieres, et pecora, ac jumenta relinquemus in urbibus Galaad:
26We will leave our children, and our wives and sheep and cattle, in the cities of Galaad:
27nos autem famuli tui omnes expediti pergemus ad bellum, sicut tu, domine, loqueris.
27And we thy servants all well appointed will march on to the war, as thou, my lord, speakest.
28Præcepit ergo Moyses Eleazaro sacerdoti, et Josue filio Nun, et principibus familiarum per tribus Israël, et dixit ad eos:
28Moses therefore commanded Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun, and the princes of the families of all the tribes of Israel, and said to them:
29Si transierint filii Gad et filii Ruben vobiscum Jordanem omnes armati ad bellum coram Domino, et vobis fuerit terra subjecta, date eis Galaad in possessionem.
29If the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben pass with you over the Jordan, all armed for war before the Lord, and the land be made subject to you: give them Galaad in possession.
30Sin autem noluerint transire armati vobiscum in terram Chanaan, inter vos habitandi accipiant loca.
30But if they will not pass armed with you into the land of Chanaan, let them receive places to dwell in among you.
31Responderuntque filii Gad et filii Ruben: Sicut locutus est Dominus servis suis, ita faciemus:
31And the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben answered: As the Lord hath spoken to his servants, so will we do:
32ipsi armati pergemus coram Domino in terram Chanaan, et possessionem jam suscepisse nos confitemur trans Jordanem.
32We will go armed before the Lord into the land of Chanaan, and we confess that we have already received our possession beyond the Jordan.
33Dedit itaque Moyses filiis Gad et Ruben, et dimidiæ tribui Manasse filii Joseph, regnum Sehon regis Amorrhæi, et regnum Og regis Basan, et terram eorum cum urbibus suis per circuitum.
33Moses therefore gave to the children of Cad and of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasses the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sehon king of the Amorrhites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and their land and the cities thereof round about.
34Igitur exstruxerunt filii Gad, Dibon, et Ataroth, et Aroër,
34And the sons of Cad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
35et Etroth, et Sophan, et Jazer, et Jegbaa,
35And Etroth, and Sophan, and Jazer, and Jegbaa,
36et Bethnemra, et Betharan, urbes munitas, et caulas pecoribus suis.
36And Bethnemra, and Betharan, fenced cities, and folds for their cattle.
37Filii vero Ruben ædificaverunt Hesebon, et Eleale, et Cariathaim,
37But the children of Ruben built Hesebon, and Eleale, and Cariathaim,
38et Nabo, et Baalmeon versis nominibus, Sabama quoque: imponentes vocabula urbibus, quas exstruxerunt.
38And Nabo, and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Sabama: giving names to the cities which they had built.
39Porro filii Machir filii Manasse, perrexerunt in Galaad, et vastaverunt eam interfecto Amorrhæo habitatore ejus.
39Moreover the children of Machir, the son of Manasses, went into Galaad, and wasted it, cutting off the Amorrhites, the inhabitants thereof.
40Dedit ergo Moyses terram Galaad Machir filio Manasse, qui habitavit in ea.
40And Moses gave the land of Galaad to Machir the son of Manasses, and he dwelt in it.
41Jair autem filius Manasse abiit, et occupavit vicos ejus, quos appellavit Havoth Jair, id est, Villas Jair.
41And Jair the son of Manasses went, and took the villages thereof, and he called them Havoth Jair, that is to say, the villages of Jair.
42Nobe quoque perrexit, et apprehendit Chanath cum viculis suis: vocavitque eam ex nomine suo Nobe.
42Nobe also went, and took Canath with the villages thereof: and he called it by his own name, Nobe.
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