Numbers 21

And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْكَنْعَانِيُّ مَلِكُ عَرَادَ السَّاكِنُ فِي الْجَنُوبِ أَنَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَاءَ فِي طَرِيقِ أَتَارِيمَ، حَارَبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَسَبَى مِنْهُمْ سَبْيًا.

And 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.

فَنَذَرَ إِسْرَائِيلُ نَذْرًا لِلرَّبِّ وَقَالَ: «إِنْ دَفَعْتَ هؤُلاَءِ الْقَوْمَ إِلَى يَدِي أُحَرِّمُ مُدُنَهُمْ».

And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.

فَسَمِعَ الرَّبُّ لِقَوْلِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَدَفَعَ الْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ، فَحَرَّمُوهُمْ وَمُدُنَهُمْ. فَدُعِيَ اسْمُ الْمَكَانِ «حُرْمَةَ».

And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

وَارْتَحَلُوا مِنْ جَبَلِ هُورٍ فِي طَرِيقِ بَحْرِ سُوفٍ لِيَدُورُوا بِأَرْضِ أَدُومَ، فَضَاقَتْ نَفْسُ الشَّعْبِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.

And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

وَتَكَلَّمَ الشَّعْبُ عَلَى اللهِ وَعَلَى مُوسَى قَائِلِينَ: «لِمَاذَا أَصْعَدْتُمَانَا مِنْ مِصْرَ لِنَمُوتَ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ؟ لأَنَّهُ لاَ خُبْزَ وَلاَ مَاءَ، وَقَدْ كَرِهَتْ أَنْفُسُنَا الطَّعَامَ السَّخِيفَ».

And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

فَأَرْسَلَ الرَّبُّ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ الْحَيَّاتِ الْمُحْرِقَةَ، فَلَدَغَتِ الشَّعْبَ، فَمَاتَ قَوْمٌ كَثِيرُونَ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Therefore 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 the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

فَأَتَى الشَّعْبُ إِلَى مُوسَى وَقَالُوا: «قَدْ أَخْطَأْنَا إِذْ تَكَلَّمْنَا عَلَى الرَّبِّ وَعَلَيْكَ، فَصَلِّ إِلَى الرَّبِّ لِيَرْفَعَ عَنَّا الْحَيَّاتِ». فَصَلَّى مُوسَى لأَجْلِ الشَّعْبِ.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «اصْنَعْ لَكَ حَيَّةً مُحْرِقَةً وَضَعْهَا عَلَى رَايَةٍ، فَكُلُّ مَنْ لُدِغَ وَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا يَحْيَا».

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

فَصَنَعَ مُوسَى حَيَّةً مِنْ نُحَاسٍ وَوَضَعَهَا عَلَى الرَّايَةِ، فَكَانَ مَتَى لَدَغَتْ حَيَّةٌ إِنْسَانًا وَنَظَرَ إِلَى حَيَّةِ النُّحَاسِ يَحْيَا.

And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.

وَارْتَحَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَنَزَلُوا فِي أُوبُوتَ.

And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije–abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.

وَارْتَحَلُوا مِنْ أُوبُوتَ وَنَزَلُوا فِي عَيِّي عَبَارِيمَ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ، الَّتِي قُبَالَةَ مُوآبَ إِلَى شُرُوقِ الشَّمْسِ.

From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.

مِنْ هُنَاكَ ارْتَحَلُوا وَنَزَلُوا فِي وَادِي زَارَدَ.

From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

مِنْ هُنَاكَ ارْتَحَلُوا وَنَزَلُوا فِي عَبْرِ أَرْنُونَ الَّذِي فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ، خَارِجًا عَنْ تُخُمِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ. لأَنَّ أَرْنُونَ هُوَ تُخْمُ مُوآبَ، بَيْنَ مُوآبَ وَالأَمُورِيِّينَ.

Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

لِذلِكَ يُقَالُ فِي كِتَابِ «حُرُوبِ الرَّبِّ»: «وَاهِبٌ فِي سُوفَةَ وَأَوْدِيَةِ أَرْنُونَ

And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.

وَمَصَبِّ الأَوْدِيَةِ الَّذِي مَالَ إِلَى مَسْكَنِ عَارَ، وَاسْتَنَدَ إِلَى تُخُمِ مُوآبَ».

And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

وَمِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى بِئْرٍ. وَهِيَ الْبِئْرُ حَيْثُ قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «اجْمَعِ الشَّعْبَ فَأُعْطِيَهُمْ مَاءً».

Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

حِينَئِذٍ تَرَنَّمَ إِسْرَائِيلُ بِهذَا النَّشِيدِ: «اِصْعَدِي أَيَّتُهَا الْبِئْرُ! أَجِيبُوا لَهَا.

The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:

بِئْرٌ حَفَرَهَا رُؤَسَاءُ، حَفَرَهَا شُرَفَاءُ الشَّعْبِ، بِصَوْلَجَانٍ، بِعِصِيِّهِمْ». وَمِنَ الْبَرِّيَّةِ إِلَى مَتَّانَةَ،

And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:

وَمِنْ مَتَّانَةَ إِلَى نَحْلِيئِيلَ، وَمِنْ نَحْلِيئِيلَ إِلَى بَامُوتَ،

And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

وَمِنْ بَامُوتَ إِلَى الْجِوَاءِ الَّتِي فِي صَحْرَاءِ مُوآبَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ الْفِسْجَةِ الَّتِي تُشْرِفُ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ.

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

وَأَرْسَلَ إِسْرَائِيلُ رُسُلاً إِلَى سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ قَائِلاً:

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 well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders.

«دَعْنِي أَمُرَّ فِي أَرْضِكَ. لاَ نَمِيلُ إِلَى حَقْل وَلاَ إِلَى كَرْمٍ وَلاَ نَشْرَبُ مَاءَ بِئْرٍ. فِي طَرِيقِ الْمَلِكِ نَمْشِي حَتَّى نَتَجَاوَزَ تُخُومَكَ».

And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

فَلَمْ يَسْمَحْ سِيحُونُ لإِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْمُرُورِ فِي تُخُومِهِ، بَلْ جَمَعَ سِيحُونُ جَمِيعَ قَوْمِهِ وَخَرَجَ لِلِقَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الْبَرِّيَّةِ، فَأَتَى إِلَى يَاهَصَ وَحَارَبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

فَضَرَبَهُ إِسْرَائِيلُ بِحَدِّ السَّيْفِ وَمَلَكَ أَرْضَهُ مِنْ أَرْنُونَ إِلَى يَبُّوقَ إِلَى بَنِي عَمُّونَ. لأَنَّ تُخُمَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ كَانَ قَوِيًّا.

And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.

فَأَخَذَ إِسْرَائِيلُ كُلَّ هذِهِ الْمُدُنِ، وَأَقَامَ إِسْرَائِيلُ فِي جَمِيعِ مُدُنِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ فِي حَشْبُونَ وَفِي كُلِّ قُرَاهَا.

For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

لأَنَّ حَشْبُونَ كَانَتْ مَدِينَةَ سِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ، وَكَانَ قَدْ حَارَبَ مَلِكَ مُوآبَ الأَوَّلَ وَأَخَذَ كُلَّ أَرْضِهِ مِنْ يَدِهِ حَتَّى أَرْنُونَ.

Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

لِذلِكَ يَقُولُ أَصْحَابُ الأَمْثَالِ: «اِيتُوا إِلَى حَشْبُونَ فَتُبْنَى، وَتُصْلَحَ مَدِينَةُ سِيحُونَ.

For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.

لأَنَّ نَارًا خَرَجَتْ مِنْ حَشْبُونَ، لَهِيبًا مِنْ قَرْيَةِ سِيحُونَ. أَكَلَتْ عَارَ مُوآبَ. أَهْلَ مُرْتَفَعَاتِ أَرْنُونَ.

Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

وَيْلٌ لَكَ يَا مُوآبُ. هَلَكْتِ يَا أُمَّةَ كَمُوشَ. قَدْ صَيَّرَ بَنِيهِ هَارِبِينَ وَبَنَاتِهِ فِي السَّبْيِ لِمَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ سِيحُونَ.

We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.

لكِنْ قَدْ رَمَيْنَاهُمْ. هَلَكَتْ حَشْبُونُ إِلَى دِيبُونَ. وَأَخْرَبْنَا إِلَى نُوفَحَ الَّتِي إِلَى مِيدَبَا».

Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.

فَأَقَامَ إِسْرَائِيلُ فِي أَرْضِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ.

And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

وَأَرْسَلَ مُوسَى لِيَتَجَسَّسَ يَعْزِيرَ، فَأَخَذُوا قُرَاهَا وَطَرَدُوا الأَمُورِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ هُنَاكَ.

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.

ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلُوا وَصَعِدُوا فِي طَرِيقِ بَاشَانَ. فَخَرَجَ عُوجُ مَلِكُ بَاشَانَ لِلِقَائِهِمْ هُوَ وَجَمِيعُ قَوْمِهِ إِلَى الْحَرْبِ فِي إِذْرَعِي.

And 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, which dwelt at Heshbon.

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «لاَ تَخَفْ مِنْهُ لأَنِّي قَدْ دَفَعْتُهُ إِلَى يَدِكَ مَعَ جَمِيعِ قَوْمِهِ وَأَرْضِهِ، فَتَفْعَلُ بِهِ كَمَا فَعَلْتَ بِسِيحُونَ مَلِكِ الأَمُورِيِّينَ السَّاكِنِ فِي حَشْبُونَ».

So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.

فَضَرَبُوهُ وَبَنِيهِ وَجَمِيعَ قَوْمِهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ لَهُ شَارِدٌ، وَمَلَكُوا أَرْضَهُ.