Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
Rubeniterne 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.
For when they went up unto 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 the LORD had given them.
da 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.
Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
De 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,
And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
Og 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.
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
men 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.
For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.
thi 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."
And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.
og 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.
And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:
og 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;
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the 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, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
Da 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.