1 Depois, viramo-nos, e seguimos para o deserto, caminho do mar Vermelho como o Senhor me dissera, e muitos dias rodeamos a montanha de Seir. 2 Então, o Senhor me falou, dizendo: 3 Tendes já rodeado bastante esta montanha; virai-vos para o norte. 4 Ordena ao povo, dizendo: Passareis pelos limites de vossos irmãos, os filhos de Esaú, que habitam em Seir; e eles terão medo de vós; portanto, guardai-vos bem. 5 Não vos entremetais com eles, porque vos não darei da sua terra nem ainda a pisada da planta de um pé; pois a Esaú dei por possessão a montanha de Seir. 6 Comprareis deles, por dinheiro, comida que comais; também água que bebais comprareis por dinheiro. 7 Pois o Senhor, teu Deus, te abençoou em toda a obra das tuas mãos; ele sabe que andas por este grande deserto; estes quarenta anos o Senhor, teu Deus, esteve contigo; coisa nenhuma te faltou. 8 Passamos, pois, flanqueando assim nossos irmãos, os filhos de Esaú, que habitavam em Seir, como o caminho da Arabá, de Elate e de Eziom-Geber, viramo-nos e seguimos o caminho do deserto de Moabe. 9 Então, o Senhor me disse: Não molestes Moabe e não contendas com eles em peleja, porque te não darei possessão da sua terra; pois dei Ar em possessão aos filhos de Ló. 10 (Os emins, dantes, habitavam nela, povo grande, numeroso e alto como os anaquins; 11 também eles foram considerados refains, como os anaquins; e os moabitas lhes chamavam emins. 12 Os horeus também habitavam, outrora, em Seir; porém os filhos de Esaú os desapossaram, e os destruíram de diante de si, e habitaram no lugar deles, assim como Israel fez à terra da sua possessão, que o Senhor lhes tinha dado.) 13 Levantai-vos, agora, e passai o ribeiro de Zerede; assim, passamos o ribeiro de Zerede. 14 O tempo que caminhamos, desde Cades-Barneia até passarmos o ribeiro de Zerede, foram trinta e oito anos, até que toda aquela geração dos homens de guerra se consumiu do meio do arraial, como o Senhor lhes jurara. 15 Também foi contra eles a mão do Senhor, para os destruir do meio do arraial, até os haver consumido.

16 Sucedeu que, consumidos já todos os homens de guerra pela morte, do meio do povo, 17 o Senhor me falou, dizendo: 18 Hoje, passarás por Ar, pelos limites de Moabe, 19 e chegarás até defronte dos filhos de Amom; não os molestes e com eles não contendas, porque da terra dos filhos de Amom te não darei possessão, porquanto aos filhos de Ló a tenho dado por possessão. 20 (Também esta é considerada terra dos refains; dantes, habitavam nela refains, e os amonitas lhes chamavam zanzumins, 21 povo grande, numeroso e alto como os anaquins; o Senhor os destruiu diante dos amonitas; e estes, tendo-os desapossado, habitaram no lugar deles; 22 assim como fez com os filhos de Esaú que habitavam em Seir, de diante dos quais destruiu os horeus. Os filhos de Esaú, tendo-os desapossado, habitaram no lugar deles até este dia; 23 também os caftorins que saíram de Caftor destruíram os aveus, que habitavam em vilas até Gaza, e habitaram no lugar deles.) 24 Levantai-vos, parti e passai o ribeiro de Arnom; eis aqui na tua mão tenho dado a Seom, amorreu, rei de Hesbom, e a sua terra; passa a possuí-la e contende com eles em peleja. 25 Hoje, começarei a meter o terror e o medo de ti aos povos que estão debaixo de todo o céu; os que ouvirem a tua fama tremerão diante de ti e se angustiarão.

26 Então, mandei mensageiros desde o deserto de Quedemote a Seom, rei de Hesbom, com palavras de paz, dizendo: 27 deixa-me passar pela tua terra; somente pela estrada irei; não me desviarei para a direita nem para a esquerda. 28 A comida que eu coma vender-me-ás por dinheiro e dar-me-ás também por dinheiro a água que beba; tão somente deixa-me passar a pé, 29 como fizeram comigo os filhos de Esaú, que habitam em Seir, e os moabitas, que habitam em Ar; até que eu passe o Jordão, à terra que o Senhor, nosso Deus, nos dá. 30 Mas Seom, rei de Hesbom, não nos quis deixar passar por sua terra, porquanto o Senhor, teu Deus, endurecera o seu espírito e fizera obstinado o seu coração, para to dar nas mãos, como hoje se vê. 31 Disse-me, pois, o Senhor: Eis aqui, tenho começado a dar-te Seom e a sua terra; passa a desapossá-lo, para lhe ocupares o país. 32 Então, Seom saiu-nos ao encontro, ele e todo o seu povo, à peleja em Jasa. 33 E o Senhor, nosso Deus, no-lo entregou, e o derrotamos, a ele, e a seus filhos, e a todo o seu povo. 34 Naquele tempo, tomamos todas as suas cidades e a cada uma destruímos com os seus homens, mulheres e crianças; não deixamos sobrevivente algum. 35 Somente tomamos, por presa, o gado para nós e o despojo das cidades que tínhamos tomado. 36 Desde Aroer, que está à borda do vale de Arnom, e a cidade que nele está, até Gileade, nenhuma cidade houve alta demais para nós; tudo isto o Senhor, nosso Deus, nos entregou. 37 Somente à terra dos filhos de Amom não chegaste; nem a toda a borda do ribeiro de Jaboque, nem às cidades da região montanhosa, nem a lugar algum que nos proibira o Senhor, nosso Deus.

1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as Jehovah spake unto me; and we compassed mount Seir many days. 2 And Jehovah spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. 4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore; 5 contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. 6 Ye shall purchase food of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. 7 For Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand; he hath known thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years Jehovah thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. 8 So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber.

And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. 9 And Jehovah said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession. 10 (The Emim dwelt therein aforetime, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim: 11 these also are accounted Rephaim, as the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim. 12 The Horites also dwelt in Seir aforetime, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which Jehovah gave unto them.) 13 Now rise up, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered. 14 And the days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as Jehovah sware unto them. 15 Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

16 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people, 17 that Jehovah spake unto me, saying, 18 Thou art this day to pass over Ar, the border of Moab: 19 and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, vex them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession. 20 (That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim, 21 a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim; but Jehovah destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead; 22 as he did for the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day. 23 And the Avvim, that dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, that came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) 24 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of the Arnon: behold, I have given into thy hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. 25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the peoples that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

26 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, 27 Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither unto the right hand nor to the left. 28 Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only let me pass through on my feet; 29 as the children of Esau that dwell in Seir, and the Moabites that dwell in Ar, did unto me; until I shall pass over the Jordan into the land which Jehovah our God giveth us. 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for Jehovah thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as at this day. 31 And Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. 32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Jahaz. 33 And Jehovah our God delivered him up before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining: 35 only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken. 36 From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too high for us; Jehovah our God delivered up all before us: 37 only to the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-country, and wheresoever Jehovah our God forbade us.

1 Then we turned back and set out toward the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea, "as the LORD had directed me. For a long time we made our way around the hill country of Seir.

2 Then the LORD said to me,

3 "You have made your way around this hill country long enough; now turn north.

4 Give the people these orders: 'You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, but be very careful.

5 Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own.

6 You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.'"

7 The LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything.

8 So we went on past our relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber, and traveled along the desert road of Moab.

9 Then the LORD said to me, "Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession."

10 (The Emites used to live there —a people strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites.

11 Like the Anakites, they too were considered Rephaites, but the Moabites called them Emites.

12 Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land the LORD gave them as their possession.)

13 And the LORD said, "Now get up and cross the Zered Valley." So we crossed the valley.

14 Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered Valley. By then, that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.

15 The LORD's hand was against them until he had completely eliminated them from the camp.

16 Now when the last of these fighting men among the people had died,

17 the LORD said to me,

18 "Today you are to pass by the region of Moab at Ar.

19 When you come to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them to war, for I will not give you possession of any land belonging to the Ammonites. I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot."

20 (That too was considered a land of the Rephaites, who used to live there; but the Ammonites called them Zamzummites.

21 They were a people strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites. The LORD destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place.

22 The LORD had done the same for the descendants of Esau, who lived in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.

23 And as for the Avvites who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorites coming out from Caphtor "destroyed them and settled in their place.)

24 "Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge. See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.

25 This very day I will begin to put the terror and fear of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble and be in anguish because of you."

26 From the Desert of Kedemoth I sent messengers to Sihon king of Heshbon offering peace and saying,

27 "Let us pass through your country. We will stay on the main road; we will not turn aside to the right or to the left.

28 Sell us food to eat and water to drink for their price in silver. Only let us pass through on foot —

29 as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us —until we cross the Jordan into the land the LORD our God is giving us."

30 But Sihon king of Heshbon refused to let us pass through. For the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate in order to give him into your hands, as he has now done.

31 The LORD said to me, "See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his country over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land."

32 When Sihon and all his army came out to meet us in battle at Jahaz,

33 the LORD our God delivered him over to us and we struck him down, together with his sons and his whole army.

34 At that time we took all his towns and completely destroyed "them —men, women and children. We left no survivors.

35 But the livestock and the plunder from the towns we had captured we carried off for ourselves.

36 From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the gorge, even as far as Gilead, not one town was too strong for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them.

37 But in accordance with the command of the LORD our God, you did not encroach on any of the land of the Ammonites, neither the land along the course of the Jabbok nor that around the towns in the hills.