1 WYC Forsothe the sones of Ruben and of Gad hadden many beestis, and catel with out noumbre was to hem, in werk beestis. And whanne thei hadden seyn Jazer and Galaad, couenable londis to beestis to be fed, BSB BSB: Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
2 WYC thei camen to Moyses and Eleazar, preest, and to the princes of the multitude, and seiden, BSB BSB: So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,
3 WYC Astaroth, and Dibon, and Jacer, and Nemra, Esebon, and Eleale, and Sabam, BSB BSB: “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
4 WYC and Nebo, and Beon, the lond which the Lord smoot in the siyt of the sones of Israel, is of moost plenteuous cuntrey to the pasture of beestis; and we thi seruauntis han ful many beestis; BSB BSB: which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.”
5 WYC and we preyen, if we han founde grace bifor thee, that thou yyue to vs thi seruauntis that cuntrey in to possessioun, and make not vs to passe Jordan. BSB BSB: “If we have found favor in your sight,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”
6 WYC To whiche Moises answeride, Whether youre britheren schulen go to batel, and ye schulen sitte here? BSB BSB: But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?
7 WYC Whi peruerten ye the soulis of Israel, that thei doren not passe in to the place, which the Lord schal yyue to hem? BSB BSB: Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them?
8 WYC Whether youre fadris diden not so, whanne Y sente fro Cades Barne to aspie the lond, BSB BSB: This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
9 WYC and whanne thei camen to the valey of Clustre, whanne al the cuntrey was cumpassid, thei peruertiden the herte of the sones of Israel, that thei entriden not in to the coostis, whiche the Lord yaf to hem. BSB BSB: For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
10 WYC And the Lord was wrooth, and swoor, BSB BSB: So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,
11 WYC seiynge, Thes men that stieden fro Egipt, fro twenti yeer and aboue, schulen not se the lond which Y bihiyte vndur an ooth to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and nolden sue me, BSB BSB: ‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
12 WYC outakun Caleph, Cenezei, the sone of Jephone, and Josue, the sone of Nun; these tweyne filliden my wille. BSB BSB: not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
13 WYC And the Lord was wrooth ayens Israel, and ledde hym aboute the deseert bi fourti yeer, til al the generacioun was wastid, that hadde do yuel in the `siyt of the Lord. BSB BSB: The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.
14 WYC And Moyses seide, Lo! ye encressyngis, and nurreis, `ether nurschid children, of synful men, han ryse for youre fadris, that ye schulden encreesse the strong veniaunce of the Lord ayens Israel. BSB BSB: Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.
15 WYC That if ye nylen sue the Lord, in `the wildirnesse he schal forsake the puple, and ye schulen be cause of the deeth of alle men. BSB BSB: For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”
16 WYC And thei neiyiden nyy, and seiden, We schulen make foldis of scheep, and the stablis of beestis, and we schulen make strengthid citees to oure litle children. BSB BSB: Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones.
17 WYC Forsothe we vs silf schulen be armed `to defence, and schulen be gird `with armeris to asailyng, and schulen go to batel bifor the sones of Israel, til we bryngen hem in to her places; oure litle children and what euer thing we moun haue, schulen be in strengthid cytees, for the tresouns of the dwelleris. BSB BSB: But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.
18 WYC We schulen not turne ayen in to oure housis, til the sones of Israel welden her eritage; BSB BSB: We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.
19 WYC and we schulen not axe ony thing ouer Jordan, for we han now oure possessioun in the eest coost therof. BSB BSB: Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”
20 WYC To whiche Moises seide, If ye doen that, that ye biheten, be ye maad redi, and go ye to batel bifor the Lord; BSB BSB: Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,
21 WYC and ech man fiytere be armed, and passe Jordan, til the Lord distrye hise enemyes, BSB BSB: and if every one of your armed men crosses the Jordan before the LORD, until He has driven His enemies out before Him,
22 WYC and al the lond be maad suget to hym; thanne ye schulen be giltles anentis God, and anentis Israel, and ye schulen holde the cuntreys, whiche ye wolen, bifor the Lord. BSB BSB: then when the land is subdued before the LORD, you may return and be free of obligation to the LORD and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before the LORD.
23 WYC But if ye doon not that, that ye seien, it is not doute to ony man, that ne ye synnen ayens God; and wite ye, that youre synne schal take you. BSB BSB: But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
24 WYC Therfor bilde ye citees to youre litle children, and foldis and stablis to scheep, and to beestis; and fille ye that, that ye bihiyten. BSB BSB: Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
25 WYC And the sones of Gad and of Ruben seiden to Moises, We ben thi seruauntis; we schulen do that, that oure lord comaundith. BSB BSB: The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “Your servants will do just as our lord commands.
26 WYC We schulen leeue oure litle children, and wymmen, and scheep, and beestis in the citees of Galaad; BSB BSB: Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead.
27 WYC forsothe alle we thi seruauntis schulen go redi to batel, as thou, lord, spekist. BSB BSB: But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD, just as our lord says.”
28 WYC Therfor Moyses comaundide to Eleazar, preest, and to Josue, the sone of Nun, and to the princes of meynees, bi the lynagis of Israel, and seide to hem, BSB BSB: So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.
29 WYC If the sones of Gad, and the sones of Ruben goen alle armed with you, to batel bifor the Lord, and the lond be maad suget to you, yyue ye to hem Galaad in to possessioun; BSB BSB: And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.
30 WYC but if thei nylen passe with you in to the lond of Chanaan, take thei places to dwelle among you. BSB BSB: But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.”
31 WYC And the sones of Gad and the sones of Ruben answeriden, As the Lord spak to hise seruauntis, so we schulen do; BSB BSB: The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do.
32 WYC we schulen go armed bifor the Lord, in to the lond of Chanaan, and we knowlechen, that we han take now possessioun ouer Jordan. BSB BSB: We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”
33 WYC And so Moises yaf to the sones of Gad and of Ruben, and to half the lynage of Manasses, sone of Joseph, the rewme of Seon, kyng of Ammorey, and the rewme of Og, kyng of Basan, and `the lond of hem, with her citees, bi cumpas. BSB BSB: So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.
34 WYC Therfor the sones of Gad bildiden Dibon, and Astaroth, and Aroer, BSB BSB: And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35 WYC and Roth-Sophan, and Jazer, and Jebaa, BSB BSB: Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36 WYC and Beeth-Nemra, and Betharan, strengid citees; and foldis to her beestis. BSB BSB: Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.
37 WYC Forsothe the sones of Ruben bildiden Esebon, and Eleale, and Cariathiarym, and Nabo, BSB BSB: The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
38 WYC and Balmeon, whanne the names weren turned, and thei bildiden Sabama; and puttiden names to the citees, whiche thei hadden bildid. BSB BSB: as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
39 WYC Forsothe the sones of Machir, sone of Manasses, yeden in to Galaad, and distrieden it, and killiden Ammorei, enhabitere therof. BSB BSB: The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
40 WYC Therfor Moises yaf the lond of Galaad to Machir, sone of Manasses, which Machir dwellide ther ynne. BSB BSB: So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.
41 WYC Forsothe Jair, the sone of Manasses, yede, and occupiede the townes therof, whiche he clepide Anochiair, that is, the townes of Jair. BSB BSB: Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.
42 WYC Also Nobe yede, and took Canath, with hise townes, and clepide it, bi his name, Nobe. BSB BSB: And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah, after his own name.