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nite. And when they saw the lands of Jazer and 14 And behold, said he, you are risen up in-
Galaad fit for feeding cattle, stead of your fathers, the increase and offspring
2 They came to Moses and Eleazar the priest, of sinful men, to augment the fury of the Lord
and the princes of the multitude, and said: against Israel.
3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nemra, 15 For if you will not follow him, he will leave
Hesebon, and Eleale, and Saban, and Nebo, and the people in the wilderness, and you shall be
Beon, the cause of the destruction of all.
4 The land, which the Lord hath conquered 16 But they coming near, said: We will make
in the sight of the children of Israel, is a very sheepfolds, and stalls for our cattle, and strong
fertile soil for the feeding of beasts: and we thy cities for our children:
servants have very much cattle: 17 And we ourselves will go armed and ready
5 And we pray thee, if we have found favour for battle before the children of Israel, until we
in thy sight, that thou give it to us thy servants bring them in unto their places. Our little ones,
in possession, and make us not pass over the Jor- and all we have, shall be in walled cities, for fear
dan. of the ambushes of the inhabitants.
6 And Moses answered them: What, shall 18 We will not return into our houses until the
your brethren go to fight, and will you sit here? children of Israel possess their inheritance:
7 Why do ye overturn the minds of the chil- 19 Neither will we seek any thing beyond the
dren of Israel, that they may not dare to pass Jordan, because we have already our possession
into the place which the Lord hath given them? on the east side thereof,
8 Was it not thus your fathers did, when I sent 20 And Moses said to them: If you do what
from Cadesbarne to view the land? you promise, go on well appointed for war before
9 And when they were come as far as the valley the Lord:
of the cluster, having viewed all the country, they 21 And let every fighting man pass over the
overturned the hearts of the children of Israel, Jordan, until the Lord overthrow his enemies:
that they should not enter into the coasts, which 22 And all the land be brought under him,
the Lord gave them. then shall you be blameless before the Lord and
10 And he swore in his anger, saying: before Israel, and you shall obtain the countries
11 If these men, that came up out of Egypt, that you desire, before the Lord.
from twenty years old and upward, shall see the 23 But if you do not what you say, no man
land, which I promised with an oath to Abra- can doubt but you sin against God: and know
ham, Isaac, and Jacob: because they would not ye, that your sin shall overtake you.
follow me, 24 Build therefore cities for your children, and
12 Except Caleb the son of Jephone the folds and stalls for your sheep and beasts, and
Cenezite, and Josue the son of Nun: these have accomplish what you have promised.
fulfilled my will. 25 And the children of Gad and Ruben said
13 And the Lord being angry against Israel, to Moses: We are thy servants, we will do what
led them about through the desert forty years, my lord commandeth.
until the whole generation, that had done evil in 26 We will leave our children, and our wives
his sight, was consumed. and sheep and cattle, in the cities of Galaad: