Victory over the Canaanites
1 When the Canaanite king of Arad in the southern part of Canaan heard that the Israelites were coming by way of Atharim, he attacked them and captured some of them. 2 Then the Israelites made a vow to the Lord: “If you will let us conquer these people, we will unconditionally dedicate them and their cities to you and will destroy them.” 3 The Lord heard them and helped them conquer the Canaanites. So the Israelites completely destroyed them and their cities, and named the place Hormah.
The Snake Made of Bronze
4 The Israelites left Mount Hor by the road that leads to the Gulf of Aqaba, in order to go around the territory of Edom. But on the way the people lost their patience 5 and spoke against God and Moses. They complained, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We can't stand any more of this miserable food!” 6 Then the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many Israelites were bitten and died. 7 The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Now pray to the Lord to take these snakes away.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8 Then the Lord told Moses to make a metal snake and put it on a pole, so that anyone who was bitten could look at it and be healed. 9 So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole. Anyone who had been bitten would look at the bronze snake and be healed.
From Mount Hor to the Valley of the Moabites
10 The Israelites moved on and camped at Oboth. 11 After leaving that place, they camped at the ruins of Abarim in the wilderness east of Moabite territory. 12 Then they camped in Zered Valley. 13 From there they moved again and camped on the north side of the Arnon River, in the wilderness which extends into Amorite territory. (The Arnon was the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.) 14 That is why The Book of the Lord's Battles speaks of “… the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the valleys; the Arnon River, 15 and the slope of the valleys that extend to the town of Ar and toward the border of Moab.”
16 From there they went on to a place called Wells, where the Lord said to Moses, “Bring the people together, and I will give them water.” 17 At that time the people of Israel sang this song:
“Wells, produce your water;
And we will greet it with a song—
18 The well dug by princes
And by leaders of the people,
Dug with a royal scepter
And with their walking sticks.”
They moved from the wilderness to Mattanah, 19 and from there they went on to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, 20 and from Bamoth to the valley in the territory of the Moabites, below the top of Mount Pisgah, looking out over the desert.
Victory over King Sihon and King Og
(Deuteronomy 2.26—3.11)21 Then the people of Israel sent messengers to the Amorite king Sihon to say: 22 “Let us pass through your land. We and our cattle will not leave the road and go into your fields or vineyards, and we will not drink water from your wells; we will stay on the main road until we are out of your territory.” 23 But Sihon would not permit the people of Israel to pass through his territory. He gathered his army and went out to Jahaz in the wilderness and attacked the Israelites. 24 But the Israelites killed many of the enemy in battle and occupied their land from the Arnon River north to the Jabbok, that is, to the Ammonites, because the Ammonite border was strongly defended. 25 So the people of Israel captured all the Amorite cities, including Heshbon and all the surrounding towns, and settled in them. 26 Heshbon was the capital city of the Amorite king Sihon, who had fought against the former king of Moab and had captured all his land as far as the Arnon River. 27 That is why the poets sing,
“Come to Heshbon, to King Sihon's city!
We want to see it rebuilt and restored.
28 Once from this city of Heshbon
Sihon's army went forth like a fire;
It destroyed the city of Ar in Moab
And devoured the hills of the upper Arnon.
29 How terrible for you, people of Moab!
You worshipers of Chemosh are brought to ruin!
Your god let the men become refugees,
And the women became captives of the Amorite king.
30 But now their descendants are destroyed,
All the way from Heshbon to Dibon,
From Nashim to Nophah, near Medeba.”
31 So the people of Israel settled in the territory of the Amorites, 32 and Moses sent men to find the best way to attack the city of Jazer. The Israelites captured it and its surrounding towns and drove out the Amorites living there.
33 Then the Israelites turned and took the road to Bashan, and King Og of Bashan marched out with his army to attack them at Edrei. 34 The Lord said to Moses, “Do not be afraid of him. I will give you victory over him, all his people, and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled at Heshbon.” 35 So the Israelites killed Og, his sons, and all his people, leaving no survivors, and then they occupied his land.
1 Kad kānaānietis, Arada zemes ķēniņš, kas dzīvoja Negebā, dzirdēja, ka Israēla tauta nāk pa Ataraima ceļu, tas karoja pret Israēlu un aizveda kādus no viņiem gūstā. 2 Tad Israēls deva solījumu Tam Kungam, sacīdams: "Ja Tu šo tautu tiešām nodosi manā rokā, tad es viņu pilsētas izdeldēšu." 3 Un Tas Kungs paklausīja Israēla balsij, un Viņš nodeva kānaāniešus viņu rīcībā, un viņi tos izdeldēja, gan viņus pašus, gan viņu pilsētas, un nosauca tās vietas vārdu Horma . 4 Un tie aizgāja no Hora kalna pa Niedru jūras ceļu, lai apietu Edoma zemi. Ceļā tauta kļuva nepacietīga, 5 un tauta kurnēja pret Dievu un pret Mozu: "Kāpēc jūs mūs esat izveduši no Ēģiptes? Lai mēs mirtu tuksnesī? Mums nav maizes un nav pat ūdens, un mūsu dvēselēm riebj šī bada maize!" 6 Un Tas Kungs uzsūtīja tautai dzēlīgas čūskas; tās sakoda tautu, un daudzi no Israēla tautas nomira. 7 Tad tauta nāca pie Mozus un sacīja: "Mēs esam ar saviem vārdiem grēkojuši pret To Kungu un pret tevi; lūdz To Kungu, lai Viņš mums atņem tās čūskas!" Tad Mozus aizlūdza par tautu. 8 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Darini sev čūskas tēlu un liec to par zīmi; un katrs, kas sakosts un to uzlūkos, tas dzīvos." 9 Un Mozus izveidoja vara čūsku, un viņš to uzcēla par zīmi. Un notika, ja čūska kādu sakoda, tad tas uzlūkoja vara čūsku un palika dzīvs. 10 Tad Israēla bērni no turienes devās ceļā un apmetās pie Obotas. 11 Un no Obotas tie devās ceļā un apmetās Ije Ābarīmā, kas atrodas iepretim Moābai tuksnesī pret saules lēktu. 12 No turienes tie aizgāja un apmetās pie Zāredas strauta. 13 No turienes tie aizgāja un apmetās šaipus Arnonas, kas tuksnesī iztek no amoriešu novadiem; Arnona veido Moāba robežas starp moābiešiem un amoriešiem. 14 Tāpēc Tā Kunga karu grāmatā teikts: "Tas Kungs karoja pret Vahebu viesulī un pret Arnonas upēm, 15 un pie upju krituma, kas nogriežas uz Āru un aizvijas gar Moābas robežām." 16 Un no turienes viņi devās uz Beēru pie tās akas, pie kuras Tas Kungs Mozum sacīja: "Sapulcini tautu, Es tiem došu ūdeni." 17 Toreiz Israēls dziedāja šādu dziesmu: "Verdi, aka, uzdziediet tai! 18 Ak, aka, ko vadoņi rakuši, ko tautas brīvie vīri ar scepteri izrakuši, ar savu karavadoņa zizli, ar savām kūjām!" No tuksneša tie aizgāja uz Matanu 19 un no Matanas uz Nahaliēlu, un no Nahaliēlas uz Bāmotu, 20 un no Bāmotas uz ieleju, kas atrodas Moābas līdzenumā pret Pizgas virsotni, kas noraugās uz tuksnesi. 21 Tad Israēls sūtīja vēstnešus pie Sihona, amoriešu ķēniņa, un sacīja: 22 "Atļauj mums iziet caur tavu zemi! Mēs nenogriezīsimies tavā zemē no ceļa un neiesim ne tīrumos, ne vīna dārzos, mēs arī nedzersim tevis izrakto aku ūdeni; mēs turēsimies uz ķēniņa ceļa, kamēr būsim izgājuši cauri tavām robežām." 23 Bet Sihons neļāva Israēlam iziet caur savas zemes robežām un sapulcināja visu savu kara tautu tuksnesī pret Israēlu; kad Sihons nonāca pie Jahcas, tad tas uzbruka Israēlam. 24 Bet Israēls to sita ar zobena asmeni un ieņēma viņa zemi no Arnonas līdz Jabokai, tas ir, līdz amoniešu robežām, jo pašu amoniešu robežas bija stipri nocietinātas. 25 Tā Israēls tanī vietā ieņēma visas viņu pilsētas, un Israēls apmetās uz dzīvi visās amoriešu pilsētās - Hešbonā un visās tās mazajās pilsētās. 26 Jo Hešbona bija amoriešu ķēniņa Sihona pilsēta, bet viņš bija karojis pret agrāko Moāba ķēniņu un bija tam visu viņa zemi atņēmis līdz pat Arnonai. 27 Tāpēc dziesminieki saka: "Nāciet uz Hešbonu, lai Sihona pilsēta tiek uzcelta! 28 Jo uguns ir izlauzusies no Hešbonas un liesma no Sihona pilsētas; tā ir aprijusi Moāba apgabalu un sadedzinājusi Arnonas virsotņu kungus. 29 Vai tev, Moāb! Jūs, Kemoša tauta, tagad esat nolemti iznīcībai, viņš ir licis būt jūsu dēliem par bēgļiem, bet jūsu meitas viņš ir aizvedis Sihona, amoriešu ķēniņa, gūstā. 30 Un no Hešbonas līdz Dibonai ir iznīkusi Moāba cerības gaisma, un mēs tos esam vajājuši līdz Nopahai, kas sniedzas līdz Medebai." 31 Tā Israēls apmetās amoriešu zemē. 32 Un Mozus izsūtīja izlūkus izpētīt Jāzeru, un tie ieņēma tās ciemus un izdzina amoriešus, kas tur mita. 33 Tad tie nogriezās sāņus un devās kalnup pa Basanas ceļu, bet Ogs, Basanas ķēniņš, un viņa ļaudis izgāja viņiem pretim, lai karotu pie Edrejas. 34 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Nebīsties no viņa, jo viņu un visus viņa ļaudis, un visu viņa zemi Es nodošu tavās rokās, un tu darīsi viņam tāpat, kā tu esi darījis Sihonam, amoriešu ķēniņam, kas dzīvoja Hešbonā." 35 Un tie viņu sakāva un viņa dēlus un visu viņa tautu, ka neviens neatlikās, un tie ieņēma viņa zemi.
