Deuteronomy 2

1Then 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.

1Then we turned back and traveled into the desert toward the Red Sea, just as the LORD told me to do. We traveled around the hill country of Seir for a long time.

2And Jehovah spake unto me, saying,

2Then the LORD said to me,

3Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.

3'You have traveled around these mountains long enough; now turn north.'

4And 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;

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

5contend 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.

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

6Ye 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.

6You must pay them in silver for any food you eat and any water you drink.'

7For 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.

7The LORD your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched over your journey through this vast desert. For these forty years, the LORD your God has been with you, and you have had everything you needed.

8So 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.

8So we passed by our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We left the Arabah road, which comes from Elath and Ezion-geber, and turned to travel along the road through the desert of Moab.

9And 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.

9Then the LORD said to me, 'Do not bother the people of Moab or start a war with them. I will not give you any of their land as your own, because I have given the city of Ar to the descendants of Lot.'

10(The Emim dwelt therein aforetime, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim:

10(The Emim used to live there. They were a strong and numerous people, and they were tall like the Anakim.

11these also are accounted Rephaim, as the Anakim; but the Moabites call them Emim.

11Like the Anakim, they were also considered to be Rephaim, but the Moabites called them Emim.

12The 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).

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

13Now rise up, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.

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

14And 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.

14It took us thirty-eight years to travel from Kadesh-barnea to the Zered Valley. By then, all the soldiers of that generation had died out from the camp, just as the LORD had sworn they would.

15Moreover the hand of Jehovah was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.

15The LORD’S hand was against them until they were completely gone from the camp.

16So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,

16After all those soldiers had died,

17that Jehovah spake unto me, saying,

17the LORD said to me,

18Thou art this day to pass over Ar, the border of Moab:

18'Today you are to cross the border of Moab at Ar.

19and 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.

19When you get near the Ammonites, do not bother them or provoke them to war. I will not give you any of their land, because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their own property.'

20(That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim,

20(That area was also considered a land of the Rephaim. The Rephaim used to live there, but the Ammonites called them Zamzummim.

21a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim; but Jehovah destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead;

21They were a strong and numerous people, and they were tall like the Anakim. But the LORD destroyed them so the Ammonites could take over the land and live there.

22as 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.

22The LORD did the same thing for the descendants of Esau who live in Seir when he destroyed the Horites. They took over that land and live there to this day.

23And 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.)

23As for the Avvim who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim who came from Caphtor destroyed them and settled in their place.)

24Rise 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.

24The LORD said, 'Get up, move out, and cross the Arnon Valley. Look, I have handed Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, over to you, along with his land. Begin to take possession of it and go to war against him.

25This 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.

25Starting today, I will make all the people under heaven terrified of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble and be in distress because of you.'

26And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

26I sent messengers from the desert of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with an offer of peace. I said:

27Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither unto the right hand nor to the left.

27'Let us travel through your land. We will stay on the main road and won't turn off to the right or the left.

28Thou 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;

28Sell us food to eat and water to drink for silver. Just let us walk through your country,

29as 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.

29as the descendants of Esau in Seir and the Moabites in Ar did for us. We want to cross the Jordan River into the land the LORD our God is giving us.'

30But 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.

30But King Sihon of Heshbon would not let us pass. The LORD your God made his spirit stubborn and his heart hard so that he could hand him over to you, which is what has happened.

31And 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.

31The LORD said to me, 'See, I have begun to hand Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to take possession of his land.'

32Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Jahaz.

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

33And Jehovah our God delivered him up before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people.

33The LORD our God handed him over to us, and we defeated him, his sons, and his whole army.

34And 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:

34At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed everyone in them—men, women, and children. We left no survivors.¶

35only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.

35The only things we took for ourselves were the livestock and the valuables from the cities we captured.

36From 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:

36From Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley, and from the town in the valley, all the way to Gilead, no city was too strong for us. The LORD our God gave us everything.

37only 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.

37However, you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, the land along the Jabbok River, the cities in the hill country, or any other place the LORD our God had forbidden us to enter.