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Canaanites Defeated at Hormah

¹The ⚓king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South, heard that Israel was coming on the road to Atharim. Then he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoners. ²⚓So Israel made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then ⚓I will utterly destroy their cities.” ³And the Lord listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of that place was called Hormah.

The Bronze Serpent

⁴Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to ⚓go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very discouraged on the way. ⁵And the people ⚓spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.” ⁶So ⚓the Lord sent ⚓fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died.
⁷⚓Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, “We have ⚓sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; ⚓pray to the Lord that He take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
⁸Then the Lord said to Moses, ⚓“Make a ⚓fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” ⁹So ⚓Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.

From Mount Hor to Moab

¹⁰Now the children of Israel moved on and ⚓camped in Oboth. ¹¹And they journeyed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, in the wilderness which is east of Moab, toward the sunrise. ¹²⚓From there they moved and camped in the Valley of Zered. ¹³From there they moved and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites; for ⚓the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. ¹⁴Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord:
“Waheb in Suphah,
The brooks of the Arnon,
¹⁵And the slope of the brooks
That reaches to the dwelling of ⚓Ar,
And lies on the border of Moab.”
¹⁶From there they went⚓to Beer, which is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.” ¹⁷Then Israel sang this song:
⚓“Spring up, O well!
All of you sing to it—
¹⁸The well the leaders sank,
Dug by the nation’s nobles,
By the ⚓lawgiver, with their staves.”
And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah, ¹⁹from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth, ²⁰and from Bamoth, in the valley that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah which looks ⚓down on the wasteland.

King Sihon Defeated

²¹Then ⚓Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, ²²⚓“Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into fields or vineyards; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” ²³⚓But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel in the wilderness, ⚓and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. ²⁴Then ⚓Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword, and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the people of Ammon; for the border of the people of Ammon was fortified. ²⁵So Israel took all these cities, and Israel ⚓dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all its villages. ²⁶For Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and had taken all his land from his hand as far as the Arnon. ²⁷Therefore those who speak in proverbs say:
“Come to Heshbon, let it be built;
Let the city of Sihon be repaired.
²⁸“For ⚓fire went out from Heshbon,
A flame from the city of Sihon;
It consumed ⚓Ar of Moab,
The lords of the ⚓heights of the Arnon.
²⁹Woe to you, ⚓Moab!
You have perished, O people of ⚓Chemosh!
He has given his ⚓sons as fugitives,
And his ⚓daughters into captivity,
To Sihon king of the Amorites.
³⁰“But we have shot at them;
Heshbon has perished ⚓as far as Dibon.
Then we laid waste as far as Nophah,
Which reaches to ⚓Medeba.”
³¹Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. ³²Then Moses sent to spy out ⚓Jazer; and they took its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there.

King Og Defeated

³³⚓And they turned and went up by the way to ⚓Bashan. So Og king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle ⚓at Edrei. ³⁴Then the Lord said to Moses, ⚓“Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people and his land; and ⚓you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.” ³⁵⚓So they defeated him, his sons, and all his people, until there was no survivor left him; and they took possession of his land.

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Tơlơi Pơrai Hĭ Ƀing Arad

¹Tơdang pơtao ƀing Arad, mơnuih Kanaan jing sa čô amăng ƀing pơtao hơdip amăng anih Negewơ, hơmư̆ ƀing Israel hlak kơtuai jơlan nao pơ anih Atharim, ñu kơsung blah ƀing Israel laih anŭn mă krư̆ ƀiă ƀing Israel.⚓ ²Tui anŭn, ƀing Israel ƀuăn rơ̆ng hăng Yahweh tui anai, “Tơdah Ih jao hĭ ƀing mơnuih anai amăng tơngan gơmơi, ƀing gơmơi či pơrai hĭ abih bang hơdôm plei pla gơñu yơh.” ³Yahweh hơmư̆ tơlơi Israel rơkâo hăng jao hĭ ƀing Kanaan anŭn kơ ƀing gơ̆. Ƀing Israel pơrai hĭ abih bang ƀing Kanaan anŭn wơ̆t hăng hơdôm plei pla gơñu mơ̆n. Tui anŭn, arăng pơanăn anih anai jing Hormah.⚓

Ala Ko̱ng

⁴Giŏng anŭn, ƀing Israel tơbiă mơ̆ng anih čư̆ Hôr hăng nao kơtuai jơlan anăp nao pơ ia rơsĭ Mriah, kiăng rơbat dar čar Edôm. Samơ̆ ƀing gơñu ƀu anăm gir run dơ̆ng tah yuakơ tơlơi tơnap tap kơtuai jơlan;⚓ ⁵tui anŭn, ƀing gơñu pơhiăp pơkơdơ̆ng glaĭ hăng Ơi Adai laih anŭn hăng Môseh tui anai, “Yua hơget ih ba ƀing gơmơi tơbiă mơ̆ng čar Êjip kiăng kơ djai hĭ amăng tơdron ha̱r anai lĕ? Anai jing anih ƀu hơmâo ƀañ tơpŭng kŏn hơmâo ia mơñum lơi! Laih anŭn ƀing gơmơi pơrơmut biă mă kơ gơnam ƀơ̆ng đôč đač anai!”⚓
⁶Giŏng anŭn, Yahweh brơi rai khul ala apui amăng ƀing gơñu; khul ala anai kĕ ƀing gơñu laih anŭn hơmâo lu ƀing Israel djai. ⁷Ƀing ană plei rai pơ Môseh hăng laĭ, “Ƀing gơmơi soh laih yơh tơdang ƀing gơmơi pơhiăp pơkơdơ̆ng glaĭ hăng Yahweh laih anŭn hăng ih. Iâu laĭ bĕ tui anŭn Yahweh či mă pơđuaĭ hĭ khul ala anai mơ̆ng ƀing gơmơi.” Tui anŭn, Môseh iâu laĭ kơ ƀing ană plei Israel.
⁸Yahweh pơhiăp hăng Môseh, “Pơkra bĕ rup sa drơi ala hăng tơƀăk ala anai ƀơi gai pơkăl; tui anŭn hlơi pô ala čŏh dưi lăng ƀơi rup anŭn laih anŭn dưi hơdip yơh.” ⁹Tui anŭn, Môseh pơkra rup sa drơi ala ko̱ng anŭn hăng tơƀăk ƀơi gai pơkăl. Giŏng anŭn, tơdang hlơi pô ala apui čŏh laih, lăng ƀơi ala ko̱ng anai, ñu anŭn dưi suaih hơdip yơh.⚓

Jơlan Nao Pơ Čar Môab

¹⁰Ƀing Israel tơbiă nao mơ̆ng anih anŭn hăng dŏ jưh ƀơi anih Ôbôt. ¹¹Giŏng anŭn, ƀing gơñu tơbiă mơ̆ng anih anŭn hăng dŏ jưh amăng anih Iye-Abarim, amăng tơdron ha̱r anăp nao kơ čar Môab gah yang hrơi ƀlĕ. ¹²Mơ̆ng anih anŭn ƀing gơñu tơbiă nao hăng dŏ jưh amăng Dơnung Tho̱ng Zered. ¹³Ƀing gơñu tơbiă mơ̆ng anih anŭn laih anŭn dŏ jưh kơtuai Krong Arnôn, jing ia krong amăng tơdron ha̱r truh pơ guai čar Amôr. Krong Arnôn jing guai čar Môab, kơplăh wăh ƀing Môab hăng ƀing Amôr. ¹⁴Yuakơ anŭn yơh Hră Hơdôm Tơlơi Pơblah Yahweh pơhiăp tui anai:
“… Anih Waheb amăng anih lŏn Suphah laih anŭn hơdôm dơnung tho̱ng;
krong Arnôn ¹⁵laih anŭn hơdôm dơnung klŭng hŭp ñu
nao truh ƀơi akiăng anih Ar
laih anŭn đuaĭ kơtuai guai čar Môab.”
¹⁶Mơ̆ng anih anŭn yơh ƀing gơñu nao truh pơ anih Beêr, jing ƀơi ia dơmŭn Yahweh laĭ kơ Môseh, “Pơƀut glaĭ bĕ abih bang ană plei hrŏm hơbĭt laih anŭn Kâo či brơi kơ ƀing gơñu ia mơñum.”
¹⁷Giŏng anŭn, ƀing Israel adoh tơlơi adoh anai:
“Bluh đĭ bĕ, Ơ ia dơmŭn!
Adoh kơ ia dơmŭn anŭn bĕ,
¹⁸Kơ ia dơmŭn anŭn yơh jing ia ƀing khua djă̱ akŏ klơi laih,
jing ƀing pơpŭ pơyom ƀing ană plei anŭn čơdơ̆ng klơi,
ƀing pơpŭ pơyom hrŏm hăng khul gai hơnuăt khua
laih anŭn khul gai jra gơñu pô.”
Giŏng anŭn, ƀing gơñu tơbiă nao mơ̆ng tơdron ha̱r truh pơ anih Mattanah, ¹⁹mơ̆ng Mattanah truh pơ anih Nahaliel, mơ̆ng Nahaliel truh pơ anih Bamôt, ²⁰laih anŭn mơ̆ng anih Bamôt truh pơ dơnung amăng čar Môab jĕ anih kơčŏng čư̆ Pisgah, jing anih dưi ƀuh anih tơdron tač Yesimôn.

Pơblah Dưi Hĭ Kơ Pơtao Sihôn Laih Anŭn Pơtao Ôg

(Juăt 2:26–3:11)

²¹Ƀing Israel mơit nao ƀing laĭ pơthâo nao pơhiăp hăng Sihôn pơtao ƀing Amôr tui anai:
²²“Brơi ƀing gơmơi rơbat găn čar gih bĕ. Ơ pơtao ăh, ƀing gơmơi či găn rơbat kơtuai jơlan prŏng tơl ƀing gơmơi hơmâo găn hĭ guai čar gih. Ƀing gơmơi ƀu či wir nao gah đang hơma ƀôdah gah đang boh kơƀâo gih ôh, kŏn mơñum ia mơ̆ng ia dơmŭn gih lơi.”
²³Samơ̆ pơtao Sihôn ƀu brơi ƀing Israel rơbat găn guai čar ñu ôh. Ñu pơƀut glaĭ abih bang ling tơhan ñu hăng tơbiă nao pơ tơdron ha̱r pơkơdơ̆ng glaĭ hăng ƀing Israel. Tơdang ƀing gơñu truh pơ plei pơnăng Yahaz, ƀing gơñu blah ƀing Israel. ²⁴Samơ̆ ƀing Israel pơdjai hĭ ƀing gơñu hăng đao laih anŭn mă tŭ hĭ anih lŏn gơñu mơ̆ng krong Arnôn truh pơ krong Yabbôk, samơ̆ kơnơ̆ng truh pơ jĕ guai ƀing Ammôn, yuakơ guai čar gơñu jing kơđông kơjăp. ²⁵Ƀing Israel mă tŭ abih bang plei pla ƀing Amôr laih anŭn blah juă hĭ ƀing gơñu, wơ̆t hăng plei pơnăng Hesbôn laih anŭn abih bang hơdôm plei jum dar anŭn. ²⁶Hesbôn jing plei pơtao Sihôn; ñu jing pơtao ƀing Amôr, jing pô hơmâo pơblah pơkơdơ̆ng glaĭ laih hăng pơtao ƀing Môab hlâo adih, laih anŭn hơmâo mă hĭ laih abih bang anih lŏn mơ̆ng gơ̆ truh pơ krong Arnôn.
²⁷Yuakơ anŭn yơh ƀing pơdôi pơhiăp laĭ tui anai:
“Rai bĕ pơ plei pơnăng Hesbôn laih anŭn pơdơ̆ng glaĭ bĕ plei anai;
pơdơ̆ng glaĭ bĕ plei Sihôn anai.

²⁸“Apui tơbiă hlia mơ̆ng plei pơnăng Hesbôn,
jing jơlah apui tơbiă mơ̆ng plei pơtao Sihôn yơh.
Ñu ƀơ̆ng hĭ tring trang Ar čar Môab,
wơ̆t hăng ƀing ană plei khul anih kơdư krong Arnôn adih mơ̆n.⚓
²⁹Răm ƀăm yơh kơ ƀing gih, Ơ ƀing Môab!
Ƀing gih răm rai laih, Ơ ƀing mơnuih đuaĭ tui yang Khemôs!
Pô anŭn yơh jao lui hĭ ƀing ană đah rơkơi đah kơmơi ñu
jing ƀing mơnă kơ Sihôn jing pơtao ƀing Amôr.

³⁰“Samơ̆ ƀing gơmơi hơmâo pơrai hĭ laih ƀing gơñu;
plei pơnăng Hesbôn răm rai laih hlŏng truh pơ plei pơnăng Dibôn.
Ƀing gơmơi hơmâo pơrăm hĭ laih ƀing gơñu truh pơ plei pơnăng Nôphah,
jing anih jĕ plei pơnăng Mêdeba.”
³¹Tui anŭn, Israel dŏ amăng anih lŏn ƀing Amôr.
³²Tơdơi kơ Môseh hơmâo pơkiaŏ nao laih ƀing kơnuă kơsem lăng pơ plei Yazer, ƀing Israel blah mă hĭ ƀing ană plei dŏ jum dar anŭn hăng puh pơđuaĭ hĭ ƀing Amôr jing ƀing dŏ pơ anŭn. ³³Giŏng anŭn, ƀing gơñu wir nao hăng đuaĭ tui jơlan anăp nao pơ lŏn čar Basan, laih anŭn Ôg pơtao lŏn čar Basan wơ̆t hăng abih bang ling tơhan ñu tơbiă kiăng blah ƀing gơ̆ ƀơi plei pơnăng Edrei.
³⁴Yahweh pơhiăp hăng Môseh, “Anăm huĭ kơ pơtao anai ôh, yuakơ Kâo hơmâo jao laih ñu kơ ih, abih bang ling tơhan ñu wơ̆t hăng lŏn čar ñu mơ̆n. Ngă bĕ kơ ñu hơget tơlơi ih ngă laih kơ pơtao Sihôn jing pơtao wai lăng ƀing Amôr mơ̆ng plei pơnăng Hesbôn anŭn.”
³⁵Tui anŭn, ƀing Israel pơdjai hĭ pơtao anai wơ̆t hăng ƀing ană đah rơkơi laih anŭn abih bang ling tơhan ñu mơ̆n, ƀu lui hĭ ôh sa čô amăng ƀing gơñu dŏ hơdip. Laih anŭn ƀing gơñu mă tŭ hĭ anih lŏn pơtao anai.