Deuteronomy 3

3 ¹We turn, take di road go Bashan, and Og wey be king of Bashan, with all im people, come out to fight us for Edrei.

²And our Papa tell me, “No fear am, because I don give am, all im people, and im land to you; do am wetin you do Sihon king of di Amorite people, wey dey live for Heshbon.”

³So our Papa also give us Og king of Bashan and all im people, and we beat dem down, no leave anybody wey survive. ⁴For dat time we capture all im towns—all sixty of dem, no one wey we no take—di whole area of Argob, wey be Og kingdom for Bashan. ⁵All dis ones na towns wey get high wall and gate wey dem bar, apart from plenty plenty village wey no get wall. ⁶We give dem up for total destruction, di same way we do Sihon king of Heshbon, dey destroy every town—di men, women, and pikin dem. ⁷But all di livestock and di property wey we carry from di towns we take as our own booty. ⁸So for dat time we take di land from dis two Amorite kings for di oda side of Jordan, from di Arnon Valley reach Mount Hermon. ⁹(na Sirion di Sidon people dey call Hermon, while di Amorite people dey call am Senir), ¹⁰all di towns for di high flat land, all Gilead, all Bashan reach Salecah and Edrei—towns wey be part of Og kingdom for Bashan. ¹¹(Na only Og king of Bashan remain from di remnant of di Rephaim. Im bed na iron bed; e no dey for Rabbah of di Ammon people? E long reach like thirteen and half feet, and e wide reach six feet.). ^a a v11 Di Rephaim na legend race of giant warrior dem wey once live for Canaan.

Dem Share di Land for East Side of Jordan

¹²Dis land na wetin we take dat time: from Aroer wey dey for di edge of di Arnon Valley, plus half of di Gilead hill country and im towns, I give am to di Reuben and Gad people. ¹³Di rest of Gilead and all Bashan—wey be Og kingdom—I give am to di half-tribe of Manasseh: di whole area of Argob. (Dat whole part of Bashan, dem dey call am di land of di Rephaim. ¹⁴Jair pikin of Manasseh take di whole area of Argob reach di border of di Geshur and Maacah people, and e name Bashan after imself, Havvoth-jair, reach today.). ¹⁵And to Machir I give Gilead. ¹⁶To di Reuben and Gad people I give from Gilead reach di Arnon Valley—di middle of di valley na di border—reach di Jabbok River, wey be di border of di Ammon people. ¹⁷Also di Arabah, with Jordan as im border, from Chinnereth reach di Sea of di Arabah (di Dead Sea), for under di slope of Pisgah, for di east side.

¹⁸For dat time I command una: “Una Papa don give una dis land make una possess am; all una fighting men must cross with weapon go ahead of una brothers, di Israel people. ¹⁹Na only una wife dem, una pikin dem, and una livestock—I know say una get plenty livestock—go stay for di towns wey I give una, ²⁰till our Papa give una brothers rest di same way E do una, and dem too take di land wey una Papa dey give dem for di oda side of Jordan. Den each one of una go return to di possession wey I give una.”

²¹I command Joshua dat time: “Na your own eyes see all wetin una Papa do to dis two kings. Na so una Papa go do to all di kingdoms wey you dey cross go.

No Fear — E Dey Fight for You

²²No fear dem, because na una Papa imself dey fight for una.”

²³And I beg our Papa for dat time, dey talk sey, ²⁴“My Sovereign Papa, You don begin dey show your servant your greatness and your strong hand. Which god for heaven or for earth fit do work and mighty deeds like your own? ²⁵Abeg make I cross go see di good land for di oda side of Jordan, dis fine highland, and Lebanon.”

²⁶But our Papa vex with me because of una, and E no gree hear me; our Papa tell me, “E don do! No talk to me about dis matter again. ²⁷Climb reach di top of Pisgah, lift your eyes look west, north, south, and east, and see with your own eyes, because you no go cross dis Jordan. ²⁸But commission Joshua, encourage am and make am strong, because na im go cross go ahead of dis people and give dem di land wey you go see as dem inheritance.”

²⁹So we stay for di valley wey face Beth-peor.