Israel Cry Out and Our Papa Answer
Di pipol no get patience for di road again, dem talk against dem Papa and against Moses, and snake bite dem; di cure na bronze snake wey dem lift up for pole make dem look am. Den song for well come, and victory over Sihon and Og.
21 1When di Canaanite, king of Arad, wey dey live for di Negev, hear say Israel dey come by di Atharim road, e fight Israel and catch some of dem as prisoner. 2Israel make vow give our Papa: “If you truly give dis people enter my hand, I go destroy their towns finish.” 3Our Papa hear Israel voice and hand di Canaanite people over; dem destroy dem and their towns finish. So dem call di place Hormah.
The Bronze Snake
4Dem comot from Mount Hor go di Red Sea side, to waka round Edom land, but di people belle begin cut for di road. 5Di people talk against our Papa and against Moses: “Why you carry us comot from Egypt make we die for di wilderness? No bread, no water, and we don tire for dis useless food.”
6Den our Papa send snake wey get poison enter di people; dem bite di people, and plenty Israel people die. 7Di people come meet Moses talk say, “We don sin as we talk against our Papa and against you. Beg am make e commot di snakes from us.” So Moses pray for di people.
8Our Papa tell Moses, “Make one snake wey get poison, put am for pole; anybody wey snake bite wey look am go live.”
9Moses make snake with bronze and put am for pole; and anytime snake bite person, e go look di bronze snake and e go live. a a v9 Jesus point to dis moment as picture of imsef: as dem lift up di bronze snake make di people wey dey die fit look and live, na so dem lift up di Pikin so dat everybody wey look am with faith go live (John 3:14-15).
The Journey Go Moab
10Di Israel people comot and camp for Oboth. 11Dem comot from Oboth and camp for Iye-abarim, for di wilderness wey face Moab, for east side. 12From there dem comot and camp for di Valley of Zered. 13From there dem move and camp for di other side of di Arnon, for di wilderness wey stretch from Amorite land; because di Arnon na di border wey dey between Moab and di Amorite people. 14Na why di Book of di Wars of our Papa talk say: “Waheb for Suphah, and di gullies of di Arnon, 15and di slope of di gullies wey bend go di place of Ar and reach di border of Moab.”
16From there dem go Beer, di well wey our Papa tell Moses say, “Gather di people—I go give dem water.”
17Den Israel sing dis song: “Spring up, O well! Sing to am! 18Di well wey princes dig, wey di big men among di people dig comot with their scepter and their staff.” Den from di wilderness dem go Mattanah, 19from Mattanah go Nahaliel, from Nahaliel go Bamoth, 20and from Bamoth go di valley wey dey for Moab plain, go di top of Pisgah wey dey look down for di wasteland.
Our Papa Give Sihon Enter Their Hand
21Den Israel send messenger go meet Sihon king of di Amorite people, talk say, 22“Make I pass through your land. We no go turn enter farm or vineyard, or drink well water. We go follow di King Highway sotay we don pass your border.”
23But Sihon refuse make Israel cross im land. E gather all im people, march enter di wilderness go against Israel, reach Jahaz, and fight Israel. 24Israel strike am down with sword, and take im land from di Arnon go di Jabbok—reach di Ammonite people, wey their border strong well well. 25Israel capture all dis towns and settle for every Amorite town—Heshbon and all di villages wey surround am. 26Because Heshbon na di town of Sihon king of di Amorite people, wey fight di former king of Moab and take all im land from am, reach di Arnon. 27Na why di poets dey talk say: “Come to Heshbon—make dem build am again, make dem restore Sihon town. 28Because fire comot from Heshbon, flame from di town of Sihon. E burn Ar of Moab finish, di ogas of di high places of di Arnon. 29Trouble dey wait you, Moab! You don finish, people of Chemosh! E don make im sons turn people wey dey run, and im daughters turn prisoner give Sihon king of di Amorite people. 30But we strike dem down; Heshbon perish sotay reach Dibon. We scatter am sotay reach Nophah, wey reach Medeba.”
31So Israel settle for di land of di Amorite people. 32Moses send men go check Jazer well well; dem capture im villages and drive comot di Amorite people wey dey there. 33Den dem turn go up di Bashan road, and Og king of Bashan come out against dem, with all im people, to fight for Edrei.
34But our Papa tell Moses, “No fear am—I don give am, all im people, and im land enter your hand. Do am wetin you do Sihon king of di Amorite people, wey dey live for Heshbon.”
35Dem strike am, im sons, and all im people, and dem no leave anybody wey survive, and dem take possession of im land.
