اَلْعَدَد 20

١ 1 وَأَتَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ، ٱلْجَمَاعَةُ كُلُّهَا، إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ صِينَ فِي ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ. وَأَقَامَ ٱلشَّعْبُ فِي قَادَشَ. وَمَاتَتْ هُنَاكَ مَرْيَمُ وَدُفِنَتْ هُنَاكَ.

And the sons of Israel, all the congregation, come [into] the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people abide in Kadesh; and Miriam dies there and is buried there.

٢ 2 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَاءٌ لِلْجَمَاعَةِ فَٱجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ.

And there has been no water for the congregation, and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron,

٣ 3 وَخَاصَمَ ٱلشَّعْبُ مُوسَى وَكَلَّمُوهُ قَائِلِينَ: «لَيْتَنَا فَنِينَا فَنَاءَ إِخْوَتِنَا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

and the people strive with Moses and speak, saying, “And oh that we had expired when our brothers expired before YHWH!

٤ 4 لِمَاذَا أَتَيْتُمَا بِجَمَاعَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى هَذِهِ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ لِكَيْ نَمُوتَ فِيهَا نَحْنُ وَمَوَاشِينَا؟

And why have you brought in the assembly of YHWH to this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?

٥ 5 وَلِمَاذَا أَصْعَدْتُمَانَا مِنْ مِصْرَ لِتَأْتِيَا بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلرَّدِيءِ؟ لَيْسَ هُوَ مَكَانَ زَرْعٍ وَتِينٍ وَكَرْمٍ وَرُمَّانٍ، وَلَا فِيهِ مَاءٌ لِلشُّرْبِ!».

And why have you brought us up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? [It is] not a place of seed, and fig, and vine, and pomegranate; and there is no water to drink.”

٦ 6 فَأَتَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونُ مِنْ أَمَامِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ إِلَى بَابِ خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ وَسَقَطَا عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا، فَتَرَاءَى لَهُمَا مَجْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And Moses and Aaron go in from the presence of the assembly to the opening of the Tent of Meeting and fall on their faces, and the glory of YHWH is seen by them.

٧ 7 وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلًا:

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

٨ 8 «خُذِ ٱلْعَصَا وَٱجْمَعِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةَ أَنْتَ وَهَارُونُ أَخُوكَ، وَكَلِّمَا ٱلصَّخْرَةَ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِهِمْ أَنْ تُعْطِيَ مَاءَهَا، فَتُخْرِجُ لَهُمْ مَاءً مِنَ ٱلصَّخْرَةِ وَتَسْقِي ٱلْجَمَاعَةَ وَمَوَاشِيَهُمْ».

“Take the rod and assemble the congregation—you and your brother Aaron—and you have spoken to the rock before their eyes, and it has given its water, and you have brought out water to them from the rock, and have watered the congregation and their beasts.”

٩ 9 فَأَخَذَ مُوسَى ٱلْعَصَا مِنْ أَمَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ،

And Moses takes the rod from before YHWH as He has commanded him,

١٠ 10 وَجَمَعَ مُوسَى وَهَارُونُ ٱلْجُمْهُورَ أَمَامَ ٱلصَّخْرَةِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱسْمَعُوا أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَرَدَةُ، أَمِنْ هَذِهِ ٱلصَّخْرَةِ نُخْرِجُ لَكُمْ مَاءً؟».

and Moses and Aaron assemble the assembly to the front of the rock, and he says to them, “Now hear, O rebels, do we bring out water to you from this rock?”

١١ 11 وَرَفَعَ مُوسَى يَدَهُ وَضَرَبَ ٱلصَّخْرَةَ بِعَصَاهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ، فَخَرَجَ مَاءٌ غَزِيرٌ، فَشَرِبَتِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةُ وَمَوَاشِيهَا.

And Moses lifts up his hand and strikes the rock with his rod twice; and much water comes out, and the congregation drinks, and their beasts [drink].

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى وَهَارُونَ: «مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكُمَا لَمْ تُؤْمِنَا بِي حَتَّى تُقَدِّسَانِي أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِذَلِكَ لَا تُدْخِلَانِ هَذِهِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُهُمْ إِيَّاهَا».

And YHWH says to Moses and to Aaron, “Because you have not believed in Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore you do not bring in this assembly to the land which I have given to them.”

١٣ 13 هَذَا مَاءُ مَرِيبَةَ، حَيْثُ خَاصَمَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلرَّبَّ، فَتَقَدَّسَ فِيهِمْ.

These [are] the waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have “striven” with YHWH, and He is sanctified among them.

١٤ 14 وَأَرْسَلَ مُوسَى رُسُلًا مِنْ قَادَشَ إِلَى مَلِكِ أَدُومَ: «هَكَذَا يَقُولُ أَخُوكَ إِسْرَائِيلُ: قَدْ عَرَفْتَ كُلَّ ٱلْمَشَقَّةِ ٱلَّتِي أَصَابَتْنَا.

And Moses sends messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “Thus said your brother Israel: You have known all the travail which has found us,

١٥ 15 إِنَّ آبَاءَنَا ٱنْحَدَرُوا إِلَى مِصْرَ، وَأَقَمْنَا فِي مِصْرَ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً وَأَسَاءَ ٱلْمِصْرِيُّونَ إِلَيْنَا وَإِلَى آبَائِنَا،

that our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt [for] many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers;

١٦ 16 فَصَرَخْنَا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَسَمِعَ صَوْتَنَا، وَأَرْسَلَ مَلَاكًا وَأَخْرَجَنَا مِنْ مِصْرَ. وَهَا نَحْنُ فِي قَادَشَ، مَدِينَةٍ فِي طَرَفِ تُخُومِكَ.

then we cry to YHWH, and He hears our voice, and sends a Messenger, and is bringing us out of Egypt; and behold, we [are] in Kadesh, a city [in] the extremity of your border.

١٧ 17 دَعْنَا نَمُرَّ فِي أَرْضِكَ. لَا نَمُرُّ فِي حَقْلٍ وَلَا فِي كَرْمٍ، وَلَا نَشْرَبُ مَاءَ بِئْرٍ. فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْمَلِكِ نَمْشِي، لَا نَمِيلُ يَمِينًا وَلَا يَسَارًا حَتَّى نَتَجَاوَزَ تُخُومَكَ».

Please let us pass over through your land; we do not pass over through a field or through a vineyard, nor do we drink waters of a well; we go the way of the king, we do not turn aside [to] the right or left until we pass over your border.”

١٨ 18 فَقَالَ لَهُ أَدُومُ: «لَا تَمُرُّ بِي لِئَلَّا أَخْرُجَ لِلِقَائِكَ بِٱلسَّيْفِ».

And Edom says to him, “You do not pass over through me, lest I come out to meet you with the sword.”

١٩ 19 فَقَالَ لَهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ: «فِي ٱلسِّكَّةِ نَصْعَدُ، وَإِذَا شَرِبْنَا أَنَا وَمَوَاشِيَّ مِنْ مَائِكَ أَدْفَعُ ثَمَنَهُ. لَا شَيْءَ. أَمُرُّ بِرِجْلَيَّ فَقَطْ».

And the sons of Israel say to him, “We go in the highway, and if we drink of your waters—I and my livestock—then I have given their price; only, let me pass over on my feet, nothing [more].”

٢٠ 20 فَقَالَ: «لَا تَمُرُّ». وَخَرَجَ أَدُومُ لِلِقَائِهِ بِشَعْبٍ غَفِيرٍ وَبِيَدٍ شَدِيدَةٍ.

And he says, “You do not pass over”; and Edom comes out to meet him with many people and with a strong hand;

٢١ 21 وَأَبَى أَدُومُ أَنْ يَسْمَحَ لِإِسْرَائِيلَ بِٱلْمُرُورِ فِي تُخُومِهِ، فَتَحَوَّلَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْهُ.

and Edom refuses to permit Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turns aside from off him.

٢٢ 22 فَٱرْتَحَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ، ٱلْجَمَاعَةُ كُلُّهَا، مِنْ قَادَشَ وَأَتَوْا إِلَى جَبَلِ هُورٍ.

And the sons of Israel, all the congregation, journey from Kadesh and come to Mount Hor,

٢٣ 23 وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ فِي جَبَلِ هُورٍ عَلَى تُخُمِ أَرْضِ أَدُومَ قَائِلًا:

and YHWH speaks to Moses and to Aaron in Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,

٢٤ 24 «يُضَمُّ هَارُونُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَدْخُلُ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِأَنَّكُمْ عَصَيْتُمْ قَوْلِي عِنْدَ مَاءِ مَرِيبَةَ.

“Aaron is gathered to his people, for he does not go into the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because that you provoked My mouth at the waters of Meribah.

٢٥ 25 خُذْ هَارُونَ وَأَلِعَازَارَ ٱبْنَهُ وَٱصْعَدْ بِهِمَا إِلَى جَبَلِ هُورٍ،

Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, and cause them to go up Mount Hor,

٢٦ 26 وَٱخْلَعْ عَنْ هَارُونَ ثِيَابَهُ، وَأَلْبِسْ أَلِعَازَارَ ٱبْنَهُ إِيَّاهَا. فَيُضَمُّ هَارُونُ وَيَمُوتُ هُنَاكَ».

and strip Aaron of his garments, and you have clothed his son Eleazar [with] them, and Aaron is gathered, and dies there.”

٢٧ 27 فَفَعَلَ مُوسَى كَمَا أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَصَعِدُوا إِلَى جَبَلِ هُورٍ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِ كُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ.

And Moses does as YHWH has commanded, and they go up to Mount Hor before the eyes of all the congregation,

٢٨ 28 فَخَلَعَ مُوسَى عَنْ هَارُونَ ثِيَابَهُ وَأَلْبَسَ أَلِعَازَارَ ٱبْنَهُ إِيَّاهَا. فَمَاتَ هَارُونُ هُنَاكَ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْجَبَلِ، ثُمَّ ٱنْحَدَرَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ عَنِ ٱلْجَبَلِ.

and Moses strips Aaron of his garments, and clothes his son Eleazar with them, and Aaron dies there on the top of the mountain; and Moses comes down—Eleazar also—from the mountain,

٢٩ 29 فَلَمَّا رَأَى كُلُّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ أَنَّ هَارُونَ قَدْ مَاتَ، بَكَى جَمِيعُ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى هَارُونَ ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا.

and all the congregation sees that Aaron has expired, and all the house of Israel laments Aaron [for] thirty days.