عَدَد 20

١ 1 وَفِي الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ أَقْبَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى صَحْرَاءِ صِينَ، وَأَقَامُوا فِي قَادَشَ حَيْثُ مَاتَتْ مَرْيَمُ وَدُفِنَتْ هُنَاكَ.

It was during the first month of the year that all the Israelites arrived in the Desert of Zin and set up camp in Kadesh. (This was where Miriam died and was buried.)

٢ 2 وَإِذْ لَمْ يَتَوَافَرْ مَاءٌ لِلشَّعْبِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَرُونَ،

However, there was no water there for anyone to drink, so the people gathered to confront Moses and Aaron.

٣ 3 وَخَاصَمُوا مُوسَى قَائِلِينَ لَهُ: «لَيْتَنَا هَلَكْنَا كَإِخْوَتِنَا الَّذِينَ أَهْلَكَهُمُ الرَّبُّ.

They argued with Moses, saying, “If only we'd died with our relatives in the Lord's presence!

٤ 4 لِمَاذَا قُدْتُمَا شَعْبَ الرَّبِّ إِلَى هَذِهِ الصَّحْرَاءِ، لِكَيْ نَمُوتَ فِيهَا نَحْنُ وَمَوَاشِينَا؟

Why have you brought the Lord's people into this desert just so we and our livestock can die here?

٥ 5 لِمَاذَا أَخْرَجْتُمَانَا مِنْ مِصْرَ لِتَأْتِيَا بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا الْمَكَانِ الْقَاحِلِ، حَيْثُ لَا زَرْعَ فِيهِ وَلا تِينَ وَلا كَرْمَ وَلا رُمَّانَ وَلا مَاءَ لِلشُّرْبِ؟»

Why did you lead us out of Egypt to come to this awful place? Nothing grows here—no grain or figs or vines or pomegranates. And there's no water to drink!”

٦ 6 فَافْتَرَقَ مُوسَى وَهَرُونُ عَنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ، وَقَدِمَا إِلَى مَدْخَلِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ حَيْثُ انْطَرَحَا عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا، فَتَرَاءَى لَهُمَا مَجْدُ الرَّبِّ،

Moses and Aaron left the people and went to entrance of the Tent of Meeting. There they fell facedown on the ground, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.

٧ 7 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

The Lord told Moses,

٨ 8 «خُذِ الْعَصَا، وَاجْمَعِ الشَّعْبَ أَنْتَ وَأَخُوكَ هَرُونُ وَأْمُرَا الصَّخْرَةَ عَلَى مَشْهَدٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ تُعْطِيَ مَاءَهَا، فَتُخْرِجَ لَهُمْ مَاءً مِنَ الصَّخْرَةِ فَيَشْرَبَ الشَّعْبُ وَمَوَاشِيهِمْ».

“Take the walking stick and have the people gather around you. As they watch, you and your brother Aaron will order the rock and it will pour out water. You will bring water from the rock so the people and their livestock can drink.”

٩ 9 فَأَطَاعَ مُوسَى وَأَخَذَ الْعَصَا مِنْ أَمَامِ الرَّبِّ،

Moses picked up the walking stick that was kept in the Lord's presence, as he had been ordered.

١٠ 10 وَجَمَعَ مُوسَى وَهَرُونُ الشَّعْبَ عِنْدَ الصَّخْرَةِ وَقَالا لَهُمْ: «اسْمَعُوا أَيُّهَا الْمُتَمَرِّدُونَ، أَعَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُخْرِجَ لَكُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَةِ مَاءً؟»

Moses and Aaron had everyone gather in front of the rock. Moses said to them, “Listen, you bunch of rebels! Do we have to bring water out of this rock for you?”

١١ 11 وَرَفَعَ مُوسَى يَدَهُ وَضَرَبَ الصَّخْرَةَ بِعَصَاهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ، فَتَفَجَّرَ مَاءٌ غَزِيرٌ، فَشَرِبَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ وَمَوَاشِيهَا.

Then Moses picked up the walking stick and hit the rock twice. Streams of water gushed out so that the people and their livestock could drink.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى وَهَرُونَ: «مِنْ حَيْثُ إِنَّكُمَا لَمْ تُؤْمِنَا بِي حَتَّى تُقَدِّسَانِي عَلَى مَرْأَىً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَإِنَّكُمَا لَنْ تُدْخِلا هَذَا الشَّعْبَ الأَرْضَ الَّتِي وَهَبْتُهَا لَهُمْ».

But the Lord told Moses and Aaron, “Because you didn't trust me enough to demonstrate how holy I am to the Israelites, you will not be the ones to lead them into the country I've given them.”

١٣ 13 فَكَانَ هَذَا مَاءَ مَرِيبَةَ حَيْثُ خَاصَمَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ الرَّبَّ فَأَظْهَرَ قَدَاسَتَهُ أَمَامَهُمْ.

The place where the Israelites argued with the Lord was called the waters of Meribah, and was where he revealed his holiness to them.

١٤ 14 وَبَعَثَ مُوسَى رُسُلاً مِنْ قَادَشَ إِلَى مَلِكِ أَدُومَ يَقُولُونَ لَهُ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ لَكَ أَخُوكَ إِسْرَائِيلُ: قَدْ بَلَغَكَ مَا أَصَابَنَا مِنْ مَشَقَّةٍ،

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, telling him, “This is what your brother Israel says. You know all about the difficulties we've faced.

١٥ 15 فَقَدِ انْحَدَرَ آبَاؤُنَا إِلَى مِصْرَ فَمَكَثْنَا فِيهَا أَيَّاماً كَثِيرَةً، فَسَامَنَا الْمِصْرِيُّونَ، نَحْنُ وَآبَاءَنَا سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ،

Our forefathers went to Egypt and we lived there for a long time. The Egyptians treated us and our forefathers badly,

١٦ 16 فَتَضَرَّعْنَا إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَاسْتَجَابَ لِصَوْتِنَا، وَأَرْسَلَ مَلاكاً أَخْرَجَنَا مِنْ مِصْرَ. وَهَا نَحْنُ نَازِلُونَ فِي مَدِينَةِ قَادَشَ فِي طَرَفِ تُخُومِكَ.

so we called out to the Lord for help, and he heard our cries. He sent an angel and led us out of Egypt. Listen, now we are in Kadesh, a town on the border of your territory.

١٧ 17 فَأْذَنْ لَنَا أَنْ نَمُرَّ فِي أَرْضِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ نَدُوسَ فِي حَقْلٍ أَوْ كَرْمٍ أَوْ نَشْرَبَ مَاءَ بِئْرٍ، بَلْ نَسِيرُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الْعَامَّةِ الْمُخَصَّصَةِ لِلسَّفَرِ. لَا نَمِيلُ يَمِيناً أَوْ شِمَالاً حَتَّى نَتَجَاوَزَ حُدُودَكَ».

Please allow us to travel through your country. We won't cross any of your fields or vineyards, or drink water from any of your wells. We will stay on the King's Highway; we won't turn off either to the right or to the left until we have passed through your country.”

١٨ 18 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَلِكُ أَدُومَ: «إِيَّاكُمُ الْمُرُورَ بِأَرْضِي لِئَلّا أُجَابِهَكُمْ بِالسَّيْفِ».

But the king of Edom replied, “You are forbidden to travel through our country, otherwise we will come out and stop you by force.”

١٩ 19 فَأَجَابَهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ: «لَنْ نَسِيرَ إِلّا عَلَى طَرِيقِ السَّفَرِ، وَإِنِ اسْتَقَيْنَا نَحْنُ وَمَوَاشِينَا مِنْ مَائِكَ نَدْفَعْ ثَمَنَهُ. إِنَّنَا لَا نَطْلُبُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الْمُرُورِ رَاجِلِينَ».

“We'll keep to the main road,” the Israelites persisted. “If we or our livestock drink your water, we'll pay you for it. That's all we want—just to pass through on foot.”

٢٠ 20 فَقَالَ: «لا تَمُرُّوا». وَعَبَّأَ مَلِكُ أَدُومَ جَيْشاً قَوِيًّا وَخَرَجَ لِلِقَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

But the king of Edom insisted, “You are forbidden to travel through our country!” He came out with his large and powerful army to meet the Israelites head-on.

٢١ 21 وَأَبَى مَلِكُ أَدُومَ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لِلإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ بِاجْتِيَازِ أَرَاضِيهِ. فَتَحَوَّلُوا عَنْهُ.

Since the king of Edom refused to allow Israel to travel through his territory, the Israelites had to turn back.

٢٢ 22 وَارْتَحَلُوا جَمِيعُهُمْ مِنْ قَادَشَ حَتَّى أَقْبَلُوا عَلَى جَبَلِ هُورٍ.

The Israelites all left Kadesh and traveled to Mount Hor.

٢٣ 23 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى وَهَرُونَ فِي جَبَلِ هُورٍ عِنْدَ حُدُودِ أَرْضِ أَدُومَ:

At Mount Hor, near the border with the country of Edom, the Lord told Moses and Aaron,

٢٤ 24 «هَرُونُ لَنْ يَلْبَثَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ، لأَنَّهُ لَنْ يَدْخُلَ الأَرْضَ الَّتِي وَهَبْتُهَا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، لأَنَّكُمَا عَصَيْتُمَا كَلامِي عِنْدَ مَاءِ مَرِيبَةَ.

“Aaron will shortly join his forefathers in death. He will not enter the country I have given the Israelites, because you both disobeyed my command at the waters of Meribah.

٢٥ 25 خُذْ هَرُونَ وَأَلِعَازَارَ ابْنَهُ وَاصْعَدْ إِلَى جَبَلِ هُورٍ،

Have Aaron and his son Eleazar join you and climb up Mount Hor together.

٢٦ 26 وَانْزِعْ عَنْ هَرُونَ ثِيَابَهُ وَأَلْبِسْهَا أَلِعَازَارَ ابْنَهُ، لأَنَّ هُنَاكَ يَمُوتُ هَرُونُ».

Take off Aaron's priestly clothes and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron is going to die there and join his forefathers in death.”

٢٧ 27 فَفَعَلَ مُوسَى كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ، فَصَعِدُوا جَمِيعاً إِلَى الْجَبَلِ عَلَى مَرْأىً مِنَ الشَّعْبِ كُلِّهِ،

Moses did as the Lord ordered: They climbed up Mount Hor in full view of all the Israelites.

٢٨ 28 فَنَزَعَ مُوسَى ثِيَابَ هَرُونَ وَأَلْبَسَهَا أَلِعَازَارَ ابْنَهُ. وَمَاتَ هَرُونُ هُنَاكَ عَلَى قِمَّةِ الْجَبَلِ، ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ عَنِ الْجَبَلِ.

Moses removed the priestly clothes that Aaron was wearing and put them on Aaron's son Eleazar. Aaron died there, on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar went back down.

٢٩ 29 وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ الشَّعْبُ أَنَّ هَرُونَ قَدْ مَاتَ، نَاحُوا عَلَيْهِ ثَلاثِينَ يَوْماً.

When the people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for thirty days.