民數記 20
1 以色列子民全會眾於正月來到了親曠野，人民就在卡德士住下了。米黎盎在那裏死了，也就埋在那裏。
Then came the sons of Israel the whole assembly, into the desert of Zin in the first month, and the people dwelt in Kadesh, —and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
2 會眾沒有人水喝，就聚在一起反抗梅瑟和亞郎。
And there was no water for the assembly, —so they gathered together against Moses and against Aaron.
3 民眾同梅瑟爭辯說：「巴不得我們的兄弟也上主面前死去時，我們也死了!
And the people contended with Moses, —and spake saying, Would then we had died when our brethren died, before Yahweh!
4 為什麼你們領上主的會眾來到這曠野裏，叫我們和我們的牲畜都死在這裏﹖
Wherefore then hast thou brought the convocation of Yahweh into this desert, —to die there, we, and our cattle?
5 為什麼你們使我們由埃及上來，領我們來到這樣壞的地方﹖這地方不但沒有糧食，沒有無花果，沒有葡萄，沒有石榴，而且連喝的水也沒有! 」
And wherefore did ye cause us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us into this wretched place?—not a place of seeds, and figs, and vines and pomegranates, even water, is there none to drink.
6 梅瑟和亞郎遂離開會眾，來到會幕門口，俯伏在地；上主的榮耀遂發現給他們。
And Moses and Aaron went in from the presence of the multitude unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, and fell upon their faces, —and the glory of Yahweh appeared unto them.
7 上主吩咐梅瑟說：
Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:
8 「你拿上棍杖，然後你和你的兄弟亞郎召集會眾，當著他們眼前對這磐石發命，叫磐石流水。這樣你便可使水由磐石中給他們流出，給會眾和他們的牲畜喝」。
Take the staff and gather together the assembly, thou, and Aaron thy brother, then shall ye speak unto the cliff before their eyes and it shall give forth its waters, —so shalt thou bring forth unto them water, out of the cliff, and shalt cause the assembly, and their cattle to drink.
9 梅瑟就照上主吩咐他的，由上主面前拿了棍杖。
And Moses took the staff from before Yahweh, —as he commanded him.
10 梅瑟和亞郎召集會眾來到磐石前，對他們說：「你們這些叛徒，聽著! 我們豈能從這磐石中給你們引出水來﹖」
And Moses and Aaron gathered together the convocation before the cliff, —and he said unto them: Hear I pray you ye rebels! Out of this cliff, must we bring forth for you water?
11 梅瑟遂舉起手來，用棍杖打了磐石兩次，才有大量的水湧出，會眾和他們的生畜都喝夠了。
And Moses lifted high his hand and smote the cliff with his staff, twice, —and there came forth water in abundance, and the assembly and their cattle, did drink.
12 上主卻對梅瑟和亞郎說：「因為你們沒有相信我，使我以色列子民眼前被尊為聖，所以你們不得領這會眾進入我賜給他們的土地」。
Then said Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to hallow me in the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore, shall ye not bring in this convocation into the land which I have given unto them.
13 這就是默黎巴水的來歷，因為以色列子民在那裏與上主爭辯過，上主因而顯示了自己的聖德。
The same, were the waters of Meribah [that is "Contention"] in that the sons of Israel contended with Yahweh, —and so he hallowed himself among them.
14 梅瑟由卡德士派遺使者去見厄東王說：「你的兄弟以色列這樣說：你知道我們所遭遇的一切困難，
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, unto the king of Edom, —Thus, saith thy brother Israel, Thou thyself, knowest all the distress which befell us;
15 我們的祖先下到了埃及。我們在埃及住了很久，埃及人虐待了我們和我們的祖先。
and how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we abode in Egypt, many days, and that the Egyptians ill-treated us, and our fathers;
16 我們曾向上主呼號，衪俯聽了我們的呼聲，派來了一位使者，領我們出離了埃及。看，我們現在就在你邊境上的卡德士城，
and we made outcry unto Yahweh, and he heard our voice, and sent a messenger, and brought us forth out of Egypt, —lo! then, we, are in Kadesh, a city at the extremity of thy boundary,
17 求你讓我們由你的境內經過；我們決不會踏過莊田或葡萄園，菩提不喝井裏的水，只走王道，不偏右，也不偏左；直至走過你的國境」。
Let us, we pray thee, pass through thy land—we will not pass through field or vineyard, nor will we drink the waters of a well, —by the king’s road, will we go—we will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left, until we get through thy boundary.
18 厄東卻答覆說：「不准你們由我們這裏經過，不然我要以刀相迎」。
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land, —lest with the sword, I come out to meet thee.
19 以色列子民再向他說：「我們只沿大路走，我們和我們的牲畜若喝了你的水，我們願付錢；只求經過這點小事」。
And the sons of Israel said unto him—By the highway, will we go up, and if thy waters, we should drink—I, and my cattle then would I give the price thereof, —only—it is nothing!—with my feet, would I pass through.
20 他仍然說：「不准你經過」。厄東即領大隊人馬和武裝步隊出迎。
And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out to meet him, with a strong people, and with a firm hand.
21 厄東既然不讓以色列由他境內經過，以色列就從那裏折回。
Thus did Edom refuse to give Israel passage through his boundary, —and Israel turned away from him.
22 以色列子民全會眾由卡德士起程，來到了曷爾山。
Then set they forward from Kadesh, —and the sons of Israel. all the assembly, came in to Mount Hor.
23 在厄東國界的了曷爾山上，上主對梅瑟和亞郎說：
Then spake Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron in Mount Hor, —near the boundary of the land of Edom saying:
24 「亞郎要歸到他祖先那裏去，他不能進入我賜給以色列子民的地方，因為你們在默黎巴取水的事上，違背了我的訓令。
Aaron shall be withdrawn unto his kinsfolk, for he shall not enter into the land. which I have given unto the sons of Israel, —because ye spurned my bidding, at the waters of Meribah.
25 你帶亞郎和他的兒子厄肋阿匝爾，一同上曷爾山上去，
Take thou Aaron, and Eleazar his son, —and bring them up Mount Hor;
26 將亞郎的長袍脫下，給他的兒子厄肋阿匝爾穿上，因為亞郎要被召回歸去，死在那裏」。
and strip thou Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son, —and, Aaron, shall be withdrawn and shall die there.
27 梅瑟就照上主吩咐的做了。當著全會眾的面，他們上了曷爾山。
And Moses did as Yahweh commanded, —and they went up into, Mount Hor, in sight of all the assembly.
28 梅瑟把亞郎的長袍脫下，給他的兒子厄肋阿匝爾穿上，亞郎就在山頂死了。以後梅瑟和厄肋阿匝爾由山上下來。
And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar his son, and Aaron died there, in the top of the mount, —and Moses and Eleazar came down out of the mount.
29 全會眾知道亞郎死了，以色列全家為亞郎舉哀三十天。
And all the assembly saw that Aaron was dead; and they bewailed Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
