民数记 20
1 正月间，以色列全会众到了寻的旷野，就住在加低斯。米利暗死在那里，就葬在那里。
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.)
2 会众没有水喝，就聚集攻击摩西、亚伦。
However, there was no water there for anyone to drink, so the people gathered to confront Moses and Aaron.
3 百姓向摩西争闹说：“我们的弟兄曾死在耶和华面前，我们恨不得与他们同死。
They argued with Moses, saying, “If only we'd died with our relatives in the Lord's presence!
4 你们为何把耶和华的会众领到这旷野、使我们和牲畜都死在这里呢？
Why have you brought the Lord's people into this desert just so we and our livestock can die here?
5 你们为何逼着我们出埃及、领我们到这坏地方呢？这地方不好撒种，也没有无花果树、葡萄树、石榴树，又没有水喝。”
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!”
6 摩西、亚伦离开会众，到会幕门口，俯伏在地；耶和华的荣光向他们显现。
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.
7 耶和华晓谕摩西说：
The Lord told Moses,
8 “你拿着杖去，和你的哥哥亚伦招聚会众，在他们眼前吩咐磐石发出水来，水就从磐石流出，给会众和他们的牲畜喝。”
“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.”
9 于是摩西照耶和华所吩咐的，从耶和华面前取了杖去。
Moses picked up the walking stick that was kept in the Lord's presence, as he had been ordered.
10 摩西、亚伦就招聚会众到磐石前。摩西说：“你们这些背叛的人听我说：我为你们使水从这磐石中流出来吗？”
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?”
11 摩西举手，用杖击打磐石两下，就有许多水流出来，会众和他们的牲畜都喝了。
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.
12 耶和华对摩西、亚伦说：“因为你们不信我，不在以色列人眼前尊我为圣，所以你们必不得领这会众进我所赐给他们的地去。”
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.”
13 这水名叫米利巴水，是因以色列人向耶和华争闹，耶和华就在他们面前显为圣。
The place where the Israelites argued with the Lord was called the waters of Meribah, and was where he revealed his holiness to them.
14 摩西从加低斯差遣使者去见以东王，说：“你的弟兄以色列人这样说：‘我们所遭遇的一切艰难，
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.
15 就是我们的列祖下到埃及，我们在埃及久住；埃及人恶待我们的列祖和我们，
Our forefathers went to Egypt and we lived there for a long time. The Egyptians treated us and our forefathers badly,
16 我们哀求耶和华的时候，他听了我们的声音，差遣使者把我们从埃及领出来。这事你都知道。如今，我们在你边界上的城加低斯。
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.
17 求你容我们从你的地经过。我们不走田间和葡萄园，也不喝井里的水，只走大道，不偏左右，直到过了你的境界。’”
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.”
18 以东王说：“你不可从我的地经过，免得我带刀出去攻击你。”
But the king of Edom replied, “You are forbidden to travel through our country, otherwise we will come out and stop you by force.”
19 以色列人说：“我们要走大道上去；我们和牲畜若喝你的水，必给你价值。不求别的，只求你容我们步行过去。”
“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.”
20 以东王说：“你们不可经过！”就率领许多人出来，要用强硬的手攻击以色列人。
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.
21 这样，以东王不肯容以色列人从他的境界过去。于是他们转去，离开他。
Since the king of Edom refused to allow Israel to travel through his territory, the Israelites had to turn back.
22 以色列全会众从加低斯起行，到了何珥山。
The Israelites all left Kadesh and traveled to Mount Hor.
23 耶和华在附近以东边界的何珥山上晓谕摩西、亚伦说：
At Mount Hor, near the border with the country of Edom, the Lord told Moses and Aaron,
24 “亚伦要归到他列祖那里。他必不得入我所赐给以色列人的地；因为在米利巴水，你们违背了我的命。
“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.
25 你带亚伦和他的儿子以利亚撒上何珥山，
Have Aaron and his son Eleazar join you and climb up Mount Hor together.
26 把亚伦的圣衣脱下来，给他的儿子以利亚撒穿上；亚伦必死在那里，归他列祖。”
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.”
27 摩西就照耶和华所吩咐的行。三人当着会众的眼前上了何珥山。
Moses did as the Lord ordered: They climbed up Mount Hor in full view of all the Israelites.
28 摩西把亚伦的圣衣脱下来，给他的儿子以利亚撒穿上，亚伦就死在山顶那里。于是摩西和以利亚撒下了山。
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.
29 全会众，就是以色列全家，见亚伦已经死了，便都为亚伦哀哭了三十天。
When the people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for thirty days.
