民數記 20
1 正月間，以色列全會眾到了尋的曠野，就住在加低斯。米利暗死在那裏，就葬在那裏。
And the children of Israel, the whole assembly, came into the wilderness of Zin, in the first month; and the people abode at Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
2 會眾沒有水喝，就聚集攻擊摩西、亞倫。
And there was no water for the assembly, and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
3 百姓向摩西爭鬧說：「我們的弟兄曾死在耶和華面前，我們恨不得與他們同死。
And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!
4 你們為何把耶和華的會眾領到這曠野、使我們和牲畜都死在這裏呢？
And why have ye brought the congregation of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?
5 你們為何逼着我們出埃及、領我們到這壞地方呢？這地方不好撒種，也沒有無花果樹、葡萄樹、石榴樹，又沒有水喝。」
And why have ye made us to go up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates, neither is there any water to drink.
6 摩西、亞倫離開會眾，到會幕門口，俯伏在地；耶和華的榮光向他們顯現。
And Moses and Aaron went from before the congregation to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and fell upon their faces; and the glory of Jehovah appeared to them.
7 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
8 「你拿着杖去，和你的哥哥亞倫招聚會眾，在他們眼前吩咐磐石發出水來，水就從磐石流出，給會眾和他們的牲畜喝。」
Take the staff, and gather the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, and it shall give its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock, and shalt give the assembly and their beasts drink.
9 於是摩西照耶和華所吩咐的，從耶和華面前取了杖去。
And Moses took the staff from before Jehovah, as he had commanded him.
10 摩西、亞倫就招聚會眾到磐石前。摩西說：「你們這些背叛的人聽我說：我為你們使水從這磐石中流出來嗎？」
And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, ye rebels: shall we bring forth to you water out of this rock?
11 摩西舉手，用杖擊打磐石兩下，就有許多水流出來，會眾和他們的牲畜都喝了。
And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his staff smote the rock twice, and much water came out, and the assembly drank, and their beasts.
12 耶和華對摩西、亞倫說：「因為你們不信我，不在以色列人眼前尊我為聖，所以你們必不得領這會眾進我所賜給他們的地去。」
And Jehovah said to Moses and to Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to hallow me before the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land that I have given them.
13 這水名叫米利巴水，是因以色列人向耶和華爭鬧，耶和華就在他們面前顯為聖。
These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them.
14 摩西從加低斯差遣使者去見以東王，說：「你的弟兄以色列人這樣說：『我們所遭遇的一切艱難，
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the trouble that hath befallen us,
15 就是我們的列祖下到埃及，我們在埃及久住；埃及人惡待我們的列祖和我們，
how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians evil entreated us and our fathers;
16 我們哀求耶和華的時候，他聽了我們的聲音，差遣使者把我們從埃及領出來。這事你都知道。如今，我們在你邊界上的城加低斯。
and when we cried to Jehovah, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt; and behold, we are at Kadesh, a city at the extremity of thy border.
17 求你容我們從你的地經過。我們不走田間和葡萄園，也不喝井裏的水，只走大道，不偏左右，直到過了你的境界。』」
Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country; we will not pass through fields, or through vineyards, neither will we drink water out of the wells: we will go by the king's road; we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.
18 以東王說：「你不可從我的地經過，免得我帶刀出去攻擊你。」
But Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
19 以色列人說：「我們要走大道上去；我們和牲畜若喝你的水，必給你價值。不求別的，只求你容我們步行過去。」
And the children of Israel said to him, We will go by the high way; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then I will pay for it: I will only, without anything else, go through on my feet.
20 以東王說：「你們不可經過！」就率領許多人出來，要用強硬的手攻擊以色列人。
And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
21 這樣，以東王不肯容以色列人從他的境界過去。於是他們轉去，離開他。
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; and Israel turned away from him.
22 以色列全會眾從加低斯起行，到了何珥山。
And they removed from Kadesh; and the children of Israel, the whole assembly, came to mount Hor.
23 耶和華在附近以東邊界的何珥山上曉諭摩西、亞倫說：
And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron in mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,
24 「亞倫要歸到他列祖那裏。他必不得入我所賜給以色列人的地；因為在米利巴水，你們違背了我的命。
Aaron shall be gathered unto his peoples; for he shall not enter into the land that I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my commandment at the waters of Meribah.
25 你帶亞倫和他的兒子以利亞撒上何珥山，
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor,
26 把亞倫的聖衣脫下來，給他的兒子以利亞撒穿上；亞倫必死在那裏，歸他列祖。」
and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron shall be gathered [to his peoples], and shall die there.
27 摩西就照耶和華所吩咐的行。三人當着會眾的眼前上了何珥山。
And Moses did as Jehovah had commanded, and they went up mount Hor before the eyes of the whole assembly.
28 摩西把亞倫的聖衣脫下來，給他的兒子以利亞撒穿上，亞倫就死在山頂那裏。於是摩西和以利亞撒下了山。
And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there upon the top of the mountain; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
29 全會眾，就是以色列全家，見亞倫已經死了，便都為亞倫哀哭了三十天。
And the whole assembly saw that Aaron was dead, and they mourned for Aaron thirty days, [even] the whole house of Israel.
