4 Mosebog 20

1 Og Israels Børn, den ganske Menighed, kom i den Ørk Zin, i den første Maaned, og Folket blev i Kades; og Maria døde der og blev begraven der.

And the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Sin, in the first month, and the people abode in Cades; and Mariam died there, and was buried there.

2 Og Menigheden havde intet Vand; da forsamledes de mod Mose og mod Aron.

And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron.

3 Og Folket kivedes med Mose, og de sagde: Gid vi dog havde opgivet Aanden, dengang vore Brødre opgave Aanden for Herrens Ansigt.

And the people reviled Moses, saying, Would we had died in the destruction of our brethren before the Lord!

4 Og hvorfor førte I Herrens Menighed ind i denne Ørk, at vi skulle dø der, vi og vore Dyr?

And therefore have you brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, to kill us and our cattle?

5 Og hvorfor førte I os op af Ægypten for at bringe os til dette slemme Sted, som ikke er et Sted til Sæd og Figen og Vin og Granatæble, og hvor der ikke er Vand at drikke?

And therefore [is] this? You have brought us up out of Egypt, that we should come into this evil place; a place where there is no sowing, neither figs, nor vines, nor pomegranates, neither is there water to drink.

6 Og Mose og Aron kom fra Menighedens Ansigt til Forsamlingens Pauluns Dør og faldt ned paa deres Ansigter; og Herrens Herlighed viste sig for dem.

And Moses and Aaron went from before the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of witness, and they fell upon their faces; and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.

7 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

8 Tag Staven, og saml Menigheden, du og Aron, din Broder, og I skulle tale til Klippen for deres Øjne, saa skal den give Vand af sig; og du skal lade Vand af Klippen komme ud til dem og give Menigheden og deres Dyr at drikke.

Take your rod, and call the assembly, you and Aaron your brother, and speak you to the rock before them, and it shall give forth its waters; and you shall bring forth for them water out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.

9 Da tog Mose Staven bort fra Herrens Ansigt, som han havde befalet ham.

And Moses took his rod which was before the Lord, as the Lord commanded.

10 Og Mose og Aron samlede Menigheden lige for Klippen; og han sagde til dem: Hører dog, I genstridige! monne vi kunne lade Vand komme ud til eder af denne Klippe?

And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation before the rock, and said to them, Hear me, you disobedient ones; must we bring you water out of this rock?

11 Og Mose opløftede sin Haand og slog Klippen med sin Stav to Gange; da udgik meget Vand, saa at Menigheden drak og deres Dyr.

And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his rod twice; and much water came forth, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.

12 Og Herren sagde til Mose og til Aron: Fordi I ikke troede paa mig, til at helliggøre mig for Israels Børns Øjne, derfor skulle I ikke føre denne Menighed ind i det Land, som jeg har givet dem.

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because you have not believed me to sanctify me before the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

13 Dette er Kivevandet, hvor Israels Børn kivedes med Herren; og han helliggjorde sig paa dem.

This is the water of Strife, because the children of Israel spoke insolently before the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.

14 Og Mose sendte Bud fra Kades til Edoms Konge, saalunde: Saa siger din Broder Israel: Du ved al den Møje, som os er vederfaren,

And Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, saying, Thus says your brother Israel; You know all the distress that has come upon us.

15 at vore Fædre droge ned til Ægypten, og vi boede lang Tid i Ægypten, og Ægypterne handlede ilde med os og med vore Fædre.

And [how] our fathers went down into Egypt, and we sojourned in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.

16 Og vi raabte til Herren, og han hørte vor Røst og sendte en Engel og udførte os af Ægypten, og se, vi ere i Kades, Staden ved det yderste af dit Landemærke.

And we cried to the Lord, and the Lord heard our voice, and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt; and now we are in the city of Cades, at the extremity of your coasts.

17 Kære, lad os gaa igennem dit Land, vi ville hverken gaa igennem Ager eller Vingaard og ej drikke Vand af nogen Brønd, vi ville gaa ad Kongevejen, vi ville hverken bøje til den højre eller til den venstre Side, indtil vi ere komne igennem dit Landemærke.

We will pass through your land: we will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, nor will we drink water out of your cistern: we will go by the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left, until we have passed your borders.

18 Og Edom sagde til ham: Du maa ikke gaa igennem mit Land, at jeg ikke skal drage ud mod dig med Sværd.

And Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, and if otherwise, I will go forth to meet you in war.

19 Og Israels Børn sagde til ham: Vi ville gaa op ad den alfare Vej, og dersom vi drikke af Vandet hos dig, jeg og mit Kvæg, da vil jeg give Betaling derfor; jeg vil slet intet gøre uden at gaa igennem til Fods.

And the children of Israel say to him, We will pass by the mountain; and if I and my cattle drink of your water, I will pay you: but it is no matter of importance, we will go by the mountain.

20 Men han sagde: Du maa ikke gaa igennem; og Edom drog ud imod ham med et svart Folk og en stærk Haand.

And he said, You shall not pass through me; and Edom went forth to meet him with a great host, and a mighty hand.

21 Saa vægrede Edom sig ved at tillade Israel at gaa igennem sit Landemærke; og Israel bøjede af Vejen for ham.

So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his borders, and Israel turned away from him.

22 Og de rejste fra Kades; og Israels Børn, al Menigheden kom til det Bjerg Hor.

And they departed from Cades; and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came to Mount Or.

23 Og Herren talede til Mose og til Aron ved det Bjerg Hor, ved Edoms Landemærke, og sagde:

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in mount Or, on the borders of the land of Edom, saying,

24 Aron skal samles til sit Folk, thi han skal ikke komme ind i det Land, som jeg har givet Israels Børn, fordi I vare genstridige mod min Mund ved Meribas Vand.

Let Aaron be added to his people; for you shall certainly not go into the land which I have given the children of Israel, because you provoked me at the water of strife.

25 Tag Aron og Eleasar, hans Søn, Og før dem op paa det Bjerg Hor.

Take Aaron, and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to the mount Or before all the congregation;

26 Og før Aron af sine Klæder, og før Eleasar, hans Søn, i dem; og Aron skal samles til sit Folk og dø der.

and take Aaron's apparel from off him, and put it on Eleazar his son: and let Aaron die there and be added to [his people].

27 Da gjorde Mose, som Herren havde befalet; og de gik op paa det Bjerg Hor for den ganske Menigheds Øjne.

And Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and took him up to mount Or, before all the congregation.

28 Og Mose førte Aron af sine Klæder og førte Eleasar, hans Søn, i dem; saa døde Aron der oven paa Bjerget; men Mose og Eleasar gik ned ad Bjerget.

And he took Aaron's garments off him, and put them on Eleazar his son, and Aaron died on the top of the mountain; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.

29 Og der al Menigheden saa, at Aron havde opgivet Aanden, da begræd de Aron i tredive Dage, hele Israels Hus.

And all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead: and they wept for Aaron thirty days, [even] all the house of Israel.