4 Mosebog 20

1 Derpaa naaede Israeliterne, hele Menigheden, til Zins Ørken i den første Maaned, og Folket slog sig ned i Kadesj. Der døde Mirjam, og der blev hun jordet.

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 Men der var ikke Vand til Menigheden; derfor samlede de sig mod Moses og Aron,

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

3 og Folket kivedes med Moses og sagde: »Gid vi var omkommet, dengang vore Brødre omkom for HERRENS Aasyn!

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

4 Hvorfor førte I HERRENS Forsamling ind i denne Ørken, naar vi skal dø her, baade vi og vort Kvæg?

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

5 Og hvorfor førte I os ud af Ægypten, naar I vilde have os hen til dette skrækkelige Sted, hvor der hverken er Korn eller Figener, Vintræer eller Granatæbler, ej heller Vand at drikke?«

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 Men Moses og Aron begav sig fra Forsamlingen hen til Aabenbaringsteltets Indgang og faldt paa deres Ansigt. Da viste HERRENS Herlighed sig for dem,

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 og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

The Lord told Moses,

8 »Tag Staven og kald saa tillige med din Broder Aron Menigheden sammen og tal til Klippen i deres Paasyn, saa giver den Vand; lad Vand strømme frem af Klippen til dem og skaf Menigheden og dens Kvæg noget at drikke!«

“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 Da tog Moses Staven fra dens Plads foran HERRENS Aasyn, som han havde paalagt ham;

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

10 og Moses og Aron kaldte Forsamlingen sammen foran Klippen, og han sagde til dem: »Hør nu, I genstridige! Mon vi formaar at faa Vand til at strømme frem til eder af denne Klippe?«

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 Og Moses løftede sin Haand og slog to Gange paa Klippen med sin Stav, og der strømmede Vand frem i Mængde, saa at Menigheden og dens Kvæg kunde drikke.

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 Men HERREN sagde til Moses og Aron: »Fordi I ikke troede paa mig og helligede mig for Israeliternes Øjne, skal I ikke komme til at føre denne Forsamling ind i det Land, jeg vil give dem!«

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 Dette er Meribas Vand, hvor Israeliterne kivedes med HERREN, og hvor han aabenbarede sin Hellighed paa dem.

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 Fra Kadesj sendte Moses Sendebud til Kongen af Edom med det Bud: »Din Broder Israel lader sige: Du kender jo alle de Besværligheder, som er vederfaret os,

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 hvorledes vore Fædre drog ned til Ægypten, hvorledes vi boede der i lange Tider, og hvorledes Ægypterne mishandlede os og vore Fædre;

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

16 da raabte vi til HERREN, og han hørte vor Røst og sendte en Engel og førte os ud af Ægypten. Se, nu er vi i Byen Kadesj ved Grænsen af dine Landemærker.

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 Lad os faa Lov at vandre igennem dit Land. Vi vil hverken drage hen over Marker eller Vinhaver eller drikke Vandet i Brøndene; vi vil gaa ad Kongevejen, vi vil hverken bøje af til højre eller venstre, før vi er naaet igennem dit Land!«

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 Men Edom svarede ham: »Du maa ikke vandre igennem mit Land, ellers drager jeg imod dig med Sværd i Haand!«

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 Da sagde Israeliterne til ham: »Vi vil følge den slagne Landevej, og der som jeg eller mit Kvæg drikker af dine Vandingssteder, vil jeg betale derfor det er da ikke noget at være bange for, jeg vil kun vandre derigennem til Fods!«

“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 Men han svarede: »Du maa ikke drage her igennem!« Og Edom rykkede imod ham med mange Krigere og stærkt rustet.

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 Da Edom saaledes formente Israel at drage igennem sine Landemærker, bøjede Israel af og drog udenom.

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

22 Derpaa brød Israeliterne, hele Menigheden, op fra Kadesj og kom til Bjerget Hor.

The Israelites all left Kadesh and traveled to Mount Hor.

23 Og HERREN talede til Moses og Aron ved Bjerget Hor ved Grænsen til Edoms Land og sagde:

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

24 »Aron skal nu samles til sin Slægt, thi han skal ikke komme ind i det Land, jeg vil give Israeliterne, fordi I var genstridige mod mit Bud ved Meribas Vand.

“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 Tag Aron og hans Søn Eleazar og før dem op paa Bjerget Hor;

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

26 affør saa Aron hans Klæder og ifør hans Søn Eleazar dem, thi der skal Aron tages bort og dø!«

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 Da gjorde Moses som HERREN bød, og de gik op paa Bjerget Hor i hele Menighedens Paasyn;

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

28 og efter at Moses havde afført Aron hans Klæder og iført hans Søn Eleazar dem, døde Aron deroppe paa Bjergets Top. Men Moses og Eleazar steg ned fra Bjerget,

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 og da hele Menigheden skønnede, at Aron var død, græd de over Aron i tredive Dage, hele Israels Hus.

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