Numbers 20

1 In the first month all the children of Israel came into the waste land of Zin, and put up their tents in Kadesh; there death came to Miriam, and they put her body to rest in the earth.

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.

2 And there was no water for the people: and they came together against Moses and against Aaron.

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

3 And the people were angry with Moses and said, If only death had overtaken us when our brothers came to their death before the Lord!

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

4 Why have you taken the Lord's people into this waste, for death to come to us and to our cattle there?

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

5 Why have you made us come out of Egypt into this evil place? This is no place of seed or figs or vines or other fruits, and there is no water for drinking.

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?«

6 Then Moses and Aaron went away from the people to the door of the Tent of meeting; and, falling on their faces there, they saw the glory of the Lord.

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

7 And the Lord said to Moses,

og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

8 Take the rod, you and Aaron, your brother, and make all the people come together, and before their eyes give orders to the rock to give out its water; and so make water come out of the rock for them, and give the people and their cattle drink.

»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!«

9 And Moses took the rod from before the Lord as he gave him orders.

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

10 Then Moses and Aaron made the people come together in front of the rock, and he said to them, Give ear now, you people whose hearts are turned from the Lord; are we to get water for you out of the rock?

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?«

11 And lifting up his hand, Moses gave the rock two blows with his rod: and water came streaming out, and the people and their cattle had drink enough.

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.

12 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because you had not enough faith in me to keep my name holy before the children of Israel, you will not take this people into the land which I have given them.

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!«

13 These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel went against the Lord, and they saw that he was holy among them.

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

14 Then Moses sent men from Kadesh to the king of Edom to say to him, Your brother Israel says, You have knowledge of all the things we have been through;

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,

15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we were living in Egypt for a long time; and the Egyptians were cruel to us and to our fathers:

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

16 And the Lord gave ear to the voice of our cry, and sent an angel and took us out of Egypt: and now we are in Kadesh, a town on the edge of your land;

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.

17 Let us now go through your land: we will not go into field or vine-garden, or take the water of the springs; we will go by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, till we have gone past the limits of your land.

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!«

18 And Edom said, You are not to go through my land, for if you do I will come out against you with the sword.

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

19 And the children of Israel said to him, We will go up by the highway: and if we or our cattle take of your water, we will give you a price for it: only let us go through on our feet, nothing more.

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!«

20 But he said, You are not to go through. And Edom came out against them in his strength, with a great army.

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

21 So Edom would not let Israel go through his land; and Israel went in another direction.

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

22 And they went on from Kadesh, and came, with all their people, to Mount Hor.

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

23 And at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom, the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

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

24 Aaron will be put to rest with his people; he will not go into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you went against my word at the waters of Meribah.

»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.

25 So take Aaron and Eleazar, his son, up into Mount Hor;

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

26 And take Aaron's robes off him and put them on Eleazar, his son: and death will come to Aaron there, and he will be put to rest with his people.

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

27 So Moses did as the Lord had said, and before the eyes of all the people they went up Mount Hor.

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

28 And Moses took off Aaron's robes, and put them on Eleazar, his son; and there on the top of the mountain death came to Aaron: then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.

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,

29 And when the people saw that Aaron was dead, all the children of Israel gave themselves up to weeping for him for thirty days.

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