Numbers 20
1 And the sons of Israel, and the entire multitude, went into the desert of Sin, in the first month. And the people stayed at Kadesh. And Miriam died there, and she was buried in the same place.
以色列子民全會眾於正月來到了親曠野，人民就在卡德士住下了。米黎盎在那裏死了，也就埋在那裏。
2 And when the people were in need of water, they came together against Moses and Aaron.
會眾沒有人水喝，就聚在一起反抗梅瑟和亞郎。
3 And as it turned into sedition, they said: “If only we had perished among our brothers in the sight of the Lord.
民眾同梅瑟爭辯說：「巴不得我們的兄弟也上主面前死去時，我們也死了!
4 Why have you led away the Church of the Lord, into the wilderness, so that both we and our cattle would die?
為什麼你們領上主的會眾來到這曠野裏，叫我們和我們的牲畜都死在這裏﹖
5 Why did you cause us to ascend from Egypt, and why have you led us into this most wretched place, which is not able to be sown, which does not produce figs, or vines, or pomegranates, and which, moreover, does not even have water to drink?”
為什麼你們使我們由埃及上來，領我們來到這樣壞的地方﹖這地方不但沒有糧食，沒有無花果，沒有葡萄，沒有石榴，而且連喝的水也沒有! 」
6 And Moses and Aaron, dismissing the multitude, entered the tabernacle of the covenant, and they fell prone on the ground, and they cried out to the Lord, and they said: “O Lord God, listen to the outcry of this people, and open for them, from your storehouse, a fountain of living water, so that, being satisfied, their murmuring may cease.” And the glory of the Lord appeared over them.
梅瑟和亞郎遂離開會眾，來到會幕門口，俯伏在地；上主的榮耀遂發現給他們。
7 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
上主吩咐梅瑟說：
8 “Take the rod, and gather the people, you and your brother Aaron, and speak to the rock before them, and it shall bestow waters. And when you have brought forth water from the rock, the entire multitude and their cattle shall drink.”
「你拿上棍杖，然後你和你的兄弟亞郎召集會眾，當著他們眼前對這磐石發命，叫磐石流水。這樣你便可使水由磐石中給他們流出，給會眾和他們的牲畜喝」。
9 Therefore, Moses took the rod, which was in the sight of the Lord, just as he had instructed him.
梅瑟就照上主吩咐他的，由上主面前拿了棍杖。
10 And having gathered the multitude before the rock, he said to them: “Listen, you who are rebellious and unbelieving. Would we be able to cast out water from this rock?”
梅瑟和亞郎召集會眾來到磐石前，對他們說：「你們這些叛徒，聽著! 我們豈能從這磐石中給你們引出水來﹖」
11 And when Moses had lifted up his hand, striking the stone twice with the rod, very great waters went forth, so much so that the people and their cattle were able to drink.
梅瑟遂舉起手來，用棍杖打了磐石兩次，才有大量的水湧出，會眾和他們的生畜都喝夠了。
12 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not believe me, so as to sanctify me before the sons of Israel, you shall not lead this people into the land, which I will give to them.”
上主卻對梅瑟和亞郎說：「因為你們沒有相信我，使我以色列子民眼前被尊為聖，所以你們不得領這會眾進入我賜給他們的土地」。
13 This is the Water of Contradiction, where the sons of Israel were quarreling against the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.
這就是默黎巴水的來歷，因為以色列子民在那裏與上主爭辯過，上主因而顯示了自己的聖德。
14 Meanwhile, Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. They said: “Your brother Israel says this: You know of all the hardships which have overtaken us,
梅瑟由卡德士派遺使者去見厄東王說：「你的兄弟以色列這樣說：你知道我們所遭遇的一切困難，
15 how our fathers descended into Egypt, and we lived there for a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted both us and our fathers,
我們的祖先下到了埃及。我們在埃及住了很久，埃及人虐待了我們和我們的祖先。
16 and how we cried out to the Lord, and he heeded us and sent an Angel, who led us away from Egypt. Behold, we are situated in the city of Kadesh, which is at the extremity of your borders.
我們曾向上主呼號，衪俯聽了我們的呼聲，派來了一位使者，領我們出離了埃及。看，我們現在就在你邊境上的卡德士城，
17 And we beg you to permit us to cross through your land. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards; we will not drink the waters of your wells, but we will travel by the public ways, neither turning aside to the right, nor to the left, until we have passed your borders.”
求你讓我們由你的境內經過；我們決不會踏過莊田或葡萄園，菩提不喝井裏的水，只走王道，不偏右，也不偏左；直至走過你的國境」。
18 Edom responded to them: “You shall not cross through me, otherwise, I will meet you armed.”
厄東卻答覆說：「不准你們由我們這裏經過，不然我要以刀相迎」。
19 And the sons of Israel said: “We will travel by the well-trodden path. And if we or our cattle drink from your waters, we will give you what is just. There shall be no difficulty in the price, only let us cross through quickly.”
以色列子民再向他說：「我們只沿大路走，我們和我們的牲畜若喝了你的水，我們願付錢；只求經過這點小事」。
20 But he answered, “You shall not cross.” And immediately he went out to meet them with a countless multitude and a strong hand;
他仍然說：「不准你經過」。厄東即領大隊人馬和武裝步隊出迎。
21 neither was he willing to agree to their petition to concede passage through his borders. For this reason, Israel diverted away from him.
厄東既然不讓以色列由他境內經過，以色列就從那裏折回。
22 And when they had moved the camp from Kadesh, they arrived at mount Hor, which is at the borders of the land of Edom,
以色列子民全會眾由卡德士起程，來到了曷爾山。
23 where the Lord spoke to Moses:
在厄東國界的了曷爾山上，上主對梅瑟和亞郎說：
24 “Let Aaron,” he said, “go to his people. For he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because he did not believe my mouth at the Waters of Contradiction.
「亞郎要歸到他祖先那裏去，他不能進入我賜給以色列子民的地方，因為你們在默黎巴取水的事上，違背了我的訓令。
25 Take Aaron, and his son with him, and lead them on to mount Hor.
你帶亞郎和他的兒子厄肋阿匝爾，一同上曷爾山上去，
26 And when you have stripped the father of his vestments, you shall put them on Eleazar, his son. Aaron shall be gathered and shall die there.”
將亞郎的長袍脫下，給他的兒子厄肋阿匝爾穿上，因為亞郎要被召回歸去，死在那裏」。
27 Moses did just as the Lord had instructed. And they ascended mount Hor, in the sight of the entire multitude.
梅瑟就照上主吩咐的做了。當著全會眾的面，他們上了曷爾山。
28 And when he had despoiled Aaron of his vestments, he clothed his son Eleazar with them. And when Aaron had died at the top of the mountain, Moses came down with Eleazar.
梅瑟把亞郎的長袍脫下，給他的兒子厄肋阿匝爾穿上，亞郎就在山頂死了。以後梅瑟和厄肋阿匝爾由山上下來。
29 And the entire multitude, seeing that Aaron lay dead, wept over him for thirty days, throughout all their families.
全會眾知道亞郎死了，以色列全家為亞郎舉哀三十天。
