Numbers 12

1 And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had taken; for he had taken a Cushite as wife.

And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, because of his wife, an Ethiopian,

2 And they said, Has Jehovah indeed spoken only to Moses? has he not spoken also to us? And Jehovah heard it.

and they said: “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Has he not also spoken similarly to us?” And when the Lord had heard this,

3 But the man Moses was very meek, above all men that were upon the face of the earth.

(for Moses was a man exceedingly meek, beyond all the men who were living upon the earth)

4 Then Jehovah spoke suddenly to Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting. And they went out, they three.

immediately he spoke to him, and to Aaron and Miriam, “Go out, you three only, to the tabernacle of the covenant.” And when they had gone out,

5 And Jehovah came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood at the entrance of the tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth.

the Lord descended in a column of cloud, and he stood at the entrance of the tabernacle, calling to Aaron and Miriam. And when they had advanced,

6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known to him in a vision, I will speak to him in a dream.

he said to them: “Listen to my words. If there will be among you a prophet of the Lord, I will appear to him in a vision, or I will speak to him through a dream.

7 Not so my servant Moses: he is faithful in all my house.

But it is not so with my servant Moses, who is the most faithful in all my house.

8 Mouth to mouth do I speak to him openly, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah doth he behold. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?

For I speak with him mouth to mouth, and plainly. And not through enigmas and figures does he perceive the Lord. Therefore, why were you not afraid to disparage my servant Moses?”

9 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them, and he went away;

And being angry against them, he went away.

10 and the cloud departed from off the tent. And behold, Miriam was leprous as snow; and Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.

Likewise, the cloud which was over the tabernacle withdrew. And behold, Miriam appeared to be white with a leprosy, like snow. And when Aaron had looked upon her, and he had seen the spreading of the leprosy,

11 Then Aaron said to Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not this sin upon us, wherein we have been foolish, and have sinned!

he said to Moses: “I beg you, my lord, not to impose upon us this sin, which we have committed foolishly.

12 Let her not be as one stillborn, half of whose flesh is consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb.

Do not let this one be like one who is dead, or like an abortion that has been cast from the womb of her mother. Behold, half of her flesh is already consumed by leprosy.”

13 And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, O God, heal her, I beseech thee!

And Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “O God, I beg you: heal her.”

14 And Jehovah said to Moses, But had her father anyways spat in her face, should she not be shamed seven days? She shall be shut outside the camp seven days, and afterwards she shall be received in [again].

And the Lord answered him: “If her father had spit on her face, should she not have been filled with shame for at least seven days? Let her be separated, outside the camp, for seven days, and after that, she will be called back.”

15 And Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days; and the people did not journey till Miriam was received in [again].

And so Miriam was excluded from the camp for seven days. And the people did not move from that place, until Miriam was called back.

16 And afterwards the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.

And the people set out from Hazeroth, and they pitched their tents in the desert of Paran.