Numbers 12
1 And Mary and Aaron spoke against Moses, because of his wife the Ethiopian,
And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses, on account of the Cushite woman whom he had taken, —for, a Cushite woman, had he taken.
2 And they said: Hath the Lord spoken by Moses only? hath he not also spoken to us in like manner? And when the Lord heard this,
And they said: Is it only and solely with Moses, that Yahweh hath spoken? With us also, hath he not spoken? And Yahweh heard it.
3 (For Moses was a man exceeding meek above all men that dwelt upon earth)
Now, the man Moses, was patient, exceedingly, —above all the sons of earth, who were on the face of the ground.
4 Immediately he spoke to him, and to Aaron and Mary: Come out you three only to the tabernacle of the covenant. And when they were come out,
Then said Yahweh suddenly, unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting. And they three went out.
5 The Lord came down in a pillar of the cloud, and stood in the entry of the tabernacle calling to Aaron and Mary. And when they were come,
Then Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the entrance of the tent, —and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both went forth.
6 He said to them: Hear my words: if there be among you a prophet of the Lord, I will appear to him in a vision, or I will speak to him in a dream.
Then said he Hear, I beseech you my words. When ye have your prophet, As Yahweh in a vision, will I make myself known, unto him; In a dream, will I speak with him.
7 But it is not so with my servant Moses a who is most faithful in all my house:
Not so, my servant Moses, —In all my house, trusty, is he:
8 For I speak to him mouth to mouth: and plainly, and not by riddles and figures doth he see the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak ill of my servant Moses?
Mouth to mouth, do I speak with him And plainly—not in dark sayings, And the form of Yahweh, doth he discern, —Wherefore then, were ye not afraid to speak against my servant—against Moses?
9 And being angry with them he went away:
And the anger of Yahweh kindled upon them and he departed.
10 The cloud also that was over the tabernacle departed: and behold Mary appeared white as snow with a leprosy. And when Aaron had looked on her, and saw her all covered with leprosy,
And, when, the cloud, removed from off the tent, —lo! Miriam, leprous, like snow! And Aaron turned unto Miriam and lo! …leprous!
11 He said to Moses: I beseech thee, my lord, lay not upon us this sin, which we have foolishly committed:
Then said Aaron unto Moses, —Oh my lord, do not I beseech thee lay upon us sin, although we have made ourselves foolish, and although we have sinned.
12 Let her not be as one dead, and as an abortive that is cast forth from the mother’s womb. Lo, now one half of her flesh is consumed with the leprosy.
Let her not, I beseech thee, remain like the still-born, —which when it is born of its mother, the half of its flesh is consumed.
13 And Moses cried to the Lord, saying: O God, I beseech thee heal her.
Then Moses made outcry unto Yahweh, saying, —O GOD, I beseech thee grant healing. I beseech thee unto her.
14 And the Lord answered him: If her father had spitten upon her face, ought she not to have been ashamed for seven days at least? Let her be separated seven days without the camp, and after wards she shall be called again.
And Yahweh said unto Moses: If, her own father, had, but spat, in her face, would she not, have acknowledged the shame for seven days? Let her shut herself up for seven days, outside the camp, and afterwards, let her be received back.
15 Mary therefore was put out of the camp seven days: and the people moved not from that place until Mary was called again.
So Miriam shut herself up, outside the camp, for seven days, —and, the people, set not forward, until Miriam had been received back.
16 And the people marched from Haseroth, and pitched their tents in the desert of Pharan.
Then afterwards, did the people set forward from Hazeroth, and encamped in the desert of Paran.
