Numbers 12

1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

米黎盎和亞郎為了梅瑟所娶的雇士女人出言反對梅瑟，因為他娶了個雇士女人，

2 And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard [it].

於是說：「上主豈只與梅瑟交談，不是也與我們交談過! 」上主聽見了這話。

3 (Now the man Moses [was] very meek, above all the men which [were] upon the face of the earth.)

梅瑟為人十分謙和，超過地上所有的人。

4 And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.

上主忽然向梅瑟、亞郎和米黎盎說：「你們三人到會幕那裏去。」他們三人就去了。

5 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood [in] the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.

上主乘雲柱降下，停在會幕門口，叫亞郎和米黎盎；他們兩人就走向前去，

6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.

上主說：「你們聽我說：若你們中有一位是先知，我要在神視中顯示給他，在夢中與他談話；

7 My servant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all mine house.

但對我的僕人梅瑟卻不是這樣，他在我全家中是最忠信可靠的。

8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

我面對面與他明明說話，不藉謎語，並讓他望見上主的形像。為什麼你們竟不怕出言反對我的僕人梅瑟﹖」

9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.

上主對他們發著怒走了。

10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam [became] leprous, [white] as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, [she was] leprous.

彩雲一離開會幕，看，米黎盎就生了癩病，像雪那樣白；亞郎轉身看見米黎盎生了癩病，

11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.

遂對梅瑟說：「我主，懇求你，別使我們因一時愚昧所犯之罪而受罰!

12 Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.

求你別讓她像個胎死腹中的人，一出娘胎，肉身就已腐爛了一半。」

13 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.

梅瑟遂向上主呼求說：「天主，我求你治好她罷! 」

14 And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in [again].

上主對梅瑟說：「若她的父親在她面上吐唾沫，她豈不要七天忍此羞辱，七天把她隔離在營外，然後才讓她回來﹖」

15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in [again].

於是米黎盎七天之久，被隔離在營外；民眾也沒有起程，直到米黎盎回來。

16 And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.

以後，民眾由哈茲洛特起程出發，在帕蘭曠野紮了營。