< Numbers 20 >
1 And the sons of Israel, all the congregation, come [into] the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people abide in Kadesh; and Miriam dies there and is buried there.
Israelfoɔ no duruu Sin ɛserɛ so bosome a ɛdi ɛkan no mu. Wɔsisii wɔn ntomadan wɔ Kades, na ɛhɔ na Miriam wuiɛ ma wɔsiee no.
2 And there has been no water for the congregation, and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron,
Na nsuo a wɔbɛnom nni hɔ enti, nnipa no sɔre tiaa Mose ne Aaron.
3 and the people strive with Moses and speak, saying, “And oh that we had expired when our brothers expired before YHWH!
Nnipa no bɔɔ Mose soboɔ sɛ, “Sɛ yɛne yɛn nuanom wuwuu wɔ Awurade anim a anka yɛpɛ.
4 And why have you brought in the assembly of YHWH to this wilderness to die there, we and our beasts?
Mode Awurade ɔman ne yɛn nnwan ne yɛn anantwie aba ɛserɛ yi so sɛ yɛmmewuwu?
5 And why have you brought us up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? [It is] not a place of seed, and fig, and vine, and pomegranate; and there is no water to drink.”
Adɛn enti na moyii yɛn firii Misraim de yɛn baa asase bɔne yi so? Borɔdɔma, atokoɔ, bobe ne ateaa nni asase yi so. Nsuo a yɛbɛnom nso nni ha.”
6 And Moses and Aaron go in from the presence of the assembly to the opening of the Tent of Meeting and fall on their faces, and the glory of YHWH is seen by them.
Mose ne Aaron sɔre kɔɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ano de wɔn anim butubutuu fam wɔ Awurade anim; na wɔhunuu Awurade animuonyam.
7 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,
8 “Take the rod and assemble the congregation—you and your brother Aaron—and you have spoken to the rock before their eyes, and it has given its water, and you have brought out water to them from the rock, and have watered the congregation and their beasts.”
“Momfa Aaron abaa no na wo ne Aaron mfrɛ nnipa no nyinaa. Wɔrehwɛ mo no, kasa kyerɛ ɔbotan a ɛwɔ nohoa no sɛ nsuo mfiri mu mmra. Mobɛnya wɔn nsuo a ɛbɛso wɔne wɔn anantwie afiri ɔbotan no mu!”
9 And Moses takes the rod from before YHWH as He has commanded him,
Mose yɛɛ deɛ Awurade kaeɛ no. Ɔfaa abaa no firii baabi a wɔde asie wɔ Awurade anim,
10 and Moses and Aaron assemble the assembly to the front of the rock, and he says to them, “Now hear, O rebels, do we bring out water to you from this rock?”
na Mose ne Aaron frɛɛ nnipa no nyinaa ma wɔbɛboaa ɔbotan no ho na wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Adɔnyɛfoɔ, montie! Yɛmma nsuo mfiri saa ɔbotan yi mu mmra anaa?”
11 And Moses lifts up his hand and strikes the rock with his rod twice; and much water comes out, and the congregation drinks, and their beasts [drink].
Afei Mose maa abaa no so de bɔɔ ɔbotan no mprenu maa nsuo bebree firii mu baeɛ maa nnipa no ne wɔn anantwie nomeeɛ.
12 And YHWH says to Moses and to Aaron, “Because you have not believed in Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore you do not bring in this assembly to the land which I have given to them.”
Nanso, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron sɛ, “Esiane sɛ moante me ho wɔ Israelfoɔ no anim no enti, moremfa wɔn nkɔ asase a mehyɛɛ wɔn ho bɔ no so!”
13 These [are] the waters of Meribah, because the sons of Israel have “striven” with YHWH, and He is sanctified among them.
Wɔfrɛɛ beaeɛ hɔ Meriba a aseɛ ne: Adɔnyɛ Nsuo, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛhɔ ne baabi a Israelfoɔ tee Awurade atua na, ɛhɔ ara nso na Awurade daa ne ho adi kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ ɔyɛ kronkron.
14 And Moses sends messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “Thus said your brother Israel: You have known all the travail which has found us,
Ɛberɛ a Mose wɔ Kades no, ɔsomaa nnipa ma wɔkɔɔ Edomhene nkyɛn sɛ wɔnkɔka nkyerɛ no sɛ: “Saa nkra yi firi wʼabusuafoɔ a wɔyɛ Israelfoɔ nkyɛn. Wonim abɛbrɛsɛ a yɛafa mu,
15 that our fathers go down to Egypt, and we dwell in Egypt [for] many days, and the Egyptians do evil to us and to our fathers;
sɛdeɛ yɛn agyanom kɔtenaa Misraim. Yɛtenaa hɔ mfeɛ bebree na yɛhunuu amane sɛ Misraimfoɔ nkoa.
16 then we cry to YHWH, and He hears our voice, and sends a Messenger, and is bringing us out of Egypt; and behold, we [are] in Kadesh, a city [in] the extremity of your border.
Nanso, yɛsu frɛɛ Awurade no, ɔtiee yɛn na ɔsomaa ɔbɔfoɔ ma ɔbɛyii yɛn firii Misraim. “Seesei yɛwɔ Kades wɔ mo asase hyeɛ so.
17 Please let us pass over through your land; we do not pass over through a field or through a vineyard, nor do we drink waters of a well; we go the way of the king, we do not turn aside [to] the right or left until we pass over your border.”
Yɛsrɛ mo sɛ, momma yɛntwa mu mfa mo ɔman yi mu. Yɛbɛhwɛ yie sɛ yɛremfa mo mfuo ne mo bobe nturo mu. Na mpo, yɛrennom mo abura mu nsuo. Yɛbɛfa ɔhene kwantempɔn so na yɛremfiri so kɔsi sɛ yɛbɛtra mo hyeɛ a ɛwɔ ɛfa nohoa no.”
18 And Edom says to him, “You do not pass over through me, lest I come out to meet you with the sword.”
Nanso, Edomhene kaa sɛ, “Mommfa mʼasase so, anyɛ saa a mede akodɔm bɛhyia mo!”
19 And the sons of Israel say to him, “We go in the highway, and if we drink of your waters—I and my livestock—then I have given their price; only, let me pass over on my feet, nothing [more].”
Israelfoɔ no buaa sɛ, “Owura, yɛbɛfa tempɔn no so. Sɛ yɛn ayɛmmoa nom mo nsuo a, yɛbɛtua ka. Yɛpɛ sɛ yɛtwam wɔ mo asase so na yɛnni adwemmɔne bi.”
20 And he says, “You do not pass over”; and Edom comes out to meet him with many people and with a strong hand;
Nanso Edomhene buaa sɛ, “Mommfa yɛn asase so!” Ɔboaboaa nʼakodɔm ano de wɔn kɔɔ ɛhyeɛ no so.
21 and Edom refuses to permit Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turns aside from off him.
Esiane sɛ Edom amma wɔn ɛkwan amma Israelfoɔ no amfa wɔn ɔman mu no enti, wɔmane faa nkyɛn.
22 And the sons of Israel, all the congregation, journey from Kadesh and come to Mount Hor,
Wɔfirii Kades kɔɔ Bepɔ Hor so.
23 and YHWH speaks to Moses and to Aaron in Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,
Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron wɔ Bepɔ Hor a ɛwɔ Edom hyeɛ so sɛ,
24 “Aaron is gathered to his people, for he does not go into the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because that you provoked My mouth at the waters of Meribah.
“Ɛberɛ aduru sɛ Aaron wuo, na ɔrenkɔ asase a mede ama Israelfoɔ no so bi, ɛfiri sɛ, mo baanu yɛɛ me dɔm wɔ Meriba nsuo no ho.
25 Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, and cause them to go up Mount Hor,
Afei, fa Aaron ne ne babarima Eleasa kɔ Bepɔ Hor so.
26 and strip Aaron of his garments, and you have clothed his son Eleazar [with] them, and Aaron is gathered, and dies there.”
Ɛhɔ na wobɛyi Aaron asɔfotadeɛ no de ahyɛ ne babarima Eleasa. Ɛhɔ na Aaron bɛwu na watoa nʼagyanom.”
27 And Moses does as YHWH has commanded, and they go up to Mount Hor before the eyes of all the congregation,
Enti, Mose yɛɛ deɛ Awurade hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no. Wɔn baasa nyinaa kɔɔ bepɔ Hor so a nnipa no nyinaa hwɛ wɔn.
28 and Moses strips Aaron of his garments, and clothes his son Eleazar with them, and Aaron dies there on the top of the mountain; and Moses comes down—Eleazar also—from the mountain,
Wɔduruu bepɔ no apampam no, Mose yii Aaron asɔfotadeɛ no de hyɛɛ ne babarima Eleasa, na Aaron wuu wɔ bepɔ no apampam. Mose ne Eleasa sane wɔn akyi,
29 and all the congregation sees that Aaron has expired, and all the house of Israel laments Aaron [for] thirty days.
na wɔbɔɔ nnipa no wu a Aaron awuo no ho amaneɛ no, wɔsuu no adaduasa.