Numbers 20

1 Then came the sons of Israel the whole assembly, into the desert of Zin in the first month, and the people dwelt in Kadesh, —and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

Derpaa naaede Israeliterne, hele Menigheden, til Zins Ørken i den første Maaned, og Folket slog sig ned i Kadesj. Der døde Mirjam, og der blev hun jordet.

2 And there was no water for the assembly, —so they gathered together against Moses and against Aaron.

Men der var ikke Vand til Menigheden; derfor samlede de sig mod Moses og Aron,

3 And the people contended with Moses, —and spake saying, Would then we had died when our brethren died, before Yahweh!

og Folket kivedes med Moses og sagde: »Gid vi var omkommet, dengang vore Brødre omkom for HERRENS Aasyn!

4 Wherefore then hast thou brought the convocation of Yahweh into this desert, —to die there, we, and our cattle?

Hvorfor førte I HERRENS Forsamling ind i denne Ørken, naar vi skal dø her, baade vi og vort Kvæg?

5 And wherefore did ye cause us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us into this wretched place?—not a place of seeds, and figs, and vines and pomegranates, even water, is there none to drink.

Og hvorfor førte I os ud af Ægypten, naar I vilde have os hen til dette skrækkelige Sted, hvor der hverken er Korn eller Figener, Vintræer eller Granatæbler, ej heller Vand at drikke?«

6 And Moses and Aaron went in from the presence of the multitude unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, and fell upon their faces, —and the glory of Yahweh appeared unto them.

Men Moses og Aron begav sig fra Forsamlingen hen til Aabenbaringsteltets Indgang og faldt paa deres Ansigt. Da viste HERRENS Herlighed sig for dem,

7 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

8 Take the staff and gather together the assembly, thou, and Aaron thy brother, then shall ye speak unto the cliff before their eyes and it shall give forth its waters, —so shalt thou bring forth unto them water, out of the cliff, and shalt cause the assembly, and their cattle to drink.

»Tag Staven og kald saa tillige med din Broder Aron Menigheden sammen og tal til Klippen i deres Paasyn, saa giver den Vand; lad Vand strømme frem af Klippen til dem og skaf Menigheden og dens Kvæg noget at drikke!«

9 And Moses took the staff from before Yahweh, —as he commanded him.

Da tog Moses Staven fra dens Plads foran HERRENS Aasyn, som han havde paalagt ham;

10 And Moses and Aaron gathered together the convocation before the cliff, —and he said unto them: Hear I pray you ye rebels! Out of this cliff, must we bring forth for you water?

og Moses og Aron kaldte Forsamlingen sammen foran Klippen, og han sagde til dem: »Hør nu, I genstridige! Mon vi formaar at faa Vand til at strømme frem til eder af denne Klippe?«

11 And Moses lifted high his hand and smote the cliff with his staff, twice, —and there came forth water in abundance, and the assembly and their cattle, did drink.

Og Moses løftede sin Haand og slog to Gange paa Klippen med sin Stav, og der strømmede Vand frem i Mængde, saa at Menigheden og dens Kvæg kunde drikke.

12 Then said Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to hallow me in the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore, shall ye not bring in this convocation into the land which I have given unto them.

Men HERREN sagde til Moses og Aron: »Fordi I ikke troede paa mig og helligede mig for Israeliternes Øjne, skal I ikke komme til at føre denne Forsamling ind i det Land, jeg vil give dem!«

13 The same, were the waters of Meribah [that is "Contention"] in that the sons of Israel contended with Yahweh, —and so he hallowed himself among them.

Dette er Meribas Vand, hvor Israeliterne kivedes med HERREN, og hvor han aabenbarede sin Hellighed paa dem.

14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, unto the king of Edom, —Thus, saith thy brother Israel, Thou thyself, knowest all the distress which befell us;

Fra Kadesj sendte Moses Sendebud til Kongen af Edom med det Bud: »Din Broder Israel lader sige: Du kender jo alle de Besværligheder, som er vederfaret os,

15 and how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we abode in Egypt, many days, and that the Egyptians ill-treated us, and our fathers;

hvorledes vore Fædre drog ned til Ægypten, hvorledes vi boede der i lange Tider, og hvorledes Ægypterne mishandlede os og vore Fædre;

16 and we made outcry unto Yahweh, and he heard our voice, and sent a messenger, and brought us forth out of Egypt, —lo! then, we, are in Kadesh, a city at the extremity of thy boundary,

da raabte vi til HERREN, og han hørte vor Røst og sendte en Engel og førte os ud af Ægypten. Se, nu er vi i Byen Kadesj ved Grænsen af dine Landemærker.

17 Let us, we pray thee, pass through thy land—we will not pass through field or vineyard, nor will we drink the waters of a well, —by the king’s road, will we go—we will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left, until we get through thy boundary.

Lad os faa Lov at vandre igennem dit Land. Vi vil hverken drage hen over Marker eller Vinhaver eller drikke Vandet i Brøndene; vi vil gaa ad Kongevejen, vi vil hverken bøje af til højre eller venstre, før vi er naaet igennem dit Land!«

18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land, —lest with the sword, I come out to meet thee.

Men Edom svarede ham: »Du maa ikke vandre igennem mit Land, ellers drager jeg imod dig med Sværd i Haand!«

19 And the sons of Israel said unto him—By the highway, will we go up, and if thy waters, we should drink—I, and my cattle then would I give the price thereof, —only—it is nothing!—with my feet, would I pass through.

Da sagde Israeliterne til ham: »Vi vil følge den slagne Landevej, og der som jeg eller mit Kvæg drikker af dine Vandingssteder, vil jeg betale derfor det er da ikke noget at være bange for, jeg vil kun vandre derigennem til Fods!«

20 And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out to meet him, with a strong people, and with a firm hand.

Men han svarede: »Du maa ikke drage her igennem!« Og Edom rykkede imod ham med mange Krigere og stærkt rustet.

21 Thus did Edom refuse to give Israel passage through his boundary, —and Israel turned away from him.

Da Edom saaledes formente Israel at drage igennem sine Landemærker, bøjede Israel af og drog udenom.

22 Then set they forward from Kadesh, —and the sons of Israel. all the assembly, came in to Mount Hor.

Derpaa brød Israeliterne, hele Menigheden, op fra Kadesj og kom til Bjerget Hor.

23 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron in Mount Hor, —near the boundary of the land of Edom saying:

Og HERREN talede til Moses og Aron ved Bjerget Hor ved Grænsen til Edoms Land og sagde:

24 Aaron shall be withdrawn unto his kinsfolk, for he shall not enter into the land. which I have given unto the sons of Israel, —because ye spurned my bidding, at the waters of Meribah.

»Aron skal nu samles til sin Slægt, thi han skal ikke komme ind i det Land, jeg vil give Israeliterne, fordi I var genstridige mod mit Bud ved Meribas Vand.

25 Take thou Aaron, and Eleazar his son, —and bring them up Mount Hor;

Tag Aron og hans Søn Eleazar og før dem op paa Bjerget Hor;

26 and strip thou Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son, —and, Aaron, shall be withdrawn and shall die there.

affør saa Aron hans Klæder og ifør hans Søn Eleazar dem, thi der skal Aron tages bort og dø!«

27 And Moses did as Yahweh commanded, —and they went up into, Mount Hor, in sight of all the assembly.

Da gjorde Moses som HERREN bød, og de gik op paa Bjerget Hor i hele Menighedens Paasyn;

28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar his son, and Aaron died there, in the top of the mount, —and Moses and Eleazar came down out of the mount.

og efter at Moses havde afført Aron hans Klæder og iført hans Søn Eleazar dem, døde Aron deroppe paa Bjergets Top. Men Moses og Eleazar steg ned fra Bjerget,

29 And all the assembly saw that Aaron was dead; and they bewailed Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

og da hele Menigheden skønnede, at Aron var død, græd de over Aron i tredive Dage, hele Israels Hus.