Numbers 20
1 In March/April [of the next year], the Israeli people traveled/walked to the Zin Desert and (camped/set up their tents) near Kadesh [town]. While they/we were there, [Moses’/my older sister] Miriam died and was buried there.
Oubi age ganodini, Isala: ili fi dunu huluane da wadela: i hafoga: i soge amo Sini amoga doaga: le, Ga: idesie sogebi amoga fi dialu. Amogawi, Milia: me da bogole, ilia da ea da: i uli dogone sali.
2 There was no water for the people to drink there, so they came to Aaron and Moses/me.
Ilia fisisu sogebi amoga hano hame dialebe ba: i. Amaiba: le, Isala: ili dunu da Mousese amola Elane elama gegedole,
3 They complained and said, “We wish that we had died in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Tent when our fellow Israelis died!
egane sia: i “Ninia da ninia fi Isala: ili dunu eno defele, Hina Gode Ea Abula Diasu midadi bogomu da defea galu.
4 (Did you bring us, who are Yahweh’s people, into this desert to die along with our livestock?/You brought us, who are Yahweh’s people, into this desert to die along with our livestock!) [RHQ]
Di da abuliba: le nini amo wadela: i hafoga: i sogega oule misibala: ? Dia da nini amola ninia ohe fi guiguda: bogoma: ne, goeguda: oule misibala: ?
5 Why did you bring us from Egypt to this miserable place [RHQ]? There is no grain, there are no figs, no grapes, and no pomegranates here. And there is no water for us to drink!”
Amo soge da wadela: idafa. Ha: i manu heda: mu da hamedei. Gagoma da hame - figi fage da hame - waini fage da hame - ‘bomegala: nede’ fage da hame. Hano amola da hame gala. Di abuliba: le nini Idibidi sogega fisili masa: ne, guiguda: oule misibala: ?”
6 Aaron and Moses/I turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Sacred Tent and prostrated themselves/ourselves on the ground. Then Yahweh appeared to them/us with his bright glory,
Mousese amola Elane da Isala: ili dunu ilia gilisisu fisili, Abula Diasu ea holeiga lelu. Ela da beguduli osoboga mi bugila sa: i. Amalalu, Hina Gode Ea esalebe dawa: loma: ne sinenemegi hadigi da misini, ela da amo ba: i.
7 and he said to Moses/me,
Hina Gode da Mousesema amane sia: i,
8 “You and Aaron must take Aaron’s walking stick with you and gather all the people together. While the people are watching, command that water will flow out of that [large] rock over there. Water for the people will flow from it; all they and all their livestock will have enough water to drink.”
“Galiamo amo da Gode Ea Gousa: su Sema Gagili midadi diala, amo lale, di, Elane amo Isala: ili dunu gilisima: ne sia: ma. Amasea, ilia huluane ba: ma: ne, amo igi amoma sia: ma. Amasea, hano da amodili musa: gala: mu. Di da agoane hamosea, hano amo da gele musa: gala: le, dunu huluane amola ilia ohe da amo moma: ma.”
9 So Moses/I did what Yahweh told him/me to do. He/I took Aaron’s walking stick from the place in the Sacred Tent where it was kept.
Mousese da Hina Gode Ea sia: i defele, asili, galiamo lai.
10 Then Aaron and he/I summoned all the people to gather at the rock. Then Moses/I shouted to them, “All you rebellious people, listen! Is it necessary for us to give you water from this rock?”
E amola Elane da Isala: ili fi dunu huluane amo gele midadi gilisi. Amola, Mousese da amane sia: i, “Dilia odoga: su dunu! Nabima! Ania da dili hano moma: ne amo gele fana: dula: ?”
11 Then Moses/I raised his/my hand and [instead of speaking to the rock], he/I struck the rock two times with the walking stick. And water gushed/poured out. So all the people and their livestock drank all the water that they wanted.
Amalalu, Mousese da galiamo gaguia gadole, gele adunawane fai dagoi. Hano musa: su bagade musa: gala: le amola dunu huluane amola ohe da hano amo maiba: le sadi.
12 But Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me, “You did not believe that I could demonstrate my power to the Israeli people [and give them water without your striking the rock]. So you will not lead them into the land that I am giving to them!”
Be Hina Gode da Mousese amola Elane elama amane gagabuli sia: i, “Alia da Isala: ili dunu amo soge Na da ilima ima: ne ilegele sia: i amoga hame oule masunu. Bai alia dafawaneyale dawa: su hou da gasa hame amola alia da Na hadigi gasa hou amo Isala: ili dunu ba: ma: ne, hame olelei.”
13 Later this place was called Meribah, [which means ‘arguing’], because there the Israeli people argued with Yahweh, and there he showed his power to them [by giving them water].
Amo hou da Meliba sogebi (dawa: loma: ne da ‘egasu’) amoga ba: i. Amogawi Isala: ili dunu da Hina Godema egai amola E da ilima Ea hadigi hou olelei.
14 [While the people were] at Kadesh [town], Moses/I sent messengers to the king of Edom to tell him this: “Your relatives, the Israeli people, are sending you this message. You know the many troubles/hardships that have happened to us.
Mousese da Ga: idesie sogega sia: ne iasu dunu Idome hina bagade ema asunasi. Ilia da amane sia: i, “Amo sia: ne iasu da dia ‘fi dunu’, Isala: ili fi dunu amoga misi. Ninia se nabasu di dawa:
15 You know that our ancestors went down to Egypt. You know that they stayed there for many years. They suffered because the [rulers of] Egypt caused them to become their slaves [and to work very hard].
Ninia aowalali dunu da Idibidi sogega asili, amogawi ode bagohame esalu. Idibidi dunu da ninia aowalali amola nini se nabima: ne ninima hamosu.
16 “But when they called out to Yahweh, he heard them and sent an angel who brought them out of Egypt. Now we have set up our tents here at Kadesh, a town at the border of your land.
Amola ninia da Hina Godema Ea nini fidima: ne dini wesu. E da ninia wei amo nabi. E da a: igele dunu asunasili, amo da nini Idibidi sogega fisili masa: ne gadili oule asi. Wali ninia da Ga: idesie sogebi dia soge alalo amoga esala.
17 Please allow us to travel through your country. We will [be careful to] not walk through your fields and your vineyards. We will not even drink water from your wells. As we travel, we will stay on the king’s highway, [the main road that goes from the south to the north], and we will not leave that road until we have crossed the border [of your country in the north].”
Ninia da dia sogedili baligili masunu hanai galebe. Dia ninima logo doasima. Ninia amola ninia ohe da logoba: le fawane masunu. Ninia da dia ifabi amola waini sagai amo ganodini hame masunu amola dia hano nasu amoga hame manu. Ninia da logoba: le fawane, dia sogedili baligimu.”
18 But the king of Edom refused. He replied, “Stay out of my country! If you try [to enter it], I will [send my army to] attack you!”
Be Idome dunu da bu adole i, “Dilia da hamedafa ninia sogedili masunu. Dilia da amane hamosea, ninia da gadili mogodigili, dilima doagala: mu.”
19 The Israeli messengers replied, “[If we travel through your country], we will stay on the main road. If we and any of our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We want only to travel through your country. We do not want anything else.”
Isala: ili dunu da amane sia: i, “Ninia da logo bagade amoga fawane masunu. Amola ninia o ninia ohe da dilia hano nasea, ninia da amo dabe dilima imunu. Ninia da logodili fodoma: ne fasimusa: fawane sia: sa.”
20 But the king replied, “No! Stay out of our country! We will not [allow you] to travel through our land!” Then he sent the strongest soldiers in his army to prevent the Israelis [from entering his country].
Be Idome dunu da bu adole i, “Hame mabu!” Amalalu, ilia da dadi gagui dunu bagohame gilisili, gadili mogodigili asili, Isala: ili dunu doagala: musa: asi.
21 So, because [the king of] Edom refused to allow the Israelis to travel through his country, the Israelis turned [and traveled a different way].
Idome dunu da Isala: ili dunu ilia sogega fadoma: ne masunu logo ga: iba: le, ilia da sinidigili, logo enoga asi.
22 The Israeli people left Kadesh. They went to Hor Mountain,
Isala: ili fi dunu huluane da Ga: idesie fisili, Ho Goumiga doaga: i.
23 [which is at the border of Edom]. While they were there, Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
Ho Goumi da Idome soge alalo gadenene gala. Amogawi, Hina Gode da Mousese amola Elane elama amane sia: i,
24 “It is time for Aaron to die [EUP]. He will not enter the land that I am giving to you Israelis, because the two of you disobeyed me [when I told you to speak to the rock to cause] the water [to flow] at Meribah.
“Elane da soge amo Na da Isala: ili fi ilima imunu ilegei, amoga e da amo soge ganodini hame masunu. E da bogomu. Bai alia da Meliba sogega Na sia: i amo lelei.
25 Now you, Moses, take Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Hor Mountain.
Elane amola egefe Elia: isa amo Ho Goumiba: le heda: ma: ne oule masa.
26 There you must remove Aaron’s robes [that he wears when he does the work of a priest], and put them on his son, Eleazar. Aaron will die up there.”
Amogawi, Elane ea gobele salasu abula gisa: le, Elia: isa ema gasisalasima.”
27 So Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded. The three of them/us climbed up Hor Mountain, while all the Israeli people watched.
Mousese da Hina Gode Ea hamoma: ne sia: i defele hamoi dagoi. Ilia da Isala: ili dunu huluane ba: ma: ne, Ho Goumiba: le heda: i.
28 At the top of the mountain, Moses/I took off the robes that Aaron wore [while he did the work of a priest] and put them on Eleazar. Then Aaron died there on the top of the mountain, and Eleazar and Moses/I went back down.
Amogawi, Mousese da Elane ea gobele salasu abula gisa: le, bu Elia: isa ema gasisali. Amogawi, Ho Goumi da: iya dabuagado, Elane da bogoi dagoi. Amalalu, Mousese amola Elia: isa da bu gudu sa: i.
29 When the Israeli people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for 30 days.
Isala: ili dunu huluane da Elane ea bogoi nababeba: le, eso30amoga, e dawa: ha heawini didigia: lalu.
