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.
As crianças de Israel, mesmo toda a congregação, entraram no deserto de Zin no primeiro mês. O povo permaneceu em Kadesh. Miriam morreu lá, e foi enterrada lá.
2 There was no water for the people to drink there, so they came to Aaron and Moses/me.
Não havia água para a congregação; e eles se reuniram contra Moisés e contra Aarão.
3 They complained and said, “We wish that we had died in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Tent when our fellow Israelis died!
O povo discutiu com Moisés e falou, dizendo: “Gostaríamos de ter morrido quando nossos irmãos morreram antes de Yahweh!
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]
Por que vocês trouxeram a assembléia de Iavé para este deserto, para que morrêssemos lá, nós e nossos animais?
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!”
Por que vocês nos fizeram subir do Egito, para nos trazer para este lugar maligno? Não é lugar de semente, nem de figos, nem de figos, nem de videiras, nem de romãs; também não há água para beber”.
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,
Moisés e Aaron passaram da presença da assembléia para a porta da Tenda da Reunião, e caíram de cara. A glória de Yahweh apareceu para eles.
7 and he said to Moses/me,
Yahweh falou a Moisés, dizendo:
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.”
“Pegue a vara, e reúna a congregação, você e Aarão, seu irmão, e fale com a pedra diante dos olhos deles, para que ela derrame sua água. Tirarás água da rocha para eles; assim darás de beber à congregação e ao gado deles”.
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.
Moisés tomou a vara de antes de Yahweh, como ele lhe ordenou.
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?”
Moisés e Arão reuniram a assembléia diante da rocha, e ele lhes disse: “Ouçam agora, rebeldes! Devemos tirar água desta rocha para vocês”?
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.
Moisés levantou a mão e bateu duas vezes na rocha com sua vara, e a água saiu abundantemente. A congregação e seu gado beberam.
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!”
Yahweh disse a Moisés e Aarão: “Porque não acreditastes em mim, para me santificardes aos olhos dos filhos de Israel, portanto não introduzireis esta assembléia na terra que eu lhes dei”.
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].
Estas são as águas do Meribah; porque as crianças de Israel lutaram com Yahweh, e ele foi santificado nelas.
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.
Moisés enviou mensageiros de Kadesh para o rei de Edom, dizendo: “Seu irmão Israel diz: Você conhece todo o trabalho que nos aconteceu;
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].
how nossos pais desceram ao Egito, e nós vivemos no Egito por muito tempo. Os egípcios maltrataram a nós e a nossos pais.
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.
Quando choramos a Javé, ele ouviu nossa voz, enviou um anjo e nos tirou do Egito. Eis que estamos em Kadesh, uma cidade à beira de sua fronteira.
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].”
“Por favor, deixe-nos passar por sua terra. Não passaremos pelo campo ou pela vinha, nem beberemos da água dos poços. Iremos pela rodovia do rei. Não nos desviaremos para a direita nem para a esquerda, até que tenhamos passado sua fronteira”.
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!”
Edom disse-lhe: “Você não passará por mim, para que eu não saia com a espada contra você”.
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.”
As crianças de Israel lhe disseram: “Subiremos pela estrada; e se bebermos sua água, eu e meu gado, então eu darei seu preço. Só me deixe, sem fazer mais nada, passar de pé”.
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].
Ele disse: “Você não deve passar”. Edom saiu contra ele com muita gente, e com uma mão forte.
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].
Thus Edom se recusou a dar passagem a Israel através de sua fronteira, então Israel se afastou dele.
22 The Israeli people left Kadesh. They went to Hor Mountain,
Eles viajaram de Cades, e as crianças de Israel, até mesmo toda a congregação, vieram ao Monte Hor.
23 [which is at the border of Edom]. While they were there, Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
Javé falou com Moisés e Aarão no Monte Hor, junto à fronteira da terra de Edom, dizendo:
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.
“Aarão será reunido ao seu povo, pois não entrará na terra que dei aos filhos de Israel, porque se rebelaram contra a minha palavra nas águas do Meribá.
25 Now you, Moses, take Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Hor Mountain.
Leve Aarão e Eleazar, seu filho, e leve-os ao Monte Hor;
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.”
e despoje Aarão de suas vestes, e coloque-os sobre Eleazar, seu filho. Arão será recolhido, e morrerá ali”.
27 So Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded. The three of them/us climbed up Hor Mountain, while all the Israeli people watched.
Moisés fez como ordenou Yahweh. Eles subiram ao Monte Hor, à vista de toda a congregação.
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.
Moisés despiu Arão de suas vestes, e as colocou sobre Eleazar, seu filho. Aarão morreu lá no topo da montanha, e Moisés e Eleazar desceram da montanha.
29 When the Israeli people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for 30 days.
Quando toda a congregação viu que Aarão estava morto, eles choraram por Aarão trinta dias, até mesmo por toda a casa de Israel.
