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.
Fue durante el primer mes del año que todos los israelitas llegaron al desierto de Zin y establecieron un campamento en Cades. (Aquí fue donde Miriam murió y fue enterrada).
2 There was no water for the people to drink there, so they came to Aaron and Moses/me.
Sin embargo, allí no había agua para que nadie bebiera, así que la gente se reunió para enfrentarse a Moisés y Aarón.
3 They complained and said, “We wish that we had died in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Tent when our fellow Israelis died!
Discutieron con Moisés, diciendo: “¡Si hubiéramos muerto con nuestros parientes en la presencia del Señor!
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 qué has traído al pueblo del Señor a este desierto para que nosotros y nuestro ganado muramos aquí?
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 qué nos has sacado de Egipto para venir a este horrible lugar? Aquí no crece nada, ni grano, ni higos, ni viñas, ni granadas. Y no hay agua 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 y Aarón dejaron el pueblo y se fueron a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión. Allí cayeron boca abajo en el suelo, y la gloria del Señor se les apareció.
7 and he said to Moses/me,
El Señor le dijo a Moisés,
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.”
“Toma el bastón y haz que la gente se reúna a tu alrededor. Mientras miran, tú y tu hermano Aarón ordenarán a la roca y derramará agua. Traerán agua de la roca para que el pueblo y su ganado puedan beber”.
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 recogió el bastón que estaba guardado en la presencia del Señor, como se le había ordenado.
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 y Aarón hicieron que todos se reunieran frente a la roca. Moisés les dijo: “¡Escuchen, pandilla de rebeldes! ¿Tenemos que sacar agua de esta roca para ustedes?”
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.
Entonces Moisés tomó el bastón y golpeó la roca dos veces. Salieron chorros de agua para que la gente y su ganado pudieran beber.
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!”
Pero el Señor les dijo a Moisés y a Aarón: “Como no confiaron en mí lo suficiente para demostrar lo santo que soy a los israelitas, no serán ustedes los que los lleven al país que les he dado”.
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].
El lugar donde los israelitas discutían con el Señor se llamaba las aguas de Meribá, y era donde les revelaba su santidad.
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 envió mensajeros desde Cades al rey de Edom, diciéndole: “Esto es lo que dice tu hermano Israel. Tú sabes todo sobre las dificultades que hemos enfrentado.
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].
Nuestros antepasados fueron a Egipto y nosotros vivimos allí mucho tiempo. Los egipcios nos trataron mal a nosotros y a nuestros antepasados,
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.
así que pedimos ayuda al Señor, y él escuchó nuestros gritos. Envió un ángel y nos sacó de Egipto. “Escuchen, ahora estamos en Cades, un pueblo en la frontera de su territorio.
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, permítanos viajar a través de su país. No cruzaremos ninguno de sus campos o viñedos, ni beberemos agua de ninguno de sus pozos. Nos quedaremos en la Carretera del Rey; no nos desviaremos ni a la derecha ni a la izquierda hasta que hayamos pasado por su país”.
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!”
Pero el rey de Edom respondió: “Se les prohíbe viajar por nuestro país, de lo contrario saldremos y los detendremos por la fuerza”.
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.”
“Nos mantendremos en el camino principal”, insistieron los israelitas. “Si nosotros o nuestro ganado bebemos tu agua, te pagaremos por ella. Eso es todo lo que queremos, sólo pasar a pie”.
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].
Pero el rey de Edom insistió: “¡Tienen prohibido viajar por nuestro país!” Salió con su gran y poderoso ejército para enfrentarse a los israelitas de frente.
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].
Como el rey de Edom se negó a permitir que Israel viajara por su territorio, los israelitas tuvieron que volver.
22 The Israeli people left Kadesh. They went to Hor Mountain,
Todos los israelitas dejaron Cades y viajaron al Monte Hor.
23 [which is at the border of Edom]. While they were there, Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
En el monte Hor, cerca de la frontera con el país de Edom, el Señor dijo a Moisés y Aarón,
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.
“Aarón pronto se unirá a sus antepasados en la muerte. No entrará en el país que he dado a los israelitas, porque ambos desobedecieron mi orden en las aguas de Meribá.
25 Now you, Moses, take Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Hor Mountain.
Que Aarón y su hijo Eleazar se unan a ustedes y suban juntos al 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.”
Quítale a Aarón la ropa de sacerdote y pónsela a su hijo Eleazar. Aarón va a morir allí y se unirá a sus antepasados en la muerte”.
27 So Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded. The three of them/us climbed up Hor Mountain, while all the Israeli people watched.
Moisés hizo lo que el Señor le ordenó: Subieron al monte Hor a la vista de todos los israelitas.
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 se quitó las ropas sacerdotales que llevaba Aarón y se las puso a su hijo Eleazar. Aarón murió allí, en la cima del monte. Entonces Moisés y Eleazar volvieron a bajar.
29 When the Israeli people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for 30 days.
Cuando la gente se dio cuenta de que Aarón había muerto, todos lloraron por él durante treinta días.
