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.
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 There was no water for the people to drink there, so they came to Aaron and Moses/me.
Na nsuo a wɔbɛnom nni hɔ enti, nnipa no sɔre tiaa Mose ne Aaron.
3 They complained and said, “We wish that we had died in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Tent when our fellow Israelis died!
Nnipa no bɔɔ Mose soboɔ sɛ, “Sɛ yɛne yɛn nuanom wuwuu wɔ Awurade anim a anka yɛpɛ.
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]
Mode Awurade ɔman ne yɛn nnwan ne yɛn anantwie aba ɛserɛ yi so sɛ yɛmmewuwu?
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!”
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 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,
Mose ne Aaron sɔre kɔɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ano de wɔn anim butubutuu fam wɔ Awurade anim; na wɔhunuu Awurade animuonyam.
7 and he said to Moses/me,
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,
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.”
“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 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.
Mose yɛɛ deɛ Awurade kaeɛ no. Ɔfaa abaa no firii baabi a wɔde asie wɔ Awurade anim,
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?”
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 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.
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 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!”
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 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].
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 [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.
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 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].
sɛdeɛ yɛn agyanom kɔtenaa Misraim. Yɛtenaa hɔ mfeɛ bebree na yɛhunuu amane sɛ Misraimfoɔ nkoa.
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.
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 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].”
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 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!”
Nanso, Edomhene kaa sɛ, “Mommfa mʼasase so, anyɛ saa a mede akodɔm bɛhyia mo!”
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.”
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 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].
Nanso Edomhene buaa sɛ, “Mommfa yɛn asase so!” Ɔboaboaa nʼakodɔm ano de wɔn kɔɔ ɛhyeɛ no so.
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].
Esiane sɛ Edom amma wɔn ɛkwan amma Israelfoɔ no amfa wɔn ɔman mu no enti, wɔmane faa nkyɛn.
22 The Israeli people left Kadesh. They went to Hor Mountain,
Wɔfirii Kades kɔɔ Bepɔ Hor so.
23 [which is at the border of Edom]. While they were there, Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron wɔ Bepɔ Hor a ɛwɔ Edom hyeɛ so sɛ,
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.
“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 Now you, Moses, take Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Hor Mountain.
Afei, fa Aaron ne ne babarima Eleasa kɔ Bepɔ Hor so.
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.”
Ɛhɔ na wobɛyi Aaron asɔfotadeɛ no de ahyɛ ne babarima Eleasa. Ɛhɔ na Aaron bɛwu na watoa nʼagyanom.”
27 So Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded. The three of them/us climbed up Hor Mountain, while all the Israeli people watched.
Enti, Mose yɛɛ deɛ Awurade hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no. Wɔn baasa nyinaa kɔɔ bepɔ Hor so a nnipa no nyinaa hwɛ wɔn.
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.
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 When the Israeli people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for 30 days.
na wɔbɔɔ nnipa no wu a Aaron awuo no ho amaneɛ no, wɔsuu no adaduasa.
