Numbers 20

1 Then came the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month; and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

Pea naʻe haʻu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻio, ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ki he toafa ʻo Sini ʻi he ʻuluaki māhina: pea naʻe nofo ʻae kakai ʻi Ketesi; pea naʻe pekia ʻi ai ʻa Miliame, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi ai.

2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves against Moses and against Aaron.

Pea naʻe ʻikai ha vai ki he kakai pea naʻa nau fakataha fakaangatuʻu kia Mōsese pea mo ʻElone.

3 And the people chid with Moses, and spoke, saying, O that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

Pea naʻe lāunga ʻae kakai kia Mōsese, ʻonau lea pehē, “ʻAmusiaange ʻekimautolu ki he ʻOtua naʻa mau mate fakataha mo homau kāinga naʻe mate ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova!

4 And why have ye brought the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?

Pea ko e hā kuo mo ʻomi ai ʻae kakai ʻa Sihova ki he toafa ni ke mau mate ʻi heni mo ʻemau fanga manu?

5 And why have ye conducted us from Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? it [is] no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither [is] there any water to drink.

Pea ko e hā kuo mo ʻomi ai ʻakimautolu mei ʻIsipite, ke ʻomi ʻakimautolu ki he potu kovi ni? ʻOku ʻikai ha tenga ʻi he potu ni, pe ha fiki, pe ha vaine, pe ha pomikanite; pea ʻoku ʻikai ha vai ʻi ai ke mau inu.”

6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.

Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Mōsese mo ʻElone ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fakataha ki he matapā ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, pea naʻa na tō ki hona mata, pea naʻe hā mai ʻae nāunau ʻo Sihova kiate kinaua.

7 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,

8 Take the rod, and convene thou the assembly, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye to the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth its water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give drink to the congregation and their beasts.

“Ke ke toʻo ʻae tokotoko, pea tānaki ʻae kakai kenau fakataha, ʻa koe mo ʻElone ko ho taʻokete, pea mo lea ki he maka ʻi honau ʻao, pea ʻe foaki mai ʻe ia ʻa hono vai, pea te ke ʻomi ʻae vai mei he maka kiate kinautolu, pea te ke foaki pehē ʻae vai ki he kakai mo ʻenau fanga manu kenau inu.”

9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.

Pea naʻe ʻave ʻe Mōsese ʻae tokotoko mei he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻo hangē ko ʻene fekau kiate ia.

10 And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?

Pea naʻe fakataha ʻe Mōsese mo ʻElone ʻae kakai ki he ʻao ʻoe maka, pea naʻa ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Mou fanongo mai ʻae kau angatuʻu; ʻoku lelei ke ma ʻomi ʻae vai mei he maka ni kiate kimoutolu?”

11 And Moses lifted his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts [also].

Pea naʻe hiki hake ʻe Mōsese ʻa hono nima, pea naʻa ne taaʻi ʻae maka ʻo liunga ua ʻaki ʻa hono tokotoko, pea naʻe hā mai ʻae vai ʻo lahi, pea naʻe inu ai ʻae kakai mo ʻenau fanga manu foki.

12 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese mo ʻElone, ʻo pehē, “Ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻomo taʻetui kiate au, ke fakaongolelei au ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ko ia ʻe ʻikai ai te mo ʻomi ʻae kakai ni ki he fonua, ʻaia kuo u foaki kiate kinautolu.”

13 This [is] the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

Ko e vai eni ʻo Melipa, koeʻuhi naʻe fakakē ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova, pea naʻe ongolelei ia ʻiate kinautolu.

14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Mōsese ʻae kau talafekau mei Ketesi ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻItomi, “ʻOku pehē ʻe ho tokoua ko ʻIsileli, Kuo ke ʻilo ʻe koe ʻae fononga kotoa pē kuo tō mai kiate kimautolu:

15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians afflicted us, and our fathers:

Mo e ʻalu hifo ʻemau ngaahi tamai ki ʻIsipite, pea mo ʻemau nofo fuoloa ʻi ʻIsipite, pea naʻe fakafiuʻi ʻe he kakai ʻIsipite ʻakimautolu mo ʻemau ngaahi tamai.

16 And when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth from Egypt: and behold, we [are] in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

Pea ʻi heʻemau tangi kia Sihova naʻa ne ongoʻi ʻa homau leʻo, pea naʻa ne fekau ki heʻene ʻāngelo, pea kuo ne ʻomi ʻakimautolu mei ʻIsipite, pea ko eni, ʻoku mau ʻi Ketesi, ko e kolo ia ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he ngataʻanga moʻoni ʻo ho fonua.

17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink [of] the water of the wells: we will go by the king's [high] -way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

‌ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke mau ʻalu atu ʻi ho fonua: ʻe ʻikai te mau ʻalu atu ʻi he ngaahi ngoue, pe ʻi he ngaahi ngoue vaine, pea ʻe ʻikai te mau inu ʻae vai ʻoe ngaahi vai keli: te mau ʻalu ʻi he hala motuʻa ʻoe tuʻi, ʻe ʻikai te mau afe ki he nima toʻomataʻu pe ki he toʻohema, kaeʻoua ke tuku ki mui ʻae ngataʻanga ʻo ho fonua.”

18 And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻItomi kiate ia, “ʻE ʻikai te ke ʻalu ofi kiate au, telia naʻaku ʻalu atu mo e heletā kiate koe.”

19 And the children of Israel said to him, We will go by the highway: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without [doing] any thing [else], go through on my feet.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kiate ia, “Te mau ʻalu ʻi he hala motuʻa, pea kapau te u inu ʻa ho vai pe [inu ]ʻe heʻeku fanga manu, te u totongi kiate koe: ʻe laka atu pe ʻa hoku vaʻe, ka ʻe ʻikai te u fai ha meʻa kehe.”

20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.

Pea naʻa ne pehē, “ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito te ke laka atu.” Pea naʻe haʻu kiate ia ʻa ʻItomi mo e kakai tokolahi, pea mo e nima mālohi.

21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

Naʻe pehē ʻae taʻofi ʻe ʻItomi ʻae ʻalu ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi hono mata fonua: ko ia naʻe foki atu ai ʻa ʻIsileli meiate ia.

22 And the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came to mount Hor.

Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻio, ʻae kakai kotoa pē, mei Ketesi, pea nau haʻu ki he moʻunga ko Hoa.

23 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese mo ʻElone ʻi he moʻunga ko Hoa, ʻi he mata fonua ʻo ʻItomi, ʻo pehē,

24 Aaron shall be gathered to his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.

“ʻE tānaki ʻa ʻElone ki hono kakai koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai hoko ia ki he fonua ʻaia ne u foaki ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, he naʻa mo talangataʻa ki heʻeku lea ʻi he vai ʻo Melipa.

25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to mount Hor:

Ke ke ʻave ʻa ʻElone mo ʻEliesa ko hono foha, pea ʻomi ʻakinaua ki he moʻunga ko Hoa.

26 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered [to his people], and shall die there.

Pea ke vete ʻae ngaahi kofu ʻo ʻElone, ʻo fakakofuʻaki ia ʻa ʻEliesa ko hono foha: pea ʻe tānaki ʻa ʻElone ki hono kakai, pea ʻe pekia ia ʻi ai.”

27 And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they ascended mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.

Pea naʻe fai ʻe Mōsese ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sihova: pea naʻa nau ʻalu hake ki he moʻunga ko Hoa ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai kotoa pē.

28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there on the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.

Pea naʻe vete ʻe Mōsese ʻae ngaahi kofu ʻo ʻElone, pea ne fakakofuʻaki ʻa ʻEliesa ko hono foha; pea naʻe pekia ʻa ʻElone ʻi he tumutumu ʻoe moʻunga: pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa Mōsese mo ʻEliesa mei he moʻunga.

29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, [even] all the house of Israel.

Pea ʻi he mamata ʻae kakai kotoa pē kuo pekia ʻa ʻElone, naʻa nau loto mamahi koeʻuhi ko ʻElone ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolungofulu, ʻio ʻae fale kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli.