Numbers 12
1 And Marie spak and Aaron ayens Moises, for his wijf a womman of Ethiope,
And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married: for he had married a Cushite woman.
2 and seiden, Whethir God spak oneli by Moises? whethir he spak not also to vs in lijk maner? And whanne the Lord hadde herd this, he was wrooth greetli;
And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only with Moses? hath he not spoken also with us? And the LORD heard it.
3 for Moises was the myldest man, ouer alle men that dwelliden in erthe.
Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.
4 And anoon the Lord spak to Moises and to Aaron and to Marye, Go out ye thre aloone to the tabernacle of boond of pees. And whanne thei weren gon yn,
And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting. And they three came out.
5 the Lord cam doun in a piler of cloude, and he stood in the entryng of the tabernacle, and clepide Aaron and Marie.
And the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
6 And whanne thei hadden go, he seide to hem, Here ye my wordis; if ony among you is a profete of the Lord, Y schal appere to hym in reuelacioun, ethir Y schal speke to hym bi `a dreem.
And he said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream.
7 And he seide, And my seruaunt Moises is not siche, which is moost feithful in al myn hows;
My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all mine house:
8 for Y speke to hym mouth to mouth, and he seeth God opynli, and not bi derke spechis and figuris. Why therfor dredden ye not to bacbite `ether depraue my seruaunt Moises?
with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
9 And the Lord was wrooth ayens hem, and he wente a wei.
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.
10 And the cloude yede awei, that was on the tabernacle and lo! Marie apperide whijt with lepre as snow. And whanne Aaron biheelde hir, and siy hir bispreynd with lepre,
And the cloud removed from over the Tent; and, behold, Miriam was leprous, as [white as] snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
11 he seide to Moises, My lord, Y beseche, putte thou not this synne on vs,
And Aaron said unto Moses, Oh my lord, lay not, I pray thee, sin upon us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned.
12 which we diden folili, that this womman be not maad as deed, and as a deed borun thing which is cast out of the `wombe of his modir; lo! now the half of hir fleisch is deuourid with lepre.
Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.
13 And Moises criede to the Lord, and seide, Lord, Y biseche, heele thou hir.
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her, O God, I beseech thee.
14 To whom the Lord answerid, If hir fadir hadde spet in to hir face, where sche ouyte not to be fillid with schame, nameli in seuene daies? Therfor be sche departid out of the tentis bi seuen daies, and aftirward sche schal be clepid ayen.
And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.
15 And so Marie was excludid out of the tentis bi seuene daies; and the puple was not mouyd fro that place, til Marie was clepid ayen.
And Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
16 And the puple yede forth fro Asseroth, whanne the tentis weren set in the deseert of Pharan.
And afterward the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.
