Resansman 20
1 Konsa, fis Israël yo, tout kongregasyon an, te vini nan dezè a Tsin nan, nan premye mwa a. Pèp la te rete Kadès. Alò, Marie te mouri e li te antere la.
It was during the first month of the year that all the Israelites arrived in the Desert of Zin and set up camp in Kadesh. (This was where Miriam died and was buried.)
2 Pa t gen dlo pou kongregasyon an, e yo te vin reyini yo menm kont Moïse avèk Aaron.
However, there was no water there for anyone to drink, so the people gathered to confront Moses and Aaron.
3 Konsa, pèp la te fè kont avèk Moïse e te pale pou di: “Si sèlman nou te mouri lè frè nou yo te mouri devan SENYÈ a!
They argued with Moses, saying, “If only we'd died with our relatives in the Lord's presence!
4 Epi poukisa ou te mennen asanble SENYÈ a antre nan dezè sila a, pou nou menm avèk bèt nou yo vin mouri isit la?
Why have you brought the Lord's people into this desert just so we and our livestock can die here?
5 Poukisa ou te fè nou sòti an Égypte pou mennen nou kote mechan sila a? Se pa yon kote ki gen, ni fig, ni grenad, ni pa gen dlo pou bwè.”
Why did you lead us out of Egypt to come to this awful place? Nothing grows here—no grain or figs or vines or pomegranates. And there's no water to drink!”
6 Moïse avèk Aaron te sòti nan prezans asanble a nan pòtay tant asanble a, e yo te tonbe sou figi yo. Alò, glwa a SENYÈ a te vin parèt a yo menm.
Moses and Aaron left the people and went to entrance of the Tent of Meeting. There they fell facedown on the ground, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.
7 Konsa, SENYÈ a te pale avèk Moïse e te di:
The Lord told Moses,
8 “Pran baton an. Ou menm avèk frè ou a, Aaron, rasanble kongregasyon an e pale avèk wòch la devan zye yo, pou li kapab bay dlo pa li. Konsa, ou va fè dlo parèt pou yo sòti nan wòch la e kite kongregasyon an avèk bèt yo bwè.”
“Take the walking stick and have the people gather around you. As they watch, you and your brother Aaron will order the rock and it will pour out water. You will bring water from the rock so the people and their livestock can drink.”
9 Konsa, Moïse te pran baton an soti devan SENYÈ a, jis jan ke Li te kòmande li a.
Moses picked up the walking stick that was kept in the Lord's presence, as he had been ordered.
10 Epi Moïse avèk Aaron te reyini asanble a devan wòch la. Li te di yo: “Koute m koulye a, nou menm k ap fè rebèl; èske n ap fè dlo sòti nan wòch sila a?”
Moses and Aaron had everyone gather in front of the rock. Moses said to them, “Listen, you bunch of rebels! Do we have to bring water out of this rock for you?”
11 Epi Moïse te leve men li e li te frape wòch la de fwa avèk baton an. Dlo te sòti an kantite, e kongregasyon an avèk bèt pa yo te bwè.
Then Moses picked up the walking stick and hit the rock twice. Streams of water gushed out so that the people and their livestock could drink.
12 Men SENYÈ a te di a Moïse avèk Aaron: “Akoz ke nou pa kwè M, pou trete m tankou sen devan fis Israël yo; pou sa, nou p ap mennen asanble sila a antre nan peyi ke M te bay yo a.”
But the Lord told Moses and Aaron, “Because you didn't trust me enough to demonstrate how holy I am to the Israelites, you will not be the ones to lead them into the country I've given them.”
13 Sa yo se te dlo a Meriba yo, akoz fis a Israël yo te fè kont avèk SENYÈ a, e Li te fè prèv sentete Li pami yo.
The place where the Israelites argued with the Lord was called the waters of Meribah, and was where he revealed his holiness to them.
14 Soti nan Kadès, Moïse te voye mesaj vè wa Édom an: “Konsa frè ou a, Israël te pale: ‘Ou konnen tout traka ki gen tan pran nou;
Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, telling him, “This is what your brother Israel says. You know all about the difficulties we've faced.
15 ke zansèt nou yo te desann an Égypte, e ke nou te rete an Égypte pandan anpil tan, e ke Ejipsyen yo te maltrete nou anpil.
Our forefathers went to Egypt and we lived there for a long time. The Egyptians treated us and our forefathers badly,
16 Men lè nou te kriye fò bay SENYÈ a, Li te tande vwa nou. Li te voye yon zanj pou te mennen nou sòti an Égypte. Alò, gade byen, nou rive Kadès, yon vil nan fwontyè teritwa pa nou an.
so we called out to the Lord for help, and he heard our cries. He sent an angel and led us out of Egypt. Listen, now we are in Kadesh, a town on the border of your territory.
17 “Souple, kite nou pase nan peyi pa nou an. Nou p ap pase nan chan yo oswa nan rezen yo. Nou p ap menm bwè dlo nan yon pwi. Nou va ale bò kote chemen wa a, san vire ni adwat, ni agoch jiskaske nou fin pase nan tout teritwa nou an.”
Please allow us to travel through your country. We won't cross any of your fields or vineyards, or drink water from any of your wells. We will stay on the King's Highway; we won't turn off either to the right or to the left until we have passed through your country.”
18 “‘Men Édom te di li: “Ou p ap pase sou nou; sinon, mwen ap vini kont nou avèk nepe.”’”
But the king of Edom replied, “You are forbidden to travel through our country, otherwise we will come out and stop you by force.”
19 “Ankò, fis Israël yo te di li: ‘Nou va monte vè chemen an, e si Mwen avèk bèt mwen yo bwè nan dlo nou an; alò, m ap peye pri li. Kite mwen sèlman pase ladann a pye, anyen anplis.’”
“We'll keep to the main road,” the Israelites persisted. “If we or our livestock drink your water, we'll pay you for it. That's all we want—just to pass through on foot.”
20 Men li te di: “Ou p ap pase ladann.” Epi Édom te sòti kont li avèk yon gwo fòs ak yon men pwisan.
But the king of Edom insisted, “You are forbidden to travel through our country!” He came out with his large and powerful army to meet the Israelites head-on.
21 Konsa, Édom te refize kite Israël pase nan teritwa pa li a. Pou sa Israël te vire kite li.
Since the king of Edom refused to allow Israel to travel through his territory, the Israelites had to turn back.
22 Alò, yo te sòti Kadès, epi fis Israël yo ak tout kongregasyon an te vini nan Mòn Hor.
The Israelites all left Kadesh and traveled to Mount Hor.
23 SENYÈ a te pale avèk Moïse ak Aaron nan Mòn Hor akote fwontyè Édom an. Li te di:
At Mount Hor, near the border with the country of Edom, the Lord told Moses and Aaron,
24 “Aaron va rasanble vè pèp li a; paske li pa pou antre nan peyi ke Mwen te bay a fis Israël yo, akoz nou te vin rebèl kont kòmand Mwen nan dlo a Meriba yo.
“Aaron will shortly join his forefathers in death. He will not enter the country I have given the Israelites, because you both disobeyed my command at the waters of Meribah.
25 Pran Aaron avèk fis li a, Éléazar e mennen yo nan Mòn Hor.
Have Aaron and his son Eleazar join you and climb up Mount Hor together.
26 Retire tout vètman yo sou Aaron e mete yo sou fis li a, Éléazar. Konsa, Aaron va rasanble vè pèp li a, e li va mouri la.”
Take off Aaron's priestly clothes and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron is going to die there and join his forefathers in death.”
27 Konsa Moïse te fè selon SENYÈ a te kòmande a. Yo te monte vè Mòn Hor devan zye a tout kongregasyon an.
Moses did as the Lord ordered: They climbed up Mount Hor in full view of all the Israelites.
28 Lè Moïse te fin retire vètman yo sou Aaron, li te mete yo sou Éléazar. Aaron te mouri la sou tèt mòn nan.
Moses removed the priestly clothes that Aaron was wearing and put them on Aaron's son Eleazar. Aaron died there, on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar went back down.
29 Lè tout kongregasyon an te wè ke Aaron te mouri, tout lakay Israël te kriye pou Aaron pandan trantjou.
When the people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for thirty days.
