Liber Numeri 12
1 locutaque est Maria et Aaron contra Mosen propter uxorem eius aethiopissam
And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, because of his wife, an Ethiopian,
2 et dixerunt num per solum Mosen locutus est Dominus nonne et nobis similiter est locutus quod cum audisset Dominus
and they said: “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Has he not also spoken similarly to us?” And when the Lord had heard this,
3 erat enim Moses vir mitissimus super omnes homines qui morabantur in terra
(for Moses was a man exceedingly meek, beyond all the men who were living upon the earth)
4 statim locutus est ad eum et ad Aaron et Mariam egredimini vos tantum tres ad tabernaculum foederis cumque fuissent egressi
immediately he spoke to him, and to Aaron and Miriam, “Go out, you three only, to the tabernacle of the covenant.” And when they had gone out,
5 descendit Dominus in columna nubis et stetit in introitu tabernaculi vocans Aaron et Mariam qui cum issent
the Lord descended in a column of cloud, and he stood at the entrance of the tabernacle, calling to Aaron and Miriam. And when they had advanced,
6 dixit ad eos audite sermones meos si quis fuerit inter vos propheta Domini in visione apparebo ei vel per somnium loquar ad illum
he said to them: “Listen to my words. If there will be among you a prophet of the Lord, I will appear to him in a vision, or I will speak to him through a dream.
7 at non talis servus meus Moses qui in omni domo mea fidelissimus est
But it is not so with my servant Moses, who is the most faithful in all my house.
8 ore enim ad os loquor ei et palam non per enigmata et figuras Dominum videt quare igitur non timuistis detrahere servo meo Mosi
For I speak with him mouth to mouth, and plainly. And not through enigmas and figures does he perceive the Lord. Therefore, why were you not afraid to disparage my servant Moses?”
9 iratusque contra eos abiit
And being angry against them, he went away.
10 nubes quoque recessit quae erat super tabernaculum et ecce Maria apparuit candens lepra quasi nix cumque respexisset eam Aaron et vidisset perfusam lepra
Likewise, the cloud which was over the tabernacle withdrew. And behold, Miriam appeared to be white with a leprosy, like snow. And when Aaron had looked upon her, and he had seen the spreading of the leprosy,
11 ait ad Mosen obsecro domine mi ne inponas nobis hoc peccatum quod stulte commisimus
he said to Moses: “I beg you, my lord, not to impose upon us this sin, which we have committed foolishly.
12 ne fiat haec quasi mortua et ut abortivum quod proicitur de vulva matris suae ecce iam medium carnis eius devoratum est lepra
Do not let this one be like one who is dead, or like an abortion that has been cast from the womb of her mother. Behold, half of her flesh is already consumed by leprosy.”
13 clamavitque Moses ad Dominum dicens Deus obsecro sana eam
And Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “O God, I beg you: heal her.”
14 cui respondit Dominus si pater eius spuisset in faciem illius nonne debuerat saltem septem dierum rubore suffundi separetur septem diebus extra castra et postea revocabitur
And the Lord answered him: “If her father had spit on her face, should she not have been filled with shame for at least seven days? Let her be separated, outside the camp, for seven days, and after that, she will be called back.”
15 exclusa est itaque Maria extra castra septem diebus et populus non est motus de loco illo donec revocata est Maria
And so Miriam was excluded from the camp for seven days. And the people did not move from that place, until Miriam was called back.
16 profectus est de Aseroth fixis tentoriis in deserto Pharan
And the people set out from Hazeroth, and they pitched their tents in the desert of Paran.
