Liber Numeri 20

1 veneruntque filii Israhel et omnis multitudo in desertum Sin mense primo et mansit populus in Cades mortuaque est ibi Maria et sepulta in eodem loco

And the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Sin, in the first month, and the people abode in Cades; and Mariam died there, and was buried there.

2 cumque indigeret aqua populus coierunt adversum Mosen et Aaron

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

3 et versi in seditionem dixerunt utinam perissemus inter fratres nostros coram Domino

And the people reviled Moses, saying, Would we had died in the destruction of our brethren before the Lord!

4 cur eduxistis ecclesiam Domini in solitudinem ut et nos et nostra iumenta moriantur

And therefore have you brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, to kill us and our cattle?

5 quare nos fecistis ascendere de Aegypto et adduxistis in locum istum pessimum qui seri non potest qui nec ficum gignit nec vineas nec mala granata insuper et aquam non habet ad bibendum

And therefore [is] this? You have brought us up out of Egypt, that we should come into this evil place; a place where there is no sowing, neither figs, nor vines, nor pomegranates, neither is there water to drink.

6 ingressusque Moses et Aaron dimissa multitudine tabernaculum foederis corruerunt proni in terram et apparuit gloria Domini super eos

And Moses and Aaron went from before the assembly to the door of the tabernacle of witness, and they fell upon their faces; and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.

7 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

8 tolle virgam et congrega populum tu et Aaron frater tuus et loquimini ad petram coram eis et illa dabit aquas cumque eduxeris aquam de petra bibet omnis multitudo et iumenta eius

Take your rod, and call the assembly, you and Aaron your brother, and speak you to the rock before them, and it shall give forth its waters; and you shall bring forth for them water out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.

9 tulit igitur Moses virgam quae erat in conspectu Domini sicut praeceperat ei

And Moses took his rod which was before the Lord, as the Lord commanded.

10 congregata multitudine ante petram dixitque eis audite rebelles et increduli num de petra hac vobis aquam poterimus eicere

And Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation before the rock, and said to them, Hear me, you disobedient ones; must we bring you water out of this rock?

11 cumque elevasset Moses manum percutiens virga bis silicem egressae sunt aquae largissimae ita ut et populus biberet et iumenta

And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his rod twice; and much water came forth, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.

12 dixitque Dominus ad Mosen et Aaron quia non credidistis mihi ut sanctificaretis me coram filiis Israhel non introducetis hos populos in terram quam dabo eis

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Because you have not believed me to sanctify me before the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

13 haec est aqua Contradictionis ubi iurgati sunt filii Israhel contra Dominum et sanctificatus est in eis

This is the water of Strife, because the children of Israel spoke insolently before the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.

14 misit interea nuntios Moses de Cades ad regem Edom qui dicerent haec mandat frater tuus Israhel nosti omnem laborem qui adprehendit nos

And Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, saying, Thus says your brother Israel; You know all the distress that has come upon us.

15 quomodo descenderint patres nostri in Aegyptum et habitaverimus ibi multo tempore adflixerintque nos Aegyptii et patres nostros

And [how] our fathers went down into Egypt, and we sojourned in Egypt many days, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.

16 et quomodo clamaverimus ad Dominum et exaudierit nos miseritque angelum qui eduxerit nos de Aegypto ecce in urbe Cades quae est in extremis finibus tuis positi

And we cried to the Lord, and the Lord heard our voice, and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt; and now we are in the city of Cades, at the extremity of your coasts.

17 obsecramus ut nobis transire liceat per terram tuam non ibimus per agros nec per vineas non bibemus aquas de puteis tuis sed gradiemur via publica nec ad dextram nec ad sinistram declinantes donec transeamus terminos tuos

We will pass through your land: we will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, nor will we drink water out of your cistern: we will go by the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left, until we have passed your borders.

18 cui respondit Edom non transibis per me alioquin armatus occurram tibi

And Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, and if otherwise, I will go forth to meet you in war.

19 dixeruntque filii Israhel per tritam gradiemur viam et si biberimus aquas tuas nos et pecora nostra dabimus quod iustum est nulla erit in pretio difficultas tantum velociter transeamus

And the children of Israel say to him, We will pass by the mountain; and if I and my cattle drink of your water, I will pay you: but it is no matter of importance, we will go by the mountain.

20 at ille respondit non transibis statimque egressus est obvius cum infinita multitudine et manu forti

And he said, You shall not pass through me; and Edom went forth to meet him with a great host, and a mighty hand.

21 nec voluit adquiescere deprecanti ut concederet transitum per fines suos quam ob rem devertit ab eo Israhel

So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his borders, and Israel turned away from him.

22 cumque castra movissent de Cades venerunt in montem Or qui est in finibus terrae Edom

And they departed from Cades; and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came to Mount Or.

23 ubi locutus est Dominus ad Mosen

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in mount Or, on the borders of the land of Edom, saying,

24 pergat inquit Aaron ad populos suos non enim intrabit terram quam dedi filiis Israhel eo quod incredulus fuerit ori meo ad aquas Contradictionis

Let Aaron be added to his people; for you shall certainly not go into the land which I have given the children of Israel, because you provoked me at the water of strife.

25 tolle Aaron et filium eius cum eo et duces eos in montem Or

Take Aaron, and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to the mount Or before all the congregation;

26 cumque nudaveris patrem veste sua indues ea Eleazarum filium eius et Aaron colligetur et morietur ibi

and take Aaron's apparel from off him, and put it on Eleazar his son: and let Aaron die there and be added to [his people].

27 fecit Moses ut praeceperat Dominus et ascenderunt in montem Or coram omni multitudine

And Moses did as the Lord commanded him, and took him up to mount Or, before all the congregation.

28 cumque Aaron spoliasset vestibus suis induit eis Eleazarum filium eius illo mortuo in montis supercilio descendit cum Eleazaro

And he took Aaron's garments off him, and put them on Eleazar his son, and Aaron died on the top of the mountain; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.

29 omnis autem multitudo videns occubuisse Aaron flevit super eo triginta diebus per cunctas familias suas

And all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead: and they wept for Aaron thirty days, [even] all the house of Israel.