Números 20
1 E chegaram os filhos de Israel, toda a congregação, ao deserto de Zim, no mês primeiro, e assentou o povo em Cades; e ali morreu Miriã, e foi ali sepultada.
In March/April [of the next year], the Israeli people traveled/walked to the Zin Desert and (camped/set up their tents) near Kadesh [town]. While they/we were there, [Moses’/my older sister] Miriam died and was buried there.
2 E como não havia água para a congregação, juntaram-se contra Moisés e Arão.
There was no water for the people to drink there, so they came to Aaron and Moses/me.
3 E brigou o povo com Moisés, e falaram dizendo: Antes que nós tivéssemos morrido quando pereceram nossos irmãos diante do SENHOR!
They complained and said, “We wish that we had died in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Tent when our fellow Israelis died!
4 E por que fizeste vir a congregação do SENHOR a este deserto, para que morramos aqui nós e nossos animais?
(Did you bring us, who are Yahweh’s people, into this desert to die along with our livestock?/You brought us, who are Yahweh’s people, into this desert to die along with our livestock!) [RHQ]
5 E por que nos fizeste subir do Egito, para trazer-nos a este mal lugar? Não é lugar de sementeira, de figueiras, de vinhas, nem romãs: nem ainda de água para beber.
Why did you bring us from Egypt to this miserable place [RHQ]? There is no grain, there are no figs, no grapes, and no pomegranates here. And there is no water for us to drink!”
6 E foram-se Moisés e Arão de diante da congregação à porta do tabernáculo do testemunho, e lançaram-se sobre seus rostos; e a glória do SENHOR apareceu sobre eles.
Aaron and Moses/I turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Sacred Tent and prostrated themselves/ourselves on the ground. Then Yahweh appeared to them/us with his bright glory,
7 E falou o SENHOR a Moisés, dizendo:
and he said to Moses/me,
8 Toma a vara e reúne a congregação, tu e Arão teu irmão, e falai à rocha em olhos deles; e ela dará sua água, e lhes tirarás águas da rocha, e darás de beber à congregação, e a seus animais.
“You and Aaron must take Aaron’s walking stick with you and gather all the people together. While the people are watching, command that water will flow out of that [large] rock over there. Water for the people will flow from it; all they and all their livestock will have enough water to drink.”
9 Então Moisés tomou a vara de diante do SENHOR, como ele lhe mandou.
So Moses/I did what Yahweh told him/me to do. He/I took Aaron’s walking stick from the place in the Sacred Tent where it was kept.
10 E juntaram Moisés e Arão a congregação diante da rocha, e disse-lhes: Ouvi agora, rebeldes: Faremos para vós sair águas desta rocha?
Then Aaron and he/I summoned all the people to gather at the rock. Then Moses/I shouted to them, “All you rebellious people, listen! Is it necessary for us to give you water from this rock?”
11 Então levantou Moisés sua mão, e feriu a rocha com sua vara duas vezes: e saíram muitas águas, e bebeu a congregação, e seus animais.
Then Moses/I raised his/my hand and [instead of speaking to the rock], he/I struck the rock two times with the walking stick. And water gushed/poured out. So all the people and their livestock drank all the water that they wanted.
12 E o SENHOR disse a Moisés e a Arão: Porquanto não crestes em mim, para santificar-me aos olhos dos filhos de Israel, portanto, não poreis esta congregação na terra que lhes dei.
But Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me, “You did not believe that I could demonstrate my power to the Israeli people [and give them water without your striking the rock]. So you will not lead them into the land that I am giving to them!”
13 Estas são as águas da briga, pelas quais contenderam os filhos de Israel com o SENHOR, e ele se santificou neles.
Later this place was called Meribah, [which means ‘arguing’], because there the Israeli people argued with Yahweh, and there he showed his power to them [by giving them water].
14 E enviou Moisés embaixadores ao rei de Edom desde Cades: Assim diz Israel teu irmão: Tu soubeste todo o trabalho que nos veio:
[While the people were] at Kadesh [town], Moses/I sent messengers to the king of Edom to tell him this: “Your relatives, the Israeli people, are sending you this message. You know the many troubles/hardships that have happened to us.
15 Como nossos pais desceram ao Egito, e estivemos no Egito longo tempo, e os egípcios nos maltrataram, e a nossos pais;
You know that our ancestors went down to Egypt. You know that they stayed there for many years. They suffered because the [rulers of] Egypt caused them to become their slaves [and to work very hard].
16 E clamamos ao SENHOR, o qual ouviu nossa voz, e enviou anjo, e tirou-nos do Egito; e eis que estamos em Cades, cidade ao extremo de teus confins:
“But when they called out to Yahweh, he heard them and sent an angel who brought them out of Egypt. Now we have set up our tents here at Kadesh, a town at the border of your land.
17 Rogamo-te que passemos por tua terra; não passaremos por lavoura, nem por vinha, nem beberemos água de poços: pelo caminho real iremos, sem apartar-nos à direita nem à esquerda, até que havemos passado teu termo.
Please allow us to travel through your country. We will [be careful to] not walk through your fields and your vineyards. We will not even drink water from your wells. As we travel, we will stay on the king’s highway, [the main road that goes from the south to the north], and we will not leave that road until we have crossed the border [of your country in the north].”
18 E Edom lhe respondeu: Não passarás por minha terra, de outra maneira sairei contra ti armado.
But the king of Edom refused. He replied, “Stay out of my country! If you try [to enter it], I will [send my army to] attack you!”
19 E os filhos de Israel disseram: Pelo caminho seguido iremos; e se bebermos tuas águas eu e meus gados, darei o preço delas: certamente sem fazer outra coisa, passarei de seguida.
The Israeli messengers replied, “[If we travel through your country], we will stay on the main road. If we and any of our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We want only to travel through your country. We do not want anything else.”
20 E ele respondeu: Não passarás. E saiu Edom contra ele com muito povo, e mão forte.
But the king replied, “No! Stay out of our country! We will not [allow you] to travel through our land!” Then he sent the strongest soldiers in his army to prevent the Israelis [from entering his country].
21 Não quis, pois, Edom deixar passar a Israel por seu termo, e apartou-se Israel dele.
So, because [the king of] Edom refused to allow the Israelis to travel through his country, the Israelis turned [and traveled a different way].
22 E partidos de Cades os filhos de Israel, toda aquela congregação, vieram ao monte de Hor.
The Israeli people left Kadesh. They went to Hor Mountain,
23 E o SENHOR falou a Moisés e Arão no monte de Hor, nos confins da terra de Edom, dizendo:
[which is at the border of Edom]. While they were there, Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
24 Arão será reunido a seus povos; pois não entrará na terra que eu dize aos filhos de Israel, porquanto fostes rebeldes a meu mandamento nas águas da briga.
“It is time for Aaron to die [EUP]. He will not enter the land that I am giving to you Israelis, because the two of you disobeyed me [when I told you to speak to the rock to cause] the water [to flow] at Meribah.
25 Toma a Arão e a Eleazar seu filho, e faze-os subir ao monte de Hor;
Now you, Moses, take Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Hor Mountain.
26 E faze desnudar a Arão suas roupas, e viste delas a Eleazar seu filho; porque Arão será reunido a seus povos, e ali morrerá.
There you must remove Aaron’s robes [that he wears when he does the work of a priest], and put them on his son, Eleazar. Aaron will die up there.”
27 E Moisés fez como o SENHOR lhe mandou: e subiram ao monte de Hor à vista de toda a congregação.
So Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded. The three of them/us climbed up Hor Mountain, while all the Israeli people watched.
28 E Moisés fez desnudar a Arão de suas roupas e vestiu-as a Eleazar seu filho: e Arão morreu ali no cume do monte: e Moisés e Eleazar desceram do monte.
At the top of the mountain, Moses/I took off the robes that Aaron wore [while he did the work of a priest] and put them on Eleazar. Then Aaron died there on the top of the mountain, and Eleazar and Moses/I went back down.
29 E vendo toda a congregação que Arão era morto, fizeram-lhe luto por trinta dias todas as famílias de Israel.
When the Israeli people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for 30 days.
