Brojevi 14

1 Tada se podiže sav zbor i stade vikati, i narod plakaše onu noæ.

That night, all the Israeli people cried loudly.

2 I vikahu na Mojsija i na Arona svi sinovi Izrailjevi; i sav zbor reèe im: kamo da smo pomrli u zemlji Misirskoj ili da pomremo u ovoj pustinji!

The next day they all complained to Aaron and Moses/me. All the men said, “We wish that we had died in Egypt, or in this desert!

3 Zašto nas vodi Gospod u tu zemlju da izginemo od maèa, žene naše i djeca naša da postanu roblje? Nije li bolje da se vratimo u Misir?

Why is Yahweh bringing us to this land, where we men will be killed with swords? And our wives and children will be taken away [to be slaves]. [Instead of going to Canaan]. It would be better for us to return to Egypt!”

4 I rekoše meðu sobom: da postavimo starješinu, pa da se vratimo u Misir.

Then [some of] them said to each other, “We should choose a leader who will take us back to Egypt!”

5 Tada Mojsije i Aron padoše nièice pred svijem zborom sinova Izrailjevijeh.

Then Aaron and Moses/I bowed down [to pray] in front of all the Israeli people who had gathered there.

6 A Isus sin Navin i Halev sin Jefonijin izmeðu onijeh što uhodiše zemlju, razdriješe haljine svoje,

Joshua and Caleb, two of the men who had explored the land, tore their clothes [because they were very dismayed].

7 I rekoše svemu zboru sinova Izrailjevijeh govoreæi: zemlja koju proðosmo i uhodismo, vrlo je dobra zemlja.

They said to the Israeli people, “The land that we explored is very good.

8 Ako smo mili Gospodu, on æe nas odvesti u tu zemlju, i daæe nam je; a to je zemlja u kojoj teèe mlijeko i med.

If Yahweh is pleased with us, he will lead us into that very fertile [IDM] land, and he will give it to us.

9 Samo se ne odmeæite Gospoda, i ne bojte se naroda one zemlje; jer ih možemo pojesti; otstupio je od njih zaklon njihov, a s nama je Gospod, ne bojte ih se.

So do not rebel against Yahweh! And do not be afraid of the people in that land! We will (gobble them up/completely destroy them) [MET]! They do not have anyone who will protect them, but Yahweh will be with us [and help us]. So do not be afraid of them!”

10 Tada reèe sav zbor da ih pobiju kamenjem; ali se pokaza slava Gospodnja svijem sinovima Izrailjevijem u šatoru od sastanka.

Then all the Israeli people talked about [killing Caleb and Joshua by] throwing stones at them. But [suddenly] Yahweh’s glory appeared to them at the Sacred Tent.

11 I reèe Gospod Mojsiju: dokle æe me vrijeðati taj narod? kad li æe mi vjerovati poslije tolikih znaka što sam uèinio meðu njima?

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “How long will these people reject me [RHQ]? I am tired of them not believing in what I [can do], in spite of all the miracles I have performed among them [RHQ]!

12 Udariæu ga pomorom, i rasuæu ga; a od tebe æu uèiniti narod velik i jaèi od ovoga.

So I will cause a (plague/widespread sickness) to strike them and get rid of them. But I will cause your [descendants] to become a great nation. They will be a nation that is much greater and stronger than these people are.”

13 A Mojsije reèe Gospodu: ali æe èuti Misirci, izmeðu kojih si izveo ovaj narod silom svojom,

But Moses/I replied to Yahweh, “[Please do not do that, because] the people of Egypt will hear about it! You brought these Israeli people from Egypt by your great power,

14 I reæi æe s ljudima ove zemlje, koji su èuli da si ti, Gospode, bio usred naroda i da si se oèima viðao, Gospode, i oblak tvoj da je stajao nad njima, i u stupu od oblaka da si išao pred njima danju i u stupu ognjenom noæu;

and the people of Egypt will tell that to the [descendants of Canaan] who live in this land. Yahweh, they have already heard about you. They know that you have (been with/helped) these people and that they have seen you face-to-face. They have heard that your cloud is like a huge pillar that stays over them, and by using that cloud you lead them during the day, and the cloud becomes like a fire at night [to give them light].

15 Pa kad pobiješ ovaj narod, sve do jednoga, govoriæe narodi, koji su èuli pripovijest o tebi, govoreæi:

If you kill these people all at one time, the people-groups who have heard about your [power] will say,

16 Nije mogao Gospod dovesti naroda ovoga u zemlju koju im je sa zakletvom obeæao, zato ih pobi u pustinji.

‘Yahweh was not able to bring them into the land that he promised to give to them, so he killed them in the desert.’

17 Neka se dakle proslavi sila Gospodnja, kao što si rekao govoreæi:

“So Yahweh, now show that you are very powerful. You said,

18 Gospod dugo èeka i obilan je milošæu, prašta bezakonje i grijeh, ali ne pravda krivoga, nego pohodi bezakonje otaèko na sinovima do treæega i èetvrtoga koljena.

‘I do not quickly become angry; instead, I love people very much, and I forgive people for having sinned and having disobeyed my laws. But I will always punish [LIT] people who are guilty of doing what is wrong. When parents sin, I will punish them, but I will also punish their children and their grandchildren and their great-grandchildren and their great-great-grandchildren.’

19 Oprosti bezakonje ovomu narodu radi velike milosti svoje, kao što si praštao narodu ovomu od Misira dovde.

So, because you love people like that, forgive these people for the sins that they have committed, just like you have continued to forgive them ever since they left Egypt.”

20 A Gospod reèe: praštam po rijeèi tvojoj.

Then Yahweh replied, “I have forgiven them, as you requested me to.

21 Ali tako ja živ bio, i tako sva zemlja bila puna slave Gospodnje,

But, just as certainly as I live and that people all over the world [can see] my (glory/glorious power), [I solemnly declare this: ]

22 Ti ljudi koji vidješe slavu moju i znake moje što sam uèinio u Misiru i u ovoj pustinji, i kušaše me veæ deset puta, i ne poslušaše rijeèi moje,

All these people saw my glory and all the miracles that I performed in Egypt and in the desert, but they disobeyed me, and many times they tested [whether they could continue to do evil things without my punishing them].

23 Neæe vidjeti zemlje koju sa zakletvom obeæah ocima njihovijem, neæe vidjeti ni jedan od onijeh koji me uvrijediše.

Because of that, not one of them will see the land that I promised their ancestors [that I would give to them]. No one who rejected me will see that land.

24 A slugu svojega Haleva, u kojem bješe drugi duh i koji se sasvijem mene držao, njega æu odvesti u zemlju u koju je išao, i sjeme æe je njegovo naslijediti.

But Caleb, who serves me [well], is different from the others. He obeys me completely. So I will bring him into that land that he has already seen, and his descendants will inherit/possess some of it.

25 Ali Amalik i Hananej sjede u dolini, zato se sjutra vratite natrag, i idite u pustinju k Crvenom Moru.

So, since the descendants of Amalek and Canaan who are living in the valleys [in Canaan are very strong], when you leave here tomorrow, [instead of traveling toward Canaan], go back along the road through the desert towards the Red Sea.”

26 Još reèe Gospod Mojsiju i Aronu govoreæi:

Then Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,

27 Dokle æe taj zli zbor vikati na me? Èuo sam viku sinova Izrailjevijeh, kojom vièu na me.

“How long will the wicked people of this nation keep complaining about me [RHQ]? I have heard everything that they have grumbled/complained against me.

28 Kaži im: tako ja živ bio, kaže Gospod, uèiniæu vam onako kako ste govorili i ja èuh.

So now tell them this: ‘Just as certainly as I, Yahweh, live, I will do exactly what you said would happen.

29 U ovoj æe pustinji popadati mrtva tjelesa vaša, i svi izmeðu vas koji su izbrojeni u svem broju vašem od dvadeset godina i više, koji vikaste na me,

[I will cause] all of you to die here in this desert! Because you grumbled about me, none of you who are more than 20 years old and who were counted when Moses counted everyone

30 Neæete uæi u zemlju, za koju podigav ruku svoju zakleh se da æu vas naseliti u njoj, osim Haleva sina Jefonijina i Isusa sina Navina.

will enter the land that I solemnly promised to give to you. Only Caleb and Joshua will enter that land.

31 A djecu vašu, za koju rekoste da æe postati roblje, njih æu odvesti, i oni æe poznati zemlju za koju vi ne marite.

You said that your children would be taken from you [to become slaves], but I will take them into the land, and they will enjoy living in the land that you (rejected/said that you could not conquer).

32 A vaša tjelesa mrtva æe popadati u ovoj pustinji.

But as for you [adults], you will die here in this desert.

33 A djeca vaša biæe pastiri po pustinji èetrdeset godina, i nosiæe kar za preljube vaše, dokle ne ispropadaju tjelesa vaša u pustinji.

And like shepherds [wander around in the desert as they take care of their sheep], your children will wander around in this desert for 40 years. Because you adults were not loyal/faithful to me, your children will suffer until you all die in the desert.

34 Po broju dana, za koje uhodiste zemlju, èetrdeset dana, na svaki dan po godinu, nosiæete grijehe svoje, èetrdeset godina, i poznaæete da sam prekinuo s vama.

You will suffer for your sins for 40 years. That will be one year for each of the 40 days that the twelve men explored Canaan land. And I will be like an enemy to you.’

35 Ja Gospod rekoh, i tako æu uèiniti svemu tom zboru zlomu, koji se sabrao na me: u pustinji æe propasti i tu pomrijeti.

[This will certainly happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it! I will do these things to every one in this group who conspired against me. They (conspired against/decided together to reject) me here in the desert, and they will all die right here in this desert!”

36 A ljudi koje bješe poslao Mojsije da uhode zemlju, i koji vrativši se pobuniše sav zbor da vièe na nj, prosuvši zao glas o zemlji,

Then the ten men [who had explored Canaan and] who had urged the people to rebel against Yahweh by giving reports that discouraged the people

37 Ti ljudi, koji prosuše zao glas o zemlji, pomriješe od pomora pred Gospodom;

were immediately struck with a plague/disease that Yahweh sent, and they died.

38 A Isus sin Navin i Halev sin Jefonijin ostaše živi izmeðu ljudi koji su išli da uhode zemlju.

Of the twelve men who had explored Canaan, only Joshua and Caleb remained alive.

39 I Mojsije kaza sve ove rijeèi svijem sinovima Izrailjevijem, i narod plaka veoma.

When Moses/I reported to the Israeli people what Yahweh had said, many of them were very sad.

40 A sjutradan ustavši poðoše navrh gore, i rekoše: evo nas, idemo na mjesto za koje je govorio Gospod, jer zgriješismo.

So the people got up early the next morning and started to go toward the hilly area in Canaan. They said, “[We know that] we have sinned, but now we [are ready to] enter the land that Yahweh promised to give to us.”

41 Ali Mojsije reèe: zašto prestupate zapovijest Gospodnju? Od toga neæe biti ništa.

But Moses/I said, “Yahweh commanded you [to return to the desert, so] why are you now disobeying him [RHQ]? It will not (succeed/be possible).

42 Ne idite gore, jer Gospod nije meðu vama; nemojte da vas pobiju neprijatelji vaši.

Do not try to enter the land now! [If you try], your enemies will defeat you, because Yahweh will not (be with/help) you.

43 Jer je Amalik i Hananej tamo pred vama, i izginuæete od maèa, jer odustaviste Gospoda, pa neæe ni Gospod biti s vama.

When you begin to fight the descendants of Amalek and Canaan, they will slaughter you! Yahweh will abandon you, because you have abandoned him.”

44 Ali oni ipak navališe da idu navrh gore; ali kovèeg zavjeta Gospodnjega i Mojsije ne izaðoše iz okola.

But even though Moses/I did not leave the camp, and the sacred chest that contained the Ten Commandments was not taken from the camp, the people began to go towards the hilly area in Canaan.

45 Tada siðe Amalik i Hananej, koji življahu u onoj gori, i razbiše ih i baciše dori do Orme.

Then the descendants of Amalek and Canaan who lived in that hilly area came down and attacked them and chased them as far [south] as [the town of] Hormah.