Числа 20
1 И приидоша сынове Израилтестии, весь сонм, в пустыню Син, в месяц первый, и пребываху людие в Кадисе: и скончася ту Мариам, и погребеся тамо.
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 И не бяше воды сонму: и собрашася на Моисеа и Аарона,
There was no water for the people to drink there, so they came to Aaron and Moses/me.
3 и ропташа людие на Моисеа, глаголюще: о, дабы умерли быхом в погибели братии нашея пред Господем:
They complained and said, “We wish that we had died in front of Yahweh’s Sacred Tent when our fellow Israelis died!
4 и вскую введосте сонм Господнь в пустыню сию, погубити ны и скоты нашы?
(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 И вскую сие? Изведосте ны из Египта, еже приити (нам) на место злое сие, место, в немже не сеется, ни смокви, ни винограды, ниже яблоки, ниже вода есть пити.
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 И прииде Моисей и Аарон от лица сонма пред двери скинии свидения, и падоста ниц: и явися слава Господня над ними.
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 И рече Господь к Моисею, глаголя:
and he said to Moses/me,
8 возми жезл твой и созови сонм ты и Аарон, брат твой, и рцыте ко каменю пред ними, и даст воды своя: и изведете им воды из камене, и напойте сонм и скоты их.
“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 И взя Моисей жезл иже пред Господем, якоже повеле Господь.
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 И созва Моисей и Аарон сонм пред камень, и рече к ним: послушайте мене, непокоривии: еда из камене сего изведем вам воду?
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 И воздвиг Моисей руку свою, удари в камень жезлом дважды: и изыде вода многа, и напися сонм (весь) и скоты их.
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 И рече Господь к Моисею и Аарону: понеже не веровасте освятити Мя пред сынми Израилтескими, сего ради не введете вы сонма сего в землю, юже дах им:
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 сия вода Пререкания, яко возропташа сынове Израилтестии пред Господем, и освятися в них.
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 И посла Моисей послы от Кадиса к Царю Едомскому, глаголя: тако глаголет брат твой Израиль: ты веси весь труд обретший нас:
[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 и снидоша отцы наши в Египет, и жихом во Египте дни многи, и озлобиша нас Египтяне и отцев наших:
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 и возопихом ко Господу, и услыша Господь глас наш, и послав Ангела, изведе ны из Египта: и ныне есмы в Кадисе граде, на конце предел твоих:
“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 да прейдем сквозе землю твою: не пройдем сквозе села, ни сквозе винограды, ни пием воды в потоцех твоих: путем царским пойдем, не совратимся ни на десно, ни на лево, дондеже прейдем пределы твоя.
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 И рече к ним Едом: не пройдеши сквозе мене: аще же ни, ратию изыду противу тебе.
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 И рекоша к нему сынове Израилевы: под горою пройдем: аще же от воды твоея испием аз и скоты моя, дам цену тебе: но вещь сия ничтоже есть, под горою да пройдем.
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 Он же рече: не пройдеши сквозе мене. И изыде противу им Едом с народом тяжким и рукою крепкою.
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 И не восхоте Едом дати Израилю проити сквозе пределы своя, и уклонися Израиль от него.
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 И воздвигошася от Кадиса, и приидоша сынове Израилтестии, весь сонм, в гору Ор.
The Israeli people left Kadesh. They went to Hor Mountain,
23 И рече Господь к Моисею и Аарону в горе Ор у предел земли Едомли, глаголя:
[which is at the border of Edom]. While they were there, Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
24 да приложится Аарон к людем своим, яко не внидете в землю, юже дах сыном Израилевым в наследие, понеже преогорчисте Мя у воды Пререкания:
“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 возми Аарона брата твоего и Елеазара сына его, и возведи я на Ор гору пред всем сонмом:
Now you, Moses, take Aaron and his son Eleazar up on Hor Mountain.
26 и совлецы Аарону ризы его и облецы Елеазара сына его, и Аарон приложився да умрет тамо.
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 И сотвори Моисей, якоже повеле ему Господь: и возведе я на Ор гору пред всем сонмом,
So Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded. The three of them/us climbed up Hor Mountain, while all the Israeli people watched.
28 и совлече Аарона с риз его, и облече в ня Елеазара сына его:
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 и умре Аарон тамо на версе горы: и сниде Моисей и Елеазар с горы. И виде весь сонм, яко умре Аарон: и плакашася по Аароне тридесять дний весь дом Израилев.
When the Israeli people realized that Aaron had died, they all mourned for him for 30 days.
