Hesabu 12
1 Miriamu na Aroni walianza kuzungumza dhidi ya Mose kwa sababu ya mke wake Mkushi, kwa kuwa alikuwa ameoa Mkushi.
And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
2 Waliuliza, “Je, Bwana amesema kupitia Mose peke yake? Je, hajasema kutupitia sisi pia?” Naye Bwana akasikia hili.
And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard [it].
3 (Basi Mose alikuwa mtu mnyenyekevu sana, mnyenyekevu kuliko mtu mwingine yeyote katika uso wa dunia.)
(Now the man Moses [was] very meek, above all the men which [were] upon the face of the earth.)
4 Ghafula Bwana akawaambia Mose, Aroni na Miriamu, “Njooni katika Hema la Kukutania, ninyi nyote watatu.” Kwa hiyo wote watatu wakaenda.
And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
5 Kisha Bwana akashuka katika nguzo ya wingu, akasimama kwenye ingilio la Hema, akawaita Aroni na Miriamu. Wakati wote wawili waliposogea mbele,
And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood [in] the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
6 Bwana akasema, “Sikilizeni maneno yangu: “Akiwapo nabii wa Bwana miongoni mwenu, nitajifunua kwake kwa maono, nitanena naye katika ndoto.
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.
7 Lakini sivyo kwa mtumishi wangu Mose; yeye ni mwaminifu katika nyumba yangu yote.
My servant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all mine house.
8 Kwake nitanena naye uso kwa uso, waziwazi wala si kwa mafumbo; yeye ataona umbo la Bwana. Kwa nini basi ninyi hamkuogopa kuzungumza kinyume cha mtumishi wangu Mose?”
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
9 Hasira ya Bwana ikawaka dhidi yao, akawaacha.
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.
10 Wakati hilo wingu liliinuka kutoka juu ya Hema, Miriamu akawa tayari ana ukoma, mweupe kama theluji. Aroni akamgeukia, akaona ana ukoma.
And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam [became] leprous, [white] as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, [she was] leprous.
11 Kisha Aroni akamwambia Mose, “Tafadhali, bwana wangu, usituhesabie dhambi hii ambayo tumeifanya kwa upumbavu.
And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
12 Usimwache awe kama mtoto mchanga aliyezaliwa akiwa mfu, ambaye nusu ya mwili wake imeharibika hapo atokapo katika tumbo la mama yake.”
Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.
13 Hivyo Mose akamlilia Bwana akisema, “Ee Mungu, nakuomba umponye!”
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
14 Bwana akamjibu Mose, “Je, kama baba yake angemtemea usoni, asingeona aibu kwa siku saba? Mfungie nje ya kambi kwa siku saba; baada ya hapo anaweza kurudishwa kambini.”
And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in [again].
15 Kwa hiyo Miriamu akafungiwa nje ya kambi kwa siku saba, nao watu hawakuendelea na safari mpaka aliporudishwa kambini.
And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in [again].
16 Baada ya hayo, watu waliondoka Haserothi, wakapiga kambi katika Jangwa la Parani.
And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.
