4 Mosebok 12

1 Och MirJam och Aaron talade emot Mose för hans hustrus skull, den Ethiopissan, som han till hustru tagit hade; derföre att han en Ethiopisso hade till hustru tagit;

[Moses’/My older sister] Miriam and [his/my older brother] Aaron were saying this: “Is Moses the only one to whom Yahweh has spoken messages to tell to us [RHQ]? Does Yahweh not speak messages to us two also?” [They told people that] they were saying that because Moses/I had married a woman who was a descendant of the Cush people-group, [but they were really saying that because they (were jealous/did not want Moses/me to be the only leader of the Israeli people)]. But Yahweh heard what they were saying.

2 Och sade: Talar nu Herren allena genom Mose? Talar han ock icke genom oss? Och Herren hörde det.

3 Men Mose var en ganska saktmodig man, öfver alla menniskor på jordene.

[The truth was that] Moses/I was very humble. He/I was more humble than anyone else on the earth [and Moses/I had not appointed himself/myself to be their leader].

4 Och strax sade Herren till Mose, och till Aaron, och till MirJam: Går ut I tre intill vittnesbördsens tabernakel. Och de gingo alle tre ut.

So immediately Yahweh spoke to Moses/me and to Aaron and Miriam. He said, “All three of you must go and stand at the Sacred Tent.” So they/we did that.

5 Då kom Herren neder i molnstodene, och steg in i dörrena af tabernaklet, och kallade Aaron och MirJam; och de gingo både ut.

Then Yahweh descended to the entrance of the tent in a cloud [that resembled a huge white] pillar. He told Aaron and Miriam to step forward, so they did.

6 Och han sade: Hörer min ord; om någor är ibland eder en Herrans Prophet, honom vill jag uppenbara mig uti en syn; eller uti en dröm vill jag tala med honom.

Then he said to them, “Listen to me! When a prophet is among you, I [usually] reveal myself to him by allowing him to see visions, and I speak to him in dreams.

7 Men icke så min tjenare Mose, hvilken uti mitt hela hus trogen är.

But that is not the way I speak to my servant Moses. I trust that he will lead my people [well].

8 Munteliga talar jag med honom, och han ser Herran såsom han är, icke genom mörk ord eller liknelse. Hvi hafven I då icke fruktat att tala emot min tjenare Mose?

So I talk to him face-to-face. I speak to him (clearly/using words that he will understand easily), not using parables. He has even seen what I look like. So you should be afraid to criticize my servant Moses!”

9 Och Herrans vrede förgrymmade sig öfver dem, och han vände sig bort;

Yahweh was very angry with Miriam and Aaron, and he left.

10 Dertill gaf ock molnskyn sig ifrå tabernaklet. Och si, då var MirJam spitelsk såsom en snö; och Aaron vände sig till MirJam, och fick se att hon var spitelsk.

When the cloud rose up from the Sacred Tent, Aaron looked at Miriam, and he saw that her skin was [as white] as snow, because she now had leprosy.

11 Han sade till Mose: Ack min herre! lägg icke denna syndena på oss, i det vi hafve ovisliga gjort, och syndat;

Aaron said to Moses/me, “My master, please do not punish us for this sin that we have foolishly committed.

12 Att denna icke blifver såsom ett dödt ting, som kommer ut af moderlifvet; det hafver allaredo bortfrätit hälftena af hennes kött.

Do not allow Miriam to be like a baby that is already dead when it is born, whose flesh is already half decayed!”

13 Då ropade Mose till Herran, och sade: Ack Gud! gör henne helbregda.

So Moses/I cried out to Yahweh, saying, “God, I plead with you to heal her!”

14 Herren sade: Om hennes fader hade spottat henne i ansigtet, skulle hon icke skämma sig i sju dagar? Låt innelycka henne i sju dagar utan lägret; sedan låt åter taga henne igen.

But Yahweh replied, “If her father had [rebuked her for doing something wrong by] spitting in her face, she would have been ashamed for seven days. [She should be ashamed because of what she has done]. So send her outside the camp for seven days. Then [she will not have leprosy any more, and] she may return to the camp.”

15 Så vardt då MirJam innelyckt i sju dagar utan lägret, och folket for ingen vägs fram bätter, intilldess MirJam vardt igen anammad.

So they sent her outside the camp for seven days. (The people/We) did not move [to another location] until she returned.

16 Sedan drog folket ifrå Hazeroth, och lägrade sig uti den öknene Paran.

But after [she returned], they/we left Hazeroth and moved [north] in the Paran Desert and set up their/our tents there.