Mga Bilang 12
1 At si Miriam at si Aaron ay nagsalitaan laban kay Moises tungkol sa pagkapagasawa niya sa isang babaing Cusita: sapagka't siya'y nag-asawa sa isang babaing Cusita.
[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 At kanilang sinabi, Ang Panginoon ba'y kay Moises lamang nakipagsalitaan? hindi ba nakipagsalitaan din naman sa atin? At narinig ng Panginoon.
3 Ang lalake ngang si Moises ay totoong maamong loob, na higit kay sa lahat ng lalaking nasa ibabaw ng lupa.
[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 At sinalita agad ng Panginoon kay Moises, at kay Aaron, at kay Miriam, Lumabas kayong tatlo sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan. At silang tatlo ay lumabas.
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 At ang Panginoon ay bumaba sa isang tila haliging ulap, at tumayo sa pintuan ng Tolda, at tinawag si Aaron at si Miriam: at sila'y kapuwa lumabas.
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 At kaniyang sinabi, Dinggin ninyo ngayon ang aking mga salita: kung mayroon sa gitna ninyo na isang propeta, akong Panginoon ay pakikilala sa kaniya sa pangitain, na kakausapin ko siya sa panaginip.
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 Ang aking lingkod na si Moises ay hindi gayon; siya'y tapat sa aking buong buhay:
But that is not the way I speak to my servant Moses. I trust that he will lead my people [well].
8 Sa kaniya'y makikipag-usap ako ng bibig, sa bibig, ng maliwanag, at hindi sa malabong salitaan; at ang anyo ng Panginoon ay kaniyang makikita: bakit nga hindi kayo natakot na magsalita laban sa aking lingkod, laban kay Moises?
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 At ang galit ng Panginoon ay nagningas laban sa kanila; at siya'y umalis.
Yahweh was very angry with Miriam and Aaron, and he left.
10 At ang ulap ay lumayo sa Tolda; at narito, si Miriam ay nagkaketong, na pumuting gaya ng niebe; at tiningnan ni Aaron si Miriam, at narito, siya'y nagkaketong.
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 At sinabi ni Aaron kay Moises, Oh panginoon ko, isinasamo ko sa iyo na huwag mong iparatang ang kasalanan sa amin, sapagka't ginawa namin na may kamangmangan, at sapagka't kami ay nagkasala.
Aaron said to Moses/me, “My master, please do not punish us for this sin that we have foolishly committed.
12 Huwag mong itulot sa kaniya, isinasamo ko sa iyo, na maging parang isang patay na tunaw ang kalahati ng kaniyang laman paglabas sa tiyan ng kaniyang ina.
Do not allow Miriam to be like a baby that is already dead when it is born, whose flesh is already half decayed!”
13 At humibik si Moises sa Panginoon, na sinasabi, Pagalingin mo siya, Oh Dios, ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo.
So Moses/I cried out to Yahweh, saying, “God, I plead with you to heal her!”
14 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Kung siya'y niluran ng kaniyang ama sa kaniyang mukha, hindi ba siya mahihiyang pitong araw? kulungin siyang pitong araw sa labas ng kampamento, at pagkatapos ay madadala siyang muli sa loob.
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 At si Miriam ay kinulong na pitong araw sa labas ng kampamento: at ang bayan ay hindi naglakbay hanggang si Miriam ay nadalang muli sa loob.
So they sent her outside the camp for seven days. (The people/We) did not move [to another location] until she returned.
16 At pagkatapos nito ay naglakbay ang bayan mula sa Haseroth, at humantong sa ilang ng Paran.
But after [she returned], they/we left Hazeroth and moved [north] in the Paran Desert and set up their/our tents there.
