Numbers 14

1 Gbogbo ìjọ ènìyàn sì gbóhùn sókè, wọ́n sì sọkún ní òru ọjọ́ náà.

That night, all the Israeli people cried loudly.

2 Gbogbo ọmọ Israẹli sì kùn sí Mose àti Aaroni, gbogbo ìjọ ènìyàn Israẹli sì wí fún wọn pé, “Àwa ìbá kúkú ti kú ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti. Tàbí kí a kúkú kú sínú aginjù yìí.

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 Kí ló dé tí Olúwa fi mú wa wá sí ilẹ̀ yìí láti fi idà pa wá? Àwọn ìyàwó wa, àwọn ọmọ wa yóò sì di ìjẹ. Ǹjẹ́ kò wa, ní í dára fún wa bí a bá padà sí Ejibiti?”

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 Wọ́n sì sọ fún ara wọn pé, “Ẹ jẹ́ kí á yan olórí kí á sì padà sí Ejibiti.”

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

5 Nígbà náà ni Mose àti Aaroni dojúbolẹ̀ níwájú gbogbo ìjọ ọmọ Israẹli.

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

6 Joṣua ọmọ Nuni àti Kalebu ọmọ Jefunne, tí wọ́n wà lára àwọn to lọ yẹ ilẹ̀ wò sì fa aṣọ wọn ya.

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

7 Wọ́n sì sọ fún gbogbo ìjọ ènìyàn Israẹli pé, “Ilẹ̀ tí a là kọjá láti yẹ̀ wò náà jẹ́ ilẹ̀ tí ó dára lọ́pọ̀lọ́pọ̀.

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

8 Bí inú Olúwa bá dùn sí wa, yóò mú wa dé ilẹ̀ náà, ilẹ̀ tó ń sàn fún wàrà àti fún oyin, yóò fún wa ní ilẹ̀ náà.

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

9 Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ má ṣe ṣọ̀tẹ̀ sí Olúwa. Kí ẹ sì má bẹ̀rù àwọn ènìyàn ìlú náà, nítorí pé a ó gbé wọn mì, ààbò wọn ti fi wọ́n sílẹ̀, Olúwa sì wà pẹ̀lú àwa, ẹ má ṣe bẹ̀rù wọn.”

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 Ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo ìjọ ènìyàn sì ń sọ pé àwọn yóò sọ wọ́n lókùúta pa. Nígbà náà ni ògo Olúwa fi ara hàn ní àgọ́ ìpàdé níwájú àwọn ọmọ Israẹli.

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 Olúwa sọ fún Mose pé, “Fún ìgbà wo ni àwọn ènìyàn yìí yóò ti kẹ́gàn mi tó? Báwo ni yóò ti pẹ́ tó tí wọ́n ó fi kọ̀ jálẹ̀ láti gbà mí gbọ́, pẹ̀lú gbogbo iṣẹ́ àmì tí mo ṣe láàrín wọn?

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 Èmi ó kọlù wọ́n pẹ̀lú àjàkálẹ̀-ààrùn, èmi ó gba ogún wọn lọ́wọ́ wọn, èmi ó sì pa wọ́n run ṣùgbọ́n èmi ó sọ ọ́ di orílẹ̀-èdè ńlá tó sì lágbára jù wọ́n lọ.”

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 Ṣùgbọ́n Mose sọ fún Olúwa pé, “Nígbà náà ni àwọn ará Ejibiti yóò gbọ́! Nítorí pé nípa agbára rẹ ni ìwọ fi mú àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí jáde kúrò láàrín wọn.

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 Wọ́n ó sì sọ fún àwọn olùgbé ilẹ̀ yìí. Àwọn tó ti mọ̀ tẹ́lẹ̀ pé ìwọ Olúwa wà láàrín àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí àti pé wọ́n rí ìwọ, Olúwa, ní ojúkojú, àti pé ìkùùkuu àwọsánmọ̀ rẹ dúró lórí wọn, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ìwọ sì ń lọ níwájú wọn pẹ̀lú ìkùùkuu àwọsánmọ̀ ní ọ̀sán àti pẹ̀lú ọ̀wọ́n iná ní òru.

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 Bí ìwọ bá pa àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí lẹ́ẹ̀kan ṣoṣo, àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè tó bá gbọ́ ìròyìn yìí nípa rẹ yóò wí pé,

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

16 ‘Nítorí pé Olúwa kò le è mú àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí dé ilẹ̀ tí ó ṣèlérí fún wọn; torí èyí ló ṣe pa wọ́n sínú aginjù yìí.’

‘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 “Báyìí, mo gbàdúrà, jẹ́ kí agbára Olúwa tóbi gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìwọ ti sọ pé,

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

18 ‘Olúwa lọ́ra láti bínú, ó sì pọ̀ ní ìfẹ́ tó dúró ṣinṣin, tí ń dárí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ àti ìrékọjá jì. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kì í jẹ́ kí ẹlẹ́bi lọ láìjìyà; tó ń fi ìyà ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ baba jẹ ọmọ títí dé ìran kẹta àti ìran kẹrin.’

‘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 Dárí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ àwọn ènìyàn yìí jì wọ́n, mo bẹ̀ ọ́, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìfẹ́ ńlá rẹ, bí o ti ṣe ń dárí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wọn jì wọ́n láti ìgbà tí o ti kó wọn kúrò ní Ejibiti di ìsin yìí.”

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 Olúwa sì dáhùn pé, “Mo ti dáríjì wọ́n gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ.

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

21 Ṣùgbọ́n nítòótọ́ bí mo ti wà láààyè, gbogbo ayé yóò kún fún ògo Olúwa.

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 Kò sí ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ènìyàn tó rí ògo mi àti àwọn iṣẹ́ àmì tí mo ṣe ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti àti nínú aginjù ṣùgbọ́n tí wọ́n ṣe àìgbọ́ràn sí mi, tí wọn sì dán mi wò ní ìgbà mẹ́wàá yìí,

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 ọ̀kan nínú wọn kò ní rí ilẹ̀ náà tí mo ṣe ìlérí ní ìbúra láti fún baba ńlá wọn. Kò sí ọ̀kan nínú àwọn tó kẹ́gàn mi tí yóò rí ilẹ̀ náà.

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 Ṣùgbọ́n nítorí pé Kalebu ìránṣẹ́ mi ní ẹ̀mí ọ̀tọ̀, tí ó sì tún tẹ̀lé mi tọkàntọkàn, èmi ó mu dé ilẹ̀ náà tó lọ yẹ̀ wò, irú àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ yóò sì jogún rẹ̀.

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 Níwọ́n ìgbà tí àwọn ará Amaleki àti àwọn ará Kenaani ń gbé ní àfonífojì, ẹ yípadà lọ́la kí ẹ sì dojúkọ aginjù lọ́nà Òkun Pupa.”

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 Olúwa sọ fún Mose àti Aaroni pé,

Then Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,

27 “Báwo ni yóò ti pẹ́ tó tí àwọn ìjọ ènìyàn búburú yìí yóò fi máa kùn sí mi? Mo ti gbọ́ kíkùn tí àwọn ọmọ Israẹli ń kùn sí mi.

“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 Sọ fún wọn, bí mo ti wà láààyè nítòótọ́ ni Olúwa wí, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ohun tí ẹ wí létí mi ni èmi ó ṣe fún un yín.

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

29 Nínú aginjù yìí ni ẹ ó kú sí, gbogbo ẹ̀yin tí ẹ kùn láti ọmọ ogún ọdún ó lé àní gbogbo ẹ̀yin tí a kà.

[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 Ọ̀kan nínú yín kò ní í dé ilẹ̀ tí mo búra nípa ìgbọ́wọ́sókè láti fi ṣe ibùgbé yín, bí kò ṣe Kalebu ọmọ Jefunne àti Joṣua ọmọ Nuni.

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

31 Ṣùgbọ́n ní ti àwọn ọmọ yín tí ẹ wí pé wọn ó di ìjẹ, àwọn ni n ó mú dé bẹ̀ láti gbádùn ilẹ̀ tí ẹ kọ̀sílẹ̀.

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 Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀yin, òkú yín yóò ṣubú ní aginjù yìí.

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

33 Àwọn ọmọ wẹ́wẹ́ yín yóò sì máa rin kiri nínú aginjù fun ogójì ọdún wọn ó máa jìyà nítorí àìnígbàgbọ́ yín, títí tí ọkàn gbogbo yín yóò fi ṣòfò tán ní aginjù.

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 Fún ogójì ọdún èyí jẹ́ ọdún kan fún ọjọ́ kọ̀ọ̀kan nínú ogójì ọjọ́ tí ẹ fi yẹ ilẹ̀ náà wò ẹ̀yin ó sì jìyà fún ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ yín, ẹ ó sì mọ bí ó ti rí láti lòdì sí mi.

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 Èmi, Olúwa, lo sọ bẹ́ẹ̀; Èmi ó sì ṣe àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí sí ìjọ ènìyàn búburú yìí tí wọ́n kó ra wọn jọ lòdì sí mi. Nínú aginjù yìí ni òpin yóò dé bá wọn, ibẹ̀ ni wọn yóò kú sí.”

[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 Àwọn ọkùnrin tí Mose rán láti yẹ ilẹ̀ wò, tí wọ́n sì mú gbogbo ìjọ kùn sí i nípa ìròyìn búburú tí wọ́n mú wá nípa ilẹ̀ náà;

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 Olúwa sì kọlu àwọn ọkùnrin tó mú ìròyìn búburú wá nípa ilẹ̀ náà, àjàkálẹ̀-ààrùn sì pa wọ́n níwájú Olúwa.

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

38 Nínú gbogbo àwọn tó lọ yẹ ilẹ̀ náà wò, Joṣua ọmọ Nuni àti Kalebu ọmọ Jefunne ló yè é.

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

39 Nígbà tí Mose sọ gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ yìí fún àwọn ọmọ Israẹli, wọ́n sì sọkún gidigidi.

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

40 Wọ́n dìde ní àárọ̀ ọjọ́ kejì wọ́n sì gòkè lọ sí ìlú orí òkè, wọ́n wí pé, “Àwa ti ṣẹ̀, àwa yóò lọ sí ibi tí Olúwa ṣèlérí fún wa.”

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 Mose sì dá wọn lóhùn pé, “Kí ló dé tí ẹ fi ṣẹ̀ sí òfin Olúwa? Èyí kò le yọrí sí rere!

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 Ẹ má ṣe gòkè lọ nítorí pé Olúwa kò sí láàrín yín. Ki á má ba à lù yín bolẹ̀ níwájú àwọn ọ̀tá yín.

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 Nítorí pé àwọn ará Amaleki àti àwọn ará Kenaani ń bẹ níwájú yín, ẹ̀yin yóò sì ti ipa idà ṣubú. Nítorí pé, ẹ ti yà kúrò ní ọ̀nà Olúwa, Olúwa kò sì ní í wà pẹ̀lú yín.”

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 Síbẹ̀síbẹ̀, pẹ̀lú àìfarabalẹ̀ wọn, wọ́n gòkè lọ sórí òkè náà, láìjẹ́ pé àpótí ẹ̀rí Olúwa tàbí Mose kúrò nínú ibùdó.

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 Àwọn ará Amaleki àti àwọn ará Kenaani tó ń gbé lórí òkè sọ̀kalẹ̀ tọ̀ wọ́n, wọ́n bá wọn jà, wọ́n sì lé wọn títí dé Horma.

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.