Numbers 20

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Verse 1

In the first month the whole Israelite community arrived at the Desert of Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.

وَفِي الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ أَقْبَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى صَحْرَاءِ صِينَ، وَأَقَامُوا فِي قَادَشَ حَيْثُ مَاتَتْ مَرْيَمُ وَدُفِنَتْ هُنَاكَ.

Verse 2

Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron.

وَإِذْ لَمْ يَتَوَافَرْ مَاءٌ لِلشَّعْبِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَرُونَ،

Verse 3

They quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord!

وَخَاصَمُوا مُوسَى قَائِلِينَ لَهُ: «لَيْتَنَا هَلَكْنَا كَإِخْوَتِنَا الَّذِينَ أَهْلَكَهُمُ الرَّبُّ.

Verse 4

Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here?

لِمَاذَا قُدْتُمَا شَعْبَ الرَّبِّ إِلَى هَذِهِ الصَّحْرَاءِ، لِكَيْ نَمُوتَ فِيهَا نَحْنُ وَمَوَاشِينَا؟

Verse 5

Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink!”

لِمَاذَا أَخْرَجْتُمَانَا مِنْ مِصْرَ لِتَأْتِيَا بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا الْمَكَانِ الْقَاحِلِ، حَيْثُ لَا زَرْعَ فِيهِ وَلا تِينَ وَلا كَرْمَ وَلا رُمَّانَ وَلا مَاءَ لِلشُّرْبِ؟»

Verse 6

Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them.

فَافْتَرَقَ مُوسَى وَهَرُونُ عَنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ، وَقَدِمَا إِلَى مَدْخَلِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ حَيْثُ انْطَرَحَا عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا، فَتَرَاءَى لَهُمَا مَجْدُ الرَّبِّ،

Verse 7

The Lord said to Moses,

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

Verse 8

“Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”

«خُذِ الْعَصَا، وَاجْمَعِ الشَّعْبَ أَنْتَ وَأَخُوكَ هَرُونُ وَأْمُرَا الصَّخْرَةَ عَلَى مَشْهَدٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ تُعْطِيَ مَاءَهَا، فَتُخْرِجَ لَهُمْ مَاءً مِنَ الصَّخْرَةِ فَيَشْرَبَ الشَّعْبُ وَمَوَاشِيهِمْ».

Verse 9

So Moses took the staff from the Lord’s presence, just as he commanded him.

فَأَطَاعَ مُوسَى وَأَخَذَ الْعَصَا مِنْ أَمَامِ الرَّبِّ،

Verse 10

He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”

وَجَمَعَ مُوسَى وَهَرُونُ الشَّعْبَ عِنْدَ الصَّخْرَةِ وَقَالا لَهُمْ: «اسْمَعُوا أَيُّهَا الْمُتَمَرِّدُونَ، أَعَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُخْرِجَ لَكُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَةِ مَاءً؟»

Verse 11

Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.

وَرَفَعَ مُوسَى يَدَهُ وَضَرَبَ الصَّخْرَةَ بِعَصَاهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ، فَتَفَجَّرَ مَاءٌ غَزِيرٌ، فَشَرِبَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ وَمَوَاشِيهَا.

Verse 12

But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى وَهَرُونَ: «مِنْ حَيْثُ إِنَّكُمَا لَمْ تُؤْمِنَا بِي حَتَّى تُقَدِّسَانِي عَلَى مَرْأَىً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَإِنَّكُمَا لَنْ تُدْخِلا هَذَا الشَّعْبَ الأَرْضَ الَّتِي وَهَبْتُهَا لَهُمْ».

Verse 13

These were the waters of Meribah,^[a] where the Israelites quarreled with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.

Edom Denies Israel Passage

فَكَانَ هَذَا مَاءَ مَرِيبَةَ حَيْثُ خَاصَمَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ الرَّبَّ فَأَظْهَرَ قَدَاسَتَهُ أَمَامَهُمْ.

أدوم يرفض عبور بني إسرائيل

Verse 14

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying:

“This is what your brother Israel says: You know about all the hardships that have come on us.

وَبَعَثَ مُوسَى رُسُلاً مِنْ قَادَشَ إِلَى مَلِكِ أَدُومَ يَقُولُونَ لَهُ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ لَكَ أَخُوكَ إِسْرَائِيلُ: قَدْ بَلَغَكَ مَا أَصَابَنَا مِنْ مَشَقَّةٍ،

Verse 15

Our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived there many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors,

فَقَدِ انْحَدَرَ آبَاؤُنَا إِلَى مِصْرَ فَمَكَثْنَا فِيهَا أَيَّاماً كَثِيرَةً، فَسَامَنَا الْمِصْرِيُّونَ، نَحْنُ وَآبَاءَنَا سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ،

Verse 16

but when we cried out to the Lord, he heard our cry and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt.

“Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.

فَتَضَرَّعْنَا إِلَى الرَّبِّ فَاسْتَجَابَ لِصَوْتِنَا، وَأَرْسَلَ مَلاكاً أَخْرَجَنَا مِنْ مِصْرَ. وَهَا نَحْنُ نَازِلُونَ فِي مَدِينَةِ قَادَشَ فِي طَرَفِ تُخُومِكَ.

Verse 17

Please let us pass through your country. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will travel along the King’s Highway and not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”

فَأْذَنْ لَنَا أَنْ نَمُرَّ فِي أَرْضِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ نَدُوسَ فِي حَقْلٍ أَوْ كَرْمٍ أَوْ نَشْرَبَ مَاءَ بِئْرٍ، بَلْ نَسِيرُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الْعَامَّةِ الْمُخَصَّصَةِ لِلسَّفَرِ. لَا نَمِيلُ يَمِيناً أَوْ شِمَالاً حَتَّى نَتَجَاوَزَ حُدُودَكَ».

Verse 18

But Edom answered:

“You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.”

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَلِكُ أَدُومَ: «إِيَّاكُمُ الْمُرُورَ بِأَرْضِي لِئَلّا أُجَابِهَكُمْ بِالسَّيْفِ».

Verse 19

The Israelites replied:

“We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only want to pass through on foot—nothing else.”

فَأَجَابَهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ: «لَنْ نَسِيرَ إِلّا عَلَى طَرِيقِ السَّفَرِ، وَإِنِ اسْتَقَيْنَا نَحْنُ وَمَوَاشِينَا مِنْ مَائِكَ نَدْفَعْ ثَمَنَهُ. إِنَّنَا لَا نَطْلُبُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الْمُرُورِ رَاجِلِينَ».

Verse 20

Again they answered:

“You may not pass through.”

Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful army.

فَقَالَ: «لا تَمُرُّوا». وَعَبَّأَ مَلِكُ أَدُومَ جَيْشاً قَوِيًّا وَخَرَجَ لِلِقَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Verse 21

Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them.

The Death of Aaron

وَأَبَى مَلِكُ أَدُومَ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لِلإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ بِاجْتِيَازِ أَرَاضِيهِ. فَتَحَوَّلُوا عَنْهُ.

وفاة هرون

Verse 22

The whole Israelite community set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.

وَارْتَحَلُوا جَمِيعُهُمْ مِنْ قَادَشَ حَتَّى أَقْبَلُوا عَلَى جَبَلِ هُورٍ.

Verse 23

At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى وَهَرُونَ فِي جَبَلِ هُورٍ عِنْدَ حُدُودِ أَرْضِ أَدُومَ:

Verse 24

“Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land I give the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.

«هَرُونُ لَنْ يَلْبَثَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ، لأَنَّهُ لَنْ يَدْخُلَ الأَرْضَ الَّتِي وَهَبْتُهَا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، لأَنَّكُمَا عَصَيْتُمَا كَلامِي عِنْدَ مَاءِ مَرِيبَةَ.

Verse 25

Get Aaron and his son Eleazar and take them up Mount Hor.

خُذْ هَرُونَ وَأَلِعَازَارَ ابْنَهُ وَاصْعَدْ إِلَى جَبَلِ هُورٍ،

Verse 26

Remove Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, for Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will die there.”

وَانْزِعْ عَنْ هَرُونَ ثِيَابَهُ وَأَلْبِسْهَا أَلِعَازَارَ ابْنَهُ، لأَنَّ هُنَاكَ يَمُوتُ هَرُونُ».

Verse 27

Moses did as the Lord commanded: They went up Mount Hor in the sight of the whole community.

فَفَعَلَ مُوسَى كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ، فَصَعِدُوا جَمِيعاً إِلَى الْجَبَلِ عَلَى مَرْأىً مِنَ الشَّعْبِ كُلِّهِ،

Verse 28

Moses removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar. And Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain,

فَنَزَعَ مُوسَى ثِيَابَ هَرُونَ وَأَلْبَسَهَا أَلِعَازَارَ ابْنَهُ. وَمَاتَ هَرُونُ هُنَاكَ عَلَى قِمَّةِ الْجَبَلِ، ثُمَّ انْحَدَرَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارُ عَنِ الْجَبَلِ.

Verse 29

and when the whole community learned that Aaron had died, all the Israelites mourned for him thirty days.

وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ الشَّعْبُ أَنَّ هَرُونَ قَدْ مَاتَ، نَاحُوا عَلَيْهِ ثَلاثِينَ يَوْماً.