民数记 20

1 正月间，以色列全会众到了寻的旷野，就住在加低斯。米利暗死在那里，就葬在那里。

And the children of Israel, the whole assembly, came into the wilderness of Zin, in the first month; and the people abode at Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

2 会众没有水喝，就聚集攻击摩西、亚伦。

And there was no water for the assembly, and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

3 百姓向摩西争闹说：“我们的弟兄曾死在耶和华面前，我们恨不得与他们同死。

And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

4 你们为何把耶和华的会众领到这旷野、使我们和牲畜都死在这里呢？

And why have ye brought the congregation of Jehovah into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our beasts?

5 你们为何逼着我们出埃及、领我们到这坏地方呢？这地方不好撒种，也没有无花果树、葡萄树、石榴树，又没有水喝。”

And why have ye made us to go up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates, neither is there any water to drink.

6 摩西、亚伦离开会众，到会幕门口，俯伏在地；耶和华的荣光向他们显现。

And Moses and Aaron went from before the congregation to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and fell upon their faces; and the glory of Jehovah appeared to them.

7 耶和华晓谕摩西说：

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

8 “你拿着杖去，和你的哥哥亚伦招聚会众，在他们眼前吩咐磐石发出水来，水就从磐石流出，给会众和他们的牲畜喝。”

Take the staff, and gather the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, and it shall give its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock, and shalt give the assembly and their beasts drink.

9 于是摩西照耶和华所吩咐的，从耶和华面前取了杖去。

And Moses took the staff from before Jehovah, as he had commanded him.

10 摩西、亚伦就招聚会众到磐石前。摩西说：“你们这些背叛的人听我说：我为你们使水从这磐石中流出来吗？”

And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, ye rebels: shall we bring forth to you water out of this rock?

11 摩西举手，用杖击打磐石两下，就有许多水流出来，会众和他们的牲畜都喝了。

And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his staff smote the rock twice, and much water came out, and the assembly drank, and their beasts.

12 耶和华对摩西、亚伦说：“因为你们不信我，不在以色列人眼前尊我为圣，所以你们必不得领这会众进我所赐给他们的地去。”

And Jehovah said to Moses and to Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to hallow me before the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land that I have given them.

13 这水名叫米利巴水，是因以色列人向耶和华争闹，耶和华就在他们面前显为圣。

These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them.

14 摩西从加低斯差遣使者去见以东王，说：“你的弟兄以色列人这样说：‘我们所遭遇的一切艰难，

And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the trouble that hath befallen us,

15 就是我们的列祖下到埃及，我们在埃及久住；埃及人恶待我们的列祖和我们，

how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians evil entreated us and our fathers;

16 我们哀求耶和华的时候，他听了我们的声音，差遣使者把我们从埃及领出来。这事你都知道。如今，我们在你边界上的城加低斯。

and when we cried to Jehovah, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt; and behold, we are at Kadesh, a city at the extremity of thy border.

17 求你容我们从你的地经过。我们不走田间和葡萄园，也不喝井里的水，只走大道，不偏左右，直到过了你的境界。’”

Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country; we will not pass through fields, or through vineyards, neither will we drink water out of the wells: we will go by the king's road; we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.

18 以东王说：“你不可从我的地经过，免得我带刀出去攻击你。”

But Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

19 以色列人说：“我们要走大道上去；我们和牲畜若喝你的水，必给你价值。不求别的，只求你容我们步行过去。”

And the children of Israel said to him, We will go by the high way; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then I will pay for it: I will only, without anything else, go through on my feet.

20 以东王说：“你们不可经过！”就率领许多人出来，要用强硬的手攻击以色列人。

And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

21 这样，以东王不肯容以色列人从他的境界过去。于是他们转去，离开他。

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; and Israel turned away from him.

22 以色列全会众从加低斯起行，到了何珥山。

And they removed from Kadesh; and the children of Israel, the whole assembly, came to mount Hor.

23 耶和华在附近以东边界的何珥山上晓谕摩西、亚伦说：

And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron in mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, saying,

24 “亚伦要归到他列祖那里。他必不得入我所赐给以色列人的地；因为在米利巴水，你们违背了我的命。

Aaron shall be gathered unto his peoples; for he shall not enter into the land that I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my commandment at the waters of Meribah.

25 你带亚伦和他的儿子以利亚撒上何珥山，

Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor,

26 把亚伦的圣衣脱下来，给他的儿子以利亚撒穿上；亚伦必死在那里，归他列祖。”

and strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron shall be gathered [to his peoples], and shall die there.

27 摩西就照耶和华所吩咐的行。三人当着会众的眼前上了何珥山。

And Moses did as Jehovah had commanded, and they went up mount Hor before the eyes of the whole assembly.

28 摩西把亚伦的圣衣脱下来，给他的儿子以利亚撒穿上，亚伦就死在山顶那里。于是摩西和以利亚撒下了山。

And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there upon the top of the mountain; and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.

29 全会众，就是以色列全家，见亚伦已经死了，便都为亚伦哀哭了三十天。

And the whole assembly saw that Aaron was dead, and they mourned for Aaron thirty days, [even] the whole house of Israel.