Numbers 20

1 And the children of Israel, and all the multitude came into the desert of Sin, in the first month: and the people abode in Cades. And Mary died there, and was buried in the same place.

Og Israels Børn, den ganske Menighed, kom i den Ørk Zin, i den første Maaned, og Folket blev i Kades; og Maria døde der og blev begraven der.

2 And the people wanting water, came together against Moses and Aaron:

Og Menigheden havde intet Vand; da forsamledes de mod Mose og mod Aron.

3 And making a sedition, they said: Would God we had perished among our brethren before the Lord.

Og Folket kivedes med Mose, og de sagde: Gid vi dog havde opgivet Aanden, dengang vore Brødre opgave Aanden for Herrens Ansigt.

4 Why have you brought out the church of the Lord into the wilderness, that both we and our cattle should die?

Og hvorfor førte I Herrens Menighed ind i denne Ørk, at vi skulle dø der, vi og vore Dyr?

5 Why have you made us come up out of Egypt, and have brought us into this wretched place which cannot be sowed, nor bringeth forth figs, nor vines, nor pomegranates, neither is there any water to drink?

Og hvorfor førte I os op af Ægypten for at bringe os til dette slemme Sted, som ikke er et Sted til Sæd og Figen og Vin og Granatæble, og hvor der ikke er Vand at drikke?

6 And Moses and Aaron leaving the multitude, went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and fell flat upon the ground, and cried to the Lord, and said: O Lord God, hear the cry of this people, and open to them thy treasure, a fountain of living water, that being satisfied, they may cease to murmur. And the glory of the Lord appeared over them.

Og Mose og Aron kom fra Menighedens Ansigt til Forsamlingens Pauluns Dør og faldt ned paa deres Ansigter; og Herrens Herlighed viste sig for dem.

7 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:

8 Take the rod, and assemble the people together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speak to the rock before them, and it shall yield waters. And when thou hast brought forth water out of the rock, all the multitude and their cattle shall drink.

Tag Staven, og saml Menigheden, du og Aron, din Broder, og I skulle tale til Klippen for deres Øjne, saa skal den give Vand af sig; og du skal lade Vand af Klippen komme ud til dem og give Menigheden og deres Dyr at drikke.

9 Moses therefore took the rod, which was before the Lord, as he had commanded him,

Da tog Mose Staven bort fra Herrens Ansigt, som han havde befalet ham.

10 And having gathered together the multitude before the rock, he said to them: Hear, ye rebellious and incredulous: Can we bring you forth water out of this rock?

Og Mose og Aron samlede Menigheden lige for Klippen; og han sagde til dem: Hører dog, I genstridige! monne vi kunne lade Vand komme ud til eder af denne Klippe?

11 And when Moses had lifted up his hand, and struck the rock twice with the rod, there came forth water in great abundance, so that the people and their cattle drank,

Og Mose opløftede sin Haand og slog Klippen med sin Stav to Gange; da udgik meget Vand, saa at Menigheden drak og deres Dyr.

12 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: Because you have not believed me, to sanctify me before the children of Israel, you shall not bring these people into the land, which I will give them.

Og Herren sagde til Mose og til Aron: Fordi I ikke troede paa mig, til at helliggøre mig for Israels Børns Øjne, derfor skulle I ikke føre denne Menighed ind i det Land, som jeg har givet dem.

13 This is the Water of contradiction, where the children of Israel strove with words against the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.

Dette er Kivevandet, hvor Israels Børn kivedes med Herren; og han helliggjorde sig paa dem.

14 In the mean time Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, to say: Thus saith thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the labour that hath come upon us:

Og Mose sendte Bud fra Kades til Edoms Konge, saalunde: Saa siger din Broder Israel: Du ved al den Møje, som os er vederfaren,

15 In what manner our fathers went down into Egypt, and there we dwelt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.

at vore Fædre droge ned til Ægypten, og vi boede lang Tid i Ægypten, og Ægypterne handlede ilde med os og med vore Fædre.

16 And how we cried to the Lord, and he heard us, and sent an angel, who hath brought us out of Egypt. Lo, we are now in the city of Cades, which is in the uttermost of thy borders,

Og vi raabte til Herren, og han hørte vor Røst og sendte en Engel og udførte os af Ægypten, og se, vi ere i Kades, Staden ved det yderste af dit Landemærke.

17 And we beseech thee that we may have leave to pass through thy country. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, we will not drink the waters of thy wells, but we will go by the common highway, neither turning aside to the right hand, nor to the left, till we are past thy borders.

Kære, lad os gaa igennem dit Land, vi ville hverken gaa igennem Ager eller Vingaard og ej drikke Vand af nogen Brønd, vi ville gaa ad Kongevejen, vi ville hverken bøje til den højre eller til den venstre Side, indtil vi ere komne igennem dit Landemærke.

18 And Edom answered them: Thou shalt not pass by me: if thou dost I will come out armed against thee.

Og Edom sagde til ham: Du maa ikke gaa igennem mit Land, at jeg ikke skal drage ud mod dig med Sværd.

19 And the children of Israel said: We will go by the beaten way: and if we and our cattle drink of thy waters, we will give thee what is just: there shall be no difficulty in the price, only let us pass speedily.

Og Israels Børn sagde til ham: Vi ville gaa op ad den alfare Vej, og dersom vi drikke af Vandet hos dig, jeg og mit Kvæg, da vil jeg give Betaling derfor; jeg vil slet intet gøre uden at gaa igennem til Fods.

20 But he answered: Thou shalt not pass. And immediately he came forth to meet them with an infinite multitude, and a strong hand,

Men han sagde: Du maa ikke gaa igennem; og Edom drog ud imod ham med et svart Folk og en stærk Haand.

21 Neither would he condescend to their desire to grant them passage through his borders. Wherefore Israel turned another way from him.

Saa vægrede Edom sig ved at tillade Israel at gaa igennem sit Landemærke; og Israel bøjede af Vejen for ham.

22 And when they had removed the camp from Cades, they came to mount Her, which is in the borders of the land of Edom:

Og de rejste fra Kades; og Israels Børn, al Menigheden kom til det Bjerg Hor.

23 Where the Lord spoke to Moses:

Og Herren talede til Mose og til Aron ved det Bjerg Hor, ved Edoms Landemærke, og sagde:

24 Let Aaron, saith he, go to his people: for he shall not go into the land which I have given the children of Israel, because he was incredulous to my words, at the waters of contradiction.

Aron skal samles til sit Folk, thi han skal ikke komme ind i det Land, som jeg har givet Israels Børn, fordi I vare genstridige mod min Mund ved Meribas Vand.

25 Take Aaron and his son with him, and bring them up into mount Hor:

Tag Aron og Eleasar, hans Søn, Og før dem op paa det Bjerg Hor.

26 And when thou hast stripped the father of his vesture, thou shalt vest therewith Eleazar his son: Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and die there.

Og før Aron af sine Klæder, og før Eleasar, hans Søn, i dem; og Aron skal samles til sit Folk og dø der.

27 Moses did as the Lord had commanded: and they went up into mount Hor before all the multitude.

Da gjorde Mose, som Herren havde befalet; og de gik op paa det Bjerg Hor for den ganske Menigheds Øjne.

28 And when he had stripped Aaron of his vestments, he vested Eleazar his son with them. And Aaron being dead in the top of the mountain, he came down with Eleazar.

Og Mose førte Aron af sine Klæder og førte Eleasar, hans Søn, i dem; saa døde Aron der oven paa Bjerget; men Mose og Eleasar gik ned ad Bjerget.

29 And all the multitude seeing that Aaron was dead, mourned for him thirty days throughout all their families.

Og der al Menigheden saa, at Aron havde opgivet Aanden, da begræd de Aron i tredive Dage, hele Israels Hus.