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.
Derpaa naaede Israeliterne, hele Menigheden, til Zins Ørken i den første Maaned, og Folket slog sig ned i Kadesj. Der døde Mirjam, og der blev hun jordet.
2 And the people wanting water, came together against Moses and Aaron:
Men der var ikke Vand til Menigheden; derfor samlede de sig mod Moses og Aron,
3 And making a sedition, they said: Would God we had perished among our brethren before the Lord.
og Folket kivedes med Moses og sagde: »Gid vi var omkommet, dengang vore Brødre omkom for HERRENS Aasyn!
4 Why have you brought out the church of the Lord into the wilderness, that both we and our cattle should die?
Hvorfor førte I HERRENS Forsamling ind i denne Ørken, naar vi skal dø her, baade vi og vort Kvæg?
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 ud af Ægypten, naar I vilde have os hen til dette skrækkelige Sted, hvor der hverken er Korn eller Figener, Vintræer eller Granatæbler, ej heller 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.
Men Moses og Aron begav sig fra Forsamlingen hen til Aabenbaringsteltets Indgang og faldt paa deres Ansigt. Da viste HERRENS Herlighed sig for dem,
7 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
og HERREN talede til Moses 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 kald saa tillige med din Broder Aron Menigheden sammen og tal til Klippen i deres Paasyn, saa giver den Vand; lad Vand strømme frem af Klippen til dem og skaf Menigheden og dens Kvæg noget at drikke!«
9 Moses therefore took the rod, which was before the Lord, as he had commanded him,
Da tog Moses Staven fra dens Plads foran HERRENS Aasyn, som han havde paalagt 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 Moses og Aron kaldte Forsamlingen sammen foran Klippen, og han sagde til dem: »Hør nu, I genstridige! Mon vi formaar at faa Vand til at strømme frem 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 Moses løftede sin Haand og slog to Gange paa Klippen med sin Stav, og der strømmede Vand frem i Mængde, saa at Menigheden og dens Kvæg kunde drikke.
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.
Men HERREN sagde til Moses og Aron: »Fordi I ikke troede paa mig og helligede mig for Israeliternes Øjne, skal I ikke komme til at føre denne Forsamling ind i det Land, jeg vil give 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 Meribas Vand, hvor Israeliterne kivedes med HERREN, og hvor han aabenbarede sin Hellighed 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:
Fra Kadesj sendte Moses Sendebud til Kongen af Edom med det Bud: »Din Broder Israel lader sige: Du kender jo alle de Besværligheder, som er vederfaret os,
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.
hvorledes vore Fædre drog ned til Ægypten, hvorledes vi boede der i lange Tider, og hvorledes Ægypterne mishandlede os og 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,
da raabte vi til HERREN, og han hørte vor Røst og sendte en Engel og førte os ud af Ægypten. Se, nu er vi i Byen Kadesj ved Grænsen af dine Landemærker.
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.
Lad os faa Lov at vandre igennem dit Land. Vi vil hverken drage hen over Marker eller Vinhaver eller drikke Vandet i Brøndene; vi vil gaa ad Kongevejen, vi vil hverken bøje af til højre eller venstre, før vi er naaet igennem dit Land!«
18 And Edom answered them: Thou shalt not pass by me: if thou dost I will come out armed against thee.
Men Edom svarede ham: »Du maa ikke vandre igennem mit Land, ellers drager jeg imod dig med Sværd i Haand!«
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.
Da sagde Israeliterne til ham: »Vi vil følge den slagne Landevej, og der som jeg eller mit Kvæg drikker af dine Vandingssteder, vil jeg betale derfor det er da ikke noget at være bange for, jeg vil kun vandre derigennem 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 svarede: »Du maa ikke drage her igennem!« Og Edom rykkede imod ham med mange Krigere og stærkt rustet.
21 Neither would he condescend to their desire to grant them passage through his borders. Wherefore Israel turned another way from him.
Da Edom saaledes formente Israel at drage igennem sine Landemærker, bøjede Israel af og drog udenom.
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:
Derpaa brød Israeliterne, hele Menigheden, op fra Kadesj og kom til Bjerget Hor.
23 Where the Lord spoke to Moses:
Og HERREN talede til Moses og Aron ved Bjerget Hor ved Grænsen til Edoms Land 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 nu samles til sin Slægt, thi han skal ikke komme ind i det Land, jeg vil give Israeliterne, fordi I var genstridige mod mit Bud ved Meribas Vand.
25 Take Aaron and his son with him, and bring them up into mount Hor:
Tag Aron og hans Søn Eleazar og før dem op paa Bjerget 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.
affør saa Aron hans Klæder og ifør hans Søn Eleazar dem, thi der skal Aron tages bort og dø!«
27 Moses did as the Lord had commanded: and they went up into mount Hor before all the multitude.
Da gjorde Moses som HERREN bød, og de gik op paa Bjerget Hor i hele Menighedens Paasyn;
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 efter at Moses havde afført Aron hans Klæder og iført hans Søn Eleazar dem, døde Aron deroppe paa Bjergets Top. Men Moses og Eleazar steg ned fra Bjerget,
29 And all the multitude seeing that Aaron was dead, mourned for him thirty days throughout all their families.
og da hele Menigheden skønnede, at Aron var død, græd de over Aron i tredive Dage, hele Israels Hus.
