Numbers 12

1 Miriam and Aaron were critical of Moses because of his Ethiopian wife—he'd married an Ethiopian woman.

Moses el tuh payukyak sin sie mutan Cush. Miriam ac Aaron kaskas in akkolukyal Moses kac.

2 “Is it only through Moses that the Lord speaks?” they asked. “Doesn't he speak through us too?” The Lord heard all this.

Eltal fahk, “Mea, LEUM GOD El kaskas nu sin mwet uh sel Moses mukena? Ya El tia kaskas pac kacsr?” LEUM GOD El lohng ma eltal fahk. (

3 Moses was a very humble man, more than anyone else on earth.

Moses el mwet na fakpap se, yohk liki kutena mwet fin faclu.)

4 All of a sudden the Lord called for Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, telling them, “The three of you, come to the Tent of Meeting.” The three of them did so.

In kitin pacl ah na LEUM GOD El fahk nu sel Moses, Aaron, ac Miriam, “Nga lungse komtal kewa in tuku nu ke Lohm Nuknuk Mutal sik.” Na eltal som,

5 The Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood in the entrance to the Tent. He called Aaron and Miriam and they came forward.

ac LEUM GOD El oatui in sie sru in pukunyeng, ac tu ke nien utyak lun Lohm Nuknuk Mutal. El pangnol Aaron ac Miriam, na eltal kalukyang,

6 “Now listen to my words, he told them. If you had prophets, I the Lord would reveal myself to them in visions; I would communicate with them in dreams.

ac LEUM GOD El fahk, “Lohng ma nga ac fahk inge! Ke pacl oasr mwet palu inmasrlowos, nga sifacna fahkyuyak nu selos ke aruruma, ac nga kaskas nu selos in mweme.

7 But it's not like this with my servant Moses, who of all my people is the one who is faithful.

Tusruktu tia ouinge ke nga kaskas nu sel Moses, mwet kulansap luk. Nga srisrngilya elan kol mwet Israel nukewa luk.

8 I talk to him personally, face to face. I speak plainly, not in riddles. He sees the likeness of the Lord. So why weren't you afraid when you criticized my servant Moses?”

Ke ma inge pacl nga kaskas nu sel kut ngetani na sramsram lemtulauk, ac tia ke kas lukma. El liye tari lumuk! Na fuka tuh komtal ku in kaskas lainul Moses, mwet kulansap luk?”

9 The Lord was angry with them, and he left.

LEUM GOD El kasrkusrakak seltal; ouinge ke El som lukeltal

10 As the cloud rose above the Tent, Miriam's skin suddenly turned white with leprosy. Aaron turned to look and saw that she had leprosy.

ac pukunyeng sac sowak liki Lohm Nuknuk Mutal, Miriam el musen lepayak, ac manol fasrfasrla oana snow. Na ke Aaron el ngetang liye lah Miriam el lepa lac,

11 He said to Moses, “My lord, please don't punish us for this sin that we've so stupidly committed.

el fahk nu sel Moses, “Leum luk, nunak munas, nimet kalyei kut ke ma koluk lalfon se lasr.

12 Please don't let her become like a stillborn baby whose flesh is already decaying when they're born!”

Nikmet lela Miriam elan oana sie tulik su isusla misa, su tafu ikwal mongola.”

13 Moses called out to the Lord, “God, please heal her!”

Ke ma inge Moses el wowoyak tung nu sin LEUM GOD ac fahk, “O God, akkeyala mutan se inge!”

14 But the Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face wouldn't she have been disgraced for seven days? Keep her in isolation outside the camp for seven days, and then she can be taken back in.”

LEUM GOD El topuk, “Papa tumal funu aniya mutal, na el lukun muta in mwekin lal len itkosr. Ke ma inge lela elan muta likin nien aktuktuk uh len itkosr, na toko ac ku in folokinyukme el.”

15 Miriam was kept in isolation outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was taken back in.

Miriam el muta likin nien aktuktuk len itkosr, ac mwet uh tiana mukuiyak nwe ke na folokinyukme el.

16 Then the people left Hazeroth and set up camp in the Desert of Paran.

Toko elos fahsr liki acn Hazeroth, ac tulokunak nien aktuktuk selos in acn mwesis lun Paran.