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Numbers 20
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Numbers 20
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Death of Miriam
20 Then the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to the (A)wilderness of Zin in the first month; and the people stayed at Kadesh. Now Miriam died there and was buried there.
2 (B)There was no water for the congregation, (C)and they assembled against Moses and Aaron. 3 (D)Then the people argued with Moses and spoke, saying, “(E)If only we had perished (F)when our brothers perished before the Lord! 4 (G)Why then have you brought the Lord’s assembly into this wilderness, for us and our livestock to die [a]here? 5 Why did you make us come up from Egypt, to bring us into this wretched place? (H)It is not a place of [b]grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, nor is there water to drink!” 6 Then Moses and Aaron came in from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and (I)fell on their faces. And the glory of the Lord appeared to them; 7 then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
The Waters of Meribah
8 “Take (J)the staff; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it shall yield its water. So you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and have the congregation and their livestock drink.”
9 So Moses took the staff (K)from before the Lord, just as He had commanded him; 10 and Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly in front of the rock. And he said to them, “(L)Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring water for you out of this rock?” 11 Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff; and (M)water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their livestock drank. 12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “(N)Since you did not trust in Me, to treat Me as holy in the sight of the sons of Israel, for that reason you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.” 13 Those were called the waters of [c](O)Meribah, [d]because the sons of Israel argued with the Lord, and He proved Himself holy among them.
14 From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to (P)the king of Edom to say, “This is what your brother Israel has said: ‘You (Q)know all the hardship that has [e]overtaken us; 15 that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly. 16 But (R)when we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice and sent (S)an angel, and brought us out from Egypt; now behold, we are at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory. 17 Please (T)let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard; we will not even drink water from a well. We will go along the king’s road, not turning to the right or left, until we pass through your territory.’”
18 (U)Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through [f]us, or I will come out with the sword against you.” 19 Again, the sons of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the road, and if I and (V)my livestock do drink any of your water, (W)then I will [g]pay its price. Let me only pass through on my feet, [h]nothing more.” 20 But he said, “(X)You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy [i]force and a strong hand. 21 (Y)So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; (Z)then Israel turned away from him.
22 Now when they set out from (AA)Kadesh, the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.
Death of Aaron
23 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron at (AB)Mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom, saying, 24 “Aaron will be (AC)gathered to his people; for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because (AD)you rebelled against My [j]command at the waters of Meribah. 25 Take Aaron and his son (AE)Eleazar, and bring them up to Mount Hor. 26 Then strip Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar. So Aaron will be (AF)gathered to his people and will die there.” 27 So Moses did just as the Lord had commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28 And after Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and (AG)put them on his son Eleazar, (AH)Aaron died there on the mountain top. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. 29 When all the congregation saw that Aaron had died, the whole house of Israel wept for Aaron for thirty (AI)days.
Footnotes
- Numbers 20:4 Lit there
- Numbers 20:5 Lit seed
- Numbers 20:13 I.e., contention
- Numbers 20:13 Or where
- Numbers 20:14 Lit found
- Numbers 20:18 Lit me
- Numbers 20:19 Lit give
- Numbers 20:19 Or no great thing
- Numbers 20:20 Lit people
- Numbers 20:24 Lit mouth
Numbers 20
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Numbers 20
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Water From the Rock
20 In the first month the whole Israelite community arrived at the Desert of Zin,(A) and they stayed at Kadesh.(B) There Miriam(C) died and was buried.
2 Now there was no water(D) for the community,(E) and the people gathered in opposition(F) to Moses and Aaron. 3 They quarreled(G) with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead(H) before the Lord!(I) 4 Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this wilderness,(J) that we and our livestock should die here?(K) 5 Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates.(L) And there is no water to drink!(M)”
6 Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting(N) and fell facedown,(O) and the glory of the Lord(P) appeared to them. 7 The Lord said to Moses, 8 “Take the staff,(Q) and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water.(R) You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”
9 So Moses took the staff(S) from the Lord’s presence,(T) just as he commanded him. 10 He and Aaron gathered the assembly together(U) in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”(V) 11 Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water(W) gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.
12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy(X) in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”(Y)
13 These were the waters of Meribah,[a](Z) where the Israelites quarreled(AA) with the Lord and where he was proved holy among them.(AB)
Edom Denies Israel Passage
14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh(AC) to the king of Edom,(AD) saying:
“This is what your brother Israel says: You know(AE) about all the hardships(AF) that have come on us. 15 Our ancestors went down into Egypt,(AG) and we lived there many years.(AH) The Egyptians mistreated(AI) us and our ancestors, 16 but when we cried out to the Lord, he heard our cry(AJ) and sent an angel(AK) and brought us out of Egypt.(AL)
“Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.(AM) 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.(AN)”
18 But Edom(AO) answered:
“You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.(AP)”
19 The Israelites replied:
“We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock(AQ) drink any of your water, we will pay for it.(AR) We only want to pass through on foot—nothing else.”
20 Again they answered:
“You may not pass through.(AS)”
Then Edom(AT) came out against them with a large and powerful army. 21 Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory,(AU) Israel turned away from them.(AV)
The Death of Aaron
22 The whole Israelite community set out from Kadesh(AW) and came to Mount Hor.(AX) 23 At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom,(AY) the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 24 “Aaron will be gathered to his people.(AZ) He will not enter the land I give the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command(BA) at the waters of Meribah.(BB) 25 Get Aaron and his son Eleazar and take them up Mount Hor.(BC) 26 Remove Aaron’s garments(BD) and put them on his son Eleazar, for Aaron will be gathered to his people;(BE) he will die there.”
27 Moses did as the Lord commanded: They went up Mount Hor(BF) in the sight of the whole community. 28 Moses removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar.(BG) And Aaron died there(BH) on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain, 29 and when the whole community learned that Aaron had died,(BI) all the Israelites mourned for him(BJ) thirty days.
Footnotes
- Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling.
Números 20
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Números 20
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El agua de la roca
20 Toda la comunidad israelita llegó al desierto de Zin el mes primero, y acampó en Cades. Fue allí donde Miriam murió y fue sepultada.
2 Como hubo una gran escasez de agua, los israelitas se amotinaron contra Moisés y Aarón, 3 y le reclamaron a Moisés: «¡Ojalá el Señor nos hubiera dejado morir junto con nuestros hermanos! 4 ¿No somos acaso la asamblea del Señor? ¿Para qué nos trajiste a este desierto, a morir con nuestro ganado? 5 ¿Para qué nos sacaste de Egipto y nos metiste en este horrible lugar? Aquí no hay semillas, ni higueras, ni viñas, ni granados, ¡y ni siquiera hay agua!»
6 Moisés y Aarón se apartaron de la asamblea y fueron a la entrada de la Tienda de reunión, donde se postraron rostro en tierra. Entonces la gloria del Señor se manifestó ante ellos, 7 y el Señor le dijo a Moisés: 8 «Toma la vara y reúne a la asamblea. En presencia de esta, tú y tu hermano le ordenaréis a la roca que dé agua. Así haréis que de ella brote agua, y daréis de beber a la asamblea y a su ganado».
9 Tal como el Señor se lo había ordenado, Moisés tomó la vara que estaba ante el Señor. 10 Luego Moisés y Aarón reunieron a la asamblea frente a la roca, y Moisés dijo: «¡Escuchad, rebeldes! ¿Acaso tenemos que sacaros agua de esta roca?» 11 Dicho esto, levantó la mano y dos veces golpeó la roca con la vara, ¡y brotó agua en abundancia, de la cual bebieron la asamblea y su ganado!
12 El Señor les dijo a Moisés y a Aarón: «Por no haber confiado en mí, ni haber reconocido mi santidad en presencia de los israelitas, no seréis vosotros los que llevéis a esta comunidad a la tierra que les he dado».
13 A estas aguas se les conoce como la fuente de Meribá,[a] porque fue allí donde los israelitas le hicieron reclamaciones al Señor, y donde él manifestó su santidad.
Edom le niega el paso a Israel
14 Desde Cades, Moisés envió emisarios al rey de Edom, con este mensaje:
«Así dice tu hermano Israel: “Tú conoces bien todos los sufrimientos que hemos padecido. 15 Sabes que nuestros antepasados fueron a Egipto, donde durante muchos años vivimos, y que los egipcios nos maltrataron a nosotros y a nuestros padres. 16 También sabes que clamamos al Señor, y que él escuchó nuestra súplica y nos envió un ángel que nos sacó de Egipto.
»”Ya estamos en Cades, población que está en las inmediaciones de tu territorio. 17 Solo te pedimos que nos dejes cruzar por tus dominios. Te prometo que no entraremos en ningún campo ni viña, ni beberemos agua de ningún pozo. Nos limitaremos a pasar por el camino real, sin apartarnos de él para nada, hasta que salgamos de tu territorio”».
18 Pero el rey de Edom le respondió:
«Ni siquiera intentéis cruzar por mis dominios; de lo contrario, saldré con mi ejército y os atacaré».
19 Los israelitas insistieron:
«Solo pasaremos por el camino principal y, si nosotros o nuestro ganado llegamos a beber agua de tus pozos, te lo pagaremos. Lo único que pedimos es que nos permitas pasar por él».
20 El rey fue tajante en su respuesta:
«¡Por aquí no pasaréis!»
Y salió contra ellos con un poderoso ejército, 21 resuelto a no dejarlos cruzar por su territorio. Así que los israelitas se vieron obligados a ir por otro camino.
Muerte de Aarón
22 Toda la comunidad israelita partió de Cades y llegó al monte Hor, 23 cerca de la frontera de Edom. Allí el Señor les dijo a Moisés y a Aarón: 24 «Pronto Aarón partirá de este mundo, de modo que no entrará en la tierra que les he dado a los israelitas porque vosotros dos no obedecisteis la orden que os di en la fuente de Meribá. 25 Así que lleva a Aarón y a su hijo al monte Hor. 26 Allí le quitarás a Aarón sus vestiduras sacerdotales, y se las pondrás a su hijo Eleazar, pues allí Aarón se reunirá con sus antepasados».
27 Moisés llevó a cabo lo que el Señor le ordenó. A la vista de todo el pueblo, los tres subieron al monte Hor. 28 Moisés le quitó a Aarón las vestiduras sacerdotales, y se las puso a Eleazar. Allí, en la cumbre del monte, murió Aarón. Luego Moisés y Eleazar descendieron del monte. 29 Y, cuando el pueblo se enteró de que Aarón había muerto, lo lloró treinta días.
Footnotes
- 20:13 En hebreo, Meribá significa reclamación.
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