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Numbers 14
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Numbers 14
New King James Version
Israel Refuses to Enter Canaan
14 So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people (A)wept that night. 2 (B)And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! 3 Why has the Lord brought us to this land to [a]fall by the sword, that our wives and (C)children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” 4 So they said to one another, (D)“Let us select a leader and (E)return to Egypt.”
5 Then Moses and Aaron [b]fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
6 But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; 7 and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: (F)“The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. 8 If the Lord (G)delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, (H)‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’ 9 Only (I)do not rebel against the Lord, (J)nor fear the people of the land, for (K)they[c] are our bread; their protection has departed from them, (L)and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”
10 (M)And all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Now (N)the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of meeting before all the children of Israel.
Moses Intercedes for the People
11 Then the Lord said to Moses: “How long will these people (O)reject[d] Me? And how long will they not (P)believe Me, with all the [e]signs which I have performed among them? 12 I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will (Q)make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”
13 And (R)Moses said to the Lord: (S)“Then the Egyptians will hear it, for by Your might You brought these people up from among them, 14 and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have (T)heard that You, Lord, are among these people; that You, Lord, are seen face to face and Your cloud stands above them, and You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. 15 Now if You kill these people as one man, then the nations which have heard of Your fame will speak, saying, 16 ‘Because the Lord was not (U)able to bring this people to the land which He swore to give them, therefore He killed them in the wilderness.’ 17 And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying, 18 (V)‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, (W)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’ 19 (X)Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, (Y)according to the greatness of Your mercy, just (Z)as You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”
20 Then the Lord said: “I have pardoned, (AA)according to your word; 21 but truly, as I live, (AB)all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord— 22 (AC)because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now (AD)these ten times, and have not heeded My voice, 23 they certainly shall not (AE)see the land of which I [f]swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it. 24 But My servant (AF)Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and (AG)has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it. 25 Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valley; tomorrow turn and (AH)move out into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.”
Death Sentence on the Rebels
26 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 27 (AI)“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? (AJ)I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. 28 Say to them, (AK)‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: 29 The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, (AL)all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above. 30 (AM)Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the land which I [g]swore I would make you dwell in. 31 (AN)But your little ones, whom you said would be victims, I will bring in, and they shall [h]know the land which (AO)you have despised. 32 But as for you, (AP)your[i] carcasses shall fall in this wilderness. 33 And your sons shall (AQ)be [j]shepherds in the wilderness (AR)forty years, and (AS)bear the brunt of your infidelity, until your carcasses are consumed in the wilderness. 34 (AT)According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, (AU)forty days, for each day you shall bear your [k]guilt one year, namely forty years, (AV)and you shall know My [l]rejection. 35 (AW)I the Lord have spoken this. I will surely do so to all (AX)this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.’ ”
36 Now the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation complain against him by bringing a bad report of the land, 37 those very men who brought the evil report about the land, (AY)died by the plague before the Lord. 38 (AZ)But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive, of the men who went to spy out the land.
A Futile Invasion Attempt(BA)
39 Then Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, (BB)and the people mourned greatly. 40 And they rose early in the morning and went up to the top of the mountain, saying, (BC)“Here we are, and we will go up to the place which the Lord has promised, for we have sinned!”
41 And Moses said, “Now why do you [m]transgress the command of the Lord? For this will not succeed. 42 (BD)Do not go up, lest you be defeated by your enemies, for the Lord is not among you. 43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and you shall fall by the sword; (BE)because you have turned away from the Lord, the Lord will not be with you.”
44 (BF)But they presumed to go up to the mountaintop. Nevertheless, neither the ark of the covenant of the Lord nor Moses departed from the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who dwelt in that mountain came down and attacked them, and drove them back as far as (BG)Hormah.
Footnotes
- Numbers 14:3 be killed in battle
- Numbers 14:5 prostrated themselves
- Numbers 14:9 They shall be as food for our consumption.
- Numbers 14:11 despise
- Numbers 14:11 miraculous signs
- Numbers 14:23 solemnly promised
- Numbers 14:30 solemnly promised
- Numbers 14:31 be acquainted with
- Numbers 14:32 You shall die.
- Numbers 14:33 Vg. wanderers
- Numbers 14:34 iniquity
- Numbers 14:34 opposition
- Numbers 14:41 overstep
Numbers 14
New International Version
Numbers 14
New International Version
The People Rebel
14 That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud.(A) 2 All the Israelites grumbled(B) against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt!(C) Or in this wilderness!(D) 3 Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword?(E) Our wives and children(F) will be taken as plunder.(G) Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?(H)” 4 And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.(I)”
5 Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown(J) in front of the whole Israelite assembly(K) gathered there. 6 Joshua son of Nun(L) and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes(M) 7 and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.(N) 8 If the Lord is pleased with us,(O) he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey,(P) and will give it to us.(Q) 9 Only do not rebel(R) against the Lord. And do not be afraid(S) of the people of the land,(T) because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with(U) us.(V) Do not be afraid of them.”(W)
10 But the whole assembly talked about stoning(X) them. Then the glory of the Lord(Y) appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites. 11 The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt?(Z) How long will they refuse to believe in me,(AA) in spite of all the signs(AB) I have performed among them? 12 I will strike them down with a plague(AC) and destroy them, but I will make you into a nation(AD) greater and stronger than they.”(AE)
13 Moses said to the Lord, “Then the Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.(AF) 14 And they will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard(AG) that you, Lord, are with these people(AH) and that you, Lord, have been seen face to face,(AI) that your cloud stays over them,(AJ) and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.(AK) 15 If you put all these people to death, leaving none alive, the nations who have heard this report about you will say, 16 ‘The Lord was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them on oath,(AL) so he slaughtered them in the wilderness.’(AM)
17 “Now may the Lord’s strength be displayed, just as you have declared: 18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion.(AN) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’(AO) 19 In accordance with your great love, forgive(AP) the sin of these people,(AQ) just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now.”(AR)
20 The Lord replied, “I have forgiven them,(AS) as you asked. 21 Nevertheless, as surely as I live(AT) and as surely as the glory of the Lord(AU) fills the whole earth,(AV) 22 not one of those who saw my glory and the signs(AW) I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness but who disobeyed me and tested me ten times(AX)— 23 not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath(AY) to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt(AZ) will ever see it.(BA) 24 But because my servant Caleb(BB) has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly,(BC) I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.(BD) 25 Since the Amalekites(BE) and the Canaanites(BF) are living in the valleys, turn(BG) back tomorrow and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea.[a](BH)”
26 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 27 “How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.(BI) 28 So tell them, ‘As surely as I live,(BJ) declares the Lord, I will do to you(BK) the very thing I heard you say: 29 In this wilderness your bodies will fall(BL)—every one of you twenty years old or more(BM) who was counted in the census(BN) and who has grumbled against me. 30 Not one of you will enter the land(BO) I swore with uplifted hand(BP) to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh(BQ) and Joshua son of Nun.(BR) 31 As for your children that you said would be taken as plunder, I will bring them in to enjoy the land you have rejected.(BS) 32 But as for you, your bodies will fall(BT) in this wilderness. 33 Your children will be shepherds here for forty years,(BU) suffering for your unfaithfulness, until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness. 34 For forty years(BV)—one year for each of the forty days you explored the land(BW)—you will suffer for your sins and know what it is like to have me against you.’ 35 I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will surely do these things(BX) to this whole wicked community, which has banded together against me. They will meet their end in this wilderness; here they will die.(BY)”
36 So the men Moses had sent(BZ) to explore the land, who returned and made the whole community grumble(CA) against him by spreading a bad report(CB) about it— 37 these men who were responsible for spreading the bad report(CC) about the land were struck down and died of a plague(CD) before the Lord. 38 Of the men who went to explore the land,(CE) only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh survived.(CF)
39 When Moses reported this(CG) to all the Israelites, they mourned(CH) bitterly. 40 Early the next morning they set out for the highest point in the hill country,(CI) saying, “Now we are ready to go up to the land the Lord promised. Surely we have sinned!(CJ)”
41 But Moses said, “Why are you disobeying the Lord’s command? This will not succeed!(CK) 42 Do not go up, because the Lord is not with you. You will be defeated by your enemies,(CL) 43 for the Amalekites(CM) and the Canaanites(CN) will face you there. Because you have turned away from the Lord, he will not be with you(CO) and you will fall by the sword.”
44 Nevertheless, in their presumption they went up(CP) toward the highest point in the hill country, though neither Moses nor the ark of the Lord’s covenant moved from the camp.(CQ) 45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites(CR) who lived in that hill country(CS) came down and attacked them and beat them down all the way to Hormah.(CT)
Footnotes
- Numbers 14:25 Or the Sea of Reeds
Numeri 14
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Numeri 14
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14 Allora tutta l'assemblea alzò la voce e diede in alte grida; e quella notte il popolo pianse.
2 E tutti i figli d'Israele mormorarono contro Mosè e contro Aaronne e tutti l'assemblea disse loro: «Fossimo morti nel paese d'Egitto o fossimo morti in questo deserto!
3 Perché l'Eterno ci conduce in questo paese per farci cadere di spada? Le nostre mogli e i nostri piccoli saranno preda del nemico. Non sarebbe meglio per noi ritornare in Egitto?».
4 E si dissero l'un l'altro: «Scegliamo un capo e torniamo in Egitto!».
5 Allora Mosè ed Aaronne si prostrarono a terra davanti a tutta l'assemblea riunita dei figli d'Israele.
6 Giosuè, figlio di Nun, e Caleb, figlio di Jefunneh, che erano tra coloro che avevano esplorato il paese, si stracciarono le vesti,
7 e parlarono così a tutta l'assemblea dei figli d'Israele dicendo: «Il paese che abbiamo attraversato per esplorarlo è un paese buono, buonissimo.
8 Se l'Eterno si compiace con noi, ci condurrà in questo paese e ce lo darà, "un paese dove scorre latte e miele".
9 Soltanto non ribellatevi all'Eterno e non abbiate paura del popolo del paese, perché essi saranno nostro cibo; la loro difesa si è allontanata da loro e l'Eterno è con noi; non abbiate paura di loro».
10 Allora tutta l'assemblea parlò di lapidarli; ma la gloria dell'Eterno apparve sulla tenda di convegno a tutti i figli d'Israele.
11 Poi l'Eterno disse a Mosè: «Fino a quando mi disprezzerà questo popolo? E Fino a quando rifiuteranno di credere dopo tutti i miracoli che ho operato in mezzo a loro?
12 Io lo colpirò con la peste e lo distruggerò, ma farò di te una nazione più grande e più potente di lui».
13 Mosè disse all'Eterno: «Ma lo udranno gli Egiziani, di mezzo ai quali tu hai fatto salire questo popolo per la tua potenza,
14 e lo faranno sapere agli abitanti di questo paese. Essi hanno udito che tu, o Eterno, sei in mezzo a questo popolo, che ti mostri loro faccia a faccia, che la tua nuvola sta sopra di loro e che cammini davanti a loro di giorno in una colonna di nuvola e di notte in una colonna di fuoco.
15 Ora se fai perire questo popolo come un sol uomo, le nazioni che hanno udito la tua fama parleranno, dicendo:
16 "Poiché l'Eterno non è stato capace di fare entrare questo popolo nel paese che aveva giurato di dargli, li ha uccisi nel deserto".
17 Ma ora, ti prego, sia la potenza del mio Signore manifestata nella sua grandezza, come tu hai parlato dicendo:
18 "L'Eterno è lento all'ira e grande in misericordia; egli perdona l'iniquità e il peccato, ma non lascia impunito il colpevole, punendo l'iniquità dei padri sui figli, fino alla terza e alla quarta generazione".
19 Deh, perdona l'iniquità di questo popolo, secondo la grandezza della tua misericordia, come hai perdonato a questo popolo dall'Egitto fin qui».
20 Allora l'Eterno disse: «Io perdono, come tu hai chiesto;
21 ma, come è vero che io vivo, tutta la terra sarà ripiena della gloria dell'Eterno,
22 e tutti questi uomini che hanno visto la mia gloria e i prodigi che ho fatto in Egitto e nel deserto, e mi hanno già tentato dieci volte e non hanno ubbidito alla mia voce,
23 certo non vedranno il paese che ho giurato di dare ai loro padri. Nessuno di quelli che mi hanno disprezzato lo vedrà;
24 ma il mio servo Caleb, Poiché è stato animato da un altro spirito e mi ha seguito pienamente, io lo introdurrò nel paese nel quale è andato; e la sua progenie lo possederà.
25 Or gli Amalekiti e i Cananei abitano nella valle, domani tornate indietro e incamminatevi verso il deserto, in direzione del Mar Rosso.
26 L'Eterno parlò ancora a Mosè e ad Aaronne, dicendo:
27 «Fino a quando sopporterò io questa malvagia assemblea che mormora contro di me? lo ho udito i mormorii che i figli d'Israele fanno contro di me.
28 Di' loro: Come è vero che io vivo dice l'Eterno, io vi farò quello che ho sentito dire da voi.
29 I vostri cadaveri cadranno in questo deserto; voi tutti che siete stati recensiti, dall'età di vent'anni in su, e che avete mormorato contro di me,
30 non entrerete di certo nel paese nel quale giurai di farvi abitare, ad eccezione di Caleb, figlio di Jefunneh, e di Giosuè, figlio di Nun.
31 I vostri piccoli invece, che avete detto sarebbero preda di nemici, li farò entrare; ed essi conosceranno il paese che voi avete disprezzato.
32 Ma quanto a voi, i vostri cadaveri cadranno in questo deserto.
33 E i vostri figli pascoleranno le greggi nel deserto per quarant'anni e porteranno la pena delle vostre infedeltà, finche i vostri cadaveri non siano consumati nel deserto.
34 In base al numero dei giorni che avete impiegato ad esplorare il paese, cioè quaranta giorni, per ogni giorno porterete la vostra colpa un anno, per un totale di quarant'anni; e voi conoscerete cosa sia l'essermi ritirato da voi.
35 Io, l'Eterno, ho parlato; certo così farò a tutta questa malvagia assemblea che si è riunita contro di me; in questo deserto saranno consumati e qui moriranno».
36 Ora gli uomini che Mosè aveva mandato a esplorare il paese e che, tornati, avevano fatto mormorare tutta l'assemblea contro di lui facendo un cattivo resoconto del paese,
37 quegli uomini, che avevano fatto un cattivo resoconto del paese, morirono colpiti da una piaga, davanti all'Eterno.
38 Ma Giosuè, figlio di Nun, e Caleb figlio di Jefunneh, rimasero vivi fra quegli uomini che erano andati ad esplorare il paese.
39 Allora Mosè riferì queste parole a tutti i figli d'Israele, e il popolo fece gran cordoglio.
40 Si alzarono così al mattino presto e salirono sulla cima del monte dicendo: «Eccoci qua; noi saliremo al luogo di cui ha parlato l'Eterno, poiché abbiamo peccato».
41 Ma Mosè disse: «Perché trasgredite l'ordine dell'Eterno? La cosa non riuscirà.
42 Non salite, perché sareste sconfitti dai vostri nemici, Poiché l'Eterno non è in mezzo a voi.
43 Davanti a voi infatti stanno gli Amalekiti e i Cananei, e voi cadrete per la spada; Poiché vi siete allontanati dal seguire l'Eterno, l'Eterno non sarà con voi».
44 Ciò nonostante essi ebbero l'ardire di salire sulla cima del monte; ma l'arca del patto dell'Eterno e Mosè non si mossero dal mezzo dell'accampamento.
45 Allora gli Amalekiti e i Cananei che abitavano su quel monte scesero giù, li batterono e li misero in rotta fino a Hormah.
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