민수기 14
Korean Living Bible
가나안 땅에 들어가기를 거절하는 이스라엘 백성
14 그러자 모든 백성이 밤새도록 통곡하고
2 모세와 아론을 원망하며 이렇게 말하였다. “우리가 이집트에서나 광야에서 죽었으면 좋았을 텐데!
3 무엇 때문에 여호와가 우리를 이 땅으로 인도하여 칼날에 죽게 하시는가? 우리 아내와 자식들이 다 잡혀갈 바에야 차라리 이집트로 돌아가는 것이 낫지 않겠는가!”
4 그리고 그들은 “자, 지도자를 뽑아 세우고 이집트로 돌아가자!” 하고 서로 외쳐댔다.
5 그러자 모세와 아론이 모든 백성 앞에서 땅에 엎드렸다.
6 그때 땅을 탐지하러 갔던 눈의 아들 여호수아와 여분네의 아들 갈렙이 옷을 찢으며
7 모든 백성에게 말하였다. “우리가 탐지한 땅은 아주 좋은 땅입니다.
8 여호와께서 우리를 좋게 여기신다면 우리를 그 곳으로 인도하여 [a]기름지고 비옥한 그 땅을 우리에게 주실 것입니다.
9 여러분, 여호와를 거역하지 마십시오. 그 땅 사람들은 우리 밥에 지나지 않습니다. 그들을 조금도 두려워하지 마십시오. 그들의 보호자는 떠났고 여호와께서는 우리와 함께 계십니다. 그러니 조금도 두려워하지 마십시오!”
10 그러나 군중들은 그들을 돌로 쳐 죽이려고 위협하였다. 그러자 갑자기 여호와의 영광의 광채가 성막 위에 나타났다.
11 그리고 여호와께서 모세에게 말씀하셨다. “언제까지 이 사람들이 나를 멸시할 작정이냐? 내가 그들 가운데 그렇게 많은 기적을 행했는데도 언제까지 그들이 나를 믿지 않을 작정이냐?
12 내가 무서운 전염병으로 그들을 쳐서 죽이고 너를 통하여 그들보다 더 크고 강한 나라를 세우겠다.”
백성을 위해 기도하는 모세
13 그때 모세가 여호와께 이렇게 말하였다. “주께서는 이 백성을 이집트에서 주의 능력으로 인도해 내셨습니다. 만일 주께서 그렇게 하시면 이집트 사람들이 그 소문을 듣고
14 그것을 이 땅에 사는 사람들에게 말할 것입니다. 이 곳 사람들도 여호와께서 우리와 함께하시고 구름이 우리 위에 머물 때 주께서 분명하게 나타나셨으며 낮에는 구름 기둥으로, 밤에는 불 기둥으로 우리를 인도하신 일을 이미 들어서 잘 알고 있습니다.
15 그런데 주께서 이 백성을 다 죽이신다면 주의 명성에 대하여 들은 나라들이
16 ‘여호와가 이 백성을 약속한 땅으로 인도할 수 없기 때문에 광야에서 그들을 죽였다’ 고 말할 것입니다.
17 이제 주께서 말씀하신 대로 주의 능력을 나타내소서.
18 주께서는 쉽게 노하시지 않고 사랑과 자비가 많아서 죄와 잘못을 용서하시지만 그렇다고 범죄한 자를 벌하지 않은 채 그대로 두지는 않을 것이며 그 죄에 대하여 자손 삼사 대까지 벌할 것이라고 말씀하셨습니다.
19 주께서 이 백성을 이집트에서부터 지금까지 용서해 주신 것처럼 주의 변함없는 크신 사랑으로 이들을 용서해 주소서.”
20 그러자 여호와께서 대답하셨다. “좋다. 네 말대로 내가 그들을 용서해 주겠다.
21 그러나 분명히 말해 두지만 내가 살아 있고 온 세상이 내 영광으로 가득 차 있는 한
22 이들 중 한 사람도 그 땅에 들어가지 못할 것이다. 그들은 내 영광을 보고 또 이집트와 광야에서 행한 기적들을 보고서도 나를 열 번이나 시험하고 나에게 순종하지 않았다.
23 그러므로 그들은 내가 그들의 조상들에게 약속한 땅을 절대로 보지 못할 것이며 나를 멸시한 자도 그 땅을 보지 못할 것이다.
24 그러나 내 종 갈렙만은 그들과 다른 정신을 가지고 전적으로 나를 따랐으므로 그가 탐지한 땅으로 내가 그를 인도하겠다. 그의 후손들이 그 땅을 차지할 것이다.
25 그 땅 계곡에는 지금 아말렉족과 가나안족이 살고 있다. 그러므로 너희는 내일 돌아서 홍해로 가는 길을 따라 광야로 들어가거라.”
원망한 백성들에게 형벌을 선언함
26 여호와께서 모세와 아론에게 말씀하셨다.
27 “이 악한 백성이 언제까지 나에게 불평할 것인가? 나는 이들이 원망하는 소리를 다 들었다.
28 너희는 그들에게 내가 이렇게 말한다고 일러 주어라. ‘내가 분명히 말하지만 내가 살아 있는 한 너희 말대로 해 주겠다.
29-30 너희는 이 광야에서 쓰러져 죽을 것이 다. 너희가 나에게 불평하였으므로 여분네의 아들 갈렙과 눈의 아들 여호수아를 제외하고 나를 원망한 20세 이상의 사람들은 내가 약속한 땅에 하나도 들어가지 못할 것이다.
31 너희는 너희 자녀들이 사로잡혀갈 것이라고 말했으나 나는 그들을 인도하여 너희가 거절한 땅으로 들어가 살게 하겠다.
32 그러나 너희는 이 광야에서 쓰러져 죽을 것이다.
33 그리고 나를 불신한 너희 죄 때문에 너희 자녀들은 너희가 한 사람도 남지 않고 다 죽을 때까지 광야에서 40년 동안 방황할 것이다.
34 너희는 그 땅을 탐지하는 데 소요된 40일의 하루를 년으로 계산하여 40년 동안 너희 죄의 대가를 받을 것이다. 그러면 너희가 나를 거절한 결과가 어떤 것임을 알게 될 것이다.’
35 “나 여호와가 분명히 말하지만 함께 모여 나를 거역하는 이 악한 백성에게 내가 말한 것을 반드시 행하겠다. 그들은 이 광야에서 다 죽어 없어질 것이다.”
36-37 모세의 지시를 받아 땅을 탐지하고 돌아와 허위 보고로 백성들을 충동하여 모세를 원망하게 만든 그 정찰대원들은 여호와의 재앙을 받아 죽었다.
38 그러나 그 땅을 탐지하러 갔던 사람들 중에 눈의 아들 여호수아와 여분네의 아들 갈렙만은 살아 남았다.
39 모세가 하나님의 말씀을 백성들에게 전하자 그들은 몹시 슬퍼하였다.
40 다음날 아침 일찍 그들은 산간 지대를 향해 올라가면서 “우리가 여호와께 죄를 지었습니다. 여호와께서 약속하신 땅으로 우리가 올라가겠습니다” 하였으나
41 모세는 그들에게 이렇게 말하였다. “왜 여러분은 여호와의 명령에 불순종합니까? 여러분은 성공하지 못할 것입니다.
42 올라가지 마십시오. 여호와께서 여러분과 함께 계시지 않으므로 여러분은 원수들에게 패할 것입니다.
43 여러분 앞에는 아말렉족과 가나안족이 있습니다. 여러분이 여호와를 저버렸기 때문에 여호와께서 여러분과 함께하지 않으실 것입니다. 그래서 여러분은 칼날에 쓰러질 것입니다.”
44 여호와의 법궤와 모세가 진영을 떠나지 않았는데도 그들은 산간 지대로 올라갔다.
45 그러자 그 곳에 사는 아말렉족과 가나안족이 내려와 그들을 공격하여 대파시키고 호르마까지 추격하였다.
Footnotes
- 14:8 원문에는 ‘젖과 꿀이 흐르는 땅’
Numbers 14
King James Version
14 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!
3 And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
8 If the Lord delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
9 Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not.
10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
11 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
13 And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)
14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.
15 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
16 Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.
17 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
18 The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
20 And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
21 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.
22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:
24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
26 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
27 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.
28 Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the Lord, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:
29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward which have murmured against me.
30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.
32 But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness.
33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.
34 After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
35 I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.
36 And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,
37 Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord.
38 But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.
39 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.
40 And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the Lord hath promised: for we have sinned.
41 And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? but it shall not prosper.
42 Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the Lord, therefore the Lord will not be with you.
44 But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.
45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
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
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