Numbers 12
New King James Version
Dissension of Aaron and Miriam
12 Then (A)Miriam and Aaron [a]spoke (B)against Moses because of the [b]Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for (C)he had married an Ethiopian woman. 2 So they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through (D)Moses? (E)Has He not spoken through us also?” And the Lord (F)heard it. 3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)
4 (G)Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!” So the three came out. 5 (H)Then the Lord came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And they both went forward. 6 Then He said,
“Hear now My words:
If there is a prophet among you,
I, the Lord, make Myself known to him (I)in a vision;
I speak to him (J)in a dream.
7 Not so with (K)My servant Moses;
(L)He is faithful in all (M)My house.
8 I speak with him (N)face to face,
Even (O)plainly,[c] and not in [d]dark sayings;
And he sees (P)the form of the Lord.
Why then (Q)were you not afraid
To speak against My servant Moses?”
9 So the anger of the Lord was aroused against them, and He departed. 10 And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, (R)suddenly Miriam became (S)leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper. 11 So Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord! Please (T)do not lay [e]this sin on us, in which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned. 12 Please (U)do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb!”
13 So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “Please (V)heal her, O God, I pray!”
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but (W)spit in her face, would she not be shamed seven days? Let her be (X)shut[f] out of the camp seven days, and afterward she may be received again.” 15 (Y)So Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days, and the people did not journey till Miriam was brought in again. 16 And afterward the people moved from (Z)Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.
Footnotes
- Numbers 12:1 criticized
- Numbers 12:1 Cushite
- Numbers 12:8 appearing
- Numbers 12:8 riddles
- Numbers 12:11 the penalty for this
- Numbers 12:14 exiled
Numeri 12
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Miriam şi Aaron cârtesc împotriva lui Moise
12 Miriam şi Aaron au vorbit împotriva lui Moise din cauza femeii cuşite[a] cu care se căsătorise (pentru că el se căsătorise cu o femeie cuşită); 2 ei ziceau: „Oare numai prin Moise a vorbit Domnul? N-a vorbit şi prin noi?“ Domnul a auzit ce spuneau.
3 Moise era un om foarte blând[b], mai blând decât orice om de pe faţa pământului.
4 Deodată Domnul le-a zis lui Moise, lui Aaron şi lui Miriam:
– Veniţi toţi trei la Cortul Întâlnirii!
Şi cei trei au venit. 5 Atunci Domnul S-a coborât într-un stâlp de nor şi i-a chemat pe Aaron şi pe Miriam; amândoi au venit în faţă. 6 El le-a zis:
– Ascultaţi cuvintele Mele:
când este un profet între voi,
Eu, Domnul, Mă fac cunoscut lui în vedenii
şi îi vorbesc în visuri.
7 Nu tot aşa este şi cu robul Meu Moise;
el este credincios peste toată casa Mea.
8 Cu el vorbesc gură către gură,
clar, nu prin cuvântări enigmatice.
El vede înfăţişarea Domnului.
Cum de nu v-aţi temut deci
să vorbiţi împotriva robului Meu Moise?
9 Mânia Domnului s-a aprins împotriva lor şi El S-a îndepărtat. 10 Când norul s-a îndepărtat de pe Cortul Întâlnirii, Miriam era plină de lepră[c], albă ca zăpada. Aaron s-a întors spre Miriam şi a văzut că era plină de lepră. 11 Atunci Aaron i-a zis lui Moise:
– Stăpânul meu, nu ne pedepsi pentru un păcat pe care l-am făcut aşa de nebuneşte. 12 Nu lăsa ca ea să fie ca un copil născut mort, a cărui carne este pe jumătate mâncată când iese din pântecele mamei lui.
13 Moise a strigat către Domnul:
– O Dumnezeule, Te rog, vindec-o!
14 Dar Domnul i-a răspuns lui Moise:
– Dacă tatăl ei ar fi scuipat-o în faţă, n-ar fi fost ea făcută de ruşine timp de şapte zile? Să fie deci închisă afară din tabără timp de şapte zile, iar după aceea poate fi primită din nou.
15 Astfel Miriam a fost închisă în afara taberei timp de şapte zile. Poporul n-a mărşăluit mai departe până ce Miriam n-a fost primită din nou. 16 După aceea poporul a plecat din Haţerot şi şi-a aşezat tabăra în pustia Paran.
Footnotes
- Numeri 12:1 Sau: etiopeancă
- Numeri 12:3 Sensul termenului ebraic este acela de sărman, umil, de aici probabil sensul de smerit, blând; vezi Ţef. 2:3, pentru o contextualizare a termenului
- Numeri 12:10 Termenul ebraic poate desemna diverse boli ale pielii, nu neapărat lepra; peste tot în acest capitol
Numbers 12
English Standard Version
Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses
12 Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. 2 And they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? (A)Has he not spoken through us also?” And (B)the Lord heard it. 3 Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth. 4 And suddenly the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” And the three of them came out. 5 And (C)the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forward. 6 And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him (D)in a vision; I speak with him (E)in a dream. 7 Not so with (F)my servant Moses. (G)He is faithful in all my house. 8 With him I speak (H)mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in (I)riddles, and he beholds (J)the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” 9 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he departed.
10 When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, (K)Miriam was (L)leprous,[a] like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous. 11 And Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, (M)do not punish us[b] because we have done foolishly and have sinned. 12 Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother's womb.” 13 And Moses cried to the Lord, “O God, please heal her—please.” 14 But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but (N)spit in her face, should she not be shamed seven days? Let her be (O)shut outside the camp seven days, and after that she may be brought in again.” 15 So Miriam (P)was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again. 16 After that the people set out from (Q)Hazeroth, and camped in (R)the wilderness of Paran.
Footnotes
- Numbers 12:10 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
- Numbers 12:11 Hebrew do not lay sin upon us
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