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Numbers 20
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Numbers 20
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20 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!
4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them.
7 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
9 And Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as he commanded him.
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
12 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
13 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.
14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:
16 And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing anything else, go through on my feet.
20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
22 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
23 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:
26 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.
27 And Moses did as the Lord commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
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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