Numbers 20
Jubilee Bible 2000
20 ¶ Then came the sons 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 contended with Moses and spoke, saying, Oh, that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
4 And why have ye caused the congregation of the LORD to come into this wilderness that we and our beasts should die here?
5 And why have ye made us to come up out of Egypt to bring us in unto this evil place? It is not a place to plant seed or of figs or of vines or of pomegranates; there is not even any water to drink.
6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the congregation unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and they fell upon their faces; and the glory of the LORD appeared upon them.
7 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
8 Take the rod and gather the congregation together, thou and Aaron, thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, and it shall give forth its water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
9 Then 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 Then 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 spoke unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the sons of Israel, therefore, ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
13 These are the waters of Meribah; over which the sons of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
14 ¶ And Moses sent ambassadors from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that has befallen us:
15 how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we were in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers;
16 and we cried unto the LORD, who heard our voice, and sent an angel and has brought us forth out of Egypt; and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge 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 replied unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me lest I come out against thee with the sword.
19 And the sons 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 many people and with a strong hand.
21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; and thus Israel turned away from him.
22 ¶ And the sons of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto Mount Hor.
23 And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, on the borders of the land of Edom, saying,
24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his peoples; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the sons of Israel because ye were rebels to my word at the water of Meribah.
25 Take Aaron and Eleazar, his son, and bring them up unto Mount Hor
26 and cause Aaron to be stripped of his garments and put them upon Eleazar, his son; for Aaron shall be gathered unto his people and shall die there.
27 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and they went up into Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
28 And Moses caused Aaron to be stripped 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 families of Israel.
Numbers 20
English Standard Version
The Death of Miriam
20 And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came (A)into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And (B)Miriam died there and was buried there.
The Waters of Meribah
2 (C)Now there was no water for the congregation. (D)And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people (E)quarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had perished (F)when our brothers perished before the Lord! 4 Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle? 5 And (G)why have you made us come up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is no place for grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink.” 6 Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and (H)fell on their faces. (I)And the glory of the Lord appeared to them, 7 and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 8 (J)“Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water. So (K)you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.” 9 And Moses took the staff (L)from before the Lord, as he commanded him.
Moses Strikes the Rock
10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, (M)“Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?” 11 And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice, (N)and water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock. 12 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because (O)you did not believe in me, (P)to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.” 13 (Q)These are the waters of Meribah,[a] where the people of Israel quarreled with the Lord, and through them he showed himself holy.
Edom Refuses Passage
14 (R)Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to (S)the king of Edom: “Thus says (T)your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that we have met: 15 (U)how our fathers went down to Egypt, (V)and we lived in Egypt a long time. (W)And the Egyptians dealt harshly with us and our fathers. 16 And (X)when we cried to the Lord, he heard our voice and (Y)sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. 17 (Z)Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard, (AA)or drink water from a well. We will go along the King's Highway. We will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory.” 18 But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you.” 19 And the people of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway, (AB)and if we drink of your water, I and my livestock, (AC)then I will pay for it. Let me only pass through on foot, nothing more.” 20 But he said, (AD)“You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with a large army and with a strong force. 21 Thus Edom (AE)refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel (AF)turned away from him.
The Death of Aaron
22 And they journeyed from (AG)Kadesh, and the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came to (AH)Mount Hor. 23 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, 24 (AI)“Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to the people of Israel, because (AJ)you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah. 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor. 26 And strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron (AK)shall be gathered to his people and shall die there.” 27 Moses did as the Lord commanded. And they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28 (AL)And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there (AM)on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, (AN)all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.
Footnotes
- Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling
Números 20
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
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.
Numbers 20
King James Version
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.
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