¹Then 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.

¹Potom stigoše Izraelci, sva zajednica, u pustinju Sin u prvome mjesecu. Narod se nastani u Kadešu. Ondje umrije Mirjam i ondje je sahraniše.

²And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

²Nije bilo vode za zajednicu. Stoga se udruže protiv Mojsija i protiv Arona.

³And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

³Narod se poče svađati s Mojsijem i govoriti: "Da smo bar izginuli kad su nam i braća poginula pred Jahvom!

⁴And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?

⁴Zašto ste doveli Jahvinu zajednicu u ovu pustinju da ovdje pomremo i mi i naša stoka?

⁵And 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.

⁵Zašto ste nas izveli iz Egipta da nas dovedete u ovo nesretno mjesto; mjesto u kojem nema ni žita, ni smokava, ni loze, ni mogranja? Nema ni vode da pijemo."

⁶And 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.

⁶Mojsije i Aron odu ispred zajednice do ulaza u Šator sastanka i padnu ničice. Tada im se pokaza slava Jahvina.

⁷And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

⁷I Jahve reče Mojsiju:

⁸Take 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.

⁸"Uzmi štap pa ti i tvoj brat Aron skupite zajednicu. Onda, na njihove oči, progovorite pećini da ustupi svoje vode. Iz pećine im izvedi vodu te napoj zajednicu i njezino blago."

⁹And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him.

⁹Mojsije uzme štap ispred Jahve kako mu je naredio.

¹⁰And 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?

¹⁰Zatim Mojsije i Aron skupe zbor pred pećinu pa im Mojsije rekne: "Čujte, buntovnici! Hoćemo li vam iz ove pećine izvesti vodu?"

¹¹And 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.

¹¹Zatim Mojsije podigne ruku i dvaput udari štapom o pećinu: voda provali u obilju, pa su mogli piti i zajednica i njezino blago.

¹²And 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.

¹²Potom će Jahve Mojsiju i Aronu: "Budući da se niste pouzdavali u me i niste me svetim očitovali u očima sinova Izraelovih, nećete uvesti ovaj zbor u zemlju koju im dajem."

¹³This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

¹³To su Meripske vode, kraj njih su se Izraelci prepirali s Jahvom, a on se pokazao svetim.

¹⁴And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

¹⁴Iz Kadeša pošalje Mojsije glasnike: "Kralju Edoma. Ovako veli tvoj brat Izrael: 'Ti znaš sve jade koji su nas snašli.

¹⁵How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

¹⁵Naši se preci spustiše u Egipat. U Egiptu smo proboravili mnogo vremena. Egipćani su s nama i s našim precima loše postupali.

¹⁶And 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:

¹⁶Stoga smo vapili Jahvi, i on ču naš glas i posla anđela koji nas izbavi iz Egipta. Evo nas sad u Kadešu, gradu uz rub tvoga područja.

¹⁷Let 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.

¹⁷Pusti nas da prođemo kroz tvoju zemlju. Nećemo ići preko polja ni vinograda niti ćemo piti vodu iz bunara; ići ćemo Kraljevskim putem, ne skrećući ni desno ni lijevo, dok ne prođemo tvoje područje."

¹⁸And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

¹⁸Edom mu odgovori: "Ne prolazi preko moje zemlje, jer eto me s mačem preda te!"

¹⁹And 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.

¹⁹"Ići ćemo utrenikom", rekoše Izraelci, "a budemo li pili tvoje vode, mi i naša stada, za to ćemo ti platiti. Ništa više, samo da prođemo pješice."

²⁰And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

²⁰"Ne prolazi!" - odgovori. I Edom mu izađe u susret s mnogo ljudi i s velikom silom.

²¹Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

²¹Tako Edom nije dopustio Izraelu da prođe kroz njegovo područje i Izrael se okrenu od njega.

²²And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.

²²Zaputivši se od Kadeša, stigoše Izraelci, sva zajednica, k brdu Horu.

²³And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

²³Kod brda Hora, uz među edomsku, reče Jahve Mojsiju i Aronu:

²⁴Aaron 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.

²⁴"Neka se Aron pridruži svojim precima! Neće ući u zemlju koju dajem Izraelcima, jer ste se oprli mojoj zapovijedi kod Meripskih voda.

²⁵Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:

²⁵Uzmi Arona i njegova sina Eleazara, pa ih izvedi na brdo Hor.

²⁶And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.

²⁶I svuci Aronu njegove haljine pa ih obuci njegovu sinu Eleazaru. Aron će se pridružiti precima, umrijet će ondje."

²⁷And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.

²⁷Mojsije učini kako naredi Jahve. Pred svom zajednicom popeše se na brdo Hor.

²⁸And 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.

²⁸Mojsije svuče s Arona njegove haljine te ih obuče njegovu sinu Eleazaru. Ondje navrh brda umrije Aron. Zatim se Mojsije i Eleazar spustiše s brda.

²⁹And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

²⁹Sva zajednica vidje da je Aron preminuo i sav dom Izraelov oplakivaše Arona trideset dana.