Numbers 20

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 The whole Israelite community arrived in the desert of Zin in the first month, and the people settled at Kadesh. It was here that Miriam died, and here that she was buried.	1 And the children of Israel, and all the multitude came into the desert of Sin, in the first month: and the people abode in Cades. And Mary died there, and was buried in the same place.
2 As the community had no water, they held a council against Moses and Aaron.	2 And the people wanting water, came together against Moses and Aaron:
3 The people contended with Moses, exclaiming, "Would that we too had perished with our kinsmen in the LORD'S presence!	3 And making a sedition, they said: Would God we had perished among our brethren before the Lord.
4 Why have you brought the LORD'S community into this desert where we and our livestock are dying?	4 Why have you brought out the church of the Lord into the wilderness, that both we and our cattle should die?
5 Why did you lead us out of Egypt, only to bring us to this wretched place which has neither grain nor figs nor vines nor pomegranates? Here there is not even water to drink!"	5 Why have you made us come up out of Egypt, and have brought us into this wretched place which cannot be sowed, nor bringeth forth figs, nor vines, nor pomegranates, neither is there any water to drink?
6 But Moses and Aaron went away from the assembly to the entrance of the meeting tent, where they fell prostrate. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to them,	6 And Moses and Aaron leaving the multitude, went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and fell flat upon the ground, and cried to the Lord, and said: O Lord God, hear the cry of this people, and open to them thy treasure, a fountain of living water, that being satisfied, they may cease to murmur. And the glory of the Lord appeared over them.
7 and the LORD said to Moses,	7 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
8 "Take the staff and assemble the community, you and your brother Aaron, and in their presence order the rock to yield its waters. From the rock you shall bring forth water for the community and their livestock to drink."	8 Take the rod, and assemble the people together, thou and Aaron thy brother, and speak to the rock before them, and it shall yield waters. And when thou hast brought forth water out of the rock, all the multitude and their cattle shall drink.
9 So Moses took the staff from its place before the LORD, as he was ordered.	9 Moses therefore took the rod, which was before the Lord, as he had commanded him,
10 He and Aaron assembled the community in front of the rock, where he said to them, "Listen to me, you rebels! Are we to bring water for you out of this rock?"	10 And having gathered together the multitude before the rock, he said to them: Hear, ye rebellious and incredulous: Can we bring you forth water out of this rock?
11 Then, raising his hand, Moses struck the rock twice with his staff, and water gushed out in abundance for the community and their livestock to drink.	11 And when Moses had lifted up his hand, and struck the rook twice with the rod, there came forth water in great abundance, so that the people and their cattle drank,
12 But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you were not faithful to me in showing forth my sanctity before the Israelites, you shall not lead this community into the land I will give them."	12 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron: Because you have not believed me, to sanctify me before the children of Israel, you shall not bring these people into the land, which I will give them.
13 These are the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites contended against the LORD, and where he revealed his sanctity among them.	13 This is the Water of contradiction, where the children of Israel strove with words against the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.
14 From Kadesh Moses sent men to the king of Edom with the message: "Your brother Israel has this to say: You know of all the hardships that have befallen us,	14 In the mean time Moses sent messengers from Cades to the king of Edom, to say: Thus saith thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the labour that hath come upon us:
15 how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we stayed a long time, how the Egyptians maltreated us and our fathers,	15 In what manner our fathers went down into Egypt, and there we dwelt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.
16 and how, when we cried to the LORD, he heard our cry and sent an angel who led us out of Egypt. Now here we are at the town of Kadesh at the edge of your territory.	16 And how we cried to the Lord, and he heard us, and sent an angel, who hath brought us out of Egypt. Lo, we are now in the city of Cades, which is in the uttermost of thy borders,
17 Kindly let us pass through your country. We will not cross any fields or vineyards, nor drink any well water, but we will go straight along the royal road without turning to the right or to the left, until we have passed through your territory."	17 And we beseech thee that we may have leave to pass through thy country. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, we will not drink the waters of thy wells, but we will go by the common highway, neither turning aside to the right hand, nor to the left, till we are past thy borders.
18 But Edom answered him, "You shall not pass through here; if you do, I will advance against you with the sword."	18 And Edom answered them: Thou shalt not pass by me: if thou dost I will come out armed against thee.
19 The Israelites insisted, "We want only to go up along the highway. If we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. Surely there is no harm in merely letting us march through."	19 And the children of Israel said: We will go by the beaten way: and if we and our cattle drink of thy waters, we will give thee what is just: there shall be no difficulty in the price, only let us pass speedily.
20 But Edom still said, "No, you shall not pass through," and advanced against them with a large and heavily armed force.	20 But he answered: Thou shalt not pass. And immediately he came forth to meet them with an infinite multitude, and a strong hand,
21 Therefore, since Edom refused to let them pass through their territory, Israel detoured around them.	21 Neither would he condescend to their desire to grant them passage through his borders. Wherefore Israel turned another way from him.
22 Setting out from Kadesh, the whole Israelite community came to Mount Hor.	22 And when they had removed the camp from Cades, they came to mount Her, which is in the borders of the land of Edom:
23 There at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,	23 Where the Lord spoke to Moses:
24 "Aaron is about to be taken to his people; he shall not enter the land I am giving to the Israelites, because you both rebelled against my commandment at the waters of Meribah.	24 Let Aaron, saith he, go to his people: for he shall not go into the land which I have given the children of Israel, because he was incredulous to my words, at the waters of contradiction.
25 Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up on Mount Hor.	25 Take Aaron and his son with him, and bring them up into mount Hor:
26 Then strip Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar; for there Aaron shall be taken in death."	26 And when thou hast stripped the father of his vesture, thou shalt vest therewith Eleazar his son: Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and die there.
27 Moses did as the LORD commanded. When they had climbed Mount Hor in view of the whole community,	27 Moses did as the Lord had commanded: and they went up into mount Hor before all the multitude.
28 Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Then Aaron died there on top of the mountain. When Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain,	28 And when he had stripped Aaron of his vestments, he vested Eleazar his son with them.
29 all the community understood that Aaron had passed away; and for thirty days the whole house of Israel mourned him.	29 And Aaron being dead in the top of the mountain, he came down with Eleazar.
	30 And all the multitude seeing that Aaron was dead, mourned for him thirty days throughout all their families.