Numbers 14

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 The whole community then cried out in dismay, and the people wept al that night.	1 ܘܐܪܝܒܬ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ. ܘܐܪܝܡܘ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܒܒܟܬܐ. ܘܒܟܐ ܥܡܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ .
2 Al the Israelites muttered at Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, 'Would toGod we had died in Egypt, or even that we had died in this desert!	2 ܘܪܛܢܘ ܥܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ. ܐܫܬܘܦ ܕܝܢ ܡܝܬܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܐܘ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ. ܐܫܬܘܦ ܕܝܢ ܡܝܬܢ.
3 Why has Yahweh brought us to this country, for us to perish by the sword and our wives and childrento be seized as booty? Should we not do better to go back to Egypt?'	3 ܠܡܢܐ ܡܥܠ ܠܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܢܦܠ ܒܚܪܒܐ. ܘܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܘܝܩܪܬܢ ܢܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܒܙܬܐ . ܦܩܚ ܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܟܕ ܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ.
4 And they said to one another, 'Let us appoint a leader and go back to Egypt.'	4 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܓܒܪ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ. ܬܘ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܢ ܪܫܐ ܘܢܗܦܘܟ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ.
5 At this, Moses and Aaron threw themselves on their faces in front of the whole assembled communityof Israelites,	5 ܘܢܦܠܘ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܗܪܘܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ. ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗ ܟܢܫܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ .
6 while Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of the men who had reconnoitred thecountry, tore their clothes	6 ܘܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܘܟܠܒ ܒܪ ܝܘܦܢܐ ܡܢ ܓܫ̈ܘܫܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ. ܨܪܝܘ ܢܚ̈ܬܝܗܘܢ.
7 and addressed the whole community of Israelites as fol ows, 'The country we went to reconnoitre is agood country, an excel ent country.	7 ܘܐܡܪܘ. ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܐܪܥܐ ܕܥܒܪܢ ܒܗ̇ ܠܡܓܫܗ̇. ܛܒܐ ܗܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܛܒ.
8 If Yahweh is pleased with us, he will lead us into this country and give it to us. It is a country flowingwith milk and honey.	8 ܐܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܥܠ ܠܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ. ܘܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܗ̇ ܠܢ. ܐܪܥܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܪܕܝܐ ܚܠܒܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ.
9 But do not rebel against Yahweh or be afraid of the people of the country, for we shal gobble themup. Their protecting shade has deserted them, while we have Yahweh on our side. Do not be afraid of them.'	9 ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܡܪܕܘܢ. ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܚܡܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܥܒܪ ܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܥܘܫܢܗܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܘܡܪܝܐ ܥܡܢ ܗܘ. ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ.
10 The whole community was talking of stoning them, when the glory of Yahweh appeared to al theIsraelites, inside the Tent of Meeting,	10 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܠܡܪܓܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ. ܘܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܓܠܝ ܒܥܢܢܐ . ܒܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ ܠܥܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ.
11 and Yahweh said to Moses: 'How much longer wil these people treat me with contempt? How muchlonger will they refuse to trust me, in spite of al the signs I have displayed among them?	11 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܡܪܓܙܝܢ ܠܝ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܠܝ. ܒܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܒܕܬ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ.
12 I shall strike them with pestilence and disown them. And of you I shall make a new nation, greaterand mightier than they are.'	12 ܐܡܚܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܡܘܬܢܐ ܘܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܐܥܒܕܟ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܪܒ ܘܥܫܝܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ.
13 Moses said to Yahweh: 'Suppose the Egyptians hear about this -- for by your power you broughtthese people out of their country-	13 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܣܩܬ ܒܚܝܠܟ ܠܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ.
14 and tel the people living in this country. They have heard that you, Yahweh, are with this people,and that you, Yahweh, show yourself to them face to face; that your cloud stands over them and that you gobefore them in a pil ar of cloud by day and a pil ar of fire by night.	14 ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܫܡܥܘ. ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܓܘܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܥܝܢ ܒܥܝܢ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܥܢܢܟ ܩ̇ܝܡܐ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܘܒܥܡܘܕܐ ܕܥܢܢܐ ܐܙܠܬ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ. ܘܒܥܡܘܕܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ.
15 If you kil this people now as though it were one man, then the nations who have heard about youwil say,	15 ܘܡܐ ܕܩܛܠܬܝܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܕ ܓܒܪ. ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܘ ܫܡܥܟ .
16 "Yahweh was not able to bring this people into the country which he had sworn to give them, and sohe has slaughtered them in the desert."	16 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܢܥܠܝܘܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ . ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܠܗܘܢ . ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܗܘ ܢܟܣ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ.
17 No, my Lord! Now is the time to assert your power as you promised when you said, earlier,	17 ܘܗܫܐ ܢܐܪܒ ܚܝܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܡܠܠܬ ܘܐܡܪܬ.
18 "Yahweh, slow to anger and rich in faithful love, forgiving faults and transgression, and yet lettingnothing go unchecked, punishing the parents' guilt in the children to the third and fourth generation."	18 ܡܪܝܐ ܢܓܝܪܐ ܪܘܚܟ ܘܣܓܝܐܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. ܘܫ̇ܒܩ ܐܢܬ ܠܥܘܠܐ ܘܠܚܛܝܬܐ. ܘܡܙܟܝܘ ܠܐ ܡܙܟܐ ܐܢܬ. ܦ̇ܩܕ ܐܢܬ ܚ̈ܘܒܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܐ ܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ . ܥܠ ܬܠܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܝܢ.
19 In your most faithful love, please forgive this people's guilt, as you have done from Egypt until now.'	19 ܫܒܘܩ ܗܫܐ ܠܥܘܠܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܛܝ̈ܒܘܬܟ. ܘܐܝܟ ܕܫܒܩܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ.
20 Yahweh said, 'I forgive them as you ask.	20 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܫ̇ܒܩܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܠܬܟ.
21 But -- as I live, and as the glory of Yahweh fills the whole world-	21 ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܚܝ ܐܢܐ. ܘܐܬܡܠܝ ܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܟܠܗ̇.
22 of all these people who have seen my glory and the signs that I worked in Egypt and in the desert,who have put me to the test ten times already and not obeyed my voice,	22 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܚܙܘ ܫܘܒܚܝ. ܘܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܒܕܬ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܘܢܣܝܘܢܝ ܗܐ ܥܣܪ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܒܩܠܝ.
23 not one shal see the country which I promised to give their ancestors. Not one of those who havetreated me contemptuously will see it.	23 ܐܢ ܢܚܙܘܢܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝ̇ܡܝܬ ܠܐܒ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ. ܟܠ ܡܪ̈ܓܙܢܝ ܠܐ ܢܚܙܘܢܗ̇.
24 However, since my servant Caleb is of another spirit and since he has obeyed me completely, I shallbring him into the country where he has been, and his descendants will own it	24 ܘܥܒܕܝ ܟܠܒ ܚܠܦ ܕܗܘܬ ܪܘܚܝ ܥܡܗ ܘܫܡܠܝ ܒܬܪܝ. ܐܥܠܝܘܗܝ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܬܡܢ ܘܙܪܥܗ ܢܐܪܬܝܗ̇.
25 (the Amalekites and Canaanites occupy the plain). Tomorrow you wil turn about and go back intothe desert, in the direction of the Sea of Suph.'	25 ܘܥܡ̈ܠܩܝܐ ܘܟܢ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ ܒܛܘܪܐ. ܡܚܪ ܐܬܦܢܘ ܘܫܩܘܠܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ. ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ.
26 Yahweh then spoke to Moses and Aaron and said:	26 ܘܡܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܥܡ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ.
27 'How much longer am I to endure this perverse community muttering against me? I have heard whatthe Israelites mutter against me.	27 ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܪܛ̇ܢܝܢ ܩܕܡܝ. ܪܛܢܐ ܕܪܛ̇ܢܝܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܫ̇ܡܥܬ.
28 Say to them, "As I live, Yahweh declares, I shal do to you what I have heard you saying.	28 ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܚܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ. ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܟܘܢ.
29 In this desert your dead bodies wil fal , al you who were counted in the census, from the age oftwenty years and over who have muttered against me.	29 ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܦܠܢ ܫ̈ܠܕܝܟܘܢ. ܘܟܠܗ ܡܢܝܢܟܘܢ ܘܟܠܗ ܚܘܫܒܢܟܘܢ. ܡܢ ܒܪ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܠܥܠ. ܥܠ ܕܪܛܢܬܘܢ ܥܠܝ.
30 I swear none of you will enter the country where I swore most solemnly to settle you, except Calebson of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.	30 ܠܐ ܬܥܠܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܪܝ̇ܡܬ ܐܝܕܝ ܠܡܫܪܝܘܬܟܘܢ ܒܗ̇. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܟܠܒ ܒܪ ܝܘܦܢܐ. ܘܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ.
31 Your children, who you said would be seized as booty, wil be the ones whom I shal bring in so thatthey get to know the country you disdained,	31 ܘܝܩܪܬܟܘܢ ܕܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܠܒܙܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ. ܘܒܢܝ̈ܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܘ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܒܝܫܬܐ . ܗܢܘܢ ܢܥܠܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ. ܘܐܝܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܢܕܥܘܢܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܣܠܝܬܘܢ.
32 but, as for you, your dead bodies wil fall in this desert	32 ܘܫ̈ܠܕܝܟܘܢ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܢܦܠܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ.
33 and your children wil be nomads in the desert for forty years, bearing the consequences of yourfaithlessness, until the last one of you lies dead in the desert.	33 ܘܒ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܪܥܝܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܢܩܒܠܘܢ ܙܢܝܘܬܟܘܢ. ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܣܘܦܢ ܫ̈ܠܕܝܟܘܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ .
34 For forty days you reconnoitred the country. Each day wil count as a year: for forty years you willbear the consequences of your guilt and learn what it means to reject me."	34 ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܓܫܬܘܢܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ. ܝܘܡܐ ܠܫܢܬܐ ܬܩܒܠܘܢ ܥܘܠܟܘܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܬܕܥܘܢ ܕܥܠ ܕܪܛܢܬܘܢ ܩܕܡܝ.
35 I, Yahweh, have spoken: this is how I swear to treat this entire perverse community united againstme. In this desert, to the last man, they shall die.'	35 ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܡ̇ܪܬ. ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܗ̇ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ. ܕܐܬܘܥܕܬܘܢ ܩܕܡܝ. ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܣܘܦܘܢ ܘܬܡܢ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ.
36 The men whom Moses had sent to reconnoitre the country and who on their return had incited thewhole community of Israel to mutter about him by disparaging it,	36 ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܡܓܫ ܐܪܥܐ. ܗܦܟܘ ܐܪܛܢܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ. ܕܢܦܩܘܢ ܛܒܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ.
37 these men who had disparaged the country were al struck dead before Yahweh.	37 ܘܡܝܬܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܦܩܘ ܛܒܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ. ܒܡܘܬܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ.
38 Of the men who had gone to reconnoitre the country, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son ofJephunneh were left alive.	38 ܘܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ ܘܟܠܒ ܒܪ ܝܘܦܢܐ. ܚܝܘ ܡܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܙܠܘ ܠܡܓܫ ܐܪܥܐ.
39 When Moses told all the Israelites what had been said, the people set up a great outcry.	39 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܝܬܒܘ ܥܡܐ ܒܐܒܠܐ ܪܒܐ.
40 Early next morning they set out for the heights of the hil country saying, 'Look, we wil set out for theplace about which Yahweh said that we have sinned.'	40 ܘܩܕܡܘ ܒܨܦܪܐ. ܘܣܠܩܘ ܠܪܝܫ ܛܘܪܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ. ܗܐ ܣ̇ܠܩܝܢܢ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܕܚܛܝܢ.
41 To which, Moses said, 'Why disobey Yahweh's order? No success wil come of doing so.	41 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܘܫܐ. ܠܡܢܐ ܥܒܪܬܘܢ ܥܠ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܣܩܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܪܝܫ.
42 Do not go, for Yahweh is not among you, and you wil be defeated by your enemies.	42 ܠܐ ܬܣܩܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ. ܕܠܐ ܬܬܒܪܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܘܢ.
43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are ahead of you, and you wil be put to the sword, since youhave turned away from Yahweh, and Yahweh is not with you.'	43 ܡܛܠ ܕܟܢ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܘܥܡ̈ܠܩܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܬܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ. ܘܬܦܠܘܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ. ܥܠ ܕܗܦܟܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ.
44 All the same, they presumptuously set off for the heights of the hil country. Neither the ark of thecovenant of Yahweh nor Moses left the camp.	44 ܘܫܪܝܘ ܠܡܣܩ ܠܪܝܫ ܛܘܪܐ. ܘܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܘܫܐ. ܠܐ ܦܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ.
45 The Amalekites and Canaanites living in those highlands then came down, defeated them andharried them al the way to Hormah.	45 ܘܢܚܬܘ ܥܡܠܩ̈ܝܐ ܘܟܢ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܕܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܘܚܪܒܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܪܕܦܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܚܪܡܐ.