1 The children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month. The people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died there, and was buried there. 2 There was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 The people quarreled with Moses, and spoke, saying, "We wish that we had died when our brothers died before Yahweh! 4 Why have you brought Yahweh’s assembly into this wilderness, that we should die there, we and our animals? 5 Why have you made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in to 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 Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and fell on their faces. Yahweh’s glory appeared to them. 7 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 8 "Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it pour out its water. You shall bring water to them out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their livestock drink."

9 Moses took the rod from before Yahweh, as he commanded him. 10 Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, "Hear now, you rebels! Shall we bring water out of this rock for you?" 11 Moses lifted up his hand, and struck the rock with his rod twice, and water came out abundantly. The congregation and their livestock drank.

12 Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you didn’t believe in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them."

13 These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Yahweh, and he was sanctified in them.

14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying:

"Your brother Israel says: You know all the travail that has happened to us; 15 how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers. 16 When we cried to Yahweh, he heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the edge of your border.

17 "Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink from the water of the wells. We will go along the king’s highway. We will not turn away to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your border."

18 Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you."

19 The children of Israel said to him, "We will go up by the highway; and if we drink your water, I and my livestock, then I will give its price. Only let me, without doing anything else, pass through on my feet."

20 He said, "You shall not pass through." Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border, so Israel turned away from him.

22 They traveled from Kadesh, and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor. 23 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying, 24 "Aaron shall be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter into the land which I have given to the children of Israel, because you rebelled against my word 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. Aaron shall be gathered, and shall die there."

27 Moses did as Yahweh commanded. They went up onto Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28 Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron died there on the top of the mountain, and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. 29 When all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

1 正月间， 以色列全体会众到了寻的旷野， 就住在加低斯； 米利暗死在那里， 也埋葬在那里。

2 会众没有水喝， 就聚集攻击摩西和亚伦。

3 人民与摩西争闹， 说： "但愿我们的兄弟在耶和华面前死去的时候， 我们也一同死去！

4 你们为什么把耶和华的会众领到这旷野来， 使我们和我们的牲畜都死在这里呢？

5 你们为什么使我们出埃及， 领我们到这坏地方来呢？这里不能撒种， 没有无花果树、葡萄树、石榴树， 也没有水喝。"

6 摩西和亚伦于是离开会众， 来到会幕门口， 俯伏在地； 耶和华的荣光向他们显现。

7 耶和华对摩西说：

8 "你要拿着杖， 和你的哥哥亚伦聚集会众， 在他们眼前， 吩咐磐石； 这样你就可以使磐石流出水来， 给会众和他们的牲畜喝。"

9 于是， 摩西照着耶和华吩咐他的， 从耶和华面前拿了杖去。

10 摩西和亚伦聚集了会众到磐石面前； 摩西对他们说： "悖逆的人哪， 你们要听， 我们为你们使水从磐石中流出来吗？"

11 摩西举手， 用杖击打磐石两次， 就有很多水流出来， 会众和他们的牲畜都喝了。

12 耶和华对摩西和亚伦说： "因为你们不信我， 不在以色列人眼前尊我为圣， 所以你们必不得领这会众进入我赐给他们的地。"

13 这就是米利巴水， 因为以色列人在那里与耶和华争闹， 耶和华在他们中间显为圣。

14 摩西从加低斯派使者去见以东王说： "你的兄弟以色列这样说： 你知道我们遭遇的一切困难，

15 就是我们的列祖下到埃及去， 我们在埃及住了很多日子； 埃及人恶待我们和我们的列祖；

16 我们向耶和华呼求， 他就听了我们的声音， 派使者把我们从埃及领出来； 现在我们就在你边界上的城加低斯。

17 求你容我们从你的地经过； 我们不走过田地和葡萄园， 也不喝井里的水， 我们只走大路， 不偏左也不偏右， 直到走过了你的境地。"

18 以东王对使者说： "你不可从我这里经过， 免得我带着刀出来攻击你。"

19 以色列人对他说： "我们要走大路上去， 我们和牲畜若是喝了你的水， 我必照价付你； 不求别的事， 只求你容我们步行经过。"

20 以东王说： "你不可经过。"他就率领很多人出来， 要用强硬的手攻击以色列人。

21 这样， 以东王不肯让以色列人从他的境内经过， 以色列人就离开他去了。

22 以色列全体会众从加低斯起行， 到了何珥山。

23 耶和华在以东地边界的何珥山对摩西和亚伦说：

24 "亚伦要归到他本族人那里去， 他必不得进入我赐给以色列人的那地， 因为在米利巴水的事上， 你们违背了我的吩咐。

25 你要带着亚伦和他的儿子以利亚撒， 一同上何珥山去；

26 把亚伦的衣服脱下来， 给他儿子以利亚撒穿上； 亚伦就归到他本族人那里去， 死在山上。"

27 摩西就照着耶和华吩咐的行了， 三人当着全体会众的眼前上了何珥山。

28 摩西把亚伦的衣服脱下来， 给他的儿子以利亚撒穿上； 亚伦就死在山顶那里。于是， 摩西和以利亚撒从山上下来。

29 全体会众见亚伦死了， 以色列全家就为亚伦哀哭了三十天。