1 A nd Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had taken; for he had taken a Cushite as wife.

وَتَكَلَّمَتْ مَريَمُ وَهارُونُ عَلَى مُوسَى بِسَبَبِ المَرأةِ الكُوشِيَّةِ الَّتِي كانَ تَزَوَّجَها، لأنَّهُ كانَ قَدْ تَزَوَّجَ امْرأةً كُوشِيَّةً،

2 A nd they said, Has Jehovah indeed spoken only to Moses? has he not spoken also to us? And Jehovah heard it.

فَقالا: «هَلْ تَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مِنْ خِلالِ مُوسَى فَقَطْ؟ ألَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ مِنْ خِلالِنا أيضاً؟» فَسَمِعَ اللهُ هَذا الكَلامَ.

3 B ut the man Moses was very meek, above all men that were upon the face of the earth.

أمّا مُوسَى فَقَدْ كانَ مُتَواضِعاً جِدّاً أكثَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ النّاسِ عَلَى الأرْضِ.

4 T hen Jehovah spoke suddenly to Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting. And they went out, they three.

وَفَوراً، قالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى وَهارُونَ وَمَريَمَ: «اخرُجُوا ثَلاثَتُكُمْ إلَى خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ.» فَخَرَجَ ثَلاثَتُهُمْ.

5 A nd Jehovah came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood at the entrance of the tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth.

ثُمَّ نَزَلَ اللهُ فِي عَمُودِ سَحابٍ وَوَقَفَ فِي مَدخَلِ الخَيمَةِ، وَدَعا هارُونَ وَمَريَمَ، فَخَرَجَ كِلاهُما.

6 A nd he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known to him in a vision, I will speak to him in a dream.

فَقالَ اللهُ: «اسْمَعا كَلامِيَ: حِينَ يَكُونُ هُناكَ نَبِيٌّ بَينَكُمْ فَإنَّنِي، أنا اللهَ ، أُعلِنُ عَنْ نَفسِي لَهُ بِرُؤْيا، وَقَدْ أتَكَلَّمُ مَعَهُ فِي حُلْمٍ.

7 N ot so my servant Moses: he is faithful in all my house.

لَكِنِّي لا أتَعامَلُ هَكَذا مَعَ خادِمِي مُوسَى، فَأنا أثِقُ بِمُوسَى فِي كُلِّ شُؤُونِ بَيتِي.

8 M outh to mouth do I speak to him openly, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah doth he behold. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?

أتَكَلَّمُ إلَيهِ مُباشَرَةً وَبِوُضُوحٍ وَلَيسَ بِألغازٍ، وَهُوَ يَرَى شَكلَ اللهِ. كَيفَ لَمْ تَخافا مِنَ الإساءَةِ لِخادِمِي مُوسَى؟»

9 A nd the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them, and he went away;

وَاشتَعَلَ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَيهِما وَتَرَكَهُما.

10 a nd the cloud departed from off the tent. And behold, Miriam was leprous as snow; and Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.

وَحِينَ ارتَفَعَتِ السَّحابَةُ مِنَ الخَيمَةِ، كانَ جِلْدُ مَريَمَ أبْيَضَ كَالثَّلجِ. فَرآها هارُونُ وَعَرَفَ أنَّها بَرْصاءُ.

11 T hen Aaron said to Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not this sin upon us, wherein we have been foolish, and have sinned!

فَقالَ هارُونُ لِمُوسَى: «يا سَيِّدِي، لا تُعاقِبْنا، فَقَدْ تَصَرَّفْنا بِحَماقَةٍ وَأخطَأْنا.

12 L et her not be as one stillborn, half of whose flesh is consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb.

فَلا تَتْرُكْها حَتَّى يَنْسَلِخَ جِلْدُها كَطِفلٍ وُلِدَ مَيِّتاً نِصْفَ مُشَوَّهٍ.»

13 A nd Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, O God, heal her, I beseech thee!

فَصَرَخَ مُوسَى إلَى اللهِ: «يا اللهُ، اشْفِها.»

14 A nd Jehovah said to Moses, But had her father anyways spat in her face, should she not be shamed seven days? She shall be shut outside the camp seven days, and afterwards she shall be received in.

فَقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «لَو بَصَقَ أبوها فِي وَجهِها، أفَما كانَتْ سَتَبقَى مَخزِيَّةً لِسَبعَةِ أيّامٍ. فَلْتُطْرَدْ خارِجَ المُخَيَّمِ لِسَبعَةِ أيّامٍ، وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ تَعُودُ.»

15 A nd Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days; and the people did not journey till Miriam was received in.

فَوَضَعُوا مَريَمَ خارِجَ المُخَيَّمِ لِسَبعَةِ أيّامٍ. وَلَمْ يَرتَحِلِ الشَّعبُ حَتَّى عادَتْ مَريَمُ.

16 A nd afterwards the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.

وَبَعدَ ذَلِكَ ارْتَحَلَ الشَّعبُ مِنْ حَضَيرُوتَ وَخَيَّمُوا فِي بَرِّيَّةِ فارانَ.