1 Then 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. 2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! 4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there? 5 And 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. 6 And 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.
7 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 8 Take 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. 9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. 10 And 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? 11 And 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 .
12 ¶ And 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. 13 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
14 ¶ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: 15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: 16 And 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: 17 Let 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. 18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. 19 And 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 any thing else , go through on my feet. 20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
22 ¶ And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor. 23 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying, 24 Aaron 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. 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor: 26 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people , and shall die there. 27 And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28 And 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. 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.
Merības ūdeņi
(2Moz 17:1–7)1 Pirmajā mēnesī visa Israēla dēlu sapulce nonāca Cīna tuksnesī un tauta apmetās Kādēšā. Mirjāma nomira un tur tika apglabāta. 2 Sapulcei nebija ūdens, un viņi sacēlās pret Mozu un Āronu. 3 Tauta strīdējās ar Mozu un teica: “Kaut mēs būtu iznīkuši tad, kad Kunga priekšā iznīka mūsu brāļi! 4 Kāpēc tu atvedi Kunga pulku uz šo tuksnesi, lai šeit nomirtu gan mēs, gan mūsu ganāmpulki?! 5 Kāpēc tu mūs aizvedi no Ēģiptes un atvedi mūs uz šo slikto vietu? Te nav kur sēt labību, nav ne vīģes koku, ne vīnakoku, ne granātābolu un nav ūdens, ko dzert!” 6 Tad Mozus un Ārons no sapulces aizgāja pie Saiešanas telts durvīm, krita uz sava vaiga, un tiem parādījās Kunga godība.
7 Un Kungs sacīja Mozum: 8 “Ņem spieķi, sasauc sapulci – tu un tavs brālis Ārons – un runājiet, tai redzot, uz klinti, tad tā dos ūdeni. Tā tu iegūsi viņiem ūdeni no klints un padzirdīsi visu sapulci un tās ganāmpulkus!” 9 Un Mozus ņēma spieķi, kas bija stāvējis Kunga priekšā, kā Kungs bija pavēlējis. 10 Un Mozus un Ārons sapulcināja visu sapulci klints priekšā un teica tiem: “Klausieties nu, jūs dumpinieki! Vai lai no šīs klints mēs jums iegūstam ūdeni?!” 11 Tad Mozus pacēla roku un divas reizes sita pa klinti ar savu spieķi, un izplūda daudz ūdens, un dzēra visa sapulce un tās ganāmpulki.
12 Un Kungs sacīja Mozum un Āronam: “Tādēļ ka jūs man neticējāt, neatklājāt manu svētumu, Israēla dēliem redzot, jūs neaizvedīsiet šo pulku uz zemi, ko es tiem esmu devis!” 13 Šie ir Merības ūdeņi, kur Israēla dēli strīdējās ar Kungu, bet viņš tiem atklājās svēts.
Edomieši liedz šķērsot savas robežas
14 No Kādēšas Mozus sūtīja vēstnešus pie Edoma ķēniņa: “Tā saka tavs brālis Israēls: tu zini visas nelaimes, kas mums notikušas, – 15 kā mūsu tēvi aizgāja uz Ēģipti un mēs mitām Ēģiptē ilgu laiku, un ēģiptieši darīja ļaunu mums un mūsu tēviem, 16 un mēs brēcām uz Kungu, un viņš mūs sadzirdēja un sūtīja eņģeli, un izveda mūs no Ēģiptes, un, redzi, mēs esam Kādēšā, pilsētā, kas ir blakus tavām robežām. 17 Ļauj mums iziet cauri tavai zemei – mēs neiesim cauri laukiem vai vīnadārziem, mēs nedzersim ūdeni no akām, mēs iesim pa ķēniņa ceļu, mēs nenogriezīsimies ne pa labi, ne pa kreisi, kamēr nebūsim izgājuši cauri tavām robežām.” 18 Bet Edoms viņam teica: “Tu neiesi cauri manām robežām! Citādi ar zobenu nākšu tev pretī!” 19 Un Israēla dēli viņam teica: “Mēs iesim tikai pa ceļu, un, ja es vai mans ganāmpulks dzers tavu ūdeni, mēs par to samaksāsim – kāda runa! – mēs tikai iziesim cauri!” 20 Taču viņš teica: “Tu neiesi cauri!” – un Edoms iznāca viņiem pretī ar daudz ļaudīm un lielu pārspēku. 21 Edoms liedza Israēlam iziet cauri savām robežām, un Israēls nogriezās pa citu ceļu.
Ārona nāve
22 Israēla dēli aizgāja no Kādēšas, un visa sapulce nonāca pie Hora kalna. 23 Un Kungs sacīja Mozum un Āronam Hora kalnā pie Edoma zemes robežām: 24 “Lai Ārons tiek piepulcināts savai tautai, jo viņš neieies tajā zemē, ko es dodu Israēla dēliem, tādēļ ka jūs dumpojāt pret mani pie Merības ūdeņiem! 25 Ņem Āronu un viņa dēlu Elāzāru un uzved tos Hora kalnā. 26 Noģērb Āronam drānas un uzģērb tās viņa dēlam Elāzāram, bet Ārons lai tiek piepulcināts un nomirst tur!” 27 Un Mozus darīja, kā Kungs pavēlēja, un, visai sapulcei redzot, viņi uzkāpa Hora kalnā. 28 Mozus novilka Āronam drānas un ietērpa tajās viņa dēlu Elāzāru, un Ārons nomira tur kalna galā. Pēc tam Mozus un Elāzārs nokāpa no kalna. 29 Visa sapulce redzēja, ka Ārons ir nomiris, un viss Israēla nams apraudāja Āronu trīsdesmit dienas.
