1 Miriam og Aron talte vondt om Moses på grunn av den kushittiske kvinnen han hadde giftet seg med.

Now Miriam and Aaron said evil against Moses, because of the Cushite woman to whom he was married, for he had taken a Cushite woman as his wife.

2 De sa: Har Herren bare talt gjennom Moses? Har han ikke også talt til oss? Og Herren hørte det.

And they said, Have the words of the Lord been given to Moses only? have they not come to us? And the Lord took note of it.

3 Moses var mer ydmyk enn noe annet menneske på jorden.

Now the man Moses was more gentle than any other man on earth.

4 Plutselig sa Herren til Moses, Aron og Miriam: Kom ut til telthelligdommen, dere tre. Og de gikk ut.

And suddenly the Lord said to Moses and Aaron and Miriam, Come out, you three, to the Tent of meeting. And the three of them went out.

5 Herren steg ned i en skystøtte og sto ved inngangen til teltet, og kalte Aron og Miriam fram.

And the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud, taking his place at the door of the Tent, and made Aaron and Miriam come before him.

6 Han sa: Hør nå mine ord: Hvis det finnes en profet blant dere, vil jeg gi meg til kjenne for ham i et syn og tale i en drøm.

And he said, Now give ear to my words: if there is a prophet among you I will give him knowledge of myself in a vision and will let my words come to him in a dream.

7 Men slik er det ikke med min tjener Moses; han er trofast i hele mitt hus.

My servant Moses is not so; he is true to me in all my house:

8 Med ham taler jeg ansikt til ansikt, tydelig og ikke i gåter; han ser Herrens skikkelse. Hvorfor var dere da ikke redde for å tale mot min tjener Moses?

With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses?

9 Herrens vrede flammet opp mot dem, og han gikk bort.

And burning with wrath against them, the Lord went away.

10 Skyen vek bort fra teltet, og med ett var Miriam spedalsk, hvit som snø. Og da Aron så på Miriam, oppdaget han at hun var spedalsk.

And the cloud was moved from over the Tent; and straight away Miriam became a leper, as white as snow: and Aaron, looking at Miriam, saw that she was a leper.

11 Aron sa til Moses: Å, min herre, la ikke denne synd hvile på oss, for vi har vært dumme og syndet.

Then Aaron said to Moses, O my lord, let not our sin be on our heads, for we have done foolishly and are sinners.

12 La henne ikke være som en død, hvis kropp er halvt ødelagt når den kommer ut av morens liv.

Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half wasted when he comes out from the body of his mother.

13 Moses ropte til Herren: Å Gud, hør min bønn og gjør henne frisk.

And Moses, crying to the Lord, said, Let my prayer come before you, O God, and make her well.

14 Herren svarte Moses: Hvis hennes far hadde spyttet henne i ansiktet, ville hun ikke blitt til skamme i sju dager? La henne stenges ute fra leiren i sju dager, så kan hun komme tilbake etter det.

And the Lord said to Moses, If her father had put a mark of shame on her, would she not be shamed for seven days? Let her be shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days, and after that she may come in again.

15 Miriam ble stengt ute fra leiren i sju dager, og folket dro ikke videre før hun var tatt inn igjen.

So Miriam was shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days: and the people did not go forward on their journey till Miriam had come in again.

16 Deretter reiste folket fra Hazerot og slo leir i Paran-ørkenen.

After that, the people went on from Hazeroth and put up their tents in the waste land of Paran.