Miriam and Aaron Speak Against Moses
1Miriam and Aaron began to say bad things about Moses. That’s because Moses had married a woman from Cush. 2“Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” The Lord heard what they said.
3Moses was a very humble man. In fact, he was more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.
4The Lord spoke to Moses, Aaron and Miriam. He said, “All three of you, come out to the tent of meeting.” So they did. 5Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud. He stood at the entrance to the tent. And he told Aaron and Miriam to come to him. The two of them stepped forward. 6Then the Lord said, “Listen to my words.
“Suppose there is a prophet among you.
I, the Lord, make myself known to them in visions.
I speak to them in dreams.
7But this is not true of my servant Moses.
He is faithful in everything he does in my house.
8With Moses I speak face to face.
I speak with him clearly. I do not speak in riddles.
I let him see something of what I look like.
So why were you not afraid
to speak against my servant Moses?”
9The Lord was very angry with them. And he left them.
10When the cloud went up from above the tent, there stood Miriam. She had a disease that made her skin as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her. He saw that she had a skin disease. 11So he said to Moses, “We have committed a very foolish sin. Please don’t hold it against us. 12Don’t let Miriam be like a baby that was born dead. Don’t let her look like a dead baby whose body is half eaten away.”
13So Moses cried out to the Lord. He said, “Please, God, heal her!”
14The Lord answered Moses. He said, “Suppose her father had spit in her face. Then she would have been put to shame for seven days. So keep her outside the camp for seven days. After that, you can bring her back.” 15So Miriam was kept outside the camp for seven days. The people didn’t move on until she was brought back.
16After that, the people left Hazeroth. They camped in the Desert of Paran.
Ang Reklamo nila Miriam at Aaron
1Ngayon, siniraan nila Miriam at Aaron si Moises dahil nakapag-asawa siya ng isang taga-Cush.12:1 taga-Cush: sa Hebreo, taga-Etiopia. 2Sinabi nila, “Sa pamamagitan lang ba ni Moises nakikipag-usap ang Panginoon? Nakikipag-usap din siya sa amin.” Pero narinig ito ng Panginoon.
3(Mapagpakumbaba si Moises higit sa lahat ng mga tao sa mundo.)
4Kaya nakipag-usap agad ang Panginoon kina Moises, Aaron at Miriam, “Lumabas kayong tatlo at pumunta sa Toldang Tipanan.” Kaya pumunta silang tatlo sa Tolda. 5Pagkatapos, bumaba ang Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng ulap na parang haligi at tumayo sa pintuan ng Toldang Tipanan, at tinawag sina Aaron at Miriam. Paglapit ng dalawa, 6sinabi ng Panginoon, “Pakinggan ninyo ito: Kung may propeta ako na nasa inyo, nakikipag-usap ako sa kanya sa pamamagitan ng pangitain at panaginip. 7Pero hindi ako ganoon makipag-usap ako sa aking lingkod na si Moises na mapagkakatiwalaang pinuno ng aking mga mamamayan. 8Kung makikipag-usap ako sa kanya, parang magkaharap lang kami dahil ang aking sinasabi sa kanya ay malinaw talaga. Parang nakikita niya ako. Kaya bakit hindi kayo natakot magsalita ng masama laban sa aking lingkod na si Moises?”
9Nagalit ang Panginoon sa kanila, at umalis siya. 10Nang umalis na ang ulap sa ibabaw ng Tolda, tinubuan si Miriam ng malubhang sakit sa balat,12:10 malubhang sakit sa balat: sa ibang salin ng Biblia, ketong. Ang salitang Hebreo nito ay ginagamit sa ibaʼt ibang klase ng sakit sa balat na itinuturing na marumi ayon sa Lev. 13. at namuti ang kanyang balat. Pagkakita ni Aaron sa kanya, 11sinabi ni Aaron kay Moises, “Pakiusap kapatid12:11 kapatid: sa literal, panginoon. ko, huwag po ninyo kaming pahirapan dahil sa aming kasalanang nagawa namin nang may kahangalan. 12Huwag ninyong hayaang maging tulad si Miriam ng isang batang patay nang ipinanganak at bulok ang kalahating katawan.”
13Kaya nagmakaawa si Moises sa Panginoon, “O Dios ko, nakikiusap po ako sa inyo na pagalingin ninyo si Miriam.” 14Sumagot ang Panginoon kay Moises, “Hindi baʼt kapag dinuraan siya ng kanyang ama sa mukha para pasamain siya ay pagdurusahan niya ang kahihiyan sa loob ng pitong araw? Kaya palabasin siya sa kampo sa loob ng pitong araw, pagkatapos ng pitong araw, maaari na siyang makabalik.”
15Kaya pinalabas si Miriam sa kampo sa loob ng pitong araw. Hindi nagpatuloy ang mga tao sa paglalakbay hanggang sa makabalik si Miriam sa kampo. 16Pagkatapos noon, umalis sila sa Hazerot, at nagkampo sa disyerto ng Paran.
