Numbers 20

20 ¹For di first month, di whole community of Israel enter di Wilderness of Zin; di people stay for Kadesh. Miriam die dia, and dem bury am dia. ²Now water no dey for di community, so dem gather together against Moses and Aaron. ³Di people begin argue with Moses: “If only we for don die wen our brothers die for our Papa presence! ⁴Why you bring our Papa assembly enter dis wilderness make we come die here, us and our animals? ⁵Why you bring us comot from Egypt come dis bad place? No grain, no figs, no vine, no pomegranate—no water to drink.”

⁶Moses and Aaron comot from front of di assembly go di entrance of di tent of meeting, fall face-down, and di glory of our Papa show Imsef to dem. ⁷Our Papa tell Moses,

⁸“Take di staff, gather di community—you and Aaron your brother—and talk to di rock for dia eyes; e go give im water. Bring water comot from di rock for dem, and give di community and dia animals water make dem drink.”

⁹So Moses take di staff from front of our Papa, as He don command am. ¹⁰Moses and Aaron gather di assembly for front of di rock. E talk say, “Listen, una rebels—we must bring water comot for una from dis rock?” ¹¹Moses raise im hand and take im staff hit di rock two times; water rush comot plenty, and di community and dia animals drink. ^a a v11 Paul tell us say dis rock na Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4). Dem don already hit di rock one time before (Exodus 17); dis time our Papa talk say make dem only talk to am. Dem hit Christ one time for all—now na only to call am we need.

¹²But our Papa tell Moses and Aaron, “Because una no trust Me well-well to honor Me as holy for front of di people of Israel, una no go bring dis assembly enter di land wey I don give dem.”

¹³Na dis be di waters of Meribah, wia di children of Israel quarrel with our Papa, and He show Imsef holy among dem.

Edom No Gree Make Dem Pass Safe

¹⁴Moses send messengers from Kadesh go meet Edom king: “Your brother Israel talk say: You sabi all di suffer wey don find us. ¹⁵Our ancestors go down to Egypt; we live for Egypt many years, and di Egyptians treat us and our ancestors bad. ¹⁶So we cry out to our Papa; He hear our voice, send messenger, and bring us comot from Egypt. Now we dey for Kadesh, a town for di edge of your border. ¹⁷Abeg make we pass through your land. We no go cross field or vineyard, or drink water from well. We go stay for di King Highway, we no go turn right or left, until we don pass through your territory.” ¹⁸Edom tell am, “You no go pass through me, if not I go come out against you with sword.” ¹⁹Di people of Israel tell am, “We go take di highway. If we or our animals drink your water, we go pay for am. Just make we cross with leg, notin more.” ²⁰But e talk say, “You no go pass through.” Edom come against am with plenty people and strong hand. ²¹So Edom refuse make Israel pass through im territory, and Israel turn comot from am.

Dem Gather Aaron to Im People

²²Di whole community of di children of Israel comot from Kadesh and come reach Mount Hor. ²³For Mount Hor, for Edom border, our Papa tell Moses and Aaron,

²⁴“Dem go gather Aaron to im people; e no go enter di land wey I give di people of Israel, because una two rebel against My command for di waters of Meribah. ^b b v24 “Gather to im people” na soft way to talk wey mean say Aaron go die and join im ancestors; dem use am again for verse 26. ²⁵Take Aaron and Eleazar im pikin, and bring dem go up Mount Hor. ²⁶Remove Aaron cloth for im body, dress Eleazar im pikin with dem; Aaron go join im people and die dia.”

²⁷Moses do as our Papa command, and dem go up Mount Hor as di whole community dey watch. ²⁸Moses remove Aaron cloth and dress im pikin Eleazar with dem. Aaron die dia for di top of di mountain; Moses and Eleazar come down. ²⁹Di whole community see say Aaron don die, and di whole house of Israel cry for am thirty days.