Numbers 12
Common English Bible
12 When they were in Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses on account of the Cushite woman whom he had married—for he had married a Cushite woman. 2 They said, “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” The Lord heard it. 3 Now the man Moses was humble, more so than anyone on earth.
The Lord defends Moses
4 Immediately, the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “You three go out to the meeting tent.” So the three of them went out. 5 Then the Lord descended in a column of cloud, stood at the entrance of the tent, and called to Aaron and Miriam. The two of them came forward. 6 He said, “Listen to my words: If there is a prophet of the Lord among you,[a] I make myself known to him in visions. I speak to him in dreams. 7 But not with my servant Moses. He has proved to be reliable with all my household. 8 I speak with him face-to-face, visibly, not in riddles. He sees the Lord’s form. So why aren’t you afraid to criticize my servant Moses?” 9 The Lord’s anger blazed against them, and they went back.
The Lord punishes Miriam
10 When the cloud went away from over the tent, Miriam suddenly developed a skin disease flaky like snow. Aaron turned toward Miriam and saw her skin disease. 11 Then Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my master, please don’t punish us for the sin that we foolishly committed. 12 Please don’t let her be like the stillborn, whose flesh is half eaten as it comes out of the mother’s womb.”
13 So Moses cried to the Lord, “God, please heal her!”
14 The Lord said to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, would she not be shamed for seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp for seven days, and afterward she will be brought back.” 15 So they shut Miriam out of the camp seven days. And the people didn’t march until Miriam was brought back. 16 Afterward the people marched from Hazeroth, and they camped in the Paran desert.
Footnotes
- Numbers 12:6 Heb uncertain; LXX If there is a prophet of you for the Lord
Números 12
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Miriam y Aarón critican a Moisés
12 Miriam y Aarón criticaron a Moisés porque se había casado con una mujer etíope. 2 Ellos dijeron: «¿Ha hablado el SEÑOR solamente a través de Moisés? ¿No ha hablado a través de nosotros también?», pero el SEÑOR escuchó lo que decían.
3 En verdad Moisés era muy humilde, más humilde que cualquier otro hombre en la tierra, 4 así que el SEÑOR les dijo a Moisés, a Aarón y a Miriam: «Vengan los tres a la carpa del encuentro». Entonces los tres fueron allá, 5 y el SEÑOR bajó en una columna de nube, se detuvo a la entrada de la carpa y llamó a Aarón y a Miriam. Entonces cuando ellos se acercaron 6 él les dijo: «Escuchen mis palabras:
»Cuando hay un profeta entre ustedes,
yo, el SEÑOR, me comunico con él en visión,
le hablo en sueños.
7 Sin embargo, así no es como yo hablo con mi siervo Moisés,
pues nadie en toda mi casa es tan fiel como él.
8 Yo le hablo a él directamente,
con claridad y sin acertijos.
Él ve el aspecto del SEÑOR,
¿cómo es que ustedes se atrevieron
a criticar a mi siervo Moisés?»
9 El SEÑOR se enojó mucho con ellos y se marchó. 10 En cuanto la nube se quitó de encima de la carpa, Miriam quedó leprosa, con la piel blanca como la nieve. Cuando Aarón se volvió hacia Miriam y la vio así, 11 le dijo a Moisés, «Oh señor, no nos castigues, pues hemos pecado tontamente. 12 Te ruego que no dejes que ella quede como un niño muerto antes de nacer. Una vez nuestra mamá dio a luz a una criatura con la piel medio desecha».
13 Entonces Moisés le suplicó al SEÑOR: «¡Oh Dios, te suplico que la sanes!»
14 Luego el SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés: «Si el papá de ella le hubiera escupido en la cara, ¿no habría durado su humillación siete días? Entonces que la mantengan fuera del campamento por siete días, después de los cuales se le permitirá entrar de nuevo al campamento».
15 Entonces ellos dejaron a Miriam fuera del campamento por siete días. El pueblo permaneció en ese lugar hasta que regresó Miriam. 16 Después de esto el pueblo dejó Jazerot y acampó en el desierto de Parán.
Numbers 12
New King James Version
Dissension of Aaron and Miriam
12 Then (A)Miriam and Aaron [a]spoke (B)against Moses because of the [b]Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for (C)he had married an Ethiopian woman. 2 So they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through (D)Moses? (E)Has He not spoken through us also?” And the Lord (F)heard it. 3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)
4 (G)Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!” So the three came out. 5 (H)Then the Lord came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And they both went forward. 6 Then He said,
“Hear now My words:
If there is a prophet among you,
I, the Lord, make Myself known to him (I)in a vision;
I speak to him (J)in a dream.
7 Not so with (K)My servant Moses;
(L)He is faithful in all (M)My house.
8 I speak with him (N)face to face,
Even (O)plainly,[c] and not in [d]dark sayings;
And he sees (P)the form of the Lord.
Why then (Q)were you not afraid
To speak against My servant Moses?”
9 So the anger of the Lord was aroused against them, and He departed. 10 And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, (R)suddenly Miriam became (S)leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper. 11 So Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord! Please (T)do not lay [e]this sin on us, in which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned. 12 Please (U)do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb!”
13 So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “Please (V)heal her, O God, I pray!”
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but (W)spit in her face, would she not be shamed seven days? Let her be (X)shut[f] out of the camp seven days, and afterward she may be received again.” 15 (Y)So Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days, and the people did not journey till Miriam was brought in again. 16 And afterward the people moved from (Z)Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.
Footnotes
- Numbers 12:1 criticized
- Numbers 12:1 Cushite
- Numbers 12:8 appearing
- Numbers 12:8 riddles
- Numbers 12:11 the penalty for this
- Numbers 12:14 exiled
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