The People Complain
1 All night long the people cried out in distress. 2 They complained against Moses and Aaron, and said, “It would have been better to die in Egypt or even here in the wilderness! 3 Why is the Lord taking us into that land? We will be killed in battle, and our wives and children will be captured. Wouldn't it be better to go back to Egypt?” 4 So they said to one another, “Let's choose a leader and go back to Egypt!”
5 Then Moses and Aaron bowed to the ground in front of all the people. 6 And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of the spies, tore their clothes in sorrow 7 and said to the people, “The land we explored is an excellent land. 8 If the Lord is pleased with us, he will take us there and give us that rich and fertile land. 9 Do not rebel against the Lord and don't be afraid of the people who live there. We will conquer them easily. The Lord is with us and has defeated the gods who protected them; so don't be afraid.” 10 The whole community was threatening to stone them to death, but suddenly the people saw the dazzling light of the Lord's presence appear over the Tent.
Moses Prays for the People
11 The Lord said to Moses, “How much longer will these people reject me? How much longer will they refuse to trust in me, even though I have performed so many miracles among them? 12 I will send an epidemic and destroy them, but I will make you the father of a nation that is larger and more powerful than they are!”
13 But Moses said to the Lord, “You brought these people out of Egypt by your power. When the Egyptians hear what you have done to your people, 14 they will tell it to the people who live in this land. These people have already heard that you, Lord, are with us, that you appear in plain sight when your cloud stops over us, and that you go before us in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. 15 Now if you kill all your people, the nations who have heard of your fame will say 16 that you killed your people in the wilderness because you were not able to bring them into the land you promised to give them. 17 So now, Lord, I pray, show us your power and do what you promised when you said, 18 ‘I, the Lord, am not easily angered, and I show great love and faithfulness and forgive sin and rebellion. Yet I will not fail to punish children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation for the sins of their parents.’ 19 And now, Lord, according to the greatness of your unchanging love, forgive, I pray, the sin of these people, just as you have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”
20 The Lord answered, “I will forgive them, as you have asked. 21 But I promise that as surely as I live and as surely as my presence fills the earth, 22 none of these people will live to enter that land. They have seen the dazzling light of my presence and the miracles that I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, but they have tried my patience over and over again and have refused to obey me. 23 They will never enter the land which I promised to their ancestors. None of those who have rejected me will ever enter it. 24 But because my servant Caleb has a different attitude and has remained loyal to me, I will bring him into the land which he explored, and his descendants will possess the land 25 in whose valleys the Amalekites and the Canaanites now live. Turn back tomorrow and go into the wilderness in the direction of the Gulf of Aqaba.”
The Lord Punishes the People for Complaining
26 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 27 “How much longer are these wicked people going to complain against me? I have heard enough of these complaints! 28 Now give them this answer: ‘I swear that as surely as I live, I will do to you just what you have asked. I, the Lord, have spoken. 29 You will die and your corpses will be scattered across this wilderness. Because you have complained against me, none of you over twenty years of age will enter that land. 30 I promised to let you live there, but not one of you will, except Caleb and Joshua. 31 You said that your children would be captured, but I will bring them into the land that you rejected, and it will be their home. 32 You will die here in this wilderness. 33 Your children will wander in the wilderness for forty years, suffering for your unfaithfulness, until the last one of you dies. 34 You will suffer the consequences of your sin for forty years, one year for each of the forty days you spent exploring the land. You will know what it means to have me against you! 35 I swear that I will do this to you wicked people who have gathered together against me. Here in the wilderness every one of you will die. I, the Lord, have spoken.’”
36-37 The men Moses had sent to explore the land brought back a false report which caused the people to complain against the Lord. And so the Lord struck them with a disease, and they died. 38 Of the twelve spies only Joshua and Caleb survived.
The First Attempt to Invade the Land
(Deuteronomy 1.41-46)39 When Moses told the Israelites what the Lord had said, they mourned bitterly. 40 Early the next morning they started out to invade the hill country, saying, “Now we are ready to go to the place which the Lord told us about. We admit that we have sinned.”
41 But Moses said, “Then why are you disobeying the Lord now? You will not succeed! 42 Don't go. The Lord is not with you, and your enemies will defeat you. 43 When you face the Amalekites and the Canaanites, you will die in battle; the Lord will not be with you, because you have refused to follow him.”
44 Yet they still dared to go up into the hill country, even though neither the Lord's Covenant Box nor Moses left the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived there attacked and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hormah.
Moolu balanta
1 Wo luŋo suutoo, jamaa moo bee le kumboota ka ì kaŋo wulindi santo. 2 Banisirayilankoolu bee le woosiita Musa niŋ Haaruna ye, jamaa moo bee le ko ì ye ko, “Hani niŋ a ye a tara m̀ faata Misira le, waraŋ keñewuloo* kono wo le fisiyaata. 3 Muŋ ne ye a tinna Yaawe* be ǹ samba la naŋ ñiŋ bankoo kaŋ ka faa keloo kono, ǹ na musoolu niŋ ǹ diŋolu ye ke kelejoŋolu ti? Fo ka muru Misira wo le maŋ fisiyaa baŋ?” 4 Bituŋ ì ko ñoo ye ko, “Ǹ ñanta ñaatonkoo tomboŋ na le ŋà muru Misira.”
5 Bituŋ Musa niŋ Haaruna ye i boyi Banisirayila jamaa bee ye bankoo to mennu be bendiŋ jee. 6 Bituŋ Yosuwa Nuni dinkewo aniŋ Kalebu Yefunne dinkewo mennu tarata wo moolu kono mennu taata bankoo ñiŋ kullootoo juubee, ye ì la duŋ feŋolu fara niikuyaa kamma la. 7 Ì ko Banisirayila jamaa moo bee ye ko, “Ǹ tambita bankoo dulaa meŋ bee la ka a koroosi, beteyaata kendeke le. 8 Niŋ Yaawe kontaanita ǹ na kuwo la, a be ǹ samba la ñiŋ bankoo kaŋ ne, a ye a dii ǹ na, ñiŋ bankoo meŋ be woyiriŋ keekewo niŋ liyo la. 9 Ali kana balaŋ Yaawe ma, aduŋ ali kana sila ñiŋ bankoo moolu la. M̀ be ì noo la le, a ye ke m̀ fee ko jii miŋo. Ì la tankoo bota ì kaŋ ne, bari Yaawe be ntolu fee le. Ali kana sila ì la.”
10 Bari jamaa moolu ye ì silandi le ka ì buŋ beroo la. Bituŋ Yaawe ye a la kallankeeyaa* yitandi Banisirayilankoolu bee la Bendulaa Tiriliisi Senuŋo* to.
Musa duwaata Banisirayilankoolu ye
11 Yaawe ko Musa ye ko, “Ñiŋ moolu be i foño la jutu la n na waati jumaa le la? Ì be i dahaa la lannabaliyaa la n na kuwo to waati jumaa le, n na taamanseeroolu fintindoo ì ye bee koolaa? 12 M be alibalaa kuuraŋo le jindi la ì kaŋ, ŋa ì kasaara, bari m be ite Musa yiriwandi la le ka ke banku baa ti meŋ be bambaŋ na itolu ti.”
13 Bari Musa ko Yaawe ye le ko, “Ite le ye ñiŋ moolu bondi naŋ Misira i la sembe waroo kaŋ. Niŋ Misirankoolu ye a moyi i ye meŋ ke i la moolu la, 14 ì be a kumoo fo la ñiŋ bankoo moolu ye le. Ñiŋ moolu ye a moyi le fokabaŋ ko, ite Yaawe le be m̀ fee, aduŋ ǹ niŋ i ka ñoo je le niŋ i la minaayoo loota ǹ kunto, aduŋ ite le ka tambi ǹ ñaato niŋ minaayi samasimmaa la tiloo waatoo la, aniŋ minaayi samasiŋ dimbaamaa suutoo waatoo la. 15 Saayiŋ niŋ i ye i la moolu bee faa, bankoolu mennu ye i la mansabaayaa darajoo moyi, be a fo la le ko, 16 ‘Yaawe maŋ ñinnu samba noo naŋ bankoo kaŋ, a ye ì laahidi meŋ na niŋ kaloo la. Wo le ye a saabu a ye ì faa keñewuloo kono.’
17 “Saayiŋ m Maariyo, m be duwaa la ñiŋ na, i ye i la semboo yitandi ǹ na, i ye meŋ laahidi, i ye a ke, biriŋ i kumata ko, 18 ‘Nte Yaawe la kamfaa maŋ tariyaa, aduŋ n na kanoo maŋ dandulaa soto. N ka yamfa junube kuwolu la le aniŋ balambaatooyaa kuwolu. Bari meŋ maŋ boloo, m buka a bolondi. N ka dindiŋolu jarabi ì la alifaalu la junuboo la le ka taa fo ì jamaani sabanjaŋo la, ka taa fo jamaani naaninjaŋo.’ 19 Ko i la kanu bambaloo be ñaameŋ, yamfa ñiŋ moolu la junuboolu la, ko i ka yamfa ì ye ñaameŋ ka bo waatoo meŋ ì bota Misira fo ka naa bula saayiŋ na.”
20 Yaawe ye a jaabi ko, “N yamfata ì ye le ko i ye n daani teŋ ñaameŋ. 21 A be koyiriŋ ñaameŋ ko nte be keriŋ ne, aniŋ ko n na kallankeeyaa* be duniyaa bee kono ñaameŋ, ŋa n kali ñiŋ na ko: 22 Ñiŋ moolu kono, hani kiliŋ te duŋ na ñiŋ bankoo kaŋ. Ì ye n na kallankeeyaa je le, aniŋ n na kaawakuwolu ŋa mennu ke Misira aniŋ keñewuloo kono. Bari hani wo ì ka tu n kotobo la, ì buka soŋ ka i lamoyi. 23 Ì nene te bankoo ñiŋ je la ŋa meŋ laahidoo taa ì la alifaa foloolu ye ka a dii ì la. Moo-wo-moo ye jutunnayaa tiliŋ n na, a maarii te duŋ na bankoo ñiŋ kaŋ. 24 N na dookuulaa Kalebu, wo niŋ ì jikoo fatata le, aduŋ a tarata nte doroŋ ne fee, m be ate samba la bankoo ñiŋ kaŋ ne, a ye meŋ kullootoo juubee, aduŋ a koomalankoolu taa be ke la jee ti le. 25 Ali kana taa wulumbaŋolu maafaŋo la, Amalekinkoolu niŋ Kanaaninkoolu be sabatiriŋ daameŋ. Saama ali muru ka taa keñewuloo kono, Kulunjumbe Baa maafaŋo la.”
Yaawe ye Banisirayilankoolu jarabi
26 Yaawe diyaamuta Musa niŋ Haaruna ye ko, 27 “Ñiŋ moo jawoolu be i dahaa la woosii la n too la waati jumaa le la? Ŋa ñiŋ Banisirayilanka woosiilaalu la woosiikaŋo moyi le. 28 Saayiŋ a fo ì ye, ‘A be koyiriŋ ñaameŋ ko nte be keriŋ ne, ŋa kuwo meŋ moyi ali faŋolu la, m be wo le ke la ali la. Nte Yaawe le ye a fo. 29 Ali furewolu le be fatafata la ñiŋ keñewuloo kono. Alitolu kewolu bee, ka bo sanji muwaŋ ka taa wo ye santo la, mennu toolu safeeta kuŋyaatee safeeroo to, bee le be faa la, kaatu ali tarata woosii kaŋ n too le la. 30 Nte le ye m buloo wulindi santo ŋa laahidoo taa niŋ kaloo la ka ñiŋ bankoo dii ali la, ali ye tara jee. Bari ali kono hani moo kiliŋ ne te duŋ na a kono fo Kalebu, Yefunne dinkewo, aniŋ Yosuwa, Nuni dinkewo. 31 Ali diŋolu, ali ko mennu la kuwo to ko, ì be ke la kelejoŋolu le ti, m be wolu le samba la bankoo to, ali jututa meŋ na, ka sabati jee. 32 Bari alitolu, ali furewolu le be tara la laariŋ ñiŋ keñewuloo kono. 33 Ali diŋolu be ke la beeyaŋ kantalaalu le ti jaŋ fo sanji taŋ naani, ì ye tara bataa kaŋ ali la fulaŋ kafuyaa kamma la, fo ali bee ye baŋ faa la ñiŋ keñewuloo kono. 34 Ali be tara la ali la junube kuwo bataa le kono fo sanji taŋ naani. Ali ye tili taŋ naanoo meŋ ke bankoo kulloo kisikisoo la, a tili kiliŋ-wo-kiliŋ be ke la sanji kiliŋ ne ti. N na tarabaliyaa ali fee, ali be a dimiŋo loŋ na ñiŋ siloo le la.’ 35 Nte Yaawe le ye ñiŋ kumoo fo, aduŋ a be koyiriŋ ne lewu ko, m be ñiŋ kuwolu le ke la ñiŋ moo jawoolu bee la, mennu kafuta ñoo ma kuruŋyaa kaŋ ka balaŋ m ma. Ì labaŋo be ke la ñiŋ keñewuloo le kono, ì be faa la jaŋ ne.”
36-37 Musa ye kewolu mennu kii ka taa bankoo kullootoo juubee, bee kere faata alibalaa kuuraŋo le la Yaawe ñaatiliŋo la. Kaatu ì ye kuma jawoo le dantee bankoo ñiŋ na kuwo to biriŋ ì muruta. Ì ye a tinna moolu ye woosii kumoolu fo Musa ma. 38 Yosuwa Nuni dinkewo aniŋ Kalebu Yefunne dinkewo, wolu dammaa le tuta baluwo to moolu kono mennu taata bankoo ñiŋ kullootoo juubee.
Banisirayilankoolu maŋ duŋ noo Kanaani bankoo kaŋ
(5 Musa 1:41-46)39 Biriŋ Musa ye ñiŋ kumakaŋolu fo Banisirayilankoolu bee ye, moolu sunuta baake. 40 Ì wulita soomandaa juunoo ka taa Kanaani konkotundoo* maafaŋo la. Bituŋ ì kumata ko, “Ŋà junube kuwo le ke. Bari hani wo m̀ pareeta le saayiŋ ka taa dulaa ñiŋ to Yaawe ye meŋ laahidi.”
41 Bari Musa kumata ko, “Muŋ ne ye a tinna ali tententa ka Yaawe la yaamaroo soosoo? Wo kuwo te taa noo. 42 Ali kana taa, kaatu Yaawe maŋ tara ali fee. Ali jawoolu be ali noo la le. 43 Amalekinkoolu niŋ Kanaaninkoolu be ali kele la jee le, hawusaroo* ye ali faa, kaatu ali ye ali koo dii Yaawe la le. Yaawe te tara la ali fee.”
44 Hani wo ì be haañiriŋ ka duŋ konkotundoo kaŋ, Yaawe la Kambeŋ Kunewo* te jee ñaa-wo-ñaa, aduŋ Musa fanaa maŋ bo daakaa kono. 45 Bituŋ Amalekinkoolu niŋ Kanaaninkoolu mennu be sabatiriŋ ñiŋ konkotundoo kaŋ, jiita naŋ ì nooma ì ye ì kelendi. Ì ye ì bayi fo Horima.
