Who were those who heard and refused to obey? Weren’t they all the people Moses led out of Egypt?

那时，听见他话惹他发怒的是谁呢？岂不是跟着摩西从埃及出来的众人吗？

听见他而又背叛他的是谁呢？岂不是跟着摩西从埃及出来的众人吗？

听见他而又背叛他的是谁呢？岂不是跟着摩西从埃及出来的众人吗？

听见祂的声音却又悖逆祂的是谁呢？不就是摩西从埃及领出来的那些人吗？

那时，听了他的话而惹他发怒的是谁呢？不就是摩西从埃及领出来的那些人吗？

到底是谁听见却悖逆了呢？难道不是被摩西从埃及带领出来的那一切人吗？

那時，聽見他話惹他發怒的是誰呢？豈不是跟着摩西從埃及出來的眾人嗎？

聽見他而又背叛他的是誰呢？豈不是跟着摩西從埃及出來的眾人嗎？

聽見他而又背叛他的是誰呢？豈不是跟着摩西從埃及出來的眾人嗎？

聽見祂的聲音卻又悖逆祂的是誰呢？不就是摩西從埃及領出來的那些人嗎？

那時，聽了他的話而惹他發怒的是誰呢？不就是摩西從埃及領出來的那些人嗎？

當時聽而惹他發怒的是誰呢？豈不是那些由摩西領導出埃及的眾人麼？

到底是誰聽見卻悖逆了呢？難道不是被摩西從埃及帶領出來的那一切人嗎？

其聞而激怒者誰耶、非從摩西出埃及之眾乎、

聽而抵觸者誰、非從摩西出埃及之眾乎、

其時聞而激怒者誰、非從摩西出伊及之眾乎、

夫當日聆天主之音、而忤天主之神者、誰耶？非隨摩西出埃及之眾人乎？

Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?

For who were those who heard and yet rebelled? Was it not all those who left Egypt led by Moses?

And who was it who rebelled against God, even though they heard his voice? Wasn’t it the people Moses led out of Egypt?

For who heard and rebelled? Wasn’t it all who came out of Egypt under Moses?

For who provoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, did not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses?

For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses?

For who, when they heard, did provoke? nay, did not all they that came out of Egypt by Moses?

For who heard and rebelled? Wasn’t it really all who came out of Egypt under Moses?

For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

For which ones heard and rebelled? Was it not all who came out of Egypt under Moses’ leadership?

For who, when they heard, rebelled? Wasn’t it all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses?

The Israelites spoke against Moses and Aaron. The whole community said to them,“ We wish we had died in Egypt or even in this desert.

But Joshua, the son of Nun, is your helper. Joshua will enter the land. Help him to be brave. Give him hope. He will lead Israel to take the land as their own.

I lifted up my hand and promised to make this land your home. But now not all of you will enter the land. Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, will enter it. So will Joshua, the son of Nun. They are the only ones who will enter the land.

But my servant Caleb has a different spirit. He follows me with his whole heart. So I will bring him into the land he went to. And his children after him will receive land there.

The Lord had told the Israelites at Kadesh Barnea that they would certainly die in the desert. Not one of them was left alive except Caleb and Joshua. Caleb was the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua was the son of Nun.

But they continued to sin against him. In the desert they refused to obey the Most High God.

They said to one another,“ We should choose another leader. We should go back to Egypt.”

How did God answer him? God said,“ I have kept 7,000 people for myself. They have not bowed down to Baal.”( 1 Kings 19:18)Some are also faithful today. They have been chosen by God’s grace.

There your people of long ago tested me. Yet for 40 years they saw what I did.That is why I was angry with them. I said,‘ Their hearts are always going astray. They have not known my ways.’

“ I promised to give this good land to your people of long ago. But no one alive today will see it.Only Caleb will see the land. He is the son of Jephunneh. I will give him and his children after him the land he walked on. He followed me with his whole heart.”

Only two of the men who went to check out the land remained alive. One of them was Joshua, the son of Nun. The other was Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

Moses, the servant of the Lord, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to check out the land. I was 40 years old at that time. I brought back an honest report to him. I told him exactly what I had seen.Several other men of Israel went up with me. What they reported terrified the people. But I followed the Lord my God with my whole heart.So on that day Moses made a promise to me. He said,‘ The land you have walked on will be your share. It will be the share of your children forever. That’s because you have followed the Lord my God with your whole heart.’( Deuteronomy 1:36)“ The Lord has done just as he promised. He made the promise while Israel was wandering around in the desert. That was 45 years ago. He has kept me alive all this time. So here I am today, 85 years old!I’m still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. I’m just as able to go out to battle now as I was then.