Catholic Public Domain Version
"And Moses said to them: “Why do you transgress the word of the Lord, merely because it will not result in prosperity for you? "
— Numbers 14:41, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? but it shall not prosper.”
“And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah, seeing it shall not prosper? ”
“Moses said, "Why now do you disobey the commandment of Yahweh, since it shall not prosper?”
“But Moses said,“Why are you now transgressing the commandment of the LORD? It will not succeed!”
“And Moses said to them: Why transgress you the word of the Lord, which shall not succeed prosperously with you?”
“And Moses said, Why are you now acting against the Lord's order, seeing that no good will come of it?”
“And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? but it shall not prosper.”
But only Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive, out of all those who had journeyed to examine the land.
And Moses spoke all these words to all the sons of Israel, and the people mourned exceedingly.
And behold, rising up at first light, they climbed to the top of the mountain, and they said, “We are prepared to ascend to the place, about which the Lord has spoken, for we have sinned.”
And Moses said to them: “Why do you transgress the word of the Lord, merely because it will not result in prosperity for you?
Do not ascend, for the Lord is not with you, lest you be overthrown before your enemies.
The Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, by whose sword you shall be ruined, for you were not willing to consent to the Lord, and so the Lord is not with you.”
But they, having been darkened, ascended to the top of the mountain. But the ark of the testament of the Lord, and Moses, did not withdraw from the camp.