Rotherham(i)
14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, unto the king of Edom,––Thus, saith thy brother Israel, Thou thyself, knowest all the distress which befell us;
15 and how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we abode in Egypt, many days, and that the Egyptians ill–treated us, and our fathers;
16 and we made outcry unto Yahweh, and he heard our voice, and sent a messenger, and brought us forth out of Egypt,––lo! then, we, are in Kadesh, a city at the extremity of thy boundary,
17 Let us, we pray thee, pass through thy land––we will not pass through field or vineyard, nor will we drink the waters of a well,––by the king’s road, will we go––we will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left, until we get through thy boundary.
18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land,––lest, with the sword, I come out to meet thee.
19 And the sons of Israel said unto him––By the highway, will we go up, and, if, thy waters, we should drink––I, and my cattle, then would I give the price thereof,––only––it is nothing!––with my feet, would I pass through.
20 And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out to meet him, with a strong people, and with a firm hand.
21 Thus did Edom refuse to give Israel passage through his boundary,––and Israel turned away from him.