اَلْعَدَد 27

١ 1 فَتَقَدَّمَتْ بَنَاتُ صَلُفْحَادَ بْنِ حَافَرَ بْنِ جِلْعَادَ بْنِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى، مِنْ عَشَائِرِ مَنَسَّى بْنِ يُوسُفَ. وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ بَنَاتِهِ: مَحْلَةُ وَنُوعَةُ وَحُجْلَةُ وَمِلْكَةُ وَتِرْصَةُ.

Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph came near. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

٢ 2 وَوَقَفْنَ أَمَامَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ وَأَمَامَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ وَكُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ لَدَى بَابِ خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ قَائِلَاتٍ:

They stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the Tent of Meeting, saying,

٣ 3 «أَبُونَا مَاتَ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فِي جَمَاعَةِ قُورَحَ، بَلْ بِخَطِيَّتِهِ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بَنُونَ.

“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not amongst the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin. He had no sons.

٤ 4 لِمَاذَا يُحْذَفُ ٱسْمُ أَبِينَا مِنْ بَيْنِ عَشِيرَتِهِ لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ ٱبْنٌ؟ أَعْطِنَا مُلْكًا بَيْنَ إِخْوةِ أَبِينَا».

Why should the name of our father be taken away from amongst his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession amongst the brothers of our father.”

٥ 5 فَقَدَّمَ مُوسَى دَعْوَاهُنَّ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Moses brought their cause before the LORD.

٦ 6 فَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلًا:

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

٧ 7 «بِحَقٍّ تَكَلَّمَتْ بَنَاتُ صَلُفْحَادَ، فَتُعْطِيهِنَّ مُلْكَ نَصِيبٍ بَيْنَ إِخْوَةِ أَبِيهنَّ، وَتَنْقُلُ نَصِيبَ أَبِيهِنَّ إِلَيْهِنَّ.

“The daughters of Zelophehad speak right. You shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance amongst their father’s brothers. You shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

٨ 8 وَتُكَلِّمُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَائِلًا: أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱبْنٌ، تَنْقُلُونَ مُلْكَهُ إِلَى ٱبْنَتِهِ.

You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.

٩ 9 وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ ٱبْنَةٌ، تُعْطُوا مُلْكَهُ لِإِخْوَتِهِ.

If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

١٠ 10 وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ إِخْوَةٌ، تُعْطُوا مُلْكَهُ لِإِخوَةِ أَبِيهِ.

If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

١١ 11 وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَبِيهِ إِخْوَةٌ، تُعْطُوا مُلْكَهُ لِنَسِيبِهِ ٱلْأَقْرَبِ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ عَشِيرَتِهِ فَيَرِثُهُ». فَصَارَتْ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَرِيضَةَ قَضَاءٍ، كَمَا أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى.

If his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it. This shall be a statute and ordinance for the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.’”

١٢ 12 وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «ٱصْعَدْ إِلَى جَبَلِ عَبَارِيمَ هَذَا وَٱنْظُرِ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

The LORD said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.

١٣ 13 وَمَتَى نَظَرْتَهَا، تُضَمُّ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا كَمَا ضُمَّ هَارُونُ أَخُوكَ.

When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّكُمَا فِي بَرِّيَّةِ صِينَ، عِنْدَ مُخَاصَمَةِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ، عَصَيْتُمَا قَوْلِي أَنْ تُقَدِّسَانِي بِٱلْمَاءِ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِهِمْ». ذَلِكَ مَاءُ مَرِيبَةِ قَادَشَ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ صِينَ.

because in the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, to honour me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

١٥ 15 فَكَلَّمَ مُوسَى ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا:

Moses spoke to the LORD, saying,

١٦ 16 «لِيُوَكِّلِ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ أَرْوَاحِ جَمِيعِ ٱلْبَشَرِ رَجُلًا عَلَى ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ،

“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

١٧ 17 يَخْرُجُ أَمَامَهُمْ وَيَدْخُلُ أَمَامَهُمْ وَيُخْرِجُهُمْ وَيُدْخِلُهُمْ، لِكَيْلَا تَكُونَ جَمَاعَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ كَٱلْغَنَمِ ٱلَّتِي لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا».

who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, that the congregation of the LORD may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”

١٨ 18 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «خُذْ يَشُوعَ بْنَ نُونَ، رَجُلًا فِيهِ رُوحٌ، وَضَعْ يَدَكَ عَلَيْهِ،

The LORD said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.

١٩ 19 وَأَوْقِفْهُ قُدَّامَ أَلِعَازَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ وَقُدَّامَ كُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ، وَأَوْصِهِ أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِهِمْ.

Set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and commission him in their sight.

٢٠ 20 وَٱجْعَلْ مِنْ هَيْبَتِكَ عَلَيْهِ لِكَيْ يَسْمَعَ لَهُ كُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ،

You shall give authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.

٢١ 21 فَيَقِفَ أَمَامَ أَلِعَازَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ فَيَسْأَلُ لَهُ بِقَضَاءِ ٱلْأُورِيمِ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ. حَسَبَ قَوْلِهِ يَخْرُجُونَ، وَحَسَبَ قَوْلِهِ يَدْخُلُونَ، هُوَ وَكُلُّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مَعَهُ، كُلُّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ».

He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall enquire for him by the judgement of the Urim before the LORD. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.”

٢٢ 22 فَفَعَلَ مُوسَى كَمَا أَمَرَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ. أَخَذَ يَشُوعَ وَأَوْقَفَهُ قُدَّامَ أَلِعَازَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ وَقُدَّامَ كُلِّ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ،

Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation.

٢٣ 23 وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِ وَأَوْصَاهُ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَنْ يَدِ مُوسَى.

He laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD spoke by Moses.