عَدَد 17
| وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: | ١ 1 |
And the LORD said to Moses,
| «كَلِّمْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَخُذْ مِنْهُمْ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ عَصاً، وَاحِدَةً مِنْ كُلِّ رَئِيسِ سِبْطٍ مِنْ أَسْبَاطِ آبَائِهِمْ، وَاحْفُرِ اسْمَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى عَصَاهُ. | ٢ 2 |
“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
| وَاحْفُرِ اسْمَ هَرُونَ عَلَى عَصَا لاوِي، لأَنَّ لِرَئِيسِ بَيْتِ آبَائِهِمْ عَصاً وَاحِدَةً. | ٣ 3 |
and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
| وَضَعِ الْعِصِيَّ فِي خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ أَمَامَ الشَّهَادَةِ حَيْثُ أَجْتَمِعُ بِكُمْ. | ٤ 4 |
Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.
| فَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَخْتَارُهُ تُوْرِقُ عَصَاهُ، وَبِذَلِكَ أَضَعُ حَدّاً لِتَذَمُّرَاتِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّتِي تَرْتَفِعُ ضِدَّكُمَا». | ٥ 5 |
The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
| فَأَبْلَغَ مُوسَى ذَلِكَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَعْطَاهُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ رُؤَسَائِهِمْ عَصاً بِحَسَبِ أَسْبَاطِهِمْ فَكَانَتِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ عَصاً. وَكَانَتْ عَصَا هَرُونَ مِنْ بَيْنِ عِصِيِّهِمْ. | ٦ 6 |
So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
| فَوَضَعَ مُوسَى الْعِصِيَّ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ فِي خَيْمَةِ الشَّهَادَةِ. | ٧ 7 |
Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
| وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي دَخَلَ مُوسَى إِلَى خَيْمَةِ الشَّهَادَةِ فَوَجَدَ أَنَّ عَصَا هَرُونَ الَّتِي تُمَثِّلُ سِبْطَ لاوِي قَدْ أَوْرَقَتْ، إِذْ أَخْرَجَتْ فُرُوخاً وَأَزْهَرَتْ وَأَثْمَرَتْ لَوْزاً نَاضِجاً. | ٨ 8 |
The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.
| فَأَخْرَجَ مُوسَى جَمِيعَ الْعِصِيِّ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ لِيَتَفَحَّصَهَا بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلُّهُمْ، فَأَخَذَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَصَاهُ. | ٩ 9 |
Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
| وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «رُدَّ عَصَا هَرُونَ إِلَى أَمَامِ تَابُوتِ الْعَهْدِ وَاحْفَظْهَا لِتَكُونَ عِبْرَةً لِلْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ، فَتَكُفَّ تَذَمُّرَاتُهُمْ عَنِّي لِئَلّا يَهْلِكُوا». | ١٠ 10 |
The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
| فَفَعَلَ مُوسَى بِمُقْتَضَى أَمْرِ الرَّبِّ. | ١١ 11 |
So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.
| وَقَالَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ لِمُوسَى: «إِنَّنَا انْقَرَضْنَا وَهَلَكْنَا جَمِيعاً، | ١٢ 12 |
Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
| لأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنِ اقْتَرَبَ إِلَى مَسْكَنِ الرَّبِّ يَمُوتُ. تُرَى أَنَفْنَى كُلُّنَا؟» | ١٣ 13 |
Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”
