4 Mosebog 17
1 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Tal til Israels Børn og tag af dem een Kæp for hvert Fædrenehus, af alle deres Fyrster for deres Fædrenehuse, tolv Kæppe; du skal skrive hvers Navn paa hans Kæp.
Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write you every man’s name on his rod.
3 Og du skal skrive Arons Navn paa Levi Kæp; thi der skal være een Kæp for hver Øverste over deres Fædrenehuse.
And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
4 Og du skal lægge dem i Forsamlingens Paulun lige for Vidnesbyrdet, hvor jeg vil komme sammen med eder.
And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
5 Og det skal ske, den Mand, jeg udvælger, hans Kæp skal blomstre; at jeg kan stille Israels Børns Knur imod mig, hvormed de knurre imod eder.
And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
6 Og Mose talede til Israels Børn, og alle deres Fyrster gave ham for enhver Fyrste een Kæp, efter deres Fædrenehuse, tolv Kæppe; og Arons Kæp var midt iblandt deres Kæppe.
And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7 Og Mose lagde Kæppene for Herrens Ansigt i Vidnesbyrdets Paulun.
And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
8 Og det skete den anden Dag, da kom Mose til Vidnesbyrdets Paulun, og se, Arons Kæp for Levi Hus havde blomstret, ja, den havde baade skudt Knopper og fremført Blomster og baaret modne Mandler.
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
9 Og Mose bar alle Kæppene ud fra Herrens Ansigt til alle Israels Børn, og de saa dem, og de toge hver sin Kæp.
And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
10 Og Herren sagde til Mose: Bær Arons Kæp ind igen lige for Vidnesbyrdet, i Forvaring, til et Tegn imod de genstridige Børn; og du skal gøre en Ende paa deres Knur imod mig, at de ikke skulle dø.
And the LORD said to Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and you shall quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
11 Og Mose gjorde det, ligesom Herren befalede ham, saaledes gjorde han.
And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
12 Og Israels Børn sagde til Mose, sigende: Se, vi maa opgive Aanden, vi omkomme, vi omkomme alle sammen!
And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
13 Enhver som kommer nær, den som kommer nær til Herrens Tabernakel, han maa dø; mon det da skulde være forbi med os, og vi skulde opgive Aanden?
Whoever comes any thing near to the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
