4 Mosebog 17
1 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
And YHWH speaks 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 sons of Israel, and take a rod from each of them, for a father’s house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers—twelve rods; you write the name of each 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 write Aaron’s name on the tribe of Levi; for one rod [is] for the head of their fathers’ house.
4 Og du skal lægge dem i Forsamlingens Paulun lige for Vidnesbyrdet, hvor jeg vil komme sammen med eder.
And you have placed them in the Tent of Meeting before the Testimony, where I 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 has come to pass, the man’s rod on whom I fix flourishes, and I have caused the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against you, to cease from off Me.”
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 speaks to the sons of Israel, and all their princes give to him one rod for a prince, one rod for a prince, for their fathers’ house—twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron [is] in the midst of their rods;
7 Og Mose lagde Kæppene for Herrens Ansigt i Vidnesbyrdets Paulun.
and Moses places the rods before YHWH in the Tent of the Testimony.
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 comes to pass, on the next day, that Moses goes into the Tent of the Testimony, and behold, the rod of Aaron has flourished for the house of Levi, and brings out a bud, and blossoms [with] a blossom, and produces 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 brings out all the rods from before YHWH to all the sons of Israel, and they look, and each takes 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 YHWH says to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the Testimony, for a charge, for a sign to the sons of rebellion, and you remove their murmurings from off Me, and they do not die”;
11 Og Mose gjorde det, ligesom Herren befalede ham, saaledes gjorde han.
and Moses does as YHWH has commanded him; so he has done.
12 Og Israels Børn sagde til Mose, sigende: Se, vi maa opgive Aanden, vi omkomme, vi omkomme alle sammen!
And the sons of Israel speak to Moses, saying, “Behold, we have expired, we have perished, all of us have perished!
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?
Any who is at all drawing near to the Dwelling Place of YHWH dies; have we not been consumed—to expire?”
