4 Mosebog 17
1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:
And the Lord said to Moses,
2 »Sig til Israeliterne, at Øversterne for Fædrenehusene skal give dig en Stav for hvert Fædrenehus, tolv Stave i alt, og skriv saa hver enkelts Navn paa hans Stav
Say to the children of Israel that they are to give you rods, one for every family, for every chief, the head of his father's house, making twelve rods; let every man's name be placed on his rod.
3 og skriv Arons Navn paa Levis Stav, thi hvert Overhoved for Fædrenehusene skal have een Stav.
And let Aaron's name be placed on the rod of Levi: for there is to be one rod for the head of every family.
4 Læg dem saa ind i Aabenbaringsteltet foran Vidnesbyrdet, der, hvor jeg aabenbarer mig for dig.
And let them be stored up in the Tent of meeting, in front of the ark of witness where I come to you.
5 Den Mand, jeg udvælger, hans Stav skal da grønnes; saaledes vil jeg bringe Israeliternes Knurren imod eder til Tavshed, saa jeg kan blive fri for den.«
And the rod of that man who is marked out by me for myself will have buds on it; so I will put a stop to the outcries which the children of Israel make to me against you.
6 Moses sagde nu dette til Israeliterne, og alle deres Øverster gav ham en Stav, saa der blev en Stav for hver Øverste efter deres Fædrenehuse, tolv Stave i alt, og Arons Stav var imellem Stavene.
So Moses gave these orders to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him rods, one for the head of every family, making twelve rods: and Aaron's rod was among them.
7 Derpaa lagde Moses Stavene hen foran HERRENS Aasyn i Vidnesbyrdets Telt.
And Moses put the rods before the Lord in the Tent of witness.
8 Da Moses næste Dag kom ind i Vidnesbyrdets Telt, se, da var Arons Stav, Staven for Levis Hus, grønnedes; den havde sat Skud, var kommet i Blomst og bar modne Mandler.
Now on the day after, Moses went into the Tent of witness; and he saw that Aaron's rod, the rod of the house of Levi, had put out buds, and was covered with buds and flowers and fruit.
9 Da tog Moses Stavene bort fra HERRENS Aasyn og bar dem ud til Israeliterne, og de saa paa dem og tog hver sin Stav.
Then Moses took out all the rods from before the Lord, and gave them back to the children of Israel: and they saw them, and every man took his rod.
10 Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Læg Arons Stav tilbage foran Vidnesbyrdet, for at den kan opbevares til Tegn for de genstridige, og gør Ende paa deres Knurren, saa jeg kan blive fri for den, at de ikke skal dø!«
And the Lord said to Moses, Put Aaron's rod back in front of the ark of witness, to be kept for a sign against this false-hearted people, so that you may put a stop to their outcries against me, and death may not overtake them.
11 Og Moses gjorde som HERREN havde paalagt ham; saaledes gjorde han.
This Moses did: as the Lord gave orders, so he did.
12 Men Israeliterne sagde til Moses: »Se, vi omkommer, det er ude med os, det er ude med os alle sammen!
And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all.
13 Enhver, der kommer HERRENS Bolig nær, dør. Skal vi da virkelig omkomme alle sammen?«
Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?
