4 Mosebog 17
1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
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
'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and take from them each a rod, for a father's house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers, twelve rods; the name of each thou dost write on his rod,
3 og skriv Arons Navn paa Levis Stav, thi hvert Overhoved for Fædrenehusene skal have een Stav.
and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod [is] for the head of their fathers' house:
4 Læg dem saa ind i Aabenbaringsteltet foran Vidnesbyrdet, der, hvor jeg aabenbarer mig for dig.
and thou hast placed them in the tent of meeting, before the testimony, where I meet with 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 it hath come to pass, the man's rod on whom I fix doth flourish, and I have caused to cease from off me the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring 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.
And Moses speaketh unto the sons of Israel, and all their princes give unto 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 Derpaa lagde Moses Stavene hen foran HERRENS Aasyn i Vidnesbyrdets Telt.
and Moses placeth the rods before Jehovah, in the tent of the testimony.
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.
And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses goeth in unto the tent of the testimony, and lo, the rod of Aaron hath flourished for the house of Levi, and is bringing out flourishing, and doth blossom blossoms, and doth produce almonds;
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.
and Moses bringeth out all the rods from before Jehovah, unto all the sons of Israel, and they look, and take each 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 Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Put back the rod of Aaron, before the testimony, for a charge, for a sign to the sons of rebellion, and thou dost remove their murmurings from off me, and they do not die;'
11 Og Moses gjorde som HERREN havde paalagt ham; saaledes gjorde han.
and Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him; so he hath done.
12 Men Israeliterne sagde til Moses: »Se, vi omkommer, det er ude med os, det er ude med os alle sammen!
And the sons of Israel speak unto Moses, saying, 'Lo, we have expired; we have perished; we have all of us perished;
13 Enhver, der kommer HERRENS Bolig nær, dør. Skal vi da virkelig omkomme alle sammen?«
any who is at all drawing near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah dieth; have we not been consumed — to expire?'
