Numbers 17
1 And the LORD said to Moses,
Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,
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,
“Ka kyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ, abusua biara ɔdaanoni no ntwa poma na ɔntwerɛ ne din wɔ ho.
3 and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
Aaron din na wɔbɛtwerɛ agu Lewi abusuakuo poma no ho.
4 Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.
Momfa mpoma yi ngu Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no mu ahyiaeɛm wɔ baabi a mehyia mo wɔ adaka no anim hɔ no.
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.”
Menam mpoma yi so bɛkyerɛ onipa a mɛyi no no, na ne poma no ho bɛfefɛ! Ɛno akyi, anwiinwii a wɔnwiinwii tia wo no nyinaa to bɛtwa.”
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.
Enti, Mose hyɛɛ saa mmara yi maa nnipa no maa ahemfo dumienu no a Aaron ka wɔn ho de wɔn mpoma brɛɛ no.
7 Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
Ɔde guu Awurade anim wɔ Adanseɛ Ntomadan no mu hɔ.
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.
Adeɛ kyeeɛ a ɔkɔɔ mu no, ɔhunuu sɛ Aaron poma a ɛwɔ hɔ ma Lewi abusuakuo no afefɛ ayɛ frɔmm, aso aba a ɛsensɛn so.
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.
Ɛberɛ a Mose de firii Awurade hɔ baeɛ sɛ ɔde rebɛkyerɛ nkurɔfoɔ no, wɔhunuiɛ no, wɔn ho dwirii wɔn. Afei, obiara gyee ne poma, gye Aaron nko.
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.”
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ ɔmfa Aaron poma no nto adaka no ho pɛɛ na ɔmfa nkae saa adɔnyɛ no. Na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde ba bɛkyerɛ nnipa no bio na sɛ anwiinwii bi wɔ hɔ a ɛtia Aaron tumi a, ɛbɛsi amanehunu foforɔ a anka ɛbɛba nnipa no so no ano.
11 So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.
Enti, Mose yɛɛ deɛ Awurade hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no.
12 Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
Nanso Israelfoɔ no kɔɔ so nwiinwiiɛ sɛ, “Yɛyɛ teaseawuo.
13 Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”
Obiara a ɔbɛbɛn Awurade Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ho no wu. Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn nyinaa ase hye anaa?”
