Numbers 17
1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them a staff, a staff for each father's house, of all their princes according to the houses of their fathers, twelve staves: thou shalt write each one's name upon his staff.
"Sig til Israelitterne, at Øversterne for Fædrenehusene skal give dig en Stav for hvert Fædrenehus, tolv Stave i alt, og skriv så hver enkelts Navn på hans Stav
3 And Aaron's name shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for one staff shall be for [each] head of their fathers' houses.
og skriv Arons Navn på Levis Stav, thi hvert Overhoved for Fædrenehusene skal have een Stav.
4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
Læg dem så ind i Åbenbariogsteltet foran Vidnesbyrdet, der, hvor jeg åbenbarer mig for dig.
5 And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall choose, his staff shall bud forth; and I will make to cease from before me the murmurings of the children of Israel, that they murmur against you.
Den Mand, jeg udvælger, hans Stav skal da grønnes; således vil jeg bringe Israelitternes Knurren imod eder til Tavshed, så jeg kan blive fri for den."
6 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and all their princes gave him a staff, one staff for each prince according to their fathers' houses, twelve staves, and the staff of Aaron was among their staves.
Moses sagde nu dette til Israelitterne, og alle deres Øverster gav ham en Stav, så der blev en Stav for hver Øverste efter deres Fædrenehuse, tolv Stave i alt, og Arons Stav var imellem Stavene.
7 And Moses laid the staves before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony.
Derpå lagde Moses Stavene hen foran HERRENs Åsyn i Vidnesbyrdets Telt.
8 And it came to pass, when on the morrow Moses went into the tent of the testimony, behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and ripened almonds.
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.
9 And Moses brought out all the staves from before Jehovah to all the children of Israel, and they looked and took each one his staff.
Da tog Moses Stavene bort fra HERRENs Åsyn og bar dem ud til Israelitterne, og de så på dem og tog hver sin Stav.
10 And Jehovah said to Moses, Bring Aaron's staff again before the testimony, to be kept as a token for the sons of rebellion, that thou mayest put an end to their murmurings before me, that they may not die.
Men HERREN sagde til Moses: "Læg Arons Stav tilbage foran Vidnesbyrdet, for at den kan opbevares til Tegn for de genstridige, og gør Ende på deres Knurren, så jeg kan blive fri for den, at de ikke skal dø!"
11 And Moses did so: as Jehovah had commanded him, so did he.
Og Moses gjorde som HERREN havde pålagt ham; således gjorde han.
12 And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Lo, we expire, we perish, we all perish.
Men Israelitterne sagde til Moses: "Se, vi omkommer, det er ude med os, det er ude med os alle sammen!
13 Every one that comes at all near to the tabernacle of Jehovah shall die: shall we then expire altogether?
Enhver, der kommer HERRENs Bolig nær, dør. Skal vi da virkelig omkomme alle sammen?"
