Numbers 17
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:
2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod by their kindreds, of all the princes of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of every man upon his rod.
»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
3 And the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod shall contain all their families:
og skriv Arons Navn paa Levis Stav, thi hvert Overhoved for Fædrenehusene skal have een Stav.
4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to thee.
Læg dem saa ind i Aabenbaringsteltet foran Vidnesbyrdet, der, hvor jeg aabenbarer mig for dig.
5 Whomsoever of these I shall choose, his rod shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, wherewith they murmur against you.
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.«
6 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel: and all the princes gave him rods one for every tribe: and there were twelve rods besides the rod of Aaron.
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.
7 And when Moses had laid them up before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony:
Derpaa lagde Moses Stavene hen foran HERRENS Aasyn i Vidnesbyrdets Telt.
8 He returned on the following day, and found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, was budded: and that the buds swelling it had bloomed blossoms, which spreading the leaves, were formed into 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 Moses therefore brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel: and they saw, and every one received their rods.
Da tog Moses Stavene bort fra HERRENS Aasyn og bar dem ud til Israeliterne, og de saa paa dem og tog hver sin Stav.
10 And the Lord said to Moses: Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be kept there for a token of the rebellious children of Israel, and that their complaints may cease from me lest they 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 paa deres Knurren, saa jeg kan blive fri for den, at de ikke skal dø!«
11 And Moses did as the Lord had commanded.
Og Moses gjorde som HERREN havde paalagt ham; saaledes gjorde han.
12 And the children of Israel said to Moses: Behold we are consumed, we all perish.
Men Israeliterne sagde til Moses: »Se, vi omkommer, det er ude med os, det er ude med os alle sammen!
13 Whosoever approacheth to the tabernacle of the Lord, he dieth. Are we all to a man to be utterly destroyed?
Enhver, der kommer HERRENS Bolig nær, dør. Skal vi da virkelig omkomme alle sammen?«
