Numbers 17

1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

2 'Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods; thou shalt write every man's name upon his rod.

"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 thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod for the 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 rod shall bud; and I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which 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 unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

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 up the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.

Derpå lagde Moses Stavene hen foran HERRENs Åsyn i Vidnesbyrdets Telt.

8 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and bore ripe 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 rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel; and they looked, and took every man his rod.

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 the LORD said unto Moses: 'Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept there, for a token against the rebellious children; that there may be made an end of their murmurings against Me, that they die not.'

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 Thus did Moses; as the LORD commanded him, so did he.

Og Moses gjorde som HERREN havde pålagt ham; således gjorde han.

12 And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

Men Israelitterne sagde til Moses: "Se, vi omkommer, det er ude med os, det er ude med os alle sammen!

13 Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, is to die; shall we wholly perish?'

Enhver, der kommer HERRENs Bolig nær, dør. Skal vi da virkelig omkomme alle sammen?"