Numbers 17
1 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
Jahve reče Mojsiju:
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take from them one staff each for a family division, from all their princes, according to their family divisions, twelve staves: the name of each man shalt thou write upon his staff.
“Razloži Izraelcima te od njih uzmi po jedan štap za svaki predjedovski dom; uzmi od svih njihovih starješina za njihove pradjedovske domove dvanaest štapova. Ime svakoga napiši na njegovu štapu.
3 And the name of Aaron shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for there shall be but one staff for the head of their family division.
A kako ima po jedan štap za svakoga starješinu pradjedovskih domova, Aronovo ime napiši na Levijevu štapu.
4 And thou shalt lay them down in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I usually meet with you.
Onda ih pohrani u Šator sastanka pred Svjedočanstvo; ondje gdje se s tobom sastajem.
5 And it shall come to pass, that the staff of the man whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will allay from around me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.
Štap onoga čovjeka koga izaberem propupat će. Tako ću maknuti od sebe rogoborenje Izraelaca kojim prigovaraju vama.”
6 And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, and all their princes gave him each a staff, one for every prince, according to their family divisions, twelve staves: and the staff of Aaron was among their staves.
Mojsije tako kaza Izraelcima. Sve njihove starješine dadoše mu štap, po jedan štap za svakoga starješinu - dakle, dvanaest štapova za njihove pradjedovske domove. Među njihovim štapovima bio je i štap Aronov.
7 And Moses laid down the staves before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony.
Mojsije pohrani štapove pred Jahvu u Šatoru svjedočanstva.
8 And it came to pass on the morrow, that as Moses went into the tabernacle of the testimony, behold, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded; and it brought forth buds, and produced blossoms, and yielded ripe almonds.
Kad sutradan Mojsije uđe u Šator svjedočanstva, gle: štap Arona iz doma Levijeva propupao! Potjerala mladica, procvjetao cvijet i sazreli bademi.
9 And Moses brought out all the staves from before the Lord unto all the children of Israel; and they looked [at them], and took away every one his staff.
Tada iznese Mojsije ispred Jahve sve štapove sinovima Izraelovim. Oni ih razgledaše, a onda svatko uze svoj štap.
10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Carry back the staff of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept as a token against the children of rebellion, that there may be an end of their murmurings from around me, and they die not.
Jahve reče Mojsiju: “Opet stavi Aronov štap pred Svjedočanstvo, neka se čuva za znak buntovnim sinovima. Dokončaj tako njihovo rogoborenje protiv mene da ne izginu.”
11 And Moses did so; as the Lord had commanded him, so did he.
I učini Mojsije: kako mu je Jahve zapovjedio, tako učini.
12 And the children of Israel said unto Moses, thus, Behold, we perish, we are lost, we are all lost.
“Izgibosmo!” - rekoše Izraelci Mojsiju. “Propadosmo! Svi odreda propadosmo!
13 Every one that cometh near at all unto the tabernacle of the Lord must die: shall we totally perish?
Tko god priđe Jahvinu prebivalištu, umire ... Zar ćemo svi izginuti?”
