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 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.
»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 shalt thou write upon the staff of Levi; for there shall be but one staff for the head of their family division.
og skriv Arons Navn paa Levis Stav, thi hvert Overhoved for Fædrenehusene skal have een Stav.
4 And thou shalt lay them down in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I usually meet with you.
Læg dem saa ind i Aabenbaringsteltet foran Vidnesbyrdet, der, hvor jeg aabenbarer mig for dig.
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.
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 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.
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 Moses laid down the staves before the Lord in the tabernacle of the testimony.
Derpaa lagde Moses Stavene hen foran HERRENS Aasyn i Vidnesbyrdets Telt.
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.
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 the Lord unto all the children of Israel; and they looked [at them], and took away every one his staff.
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 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.
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 so; as the Lord had commanded him, so did he.
Og Moses gjorde som HERREN havde paalagt ham; saaledes gjorde han.
12 And the children of Israel said unto Moses, thus, Behold, we perish, we are lost, we are all lost.
Men Israeliterne sagde til Moses: »Se, vi omkommer, det er ude med os, det er ude med os alle sammen!
13 Every one that cometh near at all unto the tabernacle of the Lord must die: shall we totally perish?
Enhver, der kommer HERRENS Bolig nær, dør. Skal vi da virkelig omkomme alle sammen?«
