Numbers 17
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
2 “Tell the Israeli people to bring to you twelve walking sticks. They should bring one from each of the leaders of the twelve tribes. You should carve each leader’s name on his stick.
Tal til Israels Børn og tag af dem een Kæp for hvert Fædrenehus, af alle deres Fyrster for deres Fædrenehuse, tolv Kæppe; du skal skrive hvers Navn paa hans Kæp.
3 There must be one stick for the leader of each tribe, so you must carve Aaron’s name on the stick for the tribe of Levi.
Og du skal skrive Arons Navn paa Levi Kæp; thi der skal være een Kæp for hver Øverste over deres Fædrenehuse.
4 Put those sticks inside the Sacred Tent, in front of the sacred chest that has in it the tablets on which the Ten Commandments are written. That is the place where I always talk with you.
Og du skal lægge dem i Forsamlingens Paulun lige for Vidnesbyrdet, hvor jeg vil komme sammen med eder.
5 Buds will sprout on the stick of the man whom I have chosen [to be the priest]. [When the people see that], they will stop their constantly complaining about you [because they will realize that you are the one whom I have chosen].”
Og det skal ske, den Mand, jeg udvælger, hans Kæp skal blomstre; at jeg kan stille Israels Børns Knur imod mig, hvormed de knurre imod eder.
6 So Moses/I told the people what Yahweh had said. Then each of the twelve Israeli leaders, including Aaron, brought his walking stick to Moses/me.
Og Mose talede til Israels Børn, og alle deres Fyrster gave ham for enhver Fyrste een Kæp, efter deres Fædrenehuse, tolv Kæppe; og Arons Kæp var midt iblandt deres Kæppe.
7 Moses/I placed the sticks inside the Sacred Tent in front of the sacred chest.
Og Mose lagde Kæppene for Herrens Ansigt i Vidnesbyrdets Paulun.
8 The following morning, when he/I went into the tent, he/I saw that Aaron’s stick, which represented the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, it had produced leaves and blossoms, and it had also produced almonds that were ripe!
Og det skete den anden Dag, da kom Mose til Vidnesbyrdets Paulun, og se, Arons Kæp for Levi Hus havde blomstret, ja, den havde baade skudt Knopper og fremført Blomster og baaret modne Mandler.
9 Moses/I brought all the sticks out of the Sacred Tent and showed them to the people. Each of the twelve leaders took back his own stick.
Og Mose bar alle Kæppene ud fra Herrens Ansigt til alle Israels Børn, og de saa dem, og de toge hver sin Kæp.
10 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Put Aaron’s stick in front of the sacred chest, and let it stay there permanently. That will be a warning to people who want to rebel [against me]. Then no more people will die [because of complaining against me].”
Og Herren sagde til Mose: Bær Arons Kæp ind igen lige for Vidnesbyrdet, i Forvaring, til et Tegn imod de genstridige Børn; og du skal gøre en Ende paa deres Knur imod mig, at de ikke skulle dø.
11 So Moses/I did what Yahweh had commanded.
Og Mose gjorde det, ligesom Herren befalede ham, saaledes gjorde han.
12 Then the Israeli people said to Moses/me, “We are going to die! All of us are surely going to die!
Og Israels Børn sagde til Mose, sigende: Se, vi maa opgive Aanden, vi omkomme, vi omkomme alle sammen!
13 Everyone who comes close to Yahweh’s Sacred Tent dies. Are the rest of us going to die, also?” [RHQ]
Enhver som kommer nær, den som kommer nær til Herrens Tabernakel, han maa dø; mon det da skulde være forbi med os, og vi skulde opgive Aanden?
