Numbers 17
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Então falou o Senhor a Moisés, dizendo:
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.
Fala aos filhos de Israel, e toma deles uma vara por cada casa paterna de todos os seus príncipes, segundo as casas de seus pais doze varas; e escreverás o nome de cada um sobre a sua vara.
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.
Porém o nome de Aarão escreverás sobre a vara de Levi; porque cada cabeça da casa de seus pais terá uma vara
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.
E as porás na tenda da congregação, perante o testemunho, onde eu virei a vós.
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].”
E será que a vara do homem que eu tiver escolhido florescerá; assim farei cessar as murmurações dos filhos de Israel contra mim, com que murmuram contra vós
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.
Falou pois Moisés aos filhos de Israel: e todos os seus maiorais deram-lhe cada um uma vara, por cada maioral uma vara, segundo as casas de seus pais; doze varas; e a vara de Aarão estava entre as suas varas.
7 Moses/I placed the sticks inside the Sacred Tent in front of the sacred chest.
E Moisés pôs estas varas perante o Senhor na tenda do testemunho.
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!
Sucedeu pois que no dia seguinte Moisés entrou na tenda do testemunho, e eis que a vara de Aarão, pela casa de Levi, florescia; porque produzira flores, e brotara renovos e dera amêndoas.
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.
Então Moisés tirou todas as varas de diante do Senhor a todos os filhos de Israel; e eles o viram, e tomaram cada um a sua vara.
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].”
Então o Senhor disse a Moisés: Torna a pôr a vara de Aarão perante o testemunho, para que se guarde por sinal para os filhos rebeldes: assim farás acabar as suas murmurações contra mim, e não morrerão.
11 So Moses/I did what Yahweh had commanded.
E Moisés fez assim; como lhe ordenara o Senhor, assim fez.
12 Then the Israeli people said to Moses/me, “We are going to die! All of us are surely going to die!
Então falaram os filhos de Israel a Moisés, dizendo: eis aqui, nós expiramos, perecemos, nós perecemos todos.
13 Everyone who comes close to Yahweh’s Sacred Tent dies. Are the rest of us going to die, also?” [RHQ]
Todo aquele que se aproximar do tabernáculo do Senhor, morrerá: seremos pois todos consumidos?
