Numbers 17

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

2 Speak to the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of [their] fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers, twelve rods: write thou 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 one rod [shall be] for the head of the house of their fathers.

og skriv Arons Navn på Levis Stav, thi hvert Overhoved for Fædrenehusene skal have een Stav.

4 And thou shalt lay them in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will 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's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, by 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 to the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, 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 the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.

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

8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded 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 to 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 to Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again, before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from 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 And Moses did [so]: 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 to Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

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

13 Whoever approacheth the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

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