Numbers 17
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.
“Ke ke lea ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, pea ke maʻu mei ai taki taha ʻae tokotoko ʻo fakatatau ki he fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻi he houʻeiki kotoa pē ʻo fakatatau ki he fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai ʻae tokotoko ʻe hongofulu ma ua: ke ke tohi ʻae hingoa ʻoe tangata taki taha ki hono tokotoko.
3 You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.
Pea ke tohi ʻae hingoa ʻo ʻElone ki he tokotoko ʻo Livai: ʻe tuku ʻae tokotoko taki taha ki he ʻeiki ʻoe fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.
4 You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.
Pea ʻe tuku ia ki he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fakamoʻoni, ʻaia te u fetaulaki ai mo kimoutolu.
5 It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”
Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ko e tokotoko ʻoe tangata te u fili ki ai, ʻe moto ia: pea te u fai ke fakangata ʻae lāunga kiate au ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻaia ʻoku nau lāunga ʻaki kiate kimoua.”
6 Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.
Pea naʻe lea ʻa Mōsese ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, pea naʻe taki taha ʻange ʻe honau houʻeiki ʻa hono tokotoko ʻo fakatatau ki he fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ko e tokotoko ʻe hongofulu ma ua: pea ko e tokotoko ʻo ʻElone naʻe ʻai fakataha mo ʻenau ngaahi tokotoko.
7 Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.
Pea naʻe tuku ʻe Mōsese ʻae ngaahi tokotoko ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe fakamoʻoni ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova.
8 On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene pongipongi hake naʻe hū ʻa Mōsese ki he fale fehikitaki ʻoe fakamoʻoni; pea vakai, ko e tokotoko ʻo ʻElone mei he fale ʻo Livai, kuo matala pea kuo tupu ʻi ai ʻae ngaahi moto, mo e fisiʻi ʻakau, pea mo e ngaahi telie.
9 Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.
Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Mōsese mei he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻae ngaahi tokotoko kotoa pē ki he fānau kotoa pē ʻa ʻIsileli: pea naʻa nau mamata, pea naʻe taki taha ʻave ʻe he tangata ʻa hono tokotoko.
10 Yahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese, “Toe ʻomi ʻae tokotoko, ʻo ʻElone ki he ʻao ʻoe fakamoʻoni, ke tuku ia ko e fakaʻilonga ki he kau angatuʻu; pea te ke fakaʻosi ʻaupito ʻenau lāunga kiate au, telia naʻa nau mate.”
11 Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.
Pea naʻe fai pehē ʻe Mōsese: ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sihova kiate ia, naʻe pehē ʻene fai.
12 The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!
Pea naʻe lea ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē, “Vakai, ʻoku mau mate, ʻoku mau malaʻia, ʻoku mau malaʻia kotoa pē.
13 Everyone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”
Ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku haʻu ke ofi siʻi ki he fale fehikitaki ʻo Sihova ʻe mate ia: te mau fakaʻau aipe ke ʻauha ʻi he mate?”
