Oekyuk 17

1 LEUM GOD El fahk nu sel Moses,

And the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Fahk nu sin mwet Israel elos in sot nu sum singoul lukwa sikal, kais soko sin mwet kol lun kais sie sruf. Simusla inen kais sie mwet ke sikal lal,

“Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,

3 na simusla inel Aaron ke sikal soko lun sruf Levi. Ac fah oasr sikal soko sin kais sie mwet kol lun sruf.

and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.

4 Usla sikal inge nu in Lohm Nuknuk Mutal sik, ac filiya mutun Tuptup in Wuleang, yen nga osun nu sum we.

Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.

5 Na sikal soko lun mwet se su nga sulela uh fah srunak. In ouiya se inge nga fah tulokinya torkaskas lun mwet Israel ma elos oru na lain kom.”

The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”

6 Ke ma inge Moses el kaskas nu sin mwet Israel, ac kais sie mwet kol lalos sang sikal soko nu sel — sikal soko ke kais sie sruf, ma singoul lukwa nufon — ac sikal lal Aaron oan pac kac.

So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.

7 Na Moses el filiya sikal nukewa in Lohm Nuknuk Mutal ye mutun Tuptup in Wuleang lun LEUM GOD.

Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.

8 Len tok ah, ke Moses el utyak nu in Lohm Nuknuk Mutal el liyauk lah sikal lal Aaron, ma aolyen sruf lun Levi, srunak tari. Oasr ros motul, ros fareng ac fokla almond mwesr!

The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.

9 Moses el srukak sikal nukewa ac sang nu sin mwet Israel. Elos liye ma sikyak, ac kais sie mwet kol srukak sikal lal sifacna.

Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.

10 LEUM GOD El fahk nu sel Moses, “Folokonla sikal lal Aaron nu ye mutun Tuptup in Wuleang. In karinginyukyang tuh in mwe sensenkakin mwet Israel nukewa su tunyuna, lah elos ac misa elos fin tia tui ke torkaskas lalos.”

The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”

11 Moses el oru oana LEUM GOD El sapkin.

So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.

12 Mwet Israel elos fahk nu sel Moses, “Kut tuhlac na pwaye. Kut nukewa ac wanginla!

Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!

13 Mwet se fin kalukyang nu ke Lohm Nuknuk Mutal na el ac misa — kalem lah kut nukewa ac misa!”

Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”