Oekyuk 17
1 LEUM GOD El fahk nu sel Moses,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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 sons of Israel, and receive from each of them a rod by their kinships, from all the leaders of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of each one on his rod.
3 na simusla inel Aaron ke sikal soko lun sruf Levi. Ac fah oasr sikal soko sin kais sie mwet kol lun sruf.
But the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod separately shall contain all their families.
4 Usla sikal inge nu in Lohm Nuknuk Mutal sik, ac filiya mutun Tuptup in Wuleang, yen nga osun nu sum we.
And you shall place these in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to 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.”
Whomever of these I will choose, his rod will germinate, and so shall I restrain the complaints of the sons of Israel before me, by which they murmur 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.
And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel. And all the leaders gave him rods, one for each tribe. And there were twelve rods, aside from the rod of Aaron.
7 Na Moses el filiya sikal nukewa in Lohm Nuknuk Mutal ye mutun Tuptup in Wuleang lun LEUM GOD.
And when Moses had placed these before the Lord, in the tabernacle 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!
returning on the following day, he found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, had germinated, and that the swelling buds had opened into flowers, which, spreading their petals, were formed into those of an almond tree.
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.
Therefore, Moses brought out all the rods, from the sight of the Lord, to all the sons of Israel. And they saw, and each one received their rods.
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.”
And the Lord said to Moses: “Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, so that it may be kept there as a sign of the rebellion of the sons of Israel, and so that their complaints may be quieted before me, lest they die.”
11 Moses el oru oana LEUM GOD El sapkin.
And Moses did just as the Lord had instructed.
12 Mwet Israel elos fahk nu sel Moses, “Kut tuhlac na pwaye. Kut nukewa ac wanginla!
Then the sons of Israel said to Moses: “Behold, we have been consumed; we have been ruined.
13 Mwet se fin kalukyang nu ke Lohm Nuknuk Mutal na el ac misa — kalem lah kut nukewa ac misa!”
Whoever approaches to the tabernacle of the Lord dies. Will we all be wiped away, even to total annihilation?”
