Tauanga 17
1 I korero ano a Ihowa ki a Mohi, i mea,
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 Korero ki nga tama a Iharaira, tangohia mai ano he tokotoko i tenei, i tenei, o ratou, i nga whare o o ratou matua, i nga ariki katoa o nga whare o o ratou matua, kia kotahi tekau ma rua nga tokotoko: me tuhituhi te ingoa o tenei, o tenei, ki tan a tokotoko.
“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.
3 Me tuhituhi ano hoki te ingoa o Arona ki te tokotoko a Riwai: a kia kotahi te tokotoko ma ia upoko o te whare o o ratou matua.
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.
4 A me whakatakoto e koe ki roto ki te tapenakara o te whakaminenga ki mua o te whakaaturanga, ki te wahi e tutaki ai ahau ki a koutou.
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.
5 Na, ko te tangata e whiriwhiri ai ahau, ka pihi tana tokotoko, a ka pehia atu e ahau te amuamu a nga tama a Iharaira, e amuamu nei ki a korua.
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].”
6 Na ka korero a Mohi ki nga tama a Iharaira, a homai ana e o ratou ariki katoa ki a ia, he tokotoko e tenei ariki, he tokotoko e tenei ariki, e nga whare o o ratou matua, kotahi tekau ma rua nga tokotoko: i roto ano i a ratou tokotoko te tokotoko a Arona.
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.
7 A whakatakotoria ana nga tokotoko e Mohi ki te aroaro o Ihowa ki te tapenakara o te whakaaturanga.
Moses/I placed the sticks inside the Sacred Tent in front of the sacred chest.
8 A i te aonga ake, na, ka haere a Mohi ki te tapenakara o te whakaaturanga; e! kua pihi te tokotoko a Arona, ta te whare o Riwai, kua wana, kua rapupuku, kua kohera hoki he puawai, kua hua he aramona.
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!
9 Na kawea ana e Mohi nga tokotoko katoa i te aroaro o Ihowa ki nga tama katoa a Iharaira: a tirohia iho ana e ratou, tangohia ana hoki e ratou tana tokotoko, tana tokotoko.
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.
10 Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Mohi, Whakahokia mai te tokotoko a Arona ki mua i te whakaaturanga, kia tiakina, hei tohu ki te hunga tutu; a ka kore i koe a ratou amuamu e rongo nei ahau, kei mate ratou.
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].”
11 A peratia ana e Mohi, rite tonu ki ta Ihowa i whakahau ai ki a ia tana i mea ai.
So Moses/I did what Yahweh had commanded.
12 Na ka mea nga tama a Iharaira ki a Mohi, Nana, ka mate matou, ka ngaro matou, ngaro katoa.
Then the Israeli people said to Moses/me, “We are going to die! All of us are surely going to die!
13 Ko te tangata e whakatata ana ki te tapenakara o Ihowa, ka mate: kia poto ranei matou katoa ki te mate?
Everyone who comes close to Yahweh’s Sacred Tent dies. Are the rest of us going to die, also?” [RHQ]
