गन्ती 17
1 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नुभयो,
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
2 “इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई भन् र तिनीहरूबाट हरेक कुलको निम्ति एउटा-एउटा गरी बाह्रवटा लहुरो ले । हरेक मानिसको लहुरोमा आ-आफ्नो नाउँ लेख् ।
'Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods; thou shalt write every man's name upon his rod.
3 लेवीको लहुरोमा तैँले हारूनको नाउँ लेख्नुपर्छ । आ-आफ्नो कुलबाट हरेक अगुवाको निम्ति एउटा लहुरो हुनुपर्छ ।
And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi, for there shall be one rod for the head of their fathers' houses.
4 तैँले ती लहुरोहरूलाई करारको गवाही-पाटीको सामु भेट हुने पालमा राख्नुपर्छ, जहाँ मैले तँलाई भेट्छु ।
And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
5 मैले चुनेको मानिसको लहुरो टुसाउनेछ । म इस्राएलका मानिसको गनगन बन्द गराउनेछु, जुन तेरो विरुद्ध भइरहेको छ ।”
And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall bud; and I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.'
6 यसैले मोशाले मानिसहरूलाई भने । सबै कुलनायकले हरेक अगुवाको निम्ति एउटा लहुरो दिए । कुलहरूबाट छानेर बाह्रवटा लहुरो तिनलाई दिइयो । तिनीहरूका माझमा हारूनको लहुरो पनि थियो ।
And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7 त्यसपछि मोशाले लहुरोहरूलाई गवाही-पाटीको पालमा परमप्रभुको सामु राखे ।
And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.
8 अर्को दिन मोशा गवाही-पाटी भएको पालमा गए, हेर! लेवी कुलका हारूनको लहुरोमा कोपिला लागेको रहेछ । यसमा कोपिला लगेको थियो, फूल फुलेको थियो र हाडे-बदाम पाकेको थियो!
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
9 मोशाले ती सबै लहुरालाई इस्राएलका मानिसको सामु ल्याए र सबैले आ-आफ्नो लहुरो लिए ।
And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel; and they looked, and took every man his rod.
10 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नुभयो, “हारूनको लहुरो गवाही-पाटीको सामु राख् । यसलाई विद्रोह गर्ने मानिसहरूको विरुद्ध दोषको चिन्हको रूपमा राख् । यसरी तैँले मेरो विरुद्ध तिनीहरूको गनगन अन्त गर्नेछस् नत्रता तिनीहरू मर्नेछन् ।”
And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept there, for a token against the rebellious children; that there may be made an end of their murmurings against Me, that they die not.'
11 मोशाले परमप्रभुले आज्ञा गर्नुभएबमोजिम गरे ।
Thus did Moses; as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
12 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले मोशालाई भने, “यहाँ हामी मर्नेभयौँ! हामी सबै नष्ट हुनेभयौ!
And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.
13 परमप्रभुको पवित्र वासस्थान नजिक आउने हरेक मर्ने छ । के हामी पनि मर्नुपर्छ?”
Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, is to die; shall we wholly perish?'
