4 Mose 17

1 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Ka kyerɛ Israelfo no na wɔnyɛ pema dumien, abusua biara panyin ntwa baako. Kyerɛw obiara din wɔ ne de ho.

Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods of them, according to the houses of their families, a rod from all their princes, according to the houses of their families, twelve rods, and write the name of each on his rod.

3 Aaron din na wɔbɛkyerɛw agu Lewi abusuakuw pema no ho, efisɛ ɛsɛ sɛ abusuapanyin biara nya pema baako.

And write the name of Aaron on the rod of Levi; for it is one rod [for each]: they shall give [them] according to the tribe of the house of their families.

4 Momfa pema yi ngu Ahyiae Ntamadan no mu ahyiae mu wɔ baabi a mihyia mo wɔ adaka no anim hɔ no.

And thou shalt put them in the tabernacle of witness, before the testimony, where I will be made known to thee.

5 Menam pema yi so bɛkyerɛ onipa a meyi no no na ne pema no ho bɛfefɛw, na meyi Israelfo anwiinwii a wɔtaa nwiinwii tia wo no nyinaa afi hɔ.”

And it shall be, the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall blossom; and I will remove from me the murmuring of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.

6 Enti Mose maa Israelfo no maa no pema dumien a wɔn abusua no biara panyin de wɔ mu a na Aaron ka de ka ho bi.

And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him a rod [each], for one chief a rod, according to the house of their families, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron [was] in the midst of the rods.

7 Mose de guu Awurade anim wɔ Adanse Ntamadan no mu hɔ.

And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.

8 Ade kyee a ɔkɔɔ mu no, ohuu sɛ Aaron pema a ɛwɔ hɔ ma Lewi abusuakuw no afefɛw ayɛ frɔmm, asow aba a ɛsensɛn so.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi blossomed, and put forth a bud, and bloomed blossoms and produced almonds.

9 Na Mose de pema no fii Awurade anim ba bɛkyerɛɛ Israelfo no. Wɔhwɛe, na ɔpanyin biara faa ne pema.

And Moses brought forth all the rods from before the Lord to all the sons of Israel; and they looked, and each one took his rod.

10 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Fa Aaron pema no san kɔto adaka no anim na fa yɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne ma atuatewfo no. Eyi de anwiinwii a wonwiinwii tia me no bɛba awiei na wɔanwuwu.” Na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde ba bɛkyerɛ nnipa no bio na sɛ anwiinwii bi wɔ hɔ a etia Aaron tumi a, ebesiw amanehunu foforo a anka ɛbɛba nnipa no so no ano.

And the Lord said to Moses, Lay up the rod of Aaron before the testimonies to be kept as a sign for the children of the disobedient; and let their murmuring cease from me, and they shall not die.

11 Mose yɛɛ nea Awurade hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ.

And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.

12 Israelfo no ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Yebewuwu! Yɛayera, yɛayera!

And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we are cut off, we are destroyed, we are consumed.

13 Mpo, obiara a ɔbɛbɛn Awurade Ahyiae Ntamadan no bewu. Yɛn nyinaa rebewuwu ana?”

Every one that touches the tabernacle of the Lord, dies: shall we die utterly?