4 Mose 17
1 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
2 “Ka kyerɛ Israelfo no na wɔnyɛ pema dumien, abusua biara panyin ntwa baako. Kyerɛw obiara din wɔ ne de ho.
'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 Aaron din na wɔbɛkyerɛw agu Lewi abusuakuw pema no ho, efisɛ ɛsɛ sɛ abusuapanyin biara nya pema baako.
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 Momfa pema yi ngu Ahyiae Ntamadan no mu ahyiae mu wɔ baabi a mihyia mo wɔ adaka no anim hɔ no.
And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.
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 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 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 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 Mose de guu Awurade anim wɔ Adanse Ntamadan no mu hɔ.
And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.
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 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 Na Mose de pema no fii Awurade anim ba bɛkyerɛɛ Israelfo no. Wɔhwɛe, na ɔpanyin biara faa ne pema.
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 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 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 Mose yɛɛ nea Awurade hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ.
Thus did Moses; as the LORD commanded him, so did he.
12 Israelfo no ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Yebewuwu! Yɛayera, yɛayera!
And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.
13 Mpo, obiara a ɔbɛbɛn Awurade Ahyiae Ntamadan no bewu. Yɛn nyinaa rebewuwu ana?”
Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, is to die; shall we wholly perish?'
