4 Mose 17
1 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Ka kyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ, abusua biara ɔdaanoni no ntwa poma na ɔntwerɛ ne din wɔ ho.
“Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.
3 Aaron din na wɔbɛtwerɛ agu Lewi abusuakuo poma no ho.
You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.
4 Momfa mpoma yi ngu Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no mu ahyiaeɛm wɔ baabi a mehyia mo wɔ adaka no anim hɔ no.
You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.
5 Menam mpoma yi so bɛkyerɛ onipa a mɛyi no no, na ne poma no ho bɛfefɛ! Ɛno akyi, anwiinwii a wɔnwiinwii tia wo no nyinaa to bɛtwa.”
It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”
6 Enti, Mose hyɛɛ saa mmara yi maa nnipa no maa ahemfo dumienu no a Aaron ka wɔn ho de wɔn mpoma brɛɛ no.
Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.
7 Ɔde guu Awurade anim wɔ Adanseɛ Ntomadan no mu hɔ.
Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
8 Adeɛ kyeeɛ a ɔkɔɔ mu no, ɔhunuu sɛ Aaron poma a ɛwɔ hɔ ma Lewi abusuakuo no afefɛ ayɛ frɔmm, aso aba a ɛsensɛn so.
On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
9 Ɛberɛ a Mose de firii Awurade hɔ baeɛ sɛ ɔde rebɛkyerɛ nkurɔfoɔ no, wɔhunuiɛ no, wɔn ho dwirii wɔn. Afei, obiara gyee ne poma, gye Aaron nko.
Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.
10 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ ɔmfa Aaron poma no nto adaka no ho pɛɛ na ɔmfa nkae saa adɔnyɛ no. Na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde ba bɛkyerɛ nnipa no bio na sɛ anwiinwii bi wɔ hɔ a ɛtia Aaron tumi a, ɛbɛsi amanehunu foforɔ a anka ɛbɛba nnipa no so no ano.
The LORD said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die.”
11 Enti, Mose yɛɛ deɛ Awurade hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no.
Moses did so. As the LORD commanded him, so he did.
12 Nanso Israelfoɔ no kɔɔ so nwiinwiiɛ sɛ, “Yɛyɛ teaseawuo.
The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!
13 Obiara a ɔbɛbɛn Awurade Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ho no wu. Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn nyinaa ase hye anaa?”
Everyone who keeps approaching the LORD’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”
