4 Mosebog 17

1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 "Sig til Israelitterne, at Øversterne for Fædrenehusene skal give dig en Stav for hvert Fædrenehus, tolv Stave i alt, og skriv så hver enkelts Navn på hans Stav

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: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.

3 og skriv Arons Navn på Levis Stav, thi hvert Overhoved for Fædrenehusene skal have een Stav.

And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

4 Læg dem så ind i Åbenbariogsteltet foran Vidnesbyrdet, der, hvor jeg åbenbarer mig for dig.

And thou shalt lay them up in the tent of meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

5 Den Mand, jeg udvælger, hans Stav skal da grønnes; således vil jeg bringe Israelitternes Knurren imod eder til Tavshed, så jeg kan blive fri for den."

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 Moses sagde nu dette til Israelitterne, og alle deres Øverster gav ham en Stav, så der blev en Stav for hver Øverste efter deres Fædrenehuse, tolv Stave i alt, og Arons Stav var imellem Stavene.

And Moses spake 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 Derpå lagde Moses Stavene hen foran HERRENs Åsyn i Vidnesbyrdets Telt.

And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tent of the testimony.

8 Da Moses næste Dag kom ind i Vidnesbyrdets Telt, se, da var Arons Stav, Staven for Levis Hus, grønnedes; den havde sat Skud, var kommet i Blomst og bar modne Mandler.

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 bare ripe almonds.

9 Da tog Moses Stavene bort fra HERRENs Åsyn og bar dem ud til Israelitterne, og de så på dem og tog hver sin Stav.

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 Men HERREN sagde til Moses: "Læg Arons Stav tilbage foran Vidnesbyrdet, for at den kan opbevares til Tegn for de genstridige, og gør Ende på deres Knurren, så jeg kan blive fri for den, at de ikke skal dø!"

And the LORD said unto Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that thou mayest make an end of their murmurings against me, that they die not.

11 Og Moses gjorde som HERREN havde pålagt ham; således gjorde han.

Thus did Moses: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.

12 Men Israelitterne sagde til Moses: "Se, vi omkommer, det er ude med os, det er ude med os alle sammen!

And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.

13 Enhver, der kommer HERRENs Bolig nær, dør. Skal vi da virkelig omkomme alle sammen?"

Every one that cometh near, that cometh near unto the tabernacle of the LORD, dieth: shall we perish all of us?