1 N ow Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men,

أمّا قُورَحُ بْنُ يِصْهارَ بْنِ قَهاتَ بْنِ لاوِي وَداثانُ وَأبِيرامُ ابْنا ألِيآبَ وَأُونُ بْنُ فالَتَ مِنْ بَنِي رَأُوبَيْنَ،

2 A nd they rose up before Moses, with certain of the Israelites, 250 princes or leaders of the congregation called to the assembly, men well known and of distinction.

فَبَدأوا يُقاوِمُونَ مُوسَى مَعَ مِئَتَينِ وَخَمْسِينَ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ. وَكانَ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ رُؤَساءَ مَعرُوفِينَ فِي المُجْتَمَعِ، مُمَثِّلينَ لِلشَّعْبِ، وَمَعْرُوفينَ.

3 A nd they gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, You take too much upon yourselves, seeing that all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you lift yourselves up above the assembly of the Lord?

فاجتَمَعُوا عَلَى مُوسَى وَهارُونَ وَقالُوا لَهُما: «أنْتُما تُبالِغانِ! فَكُلُّ الشَّعبِ مُقَدَّسٌ وَاللهُ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ. فَلِماذا تَرفَعانِ نفْسَيكُما فَوقَ جَماعَةِ اللهِ ؟»

4 A nd when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face.

وَحِينَ سَمِعَهُمْ مُوسَى وَقَعَ عَلَى وَجهِهِ إلَى الأرْضِ.

5 A nd he said to Korah and all his company, In the morning the Lord will show who are His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him; him whom He has chosen will He cause to come near to Him.

ثُمَّ قالَ مُوسَى لِقُورَحَ وَلِكُلِّ أتباعِهِ: «فِي الصَّباحِ، سَيُعلِنُ اللهُ مَنْ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَنتَمُونَ إلَيهِ، وَمَنْ هُوَ المُقَدَّسُ، وَمَنْ يُسْمَحُ لَهُ بِالاقْتِرابِ مِنْهُ. فَالَّذِي يَختارُهُ، سَيَسْمَحُ لَهُ بِالاقْتِرابِ مِنْهُ.

6 D o this: Take censers, Korah and all your company,

افعَلُوا ما آمُرُكُمْ بِهِ: خُذْ أنتَ وَأتباعُكَ مَجامِرَ،

7 A nd put fire in them and put incense upon them before the Lord tomorrow; and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be holy. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi.

وَضَعُوا ناراً فِيها، وَضَعُوا عَلَيها بَخُوراً فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ فِي الغَدِ. وَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَختارُهُ اللهُ سَيَكُونُ هُوَ المُقَدَّسُ. إنَّكُمْ تُقُولُونَ ما لا يَنْبَغِي أيُّها اللّاوِيُّونَ.»

8 A nd Moses said to Korah, Hear, I pray you, you sons of Levi:

ثُمَّ قالَ مُوسَى لِقُورَحَ: «اسْمَعُوا يا أبناءَ لاوِي،

9 D oes it seem but a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the congregation to minister to them,

ألا يَكفِيكُمْ أنَّ إلَهَ إسْرائِيلَ أفرَزَكُمْ مِنْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ لِتَكُونُوا قَرِيبِينَ مِنهُ، وَتَقُومُوا بِواجِباتِ مَسْكَنِ اللهِ المُقَدَّسِ، وَتَقِفُوا أمامَ الشَّعبِ لِتَخدِمُوهُمْ؟

10 A nd that He has brought you near to Him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you? Would you seek the priesthood also?

لَقَدْ قَرَّبَكَ اللهُ أنتَ وَإخوَتَكَ اللّاوِيِّينَ لَكِنَّكُمْ مَعَ هَذا تُرِيدُونَ أنْ تَكُونُوا كَهَنَةً.

11 T herefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord. And Aaron, what is he that you murmur against him?

فَأنتَ وَأتباعُكَ إنَّما تَجتَمِعُونَ ضِدَّ اللهِ. وَما هُوَ هارُونُ حَتَّى تَتَذَمَّرُوا عَلَيهِ؟»

12 A nd Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and they said, We will not come up.

ثُمَّ دَعا مُوسَى داثانَ وَأبِيرامَ إبنَي ألِيآبَ، وَلَكِنَّهُما قالا: «لَنْ نَأتِيَ.

13 I s it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness, but you must also make yourself a prince over us?

ألا يَكفِيكَ أنَّكَ أخرَجْتَنا مِنْ أرْضٍ تَفِيضُ لَبَناً وَعَسَلاً كَي تَقتُلَنا فِي الصَّحْراءِ؟ وَالآنَ تُرِيدُ أنْ تَجعَلَ نَفسَكَ رَئِيساً عَلَينا.

14 M oreover, you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you bore out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!

كَما أنَّكَ لَمْ تُحضِرْنا إلَى أرْضٍ خَصبَةٍ مَلِيئَةٍ بِخَيراتٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، وَلا أعطَيتَنا أرْضاً فِيها حُقُولٌ وَكُرُومٌ. هَلْ سَتُواصِلُ خِداعَ هَؤًلاءِ الرِّجالِ؟ لَنْ نَأتِيَ.»

15 A nd Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, Do not respect their offering! I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them.

فَغَضِبَ مُوسَى جِدّاً وَقالَ للهِ: «لا تَقبَلْ تَقدِمَتَهُما. لَمْ آخُذْ مِنهُما حَتَّى حِماراً! وَلَمْ أظلِمْهُما بِأيِّ شَيءٍ.»

16 A nd Moses said to Korah, You and all your company be before the Lord tomorrow, you and they and Aaron.

ثُمَّ قالَ مُوسَى لِقُورَحَ: «قِفْ أنتَ وَجَماعَتُكَ فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ فِي الغَدِ، أنتُمْ وَهارُونُ.

17 A nd let every man take his censer and put incense upon it and bring before the Lord every man his censer, 250 censers; you also and Aaron, each his censer.

فَلْيأخُذْ كُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنكُمْ مِجمَرَتَهُ وَيَضَعَ بَخُوراً فِيها. ثُمَّ عَلَى كُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ أنْ يُحضِرَ مِجمَرَتَهُ أمامَ اللهِ ، مِئَتَينِ وَخَمْسِينَ مِجمَرَةً. وَأنتُما يا قُورَحُ وَهارُونُ، هاتا مِجمَرَتَيكُما.»

18 S o they took every man his censer, and they put fire in them and laid incense upon it, and they stood at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting with Moses and Aaron.

فَحَمَلَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِجمَرَتَهُ، وَوَضَعَ فيْها جَمراً مُشتَعِلاً وَبَخُوراً. وَوَقَفُوا جَمِيعاً فِي مَدخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ مَعَ مُوسَى وَهارُونَ.

19 T hen Korah assembled all the congregation against Moses and Aaron before the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.

وَجَمَعَ قُورَحُ كُلَّ الشَّعبِ عِندَ مَدخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ ضِدَّهُما. حِينَئِذٍ، ظَهَرَ مَجدُ اللهِ لِكُلِّ الشَّعبِ.

20 A nd the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

وَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى وَهارُونَ فَقالَ:

21 S eparate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

«ابْتَعِدا عَنِ الشَّعبِ وَسَأُبِيدُهُمْ فِي لَحظَةٍ.»

22 A nd they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin and will You be angry with all the congregation?

فَوَقَعا عَلَى وَجهَيهِما وَقالا: «يا اللهُ، أنتَ إلَهُ أرواحِ كُلِّ البَشَرِ. هَلْ تَغضَبُ عَلَى كُلِّ الجَماعَةِ فِي حِينِ أنَّ الَّذِي أخطَأ رَجُلٌ واحِدٌ؟»

23 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

فَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى وَقالَ:

24 S ay to the congregation, Get away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

«قُلْ لِلشَّعبِ: ابْتَعِدُوا عَنْ خِيامِ قُورَحَ وَداثانَ وَأبِيرامَ.»

25 T hen Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

فَقامَ مُوسَى وَذَهَبَ إلَى داثانَ وَأبِيرامَ، وَذَهَبَ شُيُوخُ إسْرائِيلَ مَعَهُ.

26 A nd he said to the congregation, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.

وَقالَ مُوسَى لِلشَّعبِ: «ابْتَعِدُوا عَنْ خِيامِ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالِ الأشرارِ، وَلا تَلمِسُوا شَيئاً مِنْ مُقْتَنَياتِهِمْ، وَإلّا سَتَهلِكُونَ مَعَهُمْ بِسَبَبِ خَطاياهُمْ.»

27 S o they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood in the door of their tents with their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.

فابتَعَدُوا عَنْ خِيامِ قُورَحَ وَداثانَ وَأبِيرامَ. وَكانَ داثانُ وَأبِيرامُ قَدْ خَرَجا وَوَقَفا فِي مَدخَلِ خَيمَتِهِما مَعَ زَوجاتِهِما وَأولادِهِما وَأطفالِهِما.

28 A nd Moses said, By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I do not act of my own accord:

فَقالَ مُوسَى: «بِهَذا سَتَعرِفُونَ أنَّ اللهَ أرسَلَنِي لأعمَلَ هَذِهِ الأشياءَ، وَأنَّها لَمْ تَكُنْ فِكرَتِي:

29 I f these men die the common death of all men or if what happens to everyone happens to them, then the Lord has not sent me.

إنْ ماتَ هَؤُلاءِ مِيتَةً طَبِيعِيَّةً كَكُلُّ النّاسِ، وَكانَتْ مُصِيبَتُهُمْ كَمَصائِبِ كُلُّ النّاسِ، لا يَكُونُ اللهُ قَدْ أرسَلَنِي.

30 B ut if the Lord causes a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up, with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol (the place of the dead), then you shall understand that these men have provoked (spurned, despised) the Lord!

لَكِنْ إنْ عَمِلَ اللهُ شَيئاً جَدِيداً، فَفَتَحَتِ الأرْضُ فاها وَابتَلَعَتْهُمْ مَعَ كُلِّ ما لَهُمْ، وَدُفِنُوا أحياءَ، حِينَئِذٍ سَتَعرِفُونَ أنَّ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ قَدْ أهانُوا اللهَ.»

31 A s soon as he stopped speaking, the ground under the offenders split apart

وَما أنِ انتَهَى مُوسَى مِنْ هَذا الكَلامِ، حَتَّى انشَقَّتِ الأرْضُ تَحتَهُمْ.

32 A nd the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households and all men and all their possessions.

فَكَأنَّ الأرْضَ فَتَحَتْ فاها وَابتَلَعَتْهُمْ مَعَ عائِلاتِهِمْ وَكُلِّ أتباعِ قُورَحَ مَعَ كُلِّ أملاكِهِمْ.

33 T hey and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol (the place of the dead); and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.

فَدُفِنُوا أحياءَ مَعَ كُلِّ ما كانَ لَهُمْ. وَانطَبَقَتِ الأرْضُ عَلَيهِمْ، فَاُبيدُوا مِنْ وَسَطِ الشَّعبِ.

34 A nd all Israel who were round about them fled at their cry, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

وَهَرَبَ كُلُّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ حَولِهِمْ حِينَ سَمِعُوا صِياحَهُمْ، لأنَّهُمْ قالُوا: «قَدْ تَبتَلِعُنا الأرْضُ نَحنُ أيضاً.»

35 A nd fire came forth from the Lord and devoured the 250 men who offered the incense.

ثُمَّ أرسَلَ اللهُ ناراً التَهَمَتِ المِئَتَينِ وَالخَمسِينَ رَجُلاً الَّذِينَ كانُوا يُقَدِّمُونَ البَخُورَ. مَجامِرُ النّار

36 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

وَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى فَقالَ:

37 S peak to Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning and scatter the fire at a distance. For the censers are hallowed—

«قُلْ لألِيعازارَ بْنَ هارُونَ الكاهِنِ أنْ يَأخُذَ المَجامِرَ مِنْ بَينِ بَقايا الحَرِيقِ، وَأنْ يُذَرِّيَ الجَمرَ مِنها. لأنَّ المَجامِرَ صارَتْ مُقَدَّسَةً.

38 T he censers of these men who have sinned against themselves and at the cost of their own lives. Let the censers be made into hammered plates for a covering of the altar, for they were used in offering before the Lord and therefore they are sacred. They shall be a sign to the Israelites.

خُذْ مَجامِرَ الَّذِينَ أخطَأُوا ضِدَّ أنفُسِهِمْ وَهَلَكُوا، وَاصنَعُوا مِنها صَفائِحَ مَطرُوقَةً لِتَكُونَ غِطاءً لِلمَذبَحِ، لأنَّهُمْ قَدَّمُوها فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ فَجَعَلُوها مُقَدَّسَةً. وَهَكَذا تَكُونُ عَلامَةَ تَحذِيرٍ لِبَني إسْرائِيلَ.»

39 E leazar the priest took the bronze censers with which the Levites who were burned had offered incense, and they were hammered into broad sheets for a covering of the altar,

فَأخَذَ ألِيعازارُ المَجامِرَ البُرونْزِيَّةَ الَّتِي قَدَّمَها الَّذِينَ احتَرَقُوا، وَطَرَقُوها صانِعِينَ مِنها صَفائِحَ لِتَغطِيَةِ المَذبَحِ،

40 T o be a memorial to the Israelites, so that no outsider, that is, no one not of the descendants of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the Lord, lest he become as Korah and as his company, as the Lord said to Eleazar through Moses.

كَما قالَ اللهُ لألِيعازارَ عَلَى فَمِ مُوسَى. وَقَدْ كانَ هَذا الغِطاءُ لِتَذكِيرِ بَني إسْرائِيلَ بِأنْ لا يَقتَرِبَ أحَدٌ لَيسَ مِنْ نَسلِ هارُونَ إلَى المَذبَحِ لِيَحرِقَ بَخُوراً فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ ، فَيُلاقِيَ مَصيرَ قُورَحَ وَأتباعِهِ. إنقاذُ هارُونَ لِلشَّعب

41 B ut on the morrow all the congregation of the Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of the Lord.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي، تَذَمَّرَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهارُونَ وَقالُوا: «لَقَدْ سَبَّبْتُما مَوتَ شَعبِ اللهِ.»

42 W hen the congregation was gathered against Moses and Aaron, they looked at the Tent of Meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it and they saw the Lord’s glory.

وَبَينما كانَ الشَّعبُ مُجْتَمِعِينَ ضِدَّ مُوسَى وَهارُونَ، التَفَتُوا إلَى خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ فَرَأَوْا السَّحابَةَ تُغَطِّيها، وَظَهَرَ مَجدُ اللهِ.

43 A nd Moses and Aaron came to the front of the Tent of Meeting.

حِينَئِذٍ، جاءَ مُوسَى وَهارُونُ إلَى أمامِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ.

44 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

فَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى وَقالَ:

45 G et away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And Moses and Aaron fell on their faces.

«ابتَعِدْ عَنْ هَذا الشَّعبِ كَي أُهلِكَهُ فِي لَحظَةٍ.» فانحَنَيا وَوَجهاهُما إلَى الأرْضِ.

46 A nd Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer and put fire in it from off the altar and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them. For there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun!

ثُمَّ قالَ مُوسَى لِهارُونَ: «خُذِ المِجمَرَةَ وَضَعْ فِيها ناراً مِنَ المَذبَحِ وَضَعْ فَوقَها بَخُوراً، وَاذْهَبْ بِسُرعَةٍ إلَى الشَّعبِ وَطَهِّرْهُمْ، لأنَّ اللهَ غاضِبٌ عَلَيهِمْ وَقَدْ بَدَأ الوَباءُ.»

47 S o Aaron took the burning censer as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and behold, the plague was begun among the people; and he put on the incense and made atonement for the people.

فَأخَذَ هارُونُ مِجمَرَةَ النّارِ كَما قالَ لَهُ مُوسَى، وَرَكَضَ إلَى وَسَطِ الشَّعبِ وَوَجَدَ أنَّ الوَباءَ قَدْ بَدَأ يَفتِكُ فِي الشَّعبِ. فَوَضَعَ هارُونُ بَخُوراً فِي المِجمَرَةِ وَعَمِلَ ما يَنْبَغِي لِتَطهِيرِ الشَّعبِ.

48 A nd he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stayed.

وَوَقَفَ هارُونُ بَينَ المَوتَى وَالأحياءِ فَتَوَقَّفَ الوَباءُ.

49 N ow those who died in the plague were 14, 700, besides those who died in the matter of Korah.

وَوَصَلَ عَدَدُ الَّذِينَ ماتُوا مِنَ الوَباءِ إلَى أربَعَةَ عَشَرَ ألفاً وَسَبعِ مِئَةٍ، بِالإضافَةِ إلَى الَّذِينَ سَبَقَ وَأنْ ماتُوا بِسَبَبِ قُورَحَ.

50 A nd Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the Tent of Meeting, since the plague was stayed.

ثُمَّ عادَ هارُونُ إلَى مُوسَى فِي مَدخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ، بَعدَ أنْ تَوَقَّفَ الوَباءُ.