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

And Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, made bold, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, the sons of Reuben;

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

and they rose up against Moses, with two hundred and fifty men of the children of Israel, princes of the assembly, summoned to the council, men of renown;

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

and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, It is enough; for all the assembly, all of them are holy, and Jehovah is among them; and why do ye lift up yourselves above the congregation of Jehovah?

4 و َحِينَ سَمِعَهُمْ مُوسَى وَقَعَ عَلَى وَجهِهِ إلَى الأرْضِ.

When Moses heard this, he fell on his face.

5 ث ُمَّ 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.

And he spoke to Korah and to all his band, saying, Even to-morrow will Jehovah make known who is his, and who is holy; and he will cause him to come near to him; and him whom he has chosen, him will he cause to come near to him.

6 ا فعَلُوا ما آمُرُكُمْ بِهِ: خُذْ أنتَ وَأتباعُكَ مَجامِرَ،

This do: take you censers, Korah, and all his band,

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

and put fire therein, and lay incense thereon before Jehovah to-morrow; and it shall be that the man whom Jehovah doth choose, he shall be holy. It is enough, ye sons of Levi!

8 ث ُمَّ قالَ مُوسَى لِقُورَحَ: «اسْمَعُوا يا أبناءَ لاوِي،

And Moses said to Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi!

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

Is it too little for you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the assembly of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the work of the tabernacle of Jehovah, and to stand before the assembly to minister to them?

10 ل َقَدْ قَرَّبَكَ اللهُ أنتَ وَإخوَتَكَ اللّاوِيِّينَ لَكِنَّكُمْ مَعَ هَذا تُرِيدُونَ أنْ تَكُونُوا كَهَنَةً.

—that he has brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye now the priesthood also?

11 ف َأنتَ وَأتباعُكَ إنَّما تَجتَمِعُونَ ضِدَّ اللهِ. وَما هُوَ هارُونُ حَتَّى تَتَذَمَّرُوا عَلَيهِ؟»

For which cause thou and all thy band are banded together against Jehovah; and Aaron, who is he that ye murmur against him?

12 ث ُمَّ دَعا مُوسَى داثانَ وَأبِيرامَ إبنَي ألِيآبَ، وَلَكِنَّهُما قالا: «لَنْ نَأتِيَ.

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; but they said, We will not come up!

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

Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that thou must make thyself altogether a ruler over us?

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

Moreover, thou hast not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up!

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

Then Moses was very wroth, and said to Jehovah, Have no regard to their oblation: not one ass have I taken from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

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

And Moses said to Korah, Be thou and all thy band before Jehovah, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow.

17 ف َلْيأخُذْ 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.»

And take each his censer, and put incense thereon, and present before Jehovah every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; and thou, and Aaron, each his censer.

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

And they took each his censer, and put fire on them, and laid incense thereon, and stood before the entrance to the tent of meeting, as well as Moses and Aaron.

19 و َجَمَعَ قُورَحُ كُلَّ الشَّعبِ عِندَ مَدخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ ضِدَّهُما. حِينَئِذٍ، ظَهَرَ مَجدُ اللهِ لِكُلِّ الشَّعبِ.

And Korah gathered the whole assembly against them to the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of Jehovah appeared to all the assembly.

20 و َكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى وَهارُونَ فَقالَ:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

21 « ابْتَعِدا عَنِ الشَّعبِ وَسَأُبِيدُهُمْ فِي لَحظَةٍ.»

Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment.

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

And they fell on their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh! shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with the whole assembly?

23 ف َكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى وَقالَ:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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

Speak unto the assembly, saying, Get you up from about the habitation of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

25 ف َقامَ مُوسَى وَذَهَبَ إلَى داثانَ وَأبِيرامَ، وَذَهَبَ شُيُوخُ إسْرائِيلَ مَعَهُ.

And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

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

And he spoke to the assembly, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye perish in all their sins.

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

And they got up from the habitation of Koran, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side. And Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the entrance of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.

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

And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah has sent me to do all these deeds, for they are not out of my own heart:

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

if these men die as all men die, and are visited with the visitation of all men, Jehovah has not sent me;

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

but if Jehovah make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, and all that they have, and they go down alive into Sheol, then ye shall know that these men have despised Jehovah.

31 و َما أنِ انتَهَى مُوسَى مِنْ هَذا الكَلامِ، حَتَّى انشَقَّتِ الأرْضُ تَحتَهُمْ.

And it came to pass when he had ended speaking all these words, that the ground clave apart that was under them.

32 ف َكَأنَّ الأرْضَ فَتَحَتْ فاها وَابتَلَعَتْهُمْ مَعَ عائِلاتِهِمْ وَكُلِّ أتباعِ قُورَحَ مَعَ كُلِّ أملاكِهِمْ.

And the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that belonged to Korah, and all their property.

33 ف َدُفِنُوا أحياءَ مَعَ كُلِّ ما كانَ لَهُمْ. وَانطَبَقَتِ الأرْضُ عَلَيهِمْ، فَاُبيدُوا مِنْ وَسَطِ الشَّعبِ.

And they went down, they and all that they had, alive into Sheol, and the earth covered them; and they perished from among the congregation.

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

And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!

35 ث ُمَّ أرسَلَ اللهُ ناراً التَهَمَتِ المِئَتَينِ وَالخَمسِينَ رَجُلاً الَّذِينَ كانُوا يُقَدِّمُونَ البَخُورَ. مَجامِرُ النّار

And there came out a fire from Jehovah, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that had presented incense.

36 و َكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى فَقالَ:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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

Speak to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning; and scatter the fire afar; for they are hallowed,

38 خ ُذْ 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.»

the censers of these sinners who have forfeited their life; and they shall make them into broad plates for the covering of the altar; for they presented them before Jehovah, therefore they are hallowed; and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

39 ف َأخَذَ ألِيعازارُ المَجامِرَ البُرونْزِيَّةَ الَّتِي قَدَّمَها الَّذِينَ احتَرَقُوا، وَطَرَقُوها صانِعِينَ مِنها صَفائِحَ لِتَغطِيَةِ المَذبَحِ،

And Eleazar the priest took the copper censers, which they that were burnt had presented; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

40 ك َما 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

as a memorial to the children of Israel, that no stranger who is not of the seed of Aaron come near to burn incense before Jehovah, that he be not as Korah, and as his band,—as Jehovah had said to him through Moses.

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

And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured on the morrow against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.

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

And it came to pass, when the assembly was gathered together against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared.

43 ح ِينَئِذٍ، جاءَ مُوسَى وَهارُونُ إلَى أمامِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ.

And Moses and Aaron went before the tent of meeting.

44 ف َكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى وَقالَ:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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

Get you up from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment. And they fell on their faces.

46 ث ُمَّ 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.»

And Moses said to Aaron, Take the censer, and put fire thereon from off the altar, and lay on incense, and carry it quickly to the assembly, and make atonement for them; for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah: the plague is begun.

47 ف َأخَذَ 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.

And Aaron took as Moses had said, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and behold, the plague had begun among the people; and he put on incense, and made atonement for the people.

48 و َوَقَفَ هارُونُ بَينَ المَوتَى وَالأحياءِ فَتَوَقَّفَ الوَباءُ.

And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

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

Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides them that had died because of the matter of Korah.

50 ث ُمَّ عادَ هارُونُ إلَى مُوسَى فِي مَدخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ، بَعدَ أنْ تَوَقَّفَ الوَباءُ.

And Aaron returned to Moses to the entrance of the tent of meeting; and the plague was stayed.