1 و َكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى فَقالَ:

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

2 « كَلِّمْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ، وَخُذْ مِنهُمُ اثْنَتَي عَشْرَةَ عَصاً: عَصاً واحِدَةً لِكُلِّ قَبيلَةٍ مِنْ جَمِيعِ رُؤَساءِ القَبائِلِ. وَاكتُبِ اسْمَ كُلِّ رَجُلٍ عَلَى عَصاهُ.

`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and take from them each a rod, for a father's house, from all their princes, for the house of their fathers, twelve rods; the name of each thou dost write on his rod,

3 و َاكتُبِ اسْمَ هارُونَ عَلَى عَصا قَبِيلَةِ لاوِي، إذْ سَتَكُونُ هُناكَ عَصاً واحِدَةً لِكُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنْ رُؤَساءِ القَبائِلِ.

and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod for the head of their fathers' house:

4 و َضَعِ العِصِيَّ فِي خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ أمامَ صُندُوقِ العَهدِ، حَيثُ ألتَقِي بِكُمْ.

and thou hast placed them in the tent of meeting, before the testimony, where I meet with you.

5 و َعَصا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي أختارُهُ سَتُورِقُ. وَهَكَذا سَأُوقِفُ تَذَمُّراتِ بَني إسْرائِيلَ الَّتِي يَتَذَمَّرُونَها عَلَيكُما.»

`And it hath come to pass, the man's rod on whom I fix doth flourish, and I have caused to cease from off me the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against you.'

6 ث ُمَّ كَلَّمَ مُوسَى بَني إسْرائِيلَ. وَأعطى كُلُّ رُؤَسائِهِمْ عِصِيّاً: عَصاً مِنْ كُلِّ رَئِيسِ عَشِيرَةٍ. وَكانَتْ عَصا هارُونَ بَينَ عِصِيِّهِمْ.

And Moses speaketh unto the sons of Israel, and all their princes give unto him one rod for a prince, one rod for a prince, for their fathers' house, twelve rods, and the rod of Aaron in the midst of their rods;

7 و َوَضَعَ مُوسَى العِصِيَّ فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ فِي خَيمَةِ العَهدِ.

and Moses placeth the rods before Jehovah, in the tent of the testimony.

8 و َفِي اليَومِ التّالِي، دَخَلَ مُوسَى إلَى خَيمَةِ العَهدِ، وَرَأى عَصا هارُونَ الَّتِي تُمَثِّلُ قَبِيلَةَ لاوِي قَدْ أورَقَتْ وَأخرَجَتْ بَراعِمَ وَأزهَرَتْ وَأثمَرَتْ لَوزاً.

And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses goeth in unto the tent of the testimony, and lo, the rod of Aaron hath flourished for the house of Levi, and is bringing out flourishing, and doth blossom blossoms, and doth produce almonds;

9 ف َحِينَئِذٍ، أخرَجَ مُوسَى كُلَّ العِصِيِّ مِنْ مَحْضَرِ اللهِ إلَى بَني إسْرائِيلَ، فَرَأى كُلُّ القادَةِ عِصِيَّهُمْ وَأخَذَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ عَصاهُ.

and Moses bringeth out all the rods from before Jehovah, unto all the sons of Israel, and they look, and take each his rod.

10 ف َحِينَئِذٍ، قالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «أرجِعْ عَصا هارُونَ إلَى أمامِ صُندُوقِ الشَّهادَةِ لِحِفظِها كَعَلامَةٍ لِتَحذِيرِ المُتَمَرِّدِينَ كَي يَتَوَقَّفُوا عَنِ التَّذَمُّرِ عَلَيَّ كَي لا يَمُوتُوا.»

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Put back the rod of Aaron, before the testimony, for a charge, for a sign to the sons of rebellion, and thou dost remove their murmurings from off me, and they do not die;'

11 ف َفَعَلَ مُوسَى ذَلِكَ، تَماماً كَما أمَرَهُ اللهُ.

and Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him; so he hath done.

12 ف َقالَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ لِمُوسَى: «سَنَمُوتُ! سَنَهلِكُ! سَنَفنَى!

And the sons of Israel speak unto Moses, saying, `Lo, we have expired; we have perished; we have all of us perished;

13 ك ُلُّ مَنْ يَقتَرِبُ مِنْ مَسْكَنِ اللهِ سَيَمُوتُ. فَهَلْ سَنَمُوتُ جَمِيعاً؟»

any who is at all drawing near unto the tabernacle of Jehovah dieth; have we not been consumed -- to expire?'