1 N ow Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the 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 some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown.

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

3 T hey gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “ You take too much upon yourselves, for all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves 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 S o when Moses heard it, he fell on his face;

وَحِينَ سَمِعَهُمْ مُوسَى وَقَعَ عَلَى وَجهِهِ إلَى الأرْضِ.

5 a nd he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will 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 p ut fire in them and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the Lord chooses is the holy one. 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 T hen Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi:

ثُمَّ قالَ مُوسَى لِقُورَحَ: «اسْمَعُوا يا أبناءَ لاوِي،

9 I s it 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 work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve 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 Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking 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 what is Aaron that you complain 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, but 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, that you should keep acting like 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 flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put 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 T hen 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, “Tomorrow, you and all your company be present before the Lord —you and they, as well as Aaron.

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

17 L et each take his censer and put incense in it, and each of you bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers; both you and Aaron, each with 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 every man took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the tabernacle 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 A nd Korah gathered all the congregation against them at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then 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 spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

وَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى وَهارُونَ فَقالَ:

21 “ Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.”

«ابْتَعِدا عَنِ الشَّعبِ وَسَأُبِيدُهُمْ فِي لَحظَةٍ.»

22 T hen they fell on their faces, and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and 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 S o the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

فَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى وَقالَ:

24 “ Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’”

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

25 T hen Moses rose 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 spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! 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 at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little children.

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 have not done them of my own will.

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

29 I f these men die naturally like all men, or if they are visited by the common fate of all men, 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 creates 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 the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected 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 N ow it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them,

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

32 a nd the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods.

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

33 S o they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly.

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

34 T hen all Israel who were around 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 a fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.

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

36 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

وَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى فَقالَ:

37 “ Tell Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to pick up the censers out of the blaze, for they are holy, and scatter the fire some distance away.

«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 sinned against their own souls, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar. Because they presented them before the Lord, therefore they are holy; and they shall be a sign to the children of Israel.”

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 S o Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned up had presented, and they were hammered out as a covering on the altar,

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

40 t o be a memorial to the children of Israel that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the Lord, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the Lord had said to him through Moses. Complaints of the People

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 O n the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained 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 N ow it happened, when the congregation had gathered against Moses and Aaron, that they turned toward the tabernacle of meeting; and suddenly the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

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

43 T hen Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of meeting.

حِينَئِذٍ، جاءَ مُوسَى وَهارُونُ إلَى أمامِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ.

44 A nd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

فَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى وَقالَ:

45 “ Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” And they fell on their faces.

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

46 S o Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar, put incense on it, and take it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them; for wrath has 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 T hen Aaron took it as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and already the plague had begun among the people. So he put in 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; so the plague was stopped.

وَوَقَفَ هارُونُ بَينَ المَوتَى وَالأحياءِ فَتَوَقَّفَ الوَباءُ.

49 N ow those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the Korah incident.

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

50 S o Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, for the plague had stopped.

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