1 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

وَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى فَقالَ:

2 “ Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod.

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

3 Y ou shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses.

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

4 Y ou shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the testimony, where I meet with you.

وَضَعِ العِصِيَّ فِي خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ أمامَ صُندُوقِ العَهدِ، حَيثُ ألتَقِي بِكُمْ.

5 I t shall happen, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me.”

وَعَصا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي أختارُهُ سَتُورِقُ. وَهَكَذا سَأُوقِفُ تَذَمُّراتِ بَني إسْرائِيلَ الَّتِي يَتَذَمَّرُونَها عَلَيكُما.»

6 M oses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods.

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

7 M oses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the tent of the testimony.

وَوَضَعَ مُوسَى العِصِيَّ فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ فِي خَيمَةِ العَهدِ.

8 O n the next day, Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.

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

9 M oses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.

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

10 Y ahweh said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they not die.”

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

11 M oses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.

فَفَعَلَ مُوسَى ذَلِكَ، تَماماً كَما أمَرَهُ اللهُ.

12 T he children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone!

فَقالَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ لِمُوسَى: «سَنَمُوتُ! سَنَهلِكُ! سَنَفنَى!

13 E veryone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?”

كُلُّ مَنْ يَقتَرِبُ مِنْ مَسْكَنِ اللهِ سَيَمُوتُ. فَهَلْ سَنَمُوتُ جَمِيعاً؟»