民數記 17
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
17 耶和華對摩西說: 2 「你曉諭以色列人,從他們手下取杖,每支派一根。從他們所有的首領,按著支派,共取十二根。你要將各人的名字寫在各人的杖上, 3 並要將亞倫的名字寫在利未的杖上,因為各族長必有一根杖。 4 你要把這些杖存在會幕內法櫃前,就是我與你們相會之處。 5 後來我所揀選的那人,他的杖必發芽。這樣,我必使以色列人向你們所發的怨言止息,不再達到我耳中。」 6 於是摩西曉諭以色列人,他們的首領就把杖交給他,按著支派,每首領一根,共有十二根,亞倫的杖也在其中。 7 摩西就把杖存在法櫃的帳幕內,在耶和華面前。
亞倫之杖發芽開花
8 第二天,摩西進法櫃的帳幕去。誰知利未族亞倫的杖已經發了芽,生了花苞,開了花,結了熟杏。 9 摩西就把所有的杖從耶和華面前拿出來,給以色列眾人看。他們看見了,各首領就把自己的杖拿去。 10 耶和華吩咐摩西說:「把亞倫的杖還放在法櫃前,給這些背叛之子留做記號。這樣,你就使他們向我發的怨言止息,免得他們死亡。」 11 摩西就這樣行。耶和華怎樣吩咐他,他就怎樣行了。
12 以色列人對摩西說:「我們死啦!我們滅亡啦!都滅亡啦! 13 凡挨近耶和華帳幕的是必死的。我們都要死亡嗎?」
Numbers 17
King James Version
17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.
3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.
4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7 And Moses laid up the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.
8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
11 And Moses did so: as the Lord commanded him, so did he.
12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?
Numbers 17
New International Version
The Budding of Aaron’s Staff
17 [a]The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs(A) from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes.(B) Write the name of each man on his staff. 3 On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name,(C) for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. 4 Place them in the tent of meeting(D) in front of the ark of the covenant law,(E) where I meet with you.(F) 5 The staff belonging to the man I choose(G) will sprout,(H) and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling(I) against you by the Israelites.”
6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron’s staff was among them. 7 Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.(J)
8 The next day Moses entered the tent(K) and saw that Aaron’s staff,(L) which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.(M) 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs(N) from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each of the leaders took his own staff.
10 The Lord said to Moses, “Put back Aaron’s staff(O) in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious.(P) This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.” 11 Moses did just as the Lord commanded him.
12 The Israelites said to Moses, “We will die! We are lost, we are all lost!(Q) 13 Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord will die.(R) Are we all going to die?”
Footnotes
- Numbers 17:1 In Hebrew texts 17:1-13 is numbered 17:16-28.
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