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民数记 16
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
民数记 16
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
可拉党叛乱
16 利未的曾孙、哥辖的孙子、以斯哈的儿子可拉，和鲁本子孙中以利押的儿子大坍、亚比兰，与比勒的儿子安， 2 并以色列会中的二百五十个首领，就是有名望选入会中的人，在摩西面前一同起来， 3 聚集攻击摩西、亚伦，说：“你们擅自专权。全会众个个既是圣洁，耶和华也在他们中间，你们为什么自高，超过耶和华的会众呢？”
4 摩西听见这话就俯伏在地， 5 对可拉和他一党的人说：“到了早晨，耶和华必指示谁是属他的，谁是圣洁的，就叫谁亲近他。他所拣选的是谁，必叫谁亲近他。 6 可拉啊，你们要这样行：你和你的一党要拿香炉来， 7 明日在耶和华面前，把火盛在炉中，把香放在其上。耶和华拣选谁，谁就为圣洁。你们这利未的子孙擅自专权了！” 8 摩西又对可拉说：“利未的子孙哪，你们听我说。 9 以色列的神从以色列会中将你们分别出来，使你们亲近他，办耶和华帐幕的事，并站在会众面前替他们当差。 10 耶和华又使你，和你一切弟兄利未的子孙，一同亲近他，这岂为小事，你们还要求祭司的职任吗？ 11 你和你一党的人聚集是要攻击耶和华，亚伦算什么，你们竟向他发怨言呢？”
12 摩西打发人去召以利押的儿子大坍、亚比兰。他们说：“我们不上去。 13 你将我们从流奶与蜜之地领上来，要在旷野杀我们，这岂为小事，你还要自立为王辖管我们吗？ 14 并且你没有将我们领到流奶与蜜之地，也没有把田地和葡萄园给我们为业。难道你要剜这些人的眼睛吗？我们不上去。”
15 摩西就甚发怒，对耶和华说：“求你不要享受他们的供物。我并没有夺过他们一匹驴，也没有害过他们一个人。” 16 摩西对可拉说：“明天你和你一党的人，并亚伦，都要站在耶和华面前。 17 各人要拿一个香炉，共二百五十个，把香放在上面，到耶和华面前。你和亚伦也各拿自己的香炉。” 18 于是他们各人拿一个香炉，盛上火，加上香，同摩西、亚伦站在会幕门前。 19 可拉招聚全会众到会幕门前，要攻击摩西、亚伦。耶和华的荣光就向全会众显现。
20 耶和华晓谕摩西、亚伦说： 21 “你们离开这会众，我好在转眼之间把他们灭绝。” 22 摩西、亚伦就俯伏在地，说：“神，万人之灵的神啊！一人犯罪，你就要向全会众发怒吗？” 23 耶和华晓谕摩西说： 24 “你吩咐会众说：你们离开可拉、大坍、亚比兰帐篷的四围。”
25 摩西起来，往大坍、亚比兰那里去，以色列的长老也随着他去。 26 他吩咐会众说：“你们离开这恶人的帐篷吧，他们的物件，什么都不可摸，恐怕你们陷在他们的罪中，与他们一同消灭。” 27 于是众人离开可拉、大坍、亚比兰帐篷的四围。大坍、亚比兰带着妻子、儿女、小孩子，都出来，站在自己的帐篷门口。 28 摩西说：“我行的这一切事本不是凭我自己心意行的，乃是耶和华打发我行的，必有证据使你们知道。 29 这些人死若与世人无异，或是他们所遭的与世人相同，就不是耶和华打发我来的。 30 倘若耶和华创作一件新事，使地开口，把他们和一切属他们的都吞下去，叫他们活活地坠落阴间，你们就明白这些人是藐视耶和华了。”
可拉党受刑
31 摩西刚说完了这一切话，他们脚下的地就开了口， 32 把他们和他们的家眷，并一切属可拉的人丁、财物，都吞下去。 33 这样，他们和一切属他们的都活活地坠落阴间。地口在他们上头照旧合闭，他们就从会中灭亡。 34 在他们四围的以色列众人听他们呼号，就都逃跑，说：“恐怕地也把我们吞下去！” 35 又有火从耶和华那里出来，烧灭了那献香的二百五十个人。
36 耶和华晓谕摩西说： 37 “你吩咐祭司亚伦的儿子以利亚撒从火中捡起那些香炉来，把火撒在别处，因为那些香炉是圣的。 38 把那些犯罪自害己命之人的香炉，叫人锤成片子，用以包坛。那些香炉本是他们在耶和华面前献过的，所以是圣的，并且可以给以色列人做记号。” 39 于是祭司以利亚撒将被烧之人所献的铜香炉拿来，人就锤出来，用以包坛， 40 给以色列人做纪念，使亚伦后裔之外的人不得近前来在耶和华面前烧香，免得他遭可拉和他一党所遭的。这乃是照耶和华借着摩西所吩咐的。
民怨摩西亚伦致遘疫疠
41 第二天，以色列全会众都向摩西、亚伦发怨言说：“你们杀了耶和华的百姓了！” 42 会众聚集攻击摩西、亚伦的时候，向会幕观看，不料，有云彩遮盖了，耶和华的荣光显现。 43 摩西、亚伦就来到会幕前。 44 耶和华吩咐摩西说： 45 “你们离开这会众，我好在转眼之间把他们灭绝。”他们二人就俯伏于地。 46 摩西对亚伦说：“拿你的香炉，把坛上的火盛在其中，又加上香，快快带到会众那里，为他们赎罪。因为有愤怒从耶和华那里出来，瘟疫已经发作了。” 47 亚伦照着摩西所说的拿来，跑到会中，不料，瘟疫在百姓中已经发作了。他就加上香，为百姓赎罪。 48 他站在活人死人中间，瘟疫就止住了。 49 除了因可拉事情死的以外，遭瘟疫死的，共有一万四千七百人。 50 亚伦回到会幕门口，到摩西那里，瘟疫已经止住了。
Numbers 16
English Standard Version
Numbers 16
English Standard Version
Korah's Rebellion
16 Now (A)Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and (B)Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men. 2 And they rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, 250 chiefs of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men. 3 (C)They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, (D)“You have gone too far! For (E)all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?” 4 When Moses heard it, (F)he fell on his face, 5 and he said to Korah and all his company, “In the morning the Lord will show (G)who is his,[a] and who is (H)holy, and will bring him near to him. The one (I)whom he chooses he will (J)bring near to him. 6 Do this: take (K)censers, Korah and all his company; 7 put fire in them and put incense on them before the Lord tomorrow, and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be the holy one. (L)You have gone too far, sons of Levi!” 8 And Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi: 9 is it (M)too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has (N)separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the congregation to minister to them, 10 and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also? 11 Therefore it is against the Lord that you and all your company have gathered together. What is (O)Aaron that you grumble against him?”
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and they said, “We will not come up. 13 Is it (P)a small thing that you have brought us up out of (Q)a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you must also (R)make yourself a prince over us? 14 Moreover, 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.” 15 And Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, (S)“Do not respect their offering. (T)I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed one of them.”
16 And Moses said to Korah, “Be present, you and all your company, (U)before the Lord, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow. 17 And (V)let every one of you take his censer and put incense on it, and every one of you bring before the Lord his censer, (W)250 censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer.” 18 So every man took his censer and put fire in them and laid incense on them and stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. 19 Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. (X)And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.
20 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 21 (Y)“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them (Z)in a moment.” 22 And they (AA)fell on their faces and said, “O God, (AB)the God of the spirits of all flesh, (AC)shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?” 23 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Say to the congregation, Get away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
25 Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, (AD)“Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins.” 27 So they got away from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood (AE)at the door of their tents, together with their wives, their sons, and their little ones. 28 And Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, and that it has not been (AF)of my own accord. 29 If these men die as all men die, or if they are visited by the fate of all mankind, (AG)then the Lord has not sent me. 30 But if the Lord creates something new, and (AH)the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they (AI)go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the Lord.”
31 (AJ)And as soon as he had finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split apart. 32 And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and (AK)all the people who belonged to Korah and all their goods. 33 So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed over them, and (AL)they perished from the midst of the assembly. 34 And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!” 35 And (AM)fire came out from the Lord and consumed (AN)the 250 men offering the incense.
36 [b] Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 37 “Tell Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest to take up the censers out of the blaze. Then scatter the fire far and wide, for they have become holy. 38 As for the censers of (AO)these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar, for they offered them before the Lord, and they became holy. (AP)Thus they shall be a sign to the people of Israel.” 39 So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned had offered, and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar, 40 to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so (AQ)that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the Lord, lest he become like Korah and his company—as the Lord said to him through Moses.
41 But on the next day all the congregation of the people of Israel (AR)grumbled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of the Lord.” 42 And when the congregation had assembled against Moses and against Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting. And behold, (AS)the cloud covered it, and (AT)the glory of the Lord appeared. 43 And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting, 44 and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 45 (AU)“Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.” (AV)And they fell on their faces. 46 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, and put fire on it from off the altar and lay incense on it and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, for (AW)wrath has gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun.” 47 So Aaron took it as Moses said and ran into the midst of the assembly. And behold, the plague had already begun among the people. And he put on the incense and made atonement for the people. 48 And he stood between the dead and the living, and (AX)the plague was stopped. 49 Now those who died in the plague were 14,700, (AY)besides those who died in the affair of Korah. 50 And Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting, when the plague was stopped.
Footnotes
- Numbers 16:5 Septuagint The Lord knows those who are his
- Numbers 16:36 Ch 17:1 in Hebrew
Mga Bilang 16
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Mga Bilang 16
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Ang Paghihimagsik nina Korah, Datan at Abiram
16 Naghimagsik(A) (B) laban kay Moises si Korah na anak ni Izar at apo ni Kohat na anak ni Levi. Kasama niya sa paghihimagsik na ito sina Datan at Abiram na mga anak ni Eliab, at si On na anak ni Pelet na pawang buhat sa lipi ni Ruben. 2 May kasama pa silang 250 katao na pawang kilala sa bayan at mga pinuno ng kapulungan. 3 Hinarap nila sina Moises at Aaron at sinabi, “Sobra na 'yang ginagawa ninyo! Lahat ng nasa kapulungang ito ay nakalaan kay Yahweh at siya ay nasa kalagitnaan natin! Bakit itinataas ninyo ang inyong sarili higit pa sa kapulungang ito?”
4 Nang marinig ito ni Moises, nagpatirapa siya sa lupa. 5 Sinabi niya kina Korah, “Bukas ng umaga, ipapakita sa inyo ni Yahweh kung sino ang tunay na nakalaan sa kanya at kung sino lamang ang maaaring lumapit sa kanya. Ang makakalapit lamang sa kanya ay ang kanyang pinili.” 6 At sinabi niya kina Korah, “Ganito ang gawin ninyo: Kumuha kayo ng lalagyan ng insenso 7 bukas, at lagyan ninyo ito ng baga sa harapan ni Yahweh, saka lagyan ng insenso. Kung sino ang tunay na nakalaan kay Yahweh ang siyang pipiliin niya. Kayong mga Levita ay sumosobra na.”
8 Sinabi rin ni Moises sa kanila, “Makinig kayong mga Levita! 9 Hindi pa ba kayo nasisiyahan na kayo'y pinili ni Yahweh upang maglingkod sa kanya sa tabernakulo upang paglingkuran ang bayang Israel? 10 Kayong mga Levita'y ibinukod na ni Yahweh upang maglingkod sa harapan niya, bakit nais ninyong agawin pati ang pagiging pari? 11 Dahil sa hangad ninyong iyan ay naghihimagsik kayo laban kay Yahweh. Sino ba si Aaron upang inyong paghimagsikan?”
12 Ipinatawag ni Moises sina Datan at Abiram na anak ni Eliab ngunit sinabi nila, “Ayaw namin! 13 Hindi pa ba sapat sa iyo na inalis mo kami sa lupaing mayaman at sagana sa lahat ng bagay upang patayin ng gutom dito sa ilang? Bakit gusto mo pang ikaw ay kilalanin naming pinuno? 14 Hanggang ngayo'y hindi mo pa kami nadadala sa lupaing mayaman at sagana sa lahat ng bagay, ni nabibigyan ng bukirin at ubasan na aming mana. Akala mo ba'y malilinlang mo pa kami? Hindi kami pupunta!”
15 Dahil dito, nagalit nang husto si Moises at sinabi kay Yahweh, “Huwag mo po sanang tanggapin ang handog ng mga taong ito. Wala akong kinuha sa kanila kahit isang asno man lang. Wala rin akong ginawang masama ni isa man sa kanila.”
16 Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Moises kay Korah, “Humarap kayo bukas kay Yahweh: ikaw, pati ang mga kasamahan mo. Pupunta rin doon si Aaron. 17 Kayo ng mga kasama mo ay magdala ng tig-iisang lalagyan ng insenso, at magsunog kayo ng insenso sa harapan ni Yahweh. Ganoon din ang gagawin ni Aaron.”
18 Kinabukasan, nagdala nga sila ng insenso at lalagyan nito. Pumunta sila sa may pintuan ng Toldang Tipanan, kasama sina Moises at Aaron. 19 Si Korah at ang kanyang mga kasamahan ay tumayo sa harap ng Toldang Tipanan at tinipon nila doon ang buong bayan sa harap nina Moises at Aaron. Walang anu-ano'y nagningning ang kaluwalhatian ni Yahweh sa harap ng buong bayan. 20 Sinabi ni Yahweh kina Moises at Aaron, 21 “Lumayo kayo sa kanila para malipol ko sila agad.”
22 Ngunit nagpatirapa sina Moises at Aaron. Sinabi nila, “O Diyos, ikaw ang nagbibigay-buhay sa lahat ng tao. Lilipulin mo ba ang buong bayan dahil sa kasalanan ng isang tao lamang?”
23 Sumagot si Yahweh kay Moises, 24 “Sabihin mo sa mga taong-bayan na lumayo sa mga tolda nina Korah, Datan at Abiram.”
25 Kaya't tumayo si Moises at pinuntahan sina Datan at Abiram; kasunod niya ang matatandang namumuno sa Israel. 26 Sinabi niya sa kapulungan, “Lumayo kayo sa mga tolda ng masasamang taong ito. Huwag ninyong hihipuin ang anumang ari-arian nila at baka kayo'y malipol na kasama nila dahil sa mga kasalanan nila.” 27 Lumayo nga sila sa mga tolda nina Korah, Datan at Abiram.
Sina Datan at Abiram ay nakatayo sa pintuan ng kanilang tolda, kasama ang kani-kanilang pamilya. 28 Sinabi ni Moises, “Malalaman ninyo ngayon na isinugo ako ni Yahweh upang gawin ang mga bagay na ito, at ito'y hindi ko sariling kagustuhan. 29 Kapag ang mga taong ito'y namatay sa sakit o sa karaniwang paraan, nangangahulugang hindi ako ang isinugo ni Yahweh. 30 Ngunit kapag may ginawang di-pangkaraniwan ang Diyos at bumuka ang lupa at sila'y nilulon nang buháy kasama ang lahat ng may kaugnayan sa kanila, at sila'y nalibing nang buháy sa daigdig ng mga patay, nangangahulugang naghimagsik ang mga taong ito kay Yahweh.”
31 Hindi pa halos natatapos sa pagsasalita si Moises ay bumuka na ang lupa, 32 at nilulon nang buháy sina Korah pati ang kanilang mga pamilya at mga ari-arian. 33 Silang lahat ay nalibing nang buháy. Muling nagsara ang lupa at hindi na sila nakita ng mga Israelita. 34 Dahil dito, nagtakbuhan ang mga taong-bayan dahil sa kanilang nasaksihan. “Lumayo tayo rito!” ang sigawan nila. “Baka pati tayo'y lamunin ng lupa.”
35 Pagkatapos nito'y nagpaulan ng apoy si Yahweh at sinunog ang 250 kasamahan ni Korah na nagsunog ng insenso.
36 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, 37 “Sabihin mo kay Eleazar na anak ni Aaron na kunin ang mga lalagyan ng insenso at ikalat sa paligid ang mga baga. Kailangang gawin ito sapagkat sagrado ang mga lalagyan ng insenso. 38 Naging sagrado ang mga ito nang iharap sa altar ni Yahweh. Kaya't kunin ninyo ang mga lalagyan ng insenso ng mga taong pinatay dahil sa kanilang kasalanan at pitpitin ninyo nang manipis at gawing panakip sa altar. Ang mga iyon ay sagrado sapagkat inihandog na sa akin. Maging babala sana ito sa sambayanang Israel.” 39 Kinuha nga ni Eleazar ang mga lalagyan ng insenso na pawang tanso, ipinapitpit nang manipis, at itinakip sa altar. 40 Ito'y babala sa mga Israelita na ang sinumang hindi pari o hindi kabilang sa angkan ni Aaron ay hindi dapat mangahas magsunog ng insenso sa harapan ni Yahweh. Baka matulad sila kay Korah at sa mga kasamahan nito. Ang lahat ng ito'y ginawa ni Eleazar ayon sa iniutos ni Yahweh kay Moises.
41 Kinabukasan, sinumbatan ng buong bayan sina Moises at Aaron. Sabi nila, “Pinatay ninyo ang bayan ni Yahweh.” 42 At nang sila'y nagkakaisa nang lahat laban kina Moises at Aaron, lumingon sila sa Toldang Tipanan at nakita nilang natatakpan ito ng ulap at nagniningning doon ang kaluwalhatian ni Yahweh. 43 Pumunta sina Moises at Aaron sa harapan ng Toldang Tipanan. 44 Sinabi(C) ni Yahweh kay Moises, 45 “Lumayo kayo sa mga taong ito at lilipulin ko sila ngayon din!”
Ngunit nagpatirapa sa lupa sina Moises at Aaron. 46 Sinabi ni Moises kay Aaron, “Magsunog ka ng insenso sa lalagyan nito. Dalhin mo agad ito sa kapulungan at ihingi mo sila ng tawad kay Yahweh sapagkat kumakalat na ang salot dahil sa kanyang poot.” 47 Sinunod nga ni Aaron ang sinabi ni Moises at patakbo siyang nagtungo sa gitna ng kapulungan. Pagdating niya roon ay marami nang patay. Nagsunog siya agad ng insenso at inihingi ng tawad ang sambayanan. 48 At siya'y tumayo sa pagitan ng mga patay at buháy; at tumigil ang salot. 49 Ang namatay sa salot na iyon ay 14,700, bukod pa sa mga namatay na kasama sa paghihimagsik ni Korah. 50 Nang wala na ang salot, nagbalik si Aaron kay Moises sa may pintuan ng Toldang Tipanan.
Numbers 16
King James Version
Numbers 16
King James Version
16 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?
4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth 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 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.
18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.
19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.
20 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of their's, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.
29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the Lord hath not sent me.
30 But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.
31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:
32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
35 And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
36 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.
39 And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.
41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.
42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.
43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
44 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague is begun.
47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.
Numbers 16
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Numbers 16
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Korah, Dathan and Abiram
16 Korah(A) son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram(B), sons of Eliab,(C) and On son of Peleth—became insolent[a] 2 and rose up against Moses.(D) With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council.(E) 3 They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron(F) and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy,(G) every one of them, and the Lord is with them.(H) Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”(I)
4 When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.(J) 5 Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy,(K) and he will have that person come near him.(L) The man he chooses(M) he will cause to come near him. 6 You, Korah, and all your followers(N) are to do this: Take censers(O) 7 and tomorrow put burning coals(P) and incense(Q) in them before the Lord. The man the Lord chooses(R) will be the one who is holy.(S) You Levites have gone too far!”
8 Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you Levites! 9 Isn’t it enough(T) for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them?(U) 10 He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.(V) 11 It is against the Lord that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble(W) against him?(X)”
12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram,(Y) the sons of Eliab. But they said, “We will not come!(Z) 13 Isn’t it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey(AA) to kill us in the wilderness?(AB) And now you also want to lord it over us!(AC) 14 Moreover, you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey(AD) or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards.(AE) Do you want to treat these men like slaves[b]?(AF) No, we will not come!(AG)”
15 Then Moses became very angry(AH) and said to the Lord, “Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey(AI) from them, nor have I wronged any of them.”
16 Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the Lord tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.(AJ) 17 Each man is to take his censer and put incense in it—250 censers in all—and present it before the Lord. You and Aaron are to present your censers also.(AK)” 18 So each of them took his censer,(AL) put burning coals and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19 When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to them(AM) at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord(AN) appeared to the entire assembly. 20 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 21 “Separate yourselves(AO) from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.”(AP)
22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown(AQ) and cried out, “O God, the God who gives breath to all living things,(AR) will you be angry with the entire assembly(AS) when only one man sins?”(AT)
23 Then the Lord said to Moses, 24 “Say to the assembly, ‘Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’”
25 Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel(AU) followed him. 26 He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men!(AV) Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away(AW) because of all their sins.(AX)” 27 So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.(AY) Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children(AZ) and little ones at the entrances to their tents.(BA)
28 Then Moses said, “This is how you will know(BB) that the Lord has sent me(BC) to do all these things and that it was not my idea: 29 If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.(BD) 30 But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth(BE) and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead,(BF) then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt.(BG)”
31 As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart(BH) 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them(BI) and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions. 33 They went down alive into the realm of the dead,(BJ) with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community. 34 At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!”
35 And fire came out from the Lord(BK) and consumed(BL) the 250 men who were offering the incense.
36 The Lord said to Moses, 37 “Tell Eleazar(BM) son of Aaron, the priest, to remove the censers(BN) from the charred remains and scatter the coals some distance away, for the censers are holy— 38 the censers of the men who sinned at the cost of their lives.(BO) Hammer the censers into sheets to overlay the altar,(BP) for they were presented before the Lord and have become holy. Let them be a sign(BQ) to the Israelites.”
39 So Eleazar the priest(BR) collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned to death,(BS) and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar, 40 as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense(BT) before the Lord,(BU) or he would become like Korah and his followers.(BV)
41 The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. “You have killed the Lord’s people,” they said.
42 But when the assembly gathered in opposition(BW) to Moses and Aaron and turned toward the tent of meeting, suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the Lord(BX) appeared. 43 Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the tent of meeting, 44 and the Lord said to Moses, 45 “Get away from this assembly so I can put an end(BY) to them at once.” And they fell facedown.
46 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer(BZ) and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly(CA) to make atonement(CB) for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord;(CC) the plague(CD) has started.” 47 So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people,(CE) but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. 48 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.(CF) 49 But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah.(CG) 50 Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, for the plague had stopped.[c]
Footnotes
- Numbers 16:1 Or Peleth—took men
- Numbers 16:14 Or to deceive these men; Hebrew Will you gouge out the eyes of these men
- Numbers 16:50 In Hebrew texts 16:36-50 is numbered 17:1-15.
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