| | 1 | 耶和華對摩西說、
The LORD said to Moses, | |
| | 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。
"Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. Write the name of each man on his staff. | |
| | 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。
On the staff of Levi write Aaron's name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. | |
| | 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。
Place them in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you. | |
| | 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。
The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites." | |
| | 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。
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 | 摩西就把杖存在法櫃的帳幕內、在耶和華面前。
Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony. | |
| | 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。
The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron's staff, which represented the house of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds. | |
| | 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。
Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD'S presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each man took his own staff. | |
| | 10 | 耶和華吩咐摩西說、把亞倫的杖還放在法櫃前、給這些背叛之子留作記號、這樣你就使他們向我發的怨言止息、免得他們死亡。
The LORD said to Moses, "Put back Aaron's staff in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die." | |
| | 11 | 摩西就這樣行．耶和華怎樣吩咐他、他就怎樣行了。
Moses did just as the LORD commanded him. | |
| | 12 | 以色列人對摩西說、我們死喇、我們滅亡喇、都滅亡喇。
The Israelites said to Moses, "We will die! We are lost, we are all lost! | |
| | 13 | 凡挨近耶和華帳幕的、是必死的我們都要死亡麼。
Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to die?" | |