1The Lord said to Moses, 2“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. 3On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name, for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. 4Place them in the tent of meeting in front of the ark of the covenant law, where I meet with you. 5The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites.” 6So 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. 7Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law. 8The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron’s staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds. 9Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each of the leaders took his own staff. 10The Lord said to Moses, “Put back Aaron’s staff in front of the ark of the covenant law, 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.” 11Moses did just as the Lord commanded him. 12The Israelites said to Moses, “We will die! We are lost, we are all lost! 13Anyone who even comes near the tabernacle of the Lord will die. Are we all going to die?”
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Aloo tus pas nrig
1Yawmsaub hais rau Mauxe tias, 2“Cia li hais rau cov Yixayee kom coj txhua xeem li pas nrig tuaj, yog txhua xeem tus thawj tug pas nrig, huvsi yog kaum ob tug. Cia li sau txhua tus tswv pas ntawd lub npe rau nws tus pas nrig. 3Sau Aloo lub npe rau xeem Levi tus pas nrig. Txhua xeem tus thawj yuav tsum muaj ib tug pas nrig. 4Koj yuav muab cov pas nrig ntawd tso rau hauv lub tsev ntaub sib ntsib rau ntawm lub phij xab uas rau Vajtswv tej lus sab xubntiag, yog lub chaw uas kuv ntsib nej. 5Tus uas kuv xaiv lawm nws tus pas nrig yuav hlav nplooj, ua li no kuv thiaj ua rau cov Yixayee lub suab yws uas lawv yws koj ntsiag mus.” 6Mauxe thiaj hais li no rau cov Yixayee mas lawv txhua xeem cov thawj txhua tus thiaj muab ib leeg ib tug pas nrig rau Mauxe, huvsi yog kaum ob tug pas nrig. Mas Aloo tus pas nrig kuj nyob hauv cov ntawd thiab. 7Mas Mauxe muab cov pas nrig ntawd tso rau ntawm Yawmsaub xubntiag hauv lub tsev ntaub uas muaj Vajtswv tej lus. 8Tagkis tom qab Mauxe nkag mus rau hauv lub tsev ntaub uas muaj Vajtswv tej lus, ua ciav Aloo tus pas nrig uas yog xeem Levi tus tau hlav nplooj ua cos tawg paj thiab txi txiv duaj deg siav lawm. 9Mauxe txawm coj tej pas nrig ntawd huvsi ntawm Yawmsaub lub xubntiag los rau cov Yixayee sawvdaws. Lawv tshuaj saib thiab nyias txais nyias tus pas nrig los. 10Yawmsaub hais rau Mauxe tias, “Cia li coj Aloo tus pas nrig rov mus tso rau ntawm lub phij xab uas muaj Vajtswv tej lus sab xubntiag, muab khaws cia ua lub cim rau cov uas fav xeeb, xwv koj thiaj tswj tau qhov uas lawv yws kuv lawv thiaj tsis tuag.” 11Mauxe kuj ua li ntawd. Yawmsaub hais kom nws ua li cas, nws kuj ua raws nraim li ntawd. 12Cov Yixayee hais rau Mauxe tias, “Saib maj, peb puam tsuaj, peb liamsim, peb sawvdaws liamsim tag lawm. 13Txhua tus uas txav los ze Yawmsaub lub tsev ntaub yuav tuag. Peb yuav tuag tag huvsi lov?”