1 Disse Jeová a Moisés:

2 Fala aos filhos de Israel, e recebe deles varas, uma pela casa de cada pai de todos os seus príncipes segundo as casas de seus pais, isto é, doze varas; escreve o nome de cada um sobre a sua vara.

3 Escreverás o nome de Arão sobre a vara de Levi, porque cada cabeça das casas de seus pais terá uma vara.

4 Depositá-las-ás na tenda da revelação diante do testemunho, onde venho a vós.

5 Brotará a vara do homem que eu escolher; assim farei cessar de mim as murmurações dos filhos de Israel, que murmuram contra vós.

6 Falou Moisés aos filhos de Israel, e todos os seus príncipes deram-lhe varas, cada príncipe lhe deu uma, segundo as casas de seus pais, isto é, doze varas; e a vara de Arão achava-se entre as varas deles.

7 Moisés depositou as varas diante de Jeová na tenda do testemunho.

8 No dia seguinte entrou Moisés na tenda do testemunho; eis que a vara de Arão pela casa de Levi tinha brotado e, inchando os gomos, arrebentou em flores e deu amêndoas maduras.

9 Então Moisés trouxe todas as varas de diante de Jeová a todos os filhos de Israel: eles viram, e receberam, cada um a sua vara.

10 Disse Jeová a Moisés: Torna a pôr a vara de Arão diante do testemunho, para se guardar, como memorial, contra os filhos de rebelião; para que faças acabar as suas murmurações contra mim, a fim de que não morram.

11 Assim fez Moisés; como Jeová lhe ordenou, assim fez.

12 Os filhos de Israel disseram a Moisés: Eis que expiramos, perecemos, todos nós perecemos.

13 Todo o que se chegar ao tabernáculo de Jeová, morrerá; porventura expiraremos todos?

1 And the Lord said to Moses,

2 Say to the children of Israel that they are to give you rods, one for every family, for every chief, the head of his father's house, making twelve rods; let every man's name be placed on his rod.

3 And let Aaron's name be placed on the rod of Levi: for there is to be one rod for the head of every family.

4 And let them be stored up in the Tent of meeting, in front of the ark of witness where I come to you.

5 And the rod of that man who is marked out by me for myself will have buds on it; so I will put a stop to the outcries which the children of Israel make to me against you.

6 So Moses gave these orders to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him rods, one for the head of every family, making twelve rods: and Aaron's rod was among them.

7 And Moses put the rods before the Lord in the Tent of witness.

8 Now on the day after, Moses went into the Tent of witness; and he saw that Aaron's rod, the rod of the house of Levi, had put out buds, and was covered with buds and flowers and fruit.

9 Then Moses took out all the rods from before the Lord, and gave them back to the children of Israel: and they saw them, and every man took his rod.

10 And the Lord said to Moses, Put Aaron's rod back in front of the ark of witness, to be kept for a sign against this false-hearted people, so that you may put a stop to their outcries against me, and death may not overtake them.

11 This Moses did: as the Lord gave orders, so he did.

12 And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all.

13 Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?