Números 17

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and take rods from them, one for each fathers’ house, of all their princes according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods. Write each man’s name on his rod. 3 You shall write Aaron’s name on Levi’s rod. There shall be one rod for each head of their fathers’ houses. 4 You shall lay them up in the Tent of Meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you. 5 It shall happen that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud. I will make the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you, cease from me."

6 Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, a total of twelve rods. Aaron’s rod was among their rods. 7 Moses laid up the rods before Yahweh in the Tent of the Testimony.

8 On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds. 9 Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel. They looked, and each man took his rod.

10 Yahweh said to Moses, "Put back the rod of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their complaining against me, that they not die." 11 Moses did so. As Yahweh commanded him, so he did.

12 The children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, "Behold, we perish! We are undone! We are all undone! 13 Everyone who keeps approaching Yahweh’s tabernacle, dies! Will we all perish?"

Kua Pihi te Tokotoko a Ārona

1 I kōrero anō a Ihowā ki a Mohi, i mea, 2 "Kōrero ki ngā tama a Īharaira, tangohia mai anō he tokotoko i tēnei, i tēnei, o rātou, i ngā whare o ō rātou mātua, i ngā ariki katoa o ngā whare o ō rātou mātua, kia kotahi tekau mā rua ngā tokotoko. Me tuhituhi te ingoa o tēnei, o tēnei, ki tāna tokotoko. 3 Me tuhituhi anō hoki te ingoa o Ārona ki te tokotoko a Rīwai. Ā, kia kotahi te tokotoko mā ia upoko o te whare o ō rātou mātua. 4 Ā, me whakatakoto e koe ki roto ki te tapenākara o te whakaminenga ki mua o te whakaaturanga, ki te wāhi e tūtaki ai ahau ki a koutou. 5 Nā, ko te tangata e whiriwhiri ai ahau, ka pihi tāna tokotoko, ā, ka pēhia atu e ahau te amuamu a ngā tama a Īharaira, e amuamu nei ki a kōrua."

6 Nā, ka kōrero a Mohi ki ngā tama a Īharaira, ā, hōmai ana e ō rātou ariki katoa ki a ia, he tokotoko e tēnei ariki, he tokotoko e tēnei ariki, e ngā whare o ō rātou mātua, kotahi tekau mā rua ngā tokotoko; i roto anō i ā rātou tokotoko te tokotoko a Ārona. 7 Ā, whakatakotoria ana ngā tokotoko e Mohi ki te aroaro o Ihowā ki te tapenākara o te whakaaturanga.

8 Ā, i te aonga ake, nā, ka haere a Mohi ki te tapenākara o te whakaaturanga, e! Kua pihi te tokotoko a Ārona, tā te whare o Rīwai, kua wana, kua rāpupuku, kua kohera hoki he puāwai, kua hua he aramona. 9 Nā, kawea ana e Mohi ngā tokotoko katoa i te aroaro o Ihowā ki ngā tama katoa a Īharaira; ā, tirohia iho ana e rātou, tangohia ana hoki e rātou tāna tokotoko, tāna tokotoko.

10 Nā, ka mea a Ihowā ki a Mohi, "Whakahokia mai te tokotoko a Ārona ki mua i te Whakaaturanga, kia tiakina, hei tohu ki te hunga tutū; ā, ka kore i a koe ā rātou amuamu e rongo nei ahau, kei mate rātou." 11 Ā, pērātia ana e Mohi, rite tonu ki tā Ihowā i whakahau ai ki a ia tāna i mea ai.

12 Nā, ka mea ngā tama a Īharaira ki a Mohi, "Nanā, ka mate mātou, ka ngaro mātou, ngaro katoa. 13 Ko te tangata e whakatata ana ki te tapenākara o Ihowā, ka mate. Kia poto rānei mātou katoa ki te mate?"