Numbers 17

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 The LORD said to Moses,	1 ܘܡܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ.
2 "Tell Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, to remove the censers from the embers; and scatter the fire some distance away,	2 ܐܡܪ ܠܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܒܪ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܟܗܢܐ. ܣܒ ܦܝܪ̈ܡܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܡܘܩ̈ܕܐ. ܘܢܘܪܐ ܫܕܝ ܠܗܠ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܩܕܫܘ.
3 for these sinners have consecrated the censers at the cost of their lives. Have them hammered into plates to cover the altar, because in being presented before the LORD they have become sacred. In this way they shall serve as a sign to the Israelites."	3 ܦܝܪ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܢܦܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ. ܘܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܛܣ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܩܝܩܐ ܩܪܡܐ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ. ܡܛܘܠ ܕܩܪܒܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܐܬܩܕܫܘ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܐܬܐ ܒܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
4 So Eleazar the priest had the bronze censers of those burned during the offering hammered into a covering for the altar,	4 ܘܢܣܒ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܟܗܢܐ ܦܝܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܕܩܪܒܘ ܡܘܩ̈ܕܐ. ܘܐܪܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܛܣ̈ܐ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ.
5 in keeping with the orders which the LORD had given him through Moses. This cover was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no layman, no one who was not a descendant of Aaron, should approach the altar to offer incense before the LORD, lest he meet the fate of Korah and his band.	5 ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܩܪܒ ܓܒܪܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ. ܐܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܙܪܥܗ ܕܐܗܪܘܢ. ܠܡܣܡ ܥܛܪܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܩܘܪܚ. ܘܐܝܟ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܗ . ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܘܫܐ.
6 The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron, saying, "It is you who have slain the LORD'S people."	6 ܘܪܛܢܘ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡܐ. ܥܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ. ܐܢܬܘܢ ܩܛܠܬܘܢ ܠܥܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ.
7 But while the community was deliberating against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the meeting tent, and the cloud now covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.	7 ܘܟܕ ܐܬܟܢܫܬ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܥܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܐܬܦܢܝܘ ܠܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ. ܘܚܙܘ ܕܟܣܝܬܗ ܥܢܢܐ. ܘܐܬܓܠܝ ܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ.
8 Then Moses and Aaron came to the front of the meeting tent,	8 ܘܐܬܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܗܪܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܫܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ .
9 and the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,	9 ܘܡܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܥܡ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ.
10 "Depart from this community, that I may consume them at once." But they fell prostrate.	10 ܐܬܦܪܫܘ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܗܕܐ. ܘܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܚܕܐ ܫܥܐ. ܘܢܦܠܘ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ.
11 Then Moses said to Aaron, "Take your censer, put fire from the altar in it, lay incense on it, and bring it quickly to the community to make atonement for them; for wrath has come forth from the LORD and the blow is falling."	11 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܐܗܪܘܢ. ܣܒ ܦܝܪܡܐ ܘܣܝܡ ܒܗ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܣܝܡ ܒܗ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ. ܘܐܘܒܠ ܒܥܓܠ ܠܟܢܘܫܬܐ . ܘܚܣܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ . ܡܛܠ ܕܢܦܩ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܫܪܝ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܒܥܡܐ.
12 Obeying the orders of Moses, Aaron took his censer and ran in among the community, where the blow was already falling on the people. Then, as he offered the incense and made atonement for the people,	12 ܘܥܒܕ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܘܫܐ. ܘܪܗܛ ܠܓܘ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ . ܘܚܙܐ ܕܫܪܝ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܒܥܡܐ. ܘܣܡ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܘܚܣܝ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ .
13 standing there between the living and the dead, the scourge was checked.	13 ܘܩܡ ܒܝܬ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ. ܘܐܬܟܠܝ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ.
14 Yet fourteen thousand seven hundred died from the scourge, in addition to those who died because of Korah.	14 ܘܗܘܘ ܕܡܝܬܘ ܒܡܘܬܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ. ܐܪ̈ܒܬܥܣܪ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܡܐܐ. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܕܡܝܬܘ ܒܦܠܓܘܬܗ ܕܩܘܪܚ.
15 When the scourge had been checked, Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the meeting tent.	15 ܘܗܦܟ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܫܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ. ܘܡܘܬܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܐܬܟܠܝ.
16 The LORD now said to Moses,	16 ܘܡܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ.
17 "Speak to the Israelites and get one staff from them for each ancestral house, twelve staffs in all, one from each of their tribal princes. Mark each man's name on his staff;	17 ܡܠܠ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܣܒ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܫܒܛܐ ܫܒܛܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܐ̈ܒܗܐ. ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܟܘܠ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܒܛܝܢ. ܘܓܒܪ ܫܡܗ ܟܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܫܒܛܗ.
18 and mark Aaron's name on Levi's staff, for the head of Levi's ancestral house shall also have a staff.	18 ܘܫܡܐ ܕܐܗܪܘܢ ܟܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܠܘܝ. ܡܛܠ ܕܚܕ ܚܕ ܫܒܛܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ.
19 Then lay them down in the meeting tent, in front of the commandments, where I meet you.	19 ܘܣܝܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ. ܕܡܬܘܥܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܬܡܢ.
20 There the staff of the man of my choice shall sprout. Thus will I suppress from my presence the Israelites' grumbling against you."	20 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܨܛܒܐ ܒܗ. ܢܘܥܐ ܫܒܛܗ. ܘܐܦܪܩ ܡܢܝ ܪܛܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܕܡܪܛܢܝܢ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ.
21 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their princes gave him staffs, twelve in all, one from each tribal prince; and Aaron's staff was with them.	21 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܗ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܫܒܛܐ. ܫܒܛܐ ܠܪܫܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ. ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫܒ̈ܛܝܢ. ܘܫܒܛܐ ܕܐܗܪܘܢ ܒܓܘ ܫ̈ܒܛܝܗܘܢ .
22 Then Moses laid the staffs down before the LORD in the tent of the commandments.	22 ܘܣܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܫ̈ܒܛܐ. ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ.
23 The next day, when Moses entered the tent, Aaron's staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth not only shoots, but blossoms as well, and even bore ripe almonds!	23 ܘܠܝܘܡܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܥܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ. ܘܚܙܐ ܕܐܦܪܥ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܐܗܪܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܠܘܝ. ܘܐܦܩ ܛܪ̈ܦܐ ܘܟܦܬ ܠܘ̈ܙܐ.
24 Moses thereupon brought out all the staffs from the LORD'S presence to the Israelites. After each prince identified his own staff and took it,	24 ܘܐܦܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܒܛܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ . ܠܘܬ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܚܙܘ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܐܢܫ ܫܒܛܗ.
25 the LORD said to Moses, "Put back Aaron's staff in front of the commandments, to be kept there as a warning to the rebellious, so that their grumbling may cease before me; if it does not, they will die."	25 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܐܗܦܟ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܐܗܪܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ. ܕܢܬܢܛܪ ܠܐܬܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܡܪ̈ܡܪܢܐ. ܕܢܓܡܪ ܪܛܢܗܘܢ ܡܢܝ. ܘܠܐ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ.
26 And Moses did as the LORD had commanded him.	26 ܘܥܒܕ ܡܘܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܩܕܗ ܡܪܝܐ. ܗܟܢܐ ܥܒܕ.
27 Then the Israelites cried out to Moses, "We are perishing; we are lost, we are all lost!	27 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܗܐ ܣܦܢ ܘܐܒܕܢ ܘܟܘܠܢ ܓܡܪܢ.
28 Every time anyone approaches the Dwelling of the LORD, he dies! Are we to perish to the last man?"	28 ܘܟܠ ܕܡܬܩܪܒ ܠܡܫܟܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܐܬ. ܘܗܐ ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܐܩܦܢ ܠܡܣܦ.