Numbers 16

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1 Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, (and Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, son of Pallu, son of Reuben) took	1 ܘܐܬܦܠܓ ܩܘܪܚ ܒܪ ܝܨܗܪ ܒܪ ܩܗܬ ܒܪ ܠܘܝ. ܘܕܬܢ ܘܐܒܝܪܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܠܝܒ. ܘܐܘܢ ܒܪ ܦܠܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ.
2 two hundred and fifty Israelites who were leaders in the community, members of the council and men of note. They stood before Moses,	2 ܘܩܡܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܘܫܐ. ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ. ܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܢ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܫ̈ܡܗܬܐ.
3 and held an assembly against Moses and Aaron, to whom they said, "Enough from you! The whole community, all of them, are holy; the LORD is in their midst. Why then should you set yourselves over the LORD'S congregation?"	3 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܥܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ. ܠܐ ܟܕܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܝܢ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܒܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܕܬܫܬܩܠܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ.
4 When Moses heard this, he fell prostrate.	4 ܘܫܡܥ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܢܦܠ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ.
5 Then he said to Korah and to all his band, "May the LORD make known tomorrow morning who belongs to him and who is the holy one and whom he will have draw near to him! Whom he chooses, he will have draw near him.	5 ܘܡܠܠ ܥܡ ܩܘܪܚ ܘܥܡ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܗ. ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܒܨܦܪܐ ܢܚܘܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܗܘ. ܘܕܩܕܝܫ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܘܬܗ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܓܒܐ ܠܗ ܢܩܪܒ ܠܘܬܗ.
6 Do this: take your censers (Korah and all his band)	6 ܗܟܢܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܣܒܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܦܝܪ̈ܡܐ. ܐܢܬ ܩܘܪܚ ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܟ.
7 and put fire in them and place incense in them before the LORD tomorrow. He whom the LORD then chooses is the holy one. Enough from you Levites!"	7 ܘܣܝܡܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܣܝܡܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ. ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܚܪ. ܘܓܒܪܐ ܕܓ̇ܒܐ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܩܕܝܫ. ܟܕܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܠܘܝ.
8 Moses also said to Korah, "Listen to me, you Levites!	8 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܩܘܪܚ. ܫܡܥܘ ܬܘܒ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܠܘܝ.
9 Is it too little for you that the God of Israel has singled you out from the community of Israel, to have you draw near him for the service of the LORD'S Dwelling and to stand before the community to minister for them?	9 ܠܐ ܟܕܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܦܪܫܟܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܡܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܩܪܒܟܘܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܫܟܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܘܠܡܩܡ ܩܕܡ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܠܡܫܡܫܘ ܐܢܘܢ.
10 He has allowed you and your kinsmen, the descendants of Levi, to approach him, and yet you now seek the priesthood too.	10 ܘܩܪܒܟ ܠܟ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝܟ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܠܘܝ ܥܡܟ. ܐܠܐ ܒ̇ܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܦ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ.
11 It is therefore against the LORD that you and all your band are conspiring. For what has Aaron done that you should grumble against him?"	11 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܢܬ ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܟ. ܐܬܘܥܕܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܚܪ ܘܐܗܪܘܢ. ܡܢܘ ܕܪܛܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ.
12 Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, but they answered, "We will not go.	12 ܘܫܕܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܡܩܪܐ ܠܕܬܢ ܘܠܐܒܝܪܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܠܝܒ. ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܐ ܣ̇ܠܩܝܢ ܚܢܢ.
13 Are you not satisfied with having led us here away from a land flowing with milk and honey, to make us perish in the desert, that you must now lord it over us?	13 ܠܐ ܟܕܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܐܣܩܬܘܢܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܐ ܚܠܒܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ. ܠܡܩܛܠܘܬܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܬܪ̈ܘܪܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܠܝܢ ܐܦ ܡܬܪ̈ܘܪܒܘ.
14 Far from bringing us to a land flowing with milk and honey, or giving us fields and vineyards for our inheritance, will you also gouge out our eyes? No, we will not go."	14 ܘܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܐ ܚܠܒܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ ܠܐ ܐܥܠܬܢ. ܘܠܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܢ ܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܩܠܬܐ ܘܕܟܪ̈ܡܐ. ܐܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܥܘܪ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܣ̇ܠܩܝܢܢ.
15 Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, "Pay no heed to their offering. I have never taken a single ass from them, nor have I wronged any one of them."	15 ܘܐܬܒܐܫ ܛܒ ܠܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܡܪܝܐ . ܠܐ ܬܬܦܢܐ ܥܠ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܝܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܚܡܪܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܒ̇ܪܬ. ܐܦ ܠܐ ܐ̇ܒܐܫܬ ܠܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ.
16 Moses said to Korah, "You and all your band shall appear before the LORD tomorrow-you and they and Aaron too.	16 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܩܘܪܚ. ܐܢܬ ܘܟܘܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܟ. ܗܘܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ. ܐܢܬ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܘܐܗܪܘܢ ܡܚܪ.
17 Then each of your two hundred and fifty followers shall take his own censer, put incense in it, and offer it to the LORD; and you and Aaron, each with his own censer, shall do the same."	17 ܣܒܘ ܓܒܪ ܦܝܪܡܗ. ܘܣܝܡܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܣܝܡܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ . ܘܩܪܒܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܓܒܪ ܦܝܪܡܗ. ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܦܝܪ̈ܡܝܢ ܘܐܢܬ ܘܐܗܪܘܢ ܓܒܪ ܦܝܪܡܗ.
18 So they all took their censers, and laying incense on the fire they had put in them, they took their stand by the entrance of the meeting tent along with Moses and Aaron.	18 ܘܢܣܒ ܓܒܪ ܦܝܪܡܗ. ܘܣܡܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܣܡܘ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ. ܘܩܡܘ ܩܕܡ ܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܗܪܘܢ.
19 Then, when Korah had assembled all his band against them at the entrance of the meeting tent, the glory of the LORD appeared to the entire community,	19 ܘܟܢܫ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܩܘܪܚ ܠܟܘܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܠܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ. ܘܐܬܓܠܝ ܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ.
20 and the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,	20 ܘܡܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܥܡ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ.
21 "Stand apart from this band, that I may consume them at once."	21 ܐܬܦܪܫܘ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܗܕܐ. ܘܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܚܕܐ ܫܥܐ.
22 But they fell prostrate and cried out, "O God, God of the spirits of all mankind, will one man's sin make you angry with the whole community?"	22 ܘܢܦܠܘ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ. ܐܝܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ ܕܟܠܒܣܪ. ܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܢܚܛܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܪܘܓܙܐ.
23 The LORD answered Moses,	23 ܘܡܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ.
24 "Speak to the community and tell them: Withdraw from the space around the Dwelling" (of Korah, Dathan and Abiram).	24 ܡܠܠ ܥܡ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܐܬܦܪܫܘ ܡܢ ܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܚ ܘܕܕܬܢ ܘܕܐܒܝܪܡ.
25 Moses, followed by the elders of Israel, arose and went to Dathan and Abiram.	25 ܘܩܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܕܬܢ ܘܐܒܝܪܡ. ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪܗ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
26 Then he warned the community, "Keep away from the tents of these wicked men and do not touch anything that is theirs: otherwise you too will be swept away because of all their sins."	26 ܘܡܠܠ ܥܡ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܐܬܦܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܫ̈ܟܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܛܝܐ. ܘܠܐ ܬܬܩܪܒܘܢ ܠܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ. ܕܠܐ ܬܒܠܥܘܢ ܒܚ̈ܛܗܝܗܘܢ.
27 When Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing at the entrances of their tents with their wives and sons and little ones,	27 ܘܐܬܦܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܚ ܘܕܕܬܢ ܘܕܐܒܝܪܡ. ܘܕܬܢ ܘܐܒܝܪܡ ܢܦܩܘ ܟܕ ܩ̇ܝܡܝܢ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܫ̈ܟܢܝܗܘܢ. ܘܢܫ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܝܩܪܬܗܘܢ.
28 Moses said, "This is how you shall know that it was the LORD who sent me to do all I have done, and that it was not I who planned it:	28 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܘܫܐ. ܒܗܕܐ ܬܕܥܘܢ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܫܕܪܢܝ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܒ̇ܕܐ. ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܪܥܝܢܝ.
29 if these men die an ordinary death, merely suffering the fate common to all mankind, then it was not the LORD who sent me.	29 ܐܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ. ܘܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܢܬܦܩܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܫܕܪܢܝ.
30 But if the LORD does something entirely new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them alive down into the nether world, with all belonging to them, then you will know that these men have defied the LORD."	30 ܘܐܢ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܢܒܪܐ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܬܦܬܚ ܐܪܥܐ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܘܬܒܠܥ ܐܢܘܢ. ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ. ܘܢܚܬܘܢ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܘܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܚܝܝܢ ܠܫܝܘܠ. ܬܕܥܘܢ ܕܐܪܓܙܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ.
31 No sooner had he finished saying all this than the ground beneath them split open,	31 ܘܟܕ ܫܠܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ. ܐܬܦܚܬܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܬܚܘܬܝܗܘܢ.
32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their families (and all of Korah's men) and all their possessions.	32 ܘܦܬܚܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܘܒܠܥܬ ܐܢܘܢ. ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܒ̈ܬܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܥܡ ܩܘܪܚ. ܘܠܟܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܗܘܢ.
33 They went down alive to the nether world with all belonging to them; the earth closed over them, and they perished from the community.	33 ܘܢܚܬܘ ܗܢܘܢ ܘܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܚ̈ܝܝܢ ܠܫܝܘܠ. ܘܐܬܟܣܝܬ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܐܒܕܘ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ.
34 But all the Israelites near them fled at their shrieks, saying, "The earth might swallow us too!"	34 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܒܚܕܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܥܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܩܠܗܘܢ. ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܒܠܥܢ ܐܪܥܐ.
35 So they withdrew from the space around the Dwelling (of Korah, Dathan and Abiram). And fire from the LORD came forth which consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.	35 ܘܢܦܩܬ ܢܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܐܟܠܬ ܠܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ. ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ.