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SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 O Senhor disse a Moisés:	1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 "Fala aos israelitas. Que eles te dêem uma vara por tribo, ou seja, doze varas de todos os príncipes das doze casas patriarcais. Escreverás o nome de cada um na sua vara;	2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and receive from each of them a rod by their kinships, from all the leaders of the tribes, twelve rods, and write the name of each one on his rod.
3 na vara de Levi escreverás o nome de Aarão, porque haverá uma vara por tribo.	3 But the name of Aaron shall be for the tribe of Levi, and one rod separately shall contain all their families.
4 Depô-las-ás na tenda de reunião, diante do testemunho, no lugar onde me encontro convosco.	4 And you shall place these in the tabernacle of the covenant before the testimony, where I will speak to you.
5 E eis que a vara de meu eleito florescerá, e desse modo farei cessar diante de mim as murmurações dos filhos de Israel contra vós."	5 Whomever of these I will choose, his rod will germinate, and so shall I restrain the complaints of the sons of Israel before me, by which they murmur against you.”
6 Moisés falou aos israelitas, e todos os príncipes lhe deram a vara, um de cada tribo, ou seja, doze varas pelas doze tribos, entre as quais também a de Aarão.	6 And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel. And all the leaders gave him rods, one for each tribe. And there were twelve rods, aside from the rod of Aaron.
7 Moisés as pôs diante do Senhor na tenda do testemunho.	7 And when Moses had placed these before the Lord, in the tabernacle of the testimony,
8 Voltando no dia seguinte, entrou no pavilhão, e eis que tinha florescido a vara de Aarão, pela tribo de Levi: tinham aparecido botões, saído flores e amadurecido amêndoas.	8 returning on the following day, he found that the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi, had germinated, and that the swelling buds had opened into flowers, which, spreading their petals, were formed into those of an almond tree.
9 Moisés levou todas as varas de diante do Senhor aos israelitas. Eles viram o {prodígio} e receberam cada um a sua vara.	9 Therefore, Moses brought out all the rods, from the sight of the Lord, to all the sons of Israel. And they saw, and each one received their rods.
10 O Senhor disse então a Moisés: "Torna a levar a vara de Aarão para diante da tenda do testemunho, e seja ali conservada como um sinal para todos aqueles que quiserem revoltar-se, e assim possas pôr um termo às murmurações diante de mim, para que não morram."	10 And the Lord said to Moses: “Carry back the rod of Aaron into the tabernacle of the testimony, so that it may be kept there as a sign of the rebellion of the sons of Israel, and so that their complaints may be quieted before me, lest they die.”
11 Moisés executou a ordem que o Senhor lhe tinha dado.	11 And Moses did just as the Lord had instructed.
12 Os israelitas disseram a Moisés: "Nós pereceremos, estamos perdidos, sim, estamos todos perdidos!	12 Then the sons of Israel said to Moses: “Behold, we have been consumed; we have been ruined.
13 Qualquer que se aproxime do tabernáculo do Senhor, morre. Acaso seremos todos exterminados?"	13 Whoever approaches to the tabernacle of the Lord dies. Will we all be wiped away, even to total annihilation?”