Numbers 16

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

وَأَخَذَ قُورَحُ بْنُ يِصْهَارَ بْنِ قَهَاتَ بْنِ لاَوِي، وَدَاثَانُ وَأَبِيرَامُ ابْنَا أَلِيآبَ، وَأُونُ بْنُ فَالَتَ، بَنُو رَأُوبَيْنَ،

And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

يُقَاوِمُونَ مُوسَى مَعَ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، مِئَتَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ رُؤَسَاءِ الْجَمَاعَةِ مَدْعُوِّينَ لِلاجْتِمَاعِ ذَوِي اسْمٍ.

And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?

فَاجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ وَقَالُوا لَهُمَا: «كَفَاكُمَا! إِنَّ كُلَّ الْجَمَاعَةِ بِأَسْرِهَا مُقَدَّسَةٌ وَفِي وَسَطِهَا الرَّبُّ. فَمَا بَالُكُمَا تَرْتَفِعَانِ عَلَى جَمَاعَةِ الرَّبِّ؟».

And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ مُوسَى سَقَطَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ.

And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

ثُمَّ كَلَّمَ قُورَحَ وَجَمِيعَ قَوْمِهِ قَائِلاً: «غَدًا يُعْلِنُ الرَّبُّ مَنْ هُوَ لَهُ، وَمَنِ الْمُقَدَّسُ حَتَّى يُقَرِّبَهُ إِلَيْهِ. فَالَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ يُقَرِّبُهُ إِلَيْهِ.

This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

اِفْعَلُوا هذَا: خُذُوا لَكُمْ مَجَامِرَ. قُورَحُ وَكُلُّ جَمَاعَتِهِ.

And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.

وَاجْعَلُوا فِيهَا نَارًا، وَضَعُوا عَلَيْهَا بَخُورًا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ غَدًا. فَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَخْتَارُهُ الرَّبُّ هُوَ الْمُقَدَّسُ. كَفَاكُمْ يَا بَنِي لاَوِي!».

And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:

وَقَالَ مُوسَى لِقُورَحَ: «اسْمَعُوا يَا بَنِي لاَوِي.

Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

أَقَلِيلٌ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنَّ إِلهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَفْرَزَكُمْ مِنْ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيُقَرِّبَكُمْ إِلَيْهِ لِكَيْ تَعْمَلُوا خِدْمَةَ مَسْكَنِ الرَّبِّ، وَتَقِفُوا قُدَّامَ الْجَمَاعَةِ لِخِدْمَتِهَا؟

And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

فَقَرَّبَكَ وَجَمِيعَ إِخْوَتِكَ بَنِي لاَوِي مَعَكَ، وَتَطْلُبُونَ أَيْضًا كَهَنُوتًا!

For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

إِذَنْ أَنْتَ وَكُلُّ جَمَاعَتِكَ مُتَّفِقُونَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ. وَأَمَّا هَارُونُ فَمَا هُوَ حَتَّى تَتَذَمَّرُوا عَلَيْهِ؟»

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:

فَأَرْسَلَ مُوسَى لِيَدْعُوَ دَاثَانَ وَأَبِيرَامَ ابْنَيْ أَلِيآبَ. فَقَالاَ: «لاَ نَصْعَدُ!

Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

أَقَلِيلٌ أَنَّكَ أَصْعَدْتَنَا مِنْ أَرْضٍ تَفِيضُ لَبَنًا وَعَسَلاً لِتُمِيتَنَا فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ حَتَّى تَتَرَأَسَ عَلَيْنَا تَرَّؤُسًا؟

Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

كَذلِكَ لَمْ تَأْتِ بِنَا إِلَى أَرْضٍ تَفِيضُ لَبَنًا وَعَسَلاً، وَلاَ أَعْطَيْتَنَا نَصِيبَ حُقُول وَكُرُومٍ. هَلْ تَقْلَعُ أَعْيُنَ هؤُلاَءِ الْقَوْمِ؟ لاَ نَصْعَدُ!».

And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

فَاغْتَاظَ مُوسَى جِدًّا وَقَالَ لِلرَّبِّ: «لاَ تَلْتَفِتْ إِلَى تَقْدِمَتِهِمَا. حِمَارًا وَاحِدًا لَمْ آخُذْ مِنْهُمْ، وَلاَ أَسَأْتُ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ».

And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

وَقَالَ مُوسَى لِقُورَحَ: «كُنْ أَنْتَ وَكُلُّ جَمَاعَتِكَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، أَنْتَ وَهُمْ وَهَارُونُ غَدًا،

And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.

وَخُذُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِجْمَرَتَهُ، وَاجْعَلُوا فِيهَا بَخُورًا، وَقَدِّمُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِجْمَرَتَهُ. مِئَتَيْنِ وَخَمْسِينَ مِجْمَرَةً. وَأَنْتَ وَهَارُونُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِجْمَرَتَهُ».

And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.

فَأَخَذُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِجْمَرَتَهُ وَجَعَلُوا فِيهَا نَارًا وَوَضَعُوا عَلَيْهَا بَخُورًا، وَوَقَفُوا لَدَى بَابِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ مَعَ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ.

And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.

وَجَمَعَ عَلَيْهِمَا قُورَحُ كُلَّ الْجَمَاعَةِ إِلَى بَابِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ، فَتَرَاءَى مَجْدُ الرَّبِّ لِكُلِّ الْجَمَاعَةِ.

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

وَكَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ قَائِلاً:

Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

«افْتَرِزَا مِنْ بَيْنِ هذِهِ الْجَمَاعَةِ فَإِنِّي أُفْنِيهِمْ فِي لَحْظَةٍ».

And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

فَخَرَّا عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَقَالاَ: «اللّهُمَّ، إِلهَ أَرْوَاحِ جَمِيعِ الْبَشَرِ، هَلْ يُخْطِئُ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ فَتَسْخَطَ عَلَى كُلِّ الْجَمَاعَةِ؟»

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

فَكَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلاً:

Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

«كَلِّمِ الْجَمَاعَةَ قَائِلاً: اطْلَعُوا مِنْ حَوَالَيْ مَسْكَنِ قُورَحَ وَدَاثَانَ وَأَبِيرَامَ».

And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

فَقَامَ مُوسَى وَذَهَبَ إِلَى دَاثَانَ وَأَبِيرَامَ، وَذَهَبَ وَرَاءَهُ شُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

فَكَلَّمَ الْجَمَاعَةَ قَائِلاً: «اعْتَزِلُوا عَنْ خِيَامِ هؤُلاَءِ الْقَوْمِ الْبُغَاةِ، وَلاَ تَمَسُّوا شَيْئًا مِمَّا لَهُمْ لِئَلاَّ تَهْلِكُوا بِجَمِيعِ خَطَايَاهُمْ».

So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

فَطَلَعُوا مِنْ حَوَالَيْ مَسْكَنِ قُورَحَ وَدَاثَانَ وَأَبِيرَامَ، وَخَرَجَ دَاثَانُ وَأَبِيرَامُ وَوَقَفَا فِي بَابِ خَيْمَتَيْهِمَا مَعَ نِسَائِهِمَا وَبَنِيهِمَا وَأَطْفَالِهِمَا.

And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

فَقَالَ مُوسَى: «بِهذَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي لأَعْمَلَ كُلَّ هذِهِ الأَعْمَالِ، وَأَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ مِنْ نَفْسِي.

If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me.

إِنْ مَاتَ هؤُلاَءِ كَمَوْتِ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ، وَأَصَابَتْهُمْ مَصِيبَةُ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ، فَلَيْسَ الرَّبُّ قَدْ أَرْسَلَنِي.

But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD.

وَلكِنْ إِنِ ابْتَدَعَ الرَّبُّ بِدْعَةً وَفَتَحَتِ الأَرْضُ فَاهَا وَابْتَلَعَتْهُمْ وَكُلَّ مَا لَهُمْ، فَهَبَطُوا أَحْيَاءً إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ، تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ هؤُلاَءِ الْقَوْمَ قَدِ ازْدَرَوْا بِالرَّبِّ».

And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:

فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ التَّكَلُّمِ بِكُلِّ هذَا الْكَلاَمِ، انْشَقَّتِ الأَرْضُ الَّتِي تَحْتَهُمْ،

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

وَفَتَحَتِ الأَرْضُ فَاهَا وَابْتَلَعَتْهُمْ وَبُيُوتَهُمْ وَكُلَّ مَنْ كَانَ لِقُورَحَ مَعَ كُلِّ الأَمْوَالِ،

They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

فَنَزَلُوا هُمْ وَكُلُّ مَا كَانَ لَهُمْ أَحْيَاءً إِلَى الْهَاوِيَةِ، وَانْطَبَقَتْ عَلَيْهِمِ الأَرْضُ، فَبَادُوا مِنْ بَيْنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ.

And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

وَكُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُمْ هَرَبُوا مِنْ صَوْتِهِمْ، لأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا: «لَعَلَّ الأَرْضَ تَبْتَلِعُنَا».

And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

وَخَرَجَتْ نَارٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ وَأَكَلَتِ الْمِئَتَيْنِ وَالْخَمْسِينَ رَجُلاً الَّذِينَ قَرَّبُوا الْبَخُورَ.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

ثُمَّ كَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلاً:

Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.

«قُلْ لأَلِعَازَارَ بْنِ هَارُونَ الْكَاهِنِ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ الْمَجَامِرَ مِنَ الْحَرِيقِ، وَاذْرِ النَّارَ هُنَاكَ فَإِنَّهُنَّ قَدْ تَقَدَّسْنَ.

The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

مَجَامِرَ هؤُلاَءِ الْمُخْطِئِينَ ضِدَّ نُفُوسِهِمْ، فَلْيَعْمَلُوهَا صَفَائِحَ مَطْرُوقَةً غِشَاءً لِلْمَذْبَحِ، لأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ قَدَّمُوهَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ فَتَقَدَّسَتْ. فَتَكُونُ عَلاَمَةً لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ».

And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

فَأَخَذَ أَلِعَازَارُ الْكَاهِنُ مَجَامِرَ النُّحَاسِ الَّتِي قَدَّمَهَا الْمُحْتَرِقُونَ، وَطَرَقُوهَا غِشَاءً لِلْمَذْبَحِ،

To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

تَذْكَارًا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِكَيْ لاَ يَقْتَرِبَ رَجُلٌ أَجْنَبِيٌّ لَيْسَ مِنْ نَسْلِ هَارُونَ لِيُبَخِّرَ بَخُورًا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، فَيَكُونَ مِثْلَ قُورَحَ وَجَمَاعَتِهِ، كَمَا كَلَّمَهُ الرَّبُّ عَنْ يَدِ مُوسَى.

But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD.

فَتَذَمَّرَ كُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْغَدِ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ قَائِلِينَ: «أَنْتُمَا قَدْ قَتَلْتُمَا شَعْبَ الرَّبِّ».

And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

وَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ انْصَرَفَا إِلَى خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ وَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ غَطَّتْهَا السَّحَابَةُ وَتَرَاءَى مَجْدُ الرَّبِّ.

And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.

فَجَاءَ مُوسَى وَهَارُونُ إِلَى قُدَّامِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

فَكَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلاً:

Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

«اِطْلَعَا مِنْ وَسَطِ هذِهِ الْجَمَاعَةِ، فَإِنِّي أُفْنِيهِمْ بِلَحْظَةٍ». فَخَرَّا عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا.

And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.

ثُمَّ قَالَ مُوسَى لِهَارُونَ: «خُذِ الْمِجْمَرَةَ وَاجْعَلْ فِيهَا نَارًا مِنْ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ، وَضَعْ بَخُورًا، وَاذْهَبْ بِهَا مُسْرِعًا إِلَى الْجَمَاعَةِ وَكَفِّرْ عَنْهُمْ، لأَنَّ السَّخَطَ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْ قِبَلِ الرَّبِّ. قَدِ ابْتَدَأَ الْوَبَأُ».

And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.

فَأَخَذَ هَارُونُ كَمَا قَالَ مُوسَى، وَرَكَضَ إِلَى وَسَطِ الْجَمَاعَةِ، وَإِذَا الْوَبَأُ قَدِ ابْتَدَأَ فِي الشَّعْبِ. فَوَضَعَ الْبَخُورَ وَكَفَّرَ عَنِ الشَّعْبِ.

And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

وَوَقَفَ بَيْنَ الْمَوْتَى وَالأَحْيَاءِ فَامْتَنَعَ الْوَبَأُ.

Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.

فَكَانَ الَّذِينَ مَاتُوا بِالْوَبَإِ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا وَسَبْعَ مِئَةٍ، عَدَا الَّذِينَ مَاتُوا بِسَبَبِ قُورَحَ.

And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.

ثُمَّ رَجَعَ هَارُونُ إِلَى مُوسَى إِلَى بَابِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ وَالْوَبَأُ قَدِ امْتَنَعَ.