Números, 16

1. Coré, filho de Isaar, filho de Caat, filho de Levi, Datã e Abiram, filhos de Eliab, e On, filho de Felet, todos filhos de Rúben,

1. Now Korah the son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, and Dathan and Abi'ram the sons of Eli'ab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben,

2. levantaram-se contra Moisés, juntamente com outros duzentos e cinquenta israelitas, príncipes da assembleia, membros do conselho e homens notáveis.

2. took men; and they rose up before Moses, with a number of the people of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, chosen from the assembly, well-known men;

3. Dirigiram-se, pois, em grupo a Moisés e a Aarão, dizendo-lhes: “Basta! Toda a assembleia é santa, todos o são, e o Senhor está no meio deles. Por que vos colocais acima da assembleia do Senhor?”.*

3. and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, "You have gone too far! For all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them; why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?"

4. Ouvindo isso, Moisés lançou-se com o rosto por terra,

4. When Moses heard it, he fell on his face;

5. e disse a Coré e aos seus cúmplices: “Amanhã cedo o Senhor fará conhecer quem é dele e quem é santo, e o fará aproximar de si; fará aproximar de si aquele que ele escolher.

5. and he said to Korah and all his company, "In the morning the LORD will show who is his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him; him whom he will choose he will cause to come near to him.

6. Eis o que tendes a fazer: cada um tome o seu turíbulo, tu, Coré, e todos os teus sequazes.

6. Do this: take censers, Korah and all his company;

7. Amanhã poreis fogo em vossos turíbulos e queimareis neles o incenso diante do Senhor. O homem que o Senhor escolher, esse é santo. Isso já é demais, ó filhos de Levi!”.

7. put fire in them and put incense upon them before the LORD tomorrow, and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the holy one. You have gone too far, sons of Levi!"

8. Disse mais a Coré: “Ouvi, agora, ó filhos de Levi.

8. And Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi:

9. Não vos basta que o Deus de Israel vos tenha separado da assembleia de Israel, e vos tenha trazido para junto de si, para o serviço do tabernáculo do Senhor e para estardes a serviço da assembleia?

9. is it too small a thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do service in the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;

10. Fez-te aproximar dele, tu e todos os teus irmãos, os levitas, e ainda disputais o sacerdócio!

10. and that he has brought you near him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also?

11. E é por isso que vos amotinais contra o Senhor, tu e todo o teu grupo! E quem é Aarão para murmurardes contra ele?”.

11. Therefore it is against the LORD that you and all your company have gathered together; what is Aaron that you murmur against him?"

12. Moisés convocou Datã e Abiram, filhos de Eliab. Mas eles responderam: “Não iremos.

12. And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abi'ram the sons of Eli'ab; and they said, "We will not come up.

13. Porventura não te basta ter-nos tirado de uma terra onde corria leite e mel, para nos fazeres morrer no deserto, e ainda queres tornar-te nosso senhor?

13. Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you must also make yourself a prince over us?

14. Na verdade, não nos conduziste a uma terra onde corre leite e mel; não nos deste em herança nem campos nem vinhas. Pensas que taparás os olhos de toda essa gente? Nós não iremos”.

14. Moreover you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up."

15. Moisés, muito irado, disse ao Senhor: “Não olheis para a sua oblação. Vós sabeis que nunca recebi deles nem mesmo um asno, e a nenhum deles fiz o menor mal”.

15. And Moses was very angry, and said to the LORD, "Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one ass from them, and I have not harmed one of them."

16. Moisés disse a Coré: “Tu e todos os teus sequazes, apresentai-vos amanhã diante do Senhor, com Aarão.

16. And Moses said to Korah, "Be present, you and all your company, before the LORD, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow;

17. Tomai cada qual vosso turíbulo, ponde incenso nele e apresentai cada qual vosso turíbulo diante do Senhor: isto é, duzentos e cinquenta turíbulos. Tu e Aarão tomareis também o vosso turíbulo”.

17. and let every one of you take his censer, and put incense upon it, and every one of you bring before the LORD his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; you also, and Aaron, each his censer."

18. Tomaram, pois, cada um o seu turíbulo, puseram-lhe fogo e deitaram por cima o incenso; e conservaram-se de pé com Moisés e Aarão à entrada da tenda de reunião.

18. So every man took his censer, and they put fire in them and laid incense upon them, and they stood at the entrance of the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron.

19. Coré tinha reunido perto de si toda a assembleia à entrada da tenda de reunião. E eis que a glória do Senhor apareceu a toda a assembleia,

19. Then Korah assembled all the congregation against them at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the glory of the LORD appeared to all the congregation.

20. e o Senhor falou a Moisés e a Aarão:

20. And the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron,

21. “Retirai-vos do meio dessa assembleia, e eu os consumirei neste instante”.

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

22. Eles prostraram-se com o rosto por terra, e disseram: “Ó Deus, Deus dos espíritos de toda a carne, um só homem pecou, e tu te iras contra toda a assembleia?”.

22. And they fell on their faces, and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be angry with all the congregation?"

23. O Senhor respondeu a Moisés:

23. And the LORD said to Moses,

24. “Manda ao povo: apartai-vos de junto das tendas de Coré, de Datã e de Abiram”.

24. "Say to the congregation, Get away from about the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abi'ram."

25. Moisés levantou-se e, seguido dos anciãos, dirigiu-se aonde estavam Datã e Abiram.

25. Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abi'ram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

26. “Afastai-vos – disse ele à assembleia – das tendas desses homens perversos, e não toqueis em coisa alguma que lhes pertença, para que não morrais, envolvidos em todos os seus pecados”.

26. And he said to the congregation, "Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be swept away with all their sins."

27. Afastando-se o povo de junto das tendas de Coré, Datã e Abiram, saíram estes últimos com suas mulheres, seus filhos e seus filhinhos e pararam à entrada de suas tendas.

27. So they got away from about the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abi'ram; and Dathan and Abi'ram came out and stood at the door of their tents, together with their wives, their sons, and their little ones.

28. Moisés disse então: “Nisto conhecereis que o Senhor me enviou a fazer todas estas obras e que nada faço por mim mesmo.

28. And Moses said, "Hereby you shall know that the LORD has sent me to do all these works, and that it has not been of my own accord.

29. Se estes morrerem com a morte ordinária dos homens e se a sua sorte for como a de todos, o Senhor não me enviou;

29. If these men die the common death of all men, or if they are visited by the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.

30. mas se o Senhor fizer um novo prodígio e o solo abrindo a sua boca, os engolir com tudo o que lhes pertence, de sorte que desçam vivos à habitação dos mortos, então sabereis que estes homens desprezaram o Senhor”.

30. But if the LORD creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up, with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the LORD."

31. Apenas acabou ele de falar, fendeu-se a terra debaixo de seus pés

31. And as he finished speaking all these words, the ground under them split asunder;

32. e, abrindo sua boca, os devorou com toda a sua família, todos os seus bens e todos os homens de Coré.

32. and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men that belonged to Korah and all their goods.

33. Desceram vivos à morada dos mortos, eles e tudo o que possuíam; cobriu-os a terra, e desapareceram da assembleia.

33. So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.

34. Todo o Israel que estava ao redor deles, ouvindo o grito que soltaram, fugiu, dizendo: “Cuidemos que a terra não nos engula também a nós!”.

34. And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!"

35. Saiu um fogo de junto do Senhor e devorou os duzentos e cinquenta homens que ofereciam o incenso.

35. And fire came forth from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men offering the incense.

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36. Then the LORD said to Moses,

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37. "Tell Elea'zar the son of Aaron the priest to take up the censers out of the blaze; then scatter the fire far and wide. For they are holy,

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38. the censers of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives; so let them be made into hammered plates as a covering for the altar, for they offered them before the LORD; therefore they are holy. Thus they shall be a sign to the people of Israel."

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39. So Elea'zar the priest took the bronze censers, which those who were burned had offered; and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar,

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40. to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so that no one who is not a priest, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the LORD, lest he become as Korah and as his company -- as the LORD said to Elea'zar through Moses.

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

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42. And when the congregation had assembled against Moses and against Aaron, they turned toward the tent of meeting; and behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

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43. And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting,

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44. and the LORD said to Moses,

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45. "Get away from the midst of this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment." And they fell on their faces.

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46. And Moses said to Aaron, "Take your censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone forth from the LORD, the plague has begun."

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47. So Aaron took it as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and behold, the plague had already begun among the people; and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.

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

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49. Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, besides those who died in the affair of Korah.

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50. And Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the tent of meeting, when the plague was stopped.