Numbers 16
1 कोरह जो लेवी का परपोता, कहात का पोता, और यिसहार का पुत्र था, वह एलीआब के पुत्र दातान और अबीराम, और पेलेत के पुत्र ओन,
2 इन तीनों रूबेनियों से मिलकर मण्डली के अढ़ाई सौ प्रधान, जो सभासद और नामी थे, उन को संग लिया;
3 और वे मूसा और हारून के विरुद्ध उठ खड़े हुए, और उन से कहने लगे, तुम ने बहुत किया, अब बस करो; क्योंकि सारी मण्डली का एक एक मनुष्य पवित्र है, और यहोवा उनके मध्य में रहता है; इसलिये तुम यहोवा की मण्डली में ऊंचे पद वाले क्यों बन बैठे हो?
4 यह सुनकर मूसा अपने मुंह के बल गिरा;
5 फिर उसने कोरह और उसकी सारी मण्डली से कहा, कि बिहान को यहोवा दिखला देगा कि उसका कौन है, और पवित्र कौन है, और उसको अपने समीप बुला लेगा; जिस को वह आप चुन लेगा उसी को अपने समीप बुला भी लेगा।
6 इसलिये, हे कोरह, तुम अपनी सारी मण्डली समेत यह करो, अर्थात अपना अपना धूपदान ठीक करो;
7 और कल उन में आग रखकर यहोवा के साम्हने धूप देना, तब जिस को यहोवा चुन ले वही पवित्र ठहरेगा। हे लेवियों, तुम भी बड़ी बड़ी बातें करते हो, अब बस करो।
8 फिर मूसा ने कोरह से कहा, हे लेवियों, सुनो,
9 क्या यह तुम्हें छोटी बात जान पड़ती है, कि इस्त्राएल के परमेश्वर ने तुम को इस्त्राएल की मण्डली से अलग करके अपने निवास की सेवकाई करने, और मण्डली के साम्हने खड़े हो कर उसकी भी सेवा टहल करने के लिये अपने समीप बुला लिया है;
10 और तुझे और तेरे सब लेवी भाइयों को भी अपने समीप बुला लिया है? फिर भी तुम याजक पद के भी खोजी हो?
11 और इसी कारण तू ने अपनी सारी मण्डली को यहोवा के विरुद्ध इकट्ठी किया है; हारून कौन है कि तुम उस पर बुड़बुड़ाते हो?
12 फिर मूसा ने एलीआब के पुत्र दातान और अबीराम को बुलवा भेजा; और उन्होंने कहा, हम तेरे पास नहीं आएंगे।
13 क्या यह एक छोटी बात है, कि तू हम को ऐसे देश से जिस में दूध और मधु की धाराएं बहती है इसलिये निकाल लाया है, कि हमें जंगल में मार डाले, फिर क्या तू हमारे ऊपर प्रधान भी बनकर अधिकार जताता है?
14 फिर तू हमें ऐसे देश में जहां दूध और मधु की धाराएं बहती हैं नहीं पहुंचाया, और न हमें खेतोंऔर दाख की बारियों के अधिकारी किया। क्या तू इन लोगों की आंखों में धूलि डालेगा? हम तो नहीं आएंगे।
15 तब मूसा का कोप बहुत भड़क उठा, और उसने यहोवा से कहा, उन लोगों की भेंट की ओर दृष्टि न कर। मैं ने तो उन से एक गदहा भी नहीं लिया, और न उन में से किसी की हानि की है।
16 तब मूसा ने कोरह से कहा, कल तू अपनी सारी मण्डली को साथ ले कर हारून के साथ यहोवा के साम्हने हाजिर होना;
17 और तुम सब अपना अपना धूपदान ले कर उन में धूप देना, फिर अपना अपना धूपदान जो सब समेत अढ़ाई सौ होंगे यहोवा के साम्हने ले जाना; विशेष करके तू और हारून अपना अपना धूपदान ले जाना।
18 सो उन्होंने अपना अपना धूपदान ले कर और उन में आग रखकर उन पर धूप डाला; और मूसा और हारून के साथ मिलापवाले तम्बू के द्वार पर खड़े हुए।
19 और कोरह ने सारी मण्डली को उनके विरुद्ध मिलापवाले तम्बू के द्वार पर इकट्ठा कर लिया। तब यहोवा का तेज सारी मण्डली को दिखाई दिया॥
20 तब यहोवा ने मूसा और हारून से कहा,
21 उस मण्डली के बीच में से अलग हो जाओ। कि मैं उन्हें पल भर में भस्म कर डालूं।
22 तब वे मुंह के बल गिरके कहने लगे, हे ईश्वर, हे सब प्राणियों के आत्माओं के परमेश्वर, क्या एक पुरूष के पाप के कारण तेरा क्रोध सारी मण्डली पर होगा?
23 यहोवा ने मूसा से कहा,
24 मण्डली के लोगों से कह, कि कोरह, दातान, और अबीराम के तम्बुओं के आसपास से हट जाओ।
25 तब मूसा उठ कर दातान और अबीराम के पास गया; और इस्त्राएलियों के वृद्ध लोग उसके पीछे पीछे गए।
26 और उसने मण्डली के लोगों से कहा, तुम उन दुष्ट मनुष्यों के डेरों के पास से हट जाओ, और उनकी कोई वस्तु न छूओ, कहीं ऐसा न हो कि तुम भी उनके सब पापों में फंसकर मिट जाओ।
27 यह सुन वे कोरह, दातान, और अबीराम के तम्बुओं के आसपास से हट गए; परन्तु दातान और अबीराम निकलकर अपनी पत्नियों, बेंटों, और बाल-बच्चों समेत अपने अपने डेरे के द्वार पर खड़े हुए।
28 तब मूसा ने कहा, इस से तुम जान लोगे कि यहोवा ने मुझे भेजा है कि यह सब काम करूं, क्योंकि मैं ने अपनी इच्छा से कुछ नहीं किया।
29 यदि उन मनुष्यों की मृत्यु और सब मनुष्यों के समान हो, और उनका दण्ड सब मनुष्यों के समान हो, तब जानों कि मैं यहोवा का भेजा हुआ नहीं हूं।
30 परन्तु यदि यहोवा अपनी अनोखी शक्ति प्रकट करे, और पृथ्वी अपना मुंह पसारकर उन को, और उनका सब कुछ निगल जाए, और वे जीते जी अधोलोक में जा पड़ें, तो तुम समझ लो कि इन मनुष्यों ने यहोवा का अपमान किया है।
31 वह ये सब बातें कह ही चुका था, कि भूमि उन लोगों के पांव के नीचे फट गई;
32 और पृथ्वी ने अपना मुंह खोल दिया और उनका और उनका घरद्वार का सामान, और कोरह के सब मनुष्यों और उनकी सारी सम्पत्ति को भी निगल लिया।
33 और वे और उनका सारा घरबार जीवित ही अधोलोक में जा पड़े; और पृथ्वी ने उन को ढांप लिया, और वे मण्डली के बीच में से नष्ट हो गए।
34 और जितने इस्त्राएली उनके चारों ओर थे वे उनका चिल्लाना सुन यह कहते हुए भागे, कि कहीं पृथ्वी हम को भी निगल न ले!
35 तब यहोवा के पास से आग निकली, और उन अढ़ाई सौ धूप चढ़ाने वालों को भस्म कर डाला॥
36 तब यहोवा ने मूसा से कहा,
37 हारून याजक के पुत्र एलीआजार से कह, कि उन धूपदानों को आग में से उठा ले; और आग के अंगारों को उधर ही छितरा दे, क्योंकि वे पवित्र हैं।
38 जिन्होंने पाप करके अपने ही प्राणों की हानि की है, उनके धूपदानों के पत्तर पीट पीटकर बनाए जाएं जिस से कि वह वेदी के मढ़ने के काम आवे; क्योंकि उन्होंने यहोवा के साम्हने रखा था; इस से वे पवित्र हैं। इस प्रकार वह इस्त्राएलियों के लिये एक निशान ठहरेगा।
39 सो एलीआजर याजक ने उन पीतल के धूपदानों को, जिन में उन जले हुए मनुष्यों ने धूप चढ़ाया था, ले कर उनके पत्तर पीटकर वेदी के मढ़ने के लिये बनवा दिए,
40 कि इस्त्राएलियों को इस बात का स्मरण रहे कि कोई दूसरा, जो हारून के वंश का न हो, यहोवा के साम्हने धूप चढ़ाने को समीप न जाए, ऐसा न हो कि वह भी कोरह और उसकी मण्डली के समान नष्ट हो जाए, जैसे कि यहोवा ने मूसा के द्वारा उसको आज्ञा दी थी॥
41 दूसरे दिन इस्त्राएलियों की सारी मण्डली यह कहकर मूसा और हारून पर बुड़बुड़ाने लगी, कि यहोवा की प्रजा को तुम ने मार डाला है।
42 और जब मण्डली के लोग मूसा और हारून के विरुद्ध इकट्ठे हो रहे थे, तब उन्होंने मिलापवाले तम्बू की ओर दृष्टि की; और देखा, कि बादल ने उसे छा लिया है, और यहोवा का तेज दिखाई दे रहा है।
43 तब मूसा और हारून मिलापवाले तम्बू के साम्हने आए,
44 तब यहोवा ने मूसा और हारून से कहा,
45 तुम उस मण्डली के लोगों के बीच से हट जाओ, कि मैं उन्हें पल भर में भस्म कर डालूं। तब वे मुंह के बल गिरे।
46 और मूसा ने हारून से कहा, धूपदान को ले कर उस में वेदी पर से आग रखकर उस पर धूप डाल, मण्डली के पास फुरती से जा कर उसके लिये प्रायश्चित्त कर; क्योंकि यहोवा का कोप अत्यन्त भड़का है, और मरी फैलने लगी है।
47 मूसा की आज्ञा के अनुसार हारून धूपदान ले कर मण्डली के बीच में दौड़ा गया; और यह देखकर कि लोगों में मरी फैलने लगी है, उसने धूप जलाकर लोगों के लिये प्रायश्चित्त किया।
48 और वह मुर्दों और जीवित के मध्य में खड़ा हुआ; तब मरी थम गई।
49 और जो कोरह के संग भागी हो कर मर गए थे, उन्हें छोड़ जो लोग इस मरी से मर गए वे चौदह हजार सात सौ थे।
50 तब हारून मिलापवाले तम्बू के द्वार पर मूसा के पास लौट गया, और मरी थम गई॥
1 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:
2 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:
3 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?
4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:
5 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.
6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
7 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.
8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
9 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?
10 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?
11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
13 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?
14 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.
15 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.
16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
17 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.
18 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.
19 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.
20 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
22 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?
23 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
26 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.
27 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.
28 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.
29 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.
30 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.
31 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:
32 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.
33 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.
34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
35 And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
36 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
37 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.
38 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.
39 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:
40 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.
41 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.
42 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.
43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
44 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
46 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.
47 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.
48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.
1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
7 The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
23 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
27 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
28 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother’s house these things.
29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.
35 And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
36 And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38 But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
40 And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master’s son.
45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
51 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken.
52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.
53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.
58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country.
63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.
64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
65 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.