Numbers 27

1 Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached

1 وَأَقْبَلَتْ بَنَاتُ صَلُفْحَادَ بْنِ حَافَرَ بْنِ جِلْعَادَ بْنِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى، الْمُنْتَمِيَاتُ إِلَى عَشَائِرِ مَنَسَّى بْنِ يُوسُفَ، وَهُنَّ: مَحْلَةُ وَنُوعَةُ وَحُجْلَةُ وَمِلْكَةُ وَتِرْصَةُ.

2 the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,

2 وَوَقَفْنَ أَمَامَ مُوسَى وَأَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ، وَأَمَامَ الْقَادَةِ وَالشَّعْبِ، عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ وَقُلْنَ:

3 “Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.

3 «لَقَدْ مَاتَ أَبُونَا فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ اجْتَمَعُوا مَعَ قُورَحَ وَتَمَرَّدُوا ضِدَّ الرَّبِّ، بَلْ بِخَطِيئَتِهِ مَاتَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُعْقِبَ بَنِينَ.

4 Why should the name of our father disappear from his clan because he had no sons? Give us property among our father’s brothers.”

4 فَلِمَاذَا يَسْقُطُ اسْمُ أَبِينَا مِنْ بَيْنِ عَشِيرَتِهِ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُخْلِفِ ابْناً؟ أَعْطِنَا مُلْكاً بَيْنَ أَعْمَامِنَا».

5 So Moses brought their case before the LORD,

5 فَرَفَعَ مُوسَى قَضِيَّتَهُنَّ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.

6 and the LORD answered him,

6 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak correctly. You certainly must give them property as an inheritance among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.

7 «إِنَّ بَنَاتِ صَلُفْحَادَ قَدْ نَطَقْنَ بِحَقٍّ، فَأَعْطِهِنَّ نَصِيباً مُلْكاً لَهُنَّ بَيْنَ أَعْمَامِهِنَّ. انْقُلْ إِلَيْهِنَّ نَصِيبَ أَبِيهِنَّ.

8 Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

8 وَأَوْصِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّ أَيَّ رَجُلٍ يَمُوتُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُخْلِفَ ابْناً، تَنْقُلُونَ مُلْكَهُ إِلَى ابْنَتِهِ.

9 If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

9 وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ ابْنَةٌ تُعْطُوا مُلْكَهُ لإِخْوَتِهِ.

10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.

10 وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ إِخْوَةٌ، فَأَعْطُوا مُلْكَهُ لأَعْمَامِهِ.

11 And if his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the next of kin from his clan, that he may take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites, as the LORD has commanded Moses.’”

11 وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ أَعْمَامٌ، فَأَعْطُوا مُلْكَهُ لأَقْرَبِ أَقْرِبَائِهِ مِنْ عَشِيرَتِهِ، فَيَرِثَهُ. وَلْتَكُنْ هَذِهِ فَرِيضَةَ قَضَاءٍ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى».

12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given the Israelites.

12 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «اصْعَدْ إِلَى جَبَلِ عَبَارِيمَ، وَانْظُرْ مِنْ عَبْرِ النَّهْرِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ الَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُهَا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

13 After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was;

13 وَمَتَى شَاهَدْتَهَا تَمُوتُ وَتَنْضَمُّ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ أَيْضاً، نَظِيرَ أَخِيكَ هَرُونَ.

14 for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.

14 لأَنَّكُمَا فِي صَحْرَاءِ صِينَ عَصَيْتُمَا قَوْلِي، حِينَ تَمَرَّدَ الشَّعْبُ، وَلَمْ تُقَدِّسَانِي أَمَامَ أَعْيُنِهِمْ، إِذْ لَمْ تَأْمُرَا الْمَاءَ بِالتَّفَجُّرِ مِنَ الصَّخْرَةِ». ذَلِكَ مَاءُ مَرِيبَةَ عِنْدَ قَادَشَ فِي صَحْرَاءِ صِينَ

15 So Moses appealed to the LORD,

15 فَقَالَ مُوسَى لِلرَّبِّ:

16 “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

16 «لِيُقِمِ الرَّبُّ، إِلَهُ أَرْوَاحِ جَمِيعِ النَّاسِ، قَائِداً لِلشَّعْبِ،

17 who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

17 يَخْرُجُ وَيَدْخُلُ أَمَامَهُمْ، يَقُودُهُمْ وَيُرْجِعُهُمْ لِئَلّا تُصْبِحَ جَمَاعَةُ الرَّبِّ كَغَنَمٍ لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا».

18 And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

18 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «خُذْ يَشُوعَ بْنَ نُونَ، رَجُلاً فِيهِ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ، وَضَعْ يَدَكَ عَلَيْهِ.

19 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight.

19 ثُمَّ أَوْقِفْهُ أَمَامَ أَلِعَازَارَ وَأَمَامَ الْجَمَاعَةِ كُلِّهَا، وَأَوْصِهِ بِحَضْرَتِهِمْ،

20 Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.

20 وَسَلِّمْهُ بَعْضَ سُلْطَتِكَ، لِكَيْ يُطِيعَهُ كُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

21 لِيَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ الَّذِي يَتَلَقَّى الْقَرَارَاتِ بِشَأْنِهِ بِوَاسِطَةِ الأُورِيمِ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. فَلا يَخْرُجُونَ وَلا يَدْخُلُونَ إِلّا بِأَمْرِهِ، هُوَ وَجَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ مَعَهُ».

22 Moses did as the LORD had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation,

22 فَأَخَذَ مُوسَى يَشُوعَ وَأَوْقَفَهُ أَمَامَ أَلِعَازَارَ الْكَاهِنِ وَسَائِرِ الْجَمَاعَةِ،

23 and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as the LORD had instructed through Moses.

23 وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَيْهِ وَأَوْصَاهُ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ الرَّبُّ.