¹فتقدمت بنات صلفحاد بن حافر بن جلعاد بن ماكير بن منسّى من عشائر منسّى بن يوسف. وهذه اسماء بناته محلة ونوعة وحجلة وملكة وترصة.

¹And daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh son of Joseph, draw near — and these [are] the names of his daughters, Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah —

²ووقفن امام موسى والعازار الكاهن وامام الرؤساء وكل الجماعة لدى باب خيمة الاجتماع قائلات.

²and stand before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and all the company, at the opening of the tent of meeting, saying:

³ابونا مات في البرية ولم يكن في القوم الذين اجتمعوا على الرب في جماعة قورح بل بخطيته مات ولم يكن له بنون.

³`Our father died in the wilderness, and he — he was not in the midst of the company who were met together against Jehovah in the company of Korah, but for his own sin he died, and had no sons;

⁴لماذا يحذف اسم ابينا من بين عشيرته لانه ليس له ابن. أعطنا ملكا بين اخوة ابينا.

⁴why is the name of our father withdrawn from the midst of his family because he hath no son? give to us a possession in the midst of the brethren of our father;`

⁵فقدم موسى دعواهنّ امام الرب

⁵and Moses bringeth near their cause before Jehovah.

⁶فكلم الرب موسى قائلا.

⁶And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

⁷بحق تكلمت بنات صلفحاد فتعطيهنّ ملك نصيب بين اخوة ابيهنّ وتنقل نصيب ابيهنّ اليهنّ.

⁷`Rightly are the daughters of Zelophehad speaking; thou dost certainly give to them a possession of an inheritance in the midst of their father`s brethren, and hast caused to pass over the inheritance of their father to them.

⁸وتكلم بني اسرائيل قائلا أيّما رجل مات وليس له ابن تنقلون ملكه الى ابنته.

⁸`And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When a man dieth, and hath no son, then ye have caused his inheritance to pass over to his daughter;

⁹وان لم تكن له ابنة تعطوا ملكه لاخوته.

⁹and if he have no daughter, then ye have given his inheritance to his brethren;

¹⁰وان لم يكن له اخوة تعطوا ملكه لاخوة ابيه.

¹⁰and if he have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his father`s brethren;

¹¹وان لم يكن لابيه اخوة تعطوا ملكه لنسيبه الاقرب اليه من عشيرته فيرثه. فصارت لبني اسرائيل فريضة قضاء كما امر الرب موسى

¹¹and if his father have no brethren, then ye have given his inheritance to his relation who is near unto him of his family, and he hath possessed it;` and it hath been to the sons of Israel for a statute of judgment, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

¹²وقال الرب لموسى اصعد الى جبل عباريم هذا وانظر الارض التي اعطيت بني اسرائيل.

¹²And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go up unto this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel;

¹³ومتى نظرتها تضمّ الى قومك انت ايضا كما ضم هرون اخوك.

¹³and thou hast seen it, and thou hast been gathered unto thy people, also thou, as Aaron thy brother hath been gathered,

¹⁴لانكما في برية صين عند مخاصمة الجماعة عصيتما قولي ان تقدساني بالماء امام اعينهم. ذلك ماء مريبة قادش في برية صين.

¹⁴because ye provoked My mouth in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the company — to sanctify Me at the waters before their eyes;` they [are] waters of Meribah, in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin.

¹⁵فكلم موسى الرب قائلا.

¹⁵And Moses speaketh unto Jehovah, saying,

¹⁶ليوكل الرب اله ارواح جميع البشر رجلا على الجماعة

¹⁶`Jehovah — God of the spirits of all flesh — appoint a man over the company,

¹⁷يخرج امامهم ويدخل امامهم ويخرجهم ويدخلهم لكيلا تكون جماعة الرب كالغنم التي لا راعي لها.

¹⁷who goeth out before them, and who cometh in before them, and who taketh them out, and who bringeth them in, and the company of Jehovah is not as sheep which have no shepherd.`

¹⁸فقال الرب لموسى خذ يشوع بن نون رجلا فيه روح وضع يدك عليه

¹⁸And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Take to thee Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom [is] the Spirit, and thou hast laid thine hand upon him,

¹⁹واوقفه قدام العازار الكاهن وقدام كل الجماعة واوصه امام اعينهم.

¹⁹and hast caused him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the company, and hast charged him before their eyes,

²⁰واجعل من هيبتك عليه لكي يسمع له كل جماعة بني اسرائيل.

²⁰and hast put of thine honour upon him, so that all the company of the sons of Israel do hearken.

²¹فيقف امام العازار الكاهن فيسأل له بقضاء الأوريم امام الرب. حسب قوله يخرجون وحسب قوله يدخلون هو وكل بني اسرائيل معه كل الجماعة.

²¹`And before Eleazar the priest he standeth, and he hath asked for him by the judgment of the Lights before Jehovah; at His word they go out, and at His word they come in; he, and all the sons of Israel with him, even all the company.`

²²ففعل موسى كما امره الرب. اخذ يشوع واوقفه قدام العازار الكاهن وقدام كل الجماعة

²²And Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him, and taketh Joshua, and causeth him to stand before Eleazar the priest, and before all the company,

²³ووضع يديه عليه واوصاه كما تكلم الرب عن يد موسى

²³and layeth his hands upon him, and chargeth him, as Jehovah hath spoken by the hand of Moses.