¹Ecce autem Core filius Isaar,Then, behold, Korah the son of Izhar,filii Caath,the son of Kohath,filii Levi,the son of Levi,et Dathan atque Abiron filii Eliab,with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab,Hon quoque filius Pheleth de filiis Ruben,and also On the son of Peleth, of the sons of Ruben,

¹Ecce autem Core filius Isaar,Then, behold, Korah the son of Izhar,filii Caath,the son of Kohath,filii Levi,the son of Levi,et Dathan atque Abiron filii Eliab,with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab,Hon quoque filius Pheleth de filiis Ruben,and also On the son of Peleth, of the sons of Ruben,

²surrexerunt contra Moysen,rose up against Moses,aliique filiorum Israël ducenti quinquaginta viri proceres synagogæ,with two hundred fifty others of the sons of Israel, leading men of the assembly,et qui tempore concilii per nomina vocabantur.and who, at the time of a council, would be called by name.

²surrexerunt contra Moysen,rose up against Moses,aliique filiorum Israël ducenti quinquaginta viri proceres synagogæ,with two hundred fifty others of the sons of Israel, leading men of the assembly,et qui tempore concilii per nomina vocabantur.and who, at the time of a council, would be called by name.

³Cumque stetissent adversum Moysen et Aaron,And when they had stood against Mosesdixerunt:and Aaron,Sufficiat vobis,they said:quia omnis multitudo sanctorum est,“Let it be sufficient for you that the entire multitude is of holy ones,et in ipsis est Dominus:and that the Lord is among them.cur elevamini super populum Domini?Why do you elevate yourselves above the people of the Lord?”

³Cumque stetissent adversum Moysen et Aaron,And when they had stood against Mosesdixerunt:and Aaron,Sufficiat vobis,they said:quia omnis multitudo sanctorum est,“Let it be sufficient for you that the entire multitude is of holy ones,et in ipsis est Dominus:and that the Lord is among them.cur elevamini super populum Domini?Why do you elevate yourselves above the people of the Lord?”

⁴Quod cum audisset Moyses,When Moses had heard this,cecidit pronus in faciem:he fell prone on his face.

⁴Quod cum audisset Moyses,When Moses had heard this,cecidit pronus in faciem:he fell prone on his face.

⁵locutusque ad CoreAnd speaking to Korah,et ad omnem multitudinem:and to the entire multitude,Mane,he said:inquit,“In the morning,notum faciet Dominus qui ad se pertineant,the Lord will cause it to be known who belongs to him,et sanctos applicabit sibi:and which holy ones he will join to himself.et quos elegerit,And whomever he will choose,appropinquabunt ei.they shall be close to him.

⁵locutusque ad CoreAnd speaking to Korah,et ad omnem multitudinem:and to the entire multitude,Mane,he said:inquit,“In the morning,notum faciet Dominus qui ad se pertineant,the Lord will cause it to be known who belongs to him,et sanctos applicabit sibi:and which holy ones he will join to himself.et quos elegerit,And whomever he will choose,appropinquabunt ei.they shall be close to him.

⁶Hoc igitur facite:Therefore, do this:tollat unusquisque thuribula sua, tu Core,Each one of you, Korah and all your associates,et omne concilium tuum:take your censer,

⁶Hoc igitur facite:Therefore, do this:tollat unusquisque thuribula sua, tu Core,Each one of you, Korah and all your associates,et omne concilium tuum:take your censer,

⁷et hausto cras igne,and drawing fire into it tomorrow,ponite desuper thymiama coram Domino:place incense upon it before the Lord.et quemcumque elegerit,And whomever he will choose,ipse erit sanctus:the same shall be holy.multum erigimini filii Levi.You sons of Levi have been raised up greatly.”

⁷et hausto cras igne,and drawing fire into it tomorrow,ponite desuper thymiama coram Domino:place incense upon it before the Lord.et quemcumque elegerit,And whomever he will choose,ipse erit sanctus:the same shall be holy.multum erigimini filii Levi.You sons of Levi have been raised up greatly.”

⁸Dixitque rursum ad Core:And he said again to Korah:Audite,“Listen,filii Levi:sons of Levi.

⁸Dixitque rursum ad Core:And he said again to Korah:Audite,“Listen,filii Levi:sons of Levi.

⁹num parum vobis est quod separavit vos Deus Israël ab omni populo,Is it a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from all the people,et junxit sibi,and has joined you to himself,ut serviretis ei in cultu tabernaculi,so that you would serve him in the rituals of the tabernacle,et staretis coram frequentia populi,and stand before gatherings of the people,et ministraretis ei?and minister to him?

⁹num parum vobis est quod separavit vos Deus Israël ab omni populo,Is it a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from all the people,et junxit sibi,and has joined you to himself,ut serviretis ei in cultu tabernaculi,so that you would serve him in the rituals of the tabernacle,et staretis coram frequentia populi,and stand before gatherings of the people,et ministraretis ei?and minister to him?

¹⁰idcirco ad se fecit accedere te et omnes fratres tuos filios Levi,Was the reason that he caused you and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, to approach him,ut vobis etiam sacerdotium vindicetis,so that you would even claim for yourselves the priesthood too,

¹⁰idcirco ad se fecit accedere te et omnes fratres tuos filios Levi,Was the reason that he caused you and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, to approach him,ut vobis etiam sacerdotium vindicetis,so that you would even claim for yourselves the priesthood too,

¹¹et omnis globus tuus stet contra Dominum?and so that your entire group would stand against the Lord?quid est enim Aaron ut murmuretis contra eum?For what is Aaron that you should murmur against him?”

¹¹et omnis globus tuus stet contra Dominum?and so that your entire group would stand against the Lord?quid est enim Aaron ut murmuretis contra eum?For what is Aaron that you should murmur against him?”

¹²Misit ergo Moyses ut vocaret Dathan et Abiron filios Eliab.Therefore, Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab,Qui responderunt: Non venimus.who responded: “We will not come.

¹²Misit ergo Moyses ut vocaret Dathan et Abiron filios Eliab.Therefore, Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab,Qui responderunt: Non venimus.who responded: “We will not come.

¹³Numquid parum est tibi quod eduxisti nos de terra,Is it a small matter to you,quæ lacte et melle manabat,that you have led us away from a land that was flowing with milk and honey,ut occideres in deserto,so as to kill us in the desert,nisi et dominatus fueris nostri?unless you could also be a ruler over us?

¹³Numquid parum est tibi quod eduxisti nos de terra,Is it a small matter to you,quæ lacte et melle manabat,that you have led us away from a land that was flowing with milk and honey,ut occideres in deserto,so as to kill us in the desert,nisi et dominatus fueris nostri?unless you could also be a ruler over us?

¹⁴Revera induxisti nos in terram,You have led us, it is true,quæ fluit rivis lactis et mellis,to a land that flows with streams of milk and honey,et dedisti nobis possessiones agrorum et vinearum:and you have given us possession of fields and vineyards.an et oculos nostros vis eruere?But will you also tear out our eyes?non venimus.We will not come.”

¹⁴Revera induxisti nos in terram,You have led us, it is true,quæ fluit rivis lactis et mellis,to a land that flows with streams of milk and honey,et dedisti nobis possessiones agrorum et vinearum:and you have given us possession of fields and vineyards.an et oculos nostros vis eruere?But will you also tear out our eyes?non venimus.We will not come.”

¹⁵Iratusque Moyses valde,And Moses, being very angry,ait ad Dominum:said to the Lord:Ne respicias sacrificia eorum:“Do not look with favor on their sacrifices.tu scis quod ne asellum quidem umquam acceperim ab eis,You know that I have not accepted from them, at any time, so much as a young donkey,nec afflixerim quempiam eorum.nor have I afflicted any of them.”

¹⁵Iratusque Moyses valde,And Moses, being very angry,ait ad Dominum:said to the Lord:Ne respicias sacrificia eorum:“Do not look with favor on their sacrifices.tu scis quod ne asellum quidem umquam acceperim ab eis,You know that I have not accepted from them, at any time, so much as a young donkey,nec afflixerim quempiam eorum.nor have I afflicted any of them.”

¹⁶Dixitque ad Core:And he said to Korah:Tu,“You and your congregation,et omnis congregatio tua,stand alone before the Lord,state seorsum coram Domino,and apart from Aaron,et Aaron die crastino separatim.tomorrow.

¹⁶Dixitque ad Core:And he said to Korah:Tu,“You and your congregation,et omnis congregatio tua,stand alone before the Lord,state seorsum coram Domino,and apart from Aaron,et Aaron die crastino separatim.tomorrow.

¹⁷Tollite singuli thuribula vestra,Let each one of you take censers,et ponite super ea incensum,and place incense in them,offerentes Domino ducenta quinquaginta thuribula:offering to the Lord two hundred fifty censers.Aaron quoque teneat thuribulum suum.Let Aaron also hold his censer.”

¹⁷Tollite singuli thuribula vestra,Let each one of you take censers,et ponite super ea incensum,and place incense in them,offerentes Domino ducenta quinquaginta thuribula:offering to the Lord two hundred fifty censers.Aaron quoque teneat thuribulum suum.Let Aaron also hold his censer.”

¹⁸Quod cum fecissent,When they had done this,stantibus Moyses et Aaron,Moses and Aaron stood up,

¹⁸Quod cum fecissent,When they had done this,stantibus Moyses et Aaron,Moses and Aaron stood up,

¹⁹et coacervassent adversum eos omnem multitudinem ad ostium tabernaculi,and, having crowded the entire multitude close to them at the door of the tabernacle,apparuit cunctis gloria Domini.the glory of the Lord appeared to them all.

¹⁹et coacervassent adversum eos omnem multitudinem ad ostium tabernaculi,and, having crowded the entire multitude close to them at the door of the tabernacle,apparuit cunctis gloria Domini.the glory of the Lord appeared to them all.

²⁰Locutusque Dominus ad MoysenAnd the Lord,et Aaron,speaking to Moses and Aaron,ait:said:

²⁰Locutusque Dominus ad MoysenAnd the Lord,et Aaron,speaking to Moses and Aaron,ait:said:

²¹Separamini de medio congregationis hujus,“Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation,ut eos repente disperdam.so that I may suddenly destroy them.”

²¹Separamini de medio congregationis hujus,“Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation,ut eos repente disperdam.so that I may suddenly destroy them.”

²²Qui ceciderunt proni in faciem,But they fell prone on their faces,atque dixerunt:and they said,Fortissime Deus spirituum universæ carnis,“O most strong One, the God of the spirits of all flesh,num uno peccante, contra omnes ira tua desæviet?should your anger rage against all, for the sin of one?”

²²Qui ceciderunt proni in faciem,But they fell prone on their faces,atque dixerunt:and they said,Fortissime Deus spirituum universæ carnis,“O most strong One, the God of the spirits of all flesh,num uno peccante, contra omnes ira tua desæviet?should your anger rage against all, for the sin of one?”

²³Et ait Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:

²³Et ait Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:

²⁴Præcipe universo populo ut separetur a tabernaculis Core“Instruct the entire people to separate from the tents of Korah,et Dathanand Dathan,et Abiron.and Abiram.”

²⁴Præcipe universo populo ut separetur a tabernaculis Core“Instruct the entire people to separate from the tents of Korah,et Dathanand Dathan,et Abiron.and Abiram.”

²⁵Surrexitque Moyses, et abiit ad Dathan et Abiron:And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram.et sequentibus eum senioribus Israël,And the elders of Israel followed him,

²⁵Surrexitque Moyses, et abiit ad Dathan et Abiron:And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram.et sequentibus eum senioribus Israël,And the elders of Israel followed him,

²⁶dixit ad turbam:and he said to the crowd,Recedite a tabernaculis hominum impiorum,“Withdraw from the tabernacles of these impious men,et nolite tangere quæ ad eos pertinent,and touch nothing which pertains to them,ne involvamini in peccatis eorum.lest you become involved in their sins.”

²⁶dixit ad turbam:and he said to the crowd,Recedite a tabernaculis hominum impiorum,“Withdraw from the tabernacles of these impious men,et nolite tangere quæ ad eos pertinent,and touch nothing which pertains to them,ne involvamini in peccatis eorum.lest you become involved in their sins.”

²⁷Cumque recessissent a tentoriis eorum per circuitum,And when they had withdrawn from their tents all around,Dathan et Abiron egressi stabant in introitu papilionum suorum cum uxoribus et liberis,Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their pavilions, with their wives and children,omnique frequentia.and with all their associates.

²⁷Cumque recessissent a tentoriis eorum per circuitum,And when they had withdrawn from their tents all around,Dathan et Abiron egressi stabant in introitu papilionum suorum cum uxoribus et liberis,Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their pavilions, with their wives and children,omnique frequentia.and with all their associates.

²⁸Et ait Moyses:And Moses said:In hoc scietis quod Dominus miserit me ut facerem universa quæ cernitis,“By this shall you know that the Lord has sent me to do all that you discern,et non ex proprio ea corde protulerim:and that I have not brought these things out of my own heart:

²⁸Et ait Moyses:And Moses said:In hoc scietis quod Dominus miserit me ut facerem universa quæ cernitis,“By this shall you know that the Lord has sent me to do all that you discern,et non ex proprio ea corde protulerim:and that I have not brought these things out of my own heart:

²⁹si consueta hominum morte interierint,If these men pass away by the common death of men,et visitaverit eos plaga,or if they will be visited by a scourge,qua et ceteri visitari solent,of a kind by which others are often visited,non misit me Dominus:then the Lord did not send me.

²⁹si consueta hominum morte interierint,If these men pass away by the common death of men,et visitaverit eos plaga,or if they will be visited by a scourge,qua et ceteri visitari solent,of a kind by which others are often visited,non misit me Dominus:then the Lord did not send me.

³⁰sin autem novam rem fecerit Dominus,But if the Lord accomplishes something new,ut aperiens terra os suum deglutiat eosso that the earth opens its mouth and swallows them whole,et omnia quæ ad illos pertinent,along with everything that belongs to them,descenderintque viventes in infernum,and they descend alive into the underworld,scietis quod blasphemaverint Dominum.then you shall know that they have blasphemed the Lord.”

³⁰sin autem novam rem fecerit Dominus,But if the Lord accomplishes something new,ut aperiens terra os suum deglutiat eosso that the earth opens its mouth and swallows them whole,et omnia quæ ad illos pertinent,along with everything that belongs to them,descenderintque viventes in infernum,and they descend alive into the underworld,scietis quod blasphemaverint Dominum.then you shall know that they have blasphemed the Lord.”

³¹Confestim igitur ut cessavit loqui,Therefore, as soon as he had ceased to speak,dirupta est terra sub pedibus eorum:the earth broke open under their feet.

³¹Confestim igitur ut cessavit loqui,Therefore, as soon as he had ceased to speak,dirupta est terra sub pedibus eorum:the earth broke open under their feet.

³²et aperiens os suum,And opening its mouth,devoravit illos cum tabernaculis suis et universa substantia eorum,it devoured them with their tabernacles and their entire substance.

³²et aperiens os suum,And opening its mouth,devoravit illos cum tabernaculis suis et universa substantia eorum,it devoured them with their tabernacles and their entire substance.

³³descenderuntque vivi in infernum operti humo,And they descended alive, the ground closing around them, into the underworld,et perierunt de medio multitudinis.and they perished from the midst of the multitude.

³³descenderuntque vivi in infernum operti humo,And they descended alive, the ground closing around them, into the underworld,et perierunt de medio multitudinis.and they perished from the midst of the multitude.

³⁴At vero omnis Israël,Yet truly,qui stabat per gyrum,all of Israel,fugit ad clamorem pereuntium,which was standing all around,dicens:took flight at the clamor of those who were perishing,Ne fortesaying,et nos terra deglutiat.“Lest perhaps the earth may swallow us whole also.”

³⁴At vero omnis Israël,Yet truly,qui stabat per gyrum,all of Israel,fugit ad clamorem pereuntium,which was standing all around,dicens:took flight at the clamor of those who were perishing,Ne fortesaying,et nos terra deglutiat.“Lest perhaps the earth may swallow us whole also.”

³⁵Sed et ignis egressus a Domino interfecit ducentos quinquaginta viros, qui offerebant incensum.Then, too, a fire, going forth from the Lord, put to death the two hundred fifty men who were offering the incense.

³⁵Sed et ignis egressus a Domino interfecit ducentos quinquaginta viros, qui offerebant incensum.Then, too, a fire, going forth from the Lord, put to death the two hundred fifty men who were offering the incense.

³⁶Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

³⁶Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

³⁷Præcipe Eleazaro filio Aaron sacerdoti ut tollat thuribula quæ jacent in incendio,“Instruct Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to take up the censers which lie in the burning,et ignem huc illucque dispergat:and to scatter the fire to one side and another,quoniam sanctificata suntbecause they were sanctified

³⁷Præcipe Eleazaro filio Aaron sacerdoti ut tollat thuribula quæ jacent in incendio,“Instruct Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to take up the censers which lie in the burning,et ignem huc illucque dispergat:and to scatter the fire to one side and another,quoniam sanctificata suntbecause they were sanctified

³⁸in mortibus peccatorum:in the deaths of these sinners.producatque ea in laminas,And let him form them into plates,et affigat altari,and affix them to the altar,eo quod oblatum sit in eis incensum Domino,because incense had been offered in them to the Lord,et sanctificata sint,and they were sanctified,ut cernant ea pro signo et monimento filii Israël.and so that the sons of Israel may discern in them a sign and a memorial.”

³⁸in mortibus peccatorum:in the deaths of these sinners.producatque ea in laminas,And let him form them into plates,et affigat altari,and affix them to the altar,eo quod oblatum sit in eis incensum Domino,because incense had been offered in them to the Lord,et sanctificata sint,and they were sanctified,ut cernant ea pro signo et monimento filii Israël.and so that the sons of Israel may discern in them a sign and a memorial.”

³⁹Tulit ergo Eleazar sacerdos thuribula ænea,Therefore, Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers,in quibus obtulerant hi quos incendium devoravit,by which those whom the burning devoured had made an offering,et produxit ea in laminas,and he formed them into plates,affigens altari:affixing them to the altar,

³⁹Tulit ergo Eleazar sacerdos thuribula ænea,Therefore, Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers,in quibus obtulerant hi quos incendium devoravit,by which those whom the burning devoured had made an offering,et produxit ea in laminas,and he formed them into plates,affigens altari:affixing them to the altar,

⁴⁰ut haberent postea filii Israël,so that the sons of Israel would have,quibus commonerentur ne quis accedat alienigena,thereafter, something to admonish them, lest any stranger,et qui non est de semine Aaron ad offerendum incensum Domino,or anyone who is not of the offspring of Aaron, might approach to offer incense to the Lord,ne patiatur sicut passus est Core,and lest he endure what happened to Korah,et omnis congregatio ejus,and to all his congregation,loquente Domino ad Moysen.when the Lord spoke to Moses.

⁴⁰ut haberent postea filii Israël,so that the sons of Israel would have,quibus commonerentur ne quis accedat alienigena,thereafter, something to admonish them, lest any stranger,et qui non est de semine Aaron ad offerendum incensum Domino,or anyone who is not of the offspring of Aaron, might approach to offer incense to the Lord,ne patiatur sicut passus est Core,and lest he endure what happened to Korah,et omnis congregatio ejus,and to all his congregation,loquente Domino ad Moysen.when the Lord spoke to Moses.

⁴¹Murmuravit autem omnis multitudo filiorum Israël sequenti die contra Moysen et Aaron,Then, the following day, the entire multitude of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron,dicens:saying:Vos interfecistis populum Domini.“You have put to death the people of the Lord.”

⁴¹Murmuravit autem omnis multitudo filiorum Israël sequenti die contra Moysen et Aaron,Then, the following day, the entire multitude of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron,dicens:saying:Vos interfecistis populum Domini.“You have put to death the people of the Lord.”

⁴²Cumque oriretur seditio,And when there arose a sedition,et tumultus incresceret,and the tumult increased,

⁴²Cumque oriretur seditio,And when there arose a sedition,et tumultus incresceret,and the tumult increased,

⁴³Moyses et Aaron fugerunt ad tabernaculum fœderis.MosesQuod,and Aaron fled to the tabernacle of the covenant.postquam ingressi sunt,But after they had entered it,operuit nubes,the cloud covered it,et apparuit gloria Domini.and the glory of the Lord appeared.

⁴³Moyses et Aaron fugerunt ad tabernaculum fœderis.MosesQuod,and Aaron fled to the tabernacle of the covenant.postquam ingressi sunt,But after they had entered it,operuit nubes,the cloud covered it,et apparuit gloria Domini.and the glory of the Lord appeared.

⁴⁴Dixitque Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:

⁴⁴Dixitque Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:

⁴⁵Recedite de medio hujus multitudinis,“Withdraw from the midst of this multitude,etiam nunc delebo eos.and I will destroy them immediately.”Cumque jacerent in terra,And while they were lying on the ground,

⁴⁵Recedite de medio hujus multitudinis,“Withdraw from the midst of this multitude,etiam nunc delebo eos.and I will destroy them immediately.”Cumque jacerent in terra,And while they were lying on the ground,

⁴⁶dixit Moyses ad Aaron:Moses said to Aaron:Tolle thuribulum,“Take the censer,et hausto igne de altari, mitte incensum desuper,and draw fire into it from the altar; place incense upon it,pergens cito ad populum,and continue on, quickly, to the people,ut roges pro eis:to pray for them.jam enim egressa est ira a Domino,For already wrath has gone forth from the Lord,et plaga desævit.and the scourge rages.”

⁴⁶dixit Moyses ad Aaron:Moses said to Aaron:Tolle thuribulum,“Take the censer,et hausto igne de altari, mitte incensum desuper,and draw fire into it from the altar; place incense upon it,pergens cito ad populum,and continue on, quickly, to the people,ut roges pro eis:to pray for them.jam enim egressa est ira a Domino,For already wrath has gone forth from the Lord,et plaga desævit.and the scourge rages.”

⁴⁷Quod cum fecisset Aaron,When Aaron had done this,et cucurrisset ad mediam multitudinem,and he had run into the midst of the multitude,quam jam vastabat incendium,which the burning fire was now destroying,obtulit thymiama:he offered the incense.

⁴⁷Quod cum fecisset Aaron,When Aaron had done this,et cucurrisset ad mediam multitudinem,and he had run into the midst of the multitude,quam jam vastabat incendium,which the burning fire was now destroying,obtulit thymiama:he offered the incense.

⁴⁸et stans inter mortuos ac viventes,And standing between the dead and the living,pro populo deprecatus est,he prayed for the people,et plaga cessavit.and the scourge ceased.

⁴⁸et stans inter mortuos ac viventes,And standing between the dead and the living,pro populo deprecatus est,he prayed for the people,et plaga cessavit.and the scourge ceased.

⁴⁹Fuerunt autem qui percussi sunt, quatuordecim millia hominum,But the number of those who were struck down was fourteen thousand men,et septingenti,and seven hundred,absque his qui perierant in seditione Core.aside from those who had perished in the sedition of Korah.

⁴⁹Fuerunt autem qui percussi sunt, quatuordecim millia hominum,But the number of those who were struck down was fourteen thousand men,et septingenti,and seven hundred,absque his qui perierant in seditione Core.aside from those who had perished in the sedition of Korah.

⁵⁰Reversusque est Aaron ad Moysen ad ostium tabernaculi fœderis postquam quievit interitus.And Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, after the destruction quieted.

⁵⁰Reversusque est Aaron ad Moysen ad ostium tabernaculi fœderis postquam quievit interitus.And Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, after the destruction quieted.