Moses

Therefore all the men, whom Moses had sent to view the land, and who at their return had made the whole multitude to murmur against him, speaking ill of the land that it was naught,

And Moses spoke all these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned exceedingly.

And Moses said to them: Why transgress you the word of the Lord, which shall not succeed prosperously with you?

But they being blinded went up to the top of the mountain. But the ark of the testament of the Lord and Moses departed not from the camp.

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them:

And if through ignorance you omit any of these things, which the Lord hath spoken to Moses,

And by him hath commanded you from the day that he began to command and thenceforward,

That they brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole multitude.

And the Lord said to Moses: Let that man die, let all the multitude stone him without the camp.

And when they had brought him out, they stoned him, and he died as the Lord had commanded.

The Lord also said to Moses:

Rose up against Moses, and with them two hundred and fifty others of the children of Israel, leading men of the synagogue, and who in the time of assembly were called by name.

And when they had stood up against Moses and Aaron, they said: Let it be enough for you, that all the multitude consisteth of holy ones, and the Lord is among them: Why lift you up yourselves above the people of the Lord?

When Moses heard this, he fell flat on his face:

And he said again to Core: Hear ye sons of Levi.

Then Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiron the sons of Eliab. But they answered: We will not come.

Moses therefore being very angry, said to the Lord: Respect not their sacrifices: thou knowest that I have not taken of them so much as a young ass at any time, nor have injured any of them.

And he said to Core: Do thou and thy congregation stand apart before the Lord to morrow, and Aaron apart.

When they had done this, Moses and Aaron standing,

And the Lord speaking to Moses and Aaron, said:

And the Lord said to Moses:

And Moses arose, and went to Dathan and Abiron: and the ancients of Israel following him,

And Moses said: By this you shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all things that you see, and that I have not forged them of my own head:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: