Nb 16 (King James)

   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 their's, 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.

Nb 16 (Segond 21)

Révolte de Koré, Dathan et Abiram

¹ Koré, fils de Jitsehar et descendant de Kehath, le fils de Lévi, se révolta avec Dathan et Abiram, fils d'Eliab, et On, fils de Péleth, tous trois rubénites. ² Ils se soulevèrent contre Moïse avec 250 Israélites, des princes de l'assemblée, de ceux que l'on convoquait à l'assemblée et qui étaient des hommes respectés. ³ Ils se rassemblèrent contre Moïse et Aaron et leur dirent: «En voilà assez! En effet, tous les membres de l'assemblée sont saints et l'Eternel est au milieu d'eux. Pourquoi vous élevez-vous au-dessus de l'assemblée de l'Eternel?»
⁴ Quand Moïse eut entendu cela, il tomba le visage contre terre. ⁵ Il dit à Koré et à toute sa bande: «Demain matin, *l'Eternel fera connaître qui lui appartient et qui est saint, et il le fera approcher de lui. Il fera approcher de lui celui qu'il choisira. ⁶ Faites ceci: prenez des brûle-parfums, Koré et toute sa bande; ⁷ demain, mettez-y du feu et déposez-y du parfum devant l'Eternel. Celui que l'Eternel choisira, c'est celui qui est saint. En voilà assez, descendants de Lévi!» ⁸ Moïse dit à Koré: «Ecoutez donc, descendants de Lévi! ⁹ Cela ne vous suffit-il pas que le Dieu d'Israël vous ait choisis dans l'assemblée d'Israël pour vous faire approcher de lui, afin que vous soyez employés au service du tabernacle de l'Eternel et que vous vous présentiez devant l'assemblée pour la servir? ¹⁰ Il vous a fait approcher de lui, toi et tous tes frères, les descendants de Lévi, et vous voulez encore remplir la fonction de prêtre! ¹¹ C'est à cause de cela que toi et toute ta bande, vous vous liguez contre l'Eternel! En effet, qui est Aaron pour que vous murmuriez contre lui?»
¹² Moïse fit appeler Dathan et Abiram, fils d'Eliab, mais ils dirent: «Nous ne monterons pas. ¹³ Cela ne suffit-il pas que tu nous aies fait sortir d'un pays où coulent le lait et le miel pour nous faire mourir au désert? Faut-il encore que tu domines sur nous? ¹⁴ Ce n'est pas dans un pays où coulent le lait et le miel que tu nous as conduits, ce ne sont pas des champs et des vignes que tu nous as donnés en possession. Penses-tu pouvoir rendre ces gens aveugles? Nous ne viendrons pas.»
¹⁵ Moïse fut très irrité et dit à l'Eternel: «Ne prête pas attention à leur offrande. Je ne leur ai pas même pris un âne et je n'ai fait de mal à aucun d'eux.»
¹⁶ Moïse dit à Koré: «Toi et toute ta bande, tenez-vous demain devant l'Eternel, toi et eux, ainsi qu'Aaron. ¹⁷ Prenez chacun votre brûle-parfum, mettez-y du parfum et présentez chacun votre brûle-parfum devant l'Eternel. Il y aura 250 brûle-parfums; Aaron et toi, vous prendrez aussi chacun le vôtre.» ¹⁸ Ils prirent chacun leur brûle-parfum, y mirent du feu et y déposèrent du parfum, et ils se tinrent à l'entrée de la tente de la rencontre avec Moïse et Aaron. ¹⁹ Koré convoqua toute l'assemblée contre Moïse et Aaron, à l'entrée de la tente de la rencontre. Alors la gloire de l'Eternel apparut à toute l'assemblée, ²⁰ et l'Eternel dit à Moïse et à Aaron: ²¹ «Séparez-vous de cette assemblée, que je les détruise en un instant.» ²² Ils tombèrent le visage contre terre et dirent: «O Dieu, Dieu qui donnes le souffle à toute créature! Un seul homme a péché et c'est contre toute l'assemblée que tu t'irriterais?» ²³ L'Eternel dit à Moïse: ²⁴ «Ordonne à l'assemblée de se retirer loin de l'habitation de Koré, de Dathan et d'Abiram.»
²⁵ Moïse se leva et alla vers Dathan et Abiram, suivi des anciens d'Israël. ²⁶ Il dit à l'assemblée: «Eloignez-vous de la tente de ces méchants hommes et ne touchez à rien de ce qui leur appartient. Sinon vous seriez vous aussi supprimés à cause de tous leurs péchés.» ²⁷ Ils se retirèrent loin de l'habitation de Koré, de Dathan et d'Abiram. Dathan et Abiram sortirent et se tinrent à l'entrée de leur tente avec leur femme, leurs fils et leurs petits-enfants.
²⁸ Moïse dit: «Voici comment vous reconnaîtrez que c'est l'Eternel qui m'a envoyé pour accomplir toutes ces choses et que je n'agis pas de ma propre initiative: ²⁹ si ces gens meurent comme le reste des hommes, s'ils subissent le sort commun à tous les hommes, ce n'est pas l'Eternel qui m'a envoyé; ³⁰ en revanche, si l'Eternel accomplit un acte extraordinaire, si la terre s'entrouvre pour les engloutir avec tout ce qui leur appartient et qu'ils descendent vivants dans le séjour des morts, vous saurez alors que ces gens ont méprisé l'Eternel.»
³¹ Il finissait de prononcer toutes ces paroles lorsque le sol se fendit sous eux. ³² La terre s'entrouvrit et les engloutit, eux et leur famille, avec tous les partisans de Koré et tous leurs biens. ³³ Ils descendirent vivants dans le séjour des morts, eux et tout ce qui leur appartenait. La terre les recouvrit et ils disparurent du milieu de l'assemblée. ³⁴ Tous les Israélites qui étaient autour d'eux s'enfuirent à leur cri. Ils se disaient en effet: «Fuyons, sinon la terre nous engloutira!» ³⁵ Un feu jaillit, venu de l'Eternel, et dévora les 250 hommes qui offraient le parfum.