عَدَد 8

١ 1 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,

٢ 2 «أَوْصِ هَرُونَ وَقُلْ لَهُ: مَتَى أَضَأْتَ سُرُجَ الْمَنَارَةِ السَّبْعَةَ، فَاجْعَلْ نُورَهَا يَنْعَكِسُ إِلَى الأَمَامِ».

“Speak to Aaron. Say to him, 'The seven lamps must give light in front of the lampstand when you light them.'”

٣ 3 فَنَفَّذَ هَرُونُ الأَمْرَ، إِذْ جَعَلَ أَنْوَارَ الْمَنَارَةِ تَنْعَكِسُ أَمَامَهَا كَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى.

Aaron did this. He lit the lamps on the lampstand to give light toward the front of it, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

٤ 4 أَمَّا الْمَنَارَةُ فَكَانَتْ مَطْرُوقَةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ هِيَ وَسَاقُهَا وَزَهْرُهَا وَفْقاً لِلْمِثَالِ الَّذِي أَرَاهُ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى.

The lampstand was made in this way and Yahweh showed Moses the pattern for it. It was to be hammered gold from its base to its top, with hammered cups like blossoms.

٥ 5 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,

٦ 6 «أَفْرِزِ اللّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ بَيْنِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَطَهِّرْهُمْ.

“Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and purify them.

٧ 7 وَهَذَا مَا تَفْعَلُهُ لِتَطْهِيرِهِمْ: رُشَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مَاءَ الْخَطِيئَةِ، ثُمَّ لِيَحْلِقُوا شَعْرَ جَسَدِهِمْ، وَيَغْسِلُوا ثِيَابَهُمْ فَيَتَطَهَّرُوا.

Do this to them to purify them: Sprinkle the water of atonement on them. Make them shave their entire body, wash their clothes, and in this way purify themselves.

٨ 8 ثُمَّ لِيُحْضِرُوا ثَوْراً مَعَ تَقْدِمَةٍ مِنْ دَقِيقٍ مَعْجُونٍ بِزَيْتٍ، وَعِجْلاً آخَرَ لِيَكُونَ ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيئَةٍ.

Then have them take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mingled with oil. Let them take another young bull as a sin offering.

٩ 9 وَتُوْقِفُ اللّاوِيِّينَ أَمَامَ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ وَتَجْمَعُ كُلَّ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

You will bring the Levites in front of the tent of meeting and assemble the whole community of the people of Israel.

١٠ 10 وَتُقَدِّمُ اللّاوِيِّينَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ فَيَضَعُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ.

When you bring the Levites before Yahweh, the people of Israel must lay their hands on the Levites.

١١ 11 وَلْيُرَجِّحْ هَرُونُ يَدَيْهِ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ كَرَمْزٍ لِتَقْدِيمِ اللّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ بَيْنِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِيَقُومُوا بِخِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ.

Aaron must offer the Levites before Yahweh, as a wave offering from the people of Israel so that they may do the service of Yahweh.

١٢ 12 ثُمَّ يَضَعُ اللّاوِيُّونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَى رَأْسَيِ الْعِجْلَيْنِ، فَتُقَرِّبُ أَحَدَهُمَا ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيئَةٍ وَالآخَرَ مُحْرَقَةً لِلرَّبِّ تَكْفِيراً عَنِ اللّاوِيِّينَ.

The Levites must place their hands on the heads of the bulls. You must offer one bull for a sin offering and the other bull for a burnt offering to me, to atone for the Levites.

١٣ 13 وَاجْعَلِ اللّاوِيِّينَ يَقِفُونَ أَمَامَ هَرُونَ وَأَبْنَائِهِ وَقَدِّمْهُمْ كَتَقْدِمَةِ تَرْجِيحٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

Present the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and lift them up as a wave offering to me.

١٤ 14 وَأَفْرِزِ اللّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ بَيْنِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَكُونُوا مِلْكاً لِي

In this way you must separate the Levites from among the people of Israel. The Levites will belong to me.

١٥ 15 ثُمَّ يُقْبِلُ اللّاوِيُّونَ عَلَى خِدْمَةِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ، فَتُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتَجْعَلُهُمْ تَقْدِمَةَ تَرْجِيحٍ،

After that, the Levites must go in to serve in the tent of meeting. You must purify them. You must offer them as a wave offering.

١٦ 16 لأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ وُهِبُوا لِي مِنْ بَيْنِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَقَدِ اسْتَعَضْتُ بِهِمْ عَنْ كُلِّ بِكْرٍ فَاتِحِ رَحِمٍ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

Do this, because they are entirely mine from among the people of Israel. They will take the place of each male child who opens the womb, the firstborn of all the descendants of Israel. I have taken the Levites for myself.

١٧ 17 لأَنَّ كُلَّ بِكْرٍ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَالْبَهَائِمِ هُوَ لِي، إِذْ قَدَّسْتُهُمْ لِي يَوْمَ قَضَيْتُ عَلَى كُلِّ بِكْرٍ فِي دِيَارِ مِصْرَ.

All the firstborn from among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. On the day that I took the lives of all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

١٨ 18 فَاسْتَعَضْتُ بِاللّاوِيِّينَ عَنْ كُلِّ بِكْرٍ لِي مِنْ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of all the firstborn.

١٩ 19 وَقَدْ وَهَبْتُ اللّاوِيِّينَ لِهَرُونَ وَأَبْنَائِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِيَقُومُوا عَلَى خِدْمَةِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ، عِوَضاً عَنْ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنْهُمْ، لِئَلّا يَتَفَشَّى وَبَأٌ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عِنْدَ اقْتِرَابِهِمْ مِنَ الْقُدْسِ».

I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons. I have taken them from among the people of Israel to do the work of the people of Israel in the tent of meeting. I have given them to atone for the people of Israel so that no plague will harm the people when they come near to the holy place.”

٢٠ 20 فَفَعَلَ مُوسَى وَهَرُونُ وَشَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلّاوِيِّينَ، بِكُلِّ دِقَّةٍ، جَمِيعَ مَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ بِهِ

Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of the people of Israel did this with the Levites. They did everything that Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites. The people of Israel did this with them.

٢١ 21 فَتَطَهَّرَ اللّاوِيُّونَ وَغَسَّلُوا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَحْضَرَهُمْ هَرُونُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ كَتَقْدِمَةِ تَرْجِيحٍ وَكَفَّرَ عَنْهُمْ تَطْهِيراً لَهُمْ.

The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothing, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering to Yahweh and he made atonement for them to cleanse them.

٢٢ 22 وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَقْبَلَ اللّاوِيُّونَ عَلَى خِدْمَةِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ تَحْتَ إِشْرَافِ هَرُونَ وَأَبْنَائِهِ، وَهَكَذَا تَمَّ تَنْفِيذُ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ بِهِ بِشَأْنِ اللّاوِيِّينَ.

After that, the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before Aaron's sons. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses about the Levites. They treated all the Levites in this way.

٢٣ 23 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

Yahweh spoke again to Moses. He said,

٢٤ 24 «هَذِهِ هِيَ شَرِيعَةُ اللّاوِيِّينَ: كُلُّ لاوِيٍّ عُمْرُهُ خَمْسٌ وَعِشْرُونَ سَنَةً فَمَا فَوْقُ، يُجَنَّدُ فِي خِدْمَةِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ.

“All of this is for the Levites who are twenty-five years old and more. They must join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.

٢٥ 25 وَلَكِنَّهُمْ يَتَقَاعَدُونَ عَنِ الْخِدْمَةِ عِنْدَ بُلُوغِهِمِ الْخَمْسِينَ مِنَ الْعُمْرِ.

They must stop serving in this way at the age of fifty years. At that age they must not serve any longer.

٢٦ 26 إِنَّمَا يُمْكِنُهُمْ بَعْدَ سِنِّ الْخَمْسِينَ أَنْ يُسَاعِدُوا إِخْوَتَهُمُ الْقَائِمِينَ بِوَاجِبَاتِهِمْ، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَا يَتَوَلَّوْنَ هُمُ الْخِدْمَةَ. فَهَذَا مَا يَتَوَجَّبُ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَعْهَدَ بِهِ للّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ مَسْؤولِيَّاتٍ».

They may help their brothers who continue to work at the tent of meeting, but they must serve no more. You must direct the Levites in all these matters.”