< 民數記 18 >
1 上主對亞郎說:「你和你的兒子,連你的家族,應與你共同對聖所負責;你和你的兒子,應對司祭職負責。
And the Lord seide to Aaron, Thou, and thi sones, and the hows of thi fadir with thee, schulen bere the wickidnesse of the seyntuarie; and thou and thi sones togidere schulen suffre the synnes of youre preesthod.
2 你也要令你家族的眾兄弟,──肋未支派,與你一同前來;他們應協助你,服事你;當你和你的兒子在約幕前供職時,
But also take thou with thee thi britheren of the lynage of Leuy, and the power of thi fadir, and be thei redi, that thei mynystre to thee. Forsothe thou and thi sones schulen mynystre in the tabernacle of witnessyng;
3 他們應照料你和全帳幕的事務,但不應接近聖所的器皿和祭壇,不然他們該死,連你也該死。
and the dekenes schulen wake at thi comaundementis, and at alle werkis of the tabernacle; so oneli that thei neiye not to the vessels of seyntuarie, and to the autir, lest bothe thei dien, and ye perischen togidere.
4 他們協助你照料會幕的事務,作會幕的各種勞役,俗人不可接近。
Forsothe be thei with thee, and wake thei in the kepyngis of the tabernacle, and in alle the cerymonyes therof. An alien schal not be meddlid with you.
5 你們應照料聖所和祭壇的事務,免得義怒降在以色列子民身上。
Wake ye in the kepyng of the seyntuarie, and in the seruyce of the auter, lest indignacioun rise on the sones of Israel.
6 是我由以色列子民中,選拔了你們的兄弟肋未人,交給你們當作獻於上主的人,為給會幕服務。
Lo! Y haue youun `to you youre britheren, dekenes, fro the myddis of the sones of Israel, and Y haue youe a fre yifte to the Lord, that thei serue in the seruyces of his tabernacle.
7 至於你和你的兒子,在有關祭壇和帷幔以內的一切事上,應留人盡你們司祭的職務;你們應獻身於我賜予你們的司祭o月2。俗人若敢近前,必處死刑」。
Forsothe thou and thi sones, kepe youre preesthod; and alle thingis that perteynen to the ournyng of the auter, and ben with ynne the veil, schulen be mynystrid bi preestis; if ony straunger neiyeth, he schal be slayn.
8 上主又對亞郎說:「看,我託你照管獻於我的獻儀,即凡以色列子民祝聖於我的,我都賜給你和你的子孫,作為應得之物,這是永久的權利。
The Lord spak to Aaron, Lo! Y haue youe to thee the kepyng of my firste fruytis; Y haue youe to thee and to thi sones alle thingis, that ben halewid of the sones of Israel, for preestis office euerlastynge lawful thingis.
9 火祭中所餘剩的至聖之物都屬於你;凡他們獻於我的素祭,或贖罪祭,或贖過祭的祭品,都是至聖之物,都應屬於你和你的兒子。
Therfor thou schalt take these thingis of tho thingis that ben halewid, and ben offrid to the Lord; ech offryng, and sacrifice, and what euer thing is yoldun to me for synne and for trespas, and cometh in to hooli of hooli thingis, schal be thin and thi sones.
10 你們應在至聖之處分食,凡是男子都可以吃;你應視為聖物。
Thou schalt ete it in the seyntuarie; malis oneli schulen ete therof, for it is halewid to the Lord.
11 此外歸於你的尚有:凡以色列子民行搖禮所獻的祭品,我都賜給你,你的兒子和與你尚在一起的兒女:這是永久的權利;凡你家內潔淨的人都可以吃。
Forsothe Y haue youe to thee, and to thi sones and douytris, bi euerlastynge riyt, the firste fruytis whiche the sones of Israel a vowen and offren; he that is clene in thin hous, schal ete tho.
12 凡是最好的油、酒和五榖,作初熟之物獻給上主的,我都賜給你。
Y yaf to thee al the merowe of oile, and of wyn, and of wheete, what euer thing of the firste fruytis thei schulen offre to the Lord.
13 凡他們地中的一切出產,作初熟之物獻給上主的,都屬於你;凡你家內潔淨的人都可以吃。
Alle the bigynnyngis of fruytis whiche the erthe bryngith forth, and ben brouyt to the Lord, schulen falle in to thin vsis; he that is cleene in thin hous, schal ete of tho.
Al thing which the sones of Israel yelden bi avow, schal be thin.
15 凡動物中應獻於上主的開胎的首生者,不論是人是獸,都屬於你;但你應叫人贖回首生的人,和首生的不潔之獸。
What euer thing `schal breke out first of the wombe of al fleisch, which fleisch thei offren to the Lord, whether it is of men, ethir of beestis, it schal be of thi riyt; so oneli that thou take prijs for the firste gendrid child of man, and that thou make ech beeste which is vncleene to be bouyt ayen;
16 關於贖價,為一月以上的,你應叫戈依所規定的估價,照聖所的衡量,交五「協刻耳」的銀子。 (每一「協刻耳」為二十「革辣」。)
whos ayenbiyng schal be aftir o monethe, for fyue siclis of siluer, bi the weiyte of seyntuarie; a sicle hath xx. halpens.
17 但是牛或綿羊或山羊的首生者,卻不可令人贖回,因為是聖的;你應將牠們的血灑在祭壇上,將脂肪焚化成煙,作為悅樂上主馨香的火祭。
Forsothe thou schalt not make the firste gendrid of oxe, and of scheep, and of goet, to be ayen bouyt, for tho ben halewid to the Lord; oneli thou schalt schede the blood of tho on the auter, and thou schalt brenne the ynnere fatnesse in to swettist odour to the Lord.
18 至於牛羊的肉,卻歸於你,就如搖迥的胸脯和右腿歸於你一樣。
Forsothe the fleischis schulen falle in to thin vss, as the brest halewid and the riyt schuldur, schulen be thine.
19 凡是以色列子民奉獻與上主為聖的祭品,我都給你和你的兒子,以及同你尚在一起的女兒:這是永久的權利,這是在上主前,與你所訂立的永久不變的鹽約」。
Y yaf to the and to thi sones and douytris, bi euerlastynge riyt, alle the firste fruytis of seyntuarie, whiche the sones of Israel offren to the Lord; it is euerlastynge couenant of salt bifor the Lord, to thee, and to thi sones.
20 上主對亞郎說:「在你們的土地中,石可有產業,在他們當中,也不得有屬於你們的份子,在以色列子民中,我是你的份子,你的產業。
And the Lord seide to Aaron, Ye schulen not welde ony thing in the lond of hem, nether ye schulen haue part among hem; Y am thi part and erytage, in the myddis of the sones of Israel.
21 至於肋未的子孫,我將以以色列什一之物給他們做產業;這是為酬報他們在會幕內所服的勞役。
Forsothe Y yaf to the sones of Leuy alle the tithis of Israel in to possessioun, for the seruyce bi whyche thei seruen me in the tabernacle of boond of pees;
that the sones of Israel neiye no more to the `tabernacle of boond of pees, nether do dedli synne.
23 因此只有肋未人准在會幕內服役,應負全責。這為你們世世代代是一條永久的條例:肋未人在以色列子民中不應佔有產業;
To the sones aloone of Leuy, seruynge me in the tabernacle, and berynge the `synnes of the puple, it schal be a lawful thing euerlastynge in youre generaciouns.
24 因為我把以色列子民獻給上主的什一獻儀,給了肋未人作為產業;所以我對他們說:他們在以色列子民中不應佔有產業」。
Thei schulen welde noon other thing, and thei schulen be apeied with the offryng of tithis, whiche Y departide in to vsis and necessaries of hem.
And the Lord spak to Moises and seide,
26 「你不告訴肋未人說:幾時你們由以色列子民中,取得了我賜予你們作為產業的什一之物,你們應由這什一之物中,取十分之一獻給上主,
Comaunde thou, and denounse to the dekenes, Whanne ye han take tithis of the sones of Israel, whiche Y yaf to you, offre ye the firste fruytis of tho to the Lord, that is, the tenthe part of the dyme,
27 這算是你們的獻儀;好似禾場上的新娘和榨房中的新酒。
that it be arettid to you in to offryng of the firste fruytis, as wel of corn flooris as of pressis;
28 你們也由以色列子民所收的一切什一之物中,取一份獻給上主作獻儀,應將這獻儀與上主的獻儀,交給亞郎大司祭。
and of alle thingis of whiche ye taken tithis, offre ye the firste fruytis to the Lord, and yyue ye to Aaron, preest.
29 由你們所得的一切獻儀中,應取出獻於上主的一切獻儀,且應取出最好的一份來,獻作應祝聖的一份。
Alle thingis whiche ye schulen offre of tithis, and schulen departe in to the yiftis of the Lord, schulen be the beste, and alle chosun thingis.
30 你再對他們說:幾時你們奉獻了其中最好的一份,其餘的為你們肋未就如禾場上和榨房內的出品,
And thou schalt seye to hem, If ye offren to the Lord alle the clere and betere thingis of tithis, it schal be arettid to you, as if ye yauen the firste fruitis of the corn floor and presse.
31 你們和你們的家人,可在任何地方分食,因為這是你們在會幕內服役所得的酬報。
And ye schulen ete tho tithis in alle youre placis, as wel ye as youre meynees, for it is the prijs for the seruyce, in whiche ye seruen in the tabernacle of witnessyng.
32 如果你們奉獻了其中最好的一份,就不致於有罪;你們不應褻瀆以色列子民的祝聖之物,免遭死亡」。
And ye schulen not do synne on this thing, `and resserue noble thingis and fat to you, lest ye defoulen the offryngis of the sones of Israel, and ye dien.