4 Mosebog 18
1 Og Herren sagde til Aron: Du og dine Sønner og din Faders Hus med dig, I skulle bære Skylden for, hvad der forses mod Helligdommen; og du og dine Sønner med dig, I skulle bære Skylden for, hvad I forse eder imod eders Præstedømme.
Yahweh said to Aaron, “You and your sons and the other members of your father’s family are the ones (who will be punished/whom I will punish) [if anything bad happens to the things] inside the Sacred Tent. But only you and your sons will be punished if the priests do something bad.
2 Og før ogsaa dine Brødre, Levi Stamme, din Faders Stamme, frem tillige med dig, og de skulle slutte sig til dig og tjene dig; men du og dine Sønner med dig, I skulle være foran Vidnesbyrdets Paulun.
Require that those who belong to your tribe, the tribe of Levi, must assist you and your sons while you perform your work at the Sacred Tent.
3 Og de skulle tage Vare paa, hvad du vil have varetaget, og paa hvad der ved det ganske Paulun er at varetage; dog skulle de ikke nærme sig Helligdommens Redskaber eller Alteret, at ikke baade de og I skulle dø.
But while they do that work, they must not go near the sacred items inside the tent or near the altar. If they do that, they will die, and you will die, too!
4 Men de skulle slutte sig til dig og tage Vare paa, hvad der ved Forsamlingens Paulun er at varetage i al Paulunets Tjeneste; men en uvedkommende skal ikke holde sig nær til eder.
They may assist you in doing all the work to take care of the Sacred Tent, but no one else is permitted to come near the place where you are working.
5 Saa tager Vare paa, hvad der er at varetage ved Helligdommen, og paa hvad der er at varetage ved Alteret, at der ikke ydermere skal komme en Vrede over Israels Børn.
“You are the ones who will do the sacred work inside the Sacred Tent and at the altar. If you obey these instructions, I will not become very angry with the Israeli people again.
6 Og jeg, se, jeg har taget eders Brødre, Leviterne, midt ud af Israels Børn; de ere givne eder som en Gave for Herren, til at besørge Forsamlingens Pauluns Tjeneste.
I myself have chosen the descendants of Levi from the other Israelis in order that they may be your special helpers. They are like a gift that I have given you to work at the Sacred Tent.
7 Men du, og dine Sønner med dig, skulle tage Vare paa eders Præstedømme, i al den Gerning, som hører til Alteret og inden for Forhænget, og I skulle tjene der; jeg giver eder eders Præstedømme som Tjeneste, der er en Gave; men den uvedkommende, som nærmer sig, skal dødes.
But it is you and your sons, who are the priests, who must perform all the rituals concerning the altar and with what happens inside the Very Holy Place. I am giving to you this work of serving as priests. So anyone else who tries to do that work must be executed.”
8 Og Herren talede til Aron: Jeg, se, jeg har givet dig Varetægten over mine Offergaver; alle de Ting, som Israels Børn hellige, har jeg givet dig for din Salvelses Skyld og dine Børn til en evig Rettighed.
Yahweh also said to Aaron, “I myself have appointed you to take care of all the sacred offerings that the Israeli people bring to me. I have given all these sacred offerings to you and to your sons. You and your descendants will get a share of these offerings permanently.
9 Dette skal høre dig til af det højhellige, af Ildofrene: Alle deres Ofre af alle deres Madofre og af alle deres Syndofre og af alle deres Skyldofre, som de skulle betale mig, det skal være dig og dine Sønner højhelligt.
The parts of the offerings that are not completely burned on the altar belong to you. Those parts of the sacred offerings, including the offerings of grain, the offerings for sins and for the people to be forgiven for not giving me what they are required to give, are set apart, and are to be given to you and your sons.
10 Paa et højhelligt Sted skal du æde det; alt Mandkøn skal æde deraf, det skal være dig en Hellighed.
You must eat those offerings in a sacred place, [near the Sacred Tent]. You and all of the other males [in your clan] may eat them, but you must consider those offerings to be holy/dedicated to me.
11 Og dette hører dig til: Deres Offergave af alle Israels Børns Rørelsesofre; dig har jeg givet dem og dine Sønner og dine Døtre med dig til en evig Rettighed; hver som er ren i dit Hus, maa æde det.
“The priests lift up high the sacred offerings while they are standing in front of the altar. All of those offerings that the Israelis offer to me belong to you and your sons and daughters. They will always be your share. All the members of your family who [have performed the rituals to cause them to] be acceptable to me are permitted to eat from these offerings.
12 Alt det bedste af Olie og alt det bedste af ny Vin og Korn, deres Førstegrøde, som de skulle give Herren, det har jeg givet dig.
“am [also] giving to you the first food that people harvest each year and bring to me—the best [olive] oil and new wine and grain.
13 Førstegrøden af alt det, som er i deres Land, som de skulle føre frem for Herren, skal høre dig til; hver som er ren i dit Hus, skal æde deraf.
All of the first crops that people harvest and bring to me belong to you. Anyone in your family who has [performed the ritual to] become acceptable to me is permitted to eat that food.
14 Alt det, som er lyst i Band i Israel, skal høre dig til.
“Everything in Israel that is set apart to belong to me also belongs to you.
15 Alt det, som aabner Moders Liv, af alt Kød, som de skulle bringe frem for Herren, af Mennesker eller af Dyr, det skal være dit; dog skal du løse de førstefødte af Menneskene og løse det førstefødte af urene Dyr.
The firstborn males, both humans and domestic animals, that are offered to me, will be yours. But people must buy back their firstborn sons and the firstborn animals that may not be used for sacrifices.
16 Og det, som skal løses deraf, det skal du løse, fra det er en Maaned gammelt, efter din Vurdering for fem Sekel Sølv efter Helligdommens Sekel: Den er tyve Gera.
They must buy them back when they are one month old. The price that they must pay [for each one] is five pieces of silver. They must weigh the silver on the scales that are in the Sacred Tent.
17 Men det førstefødte af Øksne eller det førstefødte af Faar eller det førstefødte af Geder skal du ikke løse, de ere hellige; deres Blod skal du stænke paa Alteret, og du skal gøre et Røgoffer af deres Fedt, et Ildoffer til en behagelig Lugt for Herren.
“But they are not permitted to buy back the firstborn cattle or sheep or goats. They are holy and have been set apart for me. [Slaughter them and] sprinkle their blood on the altar. Then completely burn the fat of those animals [on the altar] to be an offering to me. The smell as they burn will be very pleasing to me.
18 Og deres Kød skal høre dig til; ligesom Rørelsens Bryst og som den højre Bov skal det høre dig til.
The meat from those offerings will be yours, just like the breast and right thigh of animals that are presented to me to maintain fellowship with me as the priest lifts them up high in front of the altar are yours.
19 Alle Gaver af de hellige Ting, som Israels Børn skulle bringe Herren, har jeg givet dig og dine Sønner og dine Døtre med dig til en evig Rettighed; det skal være en evig Saltpagt for Herrens Ansigt, for dig og for din Sæd med dig.
Anything that the Israeli people present to me as holy/sacred gifts, I am giving to you. They are for you and your sons and daughters [to eat]. They will always be your share. This is an agreement that I am making with you, an agreement that will (last forever/never be changed). I am also making this agreement with your descendants.”
20 Og Herren sagde til Aron: Du skal ikke arve i deres Land, og du skal ikke have Del midt iblandt dem; jeg er din Del og din Arv midt iblandt Israels Børn.
Yahweh also said to Aaron, “You priests will not receive any of the land or the property like the [other] Israeli people will receive. I am what you will receive.
21 Men se, jeg har givet Levi Børn al Tienden i Israel til en Arv, folderes Tjeneste, som de besørge, nemlig Tjenesten ved Forsamlingens Paulun.
“Then the Israeli people bring to me a tenth of all [the crops and of their newborn animals], I will give that to you descendants of Levi. That will be your payment for the work you do at the Sacred Tent.
22 Og Israels Børn maa ikke ydermere nærme sig Forsamlingens Paulun, at de ikke skulle paadrage sig Synd og dø.
The other Israelis must not go near that tent. If they go near it, [I will consider that their doing that is a sin, and] they will die for committing that sin.
23 Men Leviten, han skal besørge Tjenesten ved Forsamlingens Paulun, og de skulle bære Skyld for, hvad de forse sig; dette skal være en evig Skik hos eders Efterkommere, og de skulle intet Arvegods arve midt iblandt Israels Børn.
Only the descendants of Levi are permitted to work at the Sacred Tent, and they will be punished if anything bad happens to it. That is a law that will never be changed. You descendants of Levi will not receive any land among the other Israeli people,
24 Thi Israels Børns Tiende, som de skulle yde Herren til en Gave, har jeg givet Leviterne til Arv; derfor har jeg sagt til dem, at de skulle intet Arvegods arve midt iblandt Israels Børn.
because I will give you one tenth of all the [crops and animals] that the Israelis bring to be offerings to me. That is why I said that you will not receive any land like the other Israelis will receive.”
25 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
26 Og til Leviterne skal du tale og sige til dem: Naar I tage den Tiende af Israels Børn, som jeg har givet eder af dem til eders Arv, da skulle I yde Herren en Gave deraf, nemlig den tiende Del af Tienden.
“Tell this to the descendants of Levi: ‘When you receive one tenth of all [the crops and animals] from the Israeli people, you must give one tenth of all that to me to be a sacred offering.
27 Og Gaven, der er ydet eder, skal regnes eder ligesom Kornet af Loen og ligesom Fylden af Persen.
Just like the other Israelis give one tenth of the grain and wine that they produce,
28 Saaledes skulle ogsaa I yde en Gave til Herren af alle eders Tiender, som I skulle tage af Israels Børn, og I skulle give Aron, Præsten, Gaven til Herren deraf.
you must give to me one tenth of all that you receive from them. That will be your sacred offering to me. You must present it to Aaron.
29 Af alle Gaver til eder skulle I yde den hele Gave til Herren, af alt det bedste deraf, den ham helligede Del deraf.
Select the best parts of the things that are given to you to give them to me.’
30 Og du skal sige til dem: Naar I yde det bedste deraf, da skal det regnes Leviterne ligesom en Indkomst af Loen og ligesom en Indkomst af Persen.
“Also, tell this to the descendants of Levi: ‘When you present those best portions of grain and wine as your offering to me, I will consider that those gifts are as though they came from your own grain fields and vineyards.
31 Og I maa æde det paa alle Steder, I og eders Hus; thi det er eders Løn for eders Tjeneste ved Forsamlingens Paulun.
You descendants of Levi and your families are permitted to eat [the rest of] that food, and you may eat it wherever [you want to], because it is your payment for the work that you do at the Sacred Tent.
32 Saa skulle I ikke paadrage eder Synd for den Sags Skyld, naar I yde det bedste deraf; og I skulle ikke vanhellige Israels Børns hellige Ting, at I ikke skulle dø.
If you give to the priests the best portions of what you receive, you will not be punished [by me] for accepting one tenth of the gifts that the people bring to me. But you must consider those gifts to be sacred/holy. If you sin [by eating those things in ways that are contrary to these regulations that I have given to you], you will be executed.’”
