4 Mosebog 8
1 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 Tal til Aron, og du skal sige til ham: Naar du sætter Lamperne op, skulle de syv Lamper lyse lige imod Lysestagens modsatte Side.
“Tell Aaron to put the seven lamps on the lampstand and place them in such a way that they shine toward the front of the lampstand.”
3 Og Aron gjorde saaledes: Lige imod den modsatte Side af Lysestagen satte han dens Lamper op, som Herren havde befalet Mose.
So [Moses/I told him what Yahweh said], and he did that.
4 Og Lysestagen var saaledes gjort: Den var af drevet Arbejde af Guld, endog dens Fod og dens Blomster vare af drevet Arbejde; efter det Syn, som Herren havde vist Mose, saaledes havde han gjort Lysestagen.
The lampstand had been made from gold that had been hammered [from one large lump of gold], from its base to the decorations at the top [that resembled] flowers. The lampstand was made exactly like Yahweh had told Moses/me that it should be made.
5 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
6 Tag Leviterne midt ud af Israels Børn, og du skal rense dem.
“You must cause the descendants of Levi to be acceptable to me by setting them apart from the other Israeli people.
7 Og saaledes skal du gøre ved dem, til at rense dem: Stænk Sonevand paa dem, og de skulle lade Ragekniven gaa over hele deres Legeme og to deres Klæder og rense sig.
Do that by sprinkling them with water [which will symbolize] their being freed/cleansed from [the guilt of] their sins. Then they must shave [off all the hair on] their bodies and wash their clothes.
8 Saa skulle de tage en ung Tyr og Madofret dertil, Mel, blandet med Olie, og du skal tage en anden ung Tyr til et Syndoffer.
Then they must bring to the Sacred Tent one bull and some grain mixed with [olive] oil. [Those things will be burned] as sacrifices. They must also bring another bull [that will enable me to forgive them] for the sins they have committed.
9 Og du skal lade Leviterne komme nær til, foran Forsamlingens Paulun, og du skal lade hele Israels Børns Menighed samle sig.
Then you must summon all the Israeli people to come together in front of the Sacred Tent, to [gather around] the descendants of Levi.
10 Og du skal lade Leviterne komme frem for Herrens Ansigt, og Israels Børn skulle lægge deres Hænder paa Leviterne.
Then the Israeli people must lay their hands on the descendants of Levi.
11 Og Aron skal røre Leviterne, udtagne af Israels Børn, med en Rørelse for Herrens Ansigt, og de skulle være til at besørge Herrens Tjeneste.
Aaron must then present them to me to be a gift from the Israeli people, in order that they can work for me [at the Sacred Tent].
12 Og Leviterne skulle lægge deres Hænder paa Tyrenes Hoved; og gør saa den ene til et Syndoffer og den anden til et Brændoffer for Herren, til at gøre Forligelse for Leviterne.
“After that, the descendants of Levi must place their hands on the heads of the two bulls. Then the bulls will be [killed and] burned on the altar. One will be an offering to enable me [to forgive them for] sins they have committed, and the other will be completely burned [to please me].
13 Og du skal stille Leviterne for Arons Ansigt og for hans Sønners Ansigt, og du skal røre dem med en Rørelse for Herren.
The descendants of Levi must stand [at the altar] in front of Aaron and his sons, and you must then dedicate to me the descendants of Levi.
14 Og du skal udskille Leviterne midt ud af Israels Børn; thi Leviterne skulle være mine.
This ritual will show that the descendants of Levi are set apart from the other Israelis and that they belong to me.
15 Og derefter skulle Leviterne komme til at tjene ved Forsamlingens Paulun, naar du har renset dem og ladet dem røre med en Rørelse.
“After the descendants of Levi have been made acceptable to me, and presented to me like a special offering, they may start to work at the Sacred Tent.
16 Thi de ere mig givne, ja, givne midt ud af Israels Børn; jeg har taget mig dem i Stedet for hver, som aabner Moders Liv, for alle førstefødte af Israels Børn.
They will belong to me. They will work for me as substitutes for the firstborn males of all the Israelis, [who also belong to me].
17 Thi alt det førstefødte blandt Israels Børn hører mig til, baade af Mennesker og af Dyr; paa den Dag jeg slog alle førstefødte i Ægyptens Land, helligede jeg mig dem.
All the firstborn males in Israel, both the people and the animals, are mine. When I caused all the firstborn sons of the people of Egypt to die, [I (spared/did not kill) the firstborn males of the Israelis]. I set them apart to belong to me. I said that the firstborn males of all their domestic animals would also belong to me.
18 Og jeg tog Leviterne i Stedet for alle førstefødte iblandt Israels Børn.
But now I have chosen the descendants of Levi to take the places of the firstborn males of other Israelis.
19 Og jeg gav Aron og hans Sønner Leviterne til en Gave, midt ud af Israels Børn, til at besørge Israels Børns Tjeneste ved Forsamlingens Paulun og til at gøre Forligelse for Israels Børn, at der ikke skal komme Plage over Israels Børn, naar Israels Børn nærme sig til Helligdommen.
I have appointed the descendants of Levi to help Aaron and his sons at the Sacred Tent, as Aaron and his sons offer the sacrifices so that the Israeli people’s sins will be forgiven, and to prevent the Israelis from coming close to the tent with the result that a plague would cause many of them to become sick and die.”
20 Og Mose og Aron og al Israels Børns Menighed gjorde saa ved Leviterne; efter alt det, som Herren havde befalet Mose om Leviterne, saa gjorde Israels Børn ved dem.
Aaron and Moses/I and the other Israelis helped the descendants of Levi to do everything that Yahweh had commanded.
21 Og Leviterne rensede sig fra Synd og toede deres Klæder, og Aron rørte dem med en Rørelse for Herrens Ansigt; og Aron gjorde Forligelse for dem til at rense dem.
The descendants of Levi [sprinkled themselves with water to symbolize that] they had been freed/cleansed from [the guilt of] their sins, and they washed their clothes. Then Aaron brought them to [the altar to] present them to Yahweh, and he offered sacrifices to cleanse them from [the guilt of] their sins and cause them to become acceptable to Yahweh.
22 Og derefter kom Leviterne til at besørge deres Tjeneste ved Forsamlingens Paulun, for Arons Ansigt og for hans Sønners Ansigt; som Herren havde befalet Mose om Leviterne, saa gjorde de ved dem.
After that, the descendants of Levi started to work at the Sacred Tent to assist Aaron and his sons. They did that just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
23 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
24 Dette er det, som vedkommer Leviterne: Fra fem og tyve Aar gamle og derover skal hver af dem komme til at gøre Arbejdet i Forsamlingens Pauluns Tjeneste.
“The descendants of Levi who are between 25 and 50 years old will work at the Sacred Tent.
25 Men fra det halvtredsindstyvende Aar skal han vende tilbage fra Tjenestens Arbejde; og han skal ikke tjene ydermere.
But after they become 50 years old, they must (retire/not do that work any more).
26 Dog maa han tjene sine Brødre ved Forsamlingens Paulun, med at tage Vare paa, hvad der er at varetage, men Tjenesten skal han ikke besørge. Saaledes skal du gøre med Leviterne, i hvad de have at varetage.
They may help the other descendants of Levi to do their work at the Sacred Tent, but they must not do the work themselves. That is what you must tell them about the work they will do.”
