4 Mosebog 18

1 HERREN sagde til Aron: Du tillige med dine Sønner og dit Fædrenehus skal have Ansvaret for Helligdommen, og du tillige med dine Sønner skal have Ansvaret for eders Præstetjeneste.

So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.

2 Men ogsaa dine Brødre, Levis Stamme, din Fædrenestamme, skal du lade træde frem sammen med dig, og de skal holde sig til dig og gaa dig til Haande, naar du tillige med dine Sønner gør Tjeneste foran Vidnesbyrdets Telt;

But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.

3 og de skal tage Vare paa, hvad du har at varetage, og paa alt, hvad der er at varetage ved Teltet, men de maa ikke komme de hellige Ting eller Alteret nær, at ikke baade de og I skal dø.

And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die.

4 De skal holde sig til dig og tage Vare paa, hvad der er at varetage ved Aabenbaringsteltet, alt Arbejdet derved, men ingen Lægmand maa der komme eder nær.

They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.

5 Men I skal tage Vare paa, hvad der er at varetage ved Helligdommen og Alteret, for at der ikke atter skal komme Vrede over Israeliterne.

And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

6 Se, jeg har selv udtaget eders Brødre Leviterne af Israeliternes Midte som en Gave til eder, de er givet HERREN til at udføre Arbejdet ved Aabenbaringsteltet.

Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.

7 Men du tillige med dine Sønner skal tage Vare paa eders Præstegerning i alt, hvad der angaar Alteret og det, der er inden for Forhænget, og udføre Arbejdet derved. Som en Gave skænker jeg eder Præstedømmet; men enhver Lægmand, der trænger sig ind deri, skal lide Døden.

But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

8 HERREN talede fremdeles til Aron: Se, jeg giver dig, hvad der skal lægges til Side af mine Offerydelser; alle Israeliternes Helliggaver giver jeg dig og dine Sønner som eders Del, en evig gyldig Rettighed.

Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.

9 Følgende skal tilfalde dig af det højhellige, fraregnet hvad der opbrændes: Alle deres Offergaver, der falder ind under Afgrødeofre, Syndofre og Skyldofre, som de bringer mig til Erstatning; som højhelligt skal dette tilfalde dig og dine Sønner.

A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.

10 Paa et højhelligt Sted skal du spise det, og alle af Mandkøn maa spise deraf; det skal være dig helligt.

You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy.

11 Fremdeles skal følgende tilfalde dig som Offerydelse af deres Gaver: Alle Gaver fra Israeliterne, hvormed der udføres Svingning, giver jeg dig tillige med dine Sønner og Døtre som en evig gyldig Rettighed; enhver, som er ren i dit Hus, maa spise deraf.

And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.

12 Alt det bedste af Olien, Mosten og Kornet, Førstegrøden deraf, som de giver HERREN, giver jeg dig.

I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.

13 De første Frugter af alt, hvad der gror i deres Land, som de bringer HERREN, skal tilfalde dig; enhver, som er ren i dit Hus, maa spise deraf.

The firstfruits of everything in their land that they bring to the LORD will belong to you. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat them.

14 Alt, hvad der lægges Band paa i Israel, skal tilfalde dig.

Every devoted thing in Israel belongs to you.

15 Af alt Kød, som de bringer til HERREN, saavel af Mennesker som af Dyr, skal alt, hvad der aabner Moders Liv, tilfalde dig; dog skal du lade de førstefødte Mennesker udløse, og ligeledes skal du lade de førstefødte urene Dyr udløse.

The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.

16 Hine skal du lade udløse, naar de er en Maaned gamle eller derover, med en Vurderingssum af fem Sekel efter hellig Vægt, tyve Gera paa en Sekel.

You are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs.

17 Men de førstefødte Stykker Hornkvæg, Lam eller Geder maa du ikke lade udløse; de er hellige, deres Blod skal du sprænge paa Alteret, og Fedtet skal du bringe som Røgoffer, et Ildoffer til en liflig Duft for HERREN;

But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

18 men Kødet tilfalder dig; ligesom Svingningsbrystet og højre Kølle tilfalder det dig.

And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.

19 Al Offerydelse af Helliggaver, som Israeliterne yder HERREN, giver jeg dig tillige med dine Sønner og Døtre som en evig gyldig Rettighed; det skal være en evig gyldig Saltpagt for HERRENS Aasyn for dig tillige med dine Efterkommere.

All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”

20 HERREN sagde fremdeles til Aron: Du skal ingen Arvelod have i deres Land, og der skal ikke tilfalde dig nogen Lod iblandt dem; jeg selv er din Arvelod og Del blandt Israeliterne.

Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites.

21 Men se, Levisønnerne giver jeg al Tiende i Israel som Arvelod til Løn for det Arbejde, de udfører ved Aabenbaringsteltet.

Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.

22 Israeliterne maa herefter ikke komme Aabenbaringsteltet nær, for at de ikke skal paadrage sig Synd og dø;

No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.

23 kun Leviterne maa udføre Arbejdet ved Aabenbaringsteltet, og de skal have Ansvaret derfor. Det skal være eder en evig gyldig Anordning fra Slægt til Slægt. Men nogen Arvelod skal de ikke have blandt Israeliterne;

The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.

24 thi Tienden, Israeliterne yder HERREN som Offerydelse, giver jeg Leviterne til Arvelod. Derfor sagde jeg dem, at de ikke skal have nogen Arvelod blandt Israeliterne.

For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”

25 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

And the LORD instructed Moses,

26 Tal til Leviterne og sig til dem: Naar I af Israeliterne modtager Tienden, som jeg har givet eder som den Arvelod, I skal have af dem, saa skal I yde HERREN en Offerydelse deraf, Tiende af Tienden;

“Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.

27 og denne eders Offerydelse skal ligestilles med Offerydelsen af Kornet fra Tærskepladsen og Overfloden fra Vinpersen.

Your offering will be reckoned to you as grain from the threshing floor or juice from the winepress.

28 Saaledes skal ogsaa I yde HERREN en Offerydelse af al den Tiende, I modtager af Israeliterne, og denne HERRENS Offerydelse skal I give Præsten Aron.

So you are to present an offering to the LORD from all the tithes you receive from the Israelites, and from these you are to give the LORD’s offering to Aaron the priest.

29 Af alle de Gaver, I modtager, skal I yde HERRENS Offerydelse, af alt det bedste deraf, som hans Helliggave.

You must present the offering due the LORD from all the best of every gift, the holiest part of it.’

30 Og sig til dem: Naar I yder det bedste deraf, skal det ligestilles med Offerydelsen af, hvad der kommer fra Tærskepladsen og Vinpersen.

Therefore say to the Levites, ‘When you have presented the best part, it will be reckoned to you as the produce of the threshing floor or winepress.

31 I maa spise det hvor som helst sammen med eders Familie, thi det er eders Løn for eders Arbejde ved Aabenbaringsteltet.

And you and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere; it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.

32 Naar I blot yder det bedste deraf, skal I ikke for den Sags Skyld paadrage eder Synd og ikke vanhellige Israeliternes Helliggaver og udsætte eder for at dø.

Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”