4 Mosebog 3

1 Følgende var Arons og Moses's Efterkommere, paa den Tid HERREN talede paa Sinaj Bjerg.

Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day when the word of the Lord came to Moses on Mount Sinai.

2 Navnene paa Arons Sønner var følgende: Nadab, den førstefødte, Abihu, Eleazar og Itamar;

These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the oldest, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

3 det var Navnene paa Arons Sønner, de salvede Præster, som indsattes til Præstetjeneste.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests, on whom the holy oil was put, who were marked out as priests.

4 Men Nadab og Abihu døde for HERRENS Aasyn, da de frembar fremmed Ild for HERRENS Aasyn i Sinaj Ørken, og de havde ingen Sønner. Saaledes kom Eleazar og Itamar til at gøre Præstetjeneste for deres Fader Arons Aasyn.

And Nadab and Abihu were put to death before the Lord when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord, in the waste land of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests before Aaron their father.

5 HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And the Lord said to Moses,

6 Lad Levis Stamme træde frem og stil dem frem for Præsten Aron, for at de kan gaa ham til Haande.

Make the tribe of Levi come near, and put them before Aaron the priest, to be his helpers,

7 De skal tage Vare paa, hvad han og hele Menigheden har at varetage foran Aabenbaringsteltet, og saaledes udføre Arbejdet ved Boligen,

In order that they may be responsible to him and to all Israel for the care of the Tent of meeting, and to do the work of the House;

8 og de skal tage Vare paa alle Aabenbaringsteltets Redskaber og paa, hvad Israeliterne har at varetage, og saaledes udføre Arbejdet ved Boligen.

And they will have the care of all the vessels of the Tent of meeting, and will do for the children of Israel all the necessary work of the House.

9 Altsaa skal du overgive Aron og hans Sønner Leviterne; de er ham overgivet som Gave fra Israeliterne.

Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; so that they may be his without question from among the children of Israel.

10 Men Aron og hans Sønner skal du sætte til at tage Vare paa deres Præstetjeneste; enhver Lægmand, som trænger sig ind deri, skal lide Døden.

And give orders that Aaron and his sons are to keep their place as priests; any strange person who comes near is to be put to death.

11 HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And the Lord said to Moses,

12 Se, jeg har selv udtaget Leviterne af Israeliternes Midte i Stedet for alt det førstefødte, der aabner Moders Liv hos Israeliterne, og Leviterne er blevet min Ejendom;

See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;

13 thi mig tilhører alt det førstefødte. Dengang jeg dræbte alt det førstefødte i Ægypten, helligede jeg mig alt det førstefødte i Israel, baade af Mennesker og Dyr; mig HERREN skal de tilhøre.

For all the first sons are mine; on the day when I put to death all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I took for myself every first male birth of man and beast. They are mine; I am the Lord.

14 HERREN talede til Moses i Sinaj Ørken og sagde:

And the Lord said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai,

15 Du skal mønstre Levis Sønner efter deres Fædrenehuse, efter deres Slægter; alle af Mandkøn fra en Maaned og opefter skal du mønstre.

Let all the children of Levi be numbered by their families and their fathers' houses; let every male of a month old and over be numbered.

16 Da mønstrede Moses dem paa HERRENS Bud, som der var ham paalagt.

So Moses did as the Lord said, numbering them as he had been ordered.

17 Følgende var Levis Sønner efter deres Navne: Gerson, Kehat og Merari.

These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

18 Følgende var Navnene paa Gersons Sønner efter deres Slægter: Libni og Sjim'i;

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families: Libni and Shimei.

19 Kehats Sønner efter deres Slægter var: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron og Uzziel;

And the sons of Kohath, by their families: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel.

20 Meraris Sønner efter deres Slægter var: Mali og Musji. Det var Leviternes Slægter efter deres Fædrenehuse.

And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites in the order of their fathers' houses.

21 Fra Gerson nedstammede Libniternes og Sjim'iternes Slægter; det var Gersoniternes Slægter.

From Gershon come the Libnites and the Shimeites; these are the families of the Gershonites.

22 De, som mønstredes af dem, da alle af Mandkøn fra en Maaned og opefter blev optalt, de, som mønstredes af dem, udgjorde 7500.

Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were seven thousand, five hundred.

23 Gersoniternes Slægter havde deres Lejrplads bag ved Boligen mod Vest.

The tents of the Gershonites are to be placed at the back of the House, to the west.

24 Øverste for Gersoniternes Fædrenehus var Eljasaf, Laels Søn.

The chief of the Gershonites is Eliasaph, the son of Lael.

25 Gersoniterne havde ved Aabenbaringsteltet at tage Vare paa selve Boligen og Teltdækket, dets Dække, Forhænget for Aabenbaringsteltets Indgang,

In the Tent of meeting, the Gershonites are to have the care of the House, and the Tent with its cover, and the veil for the door of the Tent of meeting,

26 Forgaardens Omhæng, Forhænget for Indgangen til Forgaarden, der omgav Boligen og Alteret, og dens Teltreb, alt Arbejdet dermed.

And the hangings for the open space round the House and the altar, and the curtain for its doorway, and all the cords needed for its use.

27 Fra Kehat nedstammede Amramiternes, Jizhariternes, Hebroniternes og Uzzieliternes Slægter; det var Kehatiternes Slægter.

From Kohath come the Amramites and the Izharites and the Hebronites and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.

28 De, der mønstredes af dem, da alle af Mandkøn fra en Maaned og opefter blev optalt, udgjorde 8600, som tog Vare paa, hvad der var at varetage ved Helligdommen.

Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were eight thousand, six hundred, who were responsible for the care of the holy place.

29 Kehatiternes Slægter havde deres Lejrplads ved Boligens Sydside.

The tents of the Kohathites are to be placed on the south side of the House.

30 Øverste for Kehatiternes Slægters Fædrenehus var Elizafan, Uzziels Søn.

Their chief is Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel.

31 De havde at tage Vare paa Arken, Bordet, Lysestagen, Altrene, Helligdommens Redskaber, som brugtes ved Tjenesten, og Forhænget med dertil hørende Arbejde.

In their care are the ark, and the table, and the lights, and the altars, and all the vessels used in the holy place, and the veil, and all they are used for.

32 Øverste over Leviternes Øverster var Eleazar, Præsten Arons Søn, som havde Tilsyn med dem, der tog Vare paa, hvad der var at varetage ved Helligdommen.

Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be head over all the Levites and overseer of those responsible for the care of the holy place.

33 Fra Merari nedstammede Maliternes og Musjiternes Slægter; det var Meraris Slægter.

From Merari come the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.

34 De, som mønstredes af dem, da alle af Mandkøn fra en Maaned og opefter blev optalt, udgjorde 6200.

Those who were numbered of them, the males of a month old and over, were six thousand, two hundred.

35 Øverste for Meraris Slægters Fædrenehus var Zuriel, Abihajils Søn. De havde deres Lejrplads ved Boligens Nordside.

The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.

36 Merariterne var sat til at tage Vare paa Boligens Brædder, Tværstænger, Piller og Fodstykker, alle dens Redskaber og alt det dertil hørende Arbejde,

And in their care are to be all the boards of the Tent, with their rods and pillars and bases, and all the instruments, and all they are used for,

37 Pillerne til Forgaarden, som var rundt om den, med Fodstykker, Pæle og Reb.

And the pillars of the open space round it, with their bases and nails and cords.

38 Foran Boligen, paa Aabenbaringsteltets Forside mod Øst, havde Moses, Aron og hans Sønner deres Lejrpladser, og de tog Vare paa alt det, Israeliterne havde at varetage ved Boligen. Enhver Lægmand, der trængte sig ind i det, maatte lide Døden.

And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.

39 De mønstrede af Leviterne, de, som Moses og Aron mønstrede paa HERRENS Bud efter deres Slægter, alle af Mandkøn fra en Maaned og opefter, udgjorde i alt 22 000.

All the Levites numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord, all the males of one month old and over numbered in the order of their families, were twenty-two thousand.

40 HERREN sagde til Moses: Du skal mønstre alle førstefødte af Mandkøn blandt Israeliterne fra en Maaned og opefter og optage Tallet paa deres Navne.

And the Lord said to Moses, Let all the first male children be numbered, and take the number of their names.

41 Saa skal du udtage Leviterne til mig HERREN i Stedet for alle Israeliternes førstefødte og ligeledes Leviternes Kvæg i Stedet for alt det førstefødte af Israeliternes Kvæg.

And give to me the Levites (I am the Lord) in place of the first sons of the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of the first births among the cattle of the children of Israel.

42 Og Moses mønstrede, som HERREN havde paalagt ham, alle Israeliternes førstefødte;

So Moses had all the first sons among the children of Israel numbered, as the Lord said to him.

43 og da Navnene paa dem fra en Maaned og opefter optaltes, udgjorde de førstefødte af Mandkøn, alle de, som mønstredes i alt 22 273.

Every first son from a month old and over was numbered by name, and the number came to twenty-two thousand, two hundred and seventy-three.

44 Derpaa talede HERREN til Moses og sagde:

And the Lord said to Moses,

45 Tag Leviterne i Stedet for alle Israeliternes førstefødte og ligeledes Leviternes Kvæg i Stedet for deres Kvæg, saa at Leviterne kommer til at tilhøre mig HERREN.

Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.

46 Men til Udløsning af de 273, hvormed Antallet af Israeliternes førstefødte overstiger Leviternes Antal,

And the price you have to give for the two hundred and seventy-three first sons of the children of Israel which are in addition to the number of the Levites,

47 skal du tage fem Sekel for hvert Hoved, efter hellig Vægt skal du tage dem, tyve Gera paa en Sekel;

Will be five shekels for every one, by the scale of the holy place (the shekel is twenty gerahs);

48 og Pengene skal du give Aron og hans Sønner som Udløsning for de overskydende.

And this money, the price of those over the number of the Levites, is to be given to Aaron and his sons.

49 Da tog Moses Løsepengene af de overskydende, dem, der ikke var udløst ved Leviterne;

So Moses took the money, the price of those whose place had not been taken by the Levites;

50 af Israeliternes førstefødte tog han Pengene, 1365 Sekel efter hellig Vægt.

From the first sons of Israel he took it, a thousand, three hundred and sixty-five shekels, by the scale of the holy place;

51 Og Moses gav Aron og hans Sønner Løsepengene efter HERRENS Bud, som HERREN havde paalagt Moses.

And he gave the money to Aaron and his sons, as the Lord had said.