4 Mosebog 8
1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
2 Tal til Aron og sig til ham: Naar du sætter Lamperne paa, skal du sætte dem saaledes, at de syv Lamper kaster Lyset ud over Pladsen foran Lysestagen!
“Speak to Aaron [Light-bringer], and tell him, ‘When you light the menorah ·lamp· candles, the seven menorah ·lamp· candles shall give light in front of the menorah ·lamp·.’”
3 Det gjorde Aron saa; han satte Lamperne paa saaledes, at de vendte ud mod Pladsen foran Lysestagen, som HERREN havde paalagt Moses.
Aaron [Light-bringer] did so. He lit its menorah ·lamp· candles to light the area in front of the menorah ·lamp·, as Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out].
4 Men Lysestagen var lavet af Guld i drevet Arbejde, fra Foden til Kronerne var den drevet Arbejde; efter det Forbillede, HERREN havde vist ham, havde Moses lavet Lysestagen.
This was the workmanship of the menorah ·lamp·, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work: according to the pattern which Adonai had shown Moses [Drawn out], so he made the menorah ·lamp·.
5 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
6 Udtag Leviterne af Israeliternes Midte og rens dem!
“Take the Levites [Descendants of United with] from among the children of Israel [God prevails], and cleanse them.
7 Saaledes skal du gaa frem, naar du renser dem: Stænk Renselsesvand paa dem og lad dem gaa hele deres Legeme over med Ragekniv, tvætte deres klæder og rense sig.
You shall do this to them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of habitual sin ·missing the mark· cleanzing on them, let them shave their whole bodies with a razor, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.
8 Derpaa skal de tage en ung Tyr til Brændoffer med tilhørende Afgrødeoffer af fint Hvedemel, rørt i Olie, og du skal tage en anden ung Tyr til Syndoffer.
Then let them take a young bull, and its meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and another young bull you shall take for a habitual sin ·miss the mark· offering.
9 Lad saa Leviterne træde hen foran Aabenbaringsteltet og kald hele Israeliternes Menighed sammen.
You shall present the Levites [Descendants of United with] before the Tent of Meeting. You shall assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel [God prevails].
10 Naar du saa har ladet Leviterne træde frem for HERRENS Aasyn, skal Israeliterne lægge deres Hænder paa Leviterne.
You shall present the Levites [Descendants of United with] before Adonai. The children of Israel [God prevails] shall lay their hands on the Levites [Descendants of United with],
11 Derpaa skal Aron udføre Svingningen med Leviterne for HERRENS Aasyn som et Offer fra Israeliterne, for at de kan udføre HERRENS Arbejde.
and Aaron [Light-bringer] shall offer the Levites [Descendants of United with] before Adonai for a wave offering, on the behalf of the children of Israel [God prevails], that it may be theirs to do the service of Adonai.
12 Saa skal Leviterne lægge deres Hænder paa Tyrenes Hoved, og derefter skal du ofre den ene som Syndoffer og den anden som Brændoffer til HERREN for at skaffe Leviterne Soning.
“The Levites [Descendants of United with] shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a habitual sin ·miss the mark· offering, and the other for a burnt offering to Adonai, to make atonement for the Levites [Descendants of United with].
13 Derpaa skal du stille Leviterne frem for Aron og hans Sønner og udføre Svingningen med dem for HERREN.
You shall set the Levites [Descendants of United with] before Aaron [Light-bringer], and before his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to Adonai.
14 Saaledes skal du udskille Leviterne fra Israeliterne, saa at Leviterne kommer til at tilhøre mig.
Thus you shall separate the Levites [Descendants of United with] from among the children of Israel [God prevails], and the Levites [Descendants of United with] shall be mine.
15 Derefter skal Leviterne komme og gøre Arbejde ved Aabenbaringsteltet; du skal foretage Renselsen og udføre Svingningen med dem,
“After that, the Levites [Descendants of United with] shall go in to do the service of the Tent of Meeting: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them as a wave offering.
16 thi de er skænket mig som Gave af Israeliternes Midte; i Stedet for alt hvad der aabner Moders Liv, alle førstefødte hos Israeliterne, har jeg taget mig dem til Ejendom.
For they are wholly given to me from among the children of Israel [God prevails]; instead of all who open the womb, even the firstborn of all the children of Israel [God prevails], I have taken them to me.
17 Thi mig tilhører alt det førstefødte hos Israeliterne, baade af Mennesker og Kvæg. Dengang jeg slog alle de førstefødte i Ægypten, helligede jeg dem til at være min Ejendom.
For all the firstborn among the children of Israel [God prevails] are mine, both man and animal. On the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], I sanctified them for myself.
18 Jeg tog Leviterne i Stedet for alt det førstefødte hos Israeliterne
I have taken the Levites [Descendants of United with] instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel [God prevails].
19 og skænkede Leviterne som Gave til Aron og hans Sønner af Israeliternes Midte til at udføre Israeliternes Arbejde ved Aabenbaringsteltet og skaffe Israeliterne Soning, for at ingen Plage skal ramme Israeliterne, om de selv nærmer sig Helligdommen.
I have given the Levites [Descendants of United with] as a gift to Aaron [Light-bringer] and to his sons from among the children of Israel [God prevails], to do the service of the children of Israel [God prevails] in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel [God prevails]; that there be no plague among the children of Israel [God prevails], when the children of Israel [God prevails] come near to the sanctuary.”
20 Og Moses, Aron og hele Israeliternes Menighed gjorde saaledes med Leviterne; ganske som HERREN havde paalagt Moses med Hensyn til Leviterne, gjorde Israeliterne med dem.
Moses [Drawn out], and Aaron [Light-bringer], and all the congregation of the children of Israel [God prevails] did so to the Levites [Descendants of United with]. According to all that Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out] concerning the Levites [Descendants of United with], so the children of Israel [God prevails] did to them.
21 Leviterne lod sig rense for Synd og tvættede deres Klæder, og Aron udførte Svingningen med dem for HERRENS Aasyn, og Aron skaffede dem Soning, saa de blev rene.
The Levites [Descendants of United with] cleansed sin ·err (the standard goal)· from themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron [Light-bringer] offered them for a wave offering before Adonai; and Aaron [Light-bringer] made atonement for them to cleanse them.
22 Derpaa kom Leviterne for at udføre deres Arbejde ved Aabenbaringsteltet under Arons og hans Sønners Tilsyn; som HERREN havde paalagt Moses med Hensyn til Leviterne, saaledes gjorde de med dem.
After that, the Levites [Descendants of United with] went in to do their service in the Tent of Meeting before Aaron [Light-bringer], and before his sons: as Adonai had enjoined Moses [Drawn out] concerning the Levites [Descendants of United with], so they did to them.
23 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
24 Dette er, hvad der gælder Leviterne: Fra Femogtyveaarsalderen og opefter skal de komme og gøre Tjeneste med Arbejdet ved Aabenbaringsteltet.
“This is that which belongs to the Levites [Descendants of United with]: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall go in to wait on the service in the work of the Tent of Meeting;
25 Men fra Halvtredsaarsalderen skal de holde op med at gøre Tjeneste og ikke arbejde mere;
and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting on the work, and shall serve no more,
26 de kan gaa deres Brødre til Haande i Aabenbaringsteltet med at tage Vare paa, hvad der skal varetages; men Arbejde skal de ikke mere gøre. Saaledes skal du gøre med Leviterne i alt, hvad de har at varetage.
but shall minister with their brothers in the Tent of Meeting, to perform the duty, and shall do no service. You shall do thus to the Levites [Descendants of United with] concerning their duties.”
