4 Mosebog 8

1 Og HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,

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. Say to him, 'The seven lamps must give light in front of the lampstand when you light them.'”

3 Det gjorde Aron saa; han satte Lamperne paa saaledes, at de vendte ud mod Pladsen foran Lysestagen, som HERREN havde paalagt Moses.

Aaron did this. He lit the lamps on the lampstand to give light toward the front of it, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

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.

The lampstand was made in this way and Yahweh showed Moses the pattern for it. It was to be hammered gold from its base to its top, with hammered cups like blossoms.

5 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,

6 Udtag Leviterne af Israeliternes Midte og rens dem!

“Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and purify 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.

Do this to them to purify them: Sprinkle the water of atonement on them. Make them shave their entire body, wash their clothes, and in this way purify 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 have them take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mingled with oil. Let them take another young bull as a sin offering.

9 Lad saa Leviterne træde hen foran Aabenbaringsteltet og kald hele Israeliternes Menighed sammen.

You will bring the Levites in front of the tent of meeting and assemble the whole community of the people of Israel.

10 Naar du saa har ladet Leviterne træde frem for HERRENS Aasyn, skal Israeliterne lægge deres Hænder paa Leviterne.

When you bring the Levites before Yahweh, the people of Israel must lay their hands on the Levites.

11 Derpaa skal Aron udføre Svingningen med Leviterne for HERRENS Aasyn som et Offer fra Israeliterne, for at de kan udføre HERRENS Arbejde.

Aaron must offer the Levites before Yahweh, as a wave offering from the people of Israel so that they may do the service of Yahweh.

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 must place their hands on the heads of the bulls. You must offer one bull for a sin offering and the other bull for a burnt offering to me, to atone for the Levites.

13 Derpaa skal du stille Leviterne frem for Aron og hans Sønner og udføre Svingningen med dem for HERREN.

Present the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and lift them up as a wave offering to me.

14 Saaledes skal du udskille Leviterne fra Israeliterne, saa at Leviterne kommer til at tilhøre mig.

In this way you must separate the Levites from among the people of Israel. The Levites will belong to me.

15 Derefter skal Leviterne komme og gøre Arbejde ved Aabenbaringsteltet; du skal foretage Renselsen og udføre Svingningen med dem,

After that, the Levites must go in to serve in the tent of meeting. You must purify them. You must 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.

Do this, because they are entirely mine from among the people of Israel. They will take the place of each male child who opens the womb, the firstborn of all the descendants of Israel. I have taken the Levites for myself.

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.

All the firstborn from among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. On the day that I took the lives of all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

18 Jeg tog Leviterne i Stedet for alt det førstefødte hos Israeliterne

I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of all the firstborn.

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 as a gift to Aaron and his sons. I have taken them from among the people of Israel to do the work of the people of Israel in the tent of meeting. I have given them to atone for the people of Israel so that no plague will harm the people when they come near to the holy place.”

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, Aaron, and the whole community of the people of Israel did this with the Levites. They did everything that Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites. The people of Israel did this with 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 purified themselves and washed their clothing, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering to Yahweh and he 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 went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before Aaron's sons. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses about the Levites. They treated all the Levites in this way.

23 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

Yahweh spoke again to Moses. He said,

24 Dette er, hvad der gælder Leviterne: Fra Femogtyveaarsalderen og opefter skal de komme og gøre Tjeneste med Arbejdet ved Aabenbaringsteltet.

“All of this is for the Levites who are twenty-five years old and more. They must join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.

25 Men fra Halvtredsaarsalderen skal de holde op med at gøre Tjeneste og ikke arbejde mere;

They must stop serving in this way at the age of fifty years. At that age they must not serve any longer.

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.

They may help their brothers who continue to work at the tent of meeting, but they must serve no more. You must direct the Levites in all these matters.”