4 Mosebog 3

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

And these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Jehovah spoke with Moses on mount Sinai.

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

And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

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

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, who were consecrated to exercise the priesthood.

4 Men Nadab og Abihu døde for HERRENs Åsyn, da de frembar fremmed Ild for HERRENs Åsyn i Sinaj Ørken, og de havde ingen Sønner. Således kom Eleazar og Itamar til at gøre Præstetjenest: for deres Fader Arons Åsyn.

And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah when they offered strange fire before Jehovah in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood in the presence of Aaron their father.

5 HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him;

7 De skal tage Vare på, hvad han og hele Menigheden har at varetage foran Åbenbaringsteltet, og således udføre Arbejdet ved Boligen,

and they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole assembly, before the tent of meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

8 og de skal tage Vare på alle Åbenbaringsteltets Redskaber og på, hvad Israeliterne har at varetage, og således udføre Arbejdet ved Boligen.

And they shall keep all the utensils of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

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

And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.

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

And Aaron and his sons shalt thou appoint that they may attend to their priest's office; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

11 HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn that breaketh open the womb among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine;

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

for every firstborn is mine. On the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast; mine shall they be: I am Jehovah.

14 HERREN talede til Moses i Sinaj Ørken og sagde:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

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

Number the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, after their families; every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

16 Da mønstrede Moses dem på HERRENs Bud, som der var ham pålagt.

And Moses numbered them, according to the commandment of Jehovah, — as he had been commanded.

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

And these are the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

18 Følgende var Navnene på Gersons Sønner efter deres Slægter: Libni og Sjimi;

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon according to their families: Libni and Shimei.

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

And the sons of Kohath according to their families: Amram and Izhar, 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 according to their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

21 Fra Gerson nedstammede Libniternes og Sjimiternes Slægter; det var Gersoniternes Slægter.

Of Gershon, the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

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

Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, those that were numbered of them were seven thousand five hundred.

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

The families of the Gershonites encamped behind the tabernacle westward.

24 Øverste for Gersoniternes Fædrenehus var Eljasar, Laels Søn.

And the prince of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

25 Gersoniterne havde ved Åbenbaringsteltet at tage Vare på selve Boligen og Teltdækket, dets Dække, Forhænget for Åbenbaringsteltets Indgang,

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting was: the tabernacle and the tent, its covering, and the curtain of the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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

And the hangings of the court, and the curtain of the entrance to the court, which surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the cords thereof for all its service.

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

And of Kohath, the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

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

According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred, who kept the charge of the sanctuary.

29 Kehatiternes Slægter havde deres Lejrplads ved Boligens Sydside.

The families of the sons of Kohath encamped on the side of the tabernacle southward.

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

And the prince of the father's house of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

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

And their charge was the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, and the curtain, and all that belongs to its service.

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

And the prince of princes of the Levites was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest: he had the oversight of them that kept the charge of the sanctuary.

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

Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

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

And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.

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

And the prince of the father's house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They encamped on the side of the tabernacle northward.

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

And the charge of the sons of Merari consisted in the oversight of the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and all its furniture, and all that belongs to its service,

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

and the pillars of the court round about, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.

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

And those who encamped before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, who kept the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

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

All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Jehovah, according to their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.

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

And Jehovah said to Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

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

And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am Jehovah) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites, instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.

42 Og Moses mønstrede, som HERREN havde pålagt ham, alle Israelitternes førstefødte;

And Moses numbered, as Jehovah had commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

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

And all the firstborn males, by the number of the names, from a month old and upward, according to their numbering, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.

44 Derpå talede HERREN til Moses og sagde:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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

Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am Jehovah.

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

And for those that are to be ransomed, the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are in excess over the Levites,

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

thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, according to the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them, — twenty gerahs the shekel;

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

and thou shalt give the money unto Aaron and unto his sons for those in excess among them who are to be ransomed.

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

And Moses took the ransom-money from them that were over and above those who were ransomed by the Levites;

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

of the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five [shekels], according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

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

And Moses gave the money of them that were ransomed to Aaron and to his sons, according to the commandment of Jehovah, — as Jehovah had commanded Moses.