4 Mosebog 3

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

Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses in 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 first-born, 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 priests that were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.

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 the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the presence of Aaron their father.

5 HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And the LORD spoke unto 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 set 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 congregation 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 furniture 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 unto Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given unto him from 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 thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.'

11 HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

And the LORD spoke unto 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 first-born that openeth 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 all the first-born are Mine: on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto Me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast, Mine they shall be: I am the LORD.'

14 HERREN talede til Moses i Sinaj Ørken og sagde:

And the LORD spoke unto 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 children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by 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 word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

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

And these were 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 by their families: Libni and Shimei.

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

And the sons of Kohath by 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 by 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 was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites; 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, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.

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

The families of the Gershonites were to pitch behind the tabernacle westward;

24 Øverste for Gersoniternes Fædrenehus var Eljasar, Laels Søn.

the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites being 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 the tabernacle, and the Tent, the covering thereof, and the screen for the door of 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 screen for the door of the court — which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar, round about—and the cords of it, even whatsoever pertaineth to the service thereof.

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

And of Kohath was 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, eight thousand and six hundred, keepers of the charge of the sanctuary.

29 Kehatiternes Slægter havde deres Lejrplads ved Boligens Sydside.

The families of the sons of Kohath were to pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward;

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

the prince of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites being 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 the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith the priests minister, and the screen, and all that pertaineth to the service thereof;

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.

Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest being prince of the princes of the Levites, and having the oversight of them that keep 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 and two hundred;

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

the prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari being Zuriel the son of Abihail; they were to pitch 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,

the appointed charge of the sons of Merari being the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the instruments thereof, and all that pertaineth to the service thereof;

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

and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, 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 that were to pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrising, were Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary, even the charge for the children of Israel; and the common man that drew nigh was to 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 the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and 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 the LORD said unto 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, even the LORD, instead of all the first-born 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 the LORD commanded him, all the first-born 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 first-born males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

44 Derpå talede HERREN til Moses og sagde:

And the LORD spoke unto 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 first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine, even the LORD'S.

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

And as for the redemption of the two hundred and three score and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of 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; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them — the shekel is twenty gerahs.

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

And thou shalt give the money wherewith they that remain over of them are redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons.'

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

And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;

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

from the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money: a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after 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 redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.