Numbers 8
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
2 Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
Tal til Aron, og du skal sige til ham: Naar du sætter Lamperne op, skulle de syv Lamper lyse lige imod Lysestagens modsatte Side.
3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Og Aron gjorde saaledes: Lige imod den modsatte Side af Lysestagen satte han dens Lamper op, som Herren havde befalet Mose.
4 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, to the shaft thereof, to the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according to the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
Og Lysestagen var saaledes gjort: Den var af drevet Arbejde af Guld, endog dens Fod og dens Blomster vare af drevet Arbejde; efter det Syn, som Herren havde vist Mose, saaledes havde han gjort Lysestagen.
5 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
Tag Leviterne midt ud af Israels Børn, og du skal rense dem.
7 And thus shall you do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying on them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
Og saaledes skal du gøre ved dem, til at rense dem: Stænk Sonevand paa dem, og de skulle lade Ragekniven gaa over hele deres Legeme og to deres Klæder og rense sig.
8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shall you take for a sin offering.
Saa skulle de tage en ung Tyr og Madofret dertil, Mel, blandet med Olie, og du skal tage en anden ung Tyr til et Syndoffer.
9 And you shall bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and you shall gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:
Og du skal lade Leviterne komme nær til, foran Forsamlingens Paulun, og du skal lade hele Israels Børns Menighed samle sig.
10 And you shall bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands on the Levites:
Og du skal lade Leviterne komme frem for Herrens Ansigt, og Israels Børn skulle lægge deres Hænder paa Leviterne.
11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD.
Og Aron skal røre Leviterne, udtagne af Israels Børn, med en Rørelse for Herrens Ansigt, og de skulle være til at besørge Herrens Tjeneste.
12 And the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bullocks: and you shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, to the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.
Og Leviterne skulle lægge deres Hænder paa Tyrenes Hoved; og gør saa den ene til et Syndoffer og den anden til et Brændoffer for Herren, til at gøre Forligelse for Leviterne.
13 And you shall set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering to the LORD.
Og du skal stille Leviterne for Arons Ansigt og for hans Sønners Ansigt, og du skal røre dem med en Rørelse for Herren.
14 Thus shall you separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
Og du skal udskille Leviterne midt ud af Israels Børn; thi Leviterne skulle være mine.
15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and you shall cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
Og derefter skulle Leviterne komme til at tjene ved Forsamlingens Paulun, naar du har renset dem og ladet dem røre med en Rørelse.
16 For they are wholly given to me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them to me.
Thi de ere mig givne, ja, givne midt ud af Israels Børn; jeg har taget mig dem i Stedet for hver, som aabner Moders Liv, for alle førstefødte af Israels Børn.
17 For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.
Thi alt det førstefødte blandt Israels Børn hører mig til, baade af Mennesker og af Dyr; paa den Dag jeg slog alle førstefødte i Ægyptens Land, helligede jeg mig dem.
18 And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
Og jeg tog Leviterne i Stedet for alle førstefødte iblandt Israels Børn.
19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary.
Og jeg gav Aron og hans Sønner Leviterne til en Gave, midt ud af Israels Børn, til at besørge Israels Børns Tjeneste ved Forsamlingens Paulun og til at gøre Forligelse for Israels Børn, at der ikke skal komme Plage over Israels Børn, naar Israels Børn nærme sig til Helligdommen.
20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel to them.
Og Mose og Aron og al Israels Børns Menighed gjorde saa ved Leviterne; efter alt det, som Herren havde befalet Mose om Leviterne, saa gjorde Israels Børn ved dem.
21 And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.
Og Leviterne rensede sig fra Synd og toede deres Klæder, og Aron rørte dem med en Rørelse for Herrens Ansigt; og Aron gjorde Forligelse for dem til at rense dem.
22 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they to them.
Og derefter kom Leviterne til at besørge deres Tjeneste ved Forsamlingens Paulun, for Arons Ansigt og for hans Sønners Ansigt; som Herren havde befalet Mose om Leviterne, saa gjorde de ved dem.
23 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
24 This is it that belongs to the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait on the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
Dette er det, som vedkommer Leviterne: Fra fem og tyve Aar gamle og derover skal hver af dem komme til at gøre Arbejdet i Forsamlingens Pauluns Tjeneste.
25 And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting on the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
Men fra det halvtredsindstyvende Aar skal han vende tilbage fra Tjenestens Arbejde; og han skal ikke tjene ydermere.
26 But shall minister with their brothers in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites touching their charge.
Dog maa han tjene sine Brødre ved Forsamlingens Paulun, med at tage Vare paa, hvad der er at varetage, men Tjenesten skal han ikke besørge. Saaledes skal du gøre med Leviterne, i hvad de have at varetage.
