Numbers 18

1 And Yahweh said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and the house of thy father with thee, shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, —and, thou, and thy sons with thee, shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

١ وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِهَارُونَ: «أَنْتَ وَبَنُوكَ وَبَيْتُ أَبِيكَ مَعَكَ تَحْمِلُونَ ذَنْبَ ٱلْمَقْدِسِ، وَأَنْتَ وَبَنُوكَ مَعَكَ تَحْمِلُونَ ذَنْبَ كَهَنُوتِكُمْ.

2 Therefore also thy brethren of the tribe of Levi the stem of thy father, bring thou near with thee, and let them be joined unto thee, and let them wait upon thee, —both on thee and on thy sons with thee, before the tent of the testimony.

٢ وَأَيْضًا إِخْوَتُكَ سِبْطُ لَاوِي، سِبْطُ أَبِيكَ، قَرِّبْهُمْ مَعَكَ فَيَقْتَرِنُوا بِكَ وَيُوازِرُوكَ، وَأَنْتَ وَبَنُوكَ قُدَّامَ خَيْمَةِ ٱلشَّهَادَةِ،

3 So shall they keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tent, —only, unto the vessels of the sanctuary, and unto the altar, shall they not come near, lest they die—both they, and ye.

٣ فَيَحْفَظُونَ حِرَاسَتَكَ وَحِرَاسَةَ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ كُلِّهَا. وَلَكِنْ إِلَى أَمْتِعَةِ ٱلْقُدْسِ وَإِلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ لَا يَقْتَرِبُونَ، لِئَلَّا يَمُوتُوا هُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ جَمِيعًا.

4 So shall they be joined unto thee, and shall keep the charge of the tent of meeting, as to all the laborious work of the tent, —but a stranger, shall not come near unto you.

٤ يَقْتَرِنُونَ بِكَ وَيَحْفَظُونَ حِرَاسَةَ خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ مَعَ كُلِّ خِدْمَةِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ. وَٱلْأَجْنَبِيُّ لَا يَقْتَرِبْ إِلَيْكُمْ.

5 So shall ye keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar, —that there no more be wrath against the sons of Israel.

٥ بَلْ تَحْفَظُونَ أَنْتُمْ حِرَاسَةَ ٱلْقُدْسِ وَحِرَاسَةَ ٱلْمَذْبَحِ، لِكَيْ لَا يَكُونَ أَيْضًا سَخَطٌ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

6 I, therefore, lo! I have taken your brethren the Levites, out of the midst of the sons of Israel, —unto you, as a gift are they given, unto Yahweh, to do the laborious work of the tent of meeting.

٦ هَأَنَذَا قَدْ أَخَذْتُ إِخْوَتَكُمُ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ مِنْ بَيْنِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَطِيَّةً لَكُمْ مُعْطَيْنَ لِلرَّبِّ، لِيَخْدِمُوا خِدْمَةَ خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ.

7 But thou and thy sons with thee, shall keep the charge of your priesthood, as to every matter of the altar and as to the interior of the veil, and shall do the laborious work, as a laborious service of gifts, do I give your priesthood, and, the stranger who cometh near shall be put to death.

٧ وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ وَبَنُوكَ مَعَكَ فَتَحْفَظُونَ كَهَنُوتَكُمْ مَعَ مَا لِلْمَذْبَحِ وَمَا هُوَ دَاخِلَ ٱلْحِجَابِ، وَتَخْدِمُونَ خِدْمَةً. عَطِيَّةً أَعْطَيْتُ كَهَنُوتَكُمْ. وَٱلْأَجْنَبِيُّ ٱلَّذِي يَقْتَرِبُ يُقْتَلُ».

8 And Yahweh spake unto Aaron, I, therefore, lo! I have given unto thee the charge of my heave-offerings, —as to all the hallowed things of the sons of Israel—unto thee, have I given them. as pertaining to the anointing, and unto thy sons. for a statute age-abiding,

٨ وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِهَارُونَ: «وَهَأَنَذَا قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكَ حِرَاسَةَ رَفَائِعِي، مَعَ جَمِيعِ أَقْدَاسِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَكَ أَعْطَيْتُهَا، حَقَّ ٱلْمَسْحَةِ وَلِبَنِيكَ فَرِيضَةً دَهْرِيَّةً.

9 This, shall be thine, out of the things most holy, out of the fire, —their every oblation—to the extent of their every meal-offering, and their every sin-bearer, and their every guilt-bearer wherewith they make amends unto me, most holy unto thee, shall it be and unto thy sons.

٩ هَذَا يَكُونُ لَكَ مِنْ قُدْسِ ٱلْأَقْدَاسِ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ، كُلُّ قَرَابِينِهِمْ مَعَ كُلِّ تَقْدِمَاتِهِمْ وَكُلِّ ذَبَائِحِ خَطَايَاهُمْ وَكُلِّ ذَبَائِحِ آثَامِهِمْ ٱلَّتِي يَرُدُّونَهَا لِي. قُدْسُ أَقْدَاسٍ هِيَ لَكَ وَلِبَنِيكَ.

10 As something most holy, shall ye eat it, —every male, shall eat it, holy, shall it be unto thee.

١٠ فِي قُدْسِ ٱلْأَقْدَاسِ تَأْكُلُهَا. كُلُّ ذَكَرٍ يَأْكُلُهَا. قُدْسًا تَكُونُ لَكَ.

11 This, therefore, shall be thine—the heave-offering of their gift even all the wave-offerings of the sons of Israel, unto thee, have I given them and unto thy sons and unto thy daughters with thee by a statute age-abiding, —every one that is clean in thy house, shall eat it.

١١ وَهَذِهِ لَكَ: ٱلرَّفِيعَةُ مِنْ عَطَايَاهُمْ مَعَ كُلِّ تَرْدِيدَاتِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. لَكَ أَعْطَيْتُهَا وَلِبَنِيكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ مَعَكَ فَرِيضَةً دَهْرِيَّةً. كُلُّ طَاهِرٍ فِي بَيْتِكَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا.

12 All the best of oil, and all the best of new-wine and corn, —the firstfruits thereof which they shall give unto Yahweh, unto thee, have I given them.

١٢ كُلُّ دَسَمِ ٱلزَّيْتِ وَكُلُّ دَسَمِ ٱلْمِسْطَارِ وَٱلْحِنْطَةِ، أَبْكَارُهُنَّ ٱلَّتِي يُعْطُونَهَا لِلرَّبِّ، لَكَ أَعْطَيْتُهَا.

13 The firstfruits of all that is in their land which they shall bring in unto Yahweh, thine, shall it be, —every one that is clean in thy house, shall eat it:

١٣ أَبْكَارُ كُلِّ مَا فِي أَرْضِهِمِ ٱلَّتِي يُقَدِّمُونَهَا لِلرَّبِّ لَكَ تَكُونُ. كُلُّ طَاهِرٍ فِي بَيْتِكَ يَأْكُلُهَا.

14 every devoted thing in Israel, thine, shall it be:

١٤ كُلُّ مُحَرَّمٍ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يَكُونُ لَكَ.

15 every thing that is born first of all flesh that may be offered unto Yahweh among men and among beasts, shall be thine, —only thou shalt, redeem, the firstborn of men, and the firstborn of unclean beasts, shalt thou redeem.

١٥ كُلُّ فَاتِحِ رَحِمٍ مِنْ كُلِّ جَسَدٍ يُقَدِّمُونَهُ لِلرَّبِّ، مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَمِنَ ٱلْبَهَائِمِ، يَكُونُ لَكَ. غَيْرَ أَنَّكَ تَقْبَلُ فِدَاءَ بِكْرِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ. وَبِكْرُ ٱلْبَهِيمَةِ ٱلنَّجِسَةِ تَقْبَلُ فِدَاءَهُ.

16 And, as to the redemption price thereof, from a month old, shalt thou redeem, by thine estimate five shekels of silver by the shekel of the sanctuary, —twenty gerahs, it is.

١٦ وَفِدَاؤُهُ مِنِ ٱبْنِ شَهْرٍ تَقْبَلُهُ حَسَبَ تَقْوِيمِكَ فِضَّةً، خَمْسَةَ شَوَاقِلَ عَلَى شَاقِلِ ٱلْقُدْسِ. هُوَ عِشْرُونَ جِيرَةً.

17 Only a firstling ox or a firstling sheep or a firstling goat, shalt thou not redeem, hallowed, they are, —their blood, shalt thou dash against the altar and of their fat, shalt thou make a perfume, an altar-flame, for a satisfying odour unto Yahweh:

١٧ لَكِنْ بِكْرُ ٱلْبَقَرِ أَوْ بِكْرُ ٱلضَّأْنِ أَوْ بِكْرُ ٱلْمَعْزِ لَا تَقْبَلْ فِدَاءَهُ. إِنَّهُ قُدْسٌ. بَلْ تَرُشُّ دَمَهُ عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ، وَتُوقِدُ شَحْمَهُ وَقُودًا رَائِحَةَ سَرُورٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

18 and their flesh, shall be thine, —as the wave-breast and as the right leg, thine, shall it be:

١٨ وَلَحْمُهُ يَكُونُ لَكَ، كَصَدْرِ ٱلتَّرْدِيدِ وَٱلسَّاقِ ٱلْيُمْنَى يَكُونُ لَكَ.

19 all the heave-offerings of the holy things which the sons of Israel shall heave up unto Yahweh, have I given unto thee and unto thy sons and unto thy daughters with thee by a statute age-abiding, —an age-abiding covenant of salt, it is before Yahweh, for thee and for thy seed with thee.

١٩ جَمِيعُ رَفَائِعِ ٱلْأَقْدَاسِ ٱلَّتِي يَرْفَعُهَا بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ لِلرَّبِّ أَعْطَيْتُهَا لَكَ وَلِبَنِيكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ مَعَكَ حَقًّا دَهْرِيًّا. مِيثَاقَ مِلْحٍ دَهْرِيًّا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ لَكَ وَلِزَرْعِكَ مَعَكَ».

20 Then said Yahweh unto Aaron: In their land, thou shalt have no inheritance, and no allotted portion, shalt thou have in their midst, —I, am thine allotted portion and thine inheritance in the midst of the sons of Israel.

٢٠ وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِهَارُونَ: «لَا تَنَالُ نَصِيبًا فِي أَرْضِهِمْ، وَلَا يَكُونُ لَكَ قِسْمٌ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ. أَنَا قِسْمُكَ وَنَصِيبُكَ فِي وَسَطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

21 And unto the sons of Levi, lo! I have given all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, —the allotted portion for their laborious work which, they are performing, the laborious work of the tent of meeting:

٢١ «وَأَمَّا بَنُو لَاوِي، فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُهُمْ كُلَّ عُشْرٍ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِيرَاثًا عِوَضَ خِدْمَتَهِمْ ٱلَّتِي يَخْدِمُونَهَا، خِدْمَةِ خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ.

22 that the sons of Israel come near no more, unto the tent of meeting, —to bear sin, to die.

٢٢ فَلَا يَقْتَرِبُ أَيْضًا بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ لِيَحْمِلُوا خَطِيَّةً لِلْمَوْتِ،

23 So shall the Levites themselves perform the laborious work of the tent of meeting, and, they, shall bear their iniquity, a statute age-abiding, unto your generations, and in the midst of the sons of Israel, shall they take no inheritance.

٢٣ بَلِ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ يَخْدِمُونَ خِدْمَةَ خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ، وَهُمْ يَحْمِلُونَ ذَنْبَهُمْ فَرِيضَةً دَهْرِيَّةً فِي أَجْيَالِكُمْ. وَفِي وَسَطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لَا يَنَالُونَ نَصِيبًا.

24 Because the tenth of the sons of Israel which they shall offer up unto Yahweh as a heave-offering, have I given unto the Levites as an inheritance, —for this cause, said I regarding them, In the midst of the sons of Israel, shall they take no inheritance.

٢٤ إِنَّ عُشُورَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّتِي يَرْفَعُونَهَا لِلرَّبِّ رَفِيعَةً قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُهَا لِلَّاوِيِّينَ نَصِيبًا. لِذَلِكَ قُلْتُ لَهُمْ: فِي وَسَطِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَا يَنَالُونَ نَصِيبًا».

25 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

٢٥ وَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلًا:

26 Unto the Levites, therefore shalt thou speak and shalt say unto them, When ye shall take of the sons of Israel the tenth which I have given unto you from them as your inheritance, then shall ye offer up therefrom the heave-offering of Yahweh, a tenth of the tenth.

٢٦ «وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ تُكَلِّمُهُمْ وَتَقُولُ لَهُمْ: مَتَى أَخَذْتُمْ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْعُشْرَ ٱلَّذِي أَعْطَيْتُكُمْ إِيَّاهُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِمْ نَصِيبًا لَكُمْ، تَرْفَعُونَ مِنْهُ رَفِيعَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ: عُشْرًا مِنَ ٱلْعُشْرِ،

27 So shall your heave-offering be reckoned your own, —as corn out of the threshing-floor, and as the abundance out of the wine-press.

٢٧ فَيُحْسَبُ لَكُمْ. إِنَّهُ رَفِيعَتُكُمْ كَٱلْحِنْطَةِ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْدَرِ، وَكَالْمِلْءِ مِنَ ٱلْمِعْصَرَةِ.

28 Thus, shall ye also, offer up the heave-offering of Yahweh, out of all your tenths which ye shall take from the sons of Israel, —and give therefrom the heave-offering of Yahweh, unto Aaron the priest.

٢٨ فَهَكَذَا تَرْفَعُونَ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا رَفِيعَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ مِنْ جَمِيعِ عُشُورِكُمُ ٱلَّتِي تَأْخُذُونَ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. تُعْطُونَ مِنْهَا رَفِيعَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ لِهَارُونَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ.

29 Out of all your gifts, shall ye offer up every heave-offering of Yahweh, —out of all the best thereof, the hallowed pert thereof out of it.

٢٩ مِنْ جَمِيعِ عَطَايَاكُمْ تَرْفَعُونَ كُلَّ رَفِيعَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ مِنَ ٱلْكُلِّ، دَسَمَهُ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَ مِنْهُ.

30 And thou shalt say unto them, —When ye offer the best thereof out of it, then shall it be reckoned to belong unto the Levites, as the increase of the threshing-floor and as the increase of the wine-press,

٣٠ وَتَقُولُ لَهُمْ: حِينَ تَرْفَعُونَ دَسَمَهُ مِنْهُ يُحْسَبُ لِلَّاوِيِّينَ كَمَحْصُولِ ٱلْبَيْدَرِ وَكَمَحْصُولِ ٱلْمِعْصَرَةِ.

31 And ye shall eat it in any place, ye, and your household, —for a reward, it is unto you, the allotted portion for your laborious work in the tent of meeting.

٣١ وَتَأْكُلُونَهُ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ أَنْتُمْ وَبُيُوتُكُمْ، لِأَنَّهُ أُجْرَةٌ لَكُمْ عِوَضَ خِدْمَتِكُمْ فِي خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ.

32 And ye shall not by reason of it bear sin, when ye offer up the best thereof, out of it; and the hallowed things of the sons of Israel, shall ye not profane neither shall ye die.

٣٢ وَلَا تَتَحَمَّلُونَ بِسَبَبِهِ خَطِيَّةً إِذَا رَفَعْتُمْ دَسَمَهُ مِنْهُ. وَأَمَّا أَقْدَاسُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَلَا تُدَنِّسُوهَا لِئَلَّا تَمُوتُوا».