Numbers 8
1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses saying:
Jahve reče Mojsiju:
2 Speak unto Aaron, and thou shalt say unto him, —When thou lightest up the lamps, over against the front of the lampstand, shall the seven lamps give light.
“Govori Aronu i reci mu: 'Kad budeš palio svjetionice, neka sedam svjetionica svijetli na prednjoj strani svijećnjaka.'”
3 And Aaron did so, over against the front of the lampstand, lighted he up the lamps thereof, —As Yahweh commanded Moses,
Aron i učini tako: smjesti svjetionice na prednju stranu svijećnjaka, kako je Jahve Mojsiju naredio.
4 Now, this, was the work of the lampstand—beaten work of gold both in the shaft thereof and in the flowers thereof, was it beaten work, according to the appearance which Yahweh caused to appear unto Moses, so, made he the lampstand.
Svijećnjak bijaše skovan od zlata; skovan od svoga podnožja do svoje čaške. Svijećnjak je bio napravljen prema uzorku što ga je Jahve pokazao Mojsiju.
5 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Jahve reče Mojsiju:
6 Take the Levites, out of the midst of the sons of Israel, —and thou shalt purify them.
“Uzmi levite između Izraelaca i očisti ih!
7 And, thus, shalt thou do unto them, to purify them, sprinkle upon them sin-cleansing water, —then shall they, cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and shall wash their clothes and so make themselves pure.
Ovako s njima postupi da ih očistiš: poškropi ih vodom za okajavanje; a oni neka se obriju po svemu svome tijelu, neka operu svoju odjeću i bit će čisti.
8 Then shall they take a choice young bullock, with the meal-offering thereof even fine meal overflowed with oil, —and a second choice young bullock, shalt thou take. as a sin-bearer.
Neka zatim uzmu jednog junca i prinosnicu od najboljeg brašna, zamiješena u ulju. A ti uzmi drugog junca za okajnicu.
9 Then shalt thou bring the Levites near, before the tent of meeting, —and shalt call together all the assembly of the sons of Israel;
Dovedi onda levite pred Šator sastanka i skupi svu izraelsku zajednicu.
10 and shalt bring the Levites near before Yahweh, —and the sons of Israel shall lean their hands upon the Levites;
Kad dovedeš levite pred Jahvu, neka Izraelci stave na njih svoje ruke.
11 and Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Yahweh, from among the sons of Israel, —so shall they be for performing the laborious work of Yahweh.
Neka zatim Aron prinese levite, kao prikaznicu pred Jahvom, u ime Izraelaca. Tako će njihov posao biti da služe Jahvi.
12 And, the Levites, shall lean their hands upon the head of the bullocks; then make thou of the one a sin-bearer and of the other an ascending-sacrifice unto Yahweh, to put a propitiatory-covering over the Levites.
Neka potom leviti stave svoje ruke juncima na glave; onda jednoga prinesi kao okajnicu, a drugoga kao paljenicu Jahvi, da se izvrši obred pomirenja nad levitima.
13 Thus shalt thou cause the Levites to stand before Aaron and before his sons, —thus shalt thou offer them as a wave-offering unto Yahweh;
Stavivši levite pred Arona i njegove sinove, prikaži ih Jahvi žrtvom prikaznicom.
14 thus shalt thou separate the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, —thus shall the Levites become mine.
Odvoji tako levite između Izraelaca da budu moji.
15 And after that, shall the Levites enter to do the labour of the tent of meeting, —so shalt thou purify them, and offer them as a wave-offering,
Poslije toga, pošto ih očistiš i prineseš žrtvom prikaznicom, neka leviti uđu u službu Šatora sastanka.
16 For, given, given, they are unto me, out of the midst of the sons of Israel, —instead of every firstborn that a mother beareth from among the sons of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
Jer oni su između Izraelaca meni potpuno darovani; njih sam sebi uzeo namjesto svih koji otvaraju majčinu utrobu, svih izraelskih prvorođenaca.
17 For mine, is every firstborn among the sons of Israel, among men and among beasts, —on the day when I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, did I hallow them unto me.
Svako, naime, prvorođenče među Izraelcima, kako čedo tako i živinče, moje je; sebi sam ih posvetio onoga dana kad sam pobio svu prvorođenčad u zemlji egipatskoj.
18 Therefore have I taken the Levites, —instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel;
Tako sam uzeo levite namjesto svih izraelskih prvorođenaca.
19 therefore have I given the Levites as a gift unto Aaron and unto his sons, out of the midst of the sons of Israel, to do the laborious work of the sons of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to put a propitiatory-covering over the sons of Israel, —so shall there be among the sons of Israel, no plague, by the coming nigh of the sons of Israel unto the sanctuary.
I predao sam levite između Izraelaca kao dar Aronu i njegovim sinovima da mjesto Izraelaca obavljaju službu u Šatoru sastanka; da nad njima obavljaju obred pomirenja, tako da kakva nedaća ne bi pogodila Izraelce što bi se približili Svetištu.”
20 And Moses and Aaron and all the assembly of the sons of Israel did thus unto the Levites, —according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses as touching the Levites, so, did the sons of Israel unto them.
Mojsije, Aron i sva izraelska zajednica učine tako s levitima; kako je Jahve naredio Mojsiju za levite, tako im Izraelci i učine.
21 And the Levites accepted the cleansing from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave-offering before Yahweh, —and Aaron put a propitiatory-covering over them to make them pure.
Leviti se očiste i operu svoju odjeću; onda ih Aron prinese pred Jahvu žrtvom prikaznicom. Aron nad njima obavi obred pomirenja da ih očisti.
22 And after that, went the Levites in to do their laborious work in the tent of meeting, before Aaron and before his sons, —as Yahweh commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so, did they unto them.
Poslije toga uđu leviti u službu u Šator sastanka, u nazočnosti Arona i njegovih sinova. Kako je Jahve naredio Mojsiju za levite, tako su s njima i uradili.
23 And Yahweh spake unto Moses saying;
Jahve reče Mojsiju:
24 This is what concerneth the Levites, —from twenty-five years old and upwards, shall they enter to take rank in the host, for doing the laborious work of the tent of meeting;
“I ovo se tiče levita: od dvadeset i pet godina naviše neka leviti po redu preuzimaju službu u Šatoru sastanka.
25 but from the age of fifty years, shall they retire from taking rank in the labour, and shall do laborious work no more;
A kad kome bude pedeset godina, neka istupi iz službe i neka više ne služi.
26 yet shall they wait upon their brethren in the tent of meeting, by keeping charge, but laborious work, shall they not perform, —thus, shalt thou do unto the Levites, as touching their charges.
Ali može pomagati svojoj braći u vršenju njihovih dužnosti u Šatoru sastanka, no sam ne mora vršiti službe. Tako postupi prema levitima za njihove dužnosti!”
