Numbers 8
1 Yahweh said to Moses/me,
I reèe Gospod Mojsiju govoreæi:
2 “Tell Aaron to put the seven lamps on the lampstand and place them in such a way that they shine toward the front of the lampstand.”
Kaži Aronu i reci mu: kad zapališ žiške, sedam žižaka neka svijetli sprijed na svijetnjaku.
3 So [Moses/I told him what Yahweh said], and he did that.
I uèini Aron tako, i zapali žiške da svijetle sprijed na svijetnjaku, kao što Gospod zapovjedi Mojsiju.
4 The lampstand had been made from gold that had been hammered [from one large lump of gold], from its base to the decorations at the top [that resembled] flowers. The lampstand was made exactly like Yahweh had told Moses/me that it should be made.
A svijetnjak bješe skovan od zlata, i stupac mu i cvijeæe skovano; po prilici koju pokaza Gospod Mojsiju tako bješe naèinio svijetnjak.
5 Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
Još reèe Gospod Mojsiju govoreæi:
6 “You must cause the descendants of Levi to be acceptable to me by setting them apart from the other Israeli people.
Uzmi Levite izmeðu sinova Izrailjevijeh, i oèisti ih.
7 Do that by sprinkling them with water [which will symbolize] their being freed/cleansed from [the guilt of] their sins. Then they must shave [off all the hair on] their bodies and wash their clothes.
A uèini im ovo da ih oèistiš: pokropi ih vodom oèišæenja, a oni neka obriju sve tijelo svoje i operu haljine svoje, i oèistiæe se.
8 Then they must bring to the Sacred Tent one bull and some grain mixed with [olive] oil. [Those things will be burned] as sacrifices. They must also bring another bull [that will enable me to forgive them] for the sins they have committed.
Potom neka uzmu tele s darom uz njega, bijelim brašnom pomiješanim s uljem; i drugo tele uzmi za grijeh.
9 Then you must summon all the Israeli people to come together in front of the Sacred Tent, to [gather around] the descendants of Levi.
Pa dovedi Levite pred šator od sastanka, i sazovi sav zbor sinova Izrailjevijeh.
10 Then the Israeli people must lay their hands on the descendants of Levi.
I dovedi Levite pred Gospoda, i neka metnu sinovi Izrailjevi ruke svoje na Levite.
11 Aaron must then present them to me to be a gift from the Israeli people, in order that they can work for me [at the Sacred Tent].
I Aron neka prinese Levite Gospodu za prinos od sinova Izrailjevijeh da vrše službu Gospodu.
12 “After that, the descendants of Levi must place their hands on the heads of the two bulls. Then the bulls will be [killed and] burned on the altar. One will be an offering to enable me [to forgive them for] sins they have committed, and the other will be completely burned [to please me].
A Leviti neka metnu ruke svoje na glave teocima, pa prinesi jedno tele za grijeh a drugo na žrtvu paljenicu Gospodu da se oèiste Leviti.
13 The descendants of Levi must stand [at the altar] in front of Aaron and his sons, and you must then dedicate to me the descendants of Levi.
I postavi Levite pred Aronom i sinovima njegovijem, i prinesi ih za prinos Gospodu.
14 This ritual will show that the descendants of Levi are set apart from the other Israelis and that they belong to me.
I odvoj Levite izmeðu sinova Izrailjevijeh da budu moji Leviti.
15 “After the descendants of Levi have been made acceptable to me, and presented to me like a special offering, they may start to work at the Sacred Tent.
A poslije neka doðu Leviti da služe u šatoru od sastanka, kad ih oèistiš i prineseš za prinos.
16 They will belong to me. They will work for me as substitutes for the firstborn males of all the Israelis, [who also belong to me].
Jer su meni dani izmeðu sinova Izrailjevijeh; za sve što otvora matericu, za sve prvence izmeðu sinova Izrailjevijeh uzeh njih.
17 All the firstborn males in Israel, both the people and the animals, are mine. When I caused all the firstborn sons of the people of Egypt to die, [I (spared/did not kill) the firstborn males of the Israelis]. I set them apart to belong to me. I said that the firstborn males of all their domestic animals would also belong to me.
Jer je moj svaki prvenac meðu sinovima Izrailjevijem i od ljudi i od stoke; onaj dan kad pobih sve prvence u zemlji Misirskoj, posvetio sam ih sebi.
18 But now I have chosen the descendants of Levi to take the places of the firstborn males of other Israelis.
A Levite uzeh za sve prvence sinova Izrailjevijeh.
19 I have appointed the descendants of Levi to help Aaron and his sons at the Sacred Tent, as Aaron and his sons offer the sacrifices so that the Israeli people’s sins will be forgiven, and to prevent the Israelis from coming close to the tent with the result that a plague would cause many of them to become sick and die.”
I dadoh Levite na dar Aronu i sinovima njegovijem izmeðu sinova Izrailjevijeh, da služe mjesto sinova Izrailjevijeh u šatoru od sastanka, i da budu otkup za sinove Izrailjeve, da ne bi dolazio pomor na sinove Izrailjeve, kad bi pristupali k svetinji sinovi Izrailjevi.
20 Aaron and Moses/I and the other Israelis helped the descendants of Levi to do everything that Yahweh had commanded.
I uèini Mojsije i Aron i sav zbor sinova Izrailjevijeh Levitima sve što zapovjedi Gospod Mojsiju za Levite, tako im uèiniše sinovi Izrailjevi.
21 The descendants of Levi [sprinkled themselves with water to symbolize that] they had been freed/cleansed from [the guilt of] their sins, and they washed their clothes. Then Aaron brought them to [the altar to] present them to Yahweh, and he offered sacrifices to cleanse them from [the guilt of] their sins and cause them to become acceptable to Yahweh.
I oèistiše se Leviti, i opraše haljine svoje, i prinese ih Aron za prinos pred Gospodom, i oèisti ih Aron da bi bili èisti.
22 After that, the descendants of Levi started to work at the Sacred Tent to assist Aaron and his sons. They did that just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
I onda tek pristupiše Leviti da vrše službu svoju u šatoru od sastanka pred Aronom i pred sinovima njegovijem; kao što zapovjedi Gospod Mojsiju za Levite, tako im uèiniše.
23 Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
I opet reèe Gospod Mojsiju govoreæi:
24 “The descendants of Levi who are between 25 and 50 years old will work at the Sacred Tent.
I ovo je za Levite: od dvadeset i pet godina i više neka stupaju u službu da služe u šatoru od sastanka.
25 But after they become 50 years old, they must (retire/not do that work any more).
A kad kome bude pedeset godina, neka izlazi iz te službe i više neka ne služi.
26 They may help the other descendants of Levi to do their work at the Sacred Tent, but they must not do the work themselves. That is what you must tell them about the work they will do.”
Ali neka služi braæi svojoj u šatoru od sastanka radeæi što treba raditi, a sam neka ne vrši službe. Tako uèini Levitima za poslove njihove.
