Numbers 3

1 These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses in mount Sinai.

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

2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Navnene paa Arons Sønner var følgende: Nadab, den førstefødte, Abihu, Eleazar og Itamar;

3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.

det var Navnene paa Arons Sønner, de salvede Præster, som indsattes til Præstetjeneste.

4 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 sight of Aaron their father.

Men Nadab og Abihu døde for HERRENS Aasyn, da de frembar fremmed Ild for HERRENS Aasyn i Sinaj Ørken, og de havde ingen Sønner. Saaledes kom Eleazar og Itamar til at gøre Præstetjeneste for deres Fader Arons Aasyn.

5 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.

Lad Levis Stamme træde frem og stil dem frem for Præsten Aron, for at de kan gaa ham til Haande.

7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

De skal tage Vare paa, hvad han og hele Menigheden har at varetage foran Aabenbaringsteltet, og saaledes udføre Arbejdet ved Boligen,

8 And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

og de skal tage Vare paa alle Aabenbaringsteltets Redskaber og paa, hvad Israeliterne har at varetage, og saaledes udføre Arbejdet ved Boligen.

9 And thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given to him out of the children of Israel.

Altsaa skal du overgive Aron og hans Sønner Leviterne; de er ham overgivet som Gave fra Israeliterne.

10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest’s office: and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

Men Aron og hans Sønner skal du sætte til at tage Vare paa deres Præstetjeneste; enhver Lægmand, som trænger sig ind deri, skal lide Døden.

11 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

Se, jeg har selv udtaget Leviterne af Israeliternes Midte i Stedet for alt det førstefødte, der aabner Moders Liv hos Israeliterne, og Leviterne er blevet min Ejendom;

13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine they shall be: I am the LORD.

thi mig tilhører alt det førstefødte. Dengang jeg dræbte alt det førstefødte i Ægypten, helligede jeg mig alt det førstefødte i Israel, baade af Mennesker og Dyr; mig HERREN skal de tilhøre.

14 And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

HERREN talede til Moses i Sinaj Ørken og sagde:

15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

Du skal mønstre Levis Sønner efter deres Fædrenehuse, efter deres Slægter; alle af Mandkøn fra en Maaned og opefter skal du mønstre.

16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

Da mønstrede Moses dem paa HERRENS Bud, som der var ham paalagt.

17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

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

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

Følgende var Navnene paa Gersons Sønner efter deres Slægter: Libni og Sjim'i;

19 And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

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

20 And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

Meraris Sønner efter deres Slægter var: Mali og Musji. Det var Leviternes Slægter efter deres Fædrenehuse.

21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

Fra Gerson nedstammede Libniternes og Sjim'iternes Slægter; det var Gersoniternes Slægter.

22 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.

De, som mønstredes af dem, da alle af Mandkøn fra en Maaned og opefter blev optalt, de, som mønstredes af dem, udgjorde 7500.

23 The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.

Gersoniternes Slægter havde deres Lejrplads bag ved Boligen mod Vest.

24 And the head of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

Øverste for Gersoniternes Fædrenehus var Eljasaf, Laels Søn.

25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, its covering and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

Gersoniterne havde ved Aabenbaringsteltet at tage Vare paa selve Boligen og Teltdækket, dets Dække, Forhænget for Aabenbaringsteltets Indgang,

26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is around the tabernacle, and the altar, and the cords of it for all the service of it.

Forgaardens Omhæng, Forhænget for Indgangen til Forgaarden, der omgav Boligen og Alteret, og dens Teltreb, alt Arbejdet dermed.

27 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.

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

28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

De, der mønstredes af dem, da alle af Mandkøn fra en Maaned og opefter blev optalt, udgjorde 8600, som tog Vare paa, hvad der var at varetage ved Helligdommen.

29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Kehatiternes Slægter havde deres Lejrplads ved Boligens Sydside.

30 And the head of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

Øverste for Kehatiternes Slægters Fædrenehus var Elizafan, Uzziels Søn.

31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary by which they minister, and the hanging, and all the service of it.

De havde at tage Vare paa Arken, Bordet, Lysestagen, Altrene, Helligdommens Redskaber, som brugtes ved Tjenesten, og Forhænget med dertil hørende Arbejde.

32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the leaders of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

Øverste over Leviternes Øverster var Eleazar, Præsten Arons Søn, som havde Tilsyn med dem, der tog Vare paa, hvad der var at varetage ved Helligdommen.

33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

Fra Merari nedstammede Maliternes og Musjiternes Slægter; det var Meraris Slægter.

34 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.

De, som mønstredes af dem, da alle af Mandkøn fra en Maaned og opefter blev optalt, udgjorde 6200.

35 And the head of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward.

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

36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, and all its vessels, and all the service concerning it,

Merariterne var sat til at tage Vare paa Boligens Brædder, Tværstænger, Piller og Fodstykker, alle dens Redskaber og alt det dertil hørende Arbejde,

37 And the pillars around the court, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

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

38 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

Foran Boligen, paa Aabenbaringsteltets Forside mod Øst, havde Moses, Aron og hans Sønner deres Lejrpladser, og de tog Vare paa alt det, Israeliterne havde at varetage ved Boligen. Enhver Lægmand, der trængte sig ind i det, maatte lide Døden.

39 All that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

De mønstrede af Leviterne, de, som Moses og Aron mønstrede paa HERRENS Bud efter deres Slægter, alle af Mandkøn fra en Maaned og opefter, udgjorde i alt 22 000.

40 And the LORD said to Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

HERREN sagde til Moses: Du skal mønstre alle førstefødte af Mandkøn blandt Israeliterne fra en Maaned og opefter og optage Tallet paa deres Navne.

41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD ) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.

Saa skal du udtage Leviterne til mig HERREN i Stedet for alle Israeliternes førstefødte og ligeledes Leviternes Kvæg i Stedet for alt det førstefødte af Israeliternes Kvæg.

42 And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

Og Moses mønstrede, som HERREN havde paalagt ham, alle Israeliternes førstefødte;

43 And all the firstborn males by 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 seventy and three.

og da Navnene paa dem fra en Maaned og opefter optaltes, udgjorde de førstefødte af Mandkøn, alle de, som mønstredes i alt 22 273.

44 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Derpaa talede HERREN til Moses og sagde:

45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.

Tag Leviterne i Stedet for alle Israeliternes førstefødte og ligeledes Leviternes Kvæg i Stedet for deres Kvæg, saa at Leviterne kommer til at tilhøre mig HERREN.

46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and seventy and three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

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

47 Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs: )

skal du tage fem Sekel for hvert Hoved, efter hellig Vægt skal du tage dem, tyve Gera paa en Sekel;

48 And thou shalt give to Aaron and to his sons the money, by which the odd number of them is to be redeemed,

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

49 And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

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

50 Of the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money; a thousand three hundred and sixty and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

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

51 And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Og Moses gav Aron og hans Sønner Løsepengene efter HERRENS Bud, som HERREN havde paalagt Moses.