Numbers 18

1 And the LORD said to Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

HERREN sagde til Aron: Du tillige med dine Sønner og dit Fædrenehus skal have Ansvaret for Helligdommen, og du tillige med dine Sønner skal have Ansvaret for eders Præstetjeneste.

2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined to thee, and minister to thee: but thou and thy sons with thee [shall minister] before the tabernacle of witness.

Men ogsaa dine Brødre, Levis Stamme, din Fædrenestamme, skal du lade træde frem sammen med dig, og de skal holde sig til dig og gaa dig til Haande, naar du tillige med dine Sønner gør Tjeneste foran Vidnesbyrdets Telt;

3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

og de skal tage Vare paa, hvad du har at varetage, og paa alt, hvad der er at varetage ved Teltet, men de maa ikke komme de hellige Ting eller Alteret nær, at ikke baade de og I skal dø.

4 And they shall be joined to thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh to you.

De skal holde sig til dig og tage Vare paa, hvad der er at varetage ved Aabenbaringsteltet, alt Arbejdet derved, men ingen Lægmand maa der komme eder nær.

5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

Men I skal tage Vare paa, hvad der er at varetage ved Helligdommen og Alteret, for at der ikke atter skal komme Vrede over Israeliterne.

6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you [they are] given [as] a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Se, jeg har selv udtaget eders Brødre Leviterne af Israeliternes Midte som en Gave til eder, de er givet HERREN til at udføre Arbejdet ved Aabenbaringsteltet.

7 Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office [to you as] a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Men du tillige med dine Sønner skal tage Vare paa eders Præstegerning i alt, hvad der angaar Alteret og det, der er inden for Forhænget, og udføre Arbejdet derved. Som en Gave skænker jeg eder Præstedømmet; men enhver Lægmand, der trænger sig ind deri, skal lide Døden.

8 And the LORD spoke to Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of my heave-offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; to thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.

HERREN talede fremdeles til Aron: Se, jeg giver dig, hvad der skal lægges til Side af mine Offerydelser; alle Israeliternes Helliggaver giver jeg dig og dine Sønner som eders Del, en evig gyldig Rettighed.

9 This shall be thine of the most holy things [reserved] from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat-offering of theirs, and every sin-offering of theirs, and every trespass-offering of theirs, which they shall render to me, [shall be] most holy for thee and for thy sons.

Følgende skal tilfalde dig af det højhellige, fraregnet hvad der opbrændes: Alle deres Offergaver, der falder ind under Afgrødeofre, Syndofre og Skyldofre, som de bringer mig til Erstatning; som højhelligt skal dette tilfalde dig og dine Sønner.

10 In the most holy [place] shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy to thee.

Paa et højhelligt Sted skal du spise det, og alle af Mandkøn maa spise deraf; det skal være dig helligt.

11 And this [is] thine; the heave-offering of their gift, with all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them to thee, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.

Fremdeles skal følgende tilfalde dig som Offerydelse af deres Gaver: Alle Gaver fra Israeliterne, hvormed der udføres Svingning, giver jeg dig tillige med dine Sønner og Døtre som en evig gyldig Rettighed; enhver, som er ren i dit Hus, maa spise deraf.

12 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first-fruits of them which they shall offer to the LORD, them have I given to thee.

Alt det bedste af Olien, Mosten og Kornet, Førstegrøden deraf, som de giver HERREN, giver jeg dig.

13 [And] whatever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring to the LORD, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thy house shall eat [of] it.

De første Frugter af alt, hvad der gror i deres Land, som de bringer HERREN, skal tilfalde dig; enhver, som er ren i dit Hus, maa spise deraf.

14 Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.

Alt, hvad der lægges Band paa i Israel, skal tilfalde dig.

15 Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring to the LORD, [whether] of men or beast, shall be thine: nevertheless, the first born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

Af alt Kød, som de bringer til HERREN, saavel af Mennesker som af Dyr, skal alt, hvad der aabner Moders Liv, tilfalde dig; dog skal du lade de førstefødte Mennesker udløse, og ligeledes skal du lade de førstefødte urene Dyr udløse.

16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thy estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which [is] twenty gerahs.

Hine skal du lade udløse, naar de er en Maaned gamle eller derover, med en Vurderingssum af fem Sekel efter hellig Vægt, tyve Gera paa en Sekel.

17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they [are] holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat [for] an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor to the LORD.

Men de førstefødte Stykker Hornkvæg, Lam eller Geder maa du ikke lade udløse; de er hellige, deres Blod skal du sprænge paa Alteret, og Fedtet skal du bringe som Røgoffer, et Ildoffer til en liflig Duft for HERREN;

18 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the right shoulder are thine

men Kødet tilfalder dig; ligesom Svingningsbrystet og højre Kølle tilfalder det dig.

19 All the heave-offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer to the LORD, have I given to thee, and to thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it [is] a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD to thee and to thy seed with thee.

Al Offerydelse af Helliggaver, som Israeliterne yder HERREN, giver jeg dig tillige med dine Sønner og Døtre som en evig gyldig Rettighed; det skal være en evig gyldig Saltpagt for HERRENS Aasyn for dig tillige med dine Efterkommere.

20 And the LORD spoke to Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I [am] thy part and thy inheritance among the children of Israel.

HERREN sagde fremdeles til Aron: Du skal ingen Arvelod have i deres Land, og der skal ikke tilfalde dig nogen Lod iblandt dem; jeg selv er din Arvelod og Del blandt Israeliterne.

21 And behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, [even] the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Men se, Levisønnerne giver jeg al Tiende i Israel som Arvelod til Løn for det Arbejde, de udfører ved Aabenbaringsteltet.

22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.

Israeliterne maa herefter ikke komme Aabenbaringsteltet nær, for at de ikke skal paadrage sig Synd og dø;

23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: [It shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.

kun Leviterne maa udføre Arbejdet ved Aabenbaringsteltet, og de skal have Ansvaret derfor. Det skal være eder en evig gyldig Anordning fra Slægt til Slægt. Men nogen Arvelod skal de ikke have blandt Israeliterne;

24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer [as] a heave-offering to the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said to them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

thi Tienden, Israeliterne yder HERREN som Offerydelse, giver jeg Leviterne til Arvelod. Derfor sagde jeg dem, at de ikke skal have nogen Arvelod blandt Israeliterne.

25 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

26 Thus speak to the Levites, and say to them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up a heave-offering of it for the LORD, [even] a tenth [part] of the tithe.

Tal til Leviterne og sig til dem: Naar I af Israeliterne modtager Tienden, som jeg har givet eder som den Arvelod, I skal have af dem, saa skal I yde HERREN en Offerydelse deraf, Tiende af Tienden;

27 And [this] your heave-offering shall be reckoned to you, as though [it were] the corn of the threshing-floor, and as the fullness of the wine-press.

og denne eders Offerydelse skal ligestilles med Offerydelsen af Kornet fra Tærskepladsen og Overfloden fra Vinpersen.

28 Thus ye also shall offer a heave-offering to the LORD of all your tithes which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give of them the LORD'S heave-offering to Aaron the priest.

Saaledes skal ogsaa I yde HERREN en Offerydelse af al den Tiende, I modtager af Israeliterne, og denne HERRENS Offerydelse skal I give Præsten Aron.

29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave-offering of the LORD, of all the best of it, [even] its hallowed part out of it.

Af alle de Gaver, I modtager, skal I yde HERRENS Offerydelse, af alt det bedste deraf, som hans Helliggave.

30 Therefore thou shalt say to them, When ye have heaved from it the best of it, then it shall be counted to the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press.

Og sig til dem: Naar I yder det bedste deraf, skal det ligestilles med Offerydelsen af, hvad der kommer fra Tærskepladsen og Vinpersen.

31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it [is] your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.

I maa spise det hvor som helst sammen med eders Familie, thi det er eders Løn for eders Arbejde ved Aabenbaringsteltet.

32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

Naar I blot yder det bedste deraf, skal I ikke for den Sags Skyld paadrage eder Synd og ikke vanhellige Israeliternes Helliggaver og udsætte eder for at dø.