Numbers 8
1 And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Speke thou to Aaron,
耶和华晓谕摩西说：
2 and thou schalt seie to hym, Whanne thou hast sett seuene launternes, the candilstike be reisid in the south part; therfor comaunde thou this, that the lanternes biholde euene ayens the north to the boord of looues of `settyng forth, tho schulen schyne ayenus that part which the candilstike biholdith.
“你告诉亚伦说：点灯的时候，七盏灯都要向灯台前面发光。”
3 And Aaron dide, and puttide lanternes on the candilstike, as the Lord comaundide to Moises.
亚伦便这样行。他点灯台上的灯，使灯向前发光，是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的。
4 Sotheli this was the makyng of the candilstike; it was of gold betun out with hameris, as wel the myddil stok as alle thingis that camen forth of euer eithir side of the yeerdis; bi the saumple `whych the Lord schewide to Moises, so he wrouyte the candilstike.
这灯台的做法是用金子锤出来的，连座带花都是锤出来的。摩西制造灯台，是照耶和华所指示的样式。
5 And the Lord spak to Moises,
耶和华晓谕摩西说：
6 and seide, Take thou Leuytis fro the myddis of the sones of Israel;
“你从以色列人中选出利未人来，洁净他们。
7 and thou schalt clense hem bi this custom. Be thei spreynt with watir of clensyng, and schaue thei alle the heeris of her fleisch. And whanne thei han waische her clothis and ben clensid, take thei an oxe of drooues,
洁净他们当这样行：用除罪水弹在他们身上，又叫他们用剃头刀刮全身，洗衣服，洁净自己。
8 and the fletyng sacrifice therof, flour spreynt to gidere with oile; forsothe thou schalt take another oxe of the drooue for synne;
然后叫他们取一只公牛犊，并同献的素祭，就是调油的细面；你要另取一只公牛犊作赎罪祭。
9 and thou schalt present the Leuytis bifor the tabernacle of boond of pees, whanne al the multitude of the sones of Israel is clepid togidere.
将利未人奉到会幕前，招聚以色列全会众。
10 And whanne the Leuytis ben bifor the Lord, the sones of Israel schulen sette her hondis on hem;
将利未人奉到耶和华面前，以色列人要按手在他们头上。
11 and Aaron schal offre the Leuytis in the siyt of the Lord, a yifte of the sones of Israel, that thei serue in the seruice `of hym.
亚伦也将他们奉到耶和华面前，为以色列人当作摇祭，使他们好办耶和华的事。
12 Also the Leuytis schulen sette her hondis on the heedis of the oxun, of whiche oxun thou schalt make oon for synne, and the tother in to brent sacrifice of the Lord, that thou preye for hem.
利未人要按手在那两只牛的头上；你要将一只作赎罪祭，一只作燔祭，献给耶和华，为利未人赎罪。
13 And thou schalt ordeyne the Leuytis in the siyt of Aaron, and of hise sones, and thou schalt sacre hem offrid to the Lord;
你也要使利未人站在亚伦和他儿子面前，将他们当作摇祭奉给耶和华。
14 and thou schalt departe hem fro the myddis of the sones of Israel, that thei be myne.
“这样，你从以色列人中将利未人分别出来，利未人便要归我。
15 And aftirward entre thei in to the tabernacle of boond of pees, that thei serue me; and so thou schalt clense and schalt halewe hem, in to an offryng of the Lord, for bi fre yifte thei ben youun to me of the sones of Israel.
此后利未人要进去办会幕的事，你要洁净他们，将他们当作摇祭奉上；
16 Y haue take hem for the firste gendrid thingis that openen ech wombe in Israel;
因为他们是从以色列人中全然给我的，我拣选他们归我，是代替以色列人中一切头生的。
17 for alle the firste gendrid thingis of the sones of Israel ben myne, as wel of men as of beestis, fro the dai in which Y smoot ech firste gendrid thing in the loond of Egipt, Y halewide hem to me.
以色列人中一切头生的，连人带牲畜，都是我的。我在埃及地击杀一切头生的那天，将他们分别为圣归我。
18 And Y took the Leuytis for alle the firste gendrid children of the sones of Israel;
我拣选利未人代替以色列人中一切头生的。
19 and Y yaf hem bi fre yifte to Aaron and hise sones, fro the myddis of the puple, that thei serue me for Israel, in the tabernacle of boond of pees, and that thei preie for hem, lest veniaunce be in the puple, if thei ben hardi to neiye to the seyntuarye.
我从以色列人中将利未人当作赏赐给亚伦和他的儿子，在会幕中办以色列人的事，又为以色列人赎罪，免得他们挨近圣所，有灾殃临到他们中间。”
20 And Moises and Aaron, and al the multitude of the sones of Israel, diden on the Leuitis tho thingis that the Lord comaundide to Moyses.
摩西、亚伦，并以色列全会众便向利未人如此行。凡耶和华指着利未人所吩咐摩西的，以色列人就向他们这样行。
21 And thei weren clensid, and thei waischiden her clothis; and Aaron reiside hem in the siyt of the Lord, and preiede for hem,
于是利未人洁净自己，除了罪，洗了衣服；亚伦将他们当作摇祭奉到耶和华面前，又为他们赎罪，洁净他们。
22 that thei schulen be clensid, and schulden entre to her offices in to the tabernacle of boond of pees, bifor Aaron and hise sones; as the Lord comaundide to Moises of the Leuytis, so it was don.
然后利未人进去，在亚伦和他儿子面前，在会幕中办事。耶和华指着利未人怎样吩咐摩西，以色列人就怎样向他们行了。
23 And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, This is lawe of Leuytis;
耶和华晓谕摩西说：
24 fro fyue and twentithe yeer and aboue thei schulen entre, for to mynystre in the tabernacle of boond of pees;
“利未人是这样：从二十五岁以外，他们要前来任职，办会幕的事。
25 and whanne thei han fillid the fiftithe yeer of age, thei schulen ceesse to serue.
到了五十岁要停工退任，不再办事，
26 And thei schulen be the mynystris of her bretheren in the tabernacle of boond of pees, that thei kepe tho thingis that ben bitakun to hem; sothely thei schulen not do tho werkis; thus thou schalt dispose Leuytis in her kepyngis.
只要在会幕里，和他们的弟兄一同伺候，谨守所吩咐的，不再办事了。至于所吩咐利未人的，你要这样向他们行。”
