< 民数記 4 >
The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 レビの子孫の中よりコハテの子孫の總數をその宗族に依りその父祖の家にしたがひて計べ
“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from amongst the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,
3 三十歳以上五十歳までにして能く軍団に入り集會の幕屋に働作をなすことを得る者をことごとく數へよ
from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
4 コハテの子孫が集會の幕屋においてなすべき勤務は至聖物に關る者にして是のごとし
“This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, regarding the most holy things.
5 即ち營を進むる時はアロンとその子等まづ往て障蔽の幕を取おろし之をもて律法の櫃を覆ひ
When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in with his sons; and they shall take down the veil of the screen, cover the ark of the Testimony with it,
6 その上に獾の皮の蓋をほどこしまたその上に總靑の布を打かけその杠を差いるべし
put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.
7 また供前のパンの案の上には靑き布を打かけその上に皿匙杓および酒を灌ぐ斝を置きまた常供のパンをその上にあらしめ
“On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.
8 紅の布をその上に打かけ獾の皮の蓋をもてこれを覆ひ而してその杠を差いるべし
They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
9 また靑き布を取て燈臺とその盞その燈鉗その剪燈盤および其に用ふる諸の油の器を覆ひ
“They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.
10 獾の皮の蓋の内に燈臺とその諸の器をいれてこれを棹にかくべし
They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.
11 また金の壇の上に靑き布を打かけ獾の皮の蓋をもて之を蓋ひその杠を差いるべし
“On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.
12 また聖所の役事に用ふる役事の器をことごとく取靑き布に裹み獾の皮の蓋をもてこれを蓋ひて棹にかくべし
“They shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.
“They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.
14 その上に役事をなすに用ふる諸の器具すなはち火鼎肉叉火鏟鉢および壇の一切の器具をこれに載せ獾の皮の蓋をその上に打かけ而してその杠を差とほすべし
They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins—all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.
15 營を進むるにあたりてアロンとその子等聖所と聖所の一切の器具を蓋ふことを畢りたらば即ちコハテの子孫いり來りてこれを舁べし然ながら彼等は聖物に捫るべからず恐くは死ん集會の幕屋の中なる是等の物はコハテの子孫の擔ふべき者なり
“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. The sons of Kohath shall carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting.
16 祭司アロンの子エレアザルは燈火の油馨しき香常供の素祭および灌膏を司どりまた幕屋の全體とその中なる一切の聖物および其處の諸の器具を司どるべし
“The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings.”
The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
18 汝等コハテ人の宗族の者をしてレビ人の中より絶るるに至らしむる勿れ
“Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from amongst the Levites;
19 彼等が至聖物に近く時に生命を保ちて死ることなからん爲に汝等かく之に爲べし即ちアロンとその子等まづ入り彼等をして各箇その役事に就しめその擔ふべき物を取しむべし
but do this to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint everyone to his service and to his burden;
20 彼等は入て須臾も聖物を觀るべからず恐らくは死ん
but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
22 汝ゲルシヨンの子孫の總數をその父祖の家に依りその宗族に循ひてしらべ
“Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families;
23 三十歳以上五十歳までにして能く軍團に入り集會の幕屋に動作をなすことを得る者をことごとく數へよ
you shall count them from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old: all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
“This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
25 即ち彼等は幕屋の幕と集會の天幕およびその頂蓋とその上なる貛の皮の蓋ならびに集會の天幕の入口の幔を擔ひ
they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, the covering of sealskin that is on it, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
26 庭の幕および幕屋と壇の周圍なる庭の門の入口の幔とその繩ならびにそれに用ふる諸の器具と其がために造る一切の物を擔ふべし斯動作べきなり
the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the gate of the court which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatever shall be done with them. They shall serve in there.
27 ゲルシヨンの子孫の一切の役事すなはちその擔ふところと働くところはアロンとその子等の命に循ふべきなり汝等は彼等にその擔ふべき物を割交してこれを守らしむべし
At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities.
28 ゲルシヨンの子孫の宗族が集會の幕屋において爲べき動作は是のごとし彼等の守る所は祭司アロンの子イタマルこれを監督るべし
This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting. Their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
29 メラリの子孫もまた汝これをその宗族に依りその父祖の家に循ひて計べ
“As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ houses;
30 三十歳以上五十歳までにして能く軍團に入り集會の幕屋において勤務をなすことを得る者を盡く數へよ
you shall count them from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who enters on the service, to do the work of the Tent of Meeting.
31 彼等が集會の幕屋において爲べき一切の役事すなはちその擔ひ守るべき物は是のごとし幕屋の板その横木その柱その座
This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,
32 庭の四周の柱その座その釘その繩およびこれがために用ふる一切の器具なり彼等が擔ひ守るべき器具は汝等その名を按べて之を數ふべし
the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service. You shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden to them by name.
33 是すなはちメラリの子孫の族がなすべき役事にして彼等は祭司アロンの子イタマルの監督をうけて集會の幕屋において此すべての役事を爲べきなり
This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”
34 是においてモーセとアロンおよび會衆の牧伯等コハテの子孫をその宗族に依りその父祖の家にしたがひてしらべ
Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,
35 三十歳以上五十歳までにして能く軍團に入り集會の幕屋において勤務をなすことを得る者を盡く數へたるに
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting.
36 その宗族にしたがひて數へられし者二千七百五十人ありき
Those who were counted of them by their families were two thousand and seven hundred and fifty.
37 是すなはちコハテ人の族の數へられし者にして皆集會の幕屋に於て役事をなすことを得る者なりモーセとアロン、ヱホバがモーセによりて命じたまひし所にしたがひて之を數へたり
These are those who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses.
38 またゲルシヨンの子孫をその宗族に依りその父祖の家に循ひて計べ
Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,
39 三十歳以上五十歳までにして能く軍團に入り集會の幕屋において勤務をなすことを得る者を數へたるに
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting,
40 その宗族に依りその父祖の家に循ひて數へられし者二千六百三十人ありき
even those who were counted of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
41 是すなはちゲルシヨンの子孫の族の數へられし者にして皆集會の幕屋において勤務をなすことを得る者なりモーセとアロン、ヱホバの命にしたがひて之を數へたり
These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of the LORD.
42 またメラリの子孫の族をその宗族に依りその父祖の家に循ひて計べ
Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,
43 三十歳以上五十歳までにして能く軍團に入り集會の幕屋において勤務をなすことを得る者を數へたるに
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting,
44 その宗族にしたがひて數へられし者三千二百人ありき
even those who were counted of them by their families, were three thousand and two hundred.
45 是すなはちメラリの子孫の族の數へられし者なりモーセとアロン、ヱホバのモーセによりて命じたまひし所にしたがひて之を數へたり
These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of the LORD by Moses.
46 モーセとアロンおよびイスラエルの牧伯等レビ人をその宗族に依りその父祖の家にしたがひてしらべ
All those who were counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ houses,
47 三十歳以上五十歳までにして能く來りて集會の幕屋の役事を爲し且これを擔ふ業を爲す者を數へたるに
from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting,
48 その數へられしものの數都合八千五百八十人なりき
even those who were counted of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and eighty.
49 ヱホバの命にしたがひてモーセかれらを數へ彼等をして各人その役事に就しめかつその擔ふ所をうけもたしめたりヱホバの命にしたがひて數へたるところ是のごとし
According to the commandment of the LORD they were counted by Moses, everyone according to his service and according to his burden. Thus they were counted by him, as the LORD commanded Moses.