गन्ती 8

1 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्‍नुभयो,

The Lord told Moses,

2 “हारूनलाई भन् । 'तैँले सातवटा बत्ती बाल्दा तिनीहरूले सामदानको अघिल्तिर प्रकाश दिनुपर्छ ।'

“Tell Aaron, ‘When you place the seven lamps on the lampstand, make sure they shine towards the front.’”

3 हारूनले यसै गरे । परमप्रभुले आज्ञा गर्नुभएझैँ हारूनले सामदान अघिल्तिर प्रकाश दिनलाई बत्तीहरू बाले ।

So that's what Aaron did. He placed the lamps facing towards the front of the lampstand, as the Lord had ordered Moses.

4 सामदान यस किसिमले बनाइएको थियो र परमप्रभुले मोशालाई यसको निम्ति नमुना देखाउनुभयो । यो आधारदेखि टुप्‍पोसम्म फूलजस्ता कचौरालाई पिटेको सुनको हुनुपर्थ्यो ।

The lampstand was made of hammered gold from its base to the flower decorations on the top, in accordance with the design that the Lord had shown Moses.

5 फेरि परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्‍नुभयो,

The Lord told Moses,

6 “लेवीहरूलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूबाट ले र तिनीहरूलाई शुद्ध पार् ।

“Separate the Levites from the other Israelites and purify them.

7 तिनीहरूलाई शुद्ध पार्न यसो गर्ः तिनीहरूमाथि प्रायश्‍चित्तको पानी छर्किदे । तिनीहरूको पुरै शरीर, तिनीहरूको लुगा धुन लगा र यसरी तिनीहरूलाई शुद्ध पार् ।

This is how you will purify them. Sprinkle on them the water of purification. They are to shave off all the hair from their bodies and wash their clothes so they will be clean.

8 त्यसपछि तिनीहरूलाई एउटा बाछो र तेलले मुछेको मसिनो पिठोको अन्‍नबलि ल्याउन लगा । तिनीहरूले पापबलिको रूपमा अर्को एउटा बाछो पनि ल्याऊन् ।

Have them bring a young bull with its grain offering of the best flour mixed with olive oil, and you are to bring a second young bull as a sin offering.

9 तैँले लेवीहरूलाई भेट हुने पालको अघि ल्यानेछस् र इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको सारा समुदाय भेला हुनेछन् ।

Take the Levites and have them stand in front of the Tent of Meeting and have all the Israelites gather there.

10 तैँले लेवीहरूलाई परमप्रभुको सामु ल्याउँदा इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले आफ्नो हात लेवीहरूमाथि राख्‍नुपर्छ ।

When you bring the Levites to the Lord the Israelites are to place their hands upon them.

11 हारूनले लेवीहरूलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको तर्फबाट डोलाइने बलिको रूपमा चढाउनुपर्छ, ताकि तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको सेवाको काम गरून् ।

Aaron shall present the Levites to the Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites so that they can do the Lord's work.

12 लेवीहरूले साँढेहरूमाथि तिनीहरूका हात राख्‍नुपर्छ ।

The Levites are to place their hands on the heads of the bulls. One is to be sacrificed as a sin offering to the Lord, and the other as a burnt offering to set the Levites right with the Lord.

13 तैँले लेवीहरूका प्रायश्‍चित्तको निम्ति एउटा साँढेलाई पापबलिको रूपमा र अर्कोलाई होमबलिको रूपमा चढाउनुपर्छ । तैँले लेवीहरूलाई हारून र त्यसका छोराहरूको सामु ले र तिनीहरूलाई डोलाइने बलिको रूपमा चढा ।

Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and present them to the Lord as a wave offering.

14 १तैँले लेवीहरूलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूबाट यसरी अलग गर् । लेवीहरू मेरा हुन् ।

This is how you are to separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to me.

15 त्यसपछि लेवीहरू भेट हुने पालमा सेवा गर्न जानुपर्छ । तैँले तिनीहरूलाई शुद्ध पार्नुपर्छ । तैँले तिनीहरूलाई डोलाइने बलिको रूपमा चढाउनुपर्छ ।

They can come and serve at the Tent of Meeting once you've purified them and presented them as a wave offering.

16 यसो गर्, किनभने तिनीहरू इस्राएलका मानिसहरूबाट पूर्ण रूपमा मेरा हुन् । तिनीहरूले गर्भ खोल्ने इस्राएलका सबै सन्तानका पहिले जन्मेका हरेक पुरुष बालकको स्थान लिनेछन् । मैले लेवीहरूलाई आफ्नै निम्ति लिएको छु ।

The Levites have been completely given over to me by the Israelites. I have accepted them as mine in place of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites.

17 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको पशु र मानिस दुवैबाट पहिले जन्मेकाहरू सबै मेरा हुन् । मैले मिश्र देशमा तिनीहरूका सबै पहिले जन्मेकाहरूलाई लिएको दिन नै मैले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नै निम्ति अलग गरेँ ।

Every firstborn male in Israel belongs to me, both human and animal. I reserved them for myself at the time when I killed all the firstborn in Egypt.

18 मैले लेवीहरूलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूबाट सबै पहिले जन्मेकाहरूको सट्टामा लिएको छु ।

I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites.

19 मैले लेवीहरूलाई हारून र त्यसका छोराहरूलाई उपहारको रूपमा दिएको छु । मैले तिनीहरूलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूबाट भेट हुने पालमा इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको काम गर्नलाई लिएको छु । मैले तिनीहरूलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका निम्ति प्रायश्‍चित्त गर्नलाई दिएको छु, ताकि तिनीहरू पवित्र स्थानको नजिक आउँदा मानिसहरूमाथि कुनै विपत्ति नआओस् ।

Of all the Israelites, the Levites are a gift from me to Aaron and his sons to serve the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting, and on their behalf to set them right, so that nothing bad will happen to them when they come to the sanctuary.”

20 मोशा, हारून र इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका सारा समुदायले लेवीसँगै यो गरे । परमप्रभुले लेवीबारे मोशालाई आज्ञा दिनुभएबमोजिम तिनीहरूले सबै थोक गरे । इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले तिनीहरूसँग यसै गरे ।

Moses, Aaron, and all the Israelites did everything that the Lord had ordered Moses that they should do regarding the Levites.

21 लेवीहरूले आफैलाई शुद्ध पारे र आ-आफ्ना लुगाहरू धोए, अनि हारूनले तिनीहरूलाई परमप्रभुको निम्ति डोलाइने बलिको रूपमा चढाए र तिनले तिनीहरूलाई शुद्ध पार्न तिनीहरूको निम्ति प्रायश्‍चित्त गरे ।

The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes. Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering to the Lord. Aaron also presented the sacrifice to make them right with the Lord so they would be clean.

22 त्यसपछि लेवीहरू हारून र तिनका छोराहरूको अधीनमा रहेर तिनीहरूको काम गर्न भेट हुने पालभित्र गए । यो परमप्रभुले लेवीहरूको बारेमा मोशालाई आज्ञा गर्नुभएअनुसार थियो । तिनीहरूले सबै लेवीलाई यसो गरे ।

Afterwards the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting under the direction of Aaron and his sons. They followed all the instructions regarding the Levites that the Lord had given to Moses.

23 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्‍नुभयो,

The Lord told Moses,

24 “यो सबै पच्‍चिस वर्ष र त्यसभन्दा माथिका लेवीहरूका निम्ति हो । तिनीहरू भेट हुने पालमा सेवा गर्न दलमा सहभागी हुनुपर्छ ।

“This rule applies to the Levites. Those twenty-five or older shall serve at the Tent of Meeting.

25 तिनीहरू पचास वर्षको भएपछि यसरी सेवा गर्न छोड्नुपर्छ । त्यस उमेरमा तिनीहरूले सेवा गर्नुहुँदैन ।

However, once they reach the age of fifty they need to retire from the work and won't serve any longer.

26 तिनीहरूले भेट हुने पालमा सेवा गरिरहने तिनीहरूका भाइहरूलाई सहायता गर्न सक्छन्, तर तिनीहरूले सेवा गर्नुहुँदैन । तैँले लेवीहरूलाई यी कुराहरूमा निर्देशन दिनुपर्छ ।”

They can still help their fellow Levites in their assignments, but they are not to do the actual work themselves. These are the arrangements in the case of the Levites.”