गन्ती 8

1 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्‍नुभयो,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

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

'Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him: When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.'

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

And Aaron did so: he lighted the lamps thereof so as to give light in front of the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work; according unto the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the candlestick.

5 फेरि परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्‍नुभयो,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

6 “लेवीहरूलाई इस्राएलका मानिसहरूबाट ले र तिनीहरूलाई शुद्ध पार् ।

'Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

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

And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.

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

Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.

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

And thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel.

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

And thou shalt present the Levites before the LORD; and the children of Israel shall lay their hands upon the Levites.

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

And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for a wave-offering from the children of Israel, that they may be to do the service of the LORD.

12 लेवीहरूले साँढेहरूमाथि तिनीहरूका हात राख्‍नुपर्छ ।

And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks; and offer thou the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites.

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 ।

And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for a wave-offering unto the LORD.

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

Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be Mine.

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

And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tent of meeting; and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for 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 ।

For they are wholly given unto Me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto Me.

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 ।

For all the first-born among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself.

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

And I have taken the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel.

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 ।

And I have given the Levites — they are given to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel, through the children of Israel coming nigh unto 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 ।

Thus did Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the Levites; according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses touching the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.

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 ।

And the Levites purified themselves, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them for a sacred gift before the LORD; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

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 ।

And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.

23 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्‍नुभयो,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

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

'This is that which pertaineth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to perform the service in the work of the tent of meeting;

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

and from the age of fifty years they shall return from the service of the work, and shall serve no more;

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

but shall minister with their brethren in the tent of meeting, to keep the charge, but they shall do no manner of service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charges.'