3 Mosebok 10

1 Men Arons sønner Nadab og Abihu tok hver sitt ildkar og la ild i dem og la røkelse på ilden og bar fremmed ild inn for Herrens åsyn, som han ikke hadde befalt dem.

[Two of] Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, took the pans in which they burned incense. They put some burning coals in them and put incense on top of the coals, but this fire was not acceptable [to Yahweh] because it was not the kind that he had commanded them to burn.

2 Da gikk det ild ut fra Herrens åsyn og fortærte dem, og de døde for Herrens åsyn.

So suddenly a fire from Yahweh appeared and burned them up [DOU] in the presence of Yahweh.

3 Da sa Moses til Aron: Dette var det Herren talte om da han sa: På dem som står mig nær, vil jeg åpenbare min hellighet, og for alt folkets åsyn vil jeg forherlige mig. Og Aron tidde.

Then Moses/I said to Aaron, “That is what Yahweh predicted. He said, ‘Those priests who come near to me, I will show them that they must (respect me/treat me as being holy); in the presence of all the people I am the one who must be honored.’” But Aaron said nothing.

4 Men Moses kalte på Misael og Elsafan, sønner av Arons farbror Ussiel, og sa til dem: Tred frem og bær eders brødre bort fra helligdommen og utenfor leiren!

Then Moses/I summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, who were the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Take [the corpses of] your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the Sacred Tent.”

5 Og de trådte frem og bar dem i deres kjortler utenfor leiren, som Moses hadde sagt.

So they carried the corpses, which still had their special gowns on, outside the camp, [and buried them].

6 Da sa Moses til Aron og hans sønner Eleasar og Itamar: I skal ikke rake eders hoder og ikke sønderrive eders klær, forat I ikke skal dø, og forat han ikke skal vredes på hele menigheten; men eders brødre, hele Israels hus, skal gråte over denne brand som Herren har optendt.

Then Moses/I said to Aaron and his [other two] sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “[You are sad because Nadab and Abihu died, but you must act like you always do]. Do not allow the hair on your [heads] to remain uncombed, and do not tear your clothes. But your relatives and all your fellow Israelis are allowed to mourn for those whom Yahweh destroyed by fire.

7 Og I skal ikke gå bort fra inngangen til sammenkomstens telt, forat I ikke skal dø; for Herrens salvings-olje er på eder. Og de gjorde som Moses sa.

But you must not leave the entrance of the Sacred Tent [to join those who are mourning], because if you do that, you also will die, and Yahweh will punish [MTY] all the people of Israel. Do not forget that Yahweh has set you apart [MTY] to work for him here, [and he does not want you to become defiled by touching a corpse].” So they did what Moses/I told them to do.

8 Og Herren talte til Aron og sa:

Then Yahweh said to Aaron,

9 Vin eller sterk drikk skal hverken du eller dine sønner drikke når I går inn i sammenkomstens telt, forat I ikke skal dø - det skal være en evig lov for eder, fra slekt til slekt -

“You and your [two] sons [who are still alive] must not drink wine or other fermented drinks before you enter the Sacred Tent; if you do that, you will die. That is a command that you and your descendants must obey forever.

10 så I kan gjøre forskjell mellem hellig og vanhellig, mellem urent og rent,

You must do that in order to learn what things are holy and what things are (not holy/common), and [from the things that are not holy] you must learn what things are acceptable to me and what things are not.

11 og lære Israels barn alle de lover som Herren har kunngjort dem ved Moses.

And you must teach to the Israeli people all the laws that I gave to the Israeli people by telling them to Moses.”

12 Så sa Moses til Aron og hans sønner Eleasar og Itamar, som ennu var i live: Ta det matoffer som er tilovers av Herrens ildoffer, og et det usyret ved siden av alteret; for det er høihellig.

Moses/I said to Aaron and his two sons who were still alive, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the offering made from grain that is left after a portion of it has been offered to Yahweh to be burned, and eat it alongside the altar. [It should not be eaten elsewhere], because it is very holy.

13 I skal ete det på et hellig sted, for det er din og dine sønners fastsatte del av Herrens ildoffer; således er det mig befalt.

Eat it in a holy place; it is the share for you and your sons from the offerings that were burned; I have commanded that it be your share.

14 Og svinge-brystet og løfte-låret skal I ete på et rent sted, du og dine sønner og dine døtre med dig; for det er gitt dig og dine barn som eders fastsatte del av Israels barns takkoffer.

But you and your sons and daughters are permitted to eat the breast and the thigh that were lifted up in front of Yahweh. Eat them in any place that is (holy/acceptable to him). They have been given to you and your descendants as your share of the offerings to enable the Israelis to maintain fellowship [with Yahweh].

15 Løfte-låret og svinge-brystet skal de bære frem sammen med ildofferfettstykkene og svinge dem for Herrens åsyn; og det skal være din og dine barns fastsatte del til evig tid, således som Herren har befalt.

The thigh and the breast that were lifted up in front of Yahweh must be brought with the portions of fat to be burned, to be lifted up in his presence. They will be the regular share for you and your descendants, as Yahweh has commanded.”

16 Da nu Moses spurte efter syndoffer-bukken, viste det sig at den var opbrent; da blev han vred på Eleasar og Itamar, Arons sønner som ennu var i live, og han sa:

When Moses/I inquired about the goat that had been sacrificed to enable the people to be forgiven by Yahweh for the sins they had committed, he/I found out that it had been completely burned. So he/I was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar and asked them,

17 Hvorfor har I ikke ett syndofferet på det hellige sted? Det er jo høihellig, og han har gitt eder det forat I skal bortta menighetens syndeskyld og gjøre soning for dem for Herrens åsyn.

“Why did you not eat near the Sacred Tent the meat of the offering for sin? It was very holy, and it was given to you to enable the Israeli people to no longer be guilty for their sins and to be forgiven for their sins.

18 Blodet blev jo ikke båret inn i helligdommen; derfor skulde I ha ett kjøttet på det hellige sted, således som jeg har befalt.

Since its blood was not taken into the holy place inside the Sacred Tent, you should have eaten the [meat of] the goat near the Sacred Tent, as I commanded.”

19 Da sa Aron til Moses: De har jo idag ofret sitt syndoffer og sitt brennoffer for Herrens åsyn, og enda er slik en ulykke hendt mig. Om jeg nu hadde ett syndoffer idag, skulde da det ha vært godt i Herrens øine?

Aaron replied to Moses/me, “Today the people brought to Yahweh their offering to be forgiven for the sins they had committed, and the offering to be completely burned, [and surely that pleased Yahweh], but [think about the terrible thing] that happened to my other two sons! Would [RHQ] Yahweh have been pleased if I had eaten some of the offering to cause the people to become acceptable to God?”

20 Da Moses hørte dette, syntes han det var rett.

When Moses/I heard that, he/I was satisfied.