3 Mosebok 10

1 Men tvo av Arons-sønerne, Nadab og Abihu, tok kvar sitt glodfat og hadde gløder i, og lagde røykjelse på gløderne, og bar framand eld fram for Herrens åsyn, det som han hadde forbode deim.

[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 Då for det eld ut frå Herren og tynte deim, og dei døydde for Herrens åsyn.

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

3 Og Moses sagde med Aron: «Dette var det Herren meinte då han sagde: «Min heilagdom eg syner på deim som er meg næst, og alt folket let eg mitt velde lysa fram.»» Og Aron tagde.

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 ropa på Misjael og Elsafan, sønerne hans Uzziel, som var farbror åt Aron, og sagde med deim: «Kom hit, og ber frendarne dykkar burt frå heilagdomen og ut or lægret!»

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 So kom dei, og gjorde som Moses sagde, og bar deim ut or lægret i kjolarne deira.

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

6 Og Moses sagde til Aron og til Eleazar og Itamar, sønerne hans: «De skal ikkje ganga med uflitt hår og ikkje riva sund klædi dykkar; for då kjem de til å missa livet, og han vert vreid på heile lyden. Men brørne dykkar, heile Israels-ætti, må gråta yver den elden som Herren sende.

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 frå møtetjelddøri må de ikkje røyva dykk, so sant de ikkje vil missa livet; for Herrens salvingsolje er på dykk.» Og dei gjorde som Moses sagde.

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 tala til Aron, og sagde:

Then Yahweh said to Aaron,

9 «Vin eller nokon sterk drykk må du og sønerne dine ikkje drikka, når de gjeng inn i møtetjeldet; for då kjem de til å missa livet. Det skal vera ei æveleg lov for deg og etterkomarane dine,

“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 so de kann skilja millom heilagt og vanheilagt og millom ureint og reint,

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 læra Israels-folket alle dei bodi som Herren hev late Moses kunngjera for deim».

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

12 Sidan sagde Moses til Aron og til Eleazar og Itamar, deim av sønerne hans som var i live: «Tak det som er att av dei grjonofferi det hev bore fram for Herren, og et det usyrte frammed altaret; for det er høgheilagt.

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 De skal eta det på ein heilag stad; det er det som du og sønerne dine hev rett til av offergåvorne åt Herren; for so hev Herren sagt med meg.

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 svingebringa og lyftelåret skal de og eta på ein rein stad, du og sønerne og døtterne dine med deg; for det er den luten som er gjeven deg og borni dine av takkofferi frå Israels-folket.

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 Både lyftelåret og svingebringa skal dei bera fram i hop med offerfeittet, og svinga det att og fram for Herrens åsyn; sidan skal det høyra deg og borni dine til, og vera retten dykkar æveleg og alltid, soleis som Herren hev sagt.»

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 Då Moses tok til å spyrja etter syndofferbukken, fekk han vita at han var uppbrend. Då vart han harm på Eleazar og Itamar, deim som var att av sønerne hans Aron, og han sagde:

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 «Kvi hev de ikkje ete syndofferet på den heilage staden? De veit då det er høgheilagt, og han hev gjeve dykk det på den måten at de skal taka burt syndeskuldi frå lyden og gjera soning for deim hjå Herren.

“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 vart ikkje bore innar i heilagdomen; difor skulde de ha ete offerkjøtet på den heilage staden, som eg sagde dykk.»

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 Då svara Aron: «Du veit at dei i dag hev bore fram syndofferet og brennofferet sitt for Herrens åsyn, og endå hev slik ei ulukka hendt meg. Um eg no hadde ete syndoffer i dag, trur du då Herren hadde tykt vel um det?»

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 Då Moses høyrde det, tykte han det var rett.

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