Mose 4 8
1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 “Ƒo nu na Aron, eye nàgblɔ nɛ be, ‘Ne ètsɔ akaɖi adreawo da ɖe akaɖiti la dzi la, ele be woaklẽ ɖe teƒe si le akaɖiti la ŋgɔ.’”
Speak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him: When thou shalt place the seven lamps, let the candlestick be set up on the south side. Give orders therefore that the lamps look over against the north, towards the table of the leaves of proposition, over against that part shall they give light, towards which the candlestick looketh.
3 Aron wɔ esia. Eɖo akaɖigbea atiawo dzi ɖe ɖoɖo siwo Yehowa na Mose nu tututu.
And Aaron did so, and he put the lamps upon the candlestick, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
4 Wotsɔ sika wɔ akaɖiti la kple seƒoƒowo ɖe akaɖiti la ƒe zɔ kple alɔdzeawo ŋu. Wowɔ akaɖitiawo abe ale si Yehowa fia Mose ene.
Now this was the work of the candlestick, it was of beaten gold, both the shaft in the middle, and all that came out of both sides of the branches: according to the pattern which the Lord had shewn to Moses, so he made the candlestick.
5 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
6 “Ɖe Levi ƒe viwo ɖa le Israelvi bubuawo dome, eye nàkɔ wo ŋu to mɔ sia dzi.
Take the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, and thou shalt purify them,
7 Hlẽ tsi kɔkɔe la ɖe wo ŋu, eye nàna woawo ŋutɔ nalũ woƒe ŋutifuwo katã, eye woanya woƒe awuwo, ekema woanɔ kɔkɔe.
According to this rite: Let them be sprinkled with the water of purification, and let them shave all the hairs of their flesh. And when they shall have washed their garments, and are cleansed,
8 Na woatsɔ nyitsuvi aɖe kple nuɖuvɔsanu si nye wɔ memee si wobaka kple ami la kple nyitsu bubu na nu vɔ̃ ŋuti vɔsa vɛ.
They shall take an ox of the herd, and for the offering thereof fine flour tempered with oil: and thou shalt take another ox of the herd for a sin offering:
9 Ekema, nàkplɔ Levi ƒe viwo va Agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu eye naƒo Israelviwo ƒe ha blibo la nu ƒu.
And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the covenant, calling together all the multitude of the children of Israel:
10 Le afi ma la, nana Levitɔ nava Yehowa ƒe ŋkume eye Israelviwo ada asi ɖe wo dzi,
And when the Levites are before the Lord, the children of Israel shall put their hands upon them:
11 ato tsɔtsɔna ƒe dzesiwo me, atsɔ wo ana Yehowa abe nunana tso Israel dukɔ blibo la gbɔ ene. Levi ƒe viwo anɔ Israelviwo katã teƒe le Yehowa subɔsubɔ me.
And Aaron shall offer the Levites, as a gift in the sight of the Lord from the children of Israel, that they may serve in his ministry.
12 “Le esia megbe la, Levi ƒe viwo ƒe kplɔlawo ada woƒe asiwo ɖe nyitsuvi eveawo ƒe tawo dzi, eye woatsɔ wo ana le Yehowa ŋkume. Woatsɔ ɖeka asa nu vɔ̃ vɔsa, eye woatsɔ evelia asa numevɔ be woalé avu ɖe Levi ƒe viwo nu.
The Levites also shall put their hands upon the heads of the oxen, of which thou shalt sacrifice one for sin, and the other for a holocaust to the Lord, to pray for them.
13 Ekema woatsɔ Levi ƒe viwo ana Aron kple via ŋutsuwo abe ale si wotsɔa nu bubu ɖe sia ɖe si wodi be woana Yehowa la naa nunɔlawo ene!
And thou shalt set the Levites in the sight of Aaron and of his sons, and shalt consecrate them being offered to the Lord,
14 Eya ta nàtia Levi ƒe viwo ɖa le Israelvi bubuawo katã dome, eye Levi ƒe viwo azu tɔnye.
And shalt separate them from the midst of the children of Israel, to be mine.
15 “Ne èkɔ wo ŋuti, eye nètsɔ wo nam le mɔ sia nu vɔ la, woate ŋu age ɖe agbadɔ la me hena woƒe subɔsubɔdɔwo wɔwɔ.
And afterwards they shall enter into the tabernacle of the covenant, to serve me. And thus shalt thou purify and consecrate them for an oblation of the Lord: for as a gift they were given me by the children of Israel.
16 Wonye tɔnyewo le Israelviwo katã dome. Mexɔ wo ɖe Israelviwo ƒe viŋutsu gbãtɔwo katã teƒe; mexɔ Levi ƒe viwo abe teƒenɔlawo ene.
I have taken them instead of the firstborn that open every womb in Israel,
17 Israelviwo ƒe viŋutsu ŋgɔgbetɔwo kple woƒe lãwo ƒe vi ŋgɔgbetɔwo katã nye tɔnyewo. Metsɔ wo na ɖokuinye le zã si me mewu Egiptetɔwo ƒe ŋgɔgbeviwo katã.
For all the firstborn of the children of Israel, both of men and of beasts, are mine. From the day that I slew every firstborn in the land of Egypt, have I sanctified them to myself:
18 Ɛ̃, mexɔ Levi ƒe viwo ɖe Israelviwo ƒe viŋutsu tsitsiwo katã teƒe.
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel:
19 Matsɔ Levi ƒe viwo ake Aron kple via ŋutsuwo abe nunana ene. Levi ƒe viwo awɔ dɔ kɔkɔe siwo wohiã tso Israelviwo si be woawɔ le agbadɔ la me, woatsɔ nu siwo amewo na la asa vɔwoe, eye woalé avu ɖe wo nu. Dɔvɔ̃ mato le Israelviwo dome abe ale si wòanɔ ene ne ame siwo menye Levi ƒe viwo o la ge ɖe agbadɔ la me ene o.”
And have delivered them for a gift to Aaron and his sons out of the midst of the people, to serve me for Israel in the tabernacle of the covenant, and to pray for them, lest there should be a plague among the people, if they should presume to approach unto my sanctuary.
20 Ale Mose kple Aron kpakple Israelviwo katã wotsɔ Levi ƒe viwo na Yehowa le se si wòde na Mose la nu.
And Moses and Aaron and all the multitude of the children of Israel did with the Levites all that the Lord had commanded Moses:
21 Levi ƒe viwo kɔ wo ɖokuiwo ŋu, eye wonya woƒe awuwo. Aron to tsɔtsɔna ƒe dzesiwo me tsɔ wo na Yehowa. Ewɔ avuléle ƒe wɔnawo ɖe wo ta hekɔ wo ŋuti.
And they were purified, and washed their garments. And Aaron lifted them up in the sight of the Lard, and prayed for them,
22 Le esia megbe la, woyi agbadɔ la me abe Aron kple via ŋutsuawo ƒe kpeɖeŋutɔwo ene. Wowɔ nu sia nu pɛpɛpɛ ɖe se si Yehowa de na Mose la nu.
That being purified they might go into the tabernacle of the covenant to do their services before Aaron and his sons. As the Lord had commanded Moses touching the Levites, so was it done.
23 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
24 “Se sia ku ɖe Levi ƒe viwo ŋu. Ŋutsu siwo xɔ ƒe blaeve vɔ atɔ̃ la ava awɔ Mawu ƒe agbadɔ la ŋuti dɔ.
This is the law of the Levites: From twenty-five years old and upwards, they shall go in to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.
25 Ke ne woxɔ ƒe blaatɔ̃ la, woaxɔ dzudzɔ tso woƒe dɔwɔwɔ me, eye womagawɔ dɔ o.
And when they shall have accomplished the fiftieth year of their age, they shall cease to serve:
26 Woate ŋu akpe ɖe wo nɔviwo ŋu le woƒe dɔwɔwɔwo me le agbadɔ la me, gake woawo ŋutɔ magawɔ dɔ la o. Ekema esiae nye ale si nàde dɔwo asi na Levi ƒe viwoe.”
And they shall be the ministers of their brethren in the tabernacle of the covenant, to keep the things that are committed to their care, but not to do the works. Thus shalt thou order the Levites touching their charge.
