4 Mosebog 18
1 HERREN sagde til Aron: Du tillige med dine Sønner og dit Fædrenehus skal have Ansvaret for Helligdommen, og du tillige med dine Sønner skal have Ansvaret for eders Præstetjeneste.
And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house shall bear the sins of the holy things, and thou and thy sons shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
2 Men også dine Brødre, Levis Stamme, din Fædrenestamme, skal du lade træde frem sammen med dig, og de skal holde sig til dig og gå dig til Hånde, når du tillige med dine Sønner gør Tjeneste foran Vidnesbyrdets Telt;
And take to thyself thy brethren the tribe of Levi, the family of thy father, and let them be joined to thee, and let them minister to thee; and thou and thy sons with thee [shall minister] before the tabernacle of witness.
3 og de skal tage Vare på, hvad du har at varetage, og på alt, hvad der er at varetage ved Teltet, men de må ikke komme de hellige Ting eller Alteret nær, at ikke både de og I skal dø.
And they shall keep thy charges, and the charges of the tabernacle; only they shall not approach the holy vessels and the altar, so both they and you shall not die.
4 De skal holde sig til dig og tage Vare på, hvad der er at varetage ved Åbenbaringsteltet, alt Arbejdet derved, men ingen Lægmand må der komme eder nær.
And they shall be joined to thee, and shall keep the charges of the tabernacle of witness, in all the services of the tabernacle; and a stranger shall not approach to thee.
5 Men I skal tage Vare på, hvad der er at varetage ved Helligdommen og Alteret, for at der ikke atter skal komme Vrede over Israelitterne.
And ye shall keep the charges of the holy things, and the charges of the altar, and [so] there shall not be anger among the children of Israel.
6 Se, jeg har selv udtaget eders Brødre Leviterne af Israelitternes Midte som en Gave til eder, de er givet HERREN til at udføre Arbejdet ved Åbenbaringsteltet.
And I have taken your brethren the Levites out of the midst of the children of Israel, a present given to the Lord, to minister in the services of the tabernacle of witness.
7 Men du tillige med dine Sønner skal tage Vare på eders Præstegerning i alt, hvad der angår Alteret og det, der er inden for Forhænget, og udføre Arbejdet derved. Som en Gave skænker jeg eder Præstedømmet; men enhver Lægmand, der trænger sig ind deri, skal lide Døden.
And thou and thy sons after thee shall keep up your priestly ministration, according to the whole manner of the altar, and that which is within the veil; and ye shall minister in the services as the office of your priesthood; and the stranger that comes near shall die.
8 HERREN talede fremdeles til Aron: Se, jeg giver dig, hvad der skal lægges til Side af mine Offerydelser; alle Israelitternes Helliggaver giver jeg dig og dine Sønner som eders Del, en evig gyldig Rettighed.
And the Lord said to Aaron, And, behold, I have given you the charge of the first-fruits of all things consecrated to me by the children of Israel; and I have given them to thee as an honour, and to thy sons after thee for a perpetual ordinance.
9 Følgende skal tilfalde dig af det højhellige, fraregnet hvad der opbrændes: Alle deres Offergaver, der falder ind under Afgrødeofre, Syndofre og Skyldofre, som de bringer mig til Erstatning; som højhelligt skal dette tilfalde dig og dine Sønner.
And let this be to you from all the holy things that are consecrated [to me, even] the burnt-offerings, from all their gifts, and from all their sacrifices, and from every trespass-offering of theirs, and from all their sin-offerings, whatever things they give to me of all their holy things, they shall be thine and thy sons'.
10 På et højhelligt Sted skal du spise det, og alle af Mandkøn må spise deraf; det skal være dig helligt.
In the most holy place shall ye eat them; every male shall eat them, thou and thy sons: they shall be holy to thee.
11 Fremdeles skal følgende tilfalde dig som Offerydelse af deres Gaver: Alle Gaver fra Israelitterne, hvormed der udføres Svingning, giver jeg dig tillige med dine Sønner og Døtre som en evig gyldig Rettighed; enhver, som er ren i dit Hus, må spise deraf.
And this shall be to you of the first-fruits of their gifts, of all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel; to thee have I given them and to thy sons and thy daughters with thee, a perpetual ordinance; every clean person in thy house shall eat them.
12 Alt det bedste af Olien, Mosten og Kornet, Førstegrøden deraf, som de giver HERREN, giver jeg dig.
Every first-offering of oil, and every first-offering of wine, their first-fruits of corn, whatsoever they may give to the Lord, to thee have I given them.
13 De første Frugter af alt, hvad der gror i deres Land, som de bringer HERREN, skal tilfalde dig; enhver, som er ren i dit Hus, må spise deraf.
All the first-fruits that are in their land, whatsoever they shall offer to the Lord, shall be thine: every clean person in thy house shall eat them.
14 Alt, hvad der lægges Band på i Israel, skal tilfalde dig.
Every devoted thing among the children of Israel shall be thine.
15 Af alt Kød, som de bringer til HERREN, såvel af Mennesker som af Dyr, skal alt, hvad der åbner Moders Liv, tilfalde dig; dog skal du lade de førstefødte Mennesker udløse, og ligeledes skal du lade de førstefødte urene Dyr udløse.
And every thing that opens the womb of all flesh, whatsoever they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be thine: only the first-born of men shall be surely redeemed, and thou shalt redeem the first-born of unclean cattle.
16 Hine skal du lade udløse, når de er en Måned gamle eller derover, med en Vurderingssum af fem Sekel efter hellig Vægt, tyve Gera på en Sekel.
And the redemption of them [shall be] from a month old; their valuation of five shekels—it is twenty oboli according to the holy shekel.
17 Men de førstefødte Stykker Hornkvæg, Lam eller Geder må du ikke lade udløse; de er hellige, deres Blod skal du sprænge på Alteret, og Fedtet skal du bringe som Røgoffer, et Ildoffer til en liflig Duft for HERREN;
But thou shalt not redeem the first-born of calves and the first-born of sheep and the first-born of goats; they are holy: and thou shalt pour their blood upon the altar, and thou shalt offer the fat as a burnt-offering for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.
18 men Kødet tilfalder dig; ligesom Svingningsbrystet og højre Kølle tilfalder det dig.
And the flesh shall be thine, as also the breast of the wave-offering and as the right shoulder, it shall be thine.
19 Al Offerydelse af Helliggaver, som Israelitterne yder HERREN, giver jeg dig tillige med dine Sønner og Døtre som en evig gyldig Rettighed; det skal være en evig gyldig Saltpagt for HERRENs Åsyn for dig tillige med dine Efterkommere.
Every special offering of the holy things, whatsoever the children of Israel shall specially offer to the Lord, I have given to thee and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, a perpetual ordinance: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord, for thee and thy seed after thee.
20 HERREN sagde fremdeles til Aron: Du skal ingen Arvelod have i deres Land, og der skal ikke tilfalde dig nogen Lod iblandt dem; jeg selv er din Arvelod og Del blandt Israelitterne.
And the Lord said to Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any portion among them; for I [am] thy portion and thine inheritance in the midst of the children of Israel.
21 Men se, Levisønnerne giver jeg al Tiende i Israel som Arvelod til Løn for det Arbejde, de udfører ved Åbenbaringsteltet.
And, behold, I have given to the sons of Levi every tithe in Israel for an inheritance for their services, whereinsoever they perform ministry in the tabernacle of witness.
22 Israelitterne må herefter ikke komme Åbenbaringsteltet nær, for at de ikke skal pådrage sig Synd og dø;
And the children of Israel shall no more draw nigh to the tabernacle of witness to incur fatal guilt.
23 kun Leviterne må udføre Arbejdet ved Åbenbaringsteltet, og de skal have Ansvaret derfor. Det skal være eder en evig gyldig Anordning fra Slægt til Slægt. Men nogen Arvelod skal de ikke have blandt Israelitterne;
And the Levite himself shall perform the service of the tabernacle of witness; and they shall bear their iniquities, it is a perpetual statute throughout their generations; and in the midst of the children of Israel they shall not receive an inheritance.
24 thi Tienden, Israelitterne yder HERREN som Offerydelse, giver jeg Leviterne til Arvelod. Derfor sagde jeg dem, at de ikke skal have nogen Arvelod blandt Israelitterne.
Because I have given as a distinct portion to the Levites for an inheritance the tithes of the children of Israel, whatsoever they shall offer to the Lord; therefore I said to them, In the midst of the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
25 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
26 Tal til Leviterne og sig til dem: Når I af Israelitterne modtager Tienden, som jeg har givet eder som den Arvelod, I skal have af dem, så skal I yde HERREN en Offerydelse deraf, Tiende af Tienden;
Thou shalt also speak to the Levites, and shalt say to them, If ye take the tithe from the children of Israel, which I have given you from them for an inheritance, then shall ye separate from it a heave-offering to the Lord, a tenth of the tenth.
27 og denne eders Offerydelse skal ligestilles med Offerydelsen af Kornet fra Tærskepladsen og Overfloden fra Vinpersen.
And your heave-offerings shall be reckoned to you as corn from the floor, and an offering from the wine-press.
28 Således skal også I yde HERREN en Offerydelse af al den Tiende, I modtager af Israelitterne, og denne HERRENs Offerydelse skal I give Præsten Aron.
So shall ye also separate them from all the offerings of the Lord out of all your tithes, whatsoever ye shall receive from the children of Israel; and ye shall give of them an offering to the Lord to Aaron the priest.
29 Af alle de Gaver, I modtager, skal I yde HERRENs Offerydelse, af alt det bedste deraf, som hans Helliggave.
Of all your gifts ye shall offer an offering to the Lord, and of every first-fruit the consecrated part from it.
30 Og sig til dem: Når I yder det bedste deraf, skal det ligestilles med Offerydelsen af, hvad der kommer fra Tærskepladsen og Vinpersen.
And thou shalt say to them, When ye shall offer the first-fruits from it, then shall it be reckoned to the Levites as produce from the threshing-floor, and as produce from the wine-press.
31 I må spise det hvor som helst sammen med eders Familie, thi det er eders Løn for eders Arbejde ved Åbenbaringsteltet.
And ye shall eat it in any place, ye and your families; for this is your reward for your services in the tabernacle of witness.
32 Når I blot yder det bedste deraf, skal I ikke for den Sags Skyld pådrage eder Synd og ikke vanhellige Israelitternes Helliggaver og udsætte eder for at dø.
And ye shall not bear sin by reason of it, for ye shall have offered an offering of first-fruits from it, and ye shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that ye die not.
