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¶ Y éstas son las generaciones de Aarón y de Moisés, desde que el SEÑOR habló a Moisés en el monte de Sinaí.

Y éstos son los nombres de los hijos de Aarón: Nadab el primogénito, y Abiú; Eleazar, e Itamar.

Estos son los nombres de los hijos de Aarón, sacerdotes ungidos; cuyas manos él llenó para administrar el sacerdocio.

Mas Nadab y Abiú murieron delante del SEÑOR, cuando ofrecieron fuego extraño delante del SEÑOR, en el desierto de Sinaí; y no tuvieron hijos; y Eleazar e Itamar ejercieron el sacerdocio delante de Aarón su padre.

Y el SEÑOR habló a Moisés, diciendo:

Haz venir a la tribu de Leví, y hazla estar delante del sacerdote Aarón, para que le ministren;

y guarden el mandamiento de él, y el mandamiento de toda la congregación delante del tabernáculo del testimonio, para que ministren en el servicio del tabernáculo;

y guarden todos los utensilios del tabernáculo del testimonio, y la guarda de los hijos de Israel, y ministren en el servicio del tabernáculo.

Y darás los levitas a Aarón y a sus hijos; le son enteramente dados de entre los hijos de Israel.

10 Y constituirás a Aarón y a sus hijos, para que guarden su sacerdocio; y el extraño que se acercare, morirá.

11 Habló además el SEÑOR a Moisés, diciendo:

12 He aquí yo he tomado los levitas de entre los hijos de Israel en lugar de todos los primogénitos que abren la matriz entre los hijos de Israel; serán, pues, míos los levitas;

13 porque mío es todo primogénito; desde el día que yo maté todos los primogénitos en la tierra de Egipto, yo santifiqué para mí a todos los primogénitos en Israel, así de hombres como de animales; míos serán. Yo soy el SEÑOR.

14 ¶ También habló el SEÑOR a Moisés en el desierto de Sinaí, diciendo:

15 Cuenta los hijos de Leví por las casas de sus padres, por sus familias; contarás todos los varones de un mes arriba.

16 Y Moisés los contó conforme a la palabra del SEÑOR, como le fue mandado.

17 Y los hijos de Leví fueron éstos por sus nombres: Gersón, y Coat, y Merari.

18 Y los nombres de los hijos de Gersón, por sus familias, éstos: Libni, y Simei.

19 Y los hijos de Coat, por sus familias: Amram, e Izhar, y Hebrón, y Uziel.

20 Y los hijos de Merari, por sus familias: Mahli, y Musi. Estas son las familias de Leví, por las casas de sus padres.

21 De Gersón, la familia de Libni y la de Simei; éstas son las familias de Gersón.

22 Los contados de ellos, conforme a la cuenta de todos los varones de un mes arriba, los contados de ellos fueron siete mil quinientos.

23 Las familias de Gersón asentarán sus tiendas a espaldas del tabernáculo, al occidente;

24 y el príncipe de la casa del padre de los gersonitas, Eliasaf hijo de Lael.

25 La guarda de los hijos de Gersón, en el tabernáculo del testimonio, será el tabernáculo, y la tienda, y su cubierta, y el pabellón de la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio,

26 y las cortinas del atrio, y el pabellón de la puerta del atrio, que está junto al tabernáculo y junto al altar alrededor; asimismo sus cuerdas para todo su servicio.

27 Y de Coat, la familia de Amram, y la familia de Izhar, y la familia de Hebrón, y la familia de Uziel; éstas son las familias coatitas.

28 Por la cuenta de todos los varones de un mes arriba, eran ocho mil seiscientos, que tenían la guarda del santuario.

29 Las familias de los hijos de Coat acamparán al lado del tabernáculo, al mediodía;

30 y el príncipe de la casa del padre de las familias de Coat, Elizafán hijo de Uziel.

31 Y a cargo de ellos estará el arca, y la mesa, y el candelero, y los altares, y los vasos del santuario con que ministran, y el velo, con todo su servicio.

32 Y el principal de los príncipes de los levitas será Eleazar, hijo de Aarón el sacerdote, prepósito de los que tienen la guarda del santuario.

33 De Merari, la familia Mahli y la familia de Musi; éstas son las familias de Merari.

34 Y los contados de ellos, conforme a la cuenta de todos los varones de un mes arriba, fueron seis mil doscientos;

35 y el príncipe de la casa del padre de las familias de Merari, Zuriel hijo de Abihail; acamparán al lado del tabernáculo, al aquilón.

36 Y a cargo de los hijos de Merari estará la custodia de las tablas del tabernáculo, y sus barras, y sus columnas, y sus basas, y todos sus utensilios, con todo su servicio;

37 y las columnas en derredor del atrio, y sus basas, y sus estacas, y sus cuerdas.

38 Y los que acamparán delante del tabernáculo al oriente, delante del tabernáculo del testimonio al levante, serán Moisés, y Aarón y sus hijos, teniendo la guarda del santuario por la guarda de los hijos de Israel; y el extraño que se acercare, morirá.

39 Todos los contados de los levitas, que Moisés y Aarón conforme a la palabra del SEÑOR contaron por sus familias, todos los varones de un mes arriba, fueron veintidós mil.

40 ¶ Y el SEÑOR dijo a Moisés: Cuenta todos los primogénitos varones de los hijos de Israel de un mes arriba, y toma la cuenta de los nombres de ellos.

41 Y tomarás a los levitas para mí, (yo soy el SEÑOR), en lugar de todos los primogénitos de los hijos de Israel; y los animales de los levitas en lugar de todos los primogénitos de los animales de los hijos de Israel.

42 Y contó Moisés, como el SEÑOR le mandó, todos los primogénitos de los hijos de Israel.

43 Y todos los primogénitos varones, conforme a la cuenta de los nombres, de un mes arriba, conforme a su cuenta fueron veintidós mil doscientos setenta y tres.

44 ¶ Y habló el SEÑOR a Moisés, diciendo:

45 Toma los levitas en lugar de todos los primogénitos de los hijos de Israel, y los animales de los levitas en lugar de sus animales; y los levitas serán míos. Yo soy el SEÑOR.

46 Y por los rescates de los doscientos setenta y tres de los primogénitos de los hijos de Israel que exceden a los levitas;

47 tomarás cinco siclos por cabeza; conforme al siclo del santuario tomarás. (El siclo tiene veinte geras.)

48 Y darás a Aarón y a sus hijos el dinero por los rescates de los que de ellos exceden.

49 Tomó, pues, Moisés el dinero del rescate de los que excedían el número de los redimidos por los levitas;

50 y recibió de los primogénitos de los hijos de Israel, en dinero, mil trescientos sesenta y cinco siclos, conforme al siclo del santuario.

51 Y Moisés dio el dinero de los rescates a Aarón y a sus hijos, conforme al dicho del SEÑOR, de la manera que el SEÑOR había mandado a Moisés.

Aaron’s Sons and the Levites

These are the family records of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.(A) These are the names of Aaron’s sons: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests. But Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord’s presence when they presented unauthorized fire(B) before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai, and they had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests under the direction of Aaron their father.(C)

The Lord spoke to Moses: “Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. They are to perform duties for[a] him and the entire community before the tent of meeting by attending to the service of the tabernacle. They are to take care of[b] all the furnishings of the tent of meeting(D) and perform duties for[c] the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle. Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him[d] from the Israelites.(E) 10 You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”(F)

11 The Lord spoke to Moses: 12 “See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb.(G) The Levites belong to Me, 13 because every firstborn belongs to Me. At the time I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt,(H) I consecrated every firstborn in Israel to Myself, both man and animal. They are Mine; I am Yahweh.”(I)

The Levitical Census

14 The Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: 15 “Register the Levites by their ancestral houses and their clans. You are to register every male one month old or more.” 16 So Moses registered them in obedience to the Lord as he had been commanded:

17 These were Levi’s sons by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18 These were the names of Gershon’s sons by their clans: Libni and Shimei. 19 Kohath’s sons by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20 Merari’s sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral houses.(J)

21 The Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan came from Gershon; these were the Gershonite clans. 22 Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 7,500. 23 The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,(K) 24 and the leader of the Gershonite family was Eliasaph son of Lael. 25 The Gershonites’ duties(L) at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,(M) 26 the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance(N) to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the tent ropes—all the work relating to these.

27 The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites. 28 Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600[e] responsible for the duties of[f] the sanctuary. 29 The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle,(O) 30 and the leader of the family of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel. 31 Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen[g](P)—and all the work relating to them.(Q) 32 The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar(R) son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of[h] the sanctuary.

33 The Mahlite clan and the Mushite clan came from Merari; these were the Merarite clans. 34 Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200. 35 The leader of the family of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they camped on the north side of the tabernacle.(S) 36 The assigned duties of Merari’s descendants involved the tabernacle’s supports, crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and all the work related to these,(T) 37 in addition to the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.

38 Moses, Aaron, and his sons, who performed the duties of[i] the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites, camped in front of the tabernacle on the east,(U) in front of the tent of meeting toward the sunrise. Any unauthorized person who came near it was to be put to death.(V)

39 The total number of all the Levite males one month old or more that Moses and Aaron[j] registered by their clans at the Lord’s command was 22,000.

Redemption of the Firstborn

40 The Lord told Moses: “Register every firstborn male of the Israelites(W) one month old or more, and list their names. 41 You are to take the Levites for Me—I am Yahweh—in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of every firstborn among the Israelites’ cattle.” 42 So Moses registered every firstborn among the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him. 43 The total number of the firstborn males one month old or more listed by name was 22,273.

44 The Lord spoke to Moses again: 45 “Take the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of their cattle. The Levites belong to Me; I am Yahweh.(X) 46 As the redemption price for the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, 47 collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel—20 gerahs to the shekel.(Y) 48 Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are in excess among the Israelites.”

49 So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the ones redeemed by the Levites. 50 He collected the money from the firstborn Israelites: 1,365 shekels[k] measured by the standard sanctuary shekel. 51 He gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the Lord, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:7 Or to guard
  2. Numbers 3:8 Or to guard
  3. Numbers 3:8 Or and guard
  4. Numbers 3:9 Some Hb mss, LXX, Sam read Me; Nm 8:16
  5. Numbers 3:28 LXX reads 8,300
  6. Numbers 3:28 Or for guarding
  7. Numbers 3:31 The screen between the most holy place and the holy place; Ex 35:12
  8. Numbers 3:32 Or for guarding
  9. Numbers 3:38 Or who guarded
  10. Numbers 3:39 Some Hb mss, Sam, Syr omit and Aaron
  11. Numbers 3:50 Over 34 pounds of silver

Синовете на Аарон

Ето родословието на Аарон и Мойсей по времето, когато Господ говори на Мойсей на Синайската планина. (A)Ето и имената на Аароновите синове: първородният Надав, Авиуд, Елеазар и Итамар. Това са племената на Аароновите синове, помазаните свещеници, които бяха посветени в свещенодействие. (B)Надав и Авиуд умряха пред Господа, когато принасяха непозволено жертвоприношение пред Господа в Синайската пустиня; те нямаха деца. А Елеазар и Атамар свещенодействаха при баща си Аарон.

Преброяване на левитите

И Господ каза на Мойсей: (C)„Доведи Левиевото племе и го представи пред свещеника Аарон, за да му служи. Нека те стоят на стража при скинията на събранието и се грижат за него и за цялото общество по време на служението при скинията. И нека пазят всички принадлежности на скинията и да се грижат за израилтяните по време на служенето при скинията. (D)Предай левитите на Аарон и на синовете му; нека те всецяло му бъдат предадени от страна на израилтяните. 10 (E)А на Аарон и на синовете му възложи да извършват свещеническото служене; ако пък външен човек се доближи, да бъде умъртвен.“

11 И каза още Господ на Мойсей: 12 „Ето Аз взех левитите измежду израилтяните вместо всички първородни от Израилевите синове, които отварят утроба. Левитите ще бъдат Мои, 13 (F)защото всички първородни са Мои. В деня, когато поразих всички първородни в египетската страна, Аз осветих за Себе Си всички първородни в Израил – било човек или добитък. Те ще бъдат Мои, Аз съм Господ.“

14 (G)И каза Господ на Мойсей в Синайската пустиня: 15 „Преброй Левиевите синове според семействата им, според родовете им, преброй всички от мъжки пол от един месец и нагоре.“ 16 И Мойсей ги преброи според думите на Господа, както му бе заповядано. 17 (H)(I)Ето Левиевите синове според имената им: Гирсон, Каат и Мерари. 18 И ето имената на Гирсоновите синове според родовете им: Ливни и Шимей; 19 и Каатовите синове според родовете им: Амрам, Ицхар, Хеврон и Узиил; 20 и Мерариевите синове според родовете им: Махли и Муши. Това са Левиевите родове според семействата им.

21 От Гирсон произлизат родът на Ливни и родът на Шимей. Това са родовете на Гирсоновите синове. 22 Преброените от тях, всички от мъжки пол от един месец и нагоре, бяха седем хиляди и петстотин души. 23 Родовете на Гирсон се разположиха на стан зад скинията, на западната страна. 24 Предводител на бащиния дом на Гирсоновите синове беше Елиасаф, Лаеловият син. 25 На Гирсоновите синове при скинията на събранието беше поверена грижата за скинията и покрива ѝ, за завесата от входа на скинията на събранието, 26 за завесите от двора, за завесата от входа на двора, който е около скинията и жертвеника, и за всичко необходимо при служенето.

27 От Каат произлизат родът на Амрам, родът на Ицхар, родът на Хеврон и родът на Узиил. Това са родовете на Каатовите синове. 28 Техният брой, всички от мъжки пол от един месец нагоре, беше осем хиляди и шестстотин души, които пазеха светилището. 29 Родовете на Каат се разположиха на стан на южната страна на скинията. 30 Предводител на семейството на Каатовите синове беше Елуатан, Узииловият син. 31 На тях беше поверена грижата за ковчега, трапезата, светилника, жертвениците, за свещените съдове, с които си служат, за завесата и за всичко необходимо при служенето. 32 Началник на левитските началници беше Елеазар, син на свещеника Аарон; под негов надзор бяха онези, на които бе поверено да пазят светилището.

33 От Мерари произлизат родът на Махли и родът на Муши. Това са родовете на Мерариевите синове. 34 Преброените от тях, всички от мъжки пол от един месец и нагоре, бяха шест хиляди и двеста души. 35 Предводител на семейството на Мерариевите синове беше Цуриил, Авихаиловият син. Те се разположиха на стан на северната страна на скинията. 36 На Мерариевите синове беше поверена грижата за дъските на скинията, напречните ѝ греди, стълбовете ѝ, подложките ѝ, всички вещи, необходими за това служене, 37 а също стълбовете около двора и подложките им, колчетата им и въжетата им.

38 (J)А пред входа на скинията, на изток пред скинията на събранието, се разположиха на стан Мойсей и Аарон и синовете му. На тях беше поверено да пазят светилището за израилтяните; ако пък външен човек се приближи, да бъде умъртвен. 39 Числото на всички левити, преброени от Мойсей и Аарон според родовете им по заповед на Господа – всички от мъжки пол от един месец и нагоре, беше двадесет и две хиляди души.

40 Тогава Господ каза на Мойсей: „Преброй всички от мъжки пол от един месец и нагоре; като ги броиш поименно, 41 (K)запази левитите за Мене – Аз съм Господ – вместо всички първородни сред израилтяните; запази така и добитъка на левитите вместо всички първородни сред добитъка на Израилевите синове.“ 42 И Мойсей преброи всички първородни сред израилтяните, както му беше заповядал Господ. 43 И всички първородни от мъжки пол според броя на племената, от един месец и нагоре, бяха двадесет и две хиляди двеста седемдесет и три.

44 Тогава Господ рече на Мойсей: 45 „Вземи левитите вместо всички първородни сред израилтяните и добитъка на левитите вместо техния добитък. Левитите ще бъдат Мои, Аз съм Господ. 46 А за откуп на двеста седемдесет и трима първородни израилтяни, които са повече от броя на левитите, 47 вземи по пет сикли на човек, според свещената сикла вземи – по двадесет гери за сикла, 48 и дай парите, с които те са откупени, на Аарон и синовете му.“ 49 И така, Мойсей взе парите от откупа на онези, които бяха в повече след размяната с левитите. 50 Парите, които взе от първородните израилтяни, възлизаха на хиляда триста шестдесет и пет сикли според свещената сикла. 51 И Мойсей стори, както Господ беше заповядал – даде парите от откупа на Аарон и синовете му съгласно думите на Господа.

These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai.

And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.

And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.

10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the Lord.

14 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.

17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

19 And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

20 And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

22 Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.

23 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

24 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.

27 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.

35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

36 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

37 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

38 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

39 All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

40 And the Lord said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.

42 And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

43 And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.

44 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.

46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

47 Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

48 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

49 And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

50 Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

51 And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.