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Shaqadii Wadaaddada Iyo Dadka Reer Laawi

18 Markaasaa Rabbigu Haaruun ku yidhi, Adiga iyo wiilashaada iyo qabiilkaagu waxaad qaadi doontaan dembiga meesha quduuska ah, oo adiga iyo wiilashaada kula jiraa waxaad qaadi doontaan dembiga wadaadnimadiinna. Oo walaalahaa oo ah qabiilka reer Laawi, qabiilkaas oo ah kan aabbahaa, la soo dhowow si ay kuugu darmadaan, oo ay kuugu adeegaan, laakiinse adiga iyo wiilashaada kula jiraa waa inaad teendhada maragga hor joogtaan. Oo iyagu waa inay dhawraan amarkaaga iyo hawsha teendhada oo dhan, laakiinse waa inaanay u soo dhowaan alaabta meesha quduuska ah iyo meesha allabariga, yaanay iyaga iyo idinka toona dhimanine. Oo iyagu ha idinku darmadeen oo ha dhawreen teendhada shirka, iyo hawsha teendhada loo sameeyo oo dhan; oo shisheeyena yaanu idiin soo dhowaan. Oo inaan mar dambe cadho ku dhicin reer binu Israa'iil idiinku waa inaad dhawrtaan hawsha meesha quduuska ah iyo hawsha meesha allabariga. Oo bal eeg, anna walaalihiin reer Laawi ayaan kala dhex baxay reer binu Israa'iil, oo waxay idiin yihiin hadiyad Rabbiga loo siiyey inay teendhada shirka ka adeegaan. Oo adiga iyo wiilashaada kula joogaaba waa inaad wadaadnimadiinna u dhawrtaan waxyaalaha meesha allabariga oo dhan, iyo waxyaalaha daaha ka shisheeya oo dhan, oo waa inaad adeegtaan. Wadaadnimada ayaan idiin siiyey sida hawl hadiyad ah; oo shisheeyihii soo dhowaada waa in la dilaa.

Qurbaannada Loo Bixiyo Wadaaddada Iyo Dadka Reer Laawi

Markaasaa Rabbigu Haaruun ku yidhi, Bal eeg, anna adigaan ku siiyey amarka qurbaannadayda sare loo qaado, kuwaas oo ah waxyaalaha quduuska ah oo reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan. Subkidda aawadeed ayaan adiga iyo wiilashaada u siiyey qayb joogto ah weligeed. Kulli waxyaalaha aad u quduuska ah oo dabka laga reebay oo aad lahaan doonto waa kuwan: mid kasta oo qurbaankooda ah, xataa qurbaankooda kasta ee hadhuudhka ah, iyo qurbaankooda kasta ee dembiga, iyo qurbaankooda kasta ee xadgudubka, oo ay ii bixinayaan, adiga iyo wiilashaadaba ayay aad u quduus idiin ahaan doonaan. 10 Oo sida waxyaalaha aad u quduuska ah waa inaad u cuntaa, oo mid kasta oo lab ahu wax ha ka cuno. Taasu waa inay quduus kuu ahaataa. 11 Oo adigaa iska leh qurbaanka sare loo qaado oo hadiyaddooda ah, oo ah qurbaannada la ruxruxo ee reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan. Kuwaas adiga iyo wiilashaada iyo gabdhahaaga kula jooga ayaan u siiyey qayb joogto ah weligeed. Oo mid kasta oo daahir ah oo gurigaaga joogaaba wax ha ka cuno. 12 Oo saliidda inteeda ugu wanaagsan oo dhan iyo canabka iyo hadhuudhka intooda ugu wanaagsan oo dhan kuwaasoo ah midhaha ugu horreeya oo ay Rabbiga siiyaanba, ayaan adiga ku siiyey. 13 Midhaha ugu horreeya oo dalkooda oo dhan, oo ay Rabbiga u keenaan, adigaa iska lahaan doonta; oo mid kasta oo daahir ah oo gurigaaga joogaaba wax ha ka cuno. 14 Oo wax kasta oo ay reer binu Israa'iil gooni u soocaan waa inay kuwaaga ahaadaan. 15 Oo wax kasta oo maxal furo oo Rabbiga loo bixiyo, dad iyo duunyoba, waa inay kuwaaga ahaadaan, habase yeeshee dadka curadkiisa kolleyba waa inaad madax furtaa, oo xoolaha aan daahirka ahayn curadyadoodana waa inaad madax furtaa. 16 Oo kuwa la madax furayo, markay bil jiraan waa inaad ku madax furtaa, sidaad u qiimayso, lacag ah shan sheqel oo le'eg sheqelka meesha quduuska ah (kaasu waa labaatan geeraah). 17 Laakiinse dibigii curad ah, iyo curadka idaha, iyo curadka riyaha midnaba yaan la madax furin, iyagu waa quduus; haddaba dhiiggooda waa inaad meesha allabariga ku rushaysaa, oo baruurtoodana waa inaad u gubtaa qurbaan dab lagu gubo oo Rabbiga caraf udgoon u ah. 18 Oo hilibkoodana waa inuu kaaga ahaadaa, oo sidii sakaarkii la ruxruxo iyo bowdadii midig adigaa iska leh. 19 Oo waxyaalaha quduuska ah oo dhan qurbaannadooda sare loo qaado oo ay reer binu Israa'iil Rabbiga u bixiyaan ayaan adiga iyo wiilashaada iyo gabdhahaaga kula jooga u siiyey qayb joogto ah weligeed. Oo taasu waa axdi cusbo ah oo weligiis Rabbiga ku hor yaal, oo uu idinla dhigtay adiga iyo farcankaaga kula jiraba. 20 Markaasaa Rabbigu Haaruun ku yidhi, Adigu dalkooda dhaxal kuma lahaan doonto, oo dhexdoodana innaba qayb kuma yeelan doonto. Aniga ayaa reer binu Israa'iil dhexdooda ku ah qaybtaadii iyo dhaxalkaagiiba.

21 Oo bal eeg, reer Laawina waxaan dhaxal u siiyey meeltobnaadka ay reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan bixiyaan; taasu waa hawshooda ay qabtaan abaalgudkeedii, taasoo ah hawsha teendhada shirka. 22 Oo hadda ka dib waa inaan reer binu Israa'iil u soo dhowaan teendhada shirka yaanay dembi qaadine oo dhimane. 23 Laakiinse reer Laawi waa inay teendhada shirka ka adeegaan, oo ay dembigooda qaadaan: oo taasu waa inay idiin ahaataa qaynuun weligiin ab ka ab ah, oo iyagu reer binu Israa'iil dhexdooda dhaxal kuma yeelan doonaan. 24 Waayo, waxaan reer Laawi dhaxal u siiyey meeltobnaadka ay reer binu Israa'iil Rabbiga ugu bixiyaan qurbaan sare loo qaado, oo sidaas daraaddeed waxaan iyaga ku idhi, Reer binu Israa'iil dhexdooda dhaxal kuma lahaan doontaan.

25 Markaasaa Rabbigu Muuse la hadlay oo wuxuu ku yidhi, 26 Weliba waxaad la hadashaa reer Laawi oo ku tidhaahdaa, Markaad reer binu Israa'iil dhaxal uga qaadataan meeltobnaadka aan idinka siiyey, markaas waa inaad Rabbiga uga bixisaan qurbaan sare loo qaado, oo ah meeltobnaadka meeltobnaadkiisa. 27 Oo qurbaankiinna sare loo qaado wuxuu idiin tirsanaan doonaa sidii isagoo ah hadhuudhka meesha lagu tumo, iyo sida buuxsanaanta macsaradda canabka. 28 Oo sidaas waa inaad idinku qurbaan sare loo qaado Rabbiga uga bixisaan meeltobnaadyadiinna oo dhan oo aad ka qaadataan reer binu Israa'iil, oo waa inaad Rabbiga qurbaankiisii sare loo qaado ka siisaan wadaadka Haaruun ah. 29 Oo hadiyadaha aad heshaan oo dhanba waa inaad ka bixisaan qurbaan kasta oo Rabbiga oo sare loo qaado intooda ugu wanaagsan oo ah inta ugu wada quduusan. 30 Oo sidaas daraaddeed waxaad iyaga ku tidhaahdaa, Markii aad sare uga qaaddaan inta ugu wanaagsan, waxaa reer Laawi loogu tirinayaa sida hadhuudhka meesha wax lagu tumo yaal iyo sida midhaha canabka oo macsaradda yaal. 31 Oo meel kastaad ku cuni doontaan idinka iyo reerihiinnuba, waayo, iyadu waa abaalgudkiinna aad ka heshaan hawsha aad ka qabataan teendhada shirka. 32 Oo idinku taas aawadeed dembi u qaadi maysaan, markaad sare uga qaaddaan inteeda ugu wanaagsan; oo waa inaydaan nijaasayn waxyaalaha quduuska ah oo reer binu Israa'iil.

Duties of Priests and Levites

18 Then the Lord said to Aaron: (A)“You and your sons and your father’s house with you shall (B)bear the [a]iniquity related to the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity associated with your priesthood. Also bring with you your brethren of the (C)tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be (D)joined with you and serve you while you and your sons are with you before the tabernacle of [b]witness. They shall attend to your [c]needs and (E)all the needs of the tabernacle; (F)but they shall not come near the articles of the sanctuary and the altar, (G)lest they die—they and you also. They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; (H)but an outsider shall not come near you. And you shall attend to (I)the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, (J)that there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel. Behold, I Myself have (K)taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; (L)they are a gift to you, given by the Lord, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting. Therefore (M)you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and (N)behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a (O)gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

Offerings for Support of the Priests

And the Lord spoke to Aaron: “Here, (P)I Myself have also given you [d]charge of My heave offerings, all the holy gifts of the children of Israel; I have given them (Q)as a portion to you and your sons, as an ordinance forever. This shall be yours of the most holy things reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every (R)grain offering and every (S)sin offering and every (T)trespass offering which they render to Me, shall be most holy for you and your sons. 10 (U)In a most holy place you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.

11 “This also is yours: (V)the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them to you, and your sons and daughters with you, as an ordinance forever. (W)Everyone who is [e]clean in your house may eat it.

12 (X)“All the [f]best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, (Y)their firstfruits which they offer to the Lord, I have given them to you. 13 Whatever first ripe fruit is in their land, (Z)which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it.

14 (AA)“Every [g]devoted thing in Israel shall be yours.

15 “Everything that first opens (AB)the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless (AC)the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. 16 And those redeemed of the devoted things you shall redeem when one month old, (AD)according to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is (AE)twenty gerahs. 17 (AF)But the firstborn of a cow, the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. (AG)You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the Lord. 18 And their flesh shall be yours, just as the (AH)wave[h] breast and the right thigh are yours.

19 “All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and your sons and daughters with you as an ordinance forever; (AI)it is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord with you and your descendants with you.”

20 Then the Lord said to Aaron: “You shall have (AJ)no inheritance in their land, nor shall you have any portion among them; (AK)I am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Israel.

Tithes for Support of the Levites

21 “Behold, (AL)I have given the children of Levi all the tithes in Israel as [i]an inheritance in return for the work which they perform, (AM)the work of the tabernacle of meeting. 22 (AN)Hereafter the children of Israel shall not come near the tabernacle of meeting, (AO)lest they bear sin and die. 23 But the Levites shall perform the work of the tabernacle of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a statute forever, throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. 24 For the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer up as a heave offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites [j]as an inheritance; therefore I have said to them, ‘Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.’ ”

The Tithe of the Levites

25 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 26 “Speak thus to the Levites, and say to them: ‘When you take from the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them as your inheritance, then you shall offer up a heave offering of it to the Lord, (AP)a tenth of the tithe. 27 And your heave offering shall be reckoned to you as though it were the grain of the (AQ)threshing floor and as the fullness of the winepress. 28 Thus you shall also offer a heave offering to the Lord from all your tithes which you receive from the children of Israel, and you shall give the Lord’s heave offering from it to Aaron the priest. 29 Of all your gifts you shall offer up every heave offering due to the Lord, from all the [k]best of them, the consecrated part of them.’ 30 Therefore you shall say to them: ‘When you have lifted up the best of it, then the rest shall be accounted to the Levites as the produce of the threshing floor and as the produce of the winepress. 31 You may eat it in any place, you and your households, for it is (AR)your [l]reward for your work in the tabernacle of meeting. 32 And you shall (AS)bear no sin because of it, when you have lifted up the best of it. But you shall not (AT)profane the holy gifts of the children of Israel, lest you die.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 18:1 guilt
  2. Numbers 18:2 testimony
  3. Numbers 18:3 service
  4. Numbers 18:8 custody
  5. Numbers 18:11 purified
  6. Numbers 18:12 Lit. fat
  7. Numbers 18:14 consecrated
  8. Numbers 18:18 breast of the wave offering
  9. Numbers 18:21 a possession
  10. Numbers 18:24 for a possession
  11. Numbers 18:29 Lit. fat
  12. Numbers 18:31 wages

Duties of Priests and Levites

18 So the Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father's house with you shall (A)bear iniquity connected with the sanctuary, (B)and you and your sons with you shall bear iniquity connected with your priesthood. And with you bring your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may (C)join you and (D)minister to you while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony. They shall keep guard over you and (E)over the whole tent, (F)but shall not come near to the vessels of the sanctuary or to the altar (G)lest they, and you, die. They shall join you and keep guard over the tent of meeting for all the service of the tent, (H)and no outsider shall come near you. And you shall (I)keep guard over the sanctuary and over the altar, (J)that there may never again be wrath on the people of Israel. (K)And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. (L)They are a gift to you, given to the Lord, to do the service of the tent of meeting. And (M)you and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and (N)that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift,[a] and (O)any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Behold, (P)I have given you charge of the contributions made to me, all the consecrated things of the people of Israel. I have given them to you (Q)as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual due. This shall be yours of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering of theirs and every (R)sin offering of theirs and every (S)guilt offering of theirs, which they render to me, shall be most holy to you and to your sons. 10 In a most holy place shall you eat it. Every male may eat it; it is holy to you. 11 This also is yours: the contribution of their gift, all the (T)wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to (U)you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. (V)Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. 12 (W)All the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, (X)the firstfruits of what they give to the Lord, I give to you. 13 The first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, (Y)which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours. (Z)Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. 14 (AA)Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours. 15 (AB)Everything that opens the womb of all flesh, whether man or beast, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours. Nevertheless, (AC)the firstborn of man you shall redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. 16 And their redemption price (AD)(at a month old you shall redeem them) you shall fix at five shekels[b] in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, (AE)which is twenty gerahs. 17 (AF)But the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall burn their fat as a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 18 But their flesh shall be yours, as (AG)the breast that is waved and as the right thigh are yours. 19 (AH)All the holy contributions that the people of Israel present to the Lord I give to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. (AI)It is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord for you and for your offspring with you.” 20 And the Lord said to Aaron, “You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them. (AJ)I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel.

21 (AK)“To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting, 22 (AL)so that the people of Israel do not come near the tent of meeting, (AM)lest they bear sin and die. 23 But (AN)the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, (AO)and they shall bear their iniquity. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the people of Israel they shall have no inheritance. 24 For the tithe of the people of Israel, which (AP)they present as a contribution to the Lord, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance. Therefore I have said of them that they shall have no inheritance (AQ)among the people of Israel.”

25 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 26 “Moreover, you shall speak and say to the Levites, ‘When you take from the people of Israel the tithe that I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present a contribution from it to the Lord, (AR)a tithe of the tithe. 27 (AS)And your contribution shall be counted to you as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress. 28 So you shall also present a contribution to the Lord from all your tithes, which you receive from the people of Israel. And from it you shall give the Lord's contribution to Aaron the priest. 29 Out of all the gifts to you, you shall present every contribution due to the Lord; from each its best part is to be dedicated.’ 30 Therefore you shall say to them, ‘When you have offered from it the best of it, (AT)then the rest shall be counted to the Levites as produce of the threshing floor, and as produce of the winepress. 31 And you may eat it in any place, you and your households, for it is (AU)your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting. 32 And you shall (AV)bear no sin by reason of it, when you have contributed the best of it. But you shall not (AW)profane the holy things of the people of Israel, lest you die.’”

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 18:7 Hebrew service of gift
  2. Numbers 18:16 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams