Numbers 8
Modern English Version
The Seven Lamps
8 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps will give light before the lampstand.
3 Aaron did so. He lit the lamps before the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 And this was the work of the lampstand: hammered gold, to its shaft, to its flowers was beaten work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
Consecrating the Levites
5 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them. 7 Thus you will do to them to cleanse them: Splash purifying water on them, and let them shave their whole body, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering, also fine flour mixed with oil, and you will take another young bull as a sin offering. 9 You will bring the Levites before the tent of meeting. And you will gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together. 10 And you will bring the Levites before the Lord. And the children of Israel will put their hands on the Levites. 11 And Aaron will offer the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering of the children of Israel, that they may do the service of the Lord.
12 The Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you will offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make an atonement for the Levites. 13 You will set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to the Lord. 14 Thus will you separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites will be Mine.
15 And afterwards the Levites will go in to do the service of the tent of meeting, and you will cleanse them and offer them as a wave offering. 16 For they are completely set aside for Me by the children of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb, instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, I have taken them for Myself. 17 For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are Mine, both man and animal. On the day that I struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself. 18 I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel. 19 I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to serve the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting and to make an atonement for the children of Israel, so there will be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel approach the sanctuary.
20 Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so the children of Israel did to them. 21 The Levites cleansed themselves from sin, and they washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the Lord, and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them. 22 And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before his sons. As the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
23 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 24 This is what belongs to the Levites: From twenty-five years old and older they will go in to do their duty concerning the service of the tent of meeting. 25 And from the age of fifty years they will cease doing their duty concerning its service and will serve no more. 26 But they will minister with their brothers in the tent of meeting, to attend to their needs, but will not do the work. Thus you will do to the Levites concerning their duties.
Mga Bilang 8
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
8 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,
2 Salitain mo kay Aaron, at sabihin mo sa kaniya, Pagsisindi mo ng mga ilawan, ay iyong papagliliwanagin ang pitong ilawan sa harap ng kandelero.
3 At ginawang gayon ni Aaron: kaniyang sinindihan ang mga ilawan upang magliwanag sa harap ng kandelero, gaya ng iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.
4 At ito ang pagkayari ng kandelero, gintong niyari sa pamukpok; mula sa tungtungan niyaon hanggang sa mga bulaklak niyaon ay yari sa pamukpok: ayon sa anyo na ipinakita ng Panginoon kay Moises, ay gayon niya ginawa ang kandelero.
5 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,
6 Kunin mo ang mga Levita sa gitna ng mga anak ni Israel at linisin mo sila.
7 At ganito ang gagawin mo sa kanila, upang linisin sila: iwisik mo sa kanila ang tubig na panglinis ng sala, at kanilang paraanin ang pang-ahit sa buong laman nila, at labhan nila ang kanilang mga suot, at sila'y magpakalinis.
8 Kung magkagayo'y pakunin mo sila ng isang guyang toro at ng handog na harina niyaon, na mainam na harina na hinaluan ng langis, at kukuha ka ng ibang guyang toro na handog dahil sa kasalanan.
9 At ihaharap mo ang mga Levita sa harap ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan at pipisanin mo ang buong kapisanan ng mga anak ni Israel:
10 At ihaharap mo ang mga Levita sa harap ng Panginoon. At ipapatong ng mga anak ni Israel ang kanilang mga kamay sa mga Levita:
11 At ihahandog ni Aaron ang mga Levita sa harap ng Panginoon na pinakahandog, na inalog sa ganang mga anak ni Israel upang kanilang gawin ang paglilingkod sa Panginoon.
12 At ipapatong ng mga Levita ang kanilang mga kamay sa mga ulo ng mga guyang toro: at ihandog mo ang isa na pinakahandog dahil sa kasalanan, at ang isa'y pinakahandog na susunugin sa Panginoon, upang itubos sa mga Levita.
13 At patayuin mo ang mga Levita sa harap ni Aaron at sa harap ng kaniyang mga anak, at ihahandog mo ang mga yaon na pinakahandog na inalog sa Panginoon.
14 Ganito mo ihihiwalay ang mga Levita sa gitna ng mga anak ni Israel: at ang mga Levita ay magiging akin.
15 At pagkatapos nito ay magsisipasok ang mga Levita, upang gawin ang paglilingkod sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan at iyo silang lilinisin, at ihahandog mo na pinakahandog na inalog.
16 Sapagka't sila'y buong nabigay sa akin sa gitna ng mga anak ni Israel; na kinuha ko silang kapalit ng lahat ng nagsisipagbukas ng bahay-bata, ng mga panganay sa lahat ng mga anak ni Israel.
17 Sapagka't lahat ng mga panganay sa gitna ng mga anak ni Israel ay akin, maging tao at maging hayop: nang araw na aking lipulin ang lahat ng mga panganay sa lupain ng Egipto, ay aking pinapagingbanal para sa akin.
18 At aking kinuha ang mga Levita na kapalit ng lahat ng mga panganay sa gitna ng mga anak ni Israel.
19 At aking ibinigay ang mga Levita na pinaka kaloob kay Aaron at sa kaniyang mga anak mula sa gitna ng mga anak ni Israel upang gawin nila ang paglilingkod sa mga anak ni Israel sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan, at upang magsigawa ng pangtubos sa mga anak ni Israel, upang huwag magkaroon ng salot sa gitna ng mga anak ni Israel, pagka ang mga anak ni Israel, ay lumalapit sa santuario.
20 Ganito ang ginawa ni Moises, at ni Aaron, at ng buong kapisanan ng mga anak ni Israel sa mga Levita: ayon sa lahat ng iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises tungkol sa mga Levita, ay gayon ginawa ng mga anak ni Israel sa kanila.
21 At ang mga Levita ay nagsipaglinis ng kanilang sarili sa kasalanan, at nagsipaglaba ng kanilang mga damit; at inihandog ni Aaron sila na pinakahandog na inalog sa harap ng Panginoon; at si Aaron ay naggawa ng pangtubos sa kanila upang linisin sila.
22 At pagkatapos niyaon ay nagsipasok ang mga Levita upang gawin ang kanilang paglilingkod sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan sa harap ni Aaron at sa harap ng kaniyang mga anak: kung paano ang iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises tungkol sa mga Levita, ay gayon ang ginawa nila sa kanila.
23 At sinalita ng Panginoon kay Moises, na sinasabi,
24 Ito ang nauukol sa mga Levita: mula sa dalawang pu't limang taong gulang na patanda, ay papasok upang maglingkod sa gawa ng tabernakulo ng kapisanan.
25 At mula sa limang pung taong gulang ay titigil sila sa paglilingkod sa gawain at hindi na sila maglilingkod;
26 Nguni't sila'y mangangasiwa ng kanilang mga kapatid sa tabernakulo ng kapisanan, upang ingatan ang katungkulan, at sila'y walang gagawing paglilingkod. Gayon ang gagawin mo sa mga Levita tungkol sa kanilang mga katungkulan.
Numbers 8
New International Version
Setting Up the Lamps
8 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.(A)’”
3 Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold(B)—from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern(C) the Lord had shown Moses.
The Setting Apart of the Levites
5 The Lord said to Moses: 6 “Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.(D) 7 To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing(E) on them; then have them shave their whole bodies(F) and wash their clothes.(G) And so they will purify themselves.(H) 8 Have them take a young bull with its grain offering of the finest flour mixed with olive oil;(I) then you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.[a](J) 9 Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting(K) and assemble the whole Israelite community.(L) 10 You are to bring the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.(M) 11 Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering(N) from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the Lord.
12 “Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls,(O) using one for a sin offering(P) to the Lord and the other for a burnt offering,(Q) to make atonement(R) for the Levites. 13 Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering(S) to the Lord. 14 In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.(T)
15 “After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering,(U) they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting.(V) 16 They are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn,(W) the first male offspring(X) from every Israelite woman. 17 Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal,(Y) is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.(Z) 18 And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.(AA) 19 From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons(AB) to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites(AC) and to make atonement for them(AD) so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.”
20 Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses. 21 The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes.(AE) Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the Lord and made atonement(AF) for them to purify them.(AG) 22 After that, the Levites came to do their work(AH) at the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses.
23 The Lord said to Moses, 24 “This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more(AI) shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting,(AJ) 25 but at the age of fifty,(AK) they must retire from their regular service and work no longer. 26 They may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must not do the work.(AL) This, then, is how you are to assign the responsibilities of the Levites.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 8:8 Or purification offering; also in verse 12
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