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4 Mosebog 3-4
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4 Mosebog 3-4
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Levis stamme
3 Dengang Herren talte til Moses på Sinaibjerget, 2 havde Aron følgende sønner: Nadab (den førstefødte), Abihu, Eleazar og Itamar. 3 Moses salvede og indsatte dem alle til at gøre tjeneste som præster for Herren. 4 Men Nadab og Abihu døde i Sinai ørken, for Herren straffede dem, da de forsøgte at bringe et forkert røgelsesoffer. De havde ingen børn, så Eleazar og Itamar var derefter alene om at gøre præstetjeneste under deres fars opsyn.
5 Da sagde Herren til Moses: 6 „Kald Levis stamme sammen og lad dem træde frem for Aron. 7-9 Levitterne skal efter Arons anvisninger hjælpe præsterne med at udføre deres forskellige pligter i åbenbaringsteltet på Israels folks vegne; for disse mænd er udpeget til at repræsentere hele folket, og de har ansvaret for boligens inventar og vedligeholdelse. 10 Men kun Aron og hans sønner må udføre præstetjeneste. Hvis nogen lægmand trænger ind i helligdommen, skal han henrettes.”
11-13 Og Herren fortsatte: „Dengang jeg dræbte egypternes førstefødte sønner, var det på betingelse af, at alle Israels førstefødte sønner og dyr skulle tilhøre mig. Jeres førstefødte sønner skulle blive min ejendom og tjene mig. Men nu vil jeg acceptere levitterne som erstatning, således at det i stedet bliver dem, der skal tilhøre mig og tjene mig.”
14 Senere talte Herren igen til Moses i Sinai ørken. 15 „Nu skal du optælle Levis stamme,” sagde han. „Lav et slægtsregister over samtlige mandspersoner, der er over en måned gamle.” 16 Moses begyndte straks på den opgave, Herren havde givet ham.
17-20 Levi havde tre sønner: Gershon, Kehat og Merari, som blev stamfædre til de slægter blandt levitterne, der bærer deres navne. Gershon havde to sønner: Libni og Shimi; Kehat havde fire sønner: Amram, Jitzhar, Hebron og Uzziel; Merari havde to sønner: Mahli og Mushi.
21 Gershons slægt gennem sønnerne Libni og Shimi 22 blev optalt til 7500 mandspersoner over en måned gamle, 23 og de skulle slå lejr bag ved boligen, på vestsiden. 24 Den øverste for Gershon-slægten var Laels søn Eljasaf. 25 Denne slægts ansvarsområde var boligens teltduge, presenninger og indgangsforhæng, 26 forgårdens teltduge, der indhegnede åbenbaringsteltet og brændofferalteret og forhænget foran indgangen til forgården. De havde også ansvar for de snore, der hørte til.
27 Kehats slægt gennem sønnerne Amram, Jitzhar, Hebron og Uzziel 28 blev optalt til 8600[a] mandspersoner over en måned gamle, 29 og de skulle slå lejr ved boligens sydside. 30 Lederen af denne slægt var Elitzafan, søn af Uzziel. 31 De var ansvarlige for pagtens ark, bordet med brødene, lysestagen, altrene, de forskellige redskaber, der blev brugt i helligdommen, samt for forhænget i helligdommen. Alt det praktiske arbejde vedrørende disse ting var deres ansvar.
32 Præsten Eleazar, Arons søn, fik overopsynet med levitterne. Det blev hans opgave at føre tilsyn med dem, der arbejdede i helligdommen.
33 Meraris slægt gennem sønnerne Mahli og Mushit 34 blev optalt til 6200 mandspersoner over en måned gamle, 35 og de skulle slå lejr ved boligens nordside. Lederen af denne slægt var Zuriel, søn af Abihajil. 36 De var ansvarlige for boligens vægmoduler, tværstænger, stolper, sokler og det værktøj, der blev brugt under monteringen, 37 forgårdens stolper og sokler, samt alle pløkker og barduner.
38 På østsiden af åbenbaringsteltet, ud for indgangen, skulle Moses, Aron og Arons sønner slå deres telte op, for de havde overopsynet med al tjenesten i helligdommen, hvor de repræsenterede folket. Og hvis nogen lægmand trængte ind i helligdommen, skulle han henrettes.
39 Optællingen af levitterne, som Moses og Aron på Herrens befaling udførte, resulterede i en liste med 22.000 mandspersoner over en måned gamle.
40 Da sagde Herren til Moses: „Optæl nu hvor mange førstefødte sønner blandt hele Israels folk, der er over en måned gamle. 41 Alle Israels førstefødte sønner og det førstefødte blandt jeres husdyr tilhører jo mig, men i stedet for kan I give mig levitterne, og alle levitternes husdyr skal tilhøre mig som erstatning for de førstefødte blandt resten af folkets husdyr.”
42-43 Så gjorde Moses, som Herren havde befalet. Han optalte alle folkets førstefødte sønner, der var over en måned gamle, og det samlede antal viste sig at være 22.273.
44 Derefter sagde Herren til Moses: 45 „Giv mig levitterne i stedet for disse førstefødte sønner, og levitternes dyr i stedet for folkets førstefødte dyr, for jeg er Herren. 46-48 Da antallet af de førstefødte sønner overstiger levitternes antal med 273, skal du løskøbe de 273 overskydende sønner ved at betale fem shekel[b] sølv for hver af dem. Sølvstykkerne skal gives til Aron og hans sønner, og de skal vejes efter den standardvægt, der bruges i helligdommen.”
49 Så indsamlede Moses løsesummen for de overskydende 273 førstefødte sønner. De øvrige 22.000 førstefødte sønner var allerede købt fri ved, at alle de levitiske mænd blev indviet til Herren i deres sted. 50 Den samlede løsesum blev således 1365 shekel sølv. 51 Og Moses gav pengene til Aron og hans sønner, sådan som Herren havde befalet ham.
Levitternes arbejde med åbenbaringsteltet
4 Da sagde Herren til Moses og Aron: 2-3 „Optæl hvor mange mandlige efterkommere af Levis søn Kehat, der er mellem 30 og 50 år. Det er dem, der skal arbejde i åbenbaringsteltet 4 med de helligste ting:
5 Hver gang I er klar til at pakke lejren sammen, skal Aron og hans sønner først gå ind i helligdommen og tage forhænget mellem det hellige og det allerhelligste rum ned og lægge det over pagtens ark. 6 Oven på det skal de lægge et kraftigt stykke læder, som igen skal dækkes med purpurfarvet klæde, før de anbringer bærestængerne i guldringene.
7 Dernæst skal de brede et purpurfarvet klæde ud over bordet med de hellige brød og anbringe de forskellige fade, skåle og kander, der bruges ved drikofrene, oven på klædet sammen med de brød, der altid ligger fremme. 8 Ovenpå igen skal de brede et skarlagenrødt klæde og et kraftigt stykke læder, før de anbringer bærestængerne i bordets guldringe.
9 Lysestagen, lamperne, vægesaksene, vægebakkerne og beholderne til olivenolie skal anbringes på bærestativet, hvorefter de dækkes med et purpurfarvet klæde 10 og derefter med et stykke kraftigt læder.
11 Så skal de brede et purpurfarvet klæde over røgelsesalteret af guld, dække det med et kraftigt stykke læder og anbringe bærestængerne i alterets guldringe. 12 Alle de øvrige redskaber, der bruges i helligdommen, skal dækkes med purpurfarvet klæde og kraftigt læder, før de anbringes på bærestativet.
13 Brændofferalteret skal også dækkes til med et purpurfarvet klæde, men først skal asken fjernes. 14 Alle redskaber, der bruges ved ofringen, skal lægges oven på klædet—både bakker til gløder, kødgafler, skovle og skåle—hvorefter det hele skal dækkes til med kraftigt læder. Til sidst skal bærestængerne anbringes i ringene.
15 Når Aron og hans sønner har pakket helligdommens inventar og redskaber sammen, skal kehatitterne træde til og bære det hele til næste lejrplads. Men hvis de rører disse hellige ting, skal de dø. Det er altså kehatitternes opgave at bære helligdommens inventar.
16 Arons søn Eleazar er ansvarlig for lampeolien, den hellige røgelse, det daglige afgrødeoffer og salveolien—ja, han skal have overopsynet med åbenbaringsteltet og alt dets inventar og de hellige redskaber.”
17 Dernæst sagde Herren til Moses og Aron: 18 „I må passe på, at kehatitterne ikke mister livet. 19 I skal nøje overholde de forskrifter, jeg her har givet, så de ikke dør under udførelsen af deres opgave. Det er Aron og hans sønner, der skal fortælle kehatitterne, hvad de hver især skal bære. 20 Men kehatitterne må først komme ind i helligdommen, efter at det hele er pakket ned, for hvis de ser de hellige ting, skal de dø.”
21 Herren sagde nu til Moses: 22-23 „Optæl hvor mange mandlige efterkommere af Levis søn Gershon, der er mellem 30 og 50 år. De skal også arbejde ved åbenbaringsteltet. 24-25 Det er deres opgave at transportere boligens teltduge, de to tagdækninger af vædderskind og kraftigt læder samt indgangsforhænget. 26 Derudover har de til opgave at transportere forgårdens teltvægge og forhænget over indgangen til forgården, som indhegner helligdommen og brændofferalteret. Endelig skal de også transportere diverse snore og værktøj, der bruges ved arbejdet. 27 Aron og hans sønner skal uddelegere arbejdet blandt gershonitterne, 28 og gershonitterne skal stå til regnskab for deres arbejde over for Arons søn Itamar.
29-30 Optæl hvor mange mandlige efterkommere af Levis søn Merari, der er mellem 30 og 50 år. De skal også arbejde ved åbenbaringsteltet. 31 Efter at teltet er pakket sammen, er det deres opgave at afmontere og transportere helligdommens vægmoduler, tværstænger, stolper og sokler, 32 forgårdens stolper og sokler, samt alle pløkker og barduner—og alt det værktøj, der bruges under arbejdet. Enhver skal være helt klar over, hvori deres opgave består, 33 så arbejdet kan gå hurtigt; og Arons søn Itamar skal have overopsynet med det.”
34-37 På Herrens befaling foretog Moses og Aron og folkets ledere så en optælling af levitterne. Først lavede de en liste over Kehats slægt, familie for familie, over alle mænd, der var mellem 30 og 50 år, og som havde pligt til at arbejde ved åbenbaringsteltet. Det samlede antal var 2750. 38-41 En tilsvarende optælling over Gershons slægt blev til 2630, 42-45 og over Meraris slægt 3200. 46-48 Det samlede antal mænd mellem 30 og 50 år, der havde pligt til at arbejde ved åbenbaringsteltet, var 8580. 49 Aron mønstrede alle disse mænd og forklarede dem deres opgaver, sådan som Herren havde befalet gennem Moses.
Numbers 3-4
New International Version
Numbers 3-4
New International Version
The Levites
3 This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses(A) at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.(B)
2 The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn(C) and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(D) 3 Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests,(E) who were ordained to serve as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord(F) when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai.(G) They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar(H) served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.(I)
5 The Lord said to Moses, 6 “Bring the tribe of Levi(J) and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.(K) 7 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community(L) at the tent of meeting by doing the work(M) of the tabernacle. 8 They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle. 9 Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons;(N) they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.[a] 10 Appoint Aaron(O) and his sons to serve as priests;(P) anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”(Q)
11 The Lord also said to Moses, 12 “I have taken the Levites(R) from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring(S) of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,(T) 13 for all the firstborn are mine.(U) When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.”(V)
14 The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,(W) 15 “Count(X) the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.”(Y) 16 So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.
17 These were the names of the sons of Levi:(Z)
Gershon,(AA) Kohath(AB) and Merari.(AC)
18 These were the names of the Gershonite clans:
Libni and Shimei.(AD)
19 The Kohathite clans:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(AE)
20 The Merarite clans:(AF)
Mahli and Mushi.(AG)
These were the Levite clans, according to their families.
21 To Gershon(AH) belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites;(AI) these were the Gershonite clans. 22 The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500. 23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.(AJ) 24 The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. 25 At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle(AK) and tent, its coverings,(AL) the curtain at the entrance(AM) to the tent of meeting,(AN) 26 the curtains of the courtyard(AO), the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,(AP) and the ropes(AQ)—and everything(AR) related to their use.
27 To Kohath(AS) belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites;(AT) these were the Kohathite(AU) clans. 28 The number of all the males a month old or more(AV) was 8,600.[b] The Kohathites were responsible(AW) for the care of the sanctuary.(AX) 29 The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side(AY) of the tabernacle. 30 The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan(AZ) son of Uzziel. 31 They were responsible for the care of the ark,(BA) the table,(BB) the lampstand,(BC) the altars,(BD) the articles(BE) of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain,(BF) and everything related to their use.(BG) 32 The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar(BH) son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible(BI) for the care of the sanctuary.(BJ)
33 To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites;(BK) these were the Merarite clans.(BL) 34 The number of all the males a month old or more(BM) who were counted was 6,200. 35 The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.(BN) 36 The Merarites were appointed(BO) to take care of the frames of the tabernacle,(BP) its crossbars,(BQ) posts,(BR) bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,(BS) 37 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard(BT) with their bases, tent pegs(BU) and ropes.
38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east(BV) of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting.(BW) They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary(BX) on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.(BY)
39 The total number of Levites counted(BZ) at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.(CA)
40 The Lord said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more(CB) and make a list of their names.(CC) 41 Take the Levites for me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites,(CD) and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the Lord.”(CE)
42 So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him. 43 The total number of firstborn males a month old or more,(CF) listed by name, was 22,273.(CG)
44 The Lord also said to Moses, 45 “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites are to be mine.(CH) I am the Lord.(CI) 46 To redeem(CJ) the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites, 47 collect five shekels[c](CK) for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel,(CL) which weighs twenty gerahs.(CM) 48 Give the money for the redemption(CN) of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”(CO)
49 So Moses collected the redemption money(CP) from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the Israelites(CQ) he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels,[d](CR) according to the sanctuary shekel. 51 Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.
The Kohathites
4 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 2 “Take a census(CS) of the Kohathite branch of the Levites by their clans and families. 3 Count(CT) all the men from thirty to fifty years of age(CU) who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
4 “This is the work(CV) of the Kohathites(CW) at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things.(CX) 5 When the camp is to move,(CY) Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain(CZ) and put it over the ark of the covenant law.(DA) 6 Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather,[e](DB) spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles(DC) in place.
7 “Over the table of the Presence(DD) they are to spread a blue cloth and put on it the plates, dishes and bowls, and the jars for drink offerings;(DE) the bread that is continually there(DF) is to remain on it. 8 They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(DG) in place.
9 “They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays,(DH) and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it. 10 Then they are to wrap it and all its accessories in a covering of the durable leather and put it on a carrying frame.(DI)
11 “Over the gold altar(DJ) they are to spread a blue cloth and cover that with the durable leather and put the poles(DK) in place.
12 “They are to take all the articles(DL) used for ministering in the sanctuary, wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with the durable leather and put them on a carrying frame.(DM)
13 “They are to remove the ashes(DN) from the bronze altar(DO) and spread a purple cloth over it. 14 Then they are to place on it all the utensils(DP) used for ministering at the altar, including the firepans,(DQ) meat forks,(DR) shovels(DS) and sprinkling bowls.(DT) Over it they are to spread a covering of the durable leather and put the poles(DU) in place.
15 “After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move,(DV) only then are the Kohathites(DW) to come and do the carrying.(DX) But they must not touch the holy things(DY) or they will die.(DZ) The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.
16 “Eleazar(EA) son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light,(EB) the fragrant incense,(EC) the regular grain offering(ED) and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.”
17 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 18 “See that the Kohathite tribal clans are not destroyed from among the Levites. 19 So that they may live and not die when they come near the most holy things,(EE) do this for them: Aaron and his sons(EF) are to go into the sanctuary and assign to each man his work and what he is to carry.(EG) 20 But the Kohathites must not go in to look(EH) at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.”
The Gershonites
21 The Lord said to Moses, 22 “Take a census also of the Gershonites by their families and clans. 23 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age(EI) who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting.
24 “This is the service of the Gershonite clans in their carrying and their other work: 25 They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle,(EJ) that is, the tent of meeting,(EK) its covering(EL) and its outer covering of durable leather, the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting, 26 the curtains of the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,(EM) the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard,(EN) the ropes and all the equipment(EO) used in the service of the tent. The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things. 27 All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons.(EP) You shall assign to them as their responsibility(EQ) all they are to carry. 28 This is the service of the Gershonite clans(ER) at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar(ES) son of Aaron, the priest.
The Merarites
29 “Count(ET) the Merarites by their clans and families.(EU) 30 Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting. 31 As part of all their service at the tent, they are to carry the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts and bases,(EV) 32 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, ropes,(EW) all their equipment and everything related to their use. Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry. 33 This is the service of the Merarite clans as they work at the tent of meeting under the direction of Ithamar(EX) son of Aaron, the priest.”
The Numbering of the Levite Clans
34 Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the Kohathites(EY) by their clans and families. 35 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(EZ) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 36 counted by clans, were 2,750. 37 This was the total of all those in the Kohathite clans(FA) who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.
38 The Gershonites(FB) were counted by their clans and families. 39 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 40 counted by their clans and families, were 2,630. 41 This was the total of those in the Gershonite clans who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command.
42 The Merarites were counted by their clans and families. 43 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(FC) who came to serve in the work at the tent of meeting, 44 counted by their clans, were 3,200. 45 This was the total of those in the Merarite clans.(FD) Moses and Aaron counted them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.
46 So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted(FE) all the Levites by their clans and families. 47 All the men from thirty to fifty years of age(FF) who came to do the work of serving and carrying the tent of meeting 48 numbered 8,580.(FG) 49 At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry.
Thus they were counted,(FH) as the Lord commanded Moses.
Footnotes
- Numbers 3:9 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also 8:16) to me
- Numbers 3:28 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts 8,300
- Numbers 3:47 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
- Numbers 3:50 That is, about 35 pounds or about 16 kilograms
- Numbers 4:6 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verses 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 25
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