1Dengang Herren talte til Moses på Sinaibjerget,2havde Aron følgende sønner: Nadab (den førstefødte), Abihu, Eleazar og Itamar.3Moses salvede og indsatte dem alle til at gøre tjeneste som præster for Herren.4Men 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.5Da sagde Herren til Moses:6„Kald Levis stamme sammen og lad dem træde frem for Aron.7Levitterne 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.10Men kun Aron og hans sønner må udføre præstetjeneste. Hvis nogen lægmand trænger ind i helligdommen, skal han henrettes.”11Og 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.”14Senere 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.”16Moses begyndte straks på den opgave, Herren havde givet ham.17Levi 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.21Gershons slægt gennem sønnerne Libni og Shimi22blev optalt til 7500 mandspersoner over en måned gamle,23og de skulle slå lejr bag ved boligen, på vestsiden.24Den øverste for Gershon-slægten var Laels søn Eljasaf.25Denne slægts ansvarsområde var boligens teltduge, presenninger og indgangsforhæng,26forgårdens teltduge, der indhegnede åbenbaringsteltet og brændofferalteret og forhænget foran indgangen til forgården. De havde også ansvar for de snore, der hørte til.27Kehats slægt gennem sønnerne Amram, Jitzhar, Hebron og Uzziel28blev optalt til 8600* mandspersoner over en måned gamle,29og de skulle slå lejr ved boligens sydside.30Lederen af denne slægt var Elitzafan, søn af Uzziel.31De 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.32Præsten Eleazar, Arons søn, fik overopsynet med levitterne. Det blev hans opgave at føre tilsyn med dem, der arbejdede i helligdommen.33Meraris slægt gennem sønnerne Mahli og Mushit34blev optalt til 6200 mandspersoner over en måned gamle,35og de skulle slå lejr ved boligens nordside. Lederen af denne slægt var Zuriel, søn af Abihajil.36De var ansvarlige for boligens vægmoduler, tværstænger, stolper, sokler og det værktøj, der blev brugt under monteringen,37forgårdens stolper og sokler, samt alle pløkker og barduner.38På 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.39Optællingen af levitterne, som Moses og Aron på Herrens befaling udførte, resulterede i en liste med 22.000 mandspersoner over en måned gamle.40Da sagde Herren til Moses: „Optæl nu hvor mange førstefødte sønner blandt hele Israels folk, der er over en måned gamle.41Alle 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.”42Så 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 22.273.44Derefter 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.46Da antallet af de førstefødte sønner overstiger levitternes antal med 273, skal du løskøbe de 273 overskydende sønner ved at betale fem shekel* sølv for hver af dem. Sølvstykkerne skal gives til Aron og hans sønner, og de skal vejes efter den standardvægt, der bruges i helligdommen.”49Så 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.50Den samlede løsesum blev således 1365 shekel sølv.51Og Moses gav pengene til Aron og hans sønner, sådan som Herren havde befalet ham.
English Standard Version
The Sons of Aaron
1These are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.2These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.4But Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of Aaron their father.
Duties of the Levites
5And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,6“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.7They shall keep guard over him and over the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, as they minister at the tabernacle.8They shall guard all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and keep guard over the people of Israel as they minister at the tabernacle.9And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the people of Israel.10And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall guard their priesthood. But if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.”11And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,12“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine,13for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and of beast. They shall be mine: I am the Lord.”14And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,15“List the sons of Levi, by fathers’ houses and by clans; every male from a month old and upward you shall list.”16So Moses listed them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.19And the sons of Kohath by their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.20And the sons of Merari by their clans: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, by their fathers’ houses.21To Gershon belonged the clan of the Libnites and the clan of the Shimeites; these were the clans of the Gershonites.22Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was* 7,500.23The clans of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle on the west,24with Eliasaph, the son of Lael as chief of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites.25And the guard duty of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting,26the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and its cords—all the service connected with these.27To Kohath belonged the clan of the Amramites and the clan of the Izharites and the clan of the Hebronites and the clan of the Uzzielites; these are the clans of the Kohathites.28According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping guard over the sanctuary.29The clans of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,30with Elizaphan the son of Uzziel as chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of the Kohathites.31And their guard duty involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the screen; all the service connected with these.32And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.33To Merari belonged the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites: these are the clans of Merari.34Their listing according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward was 6,200.35And the chief of the fathers’ house of the clans of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.36And the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle, the bars, the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these;37also the pillars around the court, with their bases and pegs and cords.38Those who were to camp before the tabernacle on the east, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons, guarding the sanctuary itself, to protect* the people of Israel. And any outsider who came near was to be put to death.39All those listed among the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron listed at the commandment of the Lord, by clans, all the males from a month old and upward, were 22,000.
Redemption of the Firstborn
40And the Lord said to Moses, “List all the firstborn males of the people of Israel, from a month old and upward, taking the number of their names.41And you shall take the Levites for me—I am the Lord—instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the people of Israel.”42So Moses listed all the firstborn among the people of Israel, as the Lord commanded him.43And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names, from a month old and upward as listed were 22,273.44And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,45“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.46And as the redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the people of Israel, over and above the number of the male Levites,47you shall take five shekels* per head; you shall take them according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs*),48and give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are over.”49So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those redeemed by the Levites.50From the firstborn of the people of Israel he took the money, 1,365 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.51And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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