1Da sagde Herren til Moses og Aron:2„Optæl hvor mange mandlige efterkommere af Levis søn Kehat, der er mellem 30 og 50 år. Det er dem, der skal arbejde i åbenbaringsteltet4med de helligste ting:5Hver 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.6Oven på det skal de lægge et kraftigt stykke læder, som igen skal dækkes med purpurfarvet klæde, før de anbringer bærestængerne i guldringene.7Dernæst 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.8Ovenpå igen skal de brede et skarlagenrødt klæde og et kraftigt stykke læder, før de anbringer bærestængerne i bordets guldringe.9Lysestagen, lamperne, vægesaksene, vægebakkerne og beholderne til olivenolie skal anbringes på bærestativet, hvorefter de dækkes med et purpurfarvet klæde10og derefter med et stykke kraftigt læder.11Så skal de brede et purpurfarvet klæde over røgelsesalteret af guld, dække det med et kraftigt stykke læder og anbringe bærestængerne i alterets guldringe.12Alle de øvrige redskaber, der bruges i helligdommen, skal dækkes med purpurfarvet klæde og kraftigt læder, før de anbringes på bærestativet.13Brændofferalteret skal også dækkes til med et purpurfarvet klæde, men først skal asken fjernes.14Alle 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.15Når 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.16Arons 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.”17Dernæst sagde Herren til Moses og Aron:18„I må passe på, at kehatitterne ikke mister livet.19I 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.20Men kehatitterne må først komme ind i helligdommen, efter at det hele er pakket ned, for hvis de ser de hellige ting, skal de dø.”21Herren sagde nu til Moses:22„Optæl hvor mange mandlige efterkommere af Levis søn Gershon, der er mellem 30 og 50 år. De skal også arbejde ved åbenbaringsteltet.24Det er deres opgave at transportere boligens teltduge, de to tagdækninger af vædderskind og kraftigt læder samt indgangsforhænget.26Derudover 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.27Aron og hans sønner skal uddelegere arbejdet blandt gershonitterne,28og gershonitterne skal stå til regnskab for deres arbejde over for Arons søn Itamar.29Optæl hvor mange mandlige efterkommere af Levis søn Merari, der er mellem 30 og 50 år. De skal også arbejde ved åbenbaringsteltet.31Efter at teltet er pakket sammen, er det deres opgave at afmontere og transportere helligdommens vægmoduler, tværstænger, stolper og sokler,32forgårdens 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,33så arbejdet kan gå hurtigt; og Arons søn Itamar skal have overopsynet med det.”34På 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 2750.38En tilsvarende optælling over Gershons slægt blev til 2630,42og over Meraris slægt 3200.46Det samlede antal mænd mellem 30 og 50 år, der havde pligt til at arbejde ved åbenbaringsteltet, var 8580.49Aron mønstrede alle disse mænd og forklarede dem deres opgaver, sådan som Herren havde befalet gennem Moses.
English Standard Version
Duties of the Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites
1The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,2“Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,3from thirty years old up to fifty years old, all who can come on duty, to do the work in the tent of meeting.4This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: the most holy things.5When the camp is to set out, Aaron and his sons shall go in and take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it.6Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin* and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles.7And over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; the regular showbread also shall be on it.8Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.9And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied.10And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame.11And over the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.12And they shall take all the vessels of the service that are used in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of goatskin and put them on the carrying frame.13And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.14And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the fire pans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.15And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the sons of Kohath are to carry.16“And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil, with the oversight of the whole tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels.”17The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,18“Let not the tribe of the clans of the Kohathites be destroyed from among the Levites,19but deal thus with them, that they may live and not die when they come near to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them each to his task and to his burden,20but they shall not go in to look on the holy things even for a moment, lest they die.”21The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,22“Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses and by their clans.23From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, all who can come to do duty, to do service in the tent of meeting.24This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:25they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of goatskin that is on top of it and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting26and the hangings of the court and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court that is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their cords and all the equipment for their service. And they shall do all that needs to be done with regard to them.27All the service of the sons of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry and in all that they have to do. And you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry.28This is the service of the clans of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, and their guard duty is to be under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.29“As for the sons of Merari, you shall list them by their clans and their fathers’ houses.30From thirty years old up to fifty years old, you shall list them, everyone who can come on duty, to do the service of the tent of meeting.31And this is what they are charged to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases,32and the pillars around the court with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their accessories. And you shall list by name the objects that they are required to carry.33This is the service of the clans of the sons of Merari, the whole of their service in the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”34And Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the congregation listed the sons of the Kohathites, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,35from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting;36and those listed by clans were 2,750.37This was the list of the clans of the Kohathites, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the Lord by Moses.38Those listed of the sons of Gershon, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,39from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty for service in the tent of meeting—40those listed by their clans and their fathers’ houses were 2,630.41This was the list of the clans of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the Lord.42Those listed of the clans of the sons of Merari, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,43from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come on duty, for service in the tent of meeting—44those listed by clans were 3,200.45This was the list of the clans of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron listed according to the commandment of the Lord by Moses.46All those who were listed of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel listed, by their clans and their fathers’ houses,47from thirty years old up to fifty years old, everyone who could come to do the service of ministry and the service of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,48those listed were 8,580.49According to the commandment of the Lord through Moses they were listed, each one with his task of serving or carrying. Thus they were listed by him, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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