1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. 3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses. 4 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
5 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. 9 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together: 10 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites: 11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD. 12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites. 13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD. 14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine. 15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering. 16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. 17 For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. 18 And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel. 19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. 20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them. 21 And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them. 22 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
23 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 24 This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: 25 And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof , and shall serve no more: 26 But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.
8–BOB
Horun moychiroqlarni oʻrnatadi
1 Egamiz yana Musoga dedi: 2 “Horunga ayt, u yettala moychiroqni chiroqpoyaga oʻrnatganda, moychiroqlarning nuri chiroqpoyaning old tomonini yoritadigan qilib oʻrnatsin.”
3 Egamizning Muso orqali bergan bu amrini Horun bajardi. U yettita moychiroqni chiroqpoyaning old tomonini yoritadigan qilib oʻrnatdi. 4 Chiroqpoya, Egamiz Musoga koʻrsatgan namuna boʻyicha , tagligidan tortib, gullarigacha oltindan zarb urib yasalgan edi.
Levilar poklanib Xudoga bagʻishlanadi
5 Egamiz Musoga yana aytdi: 6 “Isroil xalqi orasidan levilarni ajratib olib, quyidagi yoʻl bilan ularni pokla : 7 levilarga gunohdan poklaydigan suvni sep. Ular ustara bilan butun badanlarini qirib tozalashsin, kiyimlarini yuvishsin. Shundan soʻng ular pok boʻlishadi. 8 Soʻngra ular buqani va buqaga qoʻshib nazr qilinadigan zaytun moyi aralashtirilgan sifatli unni olib kelishsin. Bundan tashqari, boshqa bir buqani gunoh qurbonligi qilish uchun olib kelishsin. 9 Soʻng butun jamoani toʻpla, levilarni Uchrashuv chodiri oldiga olib kel. 10 Levilarni Men, Egangizning huzuriga olib kelganingda, Isroil xalqi levilarga qoʻllarini qoʻysin. 11 Horun levilarni Isroil xalqidan maxsus nazr sifatida Men, Egangizga bagʻishlasin, toki levilar Menga xizmat qilishsin. 12 Levilar qoʻllarini buqalarning boshiga qoʻyishsin. Horun bir buqani gunoh qurbonligi, ikkinchi buqani esa kuydiriladigan qurbonlik qilib, levilarni gunohlardan poklasin. 13 Keyin levilarni Horun va uning oʻgʻillari roʻparasiga turgʻizib qoʻy. Levilarni maxsus nazr sifatida Men, Egangizga bagʻishla.
14 Shunday qilib, levilarni Isroil xalqi orasidan ajratib ol. Levilar Meniki boʻladi. 15 Levilarni poklab, maxsus nazr sifatida Menga bagʻishlaganingdan soʻng, ular xizmat qilish uchun Uchrashuv chodiriga kira oladilar. 16 Men levilarni Isroil xalqi orasidan Oʻzim uchun olganman. Ularni Oʻzim uchun Isroil ayollaridan tugʻilgan barcha toʻngʻich oʻgʻillari oʻrniga olganman. 17 Chunki Isroil xalqining hamma toʻngʻichlari — odamning toʻngʻich oʻgʻlidan tortib, mollarning birinchi erkak bolasigacha Menikidir. Misrda hamma toʻngʻichlarni nobud qilgan kunim Men Isroil xalqining toʻngʻich oʻgʻillarini Oʻzim uchun ajratib olganman. 18 Isroil xalqi orasidagi hamma toʻngʻich oʻgʻillar oʻrniga esa levilarni olganman. 19 Levilarni Isroil xalqi orasidan ajratib olib, Horun va uning oʻgʻillari ixtiyoriga topshirganman. Levilar Isroil xalqi nomidan Uchrashuv chodirida xizmat qiladilar. Isroil xalqi Chodirga yaqin kelib qolganda, yuz beradigan kulfatdan levilar ularni himoya qiladi .”
20 Muso, Horun va butun Isroil jamoasi levilarni Egamizga bagʻishladilar. Xullas, Egamizning levilar haqida Musoga bergan amrlarini bajardilar. 21 Levilar poklanishdi, kiyimlarini yuvishdi. Horun ularni maxsus nazr sifatida Egamizga bagʻishlab, poklash marosimini oʻtkazdi. 22 Shundan keyin levilar Horun va uning oʻgʻillari nazorati ostida Uchrashuv chodirida xizmat ado etish uchun u yerga kirdilar. Shunday qilib, Egamiz levilar haqida Musoga qanday amr etgan boʻlsa, Isroil xalqi uning amrlarini ado etdi.
23 Egamiz yana Musoga aytdi: 24 “Levilar quyidagi qoidaga rioya qilishsin: yigirma besh va undan yuqori yoshdagi levilar Uchrashuv chodiridagi xizmatini boshlashsin. 25 Ellik yoshda esa xizmatidan boʻshab, boshqa xizmat qilishmasin. 26 Xizmatidan boʻshagan levilar Uchrashuv chodirida xizmat qilayotgan birodarlariga yordam berishlari mumkin. Lekin biror ish uchun masʼuliyatni oʻz boʻyinlariga olishmasin. Levilarning majburiyatlarini shu tariqa koʻrsatib ber.”
