Instructions for Ordaining Aaron and His Sons as Priests
(Leviticus 8.1-36)1 “This is what you are to do to Aaron and his sons to dedicate them as priests in my service. Take one young bull and two rams without any defects. 2 Use the best wheat flour, but no yeast, and make some bread with olive oil, some without it, and some in the form of thin cakes brushed with oil. 3 Put them in a basket and offer them to me when you sacrifice the bull and the two rams.
4 “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of my presence, and have them take a ritual bath. 5 Then dress Aaron in the priestly garments—the shirt, the robe that goes under the ephod, the ephod, the breastpiece, and the belt. 6 Put the turban on him and tie on it the sacred sign of dedication engraved ‘Dedicated to the Lord.’ 7 Then take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.
8 “Bring his sons and put shirts on them; 9 put sashes around their waists and tie caps on their heads. That is how you are to ordain Aaron and his sons. They and their descendants are to serve me as priests forever.
10 “Bring the bull to the front of the Tent of my presence and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head. 11 Kill the bull there in my holy presence at the entrance of the Tent. 12 Take some of the bull's blood and with your finger put it on the projections of the altar. Then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. 13 Next, take all the fat which covers the internal organs, the best part of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar as an offering to me. 14 But burn the bull's flesh, its skin, and its intestines outside the camp. This is an offering to take away the sins of the priests.
15 “Take one of the rams and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head. 16 Kill it, and take its blood and throw it against all four sides of the altar. 17 Cut the ram in pieces; wash its internal organs and its hind legs, and put them on top of the head and the other pieces. 18 Burn the whole ram on the altar as a food offering. The odor of this offering pleases me.
19 “Take the other ram—the ram used for dedication—and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head. 20 Kill it, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobes of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Throw the rest of the blood against all four sides of the altar. 21 Take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. He, his sons, and their clothes will then be dedicated to me.
22 “Cut away the ram's fat, the fat tail, the fat covering the internal organs, the best part of the liver, the two kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh. 23 From the basket of bread which has been offered to me, take one loaf of each kind: one loaf made with olive oil and one made without it and one thin cake. 24 Put all this food in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them dedicate it to me as a special gift. 25 Then take it from them and burn it on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as a food offering to me. The odor of this offering pleases me.
26 “Take the breast of this ram and dedicate it to me as a special gift. This part of the animal will be yours.
27 “When a priest is ordained, the breast and the thigh of the ram being used for the ordination are to be dedicated to me as a special gift and set aside for the priests. 28 It is my unchanging decision that when my people make their fellowship offerings, the breast and the thigh of the animal belong to the priests. This is the people's gift to me, the Lord.
29 “Aaron's priestly garments are to be handed on to his sons after his death, for them to wear when they are ordained. 30 The son of Aaron who succeeds him as priest and who goes into the Tent of my presence to serve in the Holy Place is to wear these garments for seven days.
31 “Take the meat of the ram used for the ordination of Aaron and his sons and boil it in a holy place. 32 At the entrance of the Tent of my presence they are to eat it along with the bread left in the basket. 33 They shall eat what was used in the ritual of forgiveness at their ordination. Only priests may eat this food, because it is sacred. 34 If some of the meat or some of the bread is not eaten by morning, it is to be burned; it is not to be eaten, for it is sacred.
35 “Perform the rites of ordination for Aaron and his sons for seven days exactly as I have commanded you. 36 Each day you must offer a bull as a sacrifice, so that sin may be forgiven. This will purify the altar. Then anoint it with olive oil to make it holy. 37 Do this every day for seven days. Then the altar will be completely holy, and anyone or anything that touches it will be harmed by the power of its holiness.
The Daily Offerings
(Numbers 28.1-8)38 “Every day for all time to come, sacrifice on the altar two one-year-old lambs. 39 Sacrifice one of the lambs in the morning and the other in the evening. 40 With the first lamb offer two pounds of fine wheat flour mixed with one quart of pure olive oil. Pour out one quart of wine as an offering. 41 Sacrifice the second lamb in the evening, and offer with it the same amounts of flour, olive oil, and wine as in the morning. This is a food offering to me, the Lord, and its odor pleases me. 42 For all time to come, this burnt offering is to be offered in my presence at the entrance of the Tent of my presence. That is where I will meet my people and speak to you. 43 There I will meet the people of Israel, and the dazzling light of my presence will make the place holy. 44 I will make the Tent and the altar holy, and I will set Aaron and his sons apart to serve me as priests. 45 I will live among the people of Israel, and I will be their God. 46 They will know that I am the Lord their God who brought them out of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the Lord their God.
تقديس هرون وبنيه
1 «وهذا ما تصنعُه لِهرونَ وبَنيهِ حتّى تُكَرِّسَهُم كهَنةً لي. تأخُذُ عِجْلا مِنَ البقَرِ وكَبشَينِ صحيحَينِ 2 وخُبزَ فطيرٍ وأقراصَ فطيرٍ مَلتوتَةً بِزيتٍ، ورِقاقَ فطيرٍ مَدهونَةً بِزيتٍ، على أنْ تكونَ مِنْ دقيقِ الحِنطَةِ. 3 وتضَعُ هذِهِ كُلَّها في سَلَّةٍ وقدِّمْها في السَّلَّةِ معَ العِجْل والكَبشَينِ.
4 «وَتُقدِّمُ هرونَ وبَنيهِ إلى بابِ خَيمةِ الإجتماعِ وتَغسِلُهُم بالماءِ، 5 وتأخُذُ الثِّيابَ وتُلبِسُ هرونَ القميصَ والجُـبَّةَ والأَفودَ والصُّدْرَةَ، وتَشُدُّهُ بِزُنَّارِ الاَفودِ، 6 وتضَعُ العِمامَةَ على رأسِه والتَّاجَ المُقَدَّسَ على العِمامَةِ. 7 وتأخُذُ مِنْ زيتِ المِسْحِ وتصُبُّ على رأسِهِ وتمسَحُهُ. 8 وتُقَدِّمُ بَنيهِ وتُلبِسُهُم قُمصانا، 9 وتشُدُّهُم بِالأحزِمَةِ وتُلبِسُهُم قلانِسَ، فيكونُ لهُمُ الكهَنوتُ فريضَةً إلى الأبدِ. هكذا تُكَرِّسُ لي هرونَ وبَنيهِ.
الذبائح
10 «وتُقَدِّمُ العِجْلَ أمامَ خَيمةِ الإجتماعِ، فيضَعُ هرونُ وبَنوهُ أيديَهُم على رأسِه. 11 واذبَحِ العِجْلَ أمامَ الرّبِّ عِندَ بابِ خَيمةِ الإجتماعِ. 12 وتأخُذُ مِنْ دَمِ العِجْل وترُشُّ على قُرونِ المذبَحِ بِإصبَعِكَ، وتصُبُّ سائِرَ الدَّمِ على أسفلِ المذبَحِ. 13 وتأخُذُ جميعَ الشَّحْمِ الّذي يُغَطِّي الأمعاءَ وزِياداتِ الكَبِدِ والكليَتَينِ والشَّحْمِ الّذي علَيهِما وتحرُقُها على المذبَحِ. 14 وأمَّا لَحمُ العِجْلِ وجِلدُهُ ورَوثُهُ، فتَحرُقُها بالنَّارِ في خارجِ المَحلَّةِ، لأنَّ هذِهِ ذبـيحَةُ تكفيرٍ عَنْ خطيئَةِ الكهَنةِ.
15 «وتأخُذُ أحدَ الكَبشَينِ، فيضَعُ هرونُ وبَنوهُ أيديَهم على رأْسِهِ، 16 وتذبَحُه وترُشُّ دَمَهُ على المذبَحِ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ. 17 وتُقَطِّعُ الكَبشَ قِطَعا وتَغسِلُ جَوفَهُ وأكارِعَه وتُضيفُها إلى قِطَعِهِ ورأسِهِ. 18 وتحرُقُ الكَبشَ كُلَّه على المذبَحِ، لأنَّ هذِهِ مُحرَقَةٌ تُرضي رائِحَتُها الرّبَّ وذبـيحَةٌ تُحرَقُ لهُ.
19 «وتأخذُ الكَبشَ الآخَرَ، فيضَعُ هرونُ وبَنوهُ أيديَهم على رأسِهِ، 20 وتذبَحُهُ وتأخُذُ مِنْ دَمِهِ وتضَعُ على شَحْمَةِ أُذُنِ هرونَ، وعلى شَحماتِ آذانِ بَنيهِ اليُمنى، وعلى أباهيمِ أيديهِم وأرجُلِهِم اليُمنى وترُشُّ الدَّمَ على المذبَحِ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ. 21 وتأخُذُ مِنَ الدَّمِ الّذي على المذبَحِ، ومِنْ زيتِ المَسْحِ، وترُشُّ على هرونَ وثيابِهِ، وعلى بَنيهِ وثيابِهِم، فيتقَدَّس هوَ وثيابُهُ وبَنوهُ وثيابُهُم.
تكريس الكهنة
22 «وتأخُذُ مِنَ الكَبْشِ الشَّحْمَ والأَليَةَ والشَّحمَ الّذي يُغَطِّي الأَمعاءَ، وزياداتِ الكَبِدِ والكِليَتَينِ والشَّحمَ الّذي علَيهِما، والكَتِفَ اليُمنى، لأنَّهُ كَبْشُ تكريسِ الكهَنةِ، 23 ورغيفا واحدا مِنَ الخُبزِ، وقُرْصا واحدا مِنَ الخُبزِ بِزيتٍ، ورِقاقَةً واحدةً مِنْ سَلَّةِ الفطيرِ الّتي أمامَ الرّبِّ. 24 وتضَعُ كُلَّ هذا على كَفَّيْ هرونَ وعلى أكُفِّ بَنيهِ وحَرِّكْهُ تكرارا أمامَ الرّبِّ. 25 ثُمَّ تأخُذُهُ مِنْ أيديهِم، وترُشُّهُ على المذبَحِ فَوقَ المُحرَقَةِ، فتُرضي رَائحَتُهُ الرّبَّ ويكونُ ذبـيحةً تُحرَقُ لِلرّبِّ.
26 «وتأخذُ الصَّدْرَ مِنْ كَبْشِ التَّكريسِ الّذي لِهرونَ وحَرِّكْهُ تكرارا أمامَ الرّبِّ وهوَ يكونُ لكَ نصيـبا. 27 وتُكَرِّسُ لي صَدْرَ التَّحريكِ هذا والفَخْذَ الّتي رفَعْتَها جانبا مِنْ كَبْشِ التَّكرِيسِ الّذي لِهرونَ وبَنيهِ. 28 فيكونانِ لِهرونَ وبَنيهِ فريضةً أبديَّةً مِنْ بَني إِسرائيلَ، يَرفعانِها مِنْ ذبائحِ السَّلامةِ الّتي يُقَرِّبونَها لِلرّبِّ.
29 «والثِّيابُ المُقَدَّسَةُ الّتي لِهرونَ تكونُ لبَنيهِ مِنْ بَعدِهِ، يُمسَحونَ فيها ويُكرَّسونَ. 30 ويَلبَسُها سَبْعَةَ أيّامٍ كُلُّ مَنْ يخلِفُ هرونَ مِنْ بَنيهِ، ويدخُلُ خَيمةَ الإجتماعِ لِـيَخدُمَ في القُدْسِ.
الطعام المقدس
31 «أمَّا كَبْشُ التَّكريسِ فتأخذُهُ وتطبُخُ لَحمَه في مكانٍ مُقَدَّسٍ. 32 فيأكُل هرونُ وبَنوهُ لَحمَ الكَبْشِ والخُبزَ الّذي في السَّلَّةِ عِندَ بابِ خَيمةِ الإجتماعِ. 33 يأكلونَ هذا الّذي كانَ كَفَّارَةً لهُم لِتَكريسِهِم وتقديسِهِم، ولا يأكُلُ مِنهُ أحدٌ مِنْ عامَةِ الشَّعبِ لأنَّهُ مُقَدَّسٌ لي. 34 وإنْ بقيَ شيءٌ مِنْ لَحمِ التَّكريسِ أو مِنَ الخُبزِ إلى الصَّباحِ يُحرَقُ بالنَّارِ. لا يُؤكَلُ لأنَّهُ مُقَدَّسٌ.
35 «تصنعُ هذا كُلَّه لِهرونَ وبَنيهِ كما أمَرْتُكَ بهِ. في سَبْعةِ أيّامِ تكريسِهِم.
تكريس المذبح
36 «وتُقَرِّبُ عِجْلا في كُلِّ يومٍ ذبـيحَةَ تكفيرٍ لِلخطايا، فَتُطَهِّرُ المذبَحَ بِتكفيرِكَ علَيهِ، ثُمَّ تمسَحُهُ لِتُكرِّسَهُ. 37 تُكَفِّرُ سبْعَةَ أيّامٍ على المذبَحِ وتُكَرِّسُهُ فيكون المذبَحُ مُقَدَّسا كُلَّ التَّقديسِ. كُلُّ ما مَسَّ المذبَحَ يكونُ مُقَدَّسا.
الذبـيحة اليومية
38 «وهذا ما تُقرِّبُهُ على المذبَحِ: خروفانِ ابنا سنَةٍ في كُلِّ يومٍ مِنَ الأيّامِ بغيرِ انقطاعٍ. 39 أحدُهُما تُقرِّبُه في الصَّباحِ، والآخَرُ تُقرِّبُه في العَشيَّةِ. 40 وتُقرِّبُ معَ الخروفِ الواحدِ عُشْرَ قُفَةٍ مِنَ الدَّقيقِ مَلتوتا بِرُبعِ هَينٍ مِنْ زيتِ زيتونٍ مَعصورٍ ورُبعَ هَينٍ مِنْ سكيـبِ الخَمرِ. 41 وتُقرِّبُ الخروفَ الآخَرَ في العَشيَّةِ وتصنعُهُ كتقدِمَةِ الصَّباحِ وكسكيـبِ خَمرِها، فَتُرضي رَائِحَتُهُ الرّبَّ ويكونُ ذبـيحَةً تُحرَقُ للرّبِّ. 42 ويكونُ ذلِكَ مُحرَقَةً دائمةً مدَى أجيالِكُم، عِندَ بابِ خَيمةِ الإجتماعِ أمامَ الرّبِّ، حَيثُ أجتمعُ بكَ لأكلِّمَكَ. 43 هُناكَ أجتمعُ بِبَني إِسرائيلَ فيتقدَّسُ المكانُ بِمَجدي. 44 وأُقدِّسُ خَيمةَ الإجتماعِ، والمذبحَ وهرونَ وبَنيهِ لِـيكونوا كهَنةً لي. 45 وأسكُنُ في وسَطِ بَني إِسرائيلَ وأكونُ لهُم إلها. 46 فيعلمون أنِّي أنا الرّبُّ إلهُهُمُ الّذي أخرجَهُم مِنْ أرضِ مِصْرَ لِـيسكُنَ فيما بَينَهُم. أنا الرّبُّ إلهُهُم».