Forskrifter for naziræerne
1Herren sagde til Moses: 2„Sig til Israels folk, at hvis en mand eller en kvinde aflægger naziræerløftet og således indvier sig til Herren på en særlig måde, 3-4må de, så længe de er bundet af deres løfte, hverken drikke øl eller vin—ikke engang druesaft—og de må heller ikke spise druer eller rosiner. De må ikke nyde noget, der har med vindruer at gøre—ikke engang kernerne eller skrællerne.
5I den periode løftet gælder, må de ikke lade deres hår klippe, for de er helliget og indviet til Herren. Derfor skal de lade håret vokse.
6-7I den periode løftet gælder, må de ikke komme i nærheden af lig—heller ikke, hvis det drejer sig om deres forældre eller søskende, for de er indviet til Gud på en særlig måde— 8de er naziræere og helliget Herren. 9Men hvis nogen falder død om, så de ikke kan undgå at røre ved den døde, så de bliver urene, skal de være urene i syv dage og derefter lade deres hår klippe af. Da vil de være renset for deres urenhed. 10Næste dag skal de så bringe to turtelduer eller to unge duer til præsten ved åbenbaringsteltets indgang, 11og præsten skal ofre den ene due som syndoffer og den anden som brændoffer, så der skaffes soning for deres urenhed. Først da kan de aflægge løfte på ny og lade håret vokse igen. 12Den del af løftet, som blev opfyldt, før de blev urene, tæller ikke længere. Nej, de må begynde forfra og aflægge et nyt løfte. Samtidig skal de ofre et etårs vædderlam som skyldoffer.
13Når de har opfyldt deres naziræerløfte, og indvielsestiden er udløbet, skal de gå hen til åbenbaringsteltets indgang 14og ofre et etårs vædderlam uden skavanker som brændoffer til Herren. De skal desuden ofre et tilsvarende gimmerlam som syndoffer, et takoffer bestående af en vædder uden skavanker, 15en kurv med usyrnede brød, dels ringbrød lavet af fint mel blandet med olivenolie, dels fladbrød penslet med olivenolie, samt de sædvanlige afgrøde- og drikofre. 16Da skal præsten bringe ofrene til Herren i denne rækkefølge: syndofferet først, så brændofferet 17og takoffervædderen sammen med de usyrnede brød—og endelig afgrødeofferet og drikofferet.
18Derefter skal naziræerne ved åbenbaringsteltets indgang klippe deres hår, for det lange hår var tegnet på, at de havde indviet sig på en særlig måde til Herren, og de skal ofre håret på alteret sammen med takofferet. 19Efter at de har klippet håret af, skal præsten tage vædderens kogte bov, et usyrnet ringbrød og et usyrnet fladbrød fra kurven og lægge disse ting i deres hænder. 20Så skal præsten svinge det foran Herrens alter som et offer til Herren. Denne del af offeret tilfalder præsten sammen med bryststykket og låret, der blev svunget foran Herrens alter. Derefter kan naziræerne drikke vin igen, for de er løst fra deres løfte.
21Det er forskrifterne for naziræerløftet og de påkrævede ofre, efter at løftet er opfyldt. Ud over disse ofre skal de naturligvis bringe de ofre, de eventuelt måtte have lovet Herren, da de aflagde deres naziræerløfte.”
Den aronitiske velsignelse
22Herren sagde til Moses: 23„Sig til Aron og hans sønner, at de skal velsigne Israels folk på følgende måde: 24-26Herren velsigne dig og bevare dig. Herren våge over dig og være dig nådig. Herren være dig nær og give dig fred. 27Aron og hans sønner skal med denne velsignelse stemple mit navn på Israels folk—og jeg vil velsigne dem.”
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:6.2 to separate…: or, to make themselves Nazarites 3He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. 4All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.6.4 separation: or, Nazariteship6.4 vine…: Heb. vine of the wine 5All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. 6All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body. 7He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.6.7 consecration: Heb. separation 8All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD. 9And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. 10And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 11And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day. 12And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.6.12 be lost: Heb. fall
13¶ And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 14And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings, 15And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings. 16And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering: 17And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering. 18And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. 19And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven: 20And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. 21This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.
22¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 24The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: 25The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 26The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
