Directions for Setting Apart the Priests
1“Here is what you must do to set apart Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. Get a young bull and two rams. They must not have any flaws. 2Get the finest wheat flour. Make round loaves of bread that do not have yeast in them. Make thick loaves of bread that do not have yeast in them. Mix olive oil into the thick loaves of bread. Also make thin loaves of bread that do not have yeast in them. Brush the thin loaves with olive oil. 3Put everything in a basket. Offer them along with the bull and the two rams. 4Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting. Wash them with water. 5Take the inner robe, the outer robe of the linen apron, the apron itself and the chest cloth. Dress Aaron in them. Take the skillfully made waistband and tie the apron on him with it. 6Put the turban on his head. Connect the sacred plate to the turban. 7Take the anointing oil and pour it on his head. 8Bring his sons and dress them in their inner robes. 9Put caps on their heads. Tie belts on Aaron and his sons. The work of the priests belongs to them. This is my law that will last for all time to come.
“Then you must prepare Aaron and his sons to serve me.
10“Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting. Have Aaron and his sons place their hands on its head. 11Kill it in front of the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 12Dip your finger into some of the bull’s blood. Put it on the horns that stick out from the upper four corners of the altar. Pour the rest of it out at the base of the altar. 13Then take all the fat on the inside parts. Take the long part of the liver. Get both kidneys with the fat on them. And burn all of it on the altar. 14But burn the bull’s meat, hide and guts outside the camp. It is a sin offering.
15“Get one of the rams. Have Aaron and his sons place their hands on its head. 16Kill it. Take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar. 17Cut the ram into pieces. Wash the inside parts and the legs. Put them with the head and the other pieces. 18Then burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to me. It has a pleasant smell. It is a food offering presented to the Lord.
19“Get the other ram. Have Aaron and his sons place their hands on its head. 20Kill it. Put some of its blood on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons. Put some on the thumbs of their right hands. Also put some on the big toes of their right feet. Then splash the blood against the sides of the altar. 21Get some of the blood from the altar. Also get some of the anointing oil. Sprinkle both of them on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. Then he and his sons and their clothes will be set apart to serve the Lord.
22“Here is what you must take from this second ram. Take the fat, the fat tail and the fat around the inside parts. Take the long part of the liver. Also take both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh. It is the ram you must use when you prepare the priests to serve the Lord. 23Get one round loaf of bread and one thick loaf of bread with olive oil mixed in. Also get one thin loaf of bread. Take them from the basket of bread made without yeast. It is the one in front of the Lord. 24Put all these things in the hands of Aaron and his sons. Tell them to lift them up and wave them in front of the Lord as a wave offering. 25Then take all these things from their hands. Burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering. Its smell pleases the Lord. It is a food offering presented to the Lord. 26Get the breast of the ram used when you prepare Aaron to serve the Lord. Wave it in front of the Lord as a wave offering. It will be your share of the meat.
27“Here are the parts of the second ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. You must set apart the breast that was waved and the thigh that was offered. 28It will be the regular share from the Israelites for Aaron and his sons. The people must give it to the Lord from their friendship offerings.
29“Aaron’s sacred clothes will belong to his sons who will come after him. Then they can wear them when you anoint them and prepare them to serve the Lord. 30The son who comes after Aaron as priest must wear them seven days. He will come and serve in the Holy Room in the tent of meeting.
31“Get the ram sacrificed when you prepare Aaron and his sons to serve the Lord. Cook the meat in a sacred place. 32Aaron and his sons must eat the ram’s meat. And they must eat the bread in the basket. They must eat all of it at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 33These are the offerings to pay for their sins. They must eat them. The offerings must be made when Aaron and his sons are set apart and prepared to serve the Lord. No one else can eat them. They are sacred. 34When you prepare Aaron and his sons to serve me, you will sacrifice the ram and the bread. If any parts of the ram or bread are left until morning, burn them up. They must not be eaten. They are sacred.
35“Do everything I have commanded you to do for Aaron and his sons. Take seven days when you prepare them to serve the Lord. 36Sacrifice a bull each day. It is a sin offering to pay for their sins. Make the altar pure. Pour olive oil on it to set it apart. 37Take seven days to make the altar pure. Set it apart. Then the altar will be a very holy place. Anything that touches it will be holy.
38“Every day sacrifice on the altar two lambs that are a year old. 39Sacrifice one in the morning and the other one when the sun goes down. 40Along with the first lamb, offer three and a half pounds of fine flour. Mix it with a quart of oil made from pressed olives. Along with that, sacrifice a quart of wine as a drink offering. 41Sacrifice the other lamb when the sun goes down. Sacrifice it along with the same grain offering and its drink offering as you do in the morning. It has a pleasant smell. It is a food offering presented to the Lord.
42“For all time to come, this burnt offering must be sacrificed regularly. Sacrifice it at the entrance to the tent of meeting in front of the Lord. There I will meet with you and speak to you. 43There I will also meet with the people of Israel. My glory will make the place holy.
44“So I will set apart the tent of meeting and the altar. And I will set apart Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. 45Then I will live among the people of Israel. And I will be their God. 46They will know that I am the Lord their God. They will know that I brought them out of Egypt so I could live among them. I am the Lord their God.
Asɔfohyɛ
1“Ɔkwan a ɛsɛ sɛ mofa so hyɛ Aaron ne ne mma asɔfo ni: Momfa nantwi ba ne adwennini abien a wɔn ho nni dɛm. 2Na momfa esiam muhumuhu a mmɔkaw nni mu nyɛ brodo a ɛyɛ dɛ ne tetare a wɔde ngo afra ne ɔfam a wɔde ngo agu so. 3Fa brodo no gu kɛntɛn mu na fa nantwi ba no ne odwennini no ka ho bra Ahyiae Ntamadan no ano. 4Momfa Aaron ne ne mmabarima no mmra Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano hɔ, na momfa nsu nguare wɔn. 5Momfa Aaron atade yuu no nhyɛ no. Monhyɛ no atade kɔnsin no, nʼasɔfotade no ne adɛbo no ne nkyekyeremu no, 6na momfa abotiri a sikakɔkɔɔ bobɔ mu no mmɔ no. 7Momfa ɔsrango no na munhwie ngu ne ti so. 8Ne mmabarima no nso, momfa wɔn ntade yuu no nhyehyɛ wɔn. 9Momfa wɔn nkyekyeremu no nka wɔn ho. Saa kwan yi so na momfa nhyɛ Aaron ne ne mma ne wɔn asefo mma wɔnyɛ asɔfo daa nyinaa.
10“Mode nantwi ba no bɛba Ahyiae Ntamadan no anim na Aaron ne ne mmabarima de wɔn nsa agu aboa no apampam. 11Munkum no wɔ Awurade anim wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano. 12Momfa ne mogya nsrasra mmɛn a etuatua afɔremuka no ho no so. Momfa mo nsateaa na ɛnyɛ, na munhwie mogya a ɛbɛka no ngu afɔremuka no ase. 13Munyi ne mu srade no ne ne bɔnwoma kotoku no ne ne asaabo abien no ne srade a ɛwɔ ho no na monhyew no wɔ afɔremuka no so. 14Mmom momfa aboa no ne ne were ne nʼagyanan no mfi hɔ nkɔ afikyiri na monkɔhyew no sɛ bɔne ho afɔrebɔ.
15“Sɛ wɔrebekum adwennini no nso a, Aaron ne ne mmabarima no mfa wɔn nsa ngu aboa no baako apampam 16na wonkum no. Wɔnsɔw ne mogya no na wɔmfa mpete afɔremuka no ho nyinaa. 17Twitwa odwennini no asinasin na hohoro nʼayamde no mu ne nʼanan no ho; fa ne ti no ne nea moatwitwa no gu faako 18na monhyew no wɔ afɔremuka no so; ɛyɛ ɔhyew afɔre a ɛsɔ Awurade ani.
19“Momfa odwennini a aka no na Aaron ne ne mmabarima mfa wɔn nsa ngu nʼapampam, 20Munkum no na monsɔw mogya no bi na momfa ketewaa bi nsosɔ Aaron ne ne mmabarima no aso nifa, wɔn kokurobeti nifa ne wɔn anan nifa kokurobeti so. Afei mompete nkae no ngu afɔremuka no ho nyinaa. 21Montworɔw mogya a ɛwɔ afɔremuka no so no bi na momfa mfra ɔsrango na momfa mpete Aaron ne ne mmabarima no so ne wɔn ntade mu. Ɛnam saa so bɛma wɔn ne wɔn ntade ho atew wɔ Awurade anim.
22“Momfa odwennini no srade ne ne dua ne ne mu srade ne ne bɔnwoma kotoku ne nʼasaabo abien ne ɛho srade ne ne srɛ nifa. Eyi ne odwennini a wɔde bɛhyɛ Aaron ne ne mmabarima asɔfo no. 23Momfa brodo mua baako ne tetare a wɔde ɔsrango afra, na munyi ɔfam baako mfi kɛntɛn a wɔde brodo a mmɔkaw nni mu agu mu a wɔde asi Awurade anim no mu. 24Momfa eyinom nhyɛ Aaron ne ne mmabarima nsam na wɔmfa nkyerɛ sɛ afɔrebɔde mma Awurade. 25Ɛno akyi no, munnye mfi wɔn nsam na monhyew no wɔ afɔremuka no so sɛ ohuam afɔre mma no. 26Momfa Aaron asɔfohyɛguan no yan no a munhim wɔ Awurade anim sɛ ohim afɔrebɔ, na ɛbɛyɛ mo kyɛfa.
27“Montew asɔfohyɛ dwennini no akwaa, ne koko a wohimii ne ne srɛ a wɔde mae a ɛyɛ Aaron ne ne mmabarima de no ho. 28Ɛsɛ sɛ eyi yɛ Israelfo asɛde sɛ wɔbɛyɛ ama Aaron ne ne mmabarima. Ɛyɛ Israelfo no fam asomdwoe afɔre a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbɔ ma Awurade.
29“Aaron ntade kronkron yi bɛyɛ nʼasefo de na wɔatumi ahyɛ ama wɔasra wɔn ngo ahyɛ wɔn asɔfo. 30Ɔsɔfopanyin biara a obedi Aaron ade no bɛhyɛ saa ntade yi nnanson ansa na wafi nʼasɔfodwuma ase wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no mu ne kronkronbea hɔ.
31“Fa odwennini no nam a wɔatew ho no ne odwennini nam a wɔde hyɛɛ ɔsɔfo no na monnoa no wɔ baabi a ɛhɔ tew. 32Aaron ne ne mmabarima bedi brodo a ɛwɔ kɛntɛn no mu no, na wɔde nam no abɔ so wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no ano. 33Wɔn nko ara na wɔbɛwe nam no adi nnuan a wɔde tew wɔn ho no. Nnipa a wɔmfra asɔfo abusua no mu no renni bi, efisɛ wɔatew ho. 34Sɛ ade kye asɔfohyɛ dwennini anaa brodo no bi so a, monhyew. Ɛnsɛ sɛ wodi, efisɛ ɛyɛ kronkron.
35“Eyi ne ɔkwan a momfa so nhyɛ Aaron ne ne mmabarima no asɔfo. Nnanson na wɔmfa nni saa asɔfohyɛ no ho dwuma. 36Da biara, mode nantwi ba bɛbɔ afɔre de adwira mo ho. Ɛno akyi no, mompra afɔremuka no ho bɔne nyinaa na monyɛ no kronkron na monhwie ngo ngu so mfa ntew ho. 37Montew afɔremuka no ho na daa monyɛ no kronkron saa ara nnanson mma Onyankopɔn. Ɛno akyi no, afɔremuka no ho bɛtew yiye sɛnea biribiara a wɔde bɛka no no bɛyɛ Onyankopɔn dea.
38“Da biara, momfa nguanten mma abien a wɔadi afe mmɔ afɔre wɔ afɔremuka no so. 39Momfa oguamma no baako mmɔ afɔre no anɔpa na momfa baako nso mmɔ afɔre anwummere. 40Afɔrebɔ a edi kan no, momfa asikresiam lita abien ne fa a wɔayam no muhumuhu mfra ngo a wɔakyi afi ngodua mu lita baako; saa ara na momfa bobesa lita baako nyɛ ahwiesa. 41Momfa oguan no baako a waka no mmɔ anwummere afɔre a asikresiam ne nsa ka ho te sɛ anɔpa de no ara. Ɛbɛyɛ ɔhyew afɔrehuam ama Awurade.
42“Saa afɔrebɔ yi bɛkɔ so da biara wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no pon ano wɔ Awurade anim. Ɛhɔ na mehyia mo ne mo akasa. 43Na mehyia Israelmma wɔ hɔ na mʼanuonyam atew Ahyiae Ntamadan no ho.
44“Ampa ara, mɛtew Ahyiae Ntamadan no ne afɔremuka no ho ne Aaron ne ne mmabarima a wɔyɛ mʼasɔfo no ho. 45Na mɛtena Israelfo mu na mayɛ wɔn Nyankopɔn, 46na wobehu sɛ mene Awurade, wɔn Nyankopɔn. Mede wɔn fi Misraim bae sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, mɛtena wɔn mu. Mene Awurade wɔn Nyankopɔn.
