Consecration of the Priests
1“This is what you are to do to consecrate them, so they may serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without defect. 2And from the finest wheat flour make round loaves without yeast, thick loaves without yeast and with olive oil mixed in, and thin loaves without yeast and brushed with olive oil. 3Put them in a basket and present them along with the bull and the two rams. 4Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 5Take the garments and dress Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself and the breastpiece. Fasten the ephod on him by its skillfully woven waistband. 6Put the turban on his head and attach the sacred emblem to the turban. 7Take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head. 8Bring his sons and dress them in tunics 9and fasten caps on them. Then tie sashes on Aaron and his sons.29:9 Hebrew; Septuagint on them The priesthood is theirs by a lasting ordinance.
“Then you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.
10“Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. 11Slaughter it in the Lord’s presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 12Take some of the bull’s blood and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar. 13Then take all the fat on the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar. 14But burn the bull’s flesh and its hide and its intestines outside the camp. It is a sin offering.29:14 Or purification offering; also in verse 36
15“Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. 16Slaughter it and take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar. 17Cut the ram into pieces and wash the internal organs and the legs, putting them with the head and the other pieces. 18Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.
19“Take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. 20Slaughter it, 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. Then splash blood against the sides of the altar. 21And take some blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. Then he and his sons and their garments will be consecrated.
22“Take from this ram the fat, the fat tail, the fat on the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh. (This is the ram for the ordination.) 23From the basket of bread made without yeast, which is before the Lord, take one round loaf, one thick loaf with olive oil mixed in, and one thin loaf. 24Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them wave them before the Lord as a wave offering. 25Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord, a food offering presented to the Lord. 26After you take the breast of the ram for Aaron’s ordination, wave it before the Lord as a wave offering, and it will be your share.
27“Consecrate those parts of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons: the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented. 28This is always to be the perpetual share from the Israelites for Aaron and his sons. It is the contribution the Israelites are to make to the Lord from their fellowship offerings.
29“Aaron’s sacred garments will belong to his descendants so that they can be anointed and ordained in them. 30The son who succeeds him as priest and comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place is to wear them seven days.
31“Take the ram for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place. 32At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. 33They are to eat these offerings by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no one else may eat them, because they are sacred. 34And if any of the meat of the ordination ram or any bread is left over till morning, burn it up. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.
35“Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. 36Sacrifice a bull each day as a sin offering to make atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. 37For seven days make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will be holy.
38“This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old. 39Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight. 40With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah29:40 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms of the finest flour mixed with a quarter of a hin29:40 That is, probably about 1 quart or about 1 liter of oil from pressed olives, and a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering. 41Sacrifice the other lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and its drink offering as in the morning—a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.
42“For the generations to come this burnt offering is to be made regularly at the entrance to the tent of meeting, before the Lord. There I will meet you and speak to you; 43there also I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by my glory.
44“So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. 45Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. 46They will know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of Egypt so that I might dwell 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.
