The Death of Nadab and Abihu
1Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command. 2So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. 3Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said:
“ ‘Among those who approach me
I will be proved holy;
in the sight of all the people
I will be honored.’ ”
Aaron remained silent.
4Moses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.” 5So they came and carried them, still in their tunics, outside the camp, as Moses ordered.
6Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become unkempt10:6 Or Do not uncover your heads and do not tear your clothes, or you will die and the Lord will be angry with the whole community. But your relatives, all the Israelites, may mourn for those the Lord has destroyed by fire. 7Do not leave the entrance to the tent of meeting or you will die, because the Lord’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses said.
8Then the Lord said to Aaron, 9“You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the tent of meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, 10so that you can distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean, 11and so you can teach the Israelites all the decrees the Lord has given them through Moses.”
12Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering left over from the food offerings prepared without yeast and presented to the Lord and eat it beside the altar, for it is most holy. 13Eat it in the sanctuary area, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the food offerings presented to the Lord; for so I have been commanded. 14But you and your sons and your daughters may eat the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented. Eat them in a ceremonially clean place; they have been given to you and your children as your share of the Israelites’ fellowship offerings. 15The thigh that was presented and the breast that was waved must be brought with the fat portions of the food offerings, to be waved before the Lord as a wave offering. This will be the perpetual share for you and your children, as the Lord has commanded.”
16When Moses inquired about the goat of the sin offering10:16 Or purification offering; also in verses 17 and 19 and found that it had been burned up, he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked, 17“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the sanctuary area? It is most holy; it was given to you to take away the guilt of the community by making atonement for them before the Lord. 18Since its blood was not taken into the Holy Place, you should have eaten the goat in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.”
19Aaron replied to Moses, “Today they sacrificed their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord, but such things as this have happened to me. Would the Lord have been pleased if I had eaten the sin offering today?” 20When Moses heard this, he was satisfied.
Kifo Cha Nadabu Na Abihu
110:1 Kut 6:23; 24:1; 28:1; 30:9; Hes 3:2-4; 16:46; 26:61; 16:7, 18; 1Nya 6:3; 1Fal 7:50; Yer 52:19; 2Fal 25:15; 2Nya 4:22; Eze 8:11; Law 16:12; Isa 6:6Nadabu na Abihu, wana wa Aroni, wakachukua vyetezo vyao, wakaweka moto ndani yake na kuongeza uvumba; kisha wakamtolea Bwana moto usio halali, kinyume na agizo la Mungu. 210:2 Za 2:12; 50:3; 106:18; Hes 11:1; 16:35; Isa 29:6; Mwa 19:24; 38:7; 1Nya 24:2; Ay 1:16Hivyo moto ukaja kutoka kwa uwepo wa Bwana na kuwaramba, nao wakafa mbele za Bwana. 310:3 Kut 14:4; 19:22; 30:29; Law 21:6; 22:32; Hes 16:5; 20:13; Isa 5:16; 44:23; 49:3; 55:5; 60:21; Eze 28:22; 38:16Kisha Mose akamwambia Aroni, “Hili ndilo alilonena Bwana wakati aliposema:
“ ‘Miongoni mwa wale watakaonikaribia
nitajionyesha kuwa mtakatifu;
machoni pa watu wote
nitaheshimiwa.’ ”
Aroni akanyamaza.
410:4 Kut 6:18-22; 25:8; Mdo 5:6-10Mose akawaita Mishaeli na Elisafani, wana wa Uzieli mjomba wake Aroni, akawaambia, “Njooni hapa. Ondoeni miili ya binamu zenu mbele ya mahali patakatifu, mkaipeleke nje ya kambi.” 510:5 Law 8:13; 10:6; Kut 6:23; Law 13:45; 21:10; Hes 1:53; 5:18; 16:22; 20:29; Yer 41:5; Mk 14:63; Yos 7:1; 22:18; Mwa 50:3, 10; 1Sam 25:1Hivyo wakaja na kuwaondoa, wakiwa bado wamevalia makoti yao ya ibada, wakawapeleka nje ya kambi, kama Mose alivyoamuru.
6Ndipo Mose akamwambia Aroni pamoja na wanawe, Eleazari na Ithamari, “Msifunue vichwa vyenu wala msirarue mavazi yenu, la sivyo mtakufa na Bwana ataikasirikia jumuiya nzima. Lakini ndugu zenu, nyumba yote ya Israeli, wanaweza kuwaombolezea wale ambao Bwana amewaangamiza kwa moto. 710:7 Kut 25:8; 28:41; Law 21:12Msitoke nje ya ingilio la Hema la Kukutania, la sivyo mtakufa, kwa sababu mafuta ya Bwana ya upako yako juu yenu.” Hivyo wakafanya kama vile Mose alivyosema.
8Kisha Bwana akamwambia Aroni, 910:9 Mwa 9:21; Kut 12:14; 29:40; Law 23:13; Hes 6:3; 15:5; 28:7; Kum 14:26; 28:39; 29:6; Isa 5:22; 22:13; 28:1, 7; Yer 35:6; Hos 4:11; Hab 2:15-16; Amu 13:4; Mit 21:1; 23:29-35; 31:4-7; Eze 44:21; Mik 2:11; Lk 1:15; Efe 5:18; 1Tim 3:3; Tit 1:7“Wewe na wanao msinywe mvinyo wala kinywaji kingine kilichochachuka wakati mwingiapo katika Hema la Kukutania, la sivyo mtakufa. Hili litakuwa Agizo la kudumu kwa vizazi vijavyo. 1010:10 Mwa 7:2; Law 6:27; 14:57; 20:25; Eze 22:26; 10:11; 2Nya 15:3; 17:7; Ezr 7:25; Neh 8:7; Mal 2:7; Kum 17:10-11; 24:8; 25:1; 33:10; Mit 4:27; Hag 2:11Ni lazima mtenganishe kilicho kitakatifu na kile kilicho cha kawaida, kati ya yaliyo najisi na yaliyo safi, 11na lazima mwafundishe Waisraeli amri zote ambazo Bwana aliwapa kupitia Mose.”
1210:12 Kut 29:41; Law 6:14-18; 10:13; 6:16; Eze 42:13Mose akamwambia Aroni pamoja na wanawe waliosalia, Eleazari na Ithamari, “Chukueni sadaka ya nafaka iliyobaki kutoka sadaka zilizotolewa kwa Bwana kwa moto, muile hapo kando ya madhabahu ikiwa imeandaliwa bila chachu, kwa sababu ni takatifu sana. 13Mtaila katika mahali patakatifu kwa sababu ni fungu lenu na fungu la wana wenu la sadaka zilizotolewa kwa Bwana kwa moto, kwa maana hivyo ndivyo nilivyoamriwa. 1410:14 Hes 5:9; Kut 29:31; Law 4:12Lakini wewe na wanao na binti zako mwaweza kula kidari kile kilichoinuliwa na paja lile lililotolewa. Mtavila mahali safi pa kawaida ya ibada; mmepewa wewe na watoto wako kuwa fungu lenu la sadaka za amani za Waisraeli. 1510:15 Law 7:34; Kut 29:28Paja lile lililotolewa na kidari kile kilichoinuliwa lazima viletwe pamoja na sehemu za mafuta ya sadaka za kuteketezwa kwa moto, ili kuinuliwa mbele za Bwana kama sadaka ya kuinuliwa. Hili litakuwa fungu lako la kawaida na wanao, kama Bwana alivyoagiza.”
1610:16 Law 9:3Mose alipouliza kuhusu mbuzi atolewaye kwa ajili ya sadaka ya dhambi, na kukuta kwamba ameteketezwa, aliwakasirikia Eleazari na Ithamari, wana wa Aroni waliobaki, akawauliza, 1710:17 Law 6:24-30; Eze 42:13; Kut 28:38“Kwa nini hamkula sadaka ya dhambi katika eneo la mahali patakatifu? Ni takatifu sana. Mlipewa ninyi ili kuondoa hatia ya jumuiya kwa ajili ya kuwafanyia upatanisho mbele za Bwana. 1810:18 Law 4:18; 6:17, 26, 30Kwa kuwa damu yake haikuletwa ndani ya Mahali Patakatifu, mngemla mbuzi huyo katika sehemu ya mahali patakatifu kama nilivyoagiza.”
1910:19 Law 9:12; Yer 6:20; 14:12; Hos 9:4; Mal 1:10Aroni akamjibu Mose, “Leo wanangu wametoa sadaka zao za dhambi na sadaka zao za kuteketezwa mbele za Bwana, lakini mambo kama haya yamenitokea mimi. Je, Bwana angependezwa kama ningekuwa nimekula sadaka ya dhambi leo?” 20Mose aliposikia haya, akaridhika.
