¹Dixitque Dominus ad Aaron:And the Lord said to Aaron:Tu,“You,et filii tui,and your sons,et domus patris tui tecum,and the house of your father with you,portabitis iniquitatem sanctuarii:shall carry the iniquity of the Sanctuary.et tu et filii tui simul sustinebitis peccata sacerdotii vestri.And you and your sons together shall bear the sins of your priesthood.

¹Dixitque Dominus ad Aaron:And the Lord said to Aaron:Tu,“You,et filii tui,and your sons,et domus patris tui tecum,and the house of your father with you,portabitis iniquitatem sanctuarii:shall carry the iniquity of the Sanctuary.et tu et filii tui simul sustinebitis peccata sacerdotii vestri.And you and your sons together shall bear the sins of your priesthood.

²Sed et fratres tuos de tribu Levi,But take to yourselves also your brothers from the tribe of Levi,et sceptrum patris tui sume tecum,and the scepter of your father,præstoque sint,and may they be prepared,et ministrent tibi:and may they minister to you.tu autem et filii tui ministrabitis in tabernaculo testimonii.Then you and your sons shall minister in the tabernacle of the testimony.

²Sed et fratres tuos de tribu Levi,But take to yourselves also your brothers from the tribe of Levi,et sceptrum patris tui sume tecum,and the scepter of your father,præstoque sint,and may they be prepared,et ministrent tibi:and may they minister to you.tu autem et filii tui ministrabitis in tabernaculo testimonii.Then you and your sons shall minister in the tabernacle of the testimony.

³Excubabuntque Levitæ ad præcepta tua,And the Levites shall stand watch by your precepts,et ad cuncta opera tabernaculi:and for all the works of the tabernacle;ita dumtaxat ut ad vasa sanctuarii et ad altare non accedant, ne et illi moriantur,yet in such a manner that they shall not approach the vessels of the Sanctuary and of the altar, lest both they die,et vos pereatis simul.and you perish, at the same time.

³Excubabuntque Levitæ ad præcepta tua,And the Levites shall stand watch by your precepts,et ad cuncta opera tabernaculi:and for all the works of the tabernacle;ita dumtaxat ut ad vasa sanctuarii et ad altare non accedant, ne et illi moriantur,yet in such a manner that they shall not approach the vessels of the Sanctuary and of the altar, lest both they die,et vos pereatis simul.and you perish, at the same time.

⁴Sint autem tecum,But they may be with you,et excubent in custodiis tabernaculi,and they may watch over the care of the tabernacleet in omnibus cæremoniis ejus.and all its ceremonies.Alienigena non miscebitur vobis.A foreigner shall not be mixed with you.

⁴Sint autem tecum,But they may be with you,et excubent in custodiis tabernaculi,and they may watch over the care of the tabernacleet in omnibus cæremoniis ejus.and all its ceremonies.Alienigena non miscebitur vobis.A foreigner shall not be mixed with you.

⁵Excubate in custodia sanctuarii,Watch over the care of the Sanctuary,et in ministerio altaris:and over the ministry of the altar,ne oriatur indignatio super filios Israël.lest an indignation may rise over the sons of Israel.

⁵Excubate in custodia sanctuarii,Watch over the care of the Sanctuary,et in ministerio altaris:and over the ministry of the altar,ne oriatur indignatio super filios Israël.lest an indignation may rise over the sons of Israel.

⁶Ego dedi vobis fratres vestros Levitas de medio filiorum Israël,I have given your brothers, the Levites, to you from the midst of the sons of Israel,et tradidi donum Domino, ut serviant in ministeriis tabernaculi ejus.and I have delivered them as a gift to the Lord, in order to serve in the ministries of his tabernacle.

⁶Ego dedi vobis fratres vestros Levitas de medio filiorum Israël,I have given your brothers, the Levites, to you from the midst of the sons of Israel,et tradidi donum Domino, ut serviant in ministeriis tabernaculi ejus.and I have delivered them as a gift to the Lord, in order to serve in the ministries of his tabernacle.

⁷Tu autem et filii tui custodite sacerdotium vestrum:But as for you and your sons: guard the priesthood.et omnia quæ ad cultum altaris pertinent, et intra velum sunt, per sacerdotes administrabuntur:For all that pertains to the service of the altar and of what is beyond the veil shall be exercised by the priests.si quis externus accesserit, occidetur.If any outsider will approach, he shall be killed.”

⁷Tu autem et filii tui custodite sacerdotium vestrum:But as for you and your sons: guard the priesthood.et omnia quæ ad cultum altaris pertinent, et intra velum sunt, per sacerdotes administrabuntur:For all that pertains to the service of the altar and of what is beyond the veil shall be exercised by the priests.si quis externus accesserit, occidetur.If any outsider will approach, he shall be killed.”

⁸Locutusque est Dominus ad Aaron:And the Lord said to Aaron: “Behold,Ecce dedi tibi custodiam primitiarum mearum. Omnia quæ sanctificantur a filiis Israël,I have given you custody of my first-fruits. Everything that is sanctified by the sons of Israel I have delivered to you and your sons,tradidi tibi et filiis tuis pro officio sacerdotali legitima sempiterna.for the office of the priesthood, by everlasting ordinances.

⁸Locutusque est Dominus ad Aaron:And the Lord said to Aaron: “Behold,Ecce dedi tibi custodiam primitiarum mearum. Omnia quæ sanctificantur a filiis Israël,I have given you custody of my first-fruits. Everything that is sanctified by the sons of Israel I have delivered to you and your sons,tradidi tibi et filiis tuis pro officio sacerdotali legitima sempiterna.for the office of the priesthood, by everlasting ordinances.

⁹Hæc ergo accipies de his,Therefore, you shall receive these,quæ sanctificantur et oblata sunt Domino.from the things that are sanctified and offered to the Lord.Omnis oblatio,Every offering,et sacrificium,and sacrifice,et quidquid pro peccato atque delicto redditur mihi,and whatever is repaid to me, on behalf of sin and also for offenses,et cedit in Sancta sanctorum,and which becomes the Holy of holies,tuum erit, et filiorum tuorum.shall be for you and for your sons.

⁹Hæc ergo accipies de his,Therefore, you shall receive these,quæ sanctificantur et oblata sunt Domino.from the things that are sanctified and offered to the Lord.Omnis oblatio,Every offering,et sacrificium,and sacrifice,et quidquid pro peccato atque delicto redditur mihi,and whatever is repaid to me, on behalf of sin and also for offenses,et cedit in Sancta sanctorum,and which becomes the Holy of holies,tuum erit, et filiorum tuorum.shall be for you and for your sons.

¹⁰In sanctuario comedes illud:You shall eat it in the Sanctuary.mares tantum edent ex eo,Only the males shall eat from it,quia consecratum est tibi.because it has been consecrated for you.

¹⁰In sanctuario comedes illud:You shall eat it in the Sanctuary.mares tantum edent ex eo,Only the males shall eat from it,quia consecratum est tibi.because it has been consecrated for you.

¹¹Primitias autem,But the first-fruits,quas voverint et obtulerint filii Israël,which the sons of Israel shall vowtibi dedi,and offer,et filiis tuis,I have given to you,ac filiabus tuis,and to your sons,jure perpetuo:as well as to your daughters,qui mundus est in domo tua,by a perpetual right.vescetur eis.Whoever is clean in your house shall eat them.

¹¹Primitias autem,But the first-fruits,quas voverint et obtulerint filii Israël,which the sons of Israel shall vowtibi dedi,and offer,et filiis tuis,I have given to you,ac filiabus tuis,and to your sons,jure perpetuo:as well as to your daughters,qui mundus est in domo tua,by a perpetual right.vescetur eis.Whoever is clean in your house shall eat them.

¹²Omnem medullam olei,All the innermost of the oil,et vini,and of the wine,ac frumenti,and of the grain,quidquid offerunt primitiarum Domino,whatever first-fruits they offer to the Lord,tibi dedi.I have given to you.

¹²Omnem medullam olei,All the innermost of the oil,et vini,and of the wine,ac frumenti,and of the grain,quidquid offerunt primitiarum Domino,whatever first-fruits they offer to the Lord,tibi dedi.I have given to you.

¹³Universa frugum initia,All the first of the crops,quas gignit humus, et Domino deportantur,which the soil produces and which are carried to the Lord,cedent in usus tuos:shall fall to your use.qui mundus est in domo tua, vescetur eis.Whoever is clean in your house shall eat them.

¹³Universa frugum initia,All the first of the crops,quas gignit humus, et Domino deportantur,which the soil produces and which are carried to the Lord,cedent in usus tuos:shall fall to your use.qui mundus est in domo tua, vescetur eis.Whoever is clean in your house shall eat them.

¹⁴Omne quod ex voto reddiderint filii Israël, tuum erit.All that the sons of Israel shall repay by vow shall be yours.

¹⁴Omne quod ex voto reddiderint filii Israël, tuum erit.All that the sons of Israel shall repay by vow shall be yours.

¹⁵Quidquid primum erumpit e vulva cunctæ carnis,Whatever goes out first from the womb, of all flesh,quam offerunt Domino,which they offer to the Lord,sive ex hominibus, sive de pecoribus fuerit,whether from men or from cattle, shall be your right;tui juris erit:yet only in so far as,ita dumtaxat ut pro hominis primogenito pretium accipias,for the firstborn of man, you shall accept a price.et omne animal quod immundum est redimi facias,And every animal that is unclean you shall cause to be redeemed.

¹⁵Quidquid primum erumpit e vulva cunctæ carnis,Whatever goes out first from the womb, of all flesh,quam offerunt Domino,which they offer to the Lord,sive ex hominibus, sive de pecoribus fuerit,whether from men or from cattle, shall be your right;tui juris erit:yet only in so far as,ita dumtaxat ut pro hominis primogenito pretium accipias,for the firstborn of man, you shall accept a price.et omne animal quod immundum est redimi facias,And every animal that is unclean you shall cause to be redeemed.

¹⁶cujus redemptio erit post unum mensem,And its redemption shall be, after one month,siclis argenti quinque,five shekels of silver,pondere sanctuarii. Siclus viginti obolos habet.by the weight of the Sanctuary. A shekel has twenty obols.

¹⁶cujus redemptio erit post unum mensem,And its redemption shall be, after one month,siclis argenti quinque,five shekels of silver,pondere sanctuarii. Siclus viginti obolos habet.by the weight of the Sanctuary. A shekel has twenty obols.

¹⁷Primogenitum autem bovis,But the firstborn of a cow, or of a sheep,et ovis,or of a goat,et capræ, non facies redimi,you shall not cause to be redeemed,quia sanctificata sunt Domino.because they have been sanctified to the Lord.Sanguinem tantum eorum fundes super altare,Thus, their blood you shall pour out upon the altar,et adipes adolebis in suavissimum odorem Domino.and their fat you shall burn as a most sweet odor to the Lord.

¹⁷Primogenitum autem bovis,But the firstborn of a cow, or of a sheep,et ovis,or of a goat,et capræ, non facies redimi,you shall not cause to be redeemed,quia sanctificata sunt Domino.because they have been sanctified to the Lord.Sanguinem tantum eorum fundes super altare,Thus, their blood you shall pour out upon the altar,et adipes adolebis in suavissimum odorem Domino.and their fat you shall burn as a most sweet odor to the Lord.

¹⁸Carnes vero in usum tuum cedent,Yet truly,sicut pectusculum consecratum,the flesh shall fall to your use,et armus dexter:just as the consecrated breasttua erunt.and the right shoulder shall be yours.

¹⁸Carnes vero in usum tuum cedent,Yet truly,sicut pectusculum consecratum,the flesh shall fall to your use,et armus dexter:just as the consecrated breasttua erunt.and the right shoulder shall be yours.

¹⁹Omnes primitias sanctuarii,All the first-fruits of the Sanctuary,quas offerunt filii Israël Domino,which the sons of Israel offer to the Lord,tibi dedi,I have given to youet filiis,and to your sons as well as to your daughters,ac filiabus tuis,as a perpetual right.jure perpetuo.It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the Lord,Pactum salis est sempiternum coram Domino,for youtibi ac filiis tuis.and for your sons.”

¹⁹Omnes primitias sanctuarii,All the first-fruits of the Sanctuary,quas offerunt filii Israël Domino,which the sons of Israel offer to the Lord,tibi dedi,I have given to youet filiis,and to your sons as well as to your daughters,ac filiabus tuis,as a perpetual right.jure perpetuo.It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the Lord,Pactum salis est sempiternum coram Domino,for youtibi ac filiis tuis.and for your sons.”

²⁰Dixitque Dominus ad Aaron:And the Lord said to Aaron:In terra eorum nihil possidebitis,“In their land,nec habebitis partem inter eos:you shall possess nothing;ego parsneither shall you have a portion among them.et hæreditas tua in medio filiorum Israël.I am your portion and your inheritance in the midst of the sons of Israel.

²⁰Dixitque Dominus ad Aaron:And the Lord said to Aaron:In terra eorum nihil possidebitis,“In their land,nec habebitis partem inter eos:you shall possess nothing;ego parsneither shall you have a portion among them.et hæreditas tua in medio filiorum Israël.I am your portion and your inheritance in the midst of the sons of Israel.

²¹Filiis autem Levi dedi omnes decimas Israëlis in possessionem,But I have given, to the sons of Levi, all the tithes of Israel as a possession,pro ministerio, quo serviunt mihi in tabernaculo fœderis:for the ministry by which they serve me in the tabernacle of the covenant,

²¹Filiis autem Levi dedi omnes decimas Israëlis in possessionem,But I have given, to the sons of Levi, all the tithes of Israel as a possession,pro ministerio, quo serviunt mihi in tabernaculo fœderis:for the ministry by which they serve me in the tabernacle of the covenant,

²²ut non accedant ultra filii Israël ad tabernaculum,so that the sons of Israel may no longer approach to the tabernacle,nec committant peccatum mortiferum,nor commit deadly sin.

²²ut non accedant ultra filii Israël ad tabernaculum,so that the sons of Israel may no longer approach to the tabernacle,nec committant peccatum mortiferum,nor commit deadly sin.

²³solis filiis Levi mihi in tabernaculo servientibus,Only the sons of Levi may serve me in the tabernacleet portantibus peccata populi.and may carry the sins of the people.Legitimum sempiternum erit in generationibus vestris.It shall be an everlasting ordinance in your generations.Nihil aliud possidebunt,They shall possess nothing else;

²³solis filiis Levi mihi in tabernaculo servientibus,Only the sons of Levi may serve me in the tabernacleet portantibus peccata populi.and may carry the sins of the people.Legitimum sempiternum erit in generationibus vestris.It shall be an everlasting ordinance in your generations.Nihil aliud possidebunt,They shall possess nothing else;

²⁴decimarum oblatione contenti,being content with the oblation of tithes,quas in usus eorum et necessaria separavi.which I have separated for their uses and necessities.”

²⁴decimarum oblatione contenti,being content with the oblation of tithes,quas in usus eorum et necessaria separavi.which I have separated for their uses and necessities.”

²⁵Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

²⁵Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

²⁶Præcipe Levitis,“Instruct the Levites,atque denuntia:and also declare to them:Cum acceperitis a filiis Israël decimas,When you will receive, from the sons of Israel, the tithes,quas dedi vobis,which I have given to you,primitias earum offerte Domino,offer their first-fruits to the Lord,id est,that is,decimam partem decimæ,the tenth part of a tenth,

²⁶Præcipe Levitis,“Instruct the Levites,atque denuntia:and also declare to them:Cum acceperitis a filiis Israël decimas,When you will receive, from the sons of Israel, the tithes,quas dedi vobis,which I have given to you,primitias earum offerte Domino,offer their first-fruits to the Lord,id est,that is,decimam partem decimæ,the tenth part of a tenth,

²⁷ut reputetur vobis in oblationem primitivorum,so that it may be accounted to you as an oblation of the first-fruits,tam de areis quam de torcularibus:as much from the threshing floors as from the oil and wine presses.

²⁷ut reputetur vobis in oblationem primitivorum,so that it may be accounted to you as an oblation of the first-fruits,tam de areis quam de torcularibus:as much from the threshing floors as from the oil and wine presses.

²⁸et universis quorum accipitis primitias, offerte Domino,And offer the first-fruits of everything, from which you receive tithes,et date Aaron sacerdoti.to the Lord, and give them to Aaron the priest.

²⁸et universis quorum accipitis primitias, offerte Domino,And offer the first-fruits of everything, from which you receive tithes,et date Aaron sacerdoti.to the Lord, and give them to Aaron the priest.

²⁹Omnia quæ offeretis ex decimis,Everything which you shall offer from the tithes,et in donaria Domini separabitis,and which you shall separate as gifts to the Lord,optima et electa erunt.shall be the finest and most select.

²⁹Omnia quæ offeretis ex decimis,Everything which you shall offer from the tithes,et in donaria Domini separabitis,and which you shall separate as gifts to the Lord,optima et electa erunt.shall be the finest and most select.

³⁰Dicesque ad eos:And you shall say to them:Si præclara et meliora quæque obtuleritis ex decimis,‘If you offer the noble and the better of the tithes,reputabitur vobis quasi de area, et torculari dederitis primitias:it shall be accounted to you as if you had given from the first-fruits of the threshing floor and of the oil and wine presses.’

³⁰Dicesque ad eos:And you shall say to them:Si præclara et meliora quæque obtuleritis ex decimis,‘If you offer the noble and the better of the tithes,reputabitur vobis quasi de area, et torculari dederitis primitias:it shall be accounted to you as if you had given from the first-fruits of the threshing floor and of the oil and wine presses.’

³¹et comedetis eas in omnibus locis vestris,And you shall eat these in all your places,tam vos quam familiæ vestræ:both you and your families,quia pretium est pro ministerio,because it is your price for the ministry,quo servitis in tabernaculo testimonii.by which you serve in the tabernacle of the testimony.

³¹et comedetis eas in omnibus locis vestris,And you shall eat these in all your places,tam vos quam familiæ vestræ:both you and your families,quia pretium est pro ministerio,because it is your price for the ministry,quo servitis in tabernaculo testimonii.by which you serve in the tabernacle of the testimony.

³²Et non peccabitis super hoc,And you shall not sin in this way:egregia vobis et pinguia reservantes,by reserving the excellent and fat things for yourselves,ne polluatis oblationes filiorum Israël,lest you pollute the oblations of the sons of Israel,et moriamini.and lest you die.”

³²Et non peccabitis super hoc,And you shall not sin in this way:egregia vobis et pinguia reservantes,by reserving the excellent and fat things for yourselves,ne polluatis oblationes filiorum Israël,lest you pollute the oblations of the sons of Israel,et moriamini.and lest you die.”