1 N adab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them.

وَأخَذَ ابْنا هارُونَ، نادابُ وَأبِيهُو، كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِجمَرَتَهُ، وَوَضَعا فِيهما ناراً، وَوَضَعا عَلَى النّارِ بَخُوراً، وَقَدَّما فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ ناراً مِنْ مَصدَرٍ غَرِيبٍ لَمْ يَأْمُرْهُما اللهُ بِاستِخدامِها.

2 F ire came out from before Yahweh, and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh.

فَخَرَجَتْ نارٌ مِنْ مَحضَرِ اللهِ وَأحرَقَتْهُما، فَماتا فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ.

3 T hen Moses said to Aaron, “This is what Yahweh spoke of, saying, ‘I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” Aaron held his peace.

حِينَئِذٍ، قالَ مُوسَى لِهارُونَ: «هَذا ما قَصَدَهُ اللهُ بِقَولِهِ: ‹سَأتَقَدَّسُ بِالكَهَنَةِ الَّذِينَ يَقتَرِبُونَ إلَيَّ، وَسَأتَمَجَّدُ أمامَ كُلِّ الشَّعبِ.›» وَكانَ هارُونُ صامِتاً.

4 M oses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Draw near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp.”

وَدَعا مُوسَى مِيشائِيلَ وَألْصافانَ ابْنَي عُزِّيئِيلَ، عَمِّ هارُونَ. وَقالَ لَهُما: «تَعالا وَاحْمِلا قَرِيبَيكُما إلَى خارِجِ المُخَيَّمِ مِنْ أمامِ المَكانِ المُقَدَّسِ.»

5 S o they came near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said.

فَأتَيا وَحَمَلاهُما إلَى خارِجِ المُخَيَّمِ وَهُما فِي ثِيابِهِما الخاصَّةِ، كَما قالَ مُوسَى.

6 M oses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, “Don’t let the hair of your heads go loose, and don’t tear your clothes; so that you don’t die, and so that he not be angry with all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled.

ثُمَّ قالَ مُوسَى لِهارُونَ وَابْنَيهِ، ألِيعازارَ وَإيثامارَ: «لا تَشُدُّوا شَعرَكُمْ وَلا تُمَزِّقُوا ثِيابَكُمْ، لِئَلّا تَمُوتُوا، وَلِئَلّا يَغضَبَ اللهُ عَلَى كُلِّ الشَّعبِ. وَأمّا أقرِباؤكُمْ، كُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، فَيُمكِنُهُمْ أنْ يَبكُوا بِسَبَبِ إحراقِ اللهِ لِنادابَ وَأبِيهُو.

7 Y ou shall not go out from the door of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die; for the anointing oil of Yahweh is on you.” They did according to the word of Moses.

لا تَخرُجُوا إلَى خارِجِ مَدْخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ، وَإلّا فَإنَّكُمْ سَتَمُوتُونَ، لِأنَّ زَيتَ مَسحَةِ اللهِ عَلَيكُمْ.» فَعَمِلُوا كَما قالَ مُوسَى لَهُمْ.

8 T hen Yahweh said to Aaron,

ثُمَّ قالَ اللهُ لِهارُونَ:

9 “ You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

«لا تَشرَبْ أنتَ وَابْناؤكَ خَمْراً وَلا شَراباً مُسكِراً حِينَ تَدخُلُونَ إلَى خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ لِئَلّا تَمُوتُوا. هَذِهِ شَرِيعَةٌ دائِمَةٌ لَكُمْ جِيلاً بَعْدَ جِيلٍ.

10 Y ou are to make a distinction between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean.

مَيِّزُوا بَينَ ما هُوَ مُقَدَّسٌ وَما هُوَ نَجِسٌ، وَبَينَ ما هُوَ طاهِرٌ وَما هُوَ نَجِسٌ.

11 Y ou are to teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Yahweh has spoken to them by Moses.”

لِأنَّكُمْ سَتُعَلِّمُونَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ كُلَّ الشَّرائِعِ الَّتِي أعطاها اللهُ لَهُمْ مِنْ خِلالِ مُوسَى.»

12 M oses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left, “Take the meal offering that remains of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, and eat it without yeast beside the altar; for it is most holy;

وَقالَ مُوسَى لِهارُونَ وَابْنَيهِ الباقِيَينِ، ألِيعازارَ وَإيثامارَ: «خُذُوا تَقدِمَةَ الطَّحِينِ الباقِيَةِ مِنْ تَقدِماتِ اللهِ ، وَكُلُوها بِلا خَمِيرٍ بِجانِبِ المَذبَحِ، لِأنَّها نَصِيبٌ مُخَصَّصٌ لِلكَهَنَةِ بِالكامِلِ.

13 a nd you shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion, and your sons’ portion, of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire: for so I am commanded.

كُلُوها فِي مَكانٍ مُقَدَّسٍ لِأنَّها حِصَّتُكَ وَحِصَّةُ أبْنائِكَ مِنْ تَقدِماتِ اللهِ ، لِأنَّ اللهَ أمَرَنِي بِهَذا.

14 T he waved breast and the heaved thigh you shall eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters with you: for they are given as your portion, and your sons’ portion, out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the children of Israel.

«وَأمّا صَدرُ وَفَخذُ التَّقدِمَةِ اللَّذانِ رَفَعَهُما الكَاهِنُ قِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ، فَتَأكُلُونَهما فِي مَكانٍ طاهِرٍ أنتَ وَأبناؤُكَ. قَدْ أُعطِيا كَحِصَّةٍ لَكَ وَلِأبنائِكَ مِنْ ذَبائِحِ السَّلامِ الَّتِي يُقَدِّمُها بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ.

15 T he heaved thigh and the waved breast they shall bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh: and it shall be yours, and your sons’ with you, as a portion forever; as Yahweh has commanded.”

يُقَدِّمُ الشَّعبُ السّاقَ وَالصَّدرَ المَرْفُوعانِ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ مَعَ تَقدِماتِ الشَّحمِ المُعَدَّةِ بِالنّارِ إلَى مَحْضَرِ اللهِ. هَذِهِ حِصَّتُكَ الدّائِمَةُ أنتَ وَأبناؤُكَ كَما أمَرَ اللهُ.»

16 M oses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burned: and he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,

ثُمَّ سَألَ مُوسَى عَنْ تَيسِ الخَطِيَّةِ، وَكانَ قَدِ احْتَرَقَ. فَغَضِبَ مُوسَى عَلَى ألِيعازارَ وَإيثامارَ، ابْنَي هارُونَ الباقِيَينِ، وَقالَ:

17 “ Why haven’t you eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, since it is most holy, and he has given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before Yahweh?

«لِماذا لَمْ تَأكُلا ذَبِيحَةَ الخَطِيَّةِ فِي مَكانٍ مُقَدَّسٍ؟ فَهِيَ نَصِيبٌ مُخَصَّصٌ لَكُما بِالكامِلِ، وَقَدْ أعطاها اللهُ لَكُما لإزالَةِ ذَنبِ الشَّعبِ وَعَمَلِ كَفّارَةٍ لَهُ فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ.

18 B ehold, its blood was not brought into the inner part of the sanctuary: you certainly should have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.”

لَمْ يُحْضَرْ دَمُهُما إلَى داخِلِ المَكانِ المُقَدَّسِ، لِذا كانَ يَنبَغِي أنْ تَأكُلاها فِي المَكانِ المُقَدَّسِ كَما أمَرْتُ.»

19 A aron spoke to Moses, “Behold, today they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before Yahweh; and such things as these have happened to me. If I had eaten the sin offering today, would it have been pleasing in Yahweh’s sight?”

فَقالَ هارُونُ لِمُوسَى: «لَقَدْ قَدَّما اليَومَ عَنْهُما ذَبِيحَتَي خَطِيَّةٍ وَتَقدِمَتَينِ صاعِدَتَينِ، وَانظُرْ ما الَّذِي حَدَثَ! فَهَلْ يَرضَى اللهُ بِأنْ آكُلَ هَذِهِ الذَّبائِحَ؟»

20 W hen Moses heard that, it was pleasing in his sight.

وَحِينَ سَمِعَ مُوسَى هَذا اقتَنَعَ.