Exodus 29

“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.

وَهَذَا مَا تَقُومُ بِهِ لِتَكْرِيسِ هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ لِيَكُونُوا كَهَنَةً لِي: خُذْ عِجْلاً وَكَبْشَيْنِ خَالِيَيْنِ مِنْ أَيِّ عَيْبٍ.

And 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.

وَتُعِدُّ مِنْ دَقِيقِ الْقَمْحِ خُبْزَ فَطِيرٍ وَكَعْكاً مَعْجُوناً بِالزَّيْتِ، وَرِقَاقَ فَطِيرٍ مَدْهُونَةً بِزَيْتٍ،

Put them in a basket and present them along with the bull and the two rams.

وَتَضَعُهَا فِي سَلَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، وَتُقَدِّمُهَا فِي السَّلَّةِ مَعَ العِجْلِ وَالكَبْشَيْنِ.

Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

ثُمَّ تُحْضِرُ هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ إِلَى بَابِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ، وَتَدَعُهُمْ يَغْتَسِلُونَ بِمَاءٍ.

Take 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.

وَتُلْبِسُ هَرُونَ الْقَمِيصَ وَالْجُبَّةَ وَالرِّدَاءَ وَالصُّدْرَةَ وَتَشُدُّ الرِّدَاءَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْحِزَامِ الْمُطَرَّزِ.

Put the turban on his head and attach the sacred emblem to the turban.

وَتَضَعُ الْعِمَامَةَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَتُثَبِّتُ عَلَيْهَا الإِكْلِيلَ الْمُقَدَّسَ.

Take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.

وَتَأْخُذُ دُهْنَ الْمَسْحَةِ وَتَسْكُبُهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَتَمْسَحُهُ تَكْرِيساً لَهُ،

Bring his sons and dress them in tunics

ثُمَّ تُحْضِرُ بَنِيهِ وَتُلْبِسُهُمْ أَقْمِصَتَهُمْ الْمُطَرَّزَةَ،

and fasten caps on them. Then tie sashes on Aaron and his sons.^[a] The priesthood is theirs by a lasting ordinance.

“Then you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.

وَأَحْزِمَتَهُمْ فَيُكَرَّسُونَ كَهَنَةً فَرِيضَةً لَهُمْ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. بِهَذِهِ الطَّرِيقَةِ تُكَرِّسُ هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ كَهَنَةً.

“Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.

ثُمَّ أَحْضِرِ الْعِجْلَ أَمَامَ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ، لِيَضَعَ هَرُونُ وَبَنُوهُ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ.

Slaughter it in the Lord’s presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

فَتَذْبَحُ الْعِجْلَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ عِنْدَ بَابِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ.

Take 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.

وَتَأْخُذُ مِنْ دَمِ الْعِجْلِ بِإِصْبَعِكَ، وَتَضَعُهُ عَلَى قُرُونِ الْمَذْبَحِ، وَتَصُبُّ بَقِيَّةَ الدَّمِ عِنْدَ قَاعِدَةِ الْمَذْبَحِ.

Then 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.

ثُمَّ تَأْخُذُ جَمِيعَ الشَّحْمِ الَّذِي يُغَشِّي الْجَوْفَ، وَزِيَادَةَ الكَبِدِ وَالْكُلْيَتَيْنِ وَمَا عَلَيْهَا مِنْ شَحْمٍ، وَتَحْرِقُهَا فَوْقَ الْمَذْبَحِ.

But burn the bull’s flesh and its hide and its intestines outside the camp. It is a sin offering.^[b]

وَأَمَّا لَحْمُ الْعِجْلِ وَجِلْدُهُ وَرَوْثُهُ، فَتَحْرِقُهَا خَارِجَ الْمُخَيَّمِ، فَإِنَّهُ ذَبِيحَةُ خَطِيئَةٍ.

“Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.

وَتَأْخُذُ أَحَدَ الْكَبْشَيْنِ لِيَضَعَ هَرُونُ وَبَنُوهُ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ.

Slaughter it and take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar.

تَذْبَحُ الْكَبْشَ، وتَأْخُذُ مِنْ دَمِهِ وَتَرُشُّهُ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ.

Cut the ram into pieces and wash the internal organs and the legs, putting them with the head and the other pieces.

وَتَقْطَعُ الْكَبْشَ إِلَى قِطَعٍ، وَتَغْسِلُ أَعْضَاءَهُ الدَّاخِلِيَّةَ وَأَكَارِعَهُ وَتَضَعُهَا مَعَ رَأْسِ الْكَبْشِ وَقِطَعِهِ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ.

Then 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.

وَتَحْرِقُ كَامِلَ الْكَبْشِ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ، فَيَكُونُ مُحْرَقَةً لِلرَّبِّ لِنَيْلِ رِضَاهُ. هُوَ قُرْبَانُ مُحْرَقَةٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

“Take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.

ثُمَّ تَأْخُذُ الْكَبْشَ الثَّانِي لِيَضَعَ هَرُونُ وَبَنُوهُ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ.

Slaughter 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.

ثُمَّ تَذْبَحُهُ وَتَأْخُذُ مِنْ دَمِهِ وَتَضَعُهُ عَلَى شَحْمَاتِ آذَانِ هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ الْيُمْنَى، وَكَذِلكَ عَلَى أَبَاهِمِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلِهِمِ الْيُمْنَى، ثُمَّ تَرُشُّ الدَّمَ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ مِنْ كُلِّ نَاحِيَةٍ.

And 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.

وَتَأْخُذُ مِنَ الدَّمِ الَّذِي عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ، وَمِنْ دُهْنِ الْمَسْحَةِ، وَتُقَطِّرُ مِنْهُ عَلَى هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ وَعَلَى ثِيَابِهِمْ، فَيَتَقَدَّسُونَ هُمْ وَثِيَابُهُمْ لِلرَّبِّ.

“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.)

ثُمَّ تَأْخُذُ شَحْمَ الْكَبْشِ وَإِلْيَتَهُ وَالشَّحْمَ الَّذِي يُغَشِّي أَعْضَاءَهُ الدَّاخِلِيَّةَ، وَالْمَرَارَةَ وَالْكُلْيَتَيْنِ وَمَا عَلَيْهِمَا مِنْ شَحْمٍ، وَالْكَتِفَ الْيُمْنَى لأَنَّهُ كَبْشُ تَكْرِيسٍ.

From 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.

وَتَأْخُذُ رَغِيفَ خُبْزٍ وَاحِداً، وَكَعْكَةً وَاحِدَةً مَعْجُونَةً بِالزَّيْتِ، وَرُقَاقَةً وَاحِدَةً مِنْ سَلَّةِ الْفَطِيرِ الَّتِي قَدَّمْتَهَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.

Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them wave them before the Lord as a wave offering.

وَتَضَعُهَا كُلَّهَا فِي أَيْدِي هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ لِيُرَجِّحُوهَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.

Then 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.

ثُمَّ تَأْخُذُهَا مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتُوْقِدُهَا عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ فَوْقَ الْمُحْرَقَةِ لِتَكُونَ رَائِحَةَ رِضًى أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ. هُوَ قُرْبَانُ مُحْرَقَةٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

After 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.

وَتَأْخُذُ مِنَ ثَمَّ صَدْرَ كَبْشِ تَكْرِيسِ هَرُونَ وَتُرَجِّحُهُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ فَيَكُونُ قِسْطَكَ مِنَ الذَّبِيحَةِ.

“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.

وَعَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُقَدِّسَ صَدْرَ ذَبِيحَةِ التَّرْجِيحِ، وَكَتِفَ ذَبِيحَةِ تَكْرِيسِ هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ الَّذِي رَجَّحْتَهُ،

This 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.

فَيَكُونَانِ قِسطَ هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ. فَرِيضَةً أَبَدِيَّةً يُقَدِّمُهَا بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ نَصِيبَ الْكَهَنَةِ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، مِنْ ذَبَائِحِ سَلامَتِهِمْ تَقْدِمَةً لِلرَّبِّ.

“Aaron’s sacred garments will belong to his descendants so that they can be anointed and ordained in them.

وَاحْتَفِظُوا بِثِيَابِ هَرُونَ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ لِتَكْرِيسِ مَنْ يَخْلُفُهُ مِنْ نَسْلِهِ وَمَسْحِهِ.

The 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.

وَعَلَى الابْنِ الَّذِي يَخْلُفُهُ كَرَئِيسِ كَهَنَةٍ، أَنْ يَلْبَسَهَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ عِنْدَمَا يَدْخُلُ إِلَى خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ لِيَخْدِمَ فِي الْقُدْسِ.

“Take the ram for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place.

وَتَأْخُذُ لَحْمَ كَبْشِ التَّكْرِيسِ وَتَطْبُخُهُ فِي مَكَانٍ مُقَدَّسٍ.

At 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.

وَعَلَى هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ أَنْ يَأْكُلُوا لَحْمَ الْكَبْشِ، وَالْخُبْزَ الَّذِي فِي السَّلَّةِ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ.

They 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.

هُمْ وَحْدَهُمْ يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْهُ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ كُفِّرَ بِهِ عَنْهُمْ عِنْدَ تَكْرِيسِهِمْ وَتَقْدِيسِهِمْ، وَلا يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ أَحَدٌ آخَرُ لأَنَّهُ مُقَدَّسٌ.

And 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.

أَمَّا إِذَا تَبَقَّى شَيْءٌ مِنْ لَحْمِ التَّكْرِيسِ أَوْ مِنَ الْخُبْزِ حَتَّى الصَّبَاحِ، فَعَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَحْرِقَهُ بِالنَّارِ لَا يُؤْكَلُ مِنْهُ لأَنَّهُ مُقَدَّسٌ.

“Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.

هَكَذَا تَصْنَعُ لِهَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ بِمُوجِبِ كُلِّ مَا أَمَرْتُكَ، إِذْ تُكَرِّسُهُمْ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

Sacrifice 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.

وَتُقَدِّمُ خِلالَهَا ثَوْراً فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ ذَبِيحَةَ خَطِيئَةٍ لأَجْلِ الْكَفَّارَةِ. وَتُطَهِّرُ الْمَذْبَحَ بِتَكْفِيرِكِ عَلَيْهِ. وَتَمْسَحُهُ لِتَقْدِيسِهِ.

For seven days make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will be holy.

سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ تُقَدِّمُ ذَبِيحَةَ كَفَّارَةٍ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ وَتُقَدِّسُهُ، فَيَكُونُ الْمَذْبَحُ قُدْسَ أَقْدَاسٍ. وَكُلُّ مَا يَمَسُّهُ يُصْبِحُ مُقَدَّساً.

“This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old.

وَإِلَيْكَ مَا تُقَدِّمُهُ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ: حَمَلانِ حَوْلِيَّانِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ بِصُورَةٍ مُسْتَمِرَّةٍ.

Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight.

تُقَدِّمُ أَحَدَ الْحَمَلَيْنِ فِي الصَّبَاحِ، وَتُقَدِّمُ الثَّانِي فِي الْمَسَاءِ.

With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah^[c] of the finest flour mixed with a quarter of a hin^[d] of oil from pressed olives, and a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.

وَتُقَدِّمُ مَعَ كُلٍّ مِنْهُمَا عُشْراً (لِتْرَيْنِ وَنِصْفَ اللِّتْرِ) مِنَ الدَّقِيقِ الْمَعْجُونِ بِرُبْعِ الْهِينِ (لِتْرٍ وَنِصْفِ اللِّتْرِ) مِنْ زَيْتِ الزَّيْتُونِ النَّقِيِّ، بَعْدَ أَنْ تَسْكُبَ عَلَيْهِ رُبْعَ الْهِينِ (لِتْراً وَنِصْفَ الْلِّتْرِ) مِنَ الْخَمْرِ.

Sacrifice 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.

وَتُقَرِّبُ الْحَمَلَ الثَّانِي فِي الْمَسَاءِ مَعَ تَقْدِمَةِ دَقِيقٍ وَسَكِيبِ خَمْرٍ، كَمَا فَعَلْتَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ، لِتَكُونَ التَّقْدِمَةُ رَائِحَةَ رِضًى. هِيَ قُرْبَانُ مُحْرَقَةٍ لِلرَّبِّ.

“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;

فَتَكُونُ مُحْرَقَةً دَائِمَةً أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ مَدَى أَجْيَالِكُمْ. تُقَدَّمُ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ، حَيْثُ أَجْتَمِعُ بِكُمْ لأُكَلِّمَكَ هُنَاكَ.

there also I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by my glory.

وَأَجْتَمِعُ هُنَاكَ أَيْضاً بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَيَتَقَدَّسُ الْمَكَانُ بِمَجْدِي.

“So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.

فَأُقَدِّسُ خَيْمَةَ الاجْتِمَاعِ وَالْمَذْبَحَ، كَمَا أُقَدِّسُ هَرُونَ وَبَنِيهِ أَيْضاً.

Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.

وَأَسْكُنُ بَيْنَ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلَهاً،

They 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.

فَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّنِي أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُمُ الَّذِي أَخْرَجَهُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ لأُقِيمَ فِي وَسْطِهِمْ. أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُمْ.