¹And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying,

¹[Ny amin'ny fampirehetana ny jiro, sy ny nanadiovana ny Levita, ary ny fe-taona hanompoany] Ary Jehovah niteny tamin'i Mosesy ka nanao hoe:

²Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

²Mitenena amin'i Arona hoe: Raha mampirehitra ny jiro fito ianao, dia ataovy mahazava ny eo anoloan'ny fanaovan-jiro izy.

³And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

³Dia nataon'i Arona izany, fa nampirehetiny ny jiro mba hahazava ny eo anoloan'ny fanaovan-jiro, araka izay efa nandidian'i Jehovah an'i Mosesy.

⁴And this was the work of the candlestick: [it was] of beaten gold; from its base to its flowers was it beaten work; according to the form which Jehovah had shewn Moses, so had he made the candlestick.

⁴Ary izao no toetry ny fanaovan-jiro; volamena novoasana izy; hatramin'ny faladiany sy ny voniny aza dia samy novoasana avokoa; araka ny endrika izay nasehon'i Jehovah an'i Mosesy no nanaovany ny fanaovan-jiro.

⁵And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

⁵Ary Jehovah niteny tamin'i Mosesy ka nanao hoe:

⁶Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.

⁶Alao ny Levita avy amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely, ka diovy izy.

⁷And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them water of purification from sin; and they shall pass the razor over all their flesh, and shall wash their garments, and make themselves clean.

⁷Ary izao no hataonao aminy hanadiovana azy: Fafazo rano fanadiovana izy, ary asaovy haratany avokoa ny tenany rehetra, ary aoka hosasany ny fitafiany, ka dia hadio izy.

⁸And they shall take a young bullock and its oblation of fine flour mingled with oil; and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.

⁸Dia asaovy maka vantotr'ombilahy iray izy mbamin'ny fanatitra hohanina fombany, dia koba tsara toto voaharo diloilo; ary vantotr'ombilahy iray koa no halainao ho fanatitra noho ny ota.

⁹And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt gather together the whole assembly of the children of Israel.

⁹Ary ento ny Levita hankeo anoloan'ny trano-lay fihaonana; ary vorio ny fiangonana, dia ny Zanak'Isiraely rehetra.

¹⁰And thou shalt bring the Levites before Jehovah; and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites.

¹⁰Ary ento ny Levita hankeo anatrehan'i Jehovah; ary ny Zanak'Isiraely hametraka ny tànany aminy;

¹¹And Aaron shall offer the Levites as a wave-offering before Jehovah from the children of Israel, and they shall perform the service of Jehovah.

¹¹ary Arona dia hanatitra ny Levita eo anatrehan'i Jehovah ho fanatitra ahevaheva avy amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely, mba hanao ny fanompoana an'i Jehovah izy.

¹²And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks, and thou shalt offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, to Jehovah, to make atonement for the Levites.

¹²Ary ny Levita hametraka ny tànany amin'ny lohan'ny vantotr'ombilahy roa; dia atero ny anankiray ho fanatitra noho ny ota, ary ny anankiray kosa ho fanatitra dorana ho an'i Jehovah, hanaovana fanavotana ho an'ny Levita.

¹³And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them as a wave-offering to Jehovah.

¹³Ary apetraho eo anatrehan'i Arona sy ny zanany ny Levita, ka atero ho fanatitra ahevaheva ho an'i Jehovah izy.

¹⁴And thou shalt separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, that the Levites may be mine.

¹⁴Ary ampiavaho amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely ny Levita, dia ho Ahy izy.

¹⁵And afterwards shall the Levites come in to do the service of the tent of meeting. And thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them as a wave-offering.

¹⁵Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia hiditra ny Levita hanao fanompoana ao amin'ny trano-lay fihaonana. Dia hodiovinao toy izany izy ka haterinao ho fanatitra ahevaheva;

¹⁶For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of every one that breaketh open the womb, instead of every firstborn among the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.

¹⁶fa efa nomena ho Ahy avy tamin'ny Zanak'Isiraely mihitsy izy; ho solon'izay voalohan-teraka rehetra, dia izay lahimatoa rehetra amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely, no nanalako azy ho Ahy.

¹⁷For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are mine, both of man and beast; on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed them to myself.

¹⁷Fa Ahy ny voalohan-teraka rehetra amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely, na olona na biby fiompy; tamin'ilay andro namelezako ny voalohan-teraka rehetra tany amin'ny tany Egypta no nanamasinako azy ho Ahy.

¹⁸And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

¹⁸Ary efa nalaiko ny Levita ho solon'ny lahimatoa rehetra amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely.

¹⁹And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons, from among the children of Israel, to perform the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel draw near to the sanctuary.

¹⁹Ary nomeko ho an'i Arona sy ny zanany mihitsy ny Levita, avy amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely, hanao ny fanompoan'ny Zanak'Isiraely ao amin'ny trano-lay fihaonana sy hanao fanavotana ho an'ny Zanak'Isiraely, mba tsy hisy areti-mandringana hanjo azy, raha manakaiky ny fitoerana masina izy.

²⁰And Moses and Aaron, and all the assembly of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites: so did the children of Israel to them.

²⁰Dia nataon'i Mosesy sy Arona mbamin'ny fiangonana, dia ny Zanak'Isiraely rehetra, tamin'ny Levita izany; araka izay rehetra efa nandidian'i Jehovah an'i Mosesy ny amin'ny Levita no nataon'ny Zanak'Isiraely taminy.

²¹And the Levites purified themselves from sin, and they washed their garments; and Aaron offered them as a wave-offering before Jehovah; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.

²¹Dia nodiovin'ny Levita ny tenany ho afaka ota, ary nosasany ny fitafiany; ary Arona nanatitra azy ho fanatitra ahevaheva eo anatrehan'i Jehovah sady nanao fanavotana ho azy hanadiovana azy.

²²And afterwards the Levites came in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons; as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they to them.

²²Ary rehefa afaka izany, dia niditra ny Levita hanao ny fihaonana teo anatrehan'i Arona sy ny zanany; araka izay efa nandidian'i Jehovah an'i Mosesy ny amin'ny Levita no nataony taminy.

²³And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

²³Ary Jehovah niteny tamin'i Mosesy ka nanao hoe:

²⁴This is that which concerneth the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward shall he come to labour in the work of the service of the tent of meeting.

²⁴Ny amin'ny Levita dia izao: Hatramin'ny dimy amby roa-polo taona no ho miakatra izy no hanatona hilatsaka amin'ny antokony hanao ny fanompoana ao amin'ny trano-lay fihaonana;

²⁵And from fifty years old he shall retire from the labour of the service, and shall serve no more;

²⁵fa rehefa dimam-polo taona kosa izy, dia hiala amin'ny antokon'ny fanompoana ka tsy hanompo intsony;kanefa mahazo manampy ny rahalahiny ao amin'ny trano-lay fihaonana ihany izy mba hitandrina izay anjara-raharaha; fa tsy hanao fanompoana hafa izy. Izany no hataonao amin'ny Levita ny amin'ny anjara-raharahany.

²⁶but he shall minister with his brethren in the tent of meeting, and keep the charge, but he shall not serve [in] the service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites with regard to their charges.

²⁶kanefa mahazo manampy ny rahalahiny ao amin'ny trano-lay fihaonana ihany izy mba hitandrina izay anjara-raharaha; fa tsy hanao fanompoana hafa izy. Izany no hataonao amin'ny Levita ny amin'ny anjara-raharahany.