Numbers 18

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 The LORD said to Aaron, "You and your sons as well as the other members of your ancestral house shall be responsible for the sanctuary; but the responsibility of the priesthood shall rest on you and your sons alone.	1 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܗܪܘܢ. ܐܢܬ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܘܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܟ ܥܡܟ. ܫܩܘܠܘ ܥܘܠܗ ܕܡܩܕܫܐ. ܘܐܢܬ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܥܡܟ. ܫܩܘܠܘ ܥܘܠܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܟܘܢ.
2 Bring with you also your other kinsmen of the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, as your associates and assistants, while you and your sons are in front of the tent of the commandments.	2 ܘܐܦ ܐܚ̈ܝܟ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܠܘܝ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܐܒܘܟ ܬܩܪܒ ܥܡܟ. ܘܢܬܠܘܘܢ ܠܟ ܘܢܫܡܫܘܢܟ. ܘܐܢܬ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܥܡܟ ܩܕܡ ܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ.
3 They shall look after your persons and the whole tent; however, they shall not come near the sacred vessels or the altar, lest both they and you die.	3 ܘܢܛܪܘܢ ܡܛܪܬܟ ܘܡܛܪܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܡܫܟܢܐ. ܒܪܡ ܠܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܠܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܡܕܒܚܐ. ܠܐ ܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ. ܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܘܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ.
4 As your associates they shall have charge of all the work connected with the meeting tent. But no layman shall come near you.	4 ܘܢܬܠܘܘܢ ܠܟ ܘܢܛܪܘܢ ܡܛܪܬܐ ܕܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ. ܘܕܟܠܗ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܫܟܢܐ ܘܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ.
5 You shall have charge of the sanctuary and of the altar, that wrath may not fall again upon the Israelites.	5 ܘܛܪܘ ܡܛܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܡܛܪܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ. ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
6 "Remember, it is I who have taken your kinsmen, the Levites, from the body of the Israelites; they are a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD for the service of the meeting tent.	6 ܘܐܢܐ ܗܐ ܩܪܒ̇ܬ ܠܐܚܝ̈ܟܘܢ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܝܗܝܒܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܠܡܦܠܚ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ.
7 But only you and your sons are to have charge of performing the priestly functions in whatever concerns the altar and the room within the veil. I give you the priesthood as a gift. Any layman who draws near shall be put to death."	7 ܘܐܢܬ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܥܡܟ. ܛܪܘ ܟܗܢܘܬܟܘܢ. ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܣ̈ܟܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ. ܘܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܬܪܥܐ ܦܠܘܚܘ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ. ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܠܟܗܢܘܬܟܘܢ. ܘܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܒ ܢܬܩܛܠ.
8 The LORD said to Aaron, "I myself have given you charge of the contributions made to me in the various sacred offerings of the Israelites; by perpetual ordinance I have assigned them to you and to your sons as your priestly share.	8 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܗܪܘܢ. ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܠܟ ܡܛܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܝ. ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܘܕܫ̈ܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܟ ܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܫܝܚܘܬܐ. ܠܟ ܘܠܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܥܡܟ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܥܠܡ.
9 You shall have the right to share in the oblations that are most sacred, in whatever they offer me as cereal offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings; these shares shall accrue to you and to your sons.	9 ܗܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܩܕܫܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܡܢ ܢܘܪܐ. ܟܠܗ ܩܘܪܒܢܗܘܢ ܘܟܠܗ ܣܡܝܕܗܘܢ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܗܘܢ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܝ. ܩܕܘܫ ܩܘ̈ܕܫܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܟ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝܟ.
10 In eating them you shall treat them as most sacred; every male among you may partake of them. As sacred, they belong to you.	10 ܒܩܕܘܫ ܩܘܕܫ̈ܐ ܬܐܟܠܘܢܗ. ܟܠ ܕܟܪܐ ܢܐܟܠܝܘܗܝ. ܩܘܕܫܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟ.
11 "You shall also have what is removed from the gift in every wave offering of the Israelites; by perpetual ordinance I have assigned it to you and to your sons and daughters. All in your family who are clean may partake of it.	11 ܘܗܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܡܘܗ̈ܒܬܟܘܢ. ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܟ ܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܠܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܬܟ ܥܡܟ . ܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܥܠܡ. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܕܟܐ ܒܒܝܬܟ ܢܐܟܠܝܘܗܝ.
12 I have also assigned to you all the best of the new oil and of the new wine and grain that they give to the LORD as their first fruits;	12 ܟܠܗ ܫܘܡܢܐ ܕܡܫܚܐ. ܘܟܠܗ ܫܘܡܢܐ ܕܥܒܘܪܐ ܘܕܚܡܪܐ. ܘܪ̈ܫܝܬܗܘܢ ܕܝ̇ܗܒܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܠܟ ܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ .
13 and likewise, of whatever grows on their land, the first products that they bring in to the LORD shall be yours; all of your family who are clean may partake of them.	13 ܒܟܪܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܒܐܪܥܗܘܢ ܕܡܝܬܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܠܟ ܢܗܘܐ. ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܕܟܐ ܒܒܝܬܟ ܢܐܟܠܝܘܗܝ.
14 Whatever is doomed in Israel shall be yours.	14 ܘܟܠ ܚܪܡܐ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܟ ܢܗܘܐ.
15 Every living thing that opens the womb, whether of man or of beast, such as are to be offered to the LORD, shall be yours; but you must let the first-born of man, as well as of unclean animals, be redeemed.	15 ܘܟܠ ܦ̇ܬܚ ܡܪܒܥܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܣܪܐ. ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܕܐܢܫܐ ܘܕܒܥܝܪ̈ܐ ܠܟ ܢܗܘܐ. ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܡܦܪܩ ܬܦܪܘܩ ܒܘܟܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܐܢܫܐ. ܘܒܘܟܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܥܝܪ̈ܐ ܛܡܐ̈ܬܐ ܬܦܪܘܩ.
16 The ransom for a boy is to be paid when he is a month old; it is fixed at five silver shekels according to the sanctuary standard, twenty gerahs to the shekel.	16 ܘܦܘܪܩܢܗ ܡܢ ܒܪ ܝܪܚܐ ܘܠܥܠ. ܬܦܪܘܩ ܒܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܟܣܦܐ. ܚܡܫܝܢ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܝܢ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܡ̈ܥܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܡܬܩܠܐ.
17 But the first-born of cattle, sheep or goats shall not be redeemed; they are sacred. Their blood you must splash on the altar and their fat you must burn as a sweet-smelling oblation to the LORD.	17 ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܘܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܘܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܘܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܥ̈ܙܐ ܠܐ ܬܦܪܘܩ. ܡܛܠ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܕܡܗܘܢ ܪܘܣ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ. ܘܬܪܒܗܘܢ ܐܣܩ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ. ܠܪܝܚ ܣܘܬܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ.
18 Their meat, however, shall be yours, just as the breast and the right leg of the wave offering belong to you.	18 ܘܒܣܪܗܘܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟ. ܐܝܟ ܚܕܝܐ ܕܦܘܪܫܢܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܫܩܐ ܕܝܡܝܢܐ ܠܟ ܢܗܘܐ .
19 By perpetual ordinance I have assigned to you and to your sons and daughters all the contributions from the sacred gifts which the Israelites make to the LORD; this is an inviolable covenant to last forever before the LORD, for you and for your descendants."	19 ܟܘܠܗ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܩ̈ܘܕܫܐ ܕܦܪܫܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܠܟ ܘܠܒܢܝܟ ܘܠܒ̈ܢܬܟ ܥܡܟ. ܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܩܝܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܠܚܐ. ܕܥܠܡ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܟ ܘܠܙܪܥܟ ܥܡܟ.
20 Then the LORD said to Aaron, "You shall not have any heritage in the land of the Israelites nor hold any portion among them; I will be your portion and your heritage among them.	20 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܗܪܘܢ. ܒܐܪܥܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܐܪܬ. ܘܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܦܠܓܘܬܟ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܟ ܒܝܢܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܩ̈ܘܕܫܘܗܝ.
21 "To the Levites, however, I hereby assign all tithes in Israel as their heritage in recompense for the service they perform in the meeting tent.	21 ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܠܘܝ ܗܐ ܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܝܘܪܬܢܐ. ܚܠܦ ܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܦ̇ܠܚܝܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܒܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ .
22 The Israelites may no longer approach the meeting tent; else they will incur guilt deserving death.	22 ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܒܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܫܟܢܙܒܢܐ. ܕܠܐ ܢܩܒܠܘܢ ܚܛܗܐ ܘܢܡܘܬܘܢ.
23 Only the Levites are to perform the service of the meeting tent, and they alone shall be held responsible; this is a perpetual ordinance for all your generations. The Levites, therefore, shall not have any heritage among the Israelites,	23 ܘܢܦܠܚܘܢ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܫܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ. ܘܗܢܘܢ ܢܩܒܠܘܢ ܥܘܠܗܘܢ. ܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܠܕܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܘܒܝܢܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐ ܢܐܪܬܘܢ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ.
24 for I have assigned to them as their heritage the tithes which the Israelites give as a contribution to the LORD. That is why I have ordered that they are not to have any heritage among the Israelites."	24 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܦ̇ܪܫܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܠܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܗܘܢ. ܕܒܝܢܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐ ܢܐܪܬܘܢ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ.
25 The LORD said to Moses,	25 ܘܡܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ.
26 "Give the Levites these instructions: When you receive from the Israelites the tithes I have assigned you from them as your heritage, you are to make a contribution from them to the LORD, a tithe of the tithes;	26 ܡܠܠ ܥܡ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܡܐ ܕܢ̇ܣܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܗ̇ܒܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ. ܦܪܘܫܘ ܡܢܗ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܥܣܪܐ ܡܢ ܡܥܣܪ̈ܐ.
27 and your contribution will be credited to you as if it were grain from the threshing floor or new wine from the press.	27 ܘܢܬܚܫܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܦܘܪܫܢܟܘܢ. ܐܝܟ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܕܪܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܡܢ ܡܥܨܪܬܐ.
28 Thus you too shall make a contribution from all the tithes you receive from the Israelites, handing over to Aaron the priest the part to be contributed to the LORD.	28 ܗܟܢܐ ܦܪܘܫܘ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ . ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܥܣܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܕܢ̇ܣܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܗܒܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ . ܠܐܗܪܘܢ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܠܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ.
29 From all the gifts that you receive, and from the best parts, you are to consecrate to the LORD your own full contribution.	29 ܡܢ ܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܡܘܗ̈ܒܬܟܘܢ. ܦܪܘܫܘ ܟܠܗ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ . ܡܢ ܟܘܠܗ ܫܘܡܢܐ ܡܩܕܫܗ ܡܢܗ.
30 "Tell them also: Once you have made your contribution from the best part, the rest of the tithes will be credited to you Levites as if it were produce of the threshing floor or of the winepress.	30 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܐ ܕܦ̇ܪܫܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܫܘܡܢܗ ܡܢܗ. ܢܬܚܫܒ ܠܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܠܠܬܐ ܕܐܕܪܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܥܠܠܬܐ ܕܡܥܨܪܬܐ.
31 Your families, as well as you, may eat them anywhere, since they are your recompense for service at the meeting tent.	31 ܘܐܘܟܠܘܗܝ ܒܟܘܠ ܐܬܪ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܒܬ̈ܝܟܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܓܪܟܘܢ ܚܠܦ ܦܘܠܚܢܟܘܢ ܕܒܡܫܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ .
32 You will incur no guilt so long as you make a contribution of the best part. Do not profane the sacred gifts of the Israelites and so bring death on yourselves."	32 ܘܠܐ ܬܩܒܠܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܚܛܗܐ. ܡܐ ܕܦ̇ܪܫܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܫܘܡܢܗ ܡܢܗ. ܘܩ̈ܘܕܫܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐ ܬܛܘܫܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܡܘܬܘܢ.