¹ Således skal du bære dig ad med dem, når du helliger dem til at gøre Præstetjeneste for mig: Tag en ung Tyr, to lydefri Vædre,

² usyrede Brød, usyrede Kager, rørte i Olie, og usyrede Fladbrød, smurte med Olie; af fint Hvedemel skal du bage dem.

³ Læg dem så i een Kurv og bær dem frem i Kurven sammen med Tyren og de to Vædre.

⁴ Lad derpå Aron og hans Sønner træde hen til Åbenbaringsteltets Indgang og tvæt dem med Vand.

⁵ Tag så Klæderne og ifør Aron Kjortelen, Efodkåben, Efoden og Brystskjoldet og bind Efoden fast på ham med Bæltet.

⁶ Læg Hovedklædet om hans Hoved og fæst det hellige Diadem på Hovedklædet.

⁷ Tag så Salveolien og udgyd den på hans Hoved og salv ham.

⁸ Lad dernæst hans Sønner træde frem og ifør dem Kjortler,

⁹ omgjord dem med Bælter og bind Huerne på dem. Og Præsteværdigheden skal tilhøre dem med evig et. Så skal du indsætte Aron og hans Sønner.

¹⁰ Før Tyren frem foran Åbenbaringsteltet, og Aron og hans Sønner skal lægge deres Hænder på Tyrens Hoved.

¹¹ Slagt så Tyren for HE ENs Åsyn ved Indgangen til Åbenbaringsteltet

¹² og tag noget af Tyrens Blod og stryg det på Alterets Horn med din Finger og udgyd esten af Blodet ved Alterets Fod.

¹³ Tag så alt Fedtet på Indvoldene, Leverlappen og begge Nyrerne med Fedtet på dem og bring det som øgoffer på Alteret;

¹⁴ men Tyrens Kød, dens Hud og dens Skarn skal du brænde uden for Lejren. Det er et Syndoffer.

¹⁵ Derpå skal du tage den ene Væder, og Aron og hans Sønner skal lægge deres Hænder på dens Hoved.

¹⁶ Slagt så Væderen, tag dens Blod og spræng det rundt om på Alteret.

¹⁷ Skær så Væderen i Stykker, tvæt dens Indvolde og Skinneben, læg dem på Stykkerne og Hovedet

¹⁸ og bring så hele Væderen som øgoffer på Alteret. Det er et Brændoffer for HE EN; en liflig Duft, et Ildoffer for HE EN er det.

¹⁹ Derpå skal du tage den anden Væder, og Aron og hans Sønner skal lægge deres Hænder på dens Hoved.

²⁰ Slagt så Væderen, tag noget af dens Blod og stryg det på Arons og hans Sønners højre Øreflip og på deres højre Tommelfinger og højre Tommeltå og spræng esten af Blodet rundt om på Alteret.

²¹ Tag så noget af Blodet på Alteret og af Salveolien og stænk det på Aron og hans Klæder, ligeledes på hans Sønner og deres Klæder. så bliver han hellig, han selv og hans Klæder og ligeledes hans Sønner og deres Klæder.

²² Derpå skal du tage Fedtet af Væderen, Fedthalen, Fedtet på Indvoldene, Leverlappen, begge Nyrerne med Fedtet på dem, dertil den højre Kølle, thi det er en Indsættelsesvæder,

²³ og en Skive Brød, en Oliebrødkage og et Fladbrød af Kurven med de usyrede Brød, som står for HE ENs Åsyn,

²⁴ og lægge det alt sammen på Arons og hans Sønners Hænder og lade dem udføre Svingningen dermed for HE ENs Åsyn.

²⁵ Tag det så igen fra dem og bring det som øgoffer på Alteret oven på Brændofferet til en liflig Duft for HE ENs Åsyn, et Ildoffer er det for HE EN.

²⁶ Tag derpå Brystet af Arons Indsættelsesvæder og udfør Svingningen dermed for HE ENs Åsyn: det skal være din Del.

²⁷ Således skal du hellige Svingningsbrystet og Offerydelseskøllen. det, hvormed Svingningen udføres. og det, som ydes af Arons og hans Sønners Indsættelsesvæder.

²⁸ Og det skal tilfalde Aron og hans Sønner som en ettighed, de har Krav på fra Israeliternes Side til evig Tid; thi det er en Offerydelse, og som Offerydelse skal Israeliterne give det af deres Takofre, som deres Offerydelse til HE EN.

²⁹ Arons hellige Klæder skal tilfalde hans Sønner efter ham, for at de kan salves og indsættes i dem.

³⁰ I syv Dage skal de bæres af den af hans Sønner, som bliver Præst i hans Sted, den, som skal gå ind i Åbenbaringsteltet for at gøre Tjeneste i Helligdommen.

³¹ Så skal du tage Indsættelsesvæderen og koge dens Kød på et helligt Sted;

³² og Aron og hans Sønner skal spise Væderens Kød og Brødet i Kurven ved Indgangen til Åbenbaringsteltet;

³³ de skal spise de Stykker, hvorved der skaffes Soning ved deres Indsættelse og Indvielse, og ingen Lægmand må spise deraf, thi det er helligt.

³⁴ Og dersom der bliver noget af Indsættelseskødet eller Brødet tilovers til næste Morgen, da skal du opbrænde det tiloversblevne; spises må det ikke, thi det er helligt.

³⁵ Således skal du forholde dig over for Aron og hans Sønner, ganske som jeg har pålagt dig. Syv Dage skal du foretage Indsættelsen;

³⁶ daglig skal du ofre en Syndoffertyr til Soning og rense Alteret for Synd ved at fuldbyrde Soningen på det, og du skal salve det for at hellige det.

³⁷ Syv dage skal du fuldbyrde Soningen på Alteret og hellige det; således bliver Alteret højhelligt; enhver, der kommer i Berøring med Alteret, bliver hellig".

³⁸ Hvad du skal ofre på Alteret, er følgende: Hver Dag to årgamle Lam som stadigt Offer.

³⁹ Det ene Lam skal du ofre om Morgenen og det andet ved Aftenstid.

⁴⁰ Sammen med det første Lam skal du bringe en Tiendedel Efa fint Hvedemel, rørt i en Fjerdedel Hin Olie af knuste Oliven, og et Drikoffer af en Fjerdedel Hin Vin.

⁴¹ Og det andet Lam skal du ofre ved Aftenstid; sammen med det skal du ofre et Afgrødeoffer og et Drikoffer som om Morgenen til en liflig Duft, et Ildoffer for HE EN.

⁴² Det skal være et stadigt Brændoffer, som I skal bringe, Slægt efter Slægt, ved Indgangen til Åbenbaringsteltet for HE ENs Åsyn, hvor jeg vil åbenbare mig for dig for at tale til dig,

⁴³ og hvor jeg vil åbenbare mig for Israels Børn, og det skal helliges ved min Herlighed.

⁴⁴ Jeg vil hellige Åbenbaringsteltet og Alteret, og Aron og hans Sønner vil jeg hellige til at gøre Præstetjeneste for mig.

⁴⁵ Og jeg vil bo midt iblandt Israels Børn og være deres Gud;

⁴⁶ og de skal kende, at jeg HE EN er deres Gud, som førte dem ud af Ægypten for at bo midt iblandt dem, jeg HE EN deres Gud!

¹ It happened, when Jesus had finished all these words, that he said to his disciples,

² "You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."

³ Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

⁴ They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit, and kill him.

⁵ But they said, "Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people."

⁶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

⁷ a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.

⁸ But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste?

⁹ For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor."

¹⁰ However, knowing this, Jesus said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? Because she has done a good work for me.

¹¹ For you always have the poor with you; but you don't always have me.

¹² For in pouring this ointment on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

¹³ Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of as a memorial of her."

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,

¹⁵ and said, "What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?" They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

¹⁶ From that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

¹⁷ Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

¹⁸ He said, "Go into the city to a certain person, and tell him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples."'"

¹⁹ The disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and they prepared the Passover.

²⁰ Now when evening had come, he was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.

²¹ As they were eating, he said, "Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me."

²² They were exceedingly sorrowful, and each began to ask him, "It isn't me, is it, Lord?"

²³ He answered, "He who dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me.

²⁴ The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born."

²⁵ Judas, who betrayed him, answered, "It isn't me, is it, Rabbi?" He said to him, "You said it."

²⁶ As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."

²⁷ He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, "All of you drink it,

²⁸ for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.

²⁹ But I tell you that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's Kingdom."

³⁰ When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

³¹ Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

³² But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee."

³³ But Peter answered him, "Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble."

³⁴ Jesus said to him, "Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times."

³⁵ Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you." All of the disciples also said likewise.

³⁶ Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go there and pray."

³⁷ He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.

³⁸ Then he said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with me."

³⁹ He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire."

⁴⁰ He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What, couldn't you watch with me for one hour?

⁴¹ Watch and pray, that you don't enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

⁴² Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cup can't pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done."

⁴³ He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

⁴⁴ He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words.

⁴⁵ Then he came to his disciples, and said to them, "Sleep on now, and take your rest. Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴⁶ Arise, let's be going. Behold, he who betrays me is at hand."

⁴⁷ While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priest and elders of the people.

⁴⁸ Now he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, "Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him."

⁴⁹ Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, "Hail, Rabbi!" and kissed him.

⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, "Friend, why are you here?" Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

⁵¹ Behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.

⁵² Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.

⁵³ Or do you think that I couldn't ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

⁵⁴ How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must be so?"

⁵⁵ In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, "Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn't arrest me.

⁵⁶ But all this has happened, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples left him, and fled.

⁵⁷ Those who had taken Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

⁵⁸ But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

⁶⁰ and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,

⁶¹ and said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"

⁶² The high priest stood up, and said to him, "Have you no answer? What is this that these testify against you?"

⁶³ But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, "I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, "You have said it. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky."

⁶⁵ Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.

⁶⁶ What do you think?" They answered, "He is worthy of death!"

⁶⁷ Then they spit in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him,

⁶⁸ saying, "Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who hit you?"

⁶⁹ Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, "You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!"

⁷⁰ But he denied it before them all, saying, "I don't know what you are talking about."

⁷¹ When he had gone out onto the porch, someone else saw him, and said to those who were there, "This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth."

⁷² Again he denied it with an oath, "I don't know the man."

⁷³ After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, "Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known."

⁷⁴ Then he began to curse and to swear, "I don't know the man!" Immediately the rooster crowed.

⁷⁵ Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." He went out and wept bitterly.