Taking Care of the Lamps
(Exodus 27.20Exodus 21)1 The Lord told Moses 2 to give the following orders to the people of Israel: Bring pure olive oil of the finest quality for the lamps in the Tent, so that a light might be kept burning regularly. 3 Each evening Aaron shall light them and keep them burning until morning, there in the Lord's presence outside the curtain in front of the Covenant Box, which is in the Most Holy Place. This regulation is to be observed for all time to come. 4 Aaron shall take care of the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold and must see that they burn regularly in the Lord's presence.
The Bread Offered to God
5 Take twenty-four pounds of flour and bake twelve loaves of bread. 6 Put the loaves in two rows, six in each row, on the table covered with pure gold, which is in the Lord's presence. 7 Put some pure incense on each row, as a token food offering to the Lord to take the place of the bread. 8 Every Sabbath, for all time to come, the bread must be placed in the presence of the Lord. This is Israel's duty forever. 9 The bread belongs to Aaron and his descendants, and they shall eat it in a holy place, because this is a very holy part of the food offered to the Lord for the priests.
An Example of Just and Fair Punishment
10-11 There was a man whose father was an Egyptian and whose mother was an Israelite named Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri from the tribe of Dan. There in the camp this man quarreled with an Israelite. During the quarrel he cursed the Lord, so they took him to Moses, 12 put him under guard, and waited for the Lord to tell them what to do with him.
13 The Lord said to Moses, 14 “Take that man out of the camp. Everyone who heard him curse shall put his hands on the man's head to testify that he is guilty, and then the whole community shall stone him to death. 15 Then tell the people of Israel that anyone who curses God must suffer the consequences 16 and be put to death. Any Israelite or any foreigner living in Israel who curses the Lord shall be stoned to death by the whole community.
17 “Any who commit murder shall be put to death, 18 and any who kill an animal belonging to someone else must replace it. The principle is a life for a life.
19 “If any of you injure another person, whatever you have done shall be done to you. 20 If you break a bone, one of your bones shall be broken; if you put out an eye, one of your eyes shall be put out; if you knock out a tooth, one of your teeth shall be knocked out. Whatever injury you cause another person shall be done to you in return. 21 Whoever kills an animal shall replace it, but whoever kills a human being shall be put to death. 22 This law applies to all of you, to Israelites and to foreigners living among you, because I am the Lord your God.”
23 When Moses had said this to the people of Israel, they took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death. In this way the people of Israel did what the Lord had commanded Moses.
Gaismeklis
(2Moz 27:20–21)1 Un Kungs sacīja Mozum: 2 “Pavēli Israēla dēliem, lai viņi ņem tīrspiestu olīveļļu gaismeklim, kurā vienmēr degtu eļļas lukturīši. 3 Lai Ārons to novieto Saiešanas teltī, ārpus liecības priekškara, lai tas vienmēr deg no vakara līdz rītam Kunga priekšā – tas jums ir mūžīgs likums uz paaudzēm! 4 Uz šķīstā gaismekļa lai viņš sakārto eļļas lukturīšus, lai tie ir Kunga priekšā vienmēr.
Maizes
5 Ņem labākos miltus un cep no tiem divpadsmit maizes klaipus – katrā klaipā lai ir divas desmitās daļas ēfas miltu. 6 Noliec tos divās rindās – pa sešiem rindā uz šķīstā galda Kunga priekšā. 7 Katrai rindai virsū liec tīru vīraku, kas kopā ar maizi ir piemiņas daļa Kungam. 8 Katrā sabata dienā sakārto to Kunga priekšā vienmēr – tā Israēla dēliem ir mūžīga derība. 9 Tas lai tiek Āronam un viņa dēliem – viņi drīkst to ēst svētvietā, jo tas viņiem ir svētumu svētums no Kunga dedzināmajiem upuriem – šis ir mūžīgs likums.”
Sods par zaimošanu
10 Reiz pie Israēla dēliem izgāja kāds israēlietes un ēģiptieša dēls. Un šis israēlietes dēls sāka nometnē kauties ar kādu israēlieti. 11 Un israēlietes dēls zaimoja Kunga vārdu, nolādēja to un tika atvests pie Mozus – viņa mātes vārds bija Šelomīta, Dibrī meita, no Dāna cilts. 12 Un viņu ielika zem apsardzes – līdz nāks spriedums no Kunga mutes.
13 Un Kungs sacīja Mozum: 14 “Izved lādētāju ārpus nometnes, lai visi, kas dzirdējuši, liek rokas viņam uz galvas un viss pulks lai viņu nomētā akmeņiem. 15 Un runā ar Israēla dēliem, saki: ikviens, kas nolād Dievu, nes savu grēku. 16 Kas zaimo Kunga vārdu, lai mirtin mirst – lai viss pulks to nomētā akmeņiem, vienalga, vai tas svešinieks vai savējais, – kas zaimojis Kunga vārdu, tam jāmirst. 17 Ikviens, kas nokauj kādu cilvēku, lai mirtin mirst. 18 Kas nobeidz kādu lopu, lai to atlīdzina – dzīvību pret dzīvību. 19 Ikviens, kas sakropļo savu tuvāko, lai tam tiek darīts, kā viņš pats darīja, – 20 lūzumu pret lūzumu, aci pret aci, zobu pret zobu – kā viņš kādu cilvēku sakropļojis, tā lai pats tiek sakropļots! 21 Kas nobeidz lopu, lai to atlīdzina, bet, kas nonāvē cilvēku, lai mirst. 22 Lai jums ir viena tiesa – gan svešiniekam, gan savējam, jo es esmu Kungs, jūsu Dievs.”
23 Tad Mozus runāja ar Israēla dēliem, un viņi izveda to, kas bija nolādējis, ārpus nometnes un nomētāja akmeņiem – Israēla dēli darīja, kā Kungs Mozum bija pavēlējis.
