“ You will be responsible for taking care of the sacred tent and the altar. Then I will not be angry with the Israelites again.

你们要看守圣所和坛，免得忿怒再临到以色列人。

你们要负责看守圣所和祭坛，免得愤怒再临到以色列人。

你们要负责看守圣所和祭坛，免得愤怒再临到以色列人。

你们要看守圣所和祭坛，以免我的愤怒再临到以色列人。

你们要看守圣所和祭坛，免得震怒再临到以色列人。

你們要看守聖所和壇，免得忿怒再臨到以色列人。

你們要負責看守聖所和祭壇，免得憤怒再臨到以色列人。

你們要負責看守聖所和祭壇，免得憤怒再臨到以色列人。

你們要看守聖所和祭壇，以免我的憤怒再臨到以色列人。

你們要看守聖所和祭壇，免得震怒再臨到以色列人。

你們要守盡聖所的職守、和祭壇的職守，免得上帝的震怒再臨到以色列人。

聖所及壇、爾當恪守、俾以色列族免遭震怒、

聖室祭壇、爾當恪守、則以色列族免我震怒。

爾曹當守聖所與祭臺、免以色列人再干主怒、

“ You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar, so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.

And you shall keep guard over the sanctuary and over the altar, that there may never again be wrath on the people of Israel.

“ You yourselves must perform the sacred duties inside the sanctuary and at the altar. If you follow these instructions, the Lord’s anger will never again blaze against the people of Israel.

“ You are to guard the sanctuary and the altar so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

So you shall perform the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, so that there will no longer be wrath on the sons of Israel.

And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, that there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel.

And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

“ You are to guard the sanctuary and the altar so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

You will be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the care of the altar, so that there will be no more wrath on the Israelites.

“ You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary and the duty of the altar, that there be no more wrath on the children of Israel.

Aaron and his sons must keep the lamps burning in the tent of meeting. The lamps will be outside the curtain in front of the tablets of the covenant law. The lamps must be kept burning in front of the Lord from evening until morning. This is a law for the Israelites that will last for all time to come.

Aaron must take care of the lamps in front of the Lord from evening until morning all the time. This is a law that will last for all time to come. The lamps are outside the curtain in front of the tablets of the covenant law in the tent of meeting.

Moses said to Aaron,“ Take your incense cup. Put incense in it. And put burning coals from the altar in it. Then hurry to the people and pay for their sin. The Lord has begun to show his anger. The plague has started.”

Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and the other Levites in his family belonged to the family line of Korah. They had the duty of guarding the entrances to the tent. From long ago, their people had the duty of guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord.

The Lord who rules over all says,“ I am very angry with the shepherds. I will punish the leaders. The Lord will take care of his flock. They are the people of Judah. He will make them like a proud horse in battle.

I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons. I have taken them from among all the Israelites. I have appointed them to do the work at the tent of meeting. They will do it in place of the Israelites. That is how they will keep the Israelites from being guilty when they go near the sacred tent. Then no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the tent.”

Those who led the music lived in rooms in the temple. They were the leaders of their Levite families. Their only duty was to lead the music. They had to do that work day and night.

“ Say to Aaron,‘ Set up the seven lamps. They will light up the area in front of the lampstand.’ ”

My son Timothy, I am giving you this command. It is in keeping with the prophecies once made about you. By remembering them, you can fight the battle well.

“ Aaron must burn sweet- smelling incense on the altar. He must do it every morning when he takes care of the lamps.He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at sunset. Incense must be burned regularly in front of the Lord. Do it for all time to come.Do not burn any other incense on the altar. Do not use the altar for burnt offerings or grain offerings. And do not pour drink offerings on it.Once a year Aaron must put the blood of a sin offering on the horns of the altar. He must do this to make the altar pure. He must do this on the day Israel’s sin is paid for. Do this for all time to come. The altar is a very holy place to me.”

Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar. They were Aaron’s sons. Moses said,“ Don’t let your hair hang loose. Don’t tear your clothes. If you do, you will die. And the Lord will be angry with the whole community. But all the Israelites are allowed to show they are sad. They are your relatives. They may mourn for those the Lord has destroyed with fire.

These Levites and their children after them were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the Lord. The house of the Lord was also called the tent of meeting.

I command you to follow these instructions. I command you in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels. Treat everyone the same. Don’t favor one person over another.

Timothy, guard what God has trusted you with. Turn away from godless chatter. Stay away from opposing ideas that are falsely called knowledge.

The priests were separated into their groups by casting lots. That was the fair way to do it. The priests were officials of the temple and officials of God. They came from the family lines of Eleazar and Ithamar.

So the Lord who rules over all speaks about the prophets. He says,“ I will make them eat bitter food. I will make them drink poisoned water. The prophets of Jerusalem have spread their ungodly ways all through the land.”

Then if I have to put off my visit, you will know how people should act in God’s family. The family of God is the church of the living God. It is the pillar and foundation of the truth.