起先众祭司中间的规矩是:谁愿意除坛上的灰,就由谁去除。愿办这事的祭司若多,就以赛跑定谁得办:众祭司跑着上那通到坛顶的斜坡。谁先过了别人、先到离坛顶四肘之内,谁就得除灰。两人若不分先后,受派的祭司就对众祭司说:你们伸出指头来——于是掣签,下文自有解说。
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起先众祭司中间的规矩是:谁愿意除坛上的灰,就由谁去除。
Initially, the practice among the priests was that whoever wishes to remove the ashes from the altar removes them.
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愿办这事的祭司若多,就以赛跑定谁得办:众祭司跑着上那通到坛顶的斜坡。
And when there are many priests who wish to perform that task, the privilege to do so is determined by a race: The priests run and ascend on the ramp leading to the top of the altar.
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谁先过了别人、先到离坛顶四肘之内,谁就得除灰。
Any priest who precedes another and reaches within four cubits of the top of the altar first is privileged to remove the ashes.
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两人若不分先后,受派的祭司就对众祭司说:你们伸出指头来——于是掣签,下文自有解说。
And if both of them were equal and neither preceded the other, the appointed priest says to all the priests: Extend your fingers, and a lottery was performed, as will be explained.