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1and was beloved by God and people,[#Ex 11.3; Sir 46.11; 1 Macc 3.7]
Moses, whose memory is blessed.
2He made him equal in glory to the holy ones
and made him great, to the terror of his enemies.
3By his words he performed swift miracles;[#Ex 8.13, 31; 10.19; 19.3; 33.22, 23; 34.6; Deut 6.1–9; #45.3 Heb: Gk caused signs to cease]
the Lord glorified him in the presence of kings.
He gave him commandments for his people
and revealed to him his glory.
4For his faithfulness and meekness he consecrated him,[#Num 12.3]
choosing him out of all humankind.
5He allowed him to hear his voice[#Ex 24.18; 33.11]
and led him into the dark cloud
and gave him the commandments face to face,
the law of life and knowledge,
so that he might teach Jacob the covenant
and Israel his decrees.
6He exalted Aaron, a holy man like Moses,[#Ex 4.14–16; #45.6 Gk him]
who was his brother, of the tribe of Levi.
7He made an everlasting covenant with him[#Ex 28.1–3; Wis 18.24]
and gave him the priesthood of the people.
He blessed him with stateliness
and put a glorious robe on him.
8He clothed him in perfect splendor[#Ex 28.4, 42; #45.8 Heb: Gk boasting]
and strengthened him with the apparel of authority,
the linen undergarments, the long robe, and the ephod.
9And he encircled him with pomegranates,[#Ex 28.33, 35]
with many golden bells all around,
to send forth a sound as he walked,
to make their ringing heard in the temple
as a reminder to his people;
10with the sacred vestment, of gold and violet[#Ex 28.30; Sir 33.3]
and purple, the work of an embroiderer;
with the oracle of judgment, the manifestations of truth;
11with twisted crimson, the work of an artisan;[#Ex 28.17–21; Wis 18.24]
with precious stones engraved like seals,
in a setting of gold, the work of a jeweler,
to commemorate in engraved letters
each of the tribes of Israel;
12with a gold crown upon his turban,[#Ex 28.36–38; Zech 14.20; Wis 18.24]
inscribed like a holy seal,
majestic and glorious, a work of power,
a delight to the eyes, richly adorned.
13Before him such beautiful things did not exist.[#Ex 28.4]
No outsider ever put them on,
but only his sons
and his descendants in perpetuity.
14His sacrifices shall be wholly burned[#Num 28.3, 4]
twice every day continually.
15Moses ordained him[#Lev 8.1–30; Num 6.23–27]
and anointed him with holy oil;
it was an everlasting covenant for him
and for his descendants as long as the heavens endure,
to minister to the Lord and serve as priest
and bless his people in his name.
16He chose him out of all the living[#Num 17.5; 1 Sam 2.28]
to offer sacrifice to the Lord,
incense and a pleasing odor as a memorial,
to make atonement for the people.
17In his commandments he gave him[#Lev 10.11; Deut 17.9–11; 19.17; 21.5; 33.10]
authority, by means of a decree, and judgments,
to teach Jacob the testimonies
and to enlighten Israel with his law.
18Outsiders conspired against him[#Num 16.1]
and envied him in the wilderness,
Dathan and Abiram and their followers
and the company of Korah, in wrath and anger.
19The Lord saw it and was not pleased,[#Num 16.23–25]
and in the heat of his anger they were destroyed;
he performed wonders against them
to consume them in flaming fire.
20He added glory to Aaron[#Num 17.8; 18.12, 13]
and gave him a heritage;
he allotted to him the best of the first fruits
and prepared bread of first fruits in abundance,
21for they eat the sacrifices of the Lord,[#1 Cor 9.13]
which he gave to him and his descendants.
22But in the land of the people he has no inheritance,[#Num 18.20]
and he has no portion among the people,
for the Lord himself is his portion and inheritance.
23Phinehas son of Eleazar ranks third in glory[#Num 25.11–13; 1 Macc 2.54]
for being zealous in the fear of the Lord
and standing firm, when the people turned away,
in the noble courage of his soul,
and he made atonement for Israel.
24Therefore a covenant of peace was established with him,
that he should be leader of the sanctuary and of his people,
that he and his descendants should have
the dignity of the priesthood forever.
25Just as a covenant was established with David[#2 Sam 7.12–16]
son of Jesse of the tribe of Judah,
that the king’s heritage passes only from son to son,
so the heritage of Aaron is for his descendants alone.
26And now bless the Lord
who has crowned you with glory.
May the Lord grant you wisdom of mind
to judge his people with justice,
so that their prosperity may not vanish
and that their glory may endure through all their generations.