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紅母牛祭禮

19 耶和華吩咐摩西亞倫說: 「耶和華所吩咐的律法中,其中一條律例這樣說:要吩咐以色列人,把一頭健康、沒有殘疾、未曾負軛的紅母牛牽到你這裏來, 交給以利亞撒祭司。他要把牛牽到營外,人就在他面前把牛宰了。 以利亞撒祭司要用指頭蘸這牛的血,向會幕前面彈七次。 人要在他眼前焚燒這母牛,牛的皮、肉、血和糞都要焚燒。 祭司要把香柏木、牛膝草和朱紅色紗都丟在焚燒牛的火中。 祭司要洗衣服,用水洗身,然後才可以進營;祭司必不潔淨到晚上。 焚燒牛的人也要用水洗衣服,用水洗身,必不潔淨到晚上。 一個潔淨的人要收母牛的灰,存放在營外潔淨的地方,為以色列會眾留作除污穢的水之用。這是為除罪用的。 10 收取母牛灰的人要洗衣服,必不潔淨到晚上。這要成為以色列人和寄居在他們中間的外人永遠的定例。

11 「摸了任何人死屍的,必不潔淨七天。 12 那人要在第三天和第七天潔淨自己,他就潔淨了。若他不在第三天和第七天潔淨自己,他就不潔淨了。 13 凡摸了死屍,就是死了的人的屍體,又不潔淨自己的,就玷污了耶和華的帳幕,這人必從以色列中剪除;因為那除污穢的水沒有灑在他身上,他就不潔淨,污穢還在他身上。

14 「若有人死在帳棚裏,條例是這樣:凡進那帳棚的,和所有在帳棚裏的人,都必不潔淨七天。 15 凡敞開的,沒有用繩子紮好蓋子的器皿,也不潔淨。 16 任何人在田野裏摸了被刀殺的,或自然死的,或人的骨頭,或墳墓,就必不潔淨七天。 17 要為這不潔淨的人拿一些燒好的除罪灰放在器皿裏,倒上清水。 18 一個潔淨的人要拿牛膝草蘸在這水中,把水彈在帳棚上,和一切器皿以及帳棚內的人身上,又要彈在那摸了骨頭,或摸了被殺的或自然死的,或摸了墳墓的人身上。 19 那潔淨的人要在第三天和第七天把水彈在不潔淨的人身上,在第七天潔淨那人。那人要洗衣服,用水洗澡,到晚上就潔淨了。 20 但任何不潔淨的人,他若不潔淨自己,那人要從會中剪除,因為他玷污了耶和華的聖所,除污穢的水沒有灑在他身上,他是不潔淨的。 21 這要成為你們永遠的定例。此外,那彈除污穢水的人也要洗衣服。凡碰除污穢水的,必不潔淨到晚上。 22 不潔淨的人所摸的任何東西都不潔淨;摸了這東西的人必不潔淨到晚上。」

紅母牛的灰

19 耶和華對摩西和亞倫說: 「要吩咐以色列人遵行我頒佈的以下律法條例。

「以色列人要牽來一頭毫無殘疾、從未負過軛的紅母牛。 你們要把牛交給以利亞撒祭司,然後牽到營外,當著他的面把牛宰了。 以利亞撒祭司要用指頭蘸牛血,向會幕前面彈七次。 然後,要當著他的面焚燒紅母牛,牛的皮、肉、血和糞都要燒掉。 祭司要把香柏木、牛膝草、朱紅色線扔進燒牛的火裡。 之後,祭司要洗衣沐浴,才能回營,但要等到傍晚才能潔淨。 負責燒牛的人也要洗衣、沐浴,並且要等到傍晚才能潔淨。 要由潔淨的人把紅母牛灰收起來,放在營外潔淨的地方,用於給以色列會眾製作除穢水,作除罪之用。 10 收起牛灰的人也要洗淨衣服,等到傍晚才能潔淨。以色列人和寄居的外族人都要永遠遵行這定例。

11 「碰過屍體的人,七天不潔淨。 12 他要在第三天和第七天用除穢水自潔,才能潔淨,否則就不能潔淨。 13 若有人碰過屍體卻不自潔,他就玷污了耶和華的聖幕,要將他從以色列人中剷除,因為除穢水沒有灑在他身上,污穢還留在他身上。 14 若有人死在帳篷裡,當時走進帳篷的或在場的人都七天不潔淨。 15 帳篷裡沒有蓋的敞口器皿都不潔淨。 16 人若在野外碰過被殺或自然死亡之人的屍體,或碰過死人的骸骨或墳墓,就七天不潔淨。 17 要拿些除罪用的紅母牛灰,放在器皿裡,倒上清水, 18 然後由潔淨的人拿牛膝草蘸這水灑在帳篷及裡面所有的人和器具上,也要灑在碰過骸骨、墳墓、被殺者屍體或自然死亡者屍體的人身上。 19 要由潔淨的人在第三天和第七天把水灑在不潔淨的人身上。到第七天,接受潔淨禮的人要洗衣、沐浴,等到傍晚才能潔淨。 20 若有人沾了污穢卻沒有用除穢水自潔,他就不潔淨,要將他從會眾中剷除,因為他玷污了耶和華的聖所。 21 你們要永遠遵行這定例。灑除穢水的人要洗淨衣服。碰過除穢水的人要等到傍晚才能潔淨。 22 不潔淨的人碰過的東西都不潔淨,碰過這些東西的人傍晚之前都不潔淨。」

'民 數 記 19 ' not found for the version: Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version.

19 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without blemish, wherein is no defect, and upon which never came yoke;

and ye shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and he shall bring it outside the camp, and one shall slaughter it before him.

And Eleazar the priest shall take of its blood with his finger, and shall sprinkle of its blood directly before the tent of meeting seven times.

And one shall burn the heifer before his eyes; its skin and its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall he burn.

And the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

And the priest shall wash his garments, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterwards he shall come into the camp; and the priest shall be unclean until the even;

and he that hath burned it shall wash his garments in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

And a clean man shall gather the ashes of the heifer, and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the assembly of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.

10 And he that hath gathered the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. And it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, an everlasting statute.

11 He that toucheth a dead person, any dead body of a man, shall be unclean seven days.

12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean; but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.

13 Whoever toucheth a dead person, the dead body of a man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel; for the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him: he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.

14 This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: every one that cometh into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.

15 And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, shall be unclean.

16 And every one that toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead person, or the bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

17 And they shall take for the unclean of the ashes of the purification-offering that hath been burned, and shall put running water thereon in a vessel;

18 and a clean man shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, and upon all the utensils, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that hath touched the bone, or the one slain, or the dead person, or the grave;

19 and the clean shall sprinkle it on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day; and he shall purify him on the seventh day; and he shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.

20 And the man that is unclean, and doth not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the congregation, for he hath defiled the sanctuary of Jehovah: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled on him: he is unclean.

21 And it shall be an everlasting statute unto them. And he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his garments, and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.

22 And whatever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.

The Water of Cleansing

19 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: “This is a requirement of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer(A) without defect or blemish(B) and that has never been under a yoke.(C) Give it to Eleazar(D) the priest; it is to be taken outside the camp(E) and slaughtered in his presence. Then Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle(F) it seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting. While he watches, the heifer is to be burned—its hide, flesh, blood and intestines.(G) The priest is to take some cedar wood, hyssop(H) and scarlet wool(I) and throw them onto the burning heifer. After that, the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water.(J) He may then come into the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean till evening. The man who burns it must also wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he too will be unclean till evening.

“A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer(K) and put them in a ceremonially clean place(L) outside the camp. They are to be kept by the Israelite community for use in the water of cleansing;(M) it is for purification from sin.(N) 10 The man who gathers up(O) the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he too will be unclean till evening.(P) This will be a lasting ordinance(Q) both for the Israelites and for the foreigners residing among them.(R)

11 “Whoever touches a human corpse(S) will be unclean for seven days.(T) 12 They must purify themselves with the water on the third day and on the seventh day;(U) then they will be clean. But if they do not purify themselves on the third and seventh days, they will not be clean.(V) 13 If they fail to purify themselves after touching a human corpse,(W) they defile the Lord’s tabernacle.(X) They must be cut off from Israel.(Y) Because the water of cleansing has not been sprinkled on them, they are unclean;(Z) their uncleanness remains on them.

14 “This is the law that applies when a person dies in a tent: Anyone who enters the tent and anyone who is in it will be unclean for seven days, 15 and every open container(AA) without a lid fastened on it will be unclean.

16 “Anyone out in the open who touches someone who has been killed with a sword or someone who has died a natural death,(AB) or anyone who touches a human bone(AC) or a grave,(AD) will be unclean for seven days.(AE)

17 “For the unclean person, put some ashes(AF) from the burned purification offering into a jar and pour fresh water(AG) over them. 18 Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop,(AH) dip it in the water and sprinkle(AI) the tent and all the furnishings and the people who were there. He must also sprinkle anyone who has touched a human bone or a grave(AJ) or anyone who has been killed or anyone who has died a natural death. 19 The man who is clean is to sprinkle(AK) those who are unclean on the third and seventh days, and on the seventh day he is to purify them.(AL) Those who are being cleansed must wash their clothes(AM) and bathe with water, and that evening they will be clean. 20 But if those who are unclean do not purify themselves, they must be cut off from the community, because they have defiled(AN) the sanctuary of the Lord.(AO) The water of cleansing has not been sprinkled on them, and they are unclean.(AP) 21 This is a lasting ordinance(AQ) for them.

“The man who sprinkles the water of cleansing must also wash his clothes, and anyone who touches the water of cleansing will be unclean till evening. 22 Anything that an unclean(AR) person touches becomes unclean, and anyone who touches it becomes unclean till evening.”