「如果有人當庭作證,卻不肯把自己所知所見的說出來,就是犯罪,要擔負罪責。 如果有人接觸了不潔淨之物,如野獸的屍體、家畜的屍體或爬蟲的屍體,即使無意也已不潔淨,是有罪的。 如果有人無意中接觸了別人的不潔之物,當他意識到後,就有罪了。 如果有人草率起誓,不論出於善意還是惡意,即使當初沒有察覺,後來才意識到,也是有罪的。 如果有人犯了以上任何一種罪,就必須認罪。 為了贖過,他必須獻給耶和華一隻母綿羊或母山羊作贖罪祭。祭司要為他贖罪。

「他若獻不起羊,就要獻給耶和華兩隻斑鳩或兩隻雛鴿,一隻作贖罪祭,一隻作燔祭。 他要把牠們帶到祭司那裡,祭司要先用一隻鳥獻贖罪祭,要扭斷鳥脖子,但不可扯掉頭。 要把一些鳥血灑在祭壇邊,剩下的血要倒在壇腳旁。這是贖罪祭。 10 祭司要依照獻燔祭的條例獻上另一隻鳥。這樣,祭司為他贖了罪,他就會得到赦免。

11 「他若獻不起兩隻斑鳩或雛鴿,就要獻一公斤細麵粉作贖罪祭。細麵粉中不可澆油或加乳香,因為這是贖罪祭。 12 他要把細麵粉帶到祭司那裡,祭司要從中取出一把作為象徵放在壇上,與獻給耶和華的火祭一起焚燒。這是贖罪祭。 13 這樣,祭司為他贖了罪,他就會得到赦免。剩下的細麵粉要歸祭司,像獻素祭一樣。」

獻贖過祭的條例

14 耶和華對摩西說: 15 「如果有人無意中違犯了耶和華聖物的條例,為了贖過,他要從羊群中選一隻毫無殘疾的公綿羊獻給耶和華,或按聖所的秤獻上同等價值的銀子。這是贖過祭。 16 他要賠償所造成的損失,並加賠五分之一,要把這些都交給祭司。祭司要為他獻上公綿羊作贖過祭,為他贖罪,他就會得到赦免。

17 「如果有人觸犯耶和華的誡命,即使他不知道,也是有罪的,必須擔當罪責。 18 他要從羊群中選一隻毫無殘疾的公綿羊,或把同等價值的銀子帶到祭司那裡作贖過祭。祭司要為他的無心之過贖罪,他就會得到赦免。 19 這是贖過祭,因為他在耶和華面前確實有罪。」

The Lord said:

If you refuse to testify in court about something you saw or know has happened, you have sinned and can be punished.

You are guilty and unfit to worship me, if you accidentally touch the dead body of any kind of unclean animal.

You are guilty if you find out that you have accidentally touched anything unclean that comes from a human body.

You are guilty the moment you realize that you have made a hasty promise to do something good or bad.

As soon as you discover that you have committed any of these sins, you must confess what you have done. Then you must bring a female sheep or goat to me as the price for your sin. A priest will sacrifice the animal, and you will be forgiven.

If you are poor and cannot afford to bring an animal, you may bring two doves or two pigeons. One of these will be a sacrifice to ask my forgiveness, and the other will be a sacrifice to please me.

Give both birds to the priest, who will offer one as a sacrifice to ask my forgiveness. He will wring its neck without tearing off its head, splatter some of its blood on one side of the bronze altar, and drain out the rest at the foot of the altar. 10 Then he will follow the proper rules for offering the other bird as a sacrifice to please me.

You will be forgiven when the priest offers these sacrifices as the price for your sin.

11 If you are so poor that you cannot afford doves or pigeons, you may bring one kilogram of your finest flour. This is a sacrifice to ask my forgiveness, so don't sprinkle olive oil or sweet-smelling incense on it. 12 Give the flour to a priest, who will scoop up a handful and send it up in smoke together with the other offerings. This is a reminder that all of the flour belongs to me. 13 By offering this sacrifice, the priest pays the price for any of these sins you may have committed. The priest gets to keep the rest of the flour, just as he does with grain sacrifices.

Sacrifices To Make Things Right

(Leviticus 7.1-10)

14-15 The Lord told Moses what the people must do to make things right when they find out they have cheated the Lord without meaning to:

If this happens, you must either sacrifice a ram that has nothing wrong with it or else pay the price of a ram with the official money used by the priests. 16 In addition, you must pay what you owe plus a fine of 20 percent. Then the priest will offer the ram as a sacrifice to make things right, and you will be forgiven.

17-19 If you break any of my commands without meaning to, you are still guilty, and you can be punished. When you realize what you have done, you must either bring to the priest a ram that has nothing wrong with it or else pay him for one. The priest will then offer it as a sacrifice to make things right, and you will be forgiven.