吃圣物的条例

22 耶和华对摩西说: “你告诉亚伦父子们要谨慎处理以色列人献给我的圣物,免得亵渎我的圣名。我是耶和华。 把以下条例告诉他们。

“你们的后代中,如果有人不洁净,却接近以色列人献给我的圣物,必须把他从我面前铲除。我是耶和华。 亚伦的后代中若有人患了麻风病或漏症,在他洁净之前,不可吃圣物。如果有人遗精,或碰到因接触尸体而不洁净之物, 或碰到不洁净的爬虫,或碰到不洁净的人, 这人就不洁净,要到傍晚之后才能洁净。他要沐浴后才可吃圣物。 日落之后,他就洁净了,可以吃圣物,因为那是他应得的食物。 他不可吃自然死亡或被野兽撕裂的动物,否则就不洁净。我是耶和华。 他们要遵守我的命令,免得他们犯罪,因违背我的命令而死亡。我是使他们圣洁的耶和华。

10 “只有祭司一家可以吃圣物,在祭司家中寄居的或做雇工的都不可吃, 11 但出生在祭司家里或用钱买来的奴隶都可以吃。 12 如果祭司的女儿嫁给本族以外的人,她便不可再吃举祭。 13 如果祭司的女儿守寡或被休,无儿无女,又像年轻时回到父亲家居住,便可以吃父亲的食物。除此以外,不属于祭司家的人都不可以吃。 14 任何人如果误吃圣物,就要如数偿还给祭司,并加赔五分之一。 15 祭司不可亵渎以色列民众献给耶和华的圣物, 16 以免有人因擅自吃圣物而担罪、受罚。我是使圣物圣洁的耶和华。”

选择祭牲的条例

17 耶和华对摩西说: 18 “你把以下条例告诉亚伦父子们及所有以色列人。

“任何以色列人或寄居在以色列的外族人若向耶和华献燔祭,无论是为了还愿还是出于自愿, 19 都必须献毫无残疾的公牛、公绵羊或公山羊才能蒙悦纳。 20 不可献有残疾的,因为不蒙悦纳。 21 如果有人为了还愿或自愿献牛羊作平安祭,必须献毫无残疾的牛羊才能蒙悦纳。 22 不可献给耶和华瞎眼的、骨折的、残废的、长疥癣的牲畜,也不可把这些牲畜献给耶和华作火祭。 23 至于畸形或发育不全的公牛或绵羊羔,可以用作自愿献的祭,但不可用作还愿祭。 24 不可献给耶和华睪丸受损、被压碎、破裂或被阉割的牲畜。在你们境内不可做这样的事, 25 也不可从外族人手中接受这些牲畜并献给你们的上帝作食物。因为这些牲畜是畸形的、残疾的,不蒙悦纳。”

26 耶和华对摩西说: 27 “刚出生的牛、绵羊或山羊,前七天要与母亲在一起。从第八天起,可以把它们献给我作火祭。 28 不可在同一天内宰杀母牛和小牛或母羊和小羊。 29 你们献感恩祭给耶和华时,要使你们所献的蒙悦纳。 30 要当天吃完祭物,不可留到第二天早晨。我是耶和华。 31 你们要遵行我的一切诫命。我是耶和华。 32 不可亵渎我的圣名,我要在以色列人中彰显我的圣洁,我是使你们圣洁的耶和华。 33 我领你们离开埃及,为要做你们的上帝。我是耶和华。”

Regulations for the Eating of Priestly Stipends

22 The Lord spoke to Moses: “Tell Aaron and his sons that they must deal respectfully with the holy offerings[a] of the Israelites, which they consecrate to me, so that they do not profane my holy name.[b] I am the Lord. Say to them, ‘Throughout your generations,[c] if any man from all your descendants approaches the holy offerings, which the Israelites consecrate[d] to the Lord, while he is impure,[e] that person must be cut off from before me.[f] I am the Lord. No man[g] from the descendants of Aaron who is diseased or has a discharge[h] may eat the holy offerings until he becomes clean. The one[i] who touches anything made unclean by contact with a dead person,[j] or with a man who has a seminal emission,[k] or with a man who touches a swarming thing by which he becomes unclean,[l] or who touches a person[m] by which he becomes unclean, whatever that person’s impurity[n] the person who touches any of these[o] will be unclean until evening and must not eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body in water. When the sun goes down he will be clean, and afterward he may eat from the holy offerings, because they are his food. He must not eat an animal that has died of natural causes[p] or an animal torn by beasts and thus become unclean by it. I am the Lord. They must keep my charge so that they do not incur sin on account of it[q] and therefore die[r] because they profane it. I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

10 “‘No lay person[s] may eat anything holy. Neither a priest’s lodger[t] nor a hired laborer may eat anything holy, 11 but if a priest buys a person with his own money,[u] that person[v] may eat the holy offerings,[w] and those born in the priest’s[x] own house may eat his food.[y] 12 If a priest’s daughter marries a lay person,[z] she may not eat the holy contribution offerings,[aa] 13 but if a priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and she has no children so that she returns to live in[ab] her father’s house as in her youth,[ac] she may eat from her father’s food, but no lay person may eat it.

14 “‘If a man eats a holy offering by mistake,[ad] he must add one-fifth to it and give the holy offering to the priest.[ae] 15 They[af] must not profane the holy offerings which the Israelites contribute[ag] to the Lord,[ah] 16 and so cause them to incur a penalty for guilt[ai] when they eat their holy offerings,[aj] for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

Regulations for Offering Votive and Freewill Offerings

17 The Lord spoke to Moses: 18 “Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘When any man[ak] from the house of Israel or from the resident foreigners[al] in Israel presents his offering for any of the votive or freewill offerings, which they present to the Lord as a burnt offering, 19 if it is to be acceptable for your benefit[am] it must be a flawless male from the cattle, sheep, or goats. 20 You must not present anything that has a flaw,[an] because it will not be acceptable for your benefit.[ao] 21 If a man presents a peace-offering sacrifice to the Lord for a special votive offering[ap] or for a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be flawless to be acceptable;[aq] it must have no flaw.[ar]

22 “‘You must not present to the Lord something blind, or with a broken bone, or mutilated, or with a running sore,[as] or with a festering eruption, or with a feverish rash.[at] You must not give any of these as a gift[au] on the altar to the Lord. 23 As for an ox[av] or a sheep with a limb too long or stunted,[aw] you may present it as a freewill offering, but it will not be acceptable for a votive offering.[ax] 24 You must not present to the Lord something with testicles that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut off;[ay] you must not do this in your land. 25 Even from a foreigner[az] you must not present the food of your God from such animals as these, for they are ruined and flawed;[ba] they will not be acceptable for your benefit.’”

26 The Lord spoke to Moses: 27 “When an ox, lamb, or goat is born, it must be under the care of[bb] its mother seven days, but from the eighth day onward it will be acceptable as an offering gift[bc] to the Lord. 28 You must not slaughter an ox or a sheep and its young[bd] on the same day.[be] 29 When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the Lord, you must sacrifice it so that it is acceptable for your benefit.[bf] 30 On that very day[bg] it must be eaten; you must not leave any part of it[bh] over until morning. I am the Lord.

31 “You must be sure to do my commandments.[bi] I am the Lord. 32 You must not profane my holy name, and I will be sanctified in the midst of the Israelites. I am the Lord who sanctifies you, 33 the one who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God.[bj] I am the Lord.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:2 tn Heb “holy things,” which means the “holy offerings” in this context, as the following verses show. The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Leviticus 22:2 tn Heb “from the holy things of the sons of Israel, and they shall not profane my holy name, which they are consecrating to me.” The latter (relative) clause applies to the “the holy things of the sons of Israel” (the first clause), not the Lord’s name (i.e., the immediately preceding clause). The clause order in the translation has been rearranged to indicate this.
  3. Leviticus 22:3 tn Heb “To your generations.”
  4. Leviticus 22:3 tn The Piel (v. 2) and Hiphil (v. 3) forms of the verb קָדַשׁ (qadash) appear to be interchangeable in this context. Both mean “to consecrate” (Heb “make holy [or “sacred”]”).
  5. Leviticus 22:3 tn Heb “and his impurity [is] on him”; NIV “is ceremonially unclean”; NAB, NRSV “while he is in a state of uncleanness.”
  6. Leviticus 22:3 sn Regarding the “cut off” penalty, see the note on Lev 7:20. Cf. the interpretive translation of TEV “he can never again serve at the altar.”
  7. Leviticus 22:4 tn Heb “Man man.” The reduplication is a way of saying “any man” (cf. Lev 15:2; 17:3, etc.), but with a negative command it means “No man” (see B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 147).
  8. Leviticus 22:4 sn The diseases and discharges mentioned here are those described in Lev 13-15.
  9. Leviticus 22:4 tn Heb “And the one.”
  10. Leviticus 22:4 tn Heb “in all unclean of a person/soul”; for the Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) meaning “a [dead] person,” see the note on Lev 19:28.
  11. Leviticus 22:4 tn Heb “or a man who goes out from him a lying of seed.”
  12. Leviticus 22:5 tn Heb “which there shall be uncleanness to him.”
  13. Leviticus 22:5 tn The Hebrew term for “person” here is אָדָם (ʾadam, “human being”), which could be either a male or a female person.
  14. Leviticus 22:5 tn Heb “to all his impurity.” The phrase refers to the impurity of the person whom the man touches to become unclean (see the previous clause). To clarify this, the translation uses “that person’s” rather than “his.”
  15. Leviticus 22:6 sn The phrase “any of these” refers back to the unclean things touched in vv. 4b-5.
  16. Leviticus 22:8 tn Heb “a carcass,” referring to the carcass of an animal that has died on its own, not the carcass of an animal slaughtered for sacrifice or killed by wild beasts. This has been clarified in the translation by supplying the phrase “of natural causes”; cf. NAB “that has died of itself”; TEV “that has died a natural death.”
  17. Leviticus 22:9 tn Heb “and they will not lift up on it sin.” The pronoun “it” (masculine) apparently refers to any item of food that belongs to the category of “holy offerings” (see above).
  18. Leviticus 22:9 tn Heb “and die in it.”
  19. Leviticus 22:10 tn Heb “No stranger” (so KJV, ASV), which refers here to anyone other than the Aaronic priests. Some English versions reverse the negation and state positively: NIV “No one outside a priest’s family”; NRSV “Only a member of a priestly family”; CEV “Only you priests and your families.”
  20. Leviticus 22:10 tn Heb “A resident [תּוֹשָׁב (toshav) from יָשַׁב (yashav, “to dwell, to reside”)] of a priest.” The meaning of the term is uncertain. It could refer to a “guest” (NIV) or perhaps “bound servant” (NRSV; see B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 149). In the translation “lodger” was used instead of “boarder” precisely because a boarder would be provided meals with his lodging, the very issue at stake here.
  21. Leviticus 22:11 tn Heb “and a priest, if he buys a person, the property of his silver.”
  22. Leviticus 22:11 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the person whom the priest has purchased) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  23. Leviticus 22:11 tn Heb “eat it”; the referent (the holy offerings) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  24. Leviticus 22:11 tn Heb “his”; the referent (the priest) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  25. Leviticus 22:11 tn Heb “and the [slave] born of his house, they shall eat in his food.” The LXX, Syriac, Tg. Onq., Tg. Ps.-J., and some mss of Smr have plural “ones born,” which matches the following plural “they” pronoun and the plural form of the verb.
  26. Leviticus 22:12 tn Heb “And a daughter of a priest, if she is to a man, a stranger” (cf. the note on v. 10 above).
  27. Leviticus 22:12 tn Heb “she in the contribution of the holy offerings shall not eat.” For “contribution [offering]” see the note on Lev 7:14 and the literature cited there. Cf. NCV “the holy offerings”; TEV, NLT “the sacred offerings.”
  28. Leviticus 22:13 tn Heb “to”; the words “live in” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  29. Leviticus 22:13 tn Heb “and seed there is not to her and she returns to the house of her father as her youth.” The mention of having “no children” appears to imply that her children, if she had any, should support her; this is made explicit by NLT’s “and has no children to support her.”
  30. Leviticus 22:14 tn Heb “And a man, if he eats a holy thing in error” (see the Lev 4:2 note on “straying,” which is the term rendered “by mistake” here).
  31. Leviticus 22:14 sn When a person trespassed in regard to something sacred to the Lord, reparation was to be made for the trespass, involving restitution of that which was violated plus one-fifth of its value as a fine. It is possible that the restoration of the offering and the additional one-fifth of its value were made as a monetary payment (see, e.g., B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 150). See the regulations for the “guilt offering” in Lev 5:16; 6:5 [5:24 HT] and the notes there.
  32. Leviticus 22:15 tn Contextually, “They” could refer either to the people (v. 14a; cf. NRSV “No one”) or the priests (v. 14b; cf. NIV “The priests”), but the latter seems more likely (see J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 356, and B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 150). The priests were responsible to see that the portions of the offerings that were to be consumed by the priests as prebends did not become accessible to the people. Mistakes in this matter (cf. v. 14) would bring “guilt” on the people, requiring punishment (v. 16).
  33. Leviticus 22:15 tn The Hebrew verb הֵרִים (herim, rendered “contribute” here) is commonly used for setting aside portions of an offering (see, e.g., Lev 4:8-10 and R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 4:335-36).
  34. Leviticus 22:15 tn Heb “the holy offerings of the sons of Israel which they contribute to the Lord.” The subject “they” here refers to the Israelites (“the sons of Israel”) which is the most immediate antecedent. To make this clear, the present translation has “the holy offerings which the Israelites contribute to the Lord.”
  35. Leviticus 22:16 tn Heb “iniquity of guilt”; NASB “cause them to bear punishment for guilt.” The Hebrew word עָוֹן (ʾavon, “iniquity”) can designate either acts of iniquity or the penalty (i.e., punishment) for such acts.
  36. Leviticus 22:16 sn That is, when the lay people eat portions of offerings that should have been eaten only by priests and those who belonged to priestly households.
  37. Leviticus 22:18 tn Heb “Man, man.” The reduplication is a way of saying “any man” (cf. Lev 15:2; 17:3, etc.; see the distributive repetition of the noun in GKC 395-96 §123.c).
  38. Leviticus 22:18 tn Heb “foreigner [singular].” Some medieval Hebrew mss, Smr, LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate add “who resides”: “the foreigner who resides in Israel” (cf., e.g., Lev 20:2 above).
  39. Leviticus 22:19 tn Heb “for your acceptance.” See Lev 1:3-4 above and the notes there.
  40. Leviticus 22:20 tn Heb “all which in it [is] a flaw.” Note that the same term is used for physical flaws of people in Lev 21:17-24. Cf. KJV, ASV, NRSV “blemish”; NASB, NIV, TEV “defect”; NLT “with physical defects.”
  41. Leviticus 22:20 tn Heb “not for acceptance shall it be for you”; NIV “it will not be accepted on your behalf” (NRSV and NLT both similar).
  42. Leviticus 22:21 tn The meaning of the expression לְפַלֵּא־נֶדֶר (lefalleʾ neder) rendered here “for a special votive offering” is much debated. Some take it as an expression for fulfilling a vow, “to fulfill a vow” (e.g., HALOT 927-28 s.v. פלא piel and NASB; cf. NAB, NRSV “in fulfillment of a vow”) or, alternatively, “to make a vow” or “for making a vow” (HALOT 928 s.v. פלא piel [II פלא]). Perhaps it refers to the making a special vow, from the verb פָלַא (palaʾ, “to be wonderful, to be remarkable”); cf. J. Milgrom, Numbers (JPSTC), 44. B. A. Levine, Leviticus (JPSTC), 151 and 193, suggests that this is a special term for “setting aside a votive offering” (related to פָּלָה [palah, “to set aside”]). In general, the point of the expression seems to be that this sacrifice arises as a special gift to God out of special circumstances in the life of the worshiper.
  43. Leviticus 22:21 tn Heb “for acceptance”; NAB “if it is to find acceptance.”
  44. Leviticus 22:21 tn Heb “all/any flaw shall not be in it.”
  45. Leviticus 22:22 tn Or perhaps “a wart” (cf. NIV; HALOT 383 s.v. יַבֶּלֶת, but see the remarks in J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 358).
  46. Leviticus 22:22 sn See the note on Lev 21:20 above.
  47. Leviticus 22:22 sn This term for offering “gift” is explained in the note on Lev 1:9.
  48. Leviticus 22:23 tn Heb “And an ox.”
  49. Leviticus 22:23 tn Heb “and stunted” (see HALOT 1102 s.v. I קלט).
  50. Leviticus 22:23 sn The freewill offering was voluntary, so the regulations regarding it were more relaxed. Once a vow was made, the paying of it was not voluntary (see B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 151-52, for very helpful remarks on this verse).
  51. Leviticus 22:24 sn Cf. Lev 21:20b.
  52. Leviticus 22:25 tn Heb “And from the hand of a son of a foreigner.”
  53. Leviticus 22:25 tn Heb “for their being ruined [is] in them, flaw is in them”; NRSV “are mutilated, with a blemish in them”; NIV “are deformed and have defects.” The MT term מָשְׁחָתָם (moshkhatam, “their being ruined”) is a Hophal participle from שָׁחַת (shakhat, “to ruin”). Smr has plural בהם משׁחתים (“deformities in them”; cf. the LXX translation). The Qumran Leviticus scroll (11QpaleoLev) has תימ הם[…], in which case the restored participle would appear to be the same as Smr, but there is no ב (bet) preposition before the pronoun, yielding “they are deformed” (see D. N. Freedman and K. A. Mathews, The Paleo-Hebrew Leviticus Scroll, 41 and the remarks in J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 358).
  54. Leviticus 22:27 tn The words “the care of” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied. Although many modern English versions render “with its mother” (e.g., NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT), the literal phrase “under its mother” refers to the young animal nursing from its mother. Cf. KJV, ASV “it shall be seven days under the dam,” which would probably be misunderstood.
  55. Leviticus 22:27 tn Heb “for an offering of a gift.”
  56. Leviticus 22:28 tn Heb “And an ox or a sheep, it and its son, you shall not slaughter.”
  57. Leviticus 22:28 tn Heb “in one day.”
  58. Leviticus 22:29 tn Heb “for your acceptance” (see the notes on Lev 1:3-4 and 22:19 above).
  59. Leviticus 22:30 tn Heb “On that day”; NIV, NCV “that same day.”
  60. Leviticus 22:30 tn Heb “from it.”
  61. Leviticus 22:31 tn Heb “And you shall keep my commandments and you shall do them.” This appears to be a kind of verbal hendiadys, where the first verb is a modifier of the action of the second verb (see GKC 386 §120.d, although שָׁמַר [shamar, “to keep”] is not cited there; cf. Lev 20:8, etc.).
  62. Leviticus 22:33 tn Heb “to be to you for God.”

22 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings(A) the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name.(B) I am the Lord.(C)

“Say to them: ‘For the generations to come, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean and yet comes near the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the Lord,(D) that person must be cut off from my presence.(E) I am the Lord.

“‘If a descendant of Aaron has a defiling skin disease[a] or a bodily discharge,(F) he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse(G) or by anyone who has an emission of semen, or if he touches any crawling thing(H) that makes him unclean, or any person(I) who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be. The one who touches any such thing will be unclean(J) till evening.(K) He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.(L) When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food.(M) He must not eat anything found dead(N) or torn by wild animals,(O) and so become unclean(P) through it. I am the Lord.(Q)

“‘The priests are to perform my service(R) in such a way that they do not become guilty(S) and die(T) for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(U)

10 “‘No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired worker eat it.(V) 11 But if a priest buys a slave with money, or if slaves are born in his household, they may eat his food.(W) 12 If a priest’s daughter marries anyone other than a priest, she may not eat any of the sacred contributions. 13 But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or is divorced, yet has no children, and she returns to live in her father’s household as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food. No unauthorized person, however, may eat it.

14 “‘Anyone who eats a sacred offering by mistake(X) must make restitution to the priest for the offering and add a fifth of the value(Y) to it. 15 The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings(Z) the Israelites present to the Lord(AA) 16 by allowing them to eat(AB) the sacred offerings and so bring upon them guilt(AC) requiring payment.(AD) I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(AE)’”

Unacceptable Sacrifices

17 The Lord said to Moses, 18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: ‘If any of you—whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel(AF)—presents a gift(AG) for a burnt offering to the Lord, either to fulfill a vow(AH) or as a freewill offering,(AI) 19 you must present a male without defect(AJ) from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.(AK) 20 Do not bring anything with a defect,(AL) because it will not be accepted on your behalf.(AM) 21 When anyone brings from the herd or flock(AN) a fellowship offering(AO) to the Lord to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering,(AP) it must be without defect or blemish(AQ) to be acceptable.(AR) 22 Do not offer to the Lord the blind, the injured or the maimed, or anything with warts or festering or running sores. Do not place any of these on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord. 23 You may, however, present as a freewill offering an ox[b] or a sheep that is deformed or stunted, but it will not be accepted in fulfillment of a vow. 24 You must not offer to the Lord an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn or cut.(AS) You must not do this in your own land, 25 and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God.(AT) They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.(AU)’”

26 The Lord said to Moses, 27 “When a calf, a lamb or a goat(AV) is born, it is to remain with its mother for seven days.(AW) From the eighth day(AX) on, it will be acceptable(AY) as a food offering presented to the Lord. 28 Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.(AZ)

29 “When you sacrifice a thank offering(BA) to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf. 30 It must be eaten that same day; leave none of it till morning.(BB) I am the Lord.(BC)

31 “Keep(BD) my commands and follow them.(BE) I am the Lord. 32 Do not profane my holy name,(BF) for I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites.(BG) I am the Lord, who made you holy(BH) 33 and who brought you out of Egypt(BI) to be your God.(BJ) I am the Lord.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:4 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  2. Leviticus 22:23 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.

22 Olúwa sọ fún Mose pé, “Sọ fún Aaroni àti àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ kí wọ́n fi ọ̀wọ̀ fún ọrẹ mímọ́ tí àwọn ọmọ Israẹli yà sọ́tọ̀ fún mi, kí wọ́n má ba à ba orúkọ mímọ́ mi jẹ́. Èmi ni Olúwa.

“Sọ fún wọn pé: ‘Fún àwọn ìran tí ń bọ̀. Bí ẹnikẹ́ni nínú àwọn ọmọ yín tí kò mọ́ bá wá sí ibi ọrẹ mímọ́ tí àwọn ara Israẹli ti yà sọ́tọ̀ fún Olúwa, kí ẹ yọ ẹni náà kúrò nínú iṣẹ́ àlùfáà ní iwájú mi. Èmi ni Olúwa.

“ ‘Bí ọ̀kan nínú àwọn ọmọ Aaroni bá ní ààrùn ara tí ń ran ni, tàbí ìtújáde nínú ara. Ó lè má jẹ ọrẹ mímọ́ náà títí di ìgbà tí a ó fi wẹ̀ ẹ́ mọ́. Òun tún lè di aláìmọ́ bí ó bá fọwọ́ kan ohunkóhun tí òkú nǹkan bá sọ di àìmọ́ tàbí bí ó bá farakan ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó ní ìtújáde. Tàbí bí ó bá fọwọ́ kan èyíkéyìí nínú ohun tí ń rákò, tí ó sọ ọ́ di aláìmọ́, tàbí ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó sọ ọ́ di àìmọ́, ohunkóhun yówù kí àìmọ́ náà jẹ́. Ẹni náà tí ó fọwọ́ kan irú nǹkan bẹ́ẹ̀ yóò di aláìmọ́ títí ìrọ̀lẹ́. Kò gbọdọ̀ jẹ èyíkéyìí nínú ọrẹ mímọ́ àyàfi bí ó bá wẹ ara rẹ̀. Bí oòrùn bá wọ̀, ẹni náà di mímọ́, lẹ́yìn náà ni ó tó le jẹ ọrẹ mímọ́, torí pé wọ́n jẹ́ oúnjẹ rẹ̀. Kò gbọdọ̀ jẹ ohunkóhun tí ó bá ti kú sílẹ̀, tàbí tí ẹranko fàya, kí ó sì tipa bẹ́ẹ̀ di aláìmọ́. Èmi ni Olúwa.

“ ‘Kí àwọn àlùfáà pa ìlànà mi mọ́, kí wọn má ba à jẹ̀bi, kí wọn sì kú nítorí pé wọ́n ṣe ọrẹ wọ̀nyí pẹ̀lú fífojútẹ́ńbẹ́lú wọn. Èmi ni Olúwa tí ó sọ wọ́n di mímọ́.

10 “ ‘Kò sí ẹnikẹ́ni lẹ́yìn ìdílé àlùfáà tí ó le jẹ ọrẹ mímọ́ náà, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, àlejò àlùfáà tàbí alágbàṣe rẹ̀ kò le jẹ ẹ́. 11 Ṣùgbọ́n bí àlùfáà bá ra ẹrú, pẹ̀lú owó, tàbí tí a bí ẹrú kan nínú ìdílé rẹ̀, ẹrú náà lè jẹ oúnjẹ rẹ̀. 12 (A)Bí ọmọbìnrin àlùfáà bá fẹ́ ẹni tí kì í ṣe àlùfáà, kò gbọdọ̀ jẹ nínú èyíkéyìí nínú ohun ọrẹ mímọ́. 13 Ṣùgbọ́n bí ọmọbìnrin àlùfáà bá jẹ́ opó tàbí tí a ti kọ ọ́ sílẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n tí kò lọ́mọ tí ó sì padà sínú ilé baba rẹ̀ láti máa gbé bẹ̀, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìgbà èwe rẹ̀, ó le jẹ oúnjẹ baba rẹ̀. Bí ó ti wù kí ó rí, àlejò tí kò lẹ́tọ̀ọ́ (láṣẹ) kò gbọdọ̀ jẹ èyíkéyìí nínú oúnjẹ náà.

14 “ ‘Bí ẹnikẹ́ni bá ṣèèṣì jẹ ọrẹ mímọ́ kan, ó gbọdọ̀ ṣe àtúnṣe lórí ẹbọ náà fún àlùfáà, kí ó sì fi ìdámárùn-ún ohun tí ọrẹ náà jẹ́ kún un. 15 Àwọn àlùfáà kò gbọdọ̀ sọ ọrẹ mímọ́ tí àwọn ọmọ Israẹli mú wá síwájú Olúwa di àìmọ́. 16 Nípa fífi ààyè fún wọn láti jẹ ọrẹ mímọ́ náà, kí wọ́n sì tipa bẹ́ẹ̀ mú ẹ̀bi tí wọn yóò san nǹkan fún wá sórí wọn. Èmi ni Olúwa, tí ó sọ wọ́n di mímọ́.’ ”

Àwọn ọrẹ ẹbọ tí kò jẹ́ ìtẹ́wọ́gbà

17 Olúwa sọ fún Mose pé, 18 “Sọ fún Aaroni, àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ àti fún gbogbo Israẹli kí o sì wí fún wọn pé: ‘Bí ẹnikẹ́ni nínú yín yálà ọmọ Israẹli ni tàbí àlejò tí ń gbé ní Israẹli bá mú ẹ̀bùn wá fún ọrẹ ẹbọ sísun sí Olúwa, yálà láti san ẹ̀jẹ́ tàbí ọrẹ àtinúwá. 19 Ẹ gbọdọ̀ mú akọ láìní àbùkù láti ara màlúù, àgùntàn tàbí ewúrẹ́, kí ó ba à lè jẹ́ ìtẹ́wọ́gbà fún yín. 20 Ẹ má ṣe mú ohunkóhun tí ó ní àbùkù wá, torí pé kò ní jẹ́ ìtẹ́wọ́gbà fún yín. 21 Bí ẹnikẹ́ni bá mú ọrẹ àlàáfíà wá láti inú agbo màlúù tàbí ti àgùntàn, fún Olúwa láti san ẹ̀jẹ́ pàtàkì tàbí fún ọrẹ àtinúwá. Ó gbọdọ̀ jẹ́ ìtẹ́wọ́gbà láìní àbùkù. 22 Ẹ má ṣe fi ẹranko tí ó fọ́jú, tí ó fi ara pa, tí ó yarọ, tí ó ní kókó, tí ó ní èkúkú, èépá àti egbò kíkẹ̀ rú ẹbọ sí Olúwa. Ẹ kò gbọdọ̀ gbé èyíkéyìí nínú wọn sórí pẹpẹ gẹ́gẹ́ bi ọrẹ tí a fi iná ṣe sí Olúwa. 23 Ẹ le mú màlúù tàbí àgùntàn tí ó ní àbùkù tàbí tí ó yọ iké wá fún ọrẹ àtinúwá, ṣùgbọ́n kò jẹ́ ìtẹ́wọ́gbà fún ọrẹ ẹ̀jẹ́. 24 Ẹ má ṣe fi ẹranko tí kóró ẹpọ̀n rẹ̀ fọ́ tàbí tí a tẹ̀, tàbí tí a yà tàbí tí a là rú ẹbọ sí Olúwa. Ẹ kò gbọdọ̀ ṣe èyí ní ilẹ̀ yín. 25 Ẹ kò gbọdọ̀ gba irú ẹranko bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ́wọ́ àlejò kankan láti fi rú ẹbọ gẹ́gẹ́ bí oúnjẹ sí Ọlọ́run yín. A kò nígbà wọ́n fún yín nítorí pé wọ́n ní àbùkù, wọ́n sì díbàjẹ́.’ ”

26 Olúwa sọ fún Mose pé, 27 “Nígbà tí màlúù bá bímọ, tí àgùntàn bímọ, tí ewúrẹ́ sì bímọ, ọmọ náà gbọdọ̀ wà pẹ̀lú ìyá rẹ̀ fún ọjọ́ méje. Láti ọjọ́ kẹjọ ni ó ti di ìtẹ́wọ́gbà fún ọrẹ àfinásun sí Olúwa. 28 Ẹ má ṣe pa màlúù àti ọmọ rẹ̀ tàbí àgùntàn àti ọmọ rẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ kan náà.

29 “Nígbà tí ẹ bá rú ẹbọ ọpẹ́ sí Olúwa, ẹ rú u ní ọ̀nà tí yóò fi jẹ́ ìtẹ́wọ́gbà fún yín. 30 Ẹ gbọdọ̀ jẹ ẹ́ ní ọjọ́ náà gan an: Ẹ má ṣe ṣẹ́ ọ̀kankan kù di àárọ̀. Èmi ni Olúwa.

31 “Ẹ pa òfin mi mọ́, kí ẹ sì máa ṣe wọ́n. Èmi ni Olúwa. 32 Ẹ má ṣe ba orúkọ mímọ́ mi jẹ́. Àwọn ọmọ Israẹli gbọdọ̀ mọ̀ mí ní mímọ́. Èmi ni Olúwa tí ó sọ yín di mímọ́. 33 Tí ó sì mú yín jáde láti Ejibiti wá láti jẹ́ Ọlọ́run yín. Èmi ni Olúwa.”