献赎罪祭的条例

耶和华对摩西说: “你把以下条例告诉以色列人。

“如果有人无意中触犯耶和华的诫命,要按以下方式献赎罪祭。

“若大祭司犯罪,祸及众民,他必须献给耶和华一头毫无残疾的公牛犊作赎罪祭。 他要把公牛犊牵到会幕门口,将手放在牛头上,在耶和华面前宰牛。 他要取一些牛血带进会幕里, 在耶和华面前用手指蘸血向圣所的幔子弹洒七次, 也要把一些血抹在耶和华面前的香坛的四角上,然后把剩下的血倒在会幕门口的燔祭坛脚旁。 他要取出作赎罪祭的公牛犊的所有脂肪,包括遮盖内脏的脂肪和内脏上的脂肪、 两个肾脏和肾脏上靠近腰部的脂肪以及肝叶, 10 正如取出平安祭牲的脂肪一样。他要将这一切放在燔祭坛上焚烧。 11-12 至于公牛剩下的部分,即皮、所有的肉、头颅、腿、内脏和粪便,他要带到营外洁净之处,就是倒坛灰的地方,放在柴上焚烧。

13 “以色列全体会众若无意中触犯耶和华的诫命,即使没有意识到,也是犯罪。 14 他们意识到后,必须献上一头公牛犊作赎罪祭。要将公牛犊带到会幕前, 15 众长老要把手放在牛头上,在耶和华面前宰牛。 16 大祭司要带一些牛血进入会幕, 17 在耶和华面前用手指蘸血向幔子弹洒七次, 18 也要把一些血抹在耶和华面前的香坛的四角上,然后把剩下的血倒在会幕门前的燔祭坛脚旁。 19 他要取出公牛犊的所有脂肪,放在祭坛上焚烧, 20 正如取出赎罪祭牲的脂肪一样。这样,大祭司为全体会众赎了罪,他们就会得到赦免。 21 他要把这公牛犊剩下的部分拿到营外焚烧,像焚烧前一头公牛犊一样。这是为全体会众所献的赎罪祭。

22 “首领若无意中触犯他的上帝耶和华的诫命,也是犯罪。 23 他意识到自己犯罪后,必须献上一只毫无残疾的公山羊作祭物。 24 他要把手放在羊头上,在杀燔祭牲的地方,在耶和华面前宰羊。这是他的赎罪祭。 25 祭司要用手指蘸一些羊血抹在燔祭坛的角上,剩下的血要倒在燔祭坛脚旁。 26 要像焚烧平安祭牲的脂肪一样,把羊的所有脂肪都放在坛上焚烧。这样,祭司为他赎了罪,他就会得到赦免。

27 “平民若无意中触犯耶和华的诫命,也是犯罪。 28 他意识到自己犯罪后,必须献上一只毫无残疾的母山羊作赎罪祭。 29 他要把手放在羊头上,在杀燔祭牲的地方宰羊。 30 祭司要用手指蘸一些羊血抹在燔祭坛的角上,剩下的血要倒在燔祭坛脚旁。 31 献祭者要像取出平安祭牲的脂肪一样,取出母山羊的所有脂肪。祭司要把这一切放在坛上焚烧,作为蒙耶和华悦纳的馨香之祭。这样,祭司为他赎了罪,他就会得到赦免。

32 “他若献绵羊作赎罪祭,必须献一只毫无残疾的母绵羊。 33 他要把手放在羊头上,在杀燔祭牲的地方宰羊。 34 祭司要用手指蘸一些羊血抹在燔祭坛的角上,剩下的血要倒在燔祭坛脚旁。 35 献祭者要像取出平安祭牲的脂肪一样,取出母绵羊的所有脂肪。祭司要把这一切放在坛上,与献给耶和华的祭物一起焚烧。这样,祭司为他赎了罪,他就会得到赦免。

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:

If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering.

And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the Lord.

And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:

And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.

And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,

10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering.

11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,

12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.

13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;

14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.

15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord.

16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:

17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail.

18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.

20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.

22 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;

23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:

24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord: it is a sin offering.

25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.

26 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

27 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;

28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.

29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.

30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.

31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.

33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.

34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:

35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

Personal Sin Offerings

The Lord told Moses, “Speak to the Israelis and tell them that if a person inadvertently sins with respect to any of the Lord’s commands that should not be violated, but nevertheless he disobeys one of them, or if the anointed priest sins, thereby bringing guilt on the people, let him bring a young bull[a] without defect as a sin offering to the Lord for his sin that he had committed.

“He is to bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, into the Lord’s presence, where he is to lay his hand on the head of the bull and slaughter it in the Lord’s presence. The anointed priest is to take[b] blood from the bull to the Tent of Meeting. The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times in the Lord’s presence in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.

“The priest is then to put some blood on the horn of the altar that is near the Tent of Meeting as an incense of pleasing aroma in the Lord’s presence. He is to pour the rest of the bull’s blood[c] for a burnt offering at the base of the altar that is at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then he is to remove all the fat from the bull for a sin offering—that is, the fat that covers the internal organs,[d] all of the fat that is inside the internal organs, the two kidneys with the fat on them by the loins, and the fatty mass[e] surrounding the liver and kidneys— 10 just as it is taken from the bull for a peace offering. Then the priest is to burn it on the altar for burnt offerings.

11 “Now as for the bull’s hide, its flesh, its head, its legs, its internal organs, and its dung, 12 along with the rest of the bull, he is to bring it outside the camp to a clean place, where fat ashes are to be poured over it and then it is to be thoroughly burned over wood with fire. It is to be burned where the fat ashes are poured out.”

National Sin Offerings

13 “If the whole congregation of Israel goes astray, and if the sin is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and if they go astray from one of the Lord’s commands that should not be violated, then they will stand guilty. 14 When the sin that they have committed becomes known, the entire congregation is to bring a young bull as a sin offering to the Tent of Meeting, 15 where the elders of the community are to lay their hands on the head of the bull in the Lord’s presence and slaughter it.[f] 16 The anointed priest is to take blood from the bull and bring it to the Tent of Meeting. 17 Then the priest is to dip his finger in the blood, sprinkle some of the blood seven times in front of the curtain in the Lord’s presence, 18 then put blood on the horn of the altar near the Tent of Meeting in the Lord’s presence. He is to pour the rest of the blood as a burnt offering at the base of the altar that is at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 19 Then he is to remove all the fat from the bull for a sin offering and burn it on the altar. 20 He is to do to this bull what he did to the bull for the sin offering. He is to do it this way so that the priest will make atonement for them and they will be forgiven. 21 Then he is to bring the rest of the bull outside the camp and burn it just as he had burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the congregation.”

Sin Offerings for Rulers

22 “When a ruler inadvertently sins, disobeying any one of the commands of the Lord his God that should not be violated, he will be guilty. 23 When the sin that he had committed is disclosed to him, he is to bring his offering: a male goat without defect. 24 He is then to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered—in the Lord’s presence—as a sin offering. 25 Then the priest is to take blood from the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horn of the altar that is used for burnt offerings, and then pour the rest of the blood at the base of the altar that is used for burnt offerings. 26 He is to burn all the fat on the altar as is done for the fat for the sacrifice of a peace offering. This is how the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin. It will be forgiven him.”

Sin Offerings for the People

27 “If any[g] of the common people of the land inadvertently sins by disobeying one of the Lord’s commands that should not be violated, he will be guilty. 28 When the sin that he committed is disclosed to him, he is to bring his offering for his sin that he had committed: a female goat without defect. 29 He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it[h] at the place for burnt offering. 30 Then the priest is to take blood with his finger, put it on the horn of the altar that is used for burnt offerings, and then pour the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. 31 He is to remove all the fat, just as the fat was removed from the sacrifice for the peace offering. Then the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. This is how the priest will make atonement for him. It will be forgiven him.

32 “If he brings a lamb for his offering, he is to bring a female without defect. 33 He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it for a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered. 34 Then the priest is to take blood with his finger and put it on the horn of the altar for burnt offering. Then he is to pour the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. 35 Then the presenter is to remove all its fat, just as the fat was removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering. The priest is to burn it on the altar over the offerings made by fire to the Lord. This is how the priest will make atonement for him concerning the sin that he had committed. It will be forgiven him.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 4:3 Lit. a bull, a son of a bull
  2. Leviticus 4:5 The Heb. lacks the word takes . . . some, and so with vss. 5, 16, 30, 34
  3. Leviticus 4:7 Lit. all of the blood
  4. Leviticus 4:8 Or inward parts
  5. Leviticus 4:9 Or appendage
  6. Leviticus 4:15 Lit. the bull in the Lord’s presence
  7. Leviticus 4:27 Lit. soul
  8. Leviticus 4:29 Lit. the sin offering