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Leviticus 5
English Standard Version
Leviticus 5
English Standard Version
5 “If anyone sins in that he hears a public (A)adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall (B)bear his iniquity; 2 or (C)if anyone touches an unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean wild animal or a carcass of unclean livestock or a carcass of unclean swarming things, and it is hidden from him and he has become unclean, and he realizes his guilt; 3 or if he touches (D)human uncleanness, of whatever sort the uncleanness may be with which one becomes unclean, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and realizes his guilt; 4 or if anyone utters with his lips a (E)rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people (F)swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these; 5 when he realizes his guilt in any of these and (G)confesses the sin he has committed, 6 he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation[a] for the sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin.
7 “But (H)if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two (I)turtledoves or two pigeons,[b] one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. 8 He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall (J)wring its head from its neck (K)but shall not sever it completely, 9 and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while (L)the rest of the blood shall be drained out (M)at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering. 10 Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. (N)And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.
11 “But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a (O)tenth of an ephah[c] of fine flour for a sin offering. He (P)shall put no oil on it and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. 12 And he shall bring it to (Q)the priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it as its memorial portion and (R)burn this on the altar, on the Lord's food offerings; it is a sin offering. 13 Thus (S)the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And the remainder[d] shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering.”
Laws for Guilt Offerings
14 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 15 (T)“If anyone commits a breach of faith and sins unintentionally in any of the holy things of the Lord, (U)he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation, a ram without blemish out of the flock, valued[e] in silver shekels,[f] according to the (V)shekel of the sanctuary, for a guilt offering. 16 He shall also make restitution for what he has done amiss in the holy thing and (W)shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. (X)And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven.
17 (Y)“If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, (Z)though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity. 18 (AA)He shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish out of the flock, or its equivalent, for a guilt offering, and (AB)the priest shall make atonement for him for the mistake that he made unintentionally, and he shall be forgiven. 19 It is a guilt offering; he has indeed incurred guilt before[g] the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 5:6 Hebrew his guilt penalty; so throughout Leviticus
- Leviticus 5:7 Septuagint two young pigeons; also verse 11
- Leviticus 5:11 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
- Leviticus 5:13 Septuagint; Hebrew it
- Leviticus 5:15 Or flock, or its equivalent
- Leviticus 5:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Leviticus 5:19 Or he has paid full compensation to
Leviticus 5
Expanded Bible
Leviticus 5
Expanded Bible
Special Types of Accidental Sins
5 “‘If a person ·is ordered to tell in court [L hears a public oath and he has been a witness of] what he has seen or what he knows and he does not ·tell the court [L make it known], he is guilty of sin.
2 “‘Or someone might touch something unclean, such as the dead body of an unclean wild animal or an unclean farm animal or an unclean crawling animal [11:24–28, 32–40]. Even if he does not know that he touched it, he will still be unclean and guilty of sin.
3 “‘Someone might touch human uncleanness—anything that makes someone unclean—and not know it. But when he learns about it, he will be guilty.
4 “‘Or someone might make a promise before the Lord ·without thinking [rashly]. It might be a [rash] promise to do something bad or something good; it might be about anything. Even if he forgets about it, when he remembers, he will be guilty [Deut. 23:22–23; Eccl. 5:4].
5 “‘When anyone is guilty of any of these things, he must ·tell how he sinned [L confess his sin]. 6 He must bring an offering to the Lord as a penalty for sin; it must be a female lamb or goat from the flock. The priest will ·perform the acts to remove that person’s sin so he will belong to the Lord [L make atonement for his sin].
7 “‘But if the person cannot afford a lamb, he must bring two ·doves [turtledoves] or two young pigeons to the Lord as the penalty for his sin. One bird must be for a ·sin [or purification] offering [4:3], and the other must be for a whole burnt offering [1:1–17]. 8 He must bring them to the priest, who will first offer the one for the ·sin [or purification] offering [4:3]. He will ·pull [wring] the bird’s head from its neck, but he will not ·pull it completely off [sever it]. 9 He must ·sprinkle [dash] the blood from the ·sin [purification] offering [4:3] on the side of the altar, and then he must pour the rest of the blood at the ·bottom [base; foundation] of the altar; it is a ·sin [or purification] offering [4:3]. 10 Then the priest must offer the second bird as a whole burnt offering, as the ·law [regulation] says [1:14–17]. In this way the priest ·will remove the person’s sin so he will belong to the Lord, and the Lord will forgive him [L makes atonement for him and he is forgiven].
11 “‘If the person cannot afford two ·doves [turtledoves] or two pigeons, he must bring about ·two quarts of [L one-tenth of an ephah of] ·fine [choice] flour as an ·offering for sin [purification offering; 4:3]. He must not put oil or ·incense [frankincense] on the flour, because it is a ·sin [or purification] offering. 12 He must bring the flour to the priest. The priest will take a handful of the flour as a memorial offering and burn it on the altar on top of the offerings made by fire to the Lord; it is a ·sin [or purification] offering [4:3]. 13 In this way the priest ·will remove the person’s sins so he will belong to the Lord, and the Lord will forgive him [L makes atonement for him and he will be forgiven]. What is left of the sin offering belongs to the priest, like the ·grain [L gift; tribute] offering [2:10].’”
The Penalty Offering
14 The Lord said to Moses, 15 “If a person ·accidentally [inadvertently; unintentionally; 4:2] sins and ·does something against [is unfaithful/disloyal toward] the holy things of the Lord, he must bring from the flock a male sheep ·that has nothing wrong with it [unblemished]. This will be his ·penalty [guilt; reparation] offering to the Lord. Its value in silver must be correct as set by the Holy Place measure. It is a ·penalty [guilt; reparation] offering. 16 That person must pay for the sin he did against the holy thing, adding one-fifth to its value. Then he must give it all to the priest. In this way the priest will ·remove the person’s sin so he will belong to the Lord [make atonement for him], by using the male sheep as the ·penalty [guilt; reparation] offering. And ·the Lord will forgive the person [L he will be forgiven].
17 “If a person sins and does something the Lord has commanded not to be done, even if he does not know it, he is still guilty. He is responsible for his sin. 18 He must bring the priest a male sheep from the flock, one that ·has nothing wrong with it [is unblemished] and that is worth the correct amount. It will be a ·penalty [guilt; reparation] offering. Though the person sinned without knowing it, with this offering the priest will ·remove the sin so the person will belong to the Lord, and the Lord will forgive him [make atonement for him and he will be forgiven]. 19 The person is guilty of doing wrong, so he must give the ·penalty [guilt; reparation] offering to the Lord.”
Leviticul 5
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Leviticul 5
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
5 Dacă cineva, fiind pus sub jurământ ca martor, va păcătui prin faptul că, deşi poate dezvălui ceea ce a văzut sau ştie, totuşi nu o face, îşi va purta pedeapsa.
2 Dacă cineva va atinge fără să-şi dea seama vreun lucru necurat, fie hoitul unei fiare necurate, fie hoitul unei vite necurate, fie hoitul unei târâtoare necurate, va fi necurat şi considerat vinovat.
3 Sau dacă cineva va atinge fără să-şi dea seama vreo necurăţie omenească, adică orice necurăţie prin care cineva poate ajunge necurat, iar apoi îşi va da seama de acest lucru, va fi considerat vinovat.
4 Dacă cineva va jura pripit că va face bine sau rău cu privire la orice lucru despre care se poate jura şi, deşi nu şi-a dat seama la început, ajunge totuşi să-şi dea seama mai târziu, va fi considerat vinovat.
5 Aşadar, dacă cineva se va face vinovat de oricare din aceste fapte, va trebui să-şi mărturisească păcatul săvârşit 6 şi să aducă Domnului ca jertfă pentru păcat, o femelă din turmă; să aducă ca jertfă pentru păcat o oaie sau o capră, iar preotul să facă ispăşire pentru păcatul acelui om.
7 Dacă nu poate aduce o oaie, atunci să aducă Domnului ca jertfă pentru păcatul săvârşit două turturele sau doi pui de porumbei, una ca jertfă pentru păcat şi cealaltă ca ardere de tot. 8 Să le dea preotului care va trebui să aducă, mai întâi, ca jertfă pentru păcat prima turturea, rupându-i capul de la gât, fără să-l desprindă. 9 Apoi va trebui să stropească o latură a altarului cu o parte din sângele jertfei pentru păcat, iar restul sângelui să-l scurgă la baza altarului; aceasta este o jertfă pentru păcat. 10 Cea de-a doua turturea s-o aducă ca ardere de tot, după rânduială. Aşa să facă preotul ispăşire pentru păcatul săvârşit de acel om şi acesta din urmă va fi iertat.
11 Dacă nu poate aduce nici două turturele sau doi pui de porumbei, atunci, cel care a păcătuit să aducă ca jertfă pentru păcatul săvârşit a zecea parte dintr-o efă[a] de făină aleasă; să nu pună nici ulei şi nici tămâie pe ea, căci este o jertfă pentru păcat. 12 S-o ducă la preot şi preotul să ia un pumn de făină ca jertfă de aducere-aminte şi s-o ardă pe altar deasupra jertfelor mistuite de foc pentru Domnul; aceasta este o jertfă pentru păcat.
13 Aşa va trebui să facă preotul ispăşire pentru oricare din aceste păcate pe care omul acela le-a săvârşit şi astfel omul va fi iertat. Ceea ce va mai rămâne din jertfa aceasta să fie a preotului, aşa cum se obişnuieşte şi la darul de mâncare.»“
Jertfa pentru vină
14 Domnul i-a mai zis lui Moise: 15 „Dacă cineva va săvârşi o nelegiuire şi va păcătui fără voie faţă de oricare din lucrurile sfinte ale Domnului, atunci va trebui să aducă Domnului ca jertfă pentru vină un berbec fără meteahnă din turmă, a cărui valoare în şecheli de argint să o apreciezi tu după valoarea şechelului Lăcaşului[b]; aceasta este o jertfă pentru vină. 16 El să plătească pentru ceea ce a greşit în ce priveşte lucrurile sfinte, adăugând încă o a cincea parte din valoarea berbecului şi încredinţând-o apoi preotului. Preotul să facă ispăşire cu berbecul jertfei pentru vină şi omul acela va fi iertat.
17 Aşadar, dacă cineva va păcătui fără să-şi dea seama, săvârşind împotriva poruncilor Domnului lucruri care nu trebuie făcute, va fi considerat vinovat şi îşi va purta pedeapsa. 18 El va trebui să aducă preotului, ca jertfă pentru vină, un berbec fără meteahnă din turmă, la aprecierea ta; preotul să facă ispăşire în locul lui pentru nelegiuirea pe care a făcut-o fără voie şi acesta va fi iertat. 19 Aceasta este o jertfă pentru vină. Omul acesta s-a făcut vinovat[c] faţă de Domnul.“
Footnotes
- Leviticul 5:11 O efă măsura aproximativ 22 l; aproximativ 2,2 l – un omer (vezi Ex. 16:36 şi nota); măsurile erau calculate în litri, atât pentru lichide, cât şi pentru solide
- Leviticul 5:15 Sau: sicli, greutate de bază, comună la toate popoarele semite antice; existau mai multe tipuri de şechel: regal (2 Sam. 14:26; aproximativ 13 gr), obişnuit (aproximativ 12 gr) şi cel al Lăcaşului (aproximativ 10 gr); greutatea şechelului a variat în diferite vremuri şi în diferite zone
- Leviticul 5:19 Sau: a făcut ispăşire completă pentru vină, înaintea
Leviticus 5
New International Version
Leviticus 5
New International Version
5 “‘If anyone sins because they do not speak up when they hear a public charge to testify(A) regarding something they have seen or learned about, they will be held responsible.(B)
2 “‘If anyone becomes aware that they are guilty—if they unwittingly touch anything ceremonially unclean (whether the carcass of an unclean animal, wild or domestic, or of any unclean creature that moves along the ground)(C) and they are unaware that they have become unclean,(D) but then they come to realize their guilt; 3 or if they touch human uncleanness(E) (anything that would make them unclean)(F) even though they are unaware of it, but then they learn of it and realize their guilt; 4 or if anyone thoughtlessly takes an oath(G) to do anything, whether good or evil(H) (in any matter one might carelessly swear about) even though they are unaware of it, but then they learn of it and realize their guilt— 5 when anyone becomes aware that they are guilty in any of these matters, they must confess(I) in what way they have sinned. 6 As a penalty for the sin they have committed, they must bring to the Lord a female lamb or goat(J) from the flock as a sin offering[a];(K) and the priest shall make atonement(L) for them for their sin.
7 “‘Anyone who cannot afford(M) a lamb(N) is to bring two doves or two young pigeons(O) to the Lord as a penalty for their sin—one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. 8 They are to bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one for the sin offering. He is to wring its head from its neck,(P) not dividing it completely,(Q) 9 and is to splash(R) some of the blood of the sin offering against the side of the altar;(S) the rest of the blood must be drained out at the base of the altar.(T) It is a sin offering. 10 The priest shall then offer the other as a burnt offering in the prescribed way(U) and make atonement(V) for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.(W)
11 “‘If, however, they cannot afford(X) two doves or two young pigeons,(Y) they are to bring as an offering for their sin a tenth of an ephah[b](Z) of the finest flour(AA) for a sin offering. They must not put olive oil or incense on it, because it is a sin offering. 12 They are to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful of it as a memorial[c] portion(AB) and burn it on the altar(AC) on top of the food offerings presented to the Lord. It is a sin offering. 13 In this way the priest will make atonement(AD) for them for any of these sins they have committed, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the offering will belong to the priest,(AE) as in the case of the grain offering.(AF)’”
The Guilt Offering
14 The Lord said to Moses: 15 “When anyone is unfaithful to the Lord by sinning unintentionally(AG) in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, they are to bring to the Lord as a penalty(AH) a ram(AI) from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value in silver, according to the sanctuary shekel.[d](AJ) It is a guilt offering.(AK) 16 They must make restitution(AL) for what they have failed to do in regard to the holy things, pay an additional penalty of a fifth of its value(AM) and give it all to the priest. The priest will make atonement for them with the ram as a guilt offering, and they will be forgiven.
17 “If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though they do not know it,(AN) they are guilty and will be held responsible.(AO) 18 They are to bring to the priest as a guilt offering(AP) a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value. In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the wrong they have committed unintentionally, and they will be forgiven.(AQ) 19 It is a guilt offering; they have been guilty of[e] wrongdoing against the Lord.”(AR)
Footnotes
- Leviticus 5:6 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapter
- Leviticus 5:11 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
- Leviticus 5:12 Or representative
- Leviticus 5:15 That is, about 2/5 ounce or about 12 grams
- Leviticus 5:19 Or offering; atonement has been made for their
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