利未记 5
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
獻贖愆祭的幾種事例
5 “如果有人犯罪:他聽見發誓的聲音(“發誓的聲音”或譯:“傳召作證的聲音”,或“發咒語的聲音”);他本是證人,卻不肯把看見或知道的說出來,他就要擔當自己的罪責。 2 或人摸了甚麼不潔淨的東西,無論是不潔淨野獸的屍體,或是不潔淨牲畜的屍體,或是不潔淨昆蟲的屍體,當時並不留意,他因為成了不潔淨,就有罪了; 3 或有人摸了人的污穢,他沒有留意沾染了甚麼污穢;他一知道,就有罪了。 4 或有人嘴唇輕率發誓,無論是出於惡意或是出於好意,他沒有留意起了甚麼誓;他一知道,就有罪了。 5 如果他在任何一件事上犯了罪,就要承認自己所犯的罪; 6 他要為所犯的罪,把贖愆祭帶到耶和華面前當作贖罪祭,就是羊群中的母羊,或綿羊羔或山羊;祭司就為他的罪行贖罪。
7 “他的經濟能力若是不夠獻一隻羊,他就要為所犯的罪,帶兩隻斑鳩或兩隻雛鴿到耶和華面前作贖愆祭,一隻作贖罪祭,一隻作燔祭。 8 他要把牠們帶到祭司那裡,祭司就要先獻上作為贖罪祭的一隻,把鳥的頭從頸項上扭斷,只是不可撕斷。 9 然後他要把贖罪祭牲的一些血,彈在祭壇旁邊,其餘的血要在祭壇腳那裡擠出來;這是贖罪祭。 10 第二隻作為燔祭的鳥,要按照燔祭的規則獻上,祭司為他的罪行贖罪,他就蒙赦免。
11 “他的經濟能力若是不夠獻兩隻斑鳩或兩隻雛鴿,就要為所犯的罪,帶來一公斤的細麵作贖罪祭的供物;供物不可澆上油,也不可加上乳香,因為這是贖罪祭。 12 他要把供物帶到祭司那裡,祭司從其中取出一把,作為象徵,放在祭壇耶和華的火祭上面焚燒;這是贖罪祭。 13 祭司為他所犯的任何一樣罪贖罪,他就蒙赦免。其餘的祭物(“其餘的祭物”直譯是“它”)要歸給祭司,好像素祭一樣。”
贖愆祭的條例
14 耶和華對摩西說: 15 “如果有人在耶和華的聖物上不忠實,無意犯了罪,他就要依照你按著聖所衡量銀子標準所估的銀價,把他的贖愆祭牲,就是羊群中一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊,牽到耶和華面前作贖愆祭。 16 他要補償他在聖物上所虧欠的,另加五分之一,交給祭司;祭司要用贖愆祭的公綿羊為他贖罪,他就蒙赦免。
17 “如果有人犯了罪,行了一件耶和華吩咐不可行的事;他雖然不清楚,仍是有罪,他就要擔當自己的罪責。 18 他要依照你的估價,從羊群中把一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊牽來,給祭司作贖愆祭。祭司為他贖罪,那不清楚的無心之失,就蒙赦免。 19 這是贖愆祭,他在耶和華面前實在有罪。”
Leviticus 5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 “When any of you sin in that you have heard a public adjuration to testify and, although able to testify as one who has seen or learned of the matter, do not speak up, you are subject to punishment.(A) 2 Or when any of you touch any unclean thing, whether the carcass of an unclean beast or the carcass of unclean livestock or the carcass of an unclean swarming thing, and are unaware of it, you have become unclean and are guilty.(B) 3 Or when you touch human uncleanness—any uncleanness by which one can become unclean—and are unaware of it, when you come to know it, you shall be guilty. 4 Or when any of you utter aloud a rash oath for a bad or a good purpose, whatever people utter in an oath and are unaware of it, when you come to know it, you shall in any of these be guilty. 5 When you realize your guilt in any of these, you shall confess the sin that you have committed,(C) 6 and you shall bring to the Lord, as your penalty for the sin that you have committed, a female from the flock, a sheep or a goat, as a purification offering, and the priest shall make atonement on your behalf for your sin.
7 “But if you cannot afford a sheep, you shall bring to the Lord, as your penalty for the sin that you have committed, two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a purification offering and the other for a burnt offering.(D) 8 You shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the purification offering, wringing its head at the nape without severing it.(E) 9 He shall sprinkle some of the blood of the purification offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a purification offering.(F) 10 And the second he shall offer for a burnt offering according to the regulation. Thus the priest shall make atonement on your behalf for the sin that you have committed, and you shall be forgiven.(G)
11 “But if you cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, you shall bring as your offering for the sin that you have committed one-tenth of an ephah of choice flour for a purification offering; you shall not put oil on it or lay frankincense on it, for it is a purification offering.(H) 12 You shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall scoop up a handful of it as its memorial portion and turn this into smoke on the altar, with the offerings by fire[a] to the Lord; it is a purification offering. 13 Thus the priest shall make atonement on your behalf for whichever of these sins you have committed, and you shall be forgiven. As with the grain offering, the rest shall be for the priest.”(I)
Offerings with Restitution
14 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 15 “When any of you commit a trespass and sin unintentionally against any of the holy things of the Lord, you shall bring, as your guilt offering to the Lord, a ram without blemish from the flock, convertible into silver by the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.(J) 16 And you shall make restitution for the holy thing in which you were remiss and shall add one-fifth to it and give it to the priest. The priest shall make atonement on your behalf with the ram of the guilt offering, and you shall be forgiven.(K)
17 “If any of you sin without knowing it, doing any of the things that by the Lord’s commandments ought not to be done, you have incurred guilt and are subject to punishment.(L) 18 You shall bring to the priest a ram without blemish from the flock, or the equivalent, as a guilt offering, and the priest shall make atonement on your behalf for the error that you committed unintentionally, and you shall be forgiven.(M) 19 It is a guilt offering; you have incurred guilt before the Lord.”
Footnotes
- 5.12 Or the gifts
Leviticus 5
The Message
5 “If you sin by not stepping up and offering yourself as a witness to something you’ve heard or seen in cases of wrongdoing, you’ll be held responsible.
2 “Or if you touch anything ritually unclean, like the carcass of an unclean animal, wild or domestic, or a dead reptile, and you weren’t aware of it at the time, but you’re contaminated and you’re guilty;
3 “Or if you touch human uncleanness, any sort of ritually contaminating uncleanness, and you’re not aware of it at the time, but later you realize it and you’re guilty;
4 “Or if you impulsively swear to do something, whether good or bad—some rash oath that just pops out—and you aren’t aware of what you’ve done at the time, but later you come to realize it and you’re guilty in any of these cases;
5-6 “When you are guilty, immediately confess the sin that you’ve committed and bring as your penalty to God for the sin you have committed a female lamb or goat from the flock for an Absolution-Offering.
“In this way, the priest will make atonement for your sin.
7-10 “If you can’t afford a lamb, bring as your penalty to God for the sin you have committed two doves or two pigeons, one for the Absolution-Offering and the other for the Whole-Burnt-Offering. Bring them to the priest who will first offer the one for the Absolution-Offering: He’ll wring its neck but not sever it, splash some of the blood of the Absolution-Offering against the Altar, and squeeze the rest of it out at the base. It’s an Absolution-Offering. He’ll then take the second bird and offer it as a Whole-Burnt-Offering, following the procedures step-by-step.
“In this way, the priest will make atonement for your sin and you’re forgiven.
11-12 “If you cannot afford the two doves or pigeons, bring two quarts of fine flour for your Absolution-Offering. Don’t put oil or incense on it—it’s an Absolution-Offering. Bring it to the priest; he’ll take a handful from it as a memorial and burn it on the Altar with the gifts for God. It’s an Absolution-Offering.
13 “The priest will make atonement for you and any of these sins you’ve committed and you’re forgiven. The rest of the offering belongs to the priest, the same as with the Grain-Offering.”
Compensation-Offering
14-16 God spoke to Moses: “When a person betrays his trust and unknowingly sins by straying against any of the holy things of God, he is to bring as his penalty to God a ram without any defect from the flock, the value of the ram assessed in shekels, according to the Sanctuary shekel for a Compensation-Offering. He is to make additional compensation for the sin he has committed against any holy thing by adding twenty percent to the ram and giving it to the priest.
“Thus the priest will make atonement for him with the ram of the Compensation-Offering and he’s forgiven.
17-18 “If anyone sins by breaking any of the commandments of God which must not be broken, but without being aware of it at the time, the moment he does realize his guilt he is held responsible. He is to bring to the priest a ram without any defect, assessed at the value of the Compensation-Offering.
18-19 “Thus the priest will make atonement for him for his error that he was unaware of and he’s forgiven. It is a Compensation-Offering; he was surely guilty before God.”
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