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贖罪祭的條例

耶和華對摩西說: “你要告訴以色列人說:如果有人在耶和華吩咐不可行的事上無意犯了罪,他必須遵行以下條例中的一樣:

為大祭司贖罪

“如果受膏的祭司犯了罪,使人民陷在罪裡,他就要為自己所犯的罪,獻一頭沒有殘疾的公牛給耶和華作贖罪祭。 他要把公牛牽到耶和華面前,在會幕門口,按手在公牛頭上,然後在耶和華面前宰殺那公牛, 受膏的祭司要取一些公牛的血,帶到會幕那裡。 祭司要把指頭蘸在血裡,在耶和華面前向著聖所的幔子,彈血七次。 然後祭司要用血抹會幕裡耶和華面前的香壇的四角;至於其餘的牛血,都要倒在會幕門口的燔祭壇腳那裡。 他要取出贖罪祭的公牛所有的脂肪,就是遮蓋內臟的脂肪和內臟上的一切脂肪, 兩腎和腎上近腰的脂肪,和腎旁的肝葉,都一起取下來, 10 正如從平安祭的公牛取出來的一樣。祭司要把這些焚燒在燔祭壇上。 11 至於公牛的皮和所有的肉,連頭帶腿,以及內臟和糞, 12 就是整頭公牛,要搬到營外潔淨的地方,倒壇灰的地方,放在柴上用火焚燒,就在倒壇灰的地方焚燒。

為全會眾贖罪

13 “如果以色列全體會眾無意犯罪,是隱而未現、會眾看不出來的,但他們行了一件耶和華吩咐不可行的事,他們就有罪。 14 當發覺他們犯了罪的時候,會眾就要獻一頭公牛作贖罪祭,把牠牽到會幕前面; 15 會眾的長老要在耶和華面前按手在公牛的頭上,然後在耶和華面前宰殺那公牛。 16 受膏的祭司要把公牛的一些血,帶到會幕那裡; 17 祭司要把指頭蘸在血裡,在耶和華面前,向著幔子,彈血七次; 18 然後用血抹會幕裡耶和華面前的壇角;至於其餘的牛血,都要倒在會幕門口的燔祭壇腳那裡。 19 他要取出公牛所有的脂肪,焚燒在祭壇上。 20 處理這公牛與處理大祭司的贖罪祭公牛一樣,要按同一條例執行。祭司為他們贖了罪,他們就蒙赦免。 21 他要把這公牛搬到營外焚燒,好像焚燒前一頭公牛一樣,這是會眾的贖罪祭。

為官長贖罪

22 “如果領袖無意犯了罪,行了一件耶和華他的 神吩咐不可行的事,他就有罪。 23 他一發覺犯了罪,就要牽一隻沒有殘疾的公山羊羔作供物, 24 要按手在山羊的頭上,然後在宰燔祭牲的地方,在耶和華面前宰殺牠,這是贖罪祭。 25 祭司要用指頭取贖罪祭牲的一些血,抹燔祭壇的四角,其餘的血要倒在燔祭壇腳那裡。 26 公羊所有的脂肪,都要焚燒在祭壇上,好像平安祭的脂肪一樣;祭司為他贖了罪,他就蒙赦免。

為眾民贖罪

27 “如果那地的居民中有人無意犯了罪,行了一件耶和華吩咐不可行的事,他就有罪。 28 他一發覺犯了罪,就要為自己所犯的罪,牽一隻沒有殘疾的母山羊作供物。 29 他要按手在贖罪祭牲的頭上,然後在宰燔祭牲的地方,宰殺贖罪祭牲。 30 祭司要用指頭取一些羊血,抹燔祭壇的四角,其餘的血都要倒在祭壇腳那裡。 31 母山羊所有的脂肪都要取出來,好像取出平安祭牲的脂肪一樣;然後祭司要把這些焚燒在祭壇上,獻給耶和華作馨香的祭。祭司為他贖了罪,他就蒙赦免。

32 “如果人獻一隻綿羊羔作贖罪祭的供物,就要牽一隻沒有殘疾的母羊; 33 他要按手在贖罪祭牲的頭上,然後在宰燔祭牲的地方宰殺牠,作為贖罪祭。 34 祭司要用指頭取一些贖罪祭牲的血,抹燔祭壇的四角,其餘的羊血,都要倒在祭壇腳那裡。 35 羊所有的脂肪都要取出來,好像取出平安祭綿羊羔的脂肪一樣;祭司要把這些放在祭壇耶和華的火祭上面焚燒,祭司為他所犯的罪行贖罪,他就蒙赦免。”

獻贖愆祭的幾種事例

“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。 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; 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。 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。 如果他在任何一件事上犯了罪,就要承認自己所犯的罪; 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。

“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。 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。 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。”

The Sin Offering

The Lord said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘When anyone sins unintentionally(A) and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands(B)

“‘If the anointed priest(C) sins,(D) bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the Lord a young bull(E) without defect(F) as a sin offering[a](G) for the sin he has committed.(H) He is to present the bull at the entrance to the tent of meeting before the Lord.(I) He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it there before the Lord. Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood(J) and carry it into the tent of meeting. He is to dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle(K) some of it seven times before the Lord,(L) in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.(M) The priest shall then put some of the blood on the horns(N) of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the Lord in the tent of meeting. The rest of the bull’s blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar(O) of burnt offering(P) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He shall remove all the fat(Q) from the bull of the sin offering—all the fat that is connected to the internal organs, both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys(R) 10 just as the fat is removed from the ox[b](S) sacrificed as a fellowship offering.(T) Then the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering.(U) 11 But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, as well as the head and legs, the internal organs and the intestines(V) 12 that is, all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp(W) to a place ceremonially clean,(X) where the ashes(Y) are thrown, and burn it(Z) there in a wood fire on the ash heap.(AA)

13 “‘If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally(AB) and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though the community is unaware of the matter, when they realize their guilt 14 and the sin they committed becomes known, the assembly must bring a young bull(AC) as a sin offering(AD) and present it before the tent of meeting. 15 The elders(AE) of the community are to lay their hands(AF) on the bull’s head(AG) before the Lord, and the bull shall be slaughtered before the Lord.(AH) 16 Then the anointed priest is to take some of the bull’s blood(AI) into the tent of meeting. 17 He shall dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle(AJ) it before the Lord(AK) seven times in front of the curtain. 18 He is to put some of the blood(AL) on the horns of the altar that is before the Lord(AM) in the tent of meeting. The rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar(AN) of burnt offering at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19 He shall remove all the fat(AO) from it and burn it on the altar,(AP) 20 and do with this bull just as he did with the bull for the sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement(AQ) for the community, and they will be forgiven.(AR) 21 Then he shall take the bull outside the camp(AS) and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the community.(AT)

22 “‘When a leader(AU) sins unintentionally(AV) and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the Lord his God, when he realizes his guilt 23 and the sin he has committed becomes known, he must bring as his offering a male goat(AW) without defect. 24 He is to lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord.(AX) It is a sin offering.(AY) 25 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar(AZ) of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.(BA) 26 He shall burn all the fat on the altar as he burned the fat of the fellowship offering. In this way the priest will make atonement(BB) for the leader’s sin, and he will be forgiven.(BC)

27 “‘If any member of the community sins unintentionally(BD) and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, when they realize their guilt 28 and the sin they have committed becomes known, they must bring as their offering(BE) for the sin they committed a female goat(BF) without defect. 29 They are to lay their hand on the head(BG) of the sin offering(BH) and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.(BI) 30 Then the priest is to take some of the blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering(BJ) and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. 31 They shall remove all the fat, just as the fat is removed from the fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn it on the altar(BK) as an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(BL) In this way the priest will make atonement(BM) for them, and they will be forgiven.(BN)

32 “‘If someone brings a lamb(BO) as their sin offering, they are to bring a female without defect.(BP) 33 They are to lay their hand on its head and slaughter it(BQ) for a sin offering(BR) at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.(BS) 34 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.(BT) 35 They shall remove all the fat, just as the fat is removed from the lamb of the fellowship offering, and the priest shall burn it on the altar(BU) on top of the food offerings presented to the Lord. In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.

“‘If anyone sins because they do not speak up when they hear a public charge to testify(BV) regarding something they have seen or learned about, they will be held responsible.(BW)

“‘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)(BX) and they are unaware that they have become unclean,(BY) but then they come to realize their guilt; or if they touch human uncleanness(BZ) (anything that would make them unclean)(CA) even though they are unaware of it, but then they learn of it and realize their guilt; or if anyone thoughtlessly takes an oath(CB) to do anything, whether good or evil(CC) (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— when anyone becomes aware that they are guilty in any of these matters, they must confess(CD) in what way they have sinned. As a penalty for the sin they have committed, they must bring to the Lord a female lamb or goat(CE) from the flock as a sin offering[c];(CF) and the priest shall make atonement(CG) for them for their sin.

“‘Anyone who cannot afford(CH) a lamb(CI) is to bring two doves or two young pigeons(CJ) to the Lord as a penalty for their sin—one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. 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,(CK) not dividing it completely,(CL) and is to splash(CM) some of the blood of the sin offering against the side of the altar;(CN) the rest of the blood must be drained out at the base of the altar.(CO) It is a sin offering. 10 The priest shall then offer the other as a burnt offering in the prescribed way(CP) and make atonement(CQ) for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.(CR)

11 “‘If, however, they cannot afford(CS) two doves or two young pigeons,(CT) they are to bring as an offering for their sin a tenth of an ephah[d](CU) of the finest flour(CV) 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[e] portion(CW) and burn it on the altar(CX) on top of the food offerings presented to the Lord. It is a sin offering. 13 In this way the priest will make atonement(CY) 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,(CZ) as in the case of the grain offering.(DA)’”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 4:3 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapter
  2. Leviticus 4:10 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.
  3. Leviticus 5:6 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapter
  4. Leviticus 5:11 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
  5. Leviticus 5:12 Or representative

Laws for Sin Offerings

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, (A)If anyone sins unintentionally[a] in any of the Lord's commandments (B)about things not to be done, and does any one of them, if it is the anointed priest who (C)sins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for the sin that he has committed (D)a bull from the herd without blemish to the Lord for a sin offering. He shall bring the bull to the (E)entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord and lay his hand on the head of the bull and kill the bull before the Lord. And the anointed priest (F)shall take some of the blood of the bull and bring it into the tent of meeting, and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and (G)sprinkle part of the blood seven times before the Lord in front of the veil of the sanctuary. And the priest (H)shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before the Lord that is in the tent of meeting, and (I)all the rest of the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And all the fat of the bull of the sin offering he shall remove from it, (J)the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails (K)and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys 10 (just as these are taken from the ox of the sacrifice of the peace offerings); and the priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering. 11 But (L)the skin of the bull and all its flesh, with its head, its legs, its entrails, and its dung— 12 all the rest of the bull—he shall carry (M)outside the camp to a clean place, to the ash heap, and shall (N)burn it up on a fire of wood. On the ash heap it shall be burned up.

13 (O)“If the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally[b] and (P)the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they do any one of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, and they realize their guilt,[c] 14 (Q)when the sin which they have committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a bull from the herd for a sin offering and bring it in front of the tent of meeting. 15 And the elders of the congregation (R)shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord, and the bull shall be killed before the Lord. 16 Then (S)the anointed priest shall bring some of the blood of the bull into the tent of meeting, 17 and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord in front of the veil. 18 And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is in the tent of meeting before the Lord, and the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 19 And all its fat he shall take from it and burn on the altar. 20 Thus shall he do with the bull. As he did (T)with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this. (U)And the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven. 21 And he shall carry the bull (V)outside the camp and burn it up as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly.

22 “When a leader sins, (W)doing unintentionally any one of all the things that by the commandments of the Lord his God ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, 23 or (X)the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish, 24 and (Y)shall lay his hand on 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 (Z)Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. 26 And all its fat he shall burn on the altar, like (AA)the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings. So (AB)the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin, and he shall be forgiven.

27 “If (AC)anyone of the common people sins unintentionally in doing any one of the things that by the Lord's commandments ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, 28 (AD)or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. 29 (AE)And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill the sin offering in the place of burnt offering. 30 And the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 31 And (AF)all its fat he shall remove, (AG)as the fat is removed from the peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a (AH)pleasing aroma to the Lord. (AI)And the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.

32 “If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring (AJ)a female without blemish 33 (AK)and lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and kill it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34 Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering and pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. 35 And all its fat he shall remove (AL)as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of peace offerings, and the priest shall burn it on the altar, on top of the Lord's food offerings. (AM)And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.

“If anyone sins in that he hears a public (AN)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 (AO)bear his iniquity; or (AP)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; or if he touches (AQ)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; or if anyone utters with his lips a (AR)rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people (AS)swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these; when he realizes his guilt in any of these and (AT)confesses the sin he has committed, he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation[d] 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.

“But (AU)if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two (AV)turtledoves or two pigeons,[e] one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall (AW)wring its head from its neck (AX)but shall not sever it completely, and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while (AY)the rest of the blood shall be drained out (AZ)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. (BA)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 (BB)tenth of an ephah[f] of fine flour for a sin offering. He (BC)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 (BD)the priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it as its memorial portion and (BE)burn this on the altar, on the Lord's food offerings; it is a sin offering. 13 Thus (BF)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[g] shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 4:2 Or by mistake; so throughout Leviticus
  2. Leviticus 4:13 Or makes a mistake
  3. Leviticus 4:13 Or suffer for their guilt, or are guilty; also verses 22, 27, and chapter 5
  4. Leviticus 5:6 Hebrew his guilt penalty; so throughout Leviticus
  5. Leviticus 5:7 Septuagint two young pigeons; also verse 11
  6. Leviticus 5:11 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
  7. Leviticus 5:13 Septuagint; Hebrew it