Levitico 9
Nuova Riveduta 2006
Primi sacrifici offerti per mezzo di Aaronne e dei suoi figli
9 (A)L’ottavo giorno Mosè chiamò Aaronne, i suoi figli e gli anziani d’Israele, 2 e disse ad Aaronne: «Prendi un vitello giovane per un sacrificio espiatorio e un montone per un olocausto, entrambi senza difetto, e offrili al Signore. 3 Dirai così ai figli d’Israele: “Prendete un capro per un sacrificio espiatorio, un vitello e un agnello entrambi di un anno, senza difetto, per un olocausto, 4 un bue e un montone per un sacrificio di riconoscenza, per sacrificarli davanti al Signore, e un’oblazione intrisa d’olio; perché oggi il Signore vi apparirà”».
5 Essi dunque portarono davanti alla tenda di convegno le cose che Mosè aveva ordinate; e tutta la comunità si avvicinò e rimase in piedi davanti al Signore. 6 Mosè disse: «Questo è quello che il Signore vi ha ordinato; fatelo e la gloria del Signore vi apparirà». 7 Mosè disse ad Aaronne: «Avvicìnati all’altare; offri il tuo sacrificio espiatorio e il tuo olocausto, fa’ l’espiazione per te e per il popolo; presenta anche l’offerta del popolo e fa’ l’espiazione per esso, come il Signore ha ordinato».
8 Aaronne dunque si avvicinò all’altare e sgozzò il vitello del proprio sacrificio espiatorio. 9 I suoi figli gli porsero il sangue ed egli vi intinse il dito, ne mise sui corni dell’altare e sparse il resto del sangue ai piedi dell’altare; 10 ma il grasso, i rognoni e la rete del fegato della vittima espiatoria li fece bruciare sull’altare, come il Signore aveva ordinato a Mosè. 11 La carne e la pelle le bruciò fuori dell’accampamento.
12 Poi sgozzò l’olocausto; i figli di Aaronne gli porsero il sangue ed egli lo sparse sull’altare da ogni lato. 13 Gli porsero pure l’olocausto fatto a pezzi e la testa; ed egli li fece bruciare sull’altare. 14 Lavò le interiora e le zampe, e le fece bruciare sull’olocausto, sopra l’altare.
15 Poi presentò l’offerta del popolo. Prese il capro destinato al sacrificio espiatorio per il popolo, lo sgozzò e offrì il sacrificio di espiazione, come la prima volta. 16 Poi offrì l’olocausto, sacrificandolo secondo la regola stabilita. 17 Presentò quindi l’oblazione; ne prese una manciata piena e la fece bruciare sull’altare, oltre all’olocausto della mattina. 18 Sgozzò il bue e il montone, come sacrificio di riconoscenza per il popolo. I figli di Aaronne gli porsero il sangue ed egli lo sparse sull’altare, da ogni lato. 19 Gli porsero il grasso del bue e del montone, la coda, il grasso che copre le interiora, i rognoni e la rete del fegato. 20 Misero le parti di grasso sui petti ed egli le fece bruciare sull’altare; 21 i petti e la coscia destra Aaronne li agitò davanti al Signore come offerta agitata, nel modo in cui Mosè aveva ordinato.
22 (B)Poi Aaronne alzò le mani verso il popolo e lo benedisse; e, dopo aver fatto il sacrificio espiatorio, l’olocausto e i sacrifici di riconoscenza, scese giù dall’altare.
23 Mosè e Aaronne entrarono nella tenda di convegno; poi uscirono e benedissero il popolo; e la gloria del Signore apparve a tutto il popolo. 24 Un fuoco uscì dalla presenza del Signore e consumò sull’altare l’olocausto e i grassi; tutto il popolo lo vide, emise grida di esultanza e si prostrò con la faccia a terra.
Leviticus 9
New King James Version
The Priestly Ministry Begins
9 It came to pass on the (A)eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. 2 And he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young (B)bull as a sin offering and a ram as a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. 3 And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, (C)‘Take a kid of the goats as a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, as a burnt offering, 4 also a bull and a ram as peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord, and (D)a grain offering mixed with oil; for (E)today the Lord will appear to you.’ ”
5 So they brought what Moses commanded before the tabernacle of meeting. And all the congregation drew near and stood [a]before the Lord. 6 Then Moses said, “This is the thing which the Lord commanded you to do, and the glory of the Lord will appear to you.” 7 And Moses said to Aaron, “Go to the altar, (F)offer your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people. (G)Offer the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded.”
8 Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 9 Then the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him. And he dipped his finger in the blood, put it on the horns of the altar, and poured the blood at the base of the altar. 10 (H)But the fat, the kidneys, and the fatty lobe from the liver of the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 11 (I)The flesh and the hide he burned with fire outside the camp.
12 And he killed the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood, (J)which he sprinkled all around on the altar. 13 (K)Then they presented the burnt offering to him, with its pieces and head, and he burned them on the altar. 14 (L)And he washed the entrails and the legs, and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar.
15 (M)Then he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and killed it and offered it for sin, like the first one. 16 And he brought the burnt offering and offered it (N)according to the [b]prescribed manner. 17 Then he brought the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, (O)besides the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
18 He also killed the bull and the ram as (P)sacrifices of peace offerings, which were for the people. And Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar, 19 and the fat from the bull and the ram—the fatty tail, what covers the entrails and the kidneys, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver; 20 and they put the fat on the breasts. (Q)Then he burned the fat on the altar; 21 but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved (R)as a wave offering before the Lord, as Moses had commanded.
22 Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, (S)blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and peace offerings. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people, 24 and (T)fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they (U)shouted and fell on their (V)faces.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 9:5 in the presence of
- Leviticus 9:16 ordinance
Leviticus 9
English Standard Version
The Lord Accepts Aaron's Offering
9 (A)On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel, 2 and he said to Aaron, (B)“Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and (C)a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. 3 And say to the people of Israel, (D)‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old without blemish, for a burnt offering, 4 and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord, and (E)a grain offering mixed with oil, for (F)today the Lord will appear to you.’” 5 And they brought what Moses commanded in front of the tent of meeting, and all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord. 6 And Moses said, “This is the thing that the Lord commanded you to do, that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.” 7 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Draw near to the altar and (G)offer your sin offering and your burnt offering and (H)make atonement for yourself and for the people, and bring the offering of the people and make atonement for them, as the Lord has commanded.”
8 So Aaron drew near to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 9 (I)And the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and (J)put it on the horns of the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar. 10 (K)But the fat and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering he burned on the altar, (L)as the Lord commanded Moses. 11 (M)The flesh and the skin he burned up with fire outside the camp.
12 Then he killed the burnt offering, and Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he (N)threw it against the sides of the altar. 13 (O)And they handed the burnt offering to him, piece by piece, and the head, and he burned them on the altar. 14 (P)And he washed the entrails and the legs and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar.
15 (Q)Then he presented the people's offering and took the goat of the sin offering that was for the people and killed it and (R)offered it as a sin offering, (S)like the first one. 16 And he presented the burnt offering and offered it (T)according to the (U)rule. 17 And he presented the (V)grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, (W)besides the burnt offering of the morning.
18 Then he killed the ox and the ram, (X)the sacrifice of peace offerings for the people. And Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar. 19 But the fat pieces of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail and that which covers (Y)the entrails and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver— 20 they put the fat pieces on the breasts, (Z)and he burned the fat pieces on the altar, 21 but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved (AA)for a wave offering before the Lord, as Moses commanded.
22 Then Aaron (AB)lifted up his hands toward the people and (AC)blessed them, and he came down from offering the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings. 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and (AD)the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. 24 And (AE)fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, (AF)they shouted and (AG)fell on their faces.
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