The Holiness of the Offerings

22 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and his sons, that they (A)separate[a] themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they (B)do not profane My holy name by what they (C)dedicate to Me: I am the Lord. Say to them: ‘Whoever of all your descendants throughout your generations, who goes near the holy things which the children of Israel dedicate to the Lord, (D)while he has [b]uncleanness upon him, that person shall be cut off from My presence: I am the Lord.

‘Whatever man of the descendants of Aaron, who is a (E)leper or has (F)a discharge, shall not eat the holy offerings (G)until he is clean. And (H)whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or (I)a man who has had an emission of semen, or (J)whoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, or (K)any person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be— the person who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat the holy offerings unless he (L)washes his body with water. And when the sun goes down he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat the holy offerings, because (M)it is his food. (N)Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am the Lord.

‘They shall therefore keep (O)My [c]ordinance, (P)lest they bear sin for it and die thereby, if they profane it: I the Lord sanctify them.

10 (Q)‘No outsider shall eat the holy offering; one who [d]dwells with the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat the holy thing. 11 But if the priest (R)buys a person with his money, he may eat it; and one who is born in his house may eat his food. 12 If the priest’s daughter is married to an outsider, she may not eat of the holy offerings. 13 But if the priest’s daughter is a widow or divorced, and has no child, and has returned to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food; but no outsider shall eat it.

14 ‘And if a man eats the holy offering unintentionally, then he shall restore a holy offering to the priest, and add one-fifth to it. 15 They shall not profane the (S)holy offerings of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord, 16 or allow them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy offerings; for I the Lord sanctify them.’ ”

Offerings Accepted and Not Accepted

17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: (T)‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, who [e]offers his sacrifice for any of his vows or for any of his freewill offerings, which they offer to the Lord as a burnt offering— 19 (U)you shall offer of your own free will a male without blemish from the cattle, from the sheep, or from the goats. 20 (V)Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable on your behalf. 21 And (W)whoever offers a sacrifice of a peace offering to the Lord, (X)to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering from the cattle or the sheep, it must be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no defect in it. 22 (Y)Those that are blind or broken or maimed, or have an [f]ulcer or eczema or scabs, you shall not offer to the Lord, nor make (Z)an offering by fire of them on the altar to the Lord. 23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any limb (AA)too long or too short you may offer as a freewill offering, but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

24 ‘You shall not offer to the Lord what is bruised or crushed, or torn or cut; nor shall you make any offering of them in your land. 25 Nor (AB)from a foreigner’s hand shall you offer any of these as (AC)the bread of your God, because their (AD)corruption is in them, and defects are in them. They shall not be accepted on your behalf.’ ”

26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 27 (AE)“When a bull or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall be seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thereafter it shall be accepted as an offering made by fire to the Lord. 28 Whether it is a cow or ewe, do not kill both her (AF)and her young on the same day. 29 And when you (AG)offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, offer it of your own free will. 30 On the same day it shall be eaten; you shall leave (AH)none of it until morning: I am the Lord.

31 (AI)“Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord. 32 (AJ)You shall not profane My holy name, but (AK)I will be [g]hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the Lord who (AL)sanctifies you, 33 (AM)who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:2 keep themselves apart from
  2. Leviticus 22:3 defilement
  3. Leviticus 22:9 charge
  4. Leviticus 22:10 As a visitor
  5. Leviticus 22:18 brings his offering
  6. Leviticus 22:22 running sore
  7. Leviticus 22:32 treated as holy

22 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and his sons so that they (A)abstain from the holy things of the people of Israel, which they (B)dedicate to me, so that they do not (C)profane my holy name: I am the Lord. Say to them, ‘If any one of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the Lord, while (D)he has an uncleanness, that person shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord. None of the offspring of Aaron who has a leprous disease or a (E)discharge may eat of the holy things (F)until he is clean. (G)Whoever touches anything that is unclean through contact with the dead or (H)a man who has had an emission of semen, and (I)whoever touches a swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or (J)a person from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever his uncleanness may be— the person who touches such a thing shall be unclean until the evening and shall not eat of the holy things unless he has (K)bathed his body in water. When the sun goes down he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because (L)they are his food. (M)He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.’ They shall therefore keep my charge, (N)lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: (O)I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

10 (P)“A lay person shall not eat of a holy thing; no foreign guest of the priest or hired worker shall eat of a holy thing, 11 but if a priest buys a slave[a] as his property for money, the slave[b] may eat of it, and (Q)anyone born in his house may eat of his food. 12 If a priest's daughter marries a layman, she shall not eat of the contribution of the holy things. 13 But if a priest's daughter is widowed or divorced and has no child and (R)returns to her father's house, (S)as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food; yet no lay person shall eat of it. 14 (T)And if anyone eats of a holy thing unintentionally, he shall add (U)the fifth of its value to it and give the holy thing to the priest. 15 They (V)shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to the Lord, 16 and so cause them (W)to bear iniquity and guilt, by eating their holy things: (X)for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.”

Acceptable Offerings

17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 18 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel and say to them, (Y)When any one of the house of Israel or of the sojourners in Israel presents a burnt offering as his offering, for any of their vows or freewill offerings that they offer to the Lord, 19 if it is to be accepted for you it shall be a (Z)male without blemish, of the bulls or the sheep or the goats. 20 (AA)You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you. 21 And when anyone (AB)offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord (AC)to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it. 22 Animals (AD)blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or (AE)an itch or scabs you shall not offer to the Lord or give them to the Lord as a food (AF)offering on the altar. 23 You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part (AG)too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted. 24 Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not offer to the Lord; you shall not do it within your land, 25 neither shall you offer as (AH)the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a (AI)blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.”

26 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 27 (AJ)“When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as a food offering to the Lord. 28 But you shall not kill an ox or a sheep (AK)and her young in one day. 29 And when you sacrifice a (AL)sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. 30 It shall be eaten on the same day; (AM)you shall leave none of it until morning: I am the Lord.

31 (AN)“So you shall keep my commandments and do them: I am the Lord. 32 (AO)And you shall not profane my holy name, that (AP)I may be sanctified among the people of Israel. (AQ)I am the Lord who sanctifies you, 33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt (AR)to be your God: I am the Lord.”

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:11 Or servant; twice in this verse
  2. Leviticus 22:11 Hebrew he

Când să mănânce din jertfe

22 Domnul a vorbit lui Moise şi a zis: „Vorbeşte lui Aaron şi fiilor lui ca să(A) se ferească de lucrurile sfinte, care Îmi sunt închinate(B) de copiii lui Israel şi să nu(C) necinstească Numele Meu cel sfânt. Eu sunt Domnul. Spune-le:

‘Orice om dintre urmaşii voştri şi din neamul vostru care se va apropia de lucrurile sfinte pe care le închină Domnului copiii lui Israel şi care va avea pe el o necurăţie(D), omul acela să fie nimicit dinaintea Mea. Eu sunt Domnul. Orice om din neamul lui Aaron care va avea lepră sau scurgere(E) de sămânţă să nu mănânce din lucrurile sfinte până nu(F) va fi curat. Tot aşa şi cel(G) ce se va atinge de cineva spurcat prin atingerea de vreun mort, de cel(H) ce va avea o lepădare de sămânţă în somn, cel(I) ce se va atinge de o târâtoare şi se va spurca sau un(J) om atins de vreo necurăţie oarecare şi care se va fi făcut necurat prin ea. Cine se va atinge de aceste lucruri va fi necurat până seara; să nu mănânce din lucrurile sfinte decât după ce(K) îşi va scălda trupul în apă; după asfinţitul soarelui va fi curat şi, în urmă, va mânca din lucrurile sfinte, căci aceasta este hrana(L) lui. Să nu mănânce dintr-o vită(M) moartă sau sfâşiată, ca să nu se spurce cu ea. Eu sunt Domnul. Să păzească poruncile Mele, ca să nu-şi ia(N) pedeapsa pentru păcatul lor şi să nu moară pentru că au necinstit lucrurile sfinte. Eu sunt Domnul, care îi sfinţesc.

Cine să nu mănânce din lucrurile sfinte

10 Niciun(O) străin să nu mănânce din lucrurile sfinte; cel ce locuieşte la un preot ca oaspete şi cel tocmit cu ziua să nu mănânce din lucrurile sfinte. 11 Dar robul cumpărat de preot cu preţ de argint va putea să mănânce, tot aşa şi cel născut în casa lui; ei(P) să mănânce din hrana lui. 12 Fata unui preot măritată după un străin să nu mănânce din lucrurile sfinte aduse jertfă prin ridicare. 13 Dar fata unui preot care va fi rămas văduvă sau despărţită de bărbat, fără să aibă copii şi care se va întoarce(Q) în casa tatălui său, ca atunci când(R) era fată, va putea să mănânce din hrana tatălui ei. Dar niciun străin să nu mănânce din ea. 14 Dacă un(S) om mănâncă dintr-un lucru sfânt fără să bage de seamă, să dea preotului preţul lucrului sfânt, adăugând încă o cincime la el. 15 Preoţii să nu(T) necinstească lucrurile sfinte aduse de copiii lui Israel, pe care le-au adus ei Domnului ca jertfă prin ridicare; 16 ei vor face să apese(U) astfel asupra lor păcatul de care s-ar face vinovaţi mâncând din lucrurile sfinte: căci Eu sunt Domnul, care îi sfinţesc’.”

Jertfele să fie fără cusur

17 Domnul a vorbit lui Moise şi a zis: 18 „Vorbeşte lui Aaron şi fiilor lui, şi tuturor copiilor lui Israel şi spune-le:

‘Orice(V) om din casa lui Israel sau dintre străinii din Israel care va aduce o ardere-de-tot Domnului, fie pentru împlinirea unei juruinţe, fie ca dar de bunăvoie, 19 să ia(W) o parte bărbătească fără cusur din boi, miei sau capre, pentru ca jertfa să fie primită. 20 Să nu aduceţi niciuna(X) care să aibă vreun cusur, căci n-ar fi primită. 21 Dacă un(Y) om aduce Domnului din boi sau din oi o jertfă de mulţumire, fie pentru împlinirea(Z) unei juruinţe, fie ca dar de bunăvoie, vita pentru jertfă să fie fără cusur, ca să fie primită; să n-aibă niciun cusur în ea. 22 Să n-aduceţi niciuna(AA) care să fie oarbă, slută sau ciuntită, care să aibă bube, râie sau pecingine; din acestea să n-aduceţi pe altar ca jertfă mistuită(AB) de foc înaintea Domnului. 23 Ca dar de bunăvoie, vei putea să jertfeşti un bou sau un miel cu un mădular(AC) prea lung sau prea scurt, dar, ca dar pentru împlinirea unei juruinţe, nu va fi primit. 24 Să n-aduceţi Domnului un dobitoc cu boaşele frânte, stricate, smulse sau tăiate; să nu-l aduceţi ca jertfă în ţara voastră. 25 Nici să nu luaţi de la străin(AD) vreunul din aceste dobitoace ca să-l aduceţi ca mâncare(AE) Dumnezeului vostru, căci sunt sluţite(AF), au metehne, şi n-ar fi primite’.” 26 Domnul a zis lui Moise: 27 „Viţelul(AG), mielul sau iedul, după naştere, să mai rămână şapte zile cu mamă-sa şi apoi, de la a opta zi înainte, va fi primit să fie adus Domnului ca jertfă mistuită de foc. 28 Vaca, oaia sau capra să n-o înjunghiaţi ca jertfă în aceeaşi zi(AH) cu fătul ei. 29 Când veţi aduce Domnului o jertfă(AI) de mulţumire, s-o aduceţi aşa ca să fie primită. 30 Vita să se mănânce în aceeaşi zi; să nu lăsaţi nimic(AJ) din ea până a doua zi dimineaţa. Eu sunt Domnul. 31 Să păziţi(AK) poruncile Mele şi să le împliniţi. Eu sunt Domnul. 32 Să nu necinstiţi(AL) Numele Meu cel sfânt, ca să(AM) fiu sfinţit în mijlocul copiilor lui Israel. Eu sunt Domnul, care vă(AN) sfinţesc 33 şi care(AO) v-am scos din ţara Egiptului, ca să fiu Dumnezeul vostru. Eu sunt Domnul.”