Leviticus 4
King James Version
4 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:
3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering.
4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the Lord.
5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:
6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.
7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
8 And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,
10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering.
11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,
12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;
14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.
15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord: and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord.
16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:
17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail.
18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.
20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.
21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
22 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;
23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:
24 And he shall lay his hand upon 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 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.
26 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
27 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty;
28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.
29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.
30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar.
31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.
33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.
34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:
35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 4
New King James Version
The Sin Offering
4 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: (A)‘If a person sins [a]unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and does any of them, 3 (B)if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned (C)a young bull without blemish as a (D)sin offering. 4 He shall bring the bull (E)to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull before the Lord. 5 Then the anointed priest (F)shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the tabernacle of meeting. 6 The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of the (G)veil of the sanctuary. 7 And the priest shall (H)put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour (I)the remaining blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 8 He shall take from it all the fat of the bull as the sin offering. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat which is on the entrails, 9 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove, 10 (J)as it was taken from the bull of the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn them on the altar of the burnt offering. 11 (K)But the bull’s hide and all its flesh, with its head and legs, its entrails and offal— 12 the whole bull he shall carry outside the camp to a clean place, (L)where the ashes are poured out, and (M)burn it on wood with fire; where the ashes are poured out it shall be burned.
13 ‘Now (N)if the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, (O)and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which should not be done, and are guilty; 14 when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer a young bull for the sin, and bring it before the tabernacle of meeting. 15 And the elders of the congregation (P)shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the Lord. Then the bull shall be killed before the Lord. 16 (Q)The anointed priest shall bring some of the bull’s blood to the tabernacle of meeting. 17 Then 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 which is before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 19 He shall take all the fat from it and burn it on the altar. 20 And he shall do (R)with the bull as he did with the bull as a sin offering; thus he shall do with it. (S)So the priest shall make [b]atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 21 Then he shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is a sin offering for the assembly.
22 ‘When a [c]ruler has sinned, and (T)done something unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord his God in anything which should not be done, and is guilty, 23 or (U)if his sin which he has committed [d]comes to his knowledge, he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a male without blemish. 24 And (V)he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it at the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord. It is a sin offering. 25 (W)The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. 26 And he shall burn all its fat on the altar, like (X)the fat of the sacrifice of the peace offering. (Y)So the priest shall make [e]atonement for him concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
27 (Z)‘If [f]anyone of the [g]common people sins unintentionally by doing something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and is guilty, 28 or (AA)if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, then he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. 29 (AB)And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering at the place of the burnt offering. 30 Then the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour all the remaining blood at the base of the altar. 31 (AC)He shall remove all its fat, (AD)as fat is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a (AE)sweet aroma to the Lord. (AF)So the priest shall make atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
32 ‘If he brings a lamb as his sin offering, (AG)he shall bring a female without blemish. 33 Then he shall (AH)lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill it as a sin offering at the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour all the remaining blood at the base of the altar. 35 He shall remove all its fat, as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering. Then the priest shall burn it on the altar, (AI)according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. (AJ)So the priest shall make atonement for his sin that he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 4:2 through error
- Leviticus 4:20 Lit. covering
- Leviticus 4:22 leader
- Leviticus 4:23 is made known to him
- Leviticus 4:26 Lit. covering
- Leviticus 4:27 Lit. any soul
- Leviticus 4:27 Lit. people of the land
Lévitique 4
La Bible du Semeur
Les sacrifices pour le péché
4 L’Eternel s’adressa à Moïse en ces termes : 2 Parle aux Israélites et dis-leur : Lorsque quelqu’un aura péché involontairement[a] en commettant l’une quelconque des choses qui sont interdites par les commandements de l’Eternel, voici comment on procédera :
Pour le grand-prêtre
3 Si c’est le prêtre qui a reçu l’onction[b] qui a péché et qui par là même a chargé le peuple de culpabilité, il offrira à l’Eternel pour le péché qu’il aura commis, un jeune taureau sans défaut, en sacrifice pour le péché. 4 Il amènera le taureau à l’entrée de la tente de la Rencontre devant l’Eternel, il posera sa main sur la tête du taureau et l’égorgera devant l’Eternel. 5 Le prêtre qui a reçu l’onction prendra du sang de la victime et l’apportera dans la tente de la Rencontre. 6 Il trempera son doigt dans le sang et en aspergera sept fois le voile du sanctuaire devant l’Eternel. 7 Puis il appliquera de ce sang sur les cornes de l’autel des parfums aromatiques, devant l’Eternel, dans la tente de la Rencontre. Il répandra tout le reste du sang du taureau sur le socle de l’autel des holocaustes situé à l’entrée de la tente de la Rencontre. 8 Ensuite, il enlèvera toute la graisse du taureau du sacrifice pour le péché, celle qui recouvre les entrailles et toute celle qui y est attachée, 9 les deux rognons et la graisse qui les enveloppe et qui couvre le dos, ainsi que le dessus du foie qu’il ôtera avec les rognons, 10 comme on le fait pour le sacrifice de communion. Le prêtre les brûlera sur l’autel des holocaustes. 11 Quant à la peau du taureau, toute sa viande, sa tête, ses pattes, ses entrailles avec leur contenu, 12 soit tout le reste du taureau, il l’emportera hors du camp en un lieu rituellement pur, où sont déversées les cendres grasses, et il le brûlera sur un feu de bûches, à l’endroit où l’on déverse les cendres.
Pour l’ensemble du peuple
13 Si c’est l’ensemble de la communauté d’Israël qui s’est rendue coupable d’un péché involontaire – si, sans le savoir, l’assemblée a fait l’une des choses que l’Eternel a défendues dans ses commandements et s’est ainsi rendue coupable – 14 l’assemblée offrira, quand on découvrira la faute, un jeune taureau en sacrifice pour le péché. On l’amènera devant la tente de la Rencontre, 15 les responsables de la communauté poseront leurs mains sur la tête du taureau devant l’Eternel, et on l’égorgera devant lui. 16 Le prêtre ayant reçu l’onction apportera du sang de la victime dans la tente de la Rencontre. 17 Il y trempera son doigt et en aspergera sept fois le voile devant l’Eternel. 18 Il appliquera du sang sur les cornes de l’autel, devant l’Eternel dans la tente de la Rencontre. Il répandra tout le reste du sang sur le socle de l’autel des holocaustes situé à l’entrée de la tente. 19 Ensuite, il enlèvera toute la graisse et la brûlera sur l’autel. 20 Il suivra, pour le reste du taureau, la même procédure que pour le taureau sacrifié pour son péché. Le prêtre accomplira ainsi le rite d’expiation pour eux, et il leur sera pardonné. 21 Il fera transporter le taureau hors du camp et le brûlera comme il a été ordonné pour le taureau précédent. Tel est le sacrifice pour le péché de la communauté.
Pour un chef
22 Si c’est un chef qui a péché en faisant involontairement l’une des choses que l’Eternel son Dieu a défendues dans ses commandements, et s’il prend conscience de sa faute, 23 ou si on lui fait connaître le péché qu’il a commis, il amènera comme sacrifice un bouc mâle sans défaut. 24 Il posera sa main sur la tête de la victime avant de l’égorger à l’endroit où l’on égorge l’holocauste devant l’Eternel. C’est un sacrifice pour le péché. 25 Le prêtre prendra avec son doigt du sang du sacrifice pour le péché et en appliquera sur les cornes de l’autel des holocaustes ; puis il répandra le reste du sang sur le socle de l’autel des holocaustes. 26 Il brûlera toute la graisse sur l’autel, comme dans le cas du sacrifice de communion. Ainsi le prêtre accomplira pour ce chef le rite d’expiation de son péché, et il lui sera pardonné.
Pour un simple membre du peuple
27 Si c’est un simple membre du peuple qui a péché en faisant involontairement quelque chose que l’Eternel a défendu dans ses commandements, et s’il prend conscience de sa faute[c], 28 ou si on lui fait connaître le péché qu’il a commis, il apportera comme sacrifice une chèvre[d] sans défaut pour le péché qu’il a commis. 29 Il posera sa main sur la tête de la victime sacrifiée pour le péché et l’égorgera dans le lieu où l’on offre l’holocauste. 30 Puis le prêtre prendra avec son doigt du sang de la victime pour l’appliquer sur les cornes de l’autel des holocaustes, et il répandra tout le reste du sang sur le socle de l’autel. 31 Il ôtera toute la graisse, comme on le fait pour le sacrifice de communion, et il la brûlera sur l’autel, produisant ainsi une odeur apaisante pour l’Eternel. Le prêtre accomplira ainsi le rite d’expiation pour cet homme, et il lui sera pardonné.
32 Si c’est un agneau qu’il présente en sacrifice pour le péché, il amènera une femelle sans défaut. 33 Il posera sa main sur la tête de la victime du sacrifice pour le péché et l’égorgera comme telle à l’endroit où l’on immole l’holocauste. 34 Puis le prêtre prendra avec son doigt du sang de l’animal sacrifié pour le péché et le mettra sur les cornes de l’autel des holocaustes ; puis il répandra le reste du sang sur le socle de l’autel. 35 Il enlèvera toute la graisse, comme on le fait pour l’agneau offert en sacrifice de communion ; ensuite le prêtre la brûlera sur l’autel, sur les sacrifices et offrandes consumés par le feu qui appartiennent à l’Eternel. Le prêtre accomplira ainsi le rite d’expiation pour le péché commis par cet homme, et il lui sera pardonné.
Footnotes
- 4.2 Par mégarde, ou par erreur. Pour les péchés commis délibérément, voir Nb 15.30.
- 4.3 Il s’agit du grand-prêtre, seul consacré par l’onction (Ex 29.7), les autres prêtres l’étant par aspersion (Ex 29.21).
- 4.27 Pour les v. 27-31, voir Nb 15.27-28.
- 4.28 De moindre valeur que le bouc. Si le coupable était trop pauvre, il pouvait offrir un oiseau (5.7-8 ; 12.6, 8).
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