Leviticus 6
The Message
6 1-6 God spoke to Moses: “When anyone sins by betraying trust with God by deceiving his neighbor regarding something entrusted to him, or by robbing or cheating or threatening him; or if he has found something lost and lies about it and swears falsely regarding any of these sins that people commonly commit—when he sins and is found guilty, he must return what he stole or extorted, restore what was entrusted to him, return the lost thing he found, or anything else about which he swore falsely. He must make full compensation, add twenty percent to it, and hand it over to the owner on the same day he brings his Compensation-Offering. He must present to God as his Compensation-Offering a ram without any defect from the flock, assessed at the value of a Compensation-Offering.
7 “Thus the priest will make atonement for him before God and he’s forgiven of any of the things that one does that bring guilt.”
Further Instructions
8-13 God spoke to Moses: “Command Aaron and his sons. Tell them, These are the instructions for the Whole-Burnt-Offering. Leave the Whole-Burnt-Offering on the Altar hearth through the night until morning, with the fire kept burning on the Altar. Then dress in your linen clothes with linen underwear next to your body. Remove the ashes remaining from the Whole-Burnt-Offering and place them beside the Altar. Then change clothes and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. Meanwhile keep the fire on the Altar burning; it must not go out. Replenish the wood for the fire every morning, arrange the Whole-Burnt-Offering on it, and burn the fat of the Peace-Offering on top of it all. Keep the fire burning on the Altar continuously. It must not go out.
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14-18 “These are the instructions for the Grain-Offering. Aaron’s sons are to present it to God in front of the Altar. The priest takes a handful of the fine flour of the Grain-Offering with its oil and all its incense and burns this as a memorial on the Altar, a pleasing fragrance to God. Aaron and his sons eat the rest of it. It is unraised bread and so eaten in a holy place—in the Courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. They must not bake it with yeast. I have designated it as their share of the gifts presented to me. It is very holy, like the Absolution-Offering and the Compensation-Offering. Any male descendant among Aaron’s sons may eat it. This is a fixed rule regarding God’s gifts, stretching down the generations. Anyone who touches these offerings must be holy.”
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19-23 God spoke to Moses: “This is the offering which Aaron and his sons each are to present to God on the day he is anointed: two quarts of fine flour as a regular Grain-Offering, half in the morning and half in the evening. Prepare it with oil on a griddle. Bring it well-mixed and then present it crumbled in pieces as a pleasing fragrance to God. Aaron’s son who is anointed to succeed him offers it to God—this is a fixed rule. The whole thing is burned. Every Grain-Offering of a priest is burned completely; it must not be eaten.”
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24-30 God spoke to Moses: “Tell Aaron and his sons, These are the instructions for the Absolution-Offering. Slaughter the Absolution-Offering in the place where the Whole-Burnt-Offering is slaughtered before God—the offering is most holy. The priest in charge eats it in a holy place, the Courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. Anyone who touches any of the meat must be holy. A garment that gets blood spattered on it must be washed in a holy place. Break the clay pot in which the meat was cooked. If it was cooked in a bronze pot, scour it and rinse it with water. Any male among the priestly families may eat it; it is most holy. But any Absolution-Offering whose blood is brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Sanctuary must not be eaten, it has to be burned.”
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利 未 記 6
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
6 耶 和 華 曉 諭 摩 西 說 ：
2 若 有 人 犯 罪 ， 干 犯 耶 和 華 ， 在 鄰 舍 交 付 他 的 物 上 ， 或 是 在 交 易 上 行 了 詭 詐 ， 或 是 搶 奪 人 的 財 物 ， 或 是 欺 壓 鄰 舍 ，
3 或 是 在 撿 了 遺 失 的 物 上 行 了 詭 詐 ， 說 謊 起 誓 ， 在 這 一 切 的 事 上 犯 了 甚 麼 罪 ；
4 他 既 犯 了 罪 ， 有 了 過 犯 ， 就 要 歸 還 他 所 搶 奪 的 ， 或 是 因 欺 壓 所 得 的 ， 或 是 人 交 付 他 的 ， 或 是 人 遺 失 他 所 撿 的 物 ，
5 或 是 他 因 甚 麼 物 起 了 假 誓 ， 就 要 如 數 歸 還 ， 另 外 加 上 五 分 之 一 ， 在 查 出 他 有 罪 的 日 子 要 交 還 本 主 。
6 也 要 照 你 所 估 定 的 價 ， 把 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 ， 給 祭 司 為 贖 愆 祭 。
7 祭 司 要 在 耶 和 華 面 前 為 他 贖 罪 ； 他 無 論 行 了 甚 麼 事 ， 使 他 有 了 罪 ， 都 必 蒙 赦 免 。
8 耶 和 華 曉 諭 摩 西 說 ：
9 你 要 吩 咐 亞 倫 和 他 的 子 孫 說 ， 燔 祭 的 條 例 乃 是 這 樣 ： 燔 祭 要 放 在 壇 的 柴 上 ， 從 晚 上 到 天 亮 ， 壇 上 的 火 要 常 常 燒 著 。
10 祭 司 要 穿 上 細 麻 布 衣 服 ， 又 要 把 細 麻 布 褲 子 穿 在 身 上 ， 把 壇 上 所 燒 的 燔 祭 灰 收 起 來 ， 倒 在 壇 的 旁 邊 ；
11 隨 後 要 脫 去 這 衣 服 ， 穿 上 別 的 衣 服 ， 把 灰 拿 到 營 外 潔 淨 之 處 。
12 壇 上 的 火 要 在 其 上 常 常 燒 著 ， 不 可 熄 滅 。 祭 司 要 每 日 早 晨 在 上 面 燒 柴 ， 並 要 把 燔 祭 擺 在 壇 上 ， 在 其 上 燒 平 安 祭 牲 的 脂 油 。
13 在 壇 上 必 有 常 常 燒 著 的 火 ， 不 可 熄 滅 。
14 素 祭 的 條 例 乃 是 這 樣 ： 亞 倫 的 子 孫 要 在 壇 前 把 這 祭 獻 在 耶 和 華 面 前 。
15 祭 司 要 從 其 中 ─ 就 是 從 素 祭 的 細 麵 中 ─ 取 出 自 己 的 一 把 ， 又 要 取 些 油 和 素 祭 上 所 有 的 乳 香 ， 燒 在 壇 上 ， 奉 給 耶 和 華 為 馨 香 素 祭 的 紀 念 。
16 所 剩 下 的 ， 亞 倫 和 他 子 孫 要 吃 ， 必 在 聖 處 不 帶 酵 而 吃 ， 要 在 會 幕 的 院 子 裡 吃 。
17 烤 的 時 候 不 可 攙 酵 。 這 是 從 所 獻 給 我 的 火 祭 中 賜 給 他 們 的 分 ， 是 至 聖 的 ， 和 贖 罪 祭 並 贖 愆 祭 一 樣 。
18 凡 獻 給 耶 和 華 的 火 祭 ， 亞 倫 子 孫 中 的 男 丁 都 要 吃 這 一 分 ， 直 到 萬 代 ， 作 他 們 永 得 的 分 。 摸 這 些 祭 物 的 ， 都 要 成 為 聖 。
19 耶 和 華 曉 諭 摩 西 說 ：
20 當 亞 倫 受 膏 的 日 子 ， 他 和 他 子 孫 所 要 獻 給 耶 和 華 的 供 物 ， 就 是 細 麵 伊 法 十 分 之 一 ， 為 常 獻 的 素 祭 ： 早 晨 一 半 ， 晚 上 一 半 。
21 要 在 鐵 鏊 上 用 油 調 和 做 成 ， 調 勻 了 ， 你 就 拿 進 來 ； 烤 好 了 分 成 塊 子 ， 獻 給 耶 和 華 為 馨 香 的 素 祭 。
22 亞 倫 的 子 孫 中 ， 接 續 他 為 受 膏 的 祭 司 ， 要 把 這 素 祭 獻 上 ， 要 全 燒 給 耶 和 華 。 這 是 永 遠 的 定 例 。
23 祭 司 的 素 祭 都 要 燒 了 ， 卻 不 可 吃 。
24 耶 和 華 曉 諭 摩 西 說 ：
25 你 對 亞 倫 和 他 的 子 孫 說 ， 贖 罪 祭 的 條 例 乃 是 這 樣 ： 要 在 耶 和 華 面 前 、 宰 燔 祭 牲 的 地 方 宰 贖 罪 祭 牲 ； 這 是 至 聖 的 。
26 為 贖 罪 獻 這 祭 的 祭 司 要 吃 ， 要 在 聖 處 ， 就 是 在 會 幕 的 院 子 裡 吃 。
27 凡 摸 這 祭 肉 的 要 成 為 聖 ； 這 祭 牲 的 血 若 彈 在 甚 麼 衣 服 上 ， 所 彈 的 那 一 件 要 在 聖 處 洗 淨 。
28 惟 有 煮 祭 物 的 瓦 器 要 打 碎 ； 若 是 煮 在 銅 器 裡 ， 這 銅 器 要 擦 磨 ， 在 水 中 涮 淨 。
29 凡 祭 司 中 的 男 丁 都 可 以 吃 ； 這 是 至 聖 的 。
30 凡 贖 罪 祭 ， 若 將 血 帶 進 會 幕 在 聖 所 贖 罪 ， 那 肉 都 不 可 吃 ， 必 用 火 焚 燒 。
Leviticus 6
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 6
Daily Sacrifices.[a] 1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “If anyone sins against the Lord by lying to a neighbor concerning a deposit or a security entrusted to him, or by robbery, or by defrauding a neighbor, 3 or by finding something that was lost and lying about it and swearing a false oath, in any of these things that men do, and thereby sin, 4 when someone sins this way and has become guilty, he shall restore the stolen property that he took, or what he obtained through violence, or the deposit that was entrusted to him, or the lost object that he found, 5 or anything about which he falsely swore an oath. He shall add a fifth to it and give it to the person to whom it belongs on the day of his guilt offering. 6 He shall bring a guilt offering to the priest, a ram without defect from the flock which is the value of the price of a guilt offering. 7 The priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord and he shall be forgiven of any of the things a person may do and thereby become guilty.”
Regulations for the Priests
Instructions for Burnt Offerings. 8 The Lord said to Moses, 9 “Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law for burnt offerings. The burnt offering is to remain on the hearth of the altar all night, until the morning. The fire on the altar will be kept burning. 10 The priest shall wear his linen garment and have his linen undergarments over his flesh. He shall collect the ashes to which the fire has reduced the burnt offering on the altar and he will place them beside the altar. 11 Then he will take off those clothes and put on others and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. 12 The fire on the altar will be kept burning; it will not be extinguished. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall lay burnt offerings on it and burn the fat of the peace offerings upon it. 13 The fire must always be kept burning on the altar. It must never go out.
14 For Cereal Offerings.“This is the law concerning cereal offerings. The sons of Aaron shall offer them to the Lord in front of the altar. 15 The priest will take a handful of fine flour from it with the oil and all of the incense that is on the offering, and he shall burn all of it on the altar as a memorial portion, a pleasing fragrance to the Lord. 16 Aaron and his sons will eat whatever is left over from the cereal offering. They will eat it unleavened, in a holy place, in the courtyard of the meeting tent. 17 It must not be baked with leaven. I have assigned it to them as their portion of my offerings by fire. It is a most holy thing, like the sin offerings and the guilt offerings. 18 Every male from among the children of Aaron may eat it. This will be a perpetual statute for all of your generations concerning the Lord’s offerings by fire. Whoever touches them shall be holy.”[b]
19 The Lord said to Moses, 20 “Aaron and his sons are to make the following offerings to the Lord on the day that they are anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular cereal offering, half in the morning and half in the evening. 21 It will be prepared in a pan with oil. You will bring it well mixed, in baked pieces, like a cereal offering. It shall be a pleasing fragrance to the Lord. 22 That priest from among the sons of Aaron who is anointed to succeed him shall also make this offering. It is a perpetual statute. It shall all be burned in honor of the Lord. 23 Every cereal offering made by a priest shall be burned. It cannot be eaten.”
24 For Sin Offerings. The Lord said to Moses, 25 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them the following: ‘This is the law for sin offerings. The animal being offered for the sin offering shall be slain in the place where burnt offerings are slain, before the Lord. It is most holy. 26 The priest who offered it as a sin offering shall eat it in a holy place, in the courtyard of the meeting tent.[c] 27 Whatever touches the meat shall be holy. If some of the blood is spattered on some clothing, the clothing on which it is spattered shall be washed in a holy place. 28 The earthen vessel in which it is boiled is to be broken. If it has been cooked in a bronze vessel, that will be scoured and rinsed in water. 29 Every male of the priestly family may eat it; it is a most holy thing. 30 But no sin offering will be eaten when its blood was brought into the meeting tent to make atonement in the sanctuary. It will be entirely burned in fire.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 6:1 Sacrifices were offered twice a day in the Jerusalem temple, at sunrise and sunset. It was a duty of the priests to keep the fire going constantly, signifying that worship should never cease.
- Leviticus 6:18 Whatever is offered to God is transformed and becomes holy. This applies to persons, places, and material things.
- Leviticus 6:26 The sacrifice is only effective if the priest eats the meat that has been made holy through the sacrifice.
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
