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Introduction to the Sacrificial Regulations
1 Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him[a] from the Meeting Tent:[b] 2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When[c] someone[d] among you presents an offering[e] to the Lord,[f] you[g] must present your offering from the domesticated animals, either from the herd or from the flock.[h]
Burnt-Offering Regulations: Animal from the Herd
3 “‘If his offering is a burnt offering[i] from the herd he must present it as a flawless male; he must present it at the entrance[j] of the Meeting Tent for its[k] acceptance before the Lord. 4 He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him to make atonement[l] on his behalf. 5 Then the one presenting the offering[m] must slaughter the bull[n] before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must present the blood and splash[o] the blood against the sides of the altar, which is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. 6 Next, the one presenting the offering[p] must skin the burnt offering and cut it into parts, 7 and the sons of Aaron, the priest,[q] must put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. 8 Then the sons of Aaron, the priests, must arrange the parts with the head and the suet[r] on the wood that is in the fire on the altar.[s] 9 Finally, the one presenting the offering[t] must wash its entrails and its legs in water and the priest must offer all of it up in smoke on the altar[u]—it is[v] a burnt offering, a gift[w] of a soothing aroma to the Lord.
Animal from the Flock
10 “‘If his offering is from the flock for a burnt offering[x]—from the sheep or the goats—he must present a flawless male, 11 and must slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, will splash its blood against the altar’s sides. 12 Next, the one presenting the offering[y] must cut it into parts, with its head and its suet, and the priest must arrange them on the wood that is in the fire on the altar. 13 Then the one presenting the offering must wash the entrails and the legs in water, and the priest must present all of it and offer it up in smoke on the altar—it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.
Offering of Birds
14 “‘If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds,[z] he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young pigeons.[aa] 15 The priest must present it at the altar, pinch off[ab] its head and offer the head[ac] up in smoke on the altar, and its blood must be drained out against the side of the altar. 16 Then the priest[ad] must remove its entrails by cutting off its tail feathers,[ae] and throw them[af] to the east side of the altar into the place of fatty ashes, 17 and tear it open by its wings without dividing it into two parts.[ag] Finally, the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is in the fire—it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.
Grain-Offering Regulations: Offering of Raw Flour
2 “‘When a person presents a grain offering[ah] to the Lord, his offering must consist of choice wheat flour,[ai] and he must pour olive oil on it and put frankincense[aj] on it. 2 Then he must bring it to the sons of Aaron, the priests, and the priest[ak] must scoop out from there a handful of its choice wheat flour and some of its olive oil in addition to all of its frankincense, and the priest must offer its memorial portion[al] up in smoke on the altar—it is[am] a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. 3 The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons[an]—it is[ao] most holy[ap] from the gifts of the Lord.
Processed Grain Offerings
4 “‘When you present an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must be made of[aq] choice wheat flour baked into unleavened loaves[ar] mixed with olive oil or[as] unleavened wafers smeared[at] with olive oil. 5 If your offering is a grain offering made on the griddle, it must be choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil, unleavened. 6 Crumble it in pieces[au] and pour olive oil on it—it is a grain offering. 7 If your offering is a grain offering made in a pan,[av] it must be made of choice wheat flour deep fried in olive oil.[aw]
8 “‘You must bring the grain offering that must be made from these to the Lord. Present it to the priest,[ax] and he will bring it to the altar. 9 Then the priest must take up[ay] from the grain offering its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar—it is[az] a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. 10 The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons—it is[ba] most holy from the gifts of the Lord.
Additional Grain-Offering Regulations
11 “‘No grain offering which you present to the Lord can be made with yeast,[bb] for you must not offer up in smoke any yeast or honey as a gift to the Lord.[bc] 12 You can present them to the Lord as an offering of firstfruit,[bd] but they must not go up to the altar for a soothing aroma. 13 Moreover, you must season every one of your grain offerings with salt; you must not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be missing from your grain offering[be]—on every one of your grain offerings you must present salt.
14 “‘If you present a grain offering of first ripe grain to the Lord, you must present your grain offering of first ripe grain as soft kernels roasted in fire—crushed bits of fresh grain.[bf] 15 And you must put olive oil on it and set frankincense on it—it is a grain offering. 16 Then the priest must offer its memorial portion up in smoke—some of its crushed bits, some of its olive oil, in addition to all of its frankincense—it is[bg] a gift to the Lord.
Peace-Offering Regulations: Animal from the Herd
3 “‘Now if his offering is a peace-offering sacrifice,[bh] if he presents an offering from the herd, he must present before the Lord a flawless male or a female.[bi] 2 He must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the Meeting Tent, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must splash the blood against the altar’s sides.[bj] 3 Then the one presenting the offering[bk] must present a gift to the Lord from the peace-offering sacrifice: He must remove the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that surrounds the entrails,[bl] 4 the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).[bm] 5 Then the sons of Aaron must offer it up in smoke on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the wood in the fire as a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord.[bn]
Animal from the Flock
6 “‘If his offering for a peace-offering sacrifice to the Lord is from the flock, he must present a flawless male or female.[bo] 7 If he presents a sheep as his offering, he must present it before the Lord. 8 He must lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it before the Meeting Tent, and the sons of Aaron must splash[bp] its blood against the altar’s sides. 9 Then he must present a gift to the Lord from the peace-offering sacrifice: He must remove all the fatty tail up to the end of the spine, the fat covering the entrails, and all the fat on the entrails,[bq] 10 the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).[br] 11 Then the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar as a food gift to the Lord.[bs]
12 “‘If his offering is a goat he must present it before the Lord, 13 lay his hand on its head, and slaughter it before the Meeting Tent, and the sons of Aaron must splash its blood against the altar’s sides. 14 Then he must present from it his offering as a gift to the Lord: the fat which covers the entrails and all the fat on the entrails,[bt] 15 the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).[bu] 16 Then the priest must offer them up in smoke on the altar as a food gift for a soothing aroma—all the fat belongs to the Lord. 17 This is[bv] a perpetual statute throughout your generations[bw] in all the places where you live: You must never eat any fat or any blood.’”[bx]
Healings at Simon’s House
29 Now[a] as soon as they left the synagogue,[b] they entered Simon and Andrew’s house,[c] with James and John. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so[d] they spoke to Jesus[e] at once about her. 31 He came and raised her up by gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and she began to serve[f] them. 32 When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed. 33 The whole town gathered by the door. 34 So[g] he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons.[h] But[i] he would not permit the demons to speak,[j] because they knew him.[k]
Praying and Preaching
35 Then[l] Jesus[m] got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.[n] 36 Simon and his companions searched for him. 37 When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.” 38 He replied,[o] “Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.”[p] 39 So[q] he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues[r] and casting out demons.
Cleansing a Leper
40 Now[s] a leper[t] came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If[u] you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said. 41 Moved with indignation,[v] Jesus[w] stretched out his hand and touched[x] him, saying, “I am willing. Be clean!” 42 The leprosy left him at once, and he was clean. 43 Immediately Jesus[y] sent the man[z] away with a very strong warning. 44 He told him,[aa] “See that you do not say anything to anyone,[ab] but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded[ac] for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”[ad] 45 But as the man[ae] went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus[af] was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still[ag] they kept coming[ah] to him from everywhere.
Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic
2 Now[ai] after some days, when he returned to Capernaum,[aj] the news spread[ak] that he was at home. 2 So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by[al] the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some people[am] came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them.[an] 4 When they were not able to bring him in because of the crowd, they removed the roof[ao] above Jesus.[ap] Then,[aq] after tearing it out, they lowered the stretcher the paralytic was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their[ar] faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”[as] 6 Now some of the experts in the law[at] were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds:[au] 7 “Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming![av] Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 Now[aw] immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts,[ax] he said to them, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?[ay] 9 Which is easier,[az] to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and walk’? 10 But so that you may know[ba] that the Son of Man[bb] has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—he said to the paralytic[bc]— 11 “I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”[bd] 12 And immediately the man[be] stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
17 O Lord, how long are you going to watch this?
Rescue[a] me[b] from their destructive attacks;
guard my life[c] from the young lions.
18 Then I will give you thanks in the great assembly;[d]
I will praise you before a large crowd of people.[e]
19 Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason[f] gloat[g] over me.
Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes.[h]
20 For they do not try to make peace with others,[i]
but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.[j]
21 They are ready to devour me;[k]
they say, “Aha! Aha! We’ve got you!”[l]
22 But you take notice,[m] Lord; do not be silent!
O Lord, do not remain far away from me.
23 Rouse yourself, wake up[n] and vindicate me.[o]
My God and Lord, defend my just cause.[p]
24 Vindicate me by your justice, O Lord my God.
Do not let them gloat[q] over me.
25 Do not let them say to themselves,[r] “Aha! We have what we wanted!”[s]
Do not let them say, “We have devoured him.”
26 May those who rejoice in my troubles be totally embarrassed and ashamed.[t]
May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation.[u]
27 May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice.
May they continually say,[v] “May the Lord be praised,[w] for he wants his servant to be secure.”[x]
28 Then I will tell others about your justice,[y]
and praise you all day long.[z]
13 The woman called Folly[a] is brash,[b]
she is naive[c] and does not know[d] anything.[e]
14 And she has sat down at the door of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,
15 calling out[f] to those who are passing by her[g] in the way,[h]
who go straight[i] on their way.
16 “Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”
To those who lack understanding[j] she has said,[k]
17 “Stolen waters[l] are sweet,
and food obtained in secret[m] is pleasant!”
18 But they do not realize[n] that the dead[o] are there,
that her guests are in the depths of the grave.[p]
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