贖罪日的條例
1亞倫的兩個兒子死在耶和華面前以後， 2耶和華對摩西說：「告訴你哥哥亞倫，他不可隨意進入幔子裡面的至聖所，走到約櫃上的施恩座前，免得死亡，因為我要在施恩座之上的雲彩中顯現。 3亞倫進入聖所時，要帶一隻作贖罪祭的公牛犢和一隻作燔祭的公綿羊。 4他要穿上聖潔的細麻內袍、細麻褲子，束上細麻腰帶，戴上細麻禮冠。這些是聖潔的衣物，他必須沐浴後才可穿戴。 5他要從以色列會眾那裡取兩隻公山羊作贖罪祭、一隻公綿羊作燔祭。 6亞倫要先獻上那頭公牛犢作贖罪祭，為自己和全家贖罪。 7然後，他要把兩隻公山羊帶到會幕門口，放在耶和華面前， 8抽籤決定哪隻歸耶和華、哪隻歸阿撒瀉勒16·8 「阿撒瀉勒」是希伯來文的音譯，意義不確定。。 9亞倫要獻上那隻歸耶和華的公山羊作贖罪祭， 10要將那隻歸阿撒瀉勒的公山羊活著獻給耶和華，然後把牠放到曠野歸阿撒瀉勒，用來贖罪。
11「亞倫要把那隻為他作贖罪祭的公牛犢牽來宰殺，為自己和全家贖罪， 12然後拿一個香爐，盛滿從耶和華面前的祭壇上取的火炭，再拿兩把磨細的香帶進幔子裡。 13他要在耶和華面前燒香，使香的煙籠罩約櫃上的施恩座，免得他死亡。 14他要取一些牛血，用手指彈灑在施恩座的東面，也要在施恩座前用手指彈灑七次。 15然後，亞倫要出去宰殺那隻為民眾作贖罪祭的公山羊，把羊血帶進幔子裡，像灑牛血一樣灑在施恩座的上面和前面。 16因以色列人的污穢、叛逆和罪惡，他要這樣為至聖所贖罪。他也要同樣為會幕贖罪，因為會幕座落在以色列人中間，處在他們的污穢中。 17從他進入聖所為自己全家和以色列全體會眾贖罪開始，直到他贖完罪出來為止，任何人都不可待在會幕裡。 18之後，他要來到耶和華面前的祭壇那裡，為祭壇贖罪。他要取一些牛血和羊血，抹在祭壇的四角上， 19用手指向祭壇灑血七次，除掉以色列人的污穢，使祭壇聖潔。
20「他為至聖所、會幕和祭壇贖罪後，要牽來那隻活山羊， 21把雙手放在羊頭上，承認以色列人的過犯、叛逆和罪惡，將這一切罪歸到公山羊的頭上，然後派人把牠送到曠野。 22這隻公山羊擔當他們的一切罪，將這一切罪帶到荒無人煙的地方。
23「亞倫要走進會幕，脫下他進至聖所時穿的細麻衣服，放在會幕裡。 24他要在聖潔之處沐浴，穿上平時的衣服出去為自己和民眾獻燔祭，為自己和民眾贖罪。 25他要將贖罪祭牲的脂肪焚燒在壇上。 26把羊送交阿撒瀉勒的人要洗衣、沐浴，然後才可回到營裡。 27作贖罪祭的公牛和公山羊的血被帶進聖所用來贖罪，要把公牛和公山羊帶到營外，用火焚燒牠們的皮、肉和糞。 28負責焚燒的人要洗衣、沐浴，然後才可回到營裡。
29「每年七月十日，不論是你們，還是寄居在你們中間的外族人，都要禁食，停止所有工作。這是你們要永遠遵守的律例。 30因為在這一天要為你們贖罪，使你們在耶和華面前潔淨。 31這天是你們的安息日，你們要禁食。這是一條永遠不變的律例。 32那受膏、承受聖職、替代父親做大祭司的要獻祭贖罪。他要穿上聖潔的細麻衣， 33為至聖所、會幕和祭壇贖罪，也要為祭司和全體會眾贖罪。 34這是你們要永遠遵守的律例——每年一次為以色列人贖罪。」
於是，摩西遵行了耶和華的吩咐。
The Day of Atonement
1The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord. 2The Lord said to Moses: ‘Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.
3‘This is how Aaron is to enter the Most Holy Place: he must first bring a young bull for a sin offering16:3 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapter and a ram for a burnt offering. 4He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash round him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on. 5From the Israelite community he is to take two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
6‘Aaron is to offer the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household. 7Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 8He is to cast lots for the two goats – one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat.16:8 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain; also in verses 10 and 26. 9Aaron shall bring the goat whose lot falls to the Lord and sacrifice it for a sin offering. 10But the goat chosen by lot as the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord to be used for making atonement by sending it into the wilderness as a scapegoat.
11‘Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household, and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering. 12He is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain. 13He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover above the tablets of the covenant law, so that he will not die. 14He is to take some of the bull’s blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover.
15‘He shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and take its blood behind the curtain and do with it as he did with the bull’s blood: he shall sprinkle it on the atonement cover and in front of it. 16In this way he will make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites, whatever their sins have been. He is to do the same for the tent of meeting, which is among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 17No-one is to be in the tent of meeting from the time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Most Holy Place until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his household and the whole community of Israel.
18‘Then he shall come out to the altar that is before the Lord and make atonement for it. He shall take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. 19He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.
20‘When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the tent of meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat. 21He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites – all their sins – and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the task. 22The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.
23‘Then Aaron is to go into the tent of meeting and take off the linen garments he put on before he entered the Most Holy Place, and he is to leave them there. 24He shall bathe himself with water in the sanctuary area and put on his ordinary garments. Then he shall come out and sacrifice the burnt offering for himself and the burnt offering for the people, to make atonement for himself and for the people. 25He shall also burn the fat of the sin offering on the altar.
26‘The man who releases the goat as a scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterwards he may come into the camp. 27The bull and the goat for the sin offerings, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; their hides, flesh and intestines are to be burned. 28The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterwards he may come into the camp.
29‘This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: on the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves16:29 Or must fast; also in verse 31 and not do any work – whether native-born or a foreigner residing among you – 30because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the Lord, you will be clean from all your sins. 31It is a day of sabbath rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance. 32The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. He is to put on the sacred linen garments 33and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, for the tent of meeting and the altar, and for the priests and all the members of the community.
34‘This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites.’
And it was done, as the Lord commanded Moses.
