1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. 2And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
3Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. 4And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. 5So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. 6And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. 7And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.
8¶ And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, 9Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: 10And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; 11And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
12¶ And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: 13And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons’ due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded. 14And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel. 15The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.
16¶ And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, 17Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? 18Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. 19And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? 20And when Moses heard that, he was content.
拿答和亚比户之死
1亚伦的儿子拿答和亚比户各拿自己的香炉，点火加香，在耶和华面前献上凡火。他们这样做不合耶和华的吩咐。 2于是，有火从耶和华面前出来吞噬了他们，他们就死在耶和华面前。 3摩西告诉亚伦：“耶和华曾说过，‘我要在事奉我的人10:3 “事奉我的人”希伯来文是“靠近我的人”。中显明我的圣洁，在所有子民面前彰显我的荣耀。’”亚伦默默无言。 4摩西叫来亚伦的叔父乌薛的儿子米沙利和以利撒反，对他们说：“过来，把你们弟兄的尸体从圣所前抬到营外去。” 5他们就遵照摩西的吩咐，把仍穿着内袍的尸体抬到营外。 6摩西对亚伦和他剩下的两个儿子以利亚撒和以他玛说：“你们不要蓬头散发，也不要撕裂衣服，免得你们死亡，也免得耶和华向全体会众发怒。不过，你们的所有以色列同胞都可以为耶和华用火烧死的人哀伤。 7你们不可走出会幕门口，否则你们都会死，因为耶和华的膏油在你们身上。”他们就遵照摩西的话去做。
有关祭司的条例
8耶和华对亚伦说： 9“你和你儿子们进会幕前，淡酒烈酒都不可喝，否则你们都会死。你们世世代代都要遵守这永远的条例。 10你们必须明辨什么是圣洁的、什么是世俗的，什么是洁净的、什么是不洁净的。 11你们必须将我借摩西赐给以色列人的一切律例教导他们。”
12摩西对亚伦及其两个儿子以利亚撒和以他玛说：“你们要把献给耶和华的火祭中剩下的素祭做成无酵饼，在坛边吃，因为这是至圣之物。 13你们要在圣洁之处吃，因为在献给耶和华的火祭中，这是你们和你们的子孙应得之份。这是耶和华对我的吩咐。 14至于作摇祭的胸肉和作举祭的腿肉，你们和你们的子孙可以在洁净的地方吃。因为在以色列人所献的平安祭中，这是你们应得之份。 15在献火祭的脂肪时，要把作举祭的腿肉和作摇祭的胸肉一起带到耶和华面前，这些永远是你们和你们的子孙应得之份，正如耶和华的吩咐。”
16摩西到处寻找那只作赎罪祭的公山羊，却发现那只羊已经被焚烧了。他愤怒地对亚伦剩下的两个儿子以利亚撒和以他玛说： 17“你们为什么不在圣洁之处吃这赎罪祭？这是至圣之物，耶和华赐给你们是要叫你们为会众担罪，在耶和华面前为他们赎罪。 18既然这祭牲的血没有被带进圣所，你们本应按照我的吩咐在圣洁之处吃这祭肉。” 19亚伦对摩西说：“看啊，他们今天向耶和华献赎罪祭和燔祭，却有这样的灾祸发生在我身上。今天我如果吃了这赎罪祭的祭肉，耶和华会悦纳吗？” 20摩西对亚伦的回答感到满意。
