1The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 2“Suppose someone sins by not being faithful to me. They do it by tricking their neighbors. They trick them in connection with something their neighbors have placed in their care. They steal from their neighbors. Or they cheat them. 3Or they find something their neighbors have lost and then tell a lie about it. Or they go to court. They promise to tell the truth. But instead they tell a lie when they are a witness about it. Or they lie when they are witnesses about any other sin like those sins. 4When they sin in any of these ways and realize their guilt, they must return what they stole. They must give back what they took by cheating their neighbors. They must return what their neighbors placed in their care. They must return the lost property they found. 5They must return anything they told a lie about when they were witnesses in court. They must pay back everything in full. They must add a fifth of its value to it. They must give all of it to the owner on the day they bring their guilt offering. 6He must bring their guilt offering to the priest to pay for their sin. It is an offering to me. They must bring a ram from the flock. It must not have any flaws. It must be worth the required amount of money. 7The priest will sacrifice the ram to pay for their sin. He will do it in my sight. And they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”
More Rules for Burnt Offerings
8The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 9“Give Aaron and the priests in his family line a command. Tell them, ‘Here are some more rules for burnt offerings. The burnt offering must remain on the altar through the whole night. The fire on the altar must be kept burning until morning. 10The priest must put on his linen clothes. He must put on linen underwear next to his body. He must remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has burned up on the altar. He must place them beside the altar. 11Then he must take his clothes off and put others on. He must carry the ashes outside the camp to a “clean” place. 12The fire on the altar must be kept burning. It must not go out. Every morning the priest must add more wood to the fire. He must place the burnt offering on the fire. He must burn the fat of the friendship offerings on it. 13The fire must be kept burning on the altar all the time. It must not go out.
More Rules for Grain Offerings
14“ ‘Here are some more rules for grain offerings. The priests in Aaron’s family line must bring the grain offering to the Lord in front of the altar. 15The priest must take a handful of the finest flour and olive oil. He must add to it all the incense on the grain offering. He must burn that part on the altar. It will remind him that all good things come from the Lord. Its smell pleases the Lord. 16Aaron and the priests in his family line will eat the rest of it. But they must eat it without yeast in the holy area. They must eat it in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. 17It must not be baked with yeast added to it. The Lord has given it to the priests as their share of the food offerings presented to him. It is very holy, just like the sin offering and the guilt offering. 18Any priests in Aaron’s family line can eat it. It is their share of the food offerings presented to the Lord. It is their share for all time to come. Anyone who touches these offerings will become holy.’ ”
19The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 20“On the day each high priest in Aaron’s family line is anointed, he must bring an offering to me. He must bring three and a half pounds of the finest flour as a regular grain offering. He must bring half of it in the morning. He must bring the other half in the evening. 21Mix it with olive oil. Cook it on a metal plate. Break it in pieces. Bring it as a grain offering. Its smell pleases the Lord. 22The son of Aaron who will become the next high priest after him will prepare the grain offering. It is the share that must be given to the Lord for all time to come. It must be completely burned up. 23Every grain offering a high priest offers must be completely burned up. It must not be eaten.”
More Rules for Sin Offerings
24The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 25“Speak to Aaron and the priests in his family line. Tell them, ‘Here are some more rules for sin offerings. You must kill the animal for the sin offering in the sight of the Lord. Kill it in the place where the burnt offering is killed. It is very holy. 26The priest who offers it will eat it. He must eat it in the holy area. He must eat it in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. 27Anyone who touches any of its meat will become holy. Suppose some of the blood is spilled on someone’s clothes. Then you must wash them in the holy area. 28Break the clay pot the meat is cooked in. But suppose you cook it in a bronze pot. Then you must scrub the pot and rinse it with water. 29Any male in a priest’s family may eat the meat. It is very holy. 30But suppose some of the blood of a sin offering is brought into the tent of meeting. And that blood is brought into the Holy Room to pay for sin. Then that sin offering must not be eaten. It must be burned up.
Weitere Anweisungen für das Brandopfer
1Der Herr sprach zu Mose: 2»Richte Aaron und seinen Söhnen diese Anweisungen für das Brandopfer aus:
Ein Brandopfer muss die ganze Nacht hindurch bis zum Morgen auf der Feuerstelle des Altars bleiben, und das Feuer darf nicht verlöschen. 3Am Morgen soll der Priester sein Gewand und die Hose aus Leinen anziehen und die Asche wegräumen, die vom Brandopfer übrig geblieben ist. Er schüttet sie neben den Altar, 4wechselt dann die Kleider und bringt die Asche aus dem Lager hinaus an einen abgesonderten, reinen Ort. 5Das Feuer auf dem Brandopferaltar muss immer brennen, es darf niemals verlöschen! Jeden Morgen soll der Priester Holz nachlegen. Darauf soll er das Brandopfer zurichten und die Fettstücke der Friedensopfer verbrennen. 6Das Feuer auf dem Altar darf nie verlöschen!«
Weitere Anweisungen für das Speiseopfer
7»Folgende Anweisungen gelten für das Speiseopfer:
Einer der Priester, ein Nachkomme Aarons, soll das Speiseopfer auf dem Altar mir, dem Herrn, darbringen. 8Er nimmt eine Handvoll feines Weizenmehl, mit einer Handvoll Öl vermengt, und den ganzen Weihrauch, der zum Speiseopfer dazugegeben wurde. Dieser Anteil gehört mir, und der Priester verbrennt ihn zu meinem Gedenken auf dem Altar. Es ist ein wohlriechendes Opfer, das mir, dem Herrn, Freude macht. 9Alles Übrige steht den Priestern zu. Es muss ohne Sauerteig gebacken und an einem heiligen Ort verzehrt werden, und zwar im Vorhof des Heiligtums. 10Ich habe diesen Anteil für sie bestimmt. Er gehört zum Opfer, das mir dargebracht wird, und ist deshalb besonders heilig, genauso wie das Fleisch des Sünd- und Schuldopfers. 11Jeder männliche Nachkomme Aarons darf davon essen. Diese Ordnung gilt jetzt und für alle kommenden Generationen. Alles, was mit den Opfergaben in Berührung kommt, wird ebenfalls heilig.«
Das Speiseopfer der Priester
12Weiter sprach der Herr zu Mose: 13»Wenn ein Nachkomme Aarons zum Priester geweiht wird, soll er mir von da an jeden Tag eineinhalb Kilogramm feines Weizenmehl als Speiseopfer darbringen, die eine Hälfte am Morgen, die andere am Abend. 14Die Opfergabe soll auf einem Backblech zubereitet werden, dazu wird Olivenöl in das Mehl gerührt. Die Fladenbrote sollen in Stücke gebrochen und dann als Speiseopfer dargebracht werden. So gefällt es mir, dem Herrn. 15Der Priester, der sein Amt antritt, muss das Opfer selbst darbringen, er soll es ganz verbrennen. Diese Ordnung gilt für alle Zeiten. 16Jedes Speiseopfer eines Priesters gehört vollständig mir, man darf nichts davon essen.«
Weitere Anweisungen für das Sündopfer
17Der Herr sprach zu Mose: 18»Gib Aaron und seinen Söhnen diese Anweisungen für das Sündopfer:
Das Tier für das Sündopfer soll wie die Tiere für das Brandopfer am Eingang des heiligen Zeltes geschlachtet werden. Das Fleisch des Opfertieres ist besonders heilig. 19Der Priester, der es darbringt, darf es an einem heiligen Ort essen, und zwar im Vorhof des Heiligtums. 20Wer oder was das Fleisch berührt, wird ebenfalls heilig. Wenn Blut vom Opfertier auf ein Gewand spritzt, muss man es an einem reinen Ort wieder auswaschen. 21Wurde das Fleisch in einem Tontopf gekocht, dann soll dieser zerbrochen werden; wenn es ein Bronzetopf war, muss man ihn scheuern und mit Wasser ausspülen. 22Alle männlichen Angehörigen der Priester dürfen von dem Fleisch essen, das besonders heilig ist. 23Aber kein Opfertier, von dessen Blut etwas ins Heiligtum gebracht worden ist, um dort die Schuld zu sühnen, darf verzehrt werden; man muss das Fleisch verbrennen!«
