In Hebrew texts 6:1-7 is numbered 5:20-26, and 6:8-30 is numbered 6:1-23. 1The Lord said to Moses: 2‘If anyone sins and is unfaithful to the Lord by deceiving a neighbour about something entrusted to them or left in their care or about something stolen, or if they cheat their neighbour, 3or if they find lost property and lie about it, or if they swear falsely about any such sin that people may commit – 4when they sin in any of these ways and realise their guilt, they must return what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found, 5or whatever it was they swore falsely about. They must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner on the day they present their guilt offering. 6And as a penalty they must bring to the priest, that is, to the Lord, their guilt offering, a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value. 7In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.’
The burnt offering
8The Lord said to Moses: 9‘Give Aaron and his sons this command: “These are the regulations for the burnt offering: the burnt offering is to remain on the altar hearth throughout the night, till morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar. 10The priest shall then put on his linen clothes, with linen undergarments next to his body, and shall remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar. 11Then he is to take off these clothes and put on others, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean. 12The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it. 13The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.
The grain offering
14‘ “These are the regulations for the grain offering: Aaron’s sons are to bring it before the Lord, in front of the altar. 15The priest is to take a handful of the finest flour and some olive oil, together with all the incense on the grain offering, and burn the memorial6:15 Or representative portion on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 16Aaron and his sons shall eat the rest of it, but it is to be eaten without yeast in the sanctuary area; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. 17It must not be baked with yeast; I have given it as their share of the food offerings presented to me. Like the sin offering6:17 Or purification offering; also in verses 25 and 30 and the guilt offering, it is most holy. 18Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it. For all generations to come it is his perpetual share of the food offerings presented to the Lord. Whatever touches it will become holy.6:18 Or Whoever touches them must be holy; similarly in verse 27” ’
19The Lord also said to Moses, 20‘This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the Lord on the day he6:20 Or each is anointed: a tenth of an ephah6:20 That is, probably about 1.6 kilograms of the finest flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening. 21It must be prepared with oil on a griddle; bring it well-mixed and present the grain offering broken6:21 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. in pieces as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. 22The son who is to succeed him as anointed priest shall prepare it. It is the Lord’s perpetual share and is to be burned completely. 23Every grain offering of a priest shall be burned completely; it must not be eaten.’
The sin offering
24The Lord said to Moses, 25‘Say to Aaron and his sons: “These are the regulations for the sin offering: the sin offering is to be slaughtered before the Lord in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered; it is most holy. 26The priest who offers it shall eat it; it is to be eaten in the sanctuary area, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. 27Whatever touches any of the flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in the sanctuary area. 28The clay pot that the meat is cooked in must be broken; but if it is cooked in a bronze pot, the pot is to be scoured and rinsed with water. 29Any male in a priest’s family may eat it; it is most holy. 30But any sin offering whose blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place must not be eaten; it must be burned.
Regler om de forskellige ofre, henvendt til præsterne
1Herren sagde videre til Moses: 2„Gør Aron og hans sønner bekendt med følgende regler for brændofrene:
Ilden skal holdes ved lige, og brændofferet skal blive liggende på alteret hele natten. 3Næste morgen skal præsten tage sit linnedundertøj og sine linnedbukser på, hvorefter han skal tage asken fra alteret og lægge den i en bunke ved siden af alteret. 4Så skal han skifte tøj og bære asken uden for lejren til det indviede sted. 5Men alterilden skal brænde hele tiden, den må under ingen omstændigheder gå ud. Hver morgen skal præsten lægge nyt brænde på ilden og placere det daglige brændoffer ovenpå, og han skal brænde fedtet som et takoffer. 6Husk at ilden altid skal brænde på alteret, for den må aldrig slukkes.
7De følgende regler gælder afgrødeofferet:
Efter at præsterne har bragt offeret til Herrens alter, 8skal ypperstepræsten tage en håndfuld af det fintmalede mel med olivenolien og røgelsen i og brænde det på alteret som et lifligt afgrødeoffer. 9Resten af melet skal tilhøre Aron og hans sønner, og det brød, de tilbereder af melet, skal laves uden surdej, og det skal spises i åbenbaringsteltets forgård. 10Hvis det drejer sig om ovnbagt brød, gælder samme regel: Der må ikke bruges surdej til brødet. Det er præsternes andel af de ofre, der brændes for mig på alteret, men deres andel er for mig lige så hellig som den del, der brændes på alteret. Det samme gælder synd- og skyldofre. 11Deres del af brændofrene må dog kun spises af præsterne selv, de mandlige efterkommere af Aron, fra generation til generation. Kun de indviede må røre ved det.”
12Derpå sagde Herren til Moses: 13„Samme dag Aron og hans sønner bliver salvet og indsat i deres præsteembede, skal de bringe Herren et almindeligt afgrødeoffer: to liter fintmalet mel. Den ene halvdel skal ofres om morgenen, og den anden halvdel skal ofres om aftenen. 14Det skal tilberedes på bageplade med olivenolie, og efter at brødet er gennembagt, skal det brækkes i stykker og bringes som et lifligt afgrødeoffer. 15Den af Arons efterkommere, der er indsat som ypperstepræst, skal forestå ceremonien. Dette er en permanent lov. 16Og for disse afgrødeofre fra præsterne gælder det, at hele offeret skal brændes. Intet af det må spises.”
17Herren fortsatte: 18„Gør Aron og hans sønner bekendt med følgende regler for syndofrene:
Ethvert dyr, der bringes som syndoffer, er indviet til mig. Dyret skal slagtes samme sted, hvor I slagter brændofferdyrene. 19Den præst, som udfører offerceremonien, skal sørge for, at kødet kun bliver spist i åbenbaringsteltets forgård. 20Kun indviede præster må røre ved kødet, og hvis der kommer blodstænk på deres tøj, skal de vaske tøjet på det sted, der er indviet til det. 21Hvis kødet bliver kogt i en gryde af ler, skal gryden knuses bagefter. Men hvis det er en gryde af bronze, der bruges, skal den skures og skylles grundigt med vand bagefter. 22Kun mænd af præsteslægten må spise af offerkødet, for det er et helligt offer. 23Men hvis syndofferdyrets blod er blevet båret ind i åbenbaringsteltet og brugt som sonoffer i helligdommen, må dets kød ikke spises. I den slags tilfælde skal kødet brændes.
