A Pureza do Acampamento
1O Senhor disse a Moisés: 2“Ordene aos israelitas que mandem para fora do acampamento todo aquele que tiver lepra5.2 O termo hebraico não se refere somente à lepra, mas também a diversas doenças da pele., ou que tiver um fluxo, ou que se tornar impuro por tocar um cadáver. 3Mande-os para fora do acampamento, tanto homens como mulheres, para que não contaminem o seu próprio acampamento, onde habito entre eles”. 4Os israelitas assim fizeram e os mandaram para fora do acampamento, como o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés.
A Restituição por Danos e Prejuízos
5E o Senhor disse a Moisés: 6“Diga aos israelitas: Quando um homem ou uma mulher prejudicar outra pessoa5.6 Ou cometer qualquer pecado que os homens cometem e, portanto, ofender o Senhor, será culpado. 7Confessará o pecado que cometeu, fará restituição total, acrescentará um quinto a esse valor e entregará tudo isso a quem ele prejudicou. 8Mas, se o prejudicado não tiver nenhum parente próximo para receber a restituição, esta pertencerá ao Senhor e será entregue ao sacerdote, juntamente com o carneiro com o qual se faz propiciação pelo culpado. 9Todas as contribuições, ou seja, todas as dádivas sagradas que os israelitas trouxerem ao sacerdote pertencerão a ele. 10As dádivas sagradas de cada pessoa pertencem a ela, mas o que ela der ao sacerdote pertencerá ao sacerdote”.
O Teste da Mulher Suspeita de Adultério
11Então o Senhor disse a Moisés: 12“Diga o seguinte aos israelitas: Se a mulher de alguém se desviar e lhe for infiel, 13e outro homem deitar-se com ela, e isso estiver oculto de seu marido, e a impureza dela não for descoberta, por não haver testemunha contra ela nem ter ela sido pega no ato; 14se o marido dela tiver ciúmes e suspeitar de sua mulher, esteja ela pura ou impura, 15ele a levará ao sacerdote, com uma oferta de um jarro5.15 Hebraico: 1/10 de efa. O efa era uma medida de capacidade para secos. As estimativas variam entre 20 e 40 litros. de farinha de cevada em favor dela. Não derramará azeite nem porá incenso sobre a farinha, porque é uma oferta de cereal pelo ciúme, para que se revele a verdade sobre o pecado.
16“O sacerdote trará a mulher e a colocará perante o Senhor. 17Então apanhará um pouco de água sagrada num jarro de barro e colocará na água um pouco do pó do chão do tabernáculo. 18Depois de colocar a mulher perante o Senhor, o sacerdote soltará o cabelo dela e porá nas mãos dela a oferta memorial, a oferta pelo ciúme, enquanto ele mesmo terá em sua mão a água amarga que traz maldição. 19Então o sacerdote fará a mulher jurar e lhe dirá: Se nenhum outro homem se deitou com você e se você não foi infiel nem se tornou impura enquanto casada, que esta água amarga que traz maldição não faça mal a você. 20Mas, se você foi infiel enquanto casada e se contaminou por ter se deitado com um homem que não é seu marido— 21então o sacerdote fará a mulher pronunciar este juramento com maldição—que o Senhor faça de você objeto de maldição e de desprezo no meio do povo fazendo que a sua barriga inche e que você jamais tenha filhos5.21 Hebraico: que a sua coxa caia e seu ventre inche; também nos versículos 22 e 27.. 22Que esta água que traz maldição entre em seu corpo, inche a sua barriga e a impeça de ter filhos.
“Então a mulher dirá: Amém. Assim seja.
23“O sacerdote escreverá essas maldições num documento e depois as lavará na água amarga. 24Ele a fará beber a água amarga que traz maldição, e essa água entrará nela, causando-lhe amargo sofrimento. 25O sacerdote apanhará das mãos dela a oferta de cereal pelo ciúme, a moverá ritualmente perante o Senhor e a trará ao altar. 26Então apanhará um punhado da oferta de cereal como oferta memorial e a queimará sobre o altar; depois disso fará a mulher beber a água. 27Se ela houver se contaminado, sendo infiel ao seu marido, quando o sacerdote fizer que ela beba a água que traz maldição, essa água entrará nela e causará um amargo sofrimento; sua barriga inchará e ela, incapaz de ter filhos, se tornará objeto de maldição no meio do seu povo. 28Se, porém, a mulher não houver se contaminado, mas estiver pura, não sofrerá punição e será capaz de ter filhos.
29“Esse é, pois, o ritual quanto ao ciúme, quando uma mulher for infiel e se contaminar enquanto casada, 30ou quando o ciúme se apoderar de um homem porque suspeita de sua mulher. O sacerdote a colocará perante o Senhor e a fará passar por todo esse ritual. 31Se a suspeita se confirmar ou não, o marido estará inocente; mas a mulher sofrerá as consequências da sua iniquidade”.
Making the Camp Pure
1The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 2“Tell the Israelites that certain people must be sent away from the camp. Command them to send away anyone who has a skin disease. They must send away all those who have liquid waste coming from their bodies. And they must send away those who are ‘unclean’ because they have touched a dead body. 3That applies to men and women alike. Send them out of the camp. They must not make their camp ‘unclean.’ That is where I live among them.” 4So the Israelites did what the Lord commanded. They sent out of the camp those who were “unclean.” They did just as the Lord had directed Moses.
Sins Against Others Must Be Paid For
5The Lord said to Moses, 6“Speak to the Israelites. Say to them, ‘Suppose a man or woman does something wrong to someone else. Then that person is not being faithful to the Lord. People like that are guilty. 7They must admit they have committed a sin. They must pay in full for what they did wrong. And they must add a fifth of the value to it. Then they must give all of it to the person they have sinned against. 8But suppose that person has died. And suppose that person does not have a close relative who can be paid for the sin that was committed. Then what is paid belongs to the Lord. It must be given to the priest. A ram must be given along with it. The ram must be sacrificed to the Lord to pay for the sin. 9All the sacred gifts the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him. 10Sacred gifts belong to their owners. But what they give to the priest will belong to the priest.’ ”
The Test for an Unfaithful Wife
11Then the Lord spoke to Moses again. He said, 12“Speak to the Israelites. Say to them, ‘Suppose a man’s wife goes astray. And suppose she is not faithful to her husband. 13Suppose another man has sex with her. And suppose this is hidden from her husband. No one knows she is not “clean.” So there is no witness against her. And she has not been caught in the act. 14Suppose her husband becomes jealous. He does not trust his wife, and she is really “unclean.” Or suppose he does not trust her even though she is “clean.” 15Then he must take his wife to the priest. He must also bring an offering. It must be eight cups of barley flour. The offering is for his wife. He must not pour olive oil on it. And he must not put incense on it. It is a grain offering for being jealous. It calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done.
16“ ‘The priest must have her stand in front of the Lord. 17He must pour some holy water into a clay jar. He must get some dust from the floor of the holy tent. And he must put it into the water. 18The priest must have the woman stand in front of the Lord. Then he must untie her hair. He must place in her hands the offering that calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done. It is the grain offering for being jealous. The priest must keep the bitter water with him. It is the water that brings a curse. 19Then the priest must have the woman give her word. He must say to her, “Suppose no other man has had sex with you. And suppose you haven’t gone astray. You have kept yourself pure while you are married to your husband. Then may the bitter water that brings a curse not harm you. 20But suppose you have gone astray while you are married to your husband. You have made yourself ‘unclean.’ You have had sex with a man who isn’t your husband.” 21At that point the priest must put the woman under the curse that will come if she breaks her word. He must say, “May the Lord cause you to become a curse among your people. You will become a curse when the Lord makes your body unable to have children. 22May this water that brings a curse enter your body. May it make your body unable to have children.”
“ ‘Then the woman must say, “Amen. Let it happen.”
23“ ‘The priest must write the curses on a scroll. He must wash them off in the bitter water. 24It is the water he will make the woman drink. It is bitter water that brings a curse. It will enter her body. And it will cause her to suffer bitterly. 25The priest must take from her hands the grain offering for being jealous. He must lift it up and wave it in front of the Lord. He must bring it to the altar. 26Then the priest must take a handful of the grain offering. It is the offering that calls attention to the wrong thing a person has done. The priest must burn it on the altar. After that, he must have the woman drink the water. 27Suppose she has made herself “unclean.” She has not been faithful to her husband. And she has drunk the water that brings a curse. Then it will go into her body. It will cause her to suffer bitterly. It will make her body unable to have children. She will become a curse. 28Suppose the woman has not made herself “unclean.” But suppose she is “clean.” Then she will be free of guilt. And she will be able to have children.
29“ ‘This is the law about being jealous. It applies to a woman who has gone astray. She has made herself “unclean” while she is married to her husband. 30And it applies to a man who becomes jealous. He has doubts about his wife. The priest must have her stand in front of the Lord. He must apply the entire law to her. 31The husband will not be guilty of doing anything wrong. But the woman will be punished for her sin.’ ”
