La ofrenda de cereal
1»Si alguien presenta al Señor una ofrenda de cereal, esta será de flor de harina refinada, sobre la cual pondrá aceite e incienso. 2Luego la llevará a los hijos de Aarón, los sacerdotes; allí tomará un puñado de harina refinada con aceite, junto con todo el incienso, y el sacerdote quemará esa ofrenda memorial en el altar. Es una ofrenda puesta al fuego cuyo aroma es grato al Señor. 3El resto de la ofrenda de cereal será para Aarón y sus hijos. Entre las ofrendas puestas al fuego que se presentan al Señor, esta es sumamente sagrada.
4»Si presentas una ofrenda de cereal cocida al horno, esta será de panes de harina refinada sin levadura, amasados con aceite o de hojuelas sin levadura untadas con aceite. 5Si presentas una ofrenda de cereal cocida en la sartén, la ofrenda será de harina refinada sin levadura, amasada con aceite. 6La partirás en pedazos y le echarás aceite. Es una ofrenda de cereal. 7Si presentas una ofrenda de cereal cocida a la olla, la ofrenda será de harina refinada con aceite. 8Así preparada la ofrenda de cereal, se la llevarás al Señor, es decir, se la llevarás al sacerdote, quien la presentará en el altar. 9El sacerdote, luego de tomar una parte como ofrenda memorial, la quemará en el altar. Es una ofrenda puesta al fuego cuyo aroma es grato al Señor. 10El resto de la ofrenda de cereal será para Aarón y sus hijos. Entre las ofrendas puestas al fuego que se presentan al Señor, esta es sumamente sagrada.
11»Ninguna ofrenda de cereal que ustedes presenten al Señor se hará de masa fermentada, porque en una ofrenda al Señor puesta al fuego no se deben quemar ni miel ni levadura. 12Llevarán al Señor levadura y miel como ofrenda de primicias, pero no las pondrán sobre el altar como aroma grato. 13Todas las ofrendas de cereal las sazonarán con sal, y no dejarán que falte la sal del pacto de su Dios. A todas las ofrendas deberán ponerles sal.
14»Si presentas al Señor una ofrenda de las primicias de tus cereales, esta será de trigo nuevo, molido y tostado al fuego. Es la ofrenda de cereal de tus primicias. 15Le pondrás aceite e incienso; es una ofrenda de cereal. 16El sacerdote quemará parte del trigo nuevo y molido como ofrenda memorial, junto con todo el incienso y el aceite. Es una ofrenda al Señor puesta al fuego.
Rules for Grain Offerings
1“ ‘Suppose anyone brings a grain offering to the Lord. Then their offering must be made out of the finest flour. They must pour olive oil on it. They must also put incense on it. 2They must take it to the priests in Aaron’s family line. A priest must take a handful of the flour and oil. He must mix them with all the incense. Then he must burn that part on the altar. It will be a reminder that all good things come from the Lord. It is a food offering. Its smell pleases the Lord. 3The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to the priests in his family line. It is a very holy part of the food offerings presented to the Lord.
4“ ‘If you bring a grain offering baked in an oven, make it out of the finest flour. It can be thick loaves of bread made without yeast. Mix them with olive oil. Or it can be thin loaves of bread that are made without yeast. Spread olive oil on them. 5If your grain offering is cooked on a metal plate, make your offering out of the finest flour. Mix it with oil. Make it without yeast. 6Break it into pieces. Pour oil on it. It is a grain offering. 7If your grain offering is cooked in a pan, make your offering out of the finest flour and some olive oil. 8Bring to the Lord your grain offering made out of all these things. Give it to the priest. He must take it to the altar. 9All good things come from the Lord. The priest must take out the part of the grain offering that reminds you of this. He must burn it on the altar. It is a food offering. Its smell pleases the Lord. 10The rest of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and the priests in his family line. It is a very holy part of the food offerings presented to the Lord.
11“ ‘Every grain offering you bring to the Lord must be made without yeast. You must not add any yeast or honey to a food offering presented to the Lord. 12You can bring them to the Lord as an offering of the first share of food you gather or produce. But they must not be offered on the altar as a pleasant smell. 13Put salt on all your grain offerings. Salt stands for the lasting covenant between you and your God. So do not leave it out of your grain offerings. Add salt to all your offerings.
14“ ‘Suppose you bring to the Lord a grain offering of the first share of your food. Then offer crushed heads of your first grain that have been cooked in fire. 15Put olive oil and incense on the grain. It is a grain offering. 16The priest must burn part of the crushed grain and the oil. It will remind you that all good things come from the Lord. The priest must burn it together with all the incense. It is a food offering presented to the Lord.
