El sacrificio por la culpa
1»Esta es la ley respecto al sacrificio por la culpa, el cual es sumamente sagrado: 2La víctima deberá ser degollada en el mismo lugar donde se degüellan los animales para el holocausto, y su sangre será derramada alrededor del altar. 3Luego se ofrecerá toda su grasa: la cola, la grasa que recubre los intestinos, 4los dos riñones y la grasa que los recubre, la grasa que recubre los lomos, y también el lóbulo del hígado, el cual se extraerá junto con los riñones. 5El sacerdote quemará todo esto en el altar como ofrenda puesta al fuego ante el Señor. Es un sacrificio por la culpa. 6Todo varón entre los sacerdotes podrá comer del sacrificio, pero deberá comerlo en un lugar santo. Es algo sumamente sagrado.
Derechos de los sacerdotes
7»La misma ley se aplica tanto al sacrificio por el perdón como al sacrificio por la culpa: El animal pertenecerá al sacerdote que lo sacrifique para pedir perdón de pecados. 8La piel de la víctima del holocausto también será para el sacerdote que la ofrezca. 9Así mismo, toda ofrenda de cereal cocida al horno, a la olla o a la sartén, será del sacerdote que la ofrezca. 10Toda ofrenda de cereal, ya sea amasada con aceite o seca, pertenecerá a todos los hijos de Aarón por partes iguales.
Diversos sacrificios de comunión
11»Esta es la ley respecto al sacrificio de comunión que se ofrece al Señor:
12»Si se ofrece en acción de gracias, entonces se ofrecerán también panes sin levadura amasados con aceite, hojuelas sin levadura untadas con aceite o panes de harina refinada amasados con aceite. 13Junto con el sacrificio de comunión en acción de gracias, se deberá presentar una ofrenda de pan con levadura. 14De toda ofrenda deberá presentarse una parte como contribución al Señor y se destinará al sacerdote a quien corresponda derramar la sangre del sacrificio de comunión. 15La carne de este sacrificio deberá comerse el día en que se ofrezca, sin dejar nada para el día siguiente.
16»Si el sacrificio tiene que ver con una promesa o se trata de una ofrenda voluntaria, no solo se comerá en el día que se ofrezca el sacrificio, sino que podrá comerse el resto al día siguiente. 17Pero toda la carne que quede hasta el tercer día se quemará en el fuego. 18Si alguna carne del sacrificio de comunión llega a comerse al tercer día, tal sacrificio no será aceptado ni se tomará en cuenta, porque la carne ya está impura. El que la coma sufrirá las consecuencias de su pecado.
19»No deberá comerse la carne que haya tocado alguna cosa ritualmente impura, sino que se quemará en el fuego. En cuanto a otra carne, toda persona pura podrá comerla. 20Si una persona impura come la carne ofrecida al Señor en el sacrificio de comunión, será eliminada de su pueblo. 21Si alguien toca cualquier clase de impureza humana o de animal, o de algo detestable y luego come la carne ofrecida al Señor en el sacrificio de comunión, será eliminado de su pueblo».
Prohibiciones acerca de la grasa y de la sangre
22El Señor ordenó a Moisés 23que dijera a los israelitas: «Ustedes no comerán grasa de ganado vacuno, ovino o cabrío. 24La grasa de un animal muerto o despedazado podrá usarse con cualquier otro fin, menos para comerla. 25Todo el que coma grasa de animales presentados como ofrenda puesta al fuego ante el Señor será eliminado de su pueblo. 26Vivan donde vivan, ustedes no comerán grasa ni sangre alguna, sea de ave o de otro animal. 27Todo el que coma cualquier clase de sangre será eliminado de su pueblo».
La porción de los sacerdotes
28El Señor ordenó a Moisés 29que dijera a los israelitas: «El que ofrezca al Señor un sacrificio de comunión deberá presentar al Señor parte de ese sacrificio, 30y presentarle también una ofrenda puesta al fuego. Llevará la grasa y el pecho, y mecerá ante el Señor el pecho de la víctima como ofrenda mecida. 31El sacerdote quemará la grasa en el altar, pero el pecho será para Aarón y sus hijos. 32Al sacerdote se le dará, como contribución, el muslo derecho del sacrificio de comunión. 33El muslo derecho será la porción del sacerdote7:33 del sacerdote. Lit. de entre los hijos de Aarón. a quien le toque ofrecer la sangre y la grasa del sacrificio. 34Porque de los sacrificios de comunión que ofrecen los israelitas, yo he tomado el pecho mecido y el muslo para dárselos, como contribución, al sacerdote Aarón y a sus hijos. Este será un estatuto perpetuo entre los israelitas».
35De las ofrendas puestas al fuego ante el Señor, esa es la porción consagrada para Aarón y sus hijos desde el día en que Moisés se los presentó al Señor como sacerdotes. 36El día en que fueron ungidos, el Señor ordenó a los israelitas darles esa porción. Es un estatuto perpetuo para sus descendientes.
37Esta es la ley respecto a los holocaustos, las ofrendas de cereales, los sacrificios el perdón, los sacrificios por la culpa, los sacrificios de ordenación y los sacrificios de comunión. 38El Señor se la dio a Moisés en el monte Sinaí el día en que mandó a los israelitas presentarle ofrendas en el desierto de Sinaí.
More Rules for Guilt Offerings
1“ ‘Here are some more rules for guilt offerings. The guilt offering is very holy. 2You must kill the animal for the guilt offering where you kill the animal for the burnt offering. Splash its blood against the sides of the altar. 3Offer all its fat. It must include the fat tail and the fat that covers the inside parts. 4It must include both kidneys with the fat on them next to the lower back muscles. It must also include the long part of the liver. Remove all of it together with the kidneys. 5The priest must burn all of it on the altar. It is a food offering presented to the Lord. It is a guilt offering. 6Any male in a priest’s family can eat it. But he must eat it in the holy area. It is very holy.
7“ ‘The same law applies to the sin offering and the guilt offering. Both of them belong to the priest who offers them to pay for sin. 8The priest who offers a burnt offering for anyone can keep its hide for himself. 9Every grain offering baked in an oven belongs to the priest who offers it. So does every grain offering cooked in a pan or on a metal plate. 10Every grain offering belongs equally to all the priests in Aaron’s family line. That is true whether it is mixed with olive oil or it is dry.
More Rules for Friendship Offerings
11“ ‘Here are some more rules for friendship offerings anyone may bring to the Lord.
12“ ‘Suppose they offer a friendship offering to show they are thankful. Then together with the thank offering they must offer thick loaves of bread. They must make them without yeast. They must mix them with olive oil. Or they must offer thin loaves of bread made without yeast. They must spread olive oil on them. Or they must offer thick loaves of bread made out of the finest flour. They must add olive oil to it. They must work the flour and prepare it well. 13They must bring another friendship offering along with their thank offering. It should be thick loaves of bread made with yeast. 14They must bring one of each kind of bread as an offering. One kind is made with yeast. The other is not. Both of them are a gift to the Lord. They belong to the priest who splashes the blood of the friendship offering against the altar. 15The person must eat the meat from their thank offering on the day they offer it. They must not leave any of it until morning.
16“ ‘But suppose they bring a friendship offering to keep a promise they have made. Or suppose they bring an offering they choose to give. Then they must eat the sacrifice on the day they offer it. But if anything is left over, they may eat it the next day. 17They must burn up any meat from the sacrifice left over until the third day. 18Suppose they eat any meat from the friendship offering on the third day. Then the Lord will not accept the offering. He will not accept it as a gift from them. It is not pure. If they eat any of it, they will be held responsible for it.
19“ ‘They must not eat meat that touches anything “unclean.” They must burn it up. Anyone “clean” may eat any other meat. 20But suppose an “unclean” person eats any meat from the friendship offering that belongs to the Lord. Then they will be separated from their people. 21Suppose someone touches something “unclean.” It does not matter whether it comes from a human being who is not “clean.” It does not matter whether it comes from an “unclean” animal. It does not matter whether it comes from something hated and “unclean.” And suppose they eat any of the meat from the friendship offering that belongs to the Lord. Then they will be separated from their people.’ ”
Israel Must Not Eat Fat or Blood
22The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 23“Speak to the Israelites. Tell them, ‘Do not eat any of the fat of cattle, sheep or goats. 24Do not eat the fat of any animal found dead. Do not eat the fat of an animal that wild animals have torn apart. But you can use the fat for any other purpose. 25Suppose an animal has been sacrificed as a food offering to the Lord. No one may eat its fat. If they do, they will be separated from their people. 26No matter where you live, do not eat the blood of any bird or animal. 27Anyone who eats blood must be separated from their people.’ ”
The Share That Belongs to the Priests
28The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 29“Speak to the Israelites. Tell them, ‘Suppose someone brings a friendship offering to the Lord. Then they must bring part of it as their special gift to the Lord. 30They must bring it with their own hands. It is a food offering presented to the Lord. They must bring the fat together with the breast. They must lift the breast up and wave it in front of the Lord as a wave offering. 31The priest will burn the fat on the altar. But the breast belongs to Aaron and the priests in his family line. 32Give the right thigh from your friendship offerings to the priest as a gift. 33The priest who offers the blood and fat from the friendship offering must be given the right thigh. It is his share. 34I, the Lord, have taken the breast that is waved and the thigh that is given. I have taken them from the friendship offerings of the Israelites. And I have given them to Aaron the priest and the priests in his family line. The offerings will be their share from the Israelites for all time to come.’ ”
35That is the part of the food offerings presented to the Lord. It is given to Aaron and the priests in his family line. It was given to Aaron and his sons on the day they were set apart to serve the Lord as priests. 36On the day they were anointed, the Lord commanded the Israelites to give that part to them. For all time to come, it will be the share of Aaron and the priests in his family line.
37These are the rules for burnt offerings, grain offerings, sin offerings, guilt offerings and friendship offerings. They are also the rules for the offerings that are given when priests are being prepared to serve the Lord. 38They are the rules the Lord gave Moses on Mount Sinai. He gave them on the day he commanded the Israelites to bring their offerings to the Lord. That took place in the Sinai Desert.
