Ang Paglilinis ng Kampo
1Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, 2“Utusan mo ang mga Israelita na palabasin nila sa kampo ang sinumang may malubhang sakit sa balat o may lumalabas sa kanyang ari dahil sa karamdaman o itinuring siyang marumi dahil nakahipo siya ng patay. 3Palabasin ninyo sila, lalaki man o babae para hindi nila marumihan ang kampo, kung saan ako naninirahang kasama ninyo.” 4Kaya pinalabas ng mga Israelita ang mga ganoong tao sa kampo ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.
Ang Bayad sa Ginawan ng Masama
5Pagkatapos, sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, 6“Sabihin mo sa mga Israelita na kung ang isang lalaki o babae ay sumuway sa gusto ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng paggawa ng masama sa kanyang kapwa, nagkasala ang taong iyon. 7Kailangang aminin niya ang nagawang kasalanan, at kailangang bayaran niya ng buo ang ginawan niya ng masama, at dagdagan ng 20 porsiyento ang bayad. 8Pero kung patay na ang ginawan ng masama at wala na siyang malapit na kamag-anak na tatanggap ng bayad, ang bayad ay mapupunta sa Panginoon at kailangang ibigay ito sa pari, kasama ng tupa na ihahandog ng pari para tubusin ang kasalanan ng taong iyon. 9Ang lahat ng banal na regalo na dinadala ng mga Israelita sa mga pari ay magiging pag-aari na ng pari. 10Magiging pag-aari ng mga pari ang mga banal na handog na ito.”
Ang Parusa sa Babaeng Nanlalalaki
11Sinabi pa ng Panginoon kay Moises, 12-13“Sabihin mo ito sa mga Israelita: Kung sakali man na may isang lalaking naghihinala na nanlalalaki ang kanyang asawa, ngunit wala siyang katibayan dahil walang nakakita nito sa akto, 14-15kailangang dalhin niya ang kanyang asawa sa pari, kahit na hindi totoong dinungisan nito ang sarili sa pamamagitan ng pangangalunya. At kailangang magdala ang lalaki ng handog na dalawang kilong harinang sebada para sa kanyang asawa. Hindi niya ito dapat lagyan ng langis o insenso dahil itoʼy handog ng paghihinala. 16Dadalhin ng pari ang babae sa aking presensya, 17at pagkatapos ay maglalagay ang pari ng tubig sa mangkok na gawa sa putik, at lalagyan niya ito ng alikabok na mula sa sahig ng Toldang Tipanan. 18Kapag pinatayo na ng pari ang babae sa aking presensya, ilulugay ng pari ang buhok ng babae, at ilalagay sa kamay niya ang handog ng paghihinala para malaman kung talagang nagkasala ang babae. Pagkatapos, hahawakan ng pari ang mangkok na may mapait na tubig na nagdadala ng sumpa, 19at pasusumpain niya ang babae at sasabihin sa kanya, ‘Kung hindi mo dinungisan ang iyong sarili sa pamamagitan ng pakikipagtalik sa ibang lalaki, hindi ka masasaktan ng parusang dala ng tubig na ito. 20Pero kung dinungisan mo ang iyong sarili sa pamamagitan ng pakikipagtalik sa ibang lalaki na hindi mo asawa, 21sumusumpa ako na magiging halimbawa sa mga tao ang sumpa ng Dios sa iyo. At sanaʼy hindi ka magkaanak.5:21 hindi ka magkaanak: sa literal, lumiit ang iyong balakang (o ari) at mamaga ang iyong tiyan. 22Ang tubig sana na ito na nagdadala ng sumpa ay pumasok sa iyong katawan para hindi ka na magkaanak.’ Pagkatapos, sasabihin ng babae, ‘Mangyari sana ito.’
23“At isusulat ng pari ang sumpang ito sa isang sulatan at huhugasan niya ito sa mangkok na may mapait na tubig. 24(Kapag napainom na sa babae ang mapait na tubig na nagdadala ng sumpa. At kung may kasalanan siya, magiging dahilan ito ng matinding paghihirap niya, kung talagang nagkasala siya.) 25Pagkatapos, kukunin ng pari sa kamay ng babae ang handog ng paghihinala na inihandog ng asawa niya dahil sa paghihinala nito, at itataas ito ng pari sa aking presensya at dadalhin sa altar. 26Kukuha ang pari ng isang dakot ng handog na ito upang malaman kung nagkasala nga ang babae o hindi, at susunugin ito sa altar. Pagkatapos, ipapainom niya sa babae ang tubig. 27Kung totoong dinungisan niya ang kanyang sarili sa pamamagitan ng pagtataksil sa kanyang asawa, magpaparusa sa kanya nang matindi ang tubig na kanyang ininom na nagdadala ng sumpa. Hindi na siya magkakaanak at magiging halimbawa sa mga tao ang sumpa ng Dios sa kanya. 28Pero kung hindi niya dinungisan ang kanyang sarili, hindi siya masasaktan, at magkakaanak siya.
29“Ito ang kautusan tungkol sa lalaki na naghihinala sa kanyang asawa. Kung nadungisan ng babae ang kanyang sarili sa pamamagitan ng pagtataksil sa kanyang asawa, 30o naghihinala ang lalaki sa kanyang asawa na nanlalalaki ito, kailangang patayuin ng pari ang asawa niya sa aking presensya at ipagawa ang kautusang ito sa kanya. 31Walang pananagutan ang lalaki pero may pananagutan ang babae kung nagkasala siya, at magdurusa siya sa kanyang kasalanan.”
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.’ ”
