1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings the Israelites consecrate to me, so they will not profane my holy name. I am the Lord.
3“Say to them: ‘For the generations to come, if any of your descendants is ceremonially unclean and yet comes near the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the Lord, that person must be cut off from my presence. I am the Lord.
4“ ‘If a descendant of Aaron has a defiling skin disease22:4 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin. or a bodily discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse or by anyone who has an emission of semen, 5or if he touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be. 6The one who touches any such thing will be unclean till evening. He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water. 7When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food. 8He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so become unclean through it. I am the Lord.
9“ ‘The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.
10“ ‘No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired worker eat it. 11But if a priest buys a slave with money, or if slaves are born in his household, they may eat his food. 12If a priest’s daughter marries anyone other than a priest, she may not eat any of the sacred contributions. 13But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or is divorced, yet has no children, and she returns to live in her father’s household as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food. No unauthorized person, however, may eat it.
14“ ‘Anyone who eats a sacred offering by mistake must make restitution to the priest for the offering and add a fifth of the value to it. 15The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the Lord 16by allowing them to eat the sacred offerings and so bring upon them guilt requiring payment. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.’ ”
Unacceptable Sacrifices
17The Lord said to Moses, 18“Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: ‘If any of you—whether an Israelite or a foreigner residing in Israel—presents a gift for a burnt offering to the Lord, either to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, 19you must present a male without defect from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf. 20Do not bring anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf. 21When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the Lord to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable. 22Do not offer to the Lord the blind, the injured or the maimed, or anything with warts or festering or running sores. Do not place any of these on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord. 23You may, however, present as a freewill offering an ox22:23 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female. or a sheep that is deformed or stunted, but it will not be accepted in fulfillment of a vow. 24You must not offer to the Lord an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn or cut. You must not do this in your own land, 25and you must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner and offer them as the food of your God. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and have defects.’ ”
26The Lord said to Moses, 27“When a calf, a lamb or a goat is born, it is to remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the Lord. 28Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.
29“When you sacrifice a thank offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf. 30It must be eaten that same day; leave none of it till morning. I am the Lord.
31“Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord. 32Do not profane my holy name, for I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the Lord, who made you holy 33and who brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord.”
吃聖物的條例
1耶和華對摩西說： 2「你告訴亞倫父子們要謹慎處理以色列人獻給我的聖物，免得褻瀆我的聖名。我是耶和華。
3「你告訴他們：你們世世代代的子孫中，如果有人不潔淨，卻接近以色列人分別出來獻給我的聖物，必須把他從我面前剷除。我是耶和華。 4亞倫的子孫中若有人患了痲瘋病或漏症，在他潔淨之前，不可吃聖物。如果有人遺精，或碰到因接觸屍體而不潔淨之物， 5或碰到不潔淨的爬蟲，或碰到任何使他不潔淨的爬蟲或人， 6這人就不潔淨，要到傍晚之後才能潔淨。他要沐浴後才可吃聖物。 7日落之後，他就潔淨了，可以吃聖物，因為那是他應得的食物。 8他不可吃自然死亡或被野獸撕裂的動物，免得因此而不潔淨。我是耶和華。 9他們要遵守我的命令，免得他們犯罪，因褻瀆我的命令而死亡。我是使他們聖潔的耶和華。
10「祭司家以外的人不可吃聖物，在祭司家中寄居的或做雇工的都不可吃， 11但出生在祭司家裡或祭司用錢買來的奴隸都可以吃。 12如果祭司的女兒嫁給本族以外的人，她便不可再吃聖潔的舉祭。 13如果祭司的女兒守寡或被休，無兒無女，又像年輕時回到父親家居住，便可以吃父親的食物。除此以外，不屬於祭司家的人都不可吃。 14任何人如果誤吃聖物，就要如數償還給祭司，並加賠五分之一。 15祭司不可褻瀆以色列民眾獻給耶和華的聖物， 16以免因擅自吃聖物而擔罪、受罰。我是使他們聖潔的耶和華。」
選擇祭牲的條例
17耶和華對摩西說： 18「你要告訴亞倫父子們及所有以色列人：任何以色列人或寄居在以色列的外族人，若向耶和華獻燔祭，無論是為了還願還是出於自願， 19都必須獻毫無殘疾的公牛、公綿羊或公山羊才能蒙悅納。 20不可獻有殘疾的，因為不蒙悅納。 21如果有人為了還願或自願獻牛羊作平安祭給耶和華，必須獻毫無殘疾的牛羊才能蒙悅納。 22不可獻給耶和華瞎眼的、傷殘的、斷肢的、長疥癬的牲畜，也不可把這些牲畜獻給耶和華作火祭。 23至於畸形或發育不全的公牛或綿羊羔，可以用作自願獻的祭，但用作還願祭將不蒙悅納。 24不可獻給耶和華睪丸受損、被壓碎、破裂或被閹割的牲畜。在你們境內不可做這樣的事， 25也不可從外族人手中接受這類牲畜，來獻給你們的上帝作食物。因為這些牲畜是畸形的、殘疾的，不蒙悅納。」
26耶和華對摩西說： 27「剛出生的牛、綿羊或山羊，前七天要與母親在一起。從第八天起，把牠們獻給我作火祭必蒙悅納。 28不可在同一天內宰殺母牛和小牛或母羊和小羊。 29你們獻感恩祭給耶和華時，要使你們所獻的蒙悅納。 30要當天吃完祭物，不可留到早晨。我是耶和華。 31你們要遵行我的一切誡命。我是耶和華。 32不可褻瀆我的聖名，我要在以色列人中被尊為聖，我是使你們聖潔的耶和華。 33我領你們離開埃及，是要做你們的上帝。我是耶和華。」
