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.”
吃圣物的条例
1耶和华对摩西说： 2“你告诉亚伦父子们要谨慎处理以色列人献给我的圣物，免得亵渎我的圣名。我是耶和华。
3“你告诉他们：你们世世代代的子孙中，如果有人不洁净，却接近以色列人分别出来献给我的圣物，必须把他从我面前铲除。我是耶和华。 4亚伦的子孙中若有人患了麻风病或漏症，在他洁净之前，不可吃圣物。如果有人遗精，或碰到因接触尸体而不洁净之物， 5或碰到不洁净的爬虫，或碰到任何使他不洁净的爬虫或人， 6这人就不洁净，要到傍晚之后才能洁净。他要沐浴后才可吃圣物。 7日落之后，他就洁净了，可以吃圣物，因为那是他应得的食物。 8他不可吃自然死亡或被野兽撕裂的动物，免得因此而不洁净。我是耶和华。 9他们要遵守我的命令，免得他们犯罪，因亵渎我的命令而死亡。我是使他们圣洁的耶和华。
10“祭司家以外的人不可吃圣物，在祭司家中寄居的或做雇工的都不可吃， 11但出生在祭司家里或祭司用钱买来的奴隶都可以吃。 12如果祭司的女儿嫁给本族以外的人，她便不可再吃圣洁的举祭。 13如果祭司的女儿守寡或被休，无儿无女，又像年轻时回到父亲家居住，便可以吃父亲的食物。除此以外，不属于祭司家的人都不可吃。 14任何人如果误吃圣物，就要如数偿还给祭司，并加赔五分之一。 15祭司不可亵渎以色列民众献给耶和华的圣物， 16以免因擅自吃圣物而担罪、受罚。我是使他们圣洁的耶和华。”
选择祭牲的条例
17耶和华对摩西说： 18“你要告诉亚伦父子们及所有以色列人：任何以色列人或寄居在以色列的外族人，若向耶和华献燔祭，无论是为了还愿还是出于自愿， 19都必须献毫无残疾的公牛、公绵羊或公山羊才能蒙悦纳。 20不可献有残疾的，因为不蒙悦纳。 21如果有人为了还愿或自愿献牛羊作平安祭给耶和华，必须献毫无残疾的牛羊才能蒙悦纳。 22不可献给耶和华瞎眼的、伤残的、断肢的、长疥癣的牲畜，也不可把这些牲畜献给耶和华作火祭。 23至于畸形或发育不全的公牛或绵羊羔，可以用作自愿献的祭，但用作还愿祭将不蒙悦纳。 24不可献给耶和华睪丸受损、被压碎、破裂或被阉割的牲畜。在你们境内不可做这样的事， 25也不可从外族人手中接受这类牲畜，来献给你们的上帝作食物。因为这些牲畜是畸形的、残疾的，不蒙悦纳。”
26耶和华对摩西说： 27“刚出生的牛、绵羊或山羊，前七天要与母亲在一起。从第八天起，把它们献给我作火祭必蒙悦纳。 28不可在同一天内宰杀母牛和小牛或母羊和小羊。 29你们献感恩祭给耶和华时，要使你们所献的蒙悦纳。 30要当天吃完祭物，不可留到早晨。我是耶和华。 31你们要遵行我的一切诫命。我是耶和华。 32不可亵渎我的圣名，我要在以色列人中被尊为圣，我是使你们圣洁的耶和华。 33我领你们离开埃及，是要做你们的上帝。我是耶和华。”
