Levitikas 16
1 Angraeng hmaa ah angbawnhaih sak naah, Aaron capa hnik duek hmaek pacoengah, Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah lokthuih pae;
After the two sons of Aaron died because they burned incense to Yahweh [in a manner that was contrary to what Yahweh commanded], Yahweh spoke to Moses/me.
2 Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah, Nam ya Aaron duek han ai ah, hmuenciim koek thungah, lokkamhaih thingkhong ranui ah kaom, palungnathaih tangkhang pakahaih hoi payang ih kahni thungah akun han ai ah thui paeh; kai loe lokkamhaih thingkhong nuiah kaom, palungnathaih tangkhang nuiah tamai thung hoiah kam tueng han, tiah a naa.
He said to him/me, “Warn your [older] brother Aaron that he must not enter the Very Holy Place inside the curtain that is in the Sacred Tent whenever he wants to, because the cover of the sacred chest is there. That is the place where the priest (makes atonement for/requests me to forgive) sins. I am present in the cloud that is over the cover of the sacred chest. If Aaron goes in that room when it is not the proper time, he will die!
3 Aaron mah hmuenciim thungah akun naah, zae angbawnhaih sak hanah maitaw caa, hmai angbawnhaih sak hanah, tuucaa atae maeto sin tih.
“When Aaron enters the Sacred Tent area, he must bring a bull that [will be killed] to become an offering/sacrifice for sins, and a ram [to be killed] to be an offering that will be completely burned [on the altar].
4 Anih loe kaciim puu ngan laihaw kasawk to angkhuk ueloe, puu ngan canghnawh kasawk to abuen tih; puu ngan kazii to kaeng ah angzaeng ueloe, puu ngan lumuek to angmuek tih; to khukbuennawk loe ciim pongah, tui amhluk pacoengah angkhuk tih.
Then he must bathe his whole body, and put on the linen underwear/undershorts and the linen gown. He must tie the linen sash/waistbands around his waist and wrap the turban around his head. Those are his sacred garments.
5 Zae angbawnhaih sak hanah maeh caa hnetto, hmai angbawnhaih sak hanah tuu tae maeto, Israel kaminawk khae hoiah la ah.
The Israeli people must then bring to him two male goats [to be killed] as an offering/sacrifice for sin, and a ram to be [killed and] burned completely [on the altar].
6 Aaron mah a zaehaih pongah maitaw tae maeto hoiah angbawnhaih sah ueloe, anih hoi a imthung takoh hanah angbawnhaih to sah pae tih.
“Aaron must offer the bull [to me] to be a sacrifice in order that (I will forgive his sins and the sins of his family/his sins and the sins of his family will be forgiven).
7 To pacoengah maeh hnetto sin ueloe, amkhuenghaih kahni im thok taengah, Angraeng hmaa ah tathlang tih.
Then he must bring the two male goats to me at the entrance to the Sacred Tent.
8 Aaron mah maeh hnetto hanah taham khethaih phoisa to va pae tih: maeto loe Angraeng hanah va pae ueloe, kalah maeto loe zaehaih phawkung maeh ah prawt hanah va pae tih.
He must (cast lots/throw down stones that have been marked) to determine which goat will be [sacrificed] to me, and which will be the goat that will be set free.
9 Taham khethaih phoisa to vah pacoengah, qoih ih maeh to Angraeng khaeah sin ueloe, zae angbawnhaih ah paek tih.
Aaron must bring to me the goat that was chosen to be sacrificed. It will be an offering for the people’s sins.
10 Toe zaehaih phawkung ah prawt han qoih ih maeh loe, Angraeng hmaa ah kahing ah sin ueloe, angbawnhaih ah sak han ih praezaek ah prawt tih.
Aaron must also bring to me the other goat, but it is not to be killed. It will be freed while it is still alive. As a result of Aaron sending it into the desert, the people’s sins will be forgiven.
11 Aaron mah zae angbawnhaih maitaw tae to sin ueloe, angmah hoi a imthung takoh hanah zae angbawnhaih to sah pae tih; to pacoengah maitaw tae to angmah ih zae angbawnhaih sak hanah bop tih.
“Then Aaron must bring the young bull to me, to be an offering/sacrifice for himself and for his family. He must slaughter that bull to be an offering for their sins, [and he must drain the blood into a basin].
12 Angraeng hmaa ah kaom, hmaicam nuiah kangqong, hmaitikhaih sabae to la ueloe, kadip pueng ah naep ih hmuihoih to ban kakoiah lak pacoengah, kahni payang ih ahmuen thungah caeh haih tih.
Then he must take some burning coals from the [bronze] altar and put them in the incense burner. Then he must fill his hands with fragrant finely-ground incense. Then he must take the incense and the incense burner inside the curtain into the Very Holy Place [of the Sacred Tent].
13 Anih duek han ai ah, hmuihoih hmaikhue mah, hnukung thingkhong nuiah kaom, palungnathaih tangkhang to hmuihoisak hanah, hmuihoih to Angraeng hmaa ah hmai nuiah suem tih.
There he must put the incense on the burning coals, with the result that a cloud of burning incense will rise up over the lid of the sacred chest. If he obeys these instructions, he will not die [like Korah’s two sons did because of offering incense incorrectly] (OR, [because of being in God’s presence]).
14 Anih mah maitaw tae athii to la ueloe, a banpazung hoiah palungnathaih tangkhang hmaa ah haeh tih; palungnathaih tangkhang nuiah doeh athii to a banpazung hoiah vai sarihto haeh tih.
Then he must dip his finger into [the basin] and sprinkle some blood on the lid of the sacred chest, and also sprinkle some blood seven times against the front of the chest.
15 To pacoengah kaminawk hanah, zae angbawnhaih maeh to bop ueloe, athii to kahni payang ih ahmuen thungah sin tih, maitaw tae athii hoi sak ih baktih toengah, anih mah sah let tih; athii to palungnathaih tangkhang nui hoi palungnathaih tangkhang hmaa ah haeh tih.
[“Aaron must then go outside the Sacred Tent] and slaughter the goat to be an offering for the sins of the people. Then he must bring its blood into the Very Holy Place behind the curtain. There he must sprinkle [some of] that blood on the lid of the sacred chest and against the front of the chest, like he did with the bull’s blood.
16 Ciimcai ai Israel kaminawk zaehaih hoi nihcae sakpazaehaih boih pongah, anih mah hmuenciim ah zae angbawnhaih to sah tih; nihcae khae kaom amkhuenghaih kahni im hanah doeh, ciim ai pongah, hae tiah angbawnhaih to sah pae tih.
By doing that, he will purify the Very Holy Place. And he must sprinkle more of the blood on the Sacred Tent, because the tent is in the midst of the camp of the Israeli people who have become unacceptable to me [because of their sins].
17 Aaron mah zae angbawnhaih sak hanah hmuenciim thungah akun moe, angmah hoi a imthung takoh, Israel acaengnawk boih han angbawnhaih sak naah, amlaem let ai karoek to, kaminawk amkhuenghaih kahni imthung ah mi doeh oh han om ai.
When Aaron goes into the Very Holy Place [in the Sacred Tent] to purify it, no one else is permitted to enter [the other part of] the Sacred Tent. Only after Aaron has performed rituals to enable me to forgive him and his family, and all the Israeli people, is any priest permitted to enter the Sacred Tent.
18 To pacoengah Angraeng hmaa ih hmaicam ah a caeh moe, angbawnhaih to sak hanah, maitaw tae ih athii hoi maeh thii to la ueloe, hmaicam taengah kaom takiinawk thungah thaeng tih.
“Then Aaron must go outside the tent to purify my altar. He must do this by smearing some of the blood from the bull and some of the blood from the goat on each of the projections at the corners of the altar.
19 Athii to hmaicam nuiah a banpazung hoiah vai sarihto haeh tih, to tiah Israel kaminawk zaehaih to thoengsak ueloe, ciimsak tih.
Then Aaron must dip his finger into the [basin of] blood and sprinkle some of the blood over the altar seven times. By doing that, he will cleanse it from being unholy [because of the sins] of the Israeli people, and it will become holy again.
20 Aaron mah hmuenciim, amkhuenghaih kahni im hoi hmaicam hanah, angbawnhaih sak pacoengah, kahing maeh to hmabang ah caeh haih tih.
“When Aaron has finished purifying the Very Holy Place [inside the Sacred Tent] and all of the Sacred Tent and the altar, he must bring the goat that was chosen to be set free.
21 To naah Aaron mah maeh lu pongah ban to koeng ueloe, Israel kaminawk sethaih hoi sakpazaehaihnawk boih to taphong tih, to pacoengah nihcae zaehaih boih to maeh lu nuiah amtii tih; to naah a qoih ih kami maeto kawk ueloe, maeh to praezaek ah prawtsak tih.
He must put both of his hands on the head of the goat and confess all the sins [DOU] of the Israeli people. By doing that, he will put [the guilt of] their sins on the head of the goat. Then he must give the goat to a man who is chosen, and that man will send the goat out into the desert.
22 Maeh mah nihcae zaehaihnawk boih to, kami om ai ahmuen ah phaw ueloe, kami mah maeh to praezaek ah prawt tih.
[It is as though] the goat will carry away into the desert [the guilt for] the sins of all the people.
23 To pacoengah Aaron loe kaminawk amkhuenghaih kahni imthung ah akun tih, hmueciim koek thungah akun ai naah, angmah angkhuk ih khukbuen to angkhring hmaloe ueloe, to ahmuen ah caehtaak tih;
“When Aaron approaches the Sacred Tent, he must take off the linen clothes that he wore when he [previously] entered the Very Holy Place, and he must leave those clothes there.
24 hmuenciim ah tui amhluk pacoengah, angmah ih khukbuen to angkhuk tih; to pacoengah angzo ueloe, angmah han ih hmai angbawnhaih to sah tih, to pacoengah kaminawk ih hmai angbawnhaih to sah pae tih; to pacoengah angmah han hoi kaminawk hanah zae angbawnhaih to sah tih.
Then he must bathe in a sacred place, put on his regular/ordinary clothes, and sacrifice the animals that will be burned completely on the altar for his own sins and for the sins of the Israeli people. By doing that he will enable me to forgive him and them.
25 Zae angbawnhaih sak ih athawk to hmaicam pongah pakhaem tih.
He must also burn on the altar all the fat of the bull and the goat that were sacrificed.
26 Zaehaih phawkung maeh to praezaek ah prawt kami loe, a khukbuen to pasuk moe, tui amhluk han oh; to pacoengah ni a ohhaih im ah caeh vop tih.
“The man who was chosen to send the other goat into the desert and free it there must afterwards wash his clothes and bathe. Then he may return to the camp.
27 Hmuenciim ah zae angbawnhaih sak hanah sin ih maitaw tae hoi maeh tae thii to, a ohhaih tasa bangah sin ueloe, to ah ahin, angan hoi aeknawk to hmai hoiah qoeng tih.
The carcasses of the bull and the goat that were slaughtered to be an offering/sacrifice for the people’s sins, whose blood was taken inside the Very Holy Place to enable Yahweh to forgive the Israeli people, must be carried outside the camp and burned. The hides/skins of the animals, the inner organs, and the dung must also be burned.
28 To tiah hmai qoeng kami loe, a khukbuen to pasuk moe, tui amhluk han oh; to pacoengah ni a ohhaih im ah caeh vop tih.
The man who burns those things must then wash his clothes and bathe before he returns to the camp.
29 Hae loe nangcae han dungzan ah paek ih daan ah oh; khrah sarihto haih, ni hato naah, na prae kaminawk maw, to tih ai boeh nangcae khaeah kaom angvinnawk maw, toksah o sak hmah; nangmah hoi nangmah to poek kamtang ah om ah.
“On (October/the month after the dry season ends), on the day that I have appointed, you all must (fast/abstain from eating food) and not do any work. This is a rule/law that will never end. It must be obeyed by you people who have been Israelis all your lives, and also by foreigners who are living among you.
30 Angraeng hmaa ah zaehaih na loih o thai boih hanah, to na niah qaima mah nangcae to ciimsak hanah, zae angbawnhaih to sah pae tih.
On that day, Aaron will perform rituals to enable me to forgive you all, and then I will cleanse/free you all from [the guilt of] all your sins and you will become acceptable to me.
31 Hae loe dungzan ah Angraeng mah paek ih lok baktih toengah, Sabbath niah oh, to pongah poek amtanghhaih hoiah om ah.
That will be a day for you to rest and not do any work, like the Sabbath days, and you must (fast/abstain from eating food) all that day. That is a permanent command/law for you all to obey.
32 Ampa zuengah qaima toksak han angpaek kami, qaima ah oh han situi bawh ih kami mah, zae angbawnhaih to sah tih; anih loe puu ngan khukbuen hoi kaciim khukbuen to angkhuk tih;
In future years, [after Aaron has died], this ritual/ceremony to enable me to forgive you all [DOU] will be performed by the Supreme Priest who is anointed [with olive oil] and appointed to serve instead of his ancestor Aaron. He must put on the sacred clothes made of linen
33 anih mah hmuenciim, amkhuenghaih kahni im hoi hmaicam hanah zae angbawnhaih to sah ueloe, qaimanawk hoi amkhueng kaminawk boih hanah zae angbawnhaih to sah pae tih.
and offer sacrifices to purify the Very Holy Place, all of the Sacred Tent, the altar, the priests, and all the Israel people [like Aaron did].
34 Hae loe Israel kaminawk ih zaehaihnawk boih pongah, saningto naah angbawnhaih vaito sak hanah, nangcae han dungzan ah paek ih daan ah oh, tiah a naa. Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah thuih ih lok baktih toengah anih mah sak.
This will be a permanent command/law for you to obey once every year, to enable me to forgive you Israeli people for the sins that you have committed.” Moses/I obeyed all those instructions/commands that Yahweh had given to him/me.
