利未記 12

1 上主訓示梅瑟說：

And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

2 「你告訴以色列子民說：若一婦人分娩，生一男孩，七天之久，她是不潔的；她不潔有如經期不潔一樣。

Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say, When a woman hath brought forth seede, and borne a manchilde, shee shalbe vncleane seuen dayes, like as she is vncleane when she is put apart for her disease.

3 第八天，應給孩子割損。

(And in the eight day, the foreskin of the childes flesh shalbe circumcised)

4 此外，她還要守度三十三天的潔血期。在未滿取潔的日期以前，不可接觸任何聖物，不可走近聖所。

And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirtie dayes: she shall touch no halowed thing, nor come into the Sanctuarie, vntil the time of her purifying be out.

5 若生一女孩，兩星期是不潔的，有如經期一樣。，此外還要守度六十六天的潔血期。

But if she beare a mayde childe, then shee shalbe vncleane two weekes, as when shee hath her disease: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying three score and sixe dayes.

6 一滿了取潔的日期，不拘為兒子或女兒，她應在會幕門口交給司祭一隻一歲的羔羊，做全番祭；一隻雛鴿或一隻斑鳩，現作贖罪祭。

Nowe when the dayes of her purifying are out, (whether it be for a sonne or for a daughter) shee shall bring to the Priest a lambe of one yeere olde for a burnt offering, and a yong pigeon or a turtle doue for a sinne offring, vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation,

7 司祭將祭品奉獻在上主面前，為她型贖罪禮，她纔算由流血的狀況中潔淨了：以上是關於生男或生女得婦人的法律。

Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her: so she shalbe purged of the issue of her blood this is the law for her that hath borne a male or female.

8 但若她的財力不夠辦一隻羔羊，可帶兩隻斑鳩或兩隻雛鴿：一隻獻作全番祭，一隻獻作贖罪祭。司祭位他行贖罪禮，她就潔淨了。

But if she bee not able to bring a lambe, she shall bring two turtles, or two yong pigeons: the one for a burnt offring, and the other for a sinne offring: and the Priest shall make an atonement for her: so she shall be cleane.