Leviticus 22
1 Locutus quoque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
Then the LORD said to Moses,
2 Loquere ad Aaron et ad filios eius, ut caveant ab his quæ consecrata sunt filiorum Israel, et non contaminent nomen sanctificatorum mihi, quæ ipsi offerunt. ego Dominus.
“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.
3 Dic ad eos, et ad posteros eorum: Omnis homo, qui accesserit de stirpe vestra ad ea quæ consecrata sunt, et quæ obtulerunt filii Israel Domino, in quo est immunditia, peribit coram Domino. ego sum Dominus.
Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
4 Homo de semine Aaron, qui fuerit leprosus, aut patiens fluxum seminis, non vescetur de his quæ sanctificata sunt mihi donec sanetur. Qui tetigerit immundum super mortuo, et ex quo egreditur semen quasi coitus,
If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,
5 et qui tangit reptile, et quodlibet immundum, cuius tactus est sordidus,
or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—
6 immundus erit usque ad vesperum, et non vescetur his quæ sanctificata sunt: sed cum laverit carnem suam aqua,
the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
7 et occubuerit sol, tunc mundatus vescetur de sanctificatis, quia cibus illius est.
When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
8 Morticinum et captum a bestia non comedent, nec polluentur in eis. ego sum Dominus.
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
9 Custodiant præcepta mea, ut non subiaceant peccato, et moriantur in Sanctuario, cum polluerint illud. ego Dominus qui sanctifico eos.
The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
10 Omnis alienigena non comedet de sanctificatis, inquilinus sacerdotis, et mercenarius non vescentur ex eis.
No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.
11 Quem autem sacerdos emerit, et qui vernaculus domus eius fuerit, his comedent ex eis.
But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food.
12 Si filia sacerdotis cuilibet ex populo nupta fuerit: de his quæ sanctificata sunt, et de primitiis non vescetur.
If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions.
13 sin autem vidua, vel repudiata, et absque liberis reversa fuerit ad domum patris sui: sicut puella consueverat, aletur cibis patris sui. Omnis alienigena comedendi ex eis non habet potestatem.
But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it.
14 Qui comederit de sanctificatis per ignorantiam, addet quintam partem cum eo quod comedit, et dabit sacerdoti in Sanctuarium.
If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.
15 Nec contaminabunt sanctificata filiorum Israel, quæ offerunt Domino:
The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD
16 ne forte sustineant iniquitatem delicti sui, cum sanctificata comederint. ego Dominus qui sanctifico eos.
by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”
17 Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
Then the LORD said to Moses,
18 Loquere ad Aaron et filios eius et ad omnes filios Israel, dicesque ad eos: Homo de domo Israel, et de advenis qui habitant apud vos, qui obtulerit oblationem suam, vel vota solvens, vel sponte offerens, quidquid illud obtulerit in holocaustum Domini,
“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering,
19 ut offeratur per vos, masculus immaculatus erit ex bobus, et ovibus, et ex capris:
must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.
20 si maculam habuerit, non offeretis, neque erit acceptabile.
You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
21 Homo qui obtulerit victimam pacificorum Domino, vel vota solvens, vel sponte offerens, tam de bobus quam de ovibus, immaculatum offeret, ut acceptabile sit: omnis macula non erit in eo.
When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable.
22 Si cæcum fuerit, si fractum, si cicatricem habens, si papulas, aut scabiem, aut impetiginem: non offeretis ea Domino, nec adolebitis ex eis super altare Domini.
You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
23 Bovem et ovem, aure et cauda amputatis, voluntarie offerre potes, votum autem ex eis solvi non potest.
You may present as a freewill offering an ox or sheep that has a deformed or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable in fulfillment of a vow.
24 Omne animal, quod vel contritis vel tusis, vel sectis ablatisque testiculis est, non offeretis Domino, et in terra vestra hoc omnino ne faciatis.
You are not to present to the LORD an animal whose testicles are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you are not to sacrifice them in your land.
25 De manu alienigenæ non offeretis panes Deo vestro, et quidquid aliud dare voluerit: quia corrupta, et maculata sunt omnia: non suscipietis ea.
Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’”
26 Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
Then the LORD said to Moses,
27 Bos, ovis, et capra cum genita fuerint, septem diebus erunt sub ubere matris suæ: die autem octavo, et deinceps offerri poterunt Domino.
“When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
28 Sive illa bos, sive ovis, non immolabuntur una die cum fœtibus suis.
But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.
29 Si immolaveritis hostiam pro gratiarum actione Domino, ut possit esse placabilis,
When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.
30 eodem die comedetis eam, non remanebit quidquam in mane alterius diei. ego Dominus.
It must be eaten that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the LORD.
31 Custodite mandata mea, et facite ea. ego Dominus.
You are to keep My commandments and practice them. I am the LORD.
32 Ne polluatis nomen meum sanctum, ut sanctificer in medio filiorum Israel. Ego Dominus qui sanctifico vos,
You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,
33 et eduxi de Terra Ægypti, ut essem vobis in Deum. ego Dominus.
who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.”
