1 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى:

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 « كَلِّمْ هارُونَ وَبَنِيهِ وَكُلَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: هَذا ما أمَرَ اللهُ بِهِ.

“Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord has commanded, saying,

3 إ نْ ذَبَحَ أيُّ واحِدٍ مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ ثَوراً أوْ غَنَماً أوْ ماعِزاً كَذَبِيحَةٍ فِي المُخَيَّمِ أوْ خارِجَهُ،

“Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside the camp,

4 و َلَمْ يُحضِرْهُ إلَى مَدخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ لِيُقَدِّمَهُ ذَبِيحَةً للهِ أمامَ مَسْكَنِ اللهِ المُقَدَّسِ، يُعتَبَرُ مُذنِباً، لِأنَّهُ سَفَكَ دَماً، وَيُبادُ مِنَ الشَّعبِ.

and has not brought it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, bloodguiltiness is to be reckoned to that man. He has shed blood and that man shall be cut off from among his people.

5 ف َهَدَفُ هَذِهِ الشَّرِيعَةِ أنْ يُحضِرَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ الذَّبائِحَ الَّتِي كانُوا يَذبَحُونَها فِي البَرِّيَّةِ إلَى اللهِ عِندَ مَدخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ، إلَى الكاهِنِ، وَيَذبَحُوها كَذَبائِحِ سَلامٍ للهِ.

The reason is so that the sons of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they were sacrificing in the open field, that they may bring them in to the Lord, at the doorway of the tent of meeting to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord.

6 و َيَرُشُّ الكاهِنُ الدَّمَ عَلَى مَذبَحِ اللهِ عِندَ مَدخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ، وَيُحرِقُ الشَّحمَ، كَرائِحَةٍ يُسَرُّ بِها اللهُ.

The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and offer up the fat in smoke as a soothing aroma to the Lord.

7 أ مّا الَّذِينَ خانُونِي بِتَقدِيمِ ذَبائِحِهِمْ لِلتُّيُوسِ، فَلا يُقَدِّمُوها فِيما بَعْدُ. لَقَدْ خانُونِي بِذَلِكَ. هَذِهِ شَرِيعَةٌ دائِمَةٌ لَهُمْ فِي كُلِّ أجيالِهِمْ.

They shall no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat demons with which they play the harlot. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations.”’

8 « وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: أيُّ شَخصٍ مِنْ بَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ، أوْ غَرِيبٍ يَقُيمُ بَينَهُمْ، يُقَدِّمُ ذَبيحَةً صاعِدَةً أوْ قُرْباناً،

“Then you shall say to them, ‘Any man from the house of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,

9 و َلا يُحضِرُها إلَى مَدخَلِ خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ لِيُقَدِّمَها للهِ ، يُقطَعُ مِنَ الشَّعبِ.

and does not bring it to the doorway of the tent of meeting to offer it to the Lord, that man also shall be cut off from his people.

10 « وَإنْ أكَلَ شَخصٌ مِنْ بَيتِ إسْرائِيلَ أوْ غَرِيبٌ يَعِيشُ بَينَكُمْ دَماً، فَسَأُواجِهُ ذاكَ الَّذِي أكَلَ الدَّمَ، وَسَأعزِلُهُ مِنَ الشَّعبِ.

‘ And any man from the house of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people.

11 ل ِأنَّ حَياةَ الجَسَدِ فِي الدَّمِ، وَقَدْ أعطَيتُ الدَّمَ لِلتَّكفِيرِ عَنكُمْ بِسَكبِهِ عَلَى المَذبَحِ. لِأنَّ الدَّمَ يُكَفِّرُ عَنِ النّاسِ بِتَقدِيمِ حَياةٍ مُقابِلَ حَياةٍ.

For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.’

12 و َلِذَلِكَ أقُولُ لَكُمْ يا بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ: لا يَأكُلُ أحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ دَماً، وَلا يَأكُلُ أيُّ غَرِيبٍ يَعِيشُ بَينَكُمْ دَماً.

Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘No person among you may eat blood, nor may any alien who sojourns among you eat blood.’

13 « وَأيُّ واحِدٍ مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ أوْ أيُّ غَرِيبٍ يَعِيشُ بَينَكُمْ يَصطادُ حَيواناً بَرِّيّاً أوْ طَيراً يُؤكَلَ، فَلْيَسْفِكْ دَمَهُ وَيُغَطِّيهِ بِالرَّملِ.

So when any man from the sons of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, in hunting catches a beast or a bird which may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth.

14 ل ِأنَّ حَياةَ الكائِناتِ الحَيَّةِ فِي دَمِها. لِذَلِكَ أقُولُ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ: لا تَأكُلُوا دَمَ أيِّ كائِنٍ حَيٍّ، لِأنَّ حَياةَ كُلِّ الكائِناتِ فِي دَمِها. كُلُّ واحِدٍ يَأكُلُ دَماً يُعزَلُ مِنْ شَعبِهِ.

“ For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’

15 « وَكُلُّ مُواطِنٍ أوْ غَرِيبٍ يَأكُلُ حَيواناً ماتَ وَحدَهُ، أوْ حَيواناً قَتَلَهُ حَيوانٌ آخَرُ، يَنبَغِي أنْ يَغسِلَ ثِيابَهُ وَيَستَحِمَّ بِماءٍ، وَسَيَبقَى نَجِساً إلَى المَساءِ، ثُمَّ يَصِيرُ طاهِراً.

When any person eats an animal which dies or is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or an alien, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and remain unclean until evening; then he will become clean.

16 ف َإنْ لَمْ يَغسِلْ ثِيابَهُ وَلَمْ يَستَحِمَّ، فَإنَّهُ يَحمِلُ عُقُوبَةَ خَطِيَّتِهِ.»

But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then he shall bear his guilt.”