1 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

The Lord said to Moses,

2 S peak unto the sons of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done and shall do any of them,

“Say to the people of Israel, ‘If a person sins without meaning to, by not obeying what the Lord has told us to do, these are the rules he must follow.

3 i f the priest that is anointed sins according to the guiltiness of the people, he shall offer for his sin, which he has committed, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for his sin.

If the chosen religious leader sins and so brings guilt on the people, let him give to the Lord a bull that is perfect. It is a sin gift for the sin he has done.

4 A nd he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony before the LORD and shall lay his hand upon the bullock’s head and kill the bullock before the LORD.

He will bring the bull to the door of the meeting tent before the Lord. He will lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before the Lord.

5 A nd the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood and bring it to the tabernacle of the testimony;

Then the chosen religious leader is to take some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the meeting tent.

6 a nd the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the veil of the sanctuary.

The religious leader will put his finger in the blood and put some of the blood seven times before the Lord and in front of the curtain of the holy place.

7 A nd the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of aromatic incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the testimony, and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.

And the religious leader will put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet-smelling perfume in the meeting tent before the Lord. Then he will pour out all of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt gifts at the door of the meeting tent.

8 A nd he shall take off all the fat of the bullock for the sin: the fat that covers the intestines and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

He will take from it all the fat of the bull of the sin gift, the fat that covers the inside parts, and all the fat that is on the inside parts,

9 a nd the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them, and that which is upon the flanks and with the kidneys he shall take away the caul above the liver,

and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the part on the liver, which he will take off with the kidneys,

10 a s it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace; and the priest shall incense them upon the altar of the burnt offering.

just as these are taken from the bull of the peace gift. The religious leader is to burn them on the altar of burnt gifts.

11 A nd the skin of the bullock and all its flesh, with its head and with its legs, and his intestines and his dung,

But the bull’s skin and all its flesh, its head, legs, inside parts and its waste,

12 e ven the whole bullock he shall carry forth outside the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes with the burnt fat are poured out and burn it on the wood with fire, where the ashes with the burnt fat are poured out shall it be burnt.

all the rest of the bull, he is to bring to a clean place away from the tents, where the ashes are poured out. There he will burn it on wood with fire. It will be burned where the ashes are poured out.

13 ¶ And if the whole congregation of Israel sins through ignorance and the thing was hid from the eyes of the assembly and they have done something against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done and are guilty,

‘If all the people of Israel sin and do not obey what the Lord has told them, without meaning to and without knowing about it, they are guilty.

14 w hen the sin, which they have committed, is understood, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock as the sin and bring it before the tabernacle of the testimony.

When their sin becomes known, the people will give a bull from the herd for a sin gift. They will bring it in front of the meeting tent.

15 A nd the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD, and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.

Then the leaders of the people will lay their hands on the bull’s head before the Lord. And the bull will be killed before the Lord.

16 A nd the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock’s blood to the tabernacle of the testimony.

The chosen religious leader will take some of the bull’s blood to the meeting tent.

17 A nd the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the veil.

There the religious leader will put his finger in the blood and put it seven times before the Lord and in front of the curtains.

18 A nd he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the testimony and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony.

He will put some of the blood on the horns of the altar before the Lord in the meeting tent. And he will pour out all the blood at the base of the altar of burnt gifts at the door of the meeting tent.

19 A nd he shall take all the fat and incense it upon the altar.

He will take all its fat from it and burn it on the altar.

20 A nd he shall do with this bullock as he did with the bullock of the sin, so shall he do with this; and thus the priest shall reconcile them, and they shall obtain forgiveness.

He will do the same with the bull as he did with the bull of the sin gift. So the religious leader will pay for their sins. And they will be forgiven.

21 A nd he shall carry forth the bullock outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bullock; it is the sin of the congregation.

Then he will bring the bull away from the tents and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin gift for all the people.

22 ¶ When the prince has sinned and done something through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done and is guilty,

‘When a leader sins without meaning to, by doing any of all the things the Lord God has told us not to do, he becomes guilty.

23 a s soon as he is notified of his sin, which he has committed, then he shall bring his offering, a he goat, a male without blemish.

If his sin is made known to him, he will bring for his gift a male goat that is perfect.

24 A nd he shall lay his hand upon the head of the he goat and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD; it is sin.

He will lay his hand on the head of the male goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt gifts before the Lord. It is a sin gift.

25 A nd the priest shall take of the blood of the sin with his finger and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering and shall pour out its blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering;

Then the religious leader will take some of the blood of the sin gift with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt gifts. He will pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt gifts.

26 a nd he shall burn all its fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace; thus shall the priest reconcile him as concerning his sin, and he shall have forgiveness.

He will burn all its fat on the altar like the fat of the peace gifts. So the religious leader will pay the price for the man’s sin. And he will be forgiven.

27 ¶ And if any one of the people of the land sins through ignorance, by doing something against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and is guilty,

‘If anyone among the people of the land sins without meaning to, by doing any of the things the Lord said not to do, he becomes guilty.

28 a s soon as his sin, which he has committed, comes to his knowledge, then he shall bring as his offering, a she goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed.

If his sin is made known to him, he will bring for his gift a female goat that is perfect, for the sin he has done.

29 A nd he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin and slay the sin in the place of the burnt offering.

He will lay his hand on the head of the sin gift, and kill the sin gift at the place of burnt gifts.

30 T hen the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering and shall pour out all its blood at the bottom of the altar.

The religious leader will take some of its blood with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt gifts. He will pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.

31 A nd he shall take away all its fat, as the fat was taken away from off the sacrifice of peace; and the priest shall incense it upon the altar in a very acceptable aroma unto the LORD; and thus shall the priest reconcile him, and he shall have forgiveness.

Then he will take all its fat, just as the fat was taken from the peace gifts. And the religious leader will burn it on the altar for a pleasing smell to the Lord. So the religious leader will pay for his sin. And he will be forgiven.

32 A nd if he brings a lamb as his offering, as the sin, he shall bring a female without blemish.

‘If he brings a lamb for a sin gift, he will bring a female lamb that is perfect.

33 A nd he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin and slay the sin in the place where they kill the burnt offering.

He will lay his hand on the head of the sin gift, and kill it for a sin gift in the place where they kill the burnt gifts.

34 A nd the priest shall take of the blood of the sin with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering and shall pour out all its blood at the bottom of the altar.

The religious leader will take some of the blood of the sin gift with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt gifts. He will pour out all the rest of its blood at the base of the altar.

35 A nd he shall take away all its fat, as the fat of the lamb of the sacrifice of peace was taken away; and the priest shall incense it upon the altar in an offering on fire unto the LORD; and thus shall the priest reconcile him from his sin that he has committed, and he shall have forgiveness.

Then he will take all its fat, just as the lamb’s fat is taken from the peace gifts. The religious leader will burn it on the altar, on the gifts by fire to the Lord. So the religious leader will pay for him the price for the sin he has done. And he will be forgiven.