1 N ow the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

The Lord said to Moses,

2 “ Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and does 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 anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering.

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 H e shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull 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 T hen the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it to the tabernacle of meeting.

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

6 T he priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord, in front of 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 on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

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 H e shall take from it all the fat of the bull as the sin offering. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat which is on the entrails,

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 t he two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove,

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 from the bull of the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn them on 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 B ut the bull’s hide and all its flesh, with its head and legs, its entrails and offal—

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

12 t he whole bull he shall carry outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the ashes are poured out it shall be burned.

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 ‘ Now if the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything 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 becomes known, then the assembly shall offer a young bull for the sin, and bring it before the tabernacle of meeting.

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 on the head of the bull before the Lord. Then the bull 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 T he anointed priest shall bring some of the bull’s blood to the tabernacle of meeting.

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

17 T hen the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front of 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 on the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

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 H e shall take all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.

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

20 A nd he shall do with the bull as he did with the bull as a sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So the priest shall make atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

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 T hen he shall carry the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is a sin offering for the assembly.

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 a ruler has sinned, and done something unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord his God in anything 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 o r if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, 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 on the head of the goat, and kill it at the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord. It is a sin offering.

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 T he priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour its blood at the base 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 on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of the peace offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.

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 ‘ If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally by doing something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything 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 o r if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, then he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, 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 on the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering at 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 some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour all the remaining blood at the base 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 H e shall remove all its fat, as fat is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a sweet aroma to the Lord. So the priest shall make atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

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 ‘ If he brings a lamb as his sin offering, 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 T hen he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill it as a sin offering at 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 T he priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour all the remaining blood at the base 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 H e shall remove all its fat, as the fat of the lamb is removed from the sacrifice of the peace offering. Then the priest shall burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. So the priest shall make atonement for his sin that he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

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.