Ofrenda por el perdón de pecados
1 Dios le ordenó a Moisés 2-13 que les diera a los israelitas las siguientes instrucciones:
«Cuando alguien me desobedezca sin darse cuenta, se deberá hacer lo siguiente:
»Si el que me desobedeció fue el jefe de los sacerdotes, todo el pueblo compartirá la culpa. Para que yo lo perdone, el jefe de los sacerdotes deberá ofrecerme un ternero sin defecto. Lo llevará a la entrada del santuario, pondrá sus manos sobre la cabeza del animal, y lo matará en mi altar. Luego tomará la sangre del ternero y la llevará al interior del santuario, mojará su dedo en la sangre y la rociará siete veces en dirección al cofre de Dios, detrás de la cortina del Lugar Santísimo.
»Enseguida el jefe de los sacerdotes pondrá un poco de la sangre en las puntas del altar del incienso aromático, y el resto de la sangre lo derramará sobre la base del altar que está a la entrada del santuario. Luego le quitará al animal todas las partes internas, tal como se hace con el animal que se ofrece para pedir salud y bienestar, y las quemará sobre el altar. El resto del ternero, es decir, el cuero y toda la carne, la cabeza, las patas, los intestinos y el excremento, lo sacará del campamento y lo quemará en el lugar apartado especialmente para echar las cenizas.
»Si el que me desobedece es el pueblo entero, 14 me presentarán como ofrenda un ternero sin ningún defecto, y así los perdonaré.
»Todo el pueblo llevará el ternero a la entrada del santuario, 15 y sus jefes pondrán sus manos sobre la cabeza del animal. Luego matarán el ternero en mi altar, 16 y el jefe de los sacerdotes llevará la sangre al interior del santuario. 17 Allí mojará su dedo en la sangre y con ella rociará siete veces en dirección a la cortina que cubre la entrada del Lugar Santísimo. 18 Después pondrá un poco de sangre en las puntas del altar del incienso, dentro del santuario. El resto de la sangre lo derramará sobre la base del altar que está a la entrada de la Carpa.
19 »Enseguida el jefe de los sacerdotes tomará toda la grasa del ternero y la quemará sobre el altar, 20-21 y de esta manera perdonaré el pecado del pueblo. Finalmente, el sacerdote sacará del campamento el resto del ternero y lo quemará en el lugar apartado especialmente para echar las cenizas.
22 »Si el que me desobedece es un jefe del pueblo, 23 se le hará saber que ha pecado. Entonces ese jefe me presentará como ofrenda por su perdón un chivo sin ningún defecto. 24 Pondrá sus manos sobre la cabeza del chivo y lo matará junto a mi altar, pues se trata de una ofrenda por el perdón de pecados. 25 Luego el sacerdote mojará su dedo en la sangre del chivo y la untará en las puntas del altar, y el resto de la sangre lo derramará sobre su base. 26 Después quemará toda la grasa del animal, como se hace con la ofrenda para pedirme salud y bienestar. Así presentará el sacerdote la ofrenda en favor del culpable, y yo le perdonaré su pecado.
27 »Si quien me desobedece fuera alguien del pueblo, 28 se le hará saber que ha pecado. Entonces esa persona me presentará una cabra sin defecto. 29 Pondrá sus manos sobre la cabeza de la cabra y la matará junto al altar. 30 El sacerdote mojará su dedo en la sangre de la cabra y la untará en las puntas del altar, y el resto de la sangre lo derramará sobre su base. 31 Luego quemará sobre el altar toda la grasa de la cabra, como se hace con las ofrendas para pedirme salud y bienestar. Así el sacerdote presentará una ofrenda de aroma agradable en favor de esa persona, y yo le perdonaré su pecado.
32 »Si el que pecó me ofrece una corderita, esta no deberá tener ningún defecto. 33 Esa persona pondrá sus manos sobre la cabeza de la corderita y la matará junto al altar. 34 El sacerdote mojará su dedo en la sangre y la untará en las puntas del altar, y el resto de la sangre lo derramará sobre su base. 35 Luego quemará sobre el altar toda la grasa, como se hace con las ofrendas para pedirme salud y bienestar y con las ofrendas que se presentan en mi honor. Así el sacerdote presentará la ofrenda en favor de esa persona, y yo le perdonaré su pecado.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children 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 against any of them: 3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering. 4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock’s head, and kill the bullock before the LORD. 5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation: 6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary. 7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; 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 congregation. 8 And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, 10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering. 11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
13 ¶ And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty; 14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation. 15 And 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. 16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock’s blood to the tabernacle of the congregation: 17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail. 18 And 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 congregation, 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 congregation. 19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar. 20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
22 ¶ When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty; 23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: 24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering. 25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. 26 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him.
27 ¶ And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; 28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. 30 And 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 the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. 31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. 32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish. 33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar: 35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.